Blairsville Elder Joseph France Dies After Illness
Joseph France longtime Blairsville resident and church elder died at his home in Bairdstown after a lingering illness. He was over 70, survived by a second wife, two daughters and a son, with roots in Derry Township and the France farm. District A M E conference occupied local attention with 75 delegates. Blairsville school board rented and a new building project discussed.
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Blairsville
Joseph France
Presbyterian Church
Bairdstown
France
Derry Township
Westmoreland County
Binksyile
Calvin Gerhart
Hewis
Washinder
Brookville
James Simpson
Derry
Blairsville College
Ehe
Berlin
North Spring Street
South Liberty Street
Graff
South Spring Street
J. T. Pender
Pittsburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mary St. George
Woman’s Suffrage Party
Cornet Band
Charles McAnulty
Diamond
Elizabeth Shrimp
M. BH
The
Normal
Indiana
Free Methodist Church
Stewart Street
Marchand home coming preparation heats up town
Marchand residents prep for a large home coming with a week of ground work including a concrete speaker’s platform and upgraded park facilities. Early indications point to a record turnout, with programs planned soon and numerous inquiries from distant communities.
Twins Tale Of A Daredevil Brother And Careful Sister
A father tells a bedtime story about a pair of twins who look different yet are inseparably close. The freckled, bold boy often leads the cautious sister into adventures while she resists risk, and a daring crate incident with a horse Den reveals their contrasting natures and ultimate bond.
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Daddy
Jack
Myelyn
Ting
Ant
Tin
Gil Gwin
Don
Den
Mrs Bertha McMants Guests of Clell Brady and Smiths
Mrs Bertha McMants and her children, from Ernest, visit her parents Mr and Mrs Clell Brady and Mr and Mrs Henry Smith of Trade City, calling on Mrs Smith's mother Mrs Narr on Sunday. a note of social visiting in a local scene.
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Shelcota Ethel Nelson
Brushyalley
B. I. Miller
Lena Warner
Clarksburg
Virginia Miller
C. W. Kerr
McGary Blough
Johnstown
Martha Smith
Gastown
Annie Sharp
Hitler Sharp
Elmer
J. H. Devlin
Near Here
H. P. Miller
Elders Ridge
Indiana
Edgar and
Myers Kimmel
Elderton
Harry Kimmel
Nellie George
Elinor Campbell
W. W. Harbison
Nellie
Mary Henry
Blairsville
E. B. Campbell
Cheese Run
Bernice Campbell
Annie Smith
Parkwood
Sharp Pettigrew
Twila Colbitt
Ma Irie Russell
T. E. Sharp
J. M. Kerr
William Devlin
W. R. Thomns
Antonjoyalle
Bertha McMants
Ernest
Mrgg
Clell Brady
Henry Smith
Trade City
Samoa Cocoa Exports and Jefferson Auction Notes
The 1905 report cites Samoa exporting 27 percent of cocoa beans and a Thomas Jefferson letter selling for 160 dollars at auction. It also notes reflections on labor and education from figures like Robert Owen born May 14, 1771, and includes odd historical anecdotes about manners and etiquette.
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Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Iabor
Robert Owen
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County Town News
Anna Sutter
Atlantic City
J. B. Sutter
Jackson States
Harry Nicholson
Stewart Miller
Harve Hegse
Cree Cassidy
Joseph Baun
Henry Armstrong
Alta
Glenna Baun
Anita
W. M. Uber’s
Juneau
Edna Smith
Hilla Baun
Aldens Wineberg
Hila Baun
Sutter
Ohio
Locust
R. L. Emerick
John
Frank
John Butler
Georgeville
Canoe Township
Dawn Wright
Near Town
A. L. Stiver
Loleta
Effie McDevitt
Ida Smith
Aldene Wineberg
Clara Pierce
Rossmoyne
Ralph I. Uber
John Dunmire
Marchand
Clair Smith
Rosborough
Homer City
Evangelical Church
Banks Young and Son
Rahl Neal
David Stear
Moser
Punxsutawney
Peter Stear
Samoa
Vals
Coats
Oxfords
McKinstry’s
Oxford
Philadelphia
Penna
Indiana Grocery CO
S. Seventh St
Campbell's Pork & Beans
Fancy Lake
Cruikshank’s Catsup
Ancy Tomatoes
Somerset County
Indiana Grocery Company Mitchell Building
South Seventh Street
Indiana, Pennsylvania
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