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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1923
Page
1
Smicksburg residents and families gathered for weekend visits across the area. Notables include Mr and Mrs Win Shaffer from Va Ney visiting relatives, and numerous local households hosting guests and Sabbath school classes.
Social notices list Mrs Steele McKilhoes and daughter Mrs Ralph Wyncoop and Valgene of Home visiting Nancy Sharp Wednesday. Alice Warner of Vandergrift visits grandmother Hila Warner. Burnett Wilcox family stay in area. Sunday school groups visit John Wiggins home. Ruth Beer visits relatives in Vandergrift. A A Wiggins guests in Indiana. Porter Milley and John Campbell visit Annie Smith of Aultman. Ward Allshouse of Brackenridge visits mother Alice Allshouse over Sunday.
Laney Parkwood J F B and Dr. W B Ray with son William visited the county seat. Mrs. Laura Wiggins had recently been in Indiana with relatives. Mrs. M A Couch of Glenshaw is also noted in the report as part of the social round.
Ehner Herlwerson and son Ray of Carralton Ohio spent a weekend with the former's sister Mrs J L McGaughey. Dr Walker and J L Ray were Saturday callers in Indiana.
Local notes recount visitors and callers in Mehisson Valley and surrounding towns. Mentions include Himes and sons visiting Lebanon, Gunam and daughter Sis Peters with Mrs Ashbaugh near Avonmore, Jennie Hlar t from West Lebanon, and R J Cunningham and family from Toruvtumn. Darr King of Indiana visited sister Mrs Joe M Collins, plus Lewis McCracken and Alma Peters visiting Clarksburg relatives.
Community happenings include Miss Claire McFeaters visiting Indiana and Mrs G D Horrell traveling to Pittsburgh for a relative's illness. A gala week is planned for Holgemont due to a big lot sale. Locals Will Elder and family visit in Latrobe, while J A Richards and daughter enjoy a two week car trip.
Derry district reports few defeats this year with a home loss last week. Mr and Mrs Wade Meckley enjoy a vacation. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the M E congregation meets at Mrs Will DeLowry's Thursday afternoon in August. William G Stewart of Buffington township visited town Monday. Emangel Buchman visited from Philadelphia to reconnect with old friends. Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith of Johnstown were here Sunday. Road improvements from the drug store to the P I R station are up for bid this week. Camping parties fill Campbell's Mill and the resort was busy Sunday. The tenant house of Mrs Jennie Wailing is being repaired. Miss Lucy Graff remains active though friends regret slow improvement. Mr and Mrs J W Clark of Blairsville were here Sunday evening.
Bee Little survived a house fire with only the old family bureau saved. The anecdote defines Burnau as a piece of furniture used to hide clothes, with humorous blame when items go missing. The excerpt is from Billiam's Dictionary, page 186.
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