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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
5
Local residents and visitors populate a bustling Homer City scene with social calls, church notices, and community sports. Highlights include the Hrnest ball team’s 6 0 win over Homer, efforts to improve the P and R station area, and numerous family visits across nearby towns.
A surplus of brief items lists visits and family events across DuBois and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Charles Fey Amos Barrett J.W. Marshall A.R. Glenn Rev Kemp Elizabeth Elgin Angup Stear Beartown Baward Liss Maria Robinson Wesley Hoover John Good and others with mentions of illness operations and church ties. Neighbors host guests and travel to Pittsburg Braddock and nearby communities.
A flurry of visits and social notes from Brushvalley to Penn Run marks a busy period. Mrs. J. Hastings and wife of Indiana, and Miss Jennie Miller of Indiana visited friends. Miss Lulu Wardén returned from Kittanning. E. G. Miller was named Angus school teacher. Brushvalley Stars defeated Twolick 8 to 1. farms report storms and a ruined smoke stack at a grist mill. several residents plan or report travel, hospitality, and family arrivals.
In Purchase Line and nearby areas residents attend visits and events including Mrs Sohrecengost ill in hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rodkey visiting Spangler, and children’s day services at Hast Mahoring church. Arch ie Nichol returns from Colorado, new baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keating, and a severe hall storm damages crops. locals attend picnics, church services, and social calls across towns like Indiana, Tarentum, Apollo, and Punxsutawney.
Several residents are mentioned visiting family and friends this week including Mr. Cook of St Jacoba, Mr. Sprankle, and Omerson on Sunday. Margaret Washington of In- Bans is visiting friends, Mrs. F. M. Myers visits Blairsville, John Custer of Cbensburg calls on acquaintances, and Normen and James Glasser near Marion Center are hosted by J. W. Haer. A ball team festival on Saturday drew good attendance despite bad weather. Mrs. William Felton of Pittsburgh visits her father this Sunday, and Mrs. J. H. Mabon visits her father at Ligonier this week. Closing out W. L. Douglass shoes at Wilson & Wood's. sale on Tremontine-58. Gipson of Indiana, Pa adds to a fine batch of shoe bargains at the same store.
Marion Center National Bank invites farmers to open a checking and savings account with high interest on funds. Bank showcases convenient services and office accessibility, urging farmers to make it their banking home.
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