Awarded Diplomas at Indiana State Normal School Commencement
The 101 graduates marked the largest class in the school’s history as 9 a.m. commencement in the chapel opened a week of exercises. Rev Dr Owens delivered the baccalaureate sermon, praising teaching authority and duty. Festivities included music by a 50-voice choir, campus improvements, and a day of athletic events and student orations. The Erodelphian Society annual meeting followed with performances and praise for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Normal School
Indiana Normal
Ain
Wm. S. Owens
Presbyterian Church
Mucic
J. Lisle Apple
Dudley Buck
Mendelssohn
Owens
Jesus
Hall
Waller
Thomas Sutton
Ashcom
Jack
Shankis
Simon
Parsons
Mahbaftey
Yeckley
Wier
Brilhart
Shaolis
Shaulis
Fink
Wiggies
Wiggins
Jacques
Mahaffey
Williams
St.Clair
Love
McHaffey
Gourley
Moorhead
Normal
Altoona
Erodelphian Literary Society
W. J. Dixon
Pennsylvania
G. J. Fell
Elizabeth H. Welsh
Dr. Reynolds
Nellie Moore
Mary Jones
Caroline M. Gessler
Prince Eric
Gessler
Mary McCreight
J. D. Moffat
Washington and Jefferson College
Moffat
Clyde Guthrie
Paul Graff
Martha
Jessie G. Russell
Wood Bird
Leta Smith
Bertha Baker
Frank ©. Lohr
N. Jean Crawford
H. Ney Prothero
Indiana
Prothero
Elmer B. Simon
Mary
Couple Frightfully Injured In Sabbath Runoff
Mr Morris Lockard and wife of Homer City are seriously injured after a horse frightened on the Homer City Indiana road near Reet station caused their buggy to crash into a telegraph pole. Mr Lockard suffered broken legs while his wife sustained facial injuries including a broken nose. A son aboard escaped unharmed. Dr. Wm Simpson and N F Ehrenfeld treated them at home.
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Morris Lockard
Homer City
Indiana Road
Reet Station
Lockard
Boycotting a Railroad In Glen Campbell Over Schedule Change
Glen Campbell citizens express indignation at altered Pennsylvania railroad times depriving the town of its best train from 2:30 pm to 4:45 am and causing local merchants to boycott goods via the line. A drummer reported no sales, while efforts seek mail service through the P and E and improved accommodations for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Campbell
Pennsylvania Railroad
P.R R
Post Office Department
Professors sail for Europe on two month tour
Profs M. C. Gordon and A. F. Carter of Normal join Dr. Charles W. Dean of Bridgeport Conn. to sail for England for two months. Carter stays in Battles England while the other two tour France Italy Germany Austria Switzerland Holland Belgium and England. They will bicycle through rural districts on their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal
M. C. Gordon
A. F. Carter
New York City
Charles W. Dean
Bridgeport
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
England
A Merry Birthday at Strongstown
Mrs. Susan Strong of Strongstown celebrated her 70th birthday with over 150 friends and neighbors at her home. The surprise event featured baskets, a lawn luncheon, speeches by Dr. M. B. Shultz Rev. Milton Snyder and Daniel J. Orner, plus a choir and many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strongstown
Susan Strong
M. B. Shultz
Milton Snyder
Daniel J. Orner
Cow shot in White Township sparks hunt for youths
William McHenry, a White Township farmer, found his cow dead with two bullet holes on Wednesday. He suspects two town youths seen with a rifle in the woods and says he will pursue the guilty parties. The cow’s value was $40.
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White Township
William McHenry
McHenry
Bendish
Blairsville Man Killed by Live Wire in Coal Mine
Robert Foreman of Blairsville died instantly at Scalp Level coal mine after contact with a live electric wire while at work Monday evening. His wife and one child survive. Interment is planned in Blairsville. Also reported were Rowe College Johnstown annual commencement exercises with 22 business graduates and eight diplomas in shorthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Robert Foreman
Scalp Level
Rowe College
Johnstown
D. I. Rowe
George Rowe
White Township
Bucknell Confers Doctor of Divinity on Indiana Pastor
Rev. A J Furman pastor of an Indiana Baptist church receives Bucknell University's honorary Doctor of Divinity, noting he was in the class of 1859. Laura Stare of Center township accuses William Fair of a serious crime. bail posted for court. Teaching exams moved in Young township from McKissen to West Lebanon. Glen Camswell Church of Christ plans a new worship house with over 600 subscribed. Pension awards list Mrs Mary Martin and Caroline Howearth with monthly sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucknell University
Indiana
A. J. Furman
Indiana Baptist Church
Furman
Laura Stare
Center Township
Squire J. A. Crossman
Wm. Fair
Jacob Wettling
Fair
Church of Christ of
Closing Days of Court Noted With 83rd Birthday Celebration
During the final court days a busy docket produced settlements and verdicts on numerous cases. A ceremony honored Mr. W. B. Swan on his 83rd birthday with a gold headed cane as he celebrated decades of service at the courthouse. The Bolivar Enameled Brick Company outlined plans to expand the Reese Hammond plant, aiming to launch enamelled brick products within ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar Works
United States Enameled Brick Company
Reese- Hammond Fire Brick Company
Bolivar
J.B. Hammond
B. F. Reese
Leonard Roden
Bolivar, Pa
J. B. Sommerville
Wheeling
West Virginia
Purchase Line Academy reunion attracts large attendance
The Purchase Line Academy instructors and students reunion at Purchase Line on Friday is expected to draw a large crowd, with 18 530 attendees reported and many guests. A basket picnic in the grove at noon is planned as part of an afternoon of entertainment for all invited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchase Line Academy
Purchase Line
Ownership dispute over machinery at Homer City pin mill
A conflict looms as George Parker claimed an interest and entered the pin mill Sabbath night to remove several machines, forcing owner Charles Sawyer to suspend operations. Other items note a Blacklick township family reunion for James Fair turning 80, church services ending with a love feast, court expenses, a Guards ball game victory by Company F over Company B, Marion Center school board reelection of Gourley with Wood as assistant, upcoming term starting September 4, Tobias Ryckman’s paralysis, Indiana County Farmers Alliance picnic at Hanging Rock on August 10, and lightning killing two sheep belonging to Capt. P C Spencer. A Lone of Veterans camp is forming at Cookport with 100 initial members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Swan
Swan
J. A. Weamer
S. C. Graham
Archie Fowler
Mary Ralston
Samuel Ralston
Sci. Fa
Harper Buggy Co
A. G. Glenn
Daniel Glenn
Ole S. Pfeiffer
Josiah Kinter
Jos. M. Repine
Levi McGuire
Mary Ann Morgan
E. M. Lydie
J. C. Landfair
James R. Krabb
Matthew Coner
Matilda A. Thompson
Ambrose Pickles
John F. Thompson
Paul White
John B. Reed
Levi Reed
Cumberlyland Fertilizer Co
Sg Barrells Choice Alliance No
Blacklick Station
Fle Ug Bill of
Costa. T
Spencer
Glen Campbell Brick Co
R. A. Ayres
Benj. Little
Costa
David Bonner
B. Griffith
Margaret Hines
Mary Frick
J. D. Holmes
W. A. Parry
Alexander McCoy
John Fost
John 8
Nancy Hollis
Wm. Lear
Jacob Hollis
Will R. Walzer
J. C. Moorhead
Benj
Benj, Clawson, Boyd Clawson, Chas. L. Gradd, Guardian of Benj. Clawson
George Clawson
W. B. Long
Cynthia Clawson
Mary Clawson
John Donahue
J. H. Baker
W. L. Buchanan
G. T. Hamilton
Clara Books
John Books
Books
John Hill
Young Township
Albert Ashbaugh
B. F. Ashbaugh
J. W. Botsford
Johnston Loughry
James Nichol
West
North Mahoning Townships
Little Mahoning Creek
Fording
Findley Barr
Henry Wingert
Wingert
Georgeville
Peter Stear
Homer City
George Parker
Charles Sawyer
Indiana Fourth of July Celebrations Across Counties
Indiana planners announce a quiet Fourth with business closures and picnics countywide. Events include a baseball game at Normal Park between Magentag and Victor Athletic Club and daylong festivities at Strongstown Plumville Glen Campbell Cherrytree and Langdon's grove with fireworks dancing speeches and basket picnics.
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Indiana
Magentag
Victor Athletic Club
Pittsburg
Strongstown
Berringer
Ibosa
Plumville
Glen Campbell
West Lebanon
Ladies of the Presbyterian Church
Langdon's Grove
Luckey Embers Of The Class Graduates Elected Teachers
The graduates, listed with hometowns including Pa Ludwick Johnstown Beamer Beaver Falls McKeesport Altoona Homestead Allegheny Apollo Herminie and more, have already been elected as teachers before receiving diplomas. The group includes Bertha Baker Emma Baumer Katherine Baumer Blanche Blyholder Harriet Cowan Jean Crawford Caroline Cronemeyer Margaret Davidson Jess Eliott Sara Gallagher Margareth Goggin Grace Grimm Belle Hanna Carolyn Hanson Margarett Hazlett Ella Jacobs Hettie Kant Anna Kohen Mary Maher Mary McGann Grace McLaughlin Emma Smith and Blanche St Clair.
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Bertha Baker
Ludwick
Emma Baumer
Johnstown
Katherine Baumer
Blanche Blyholder
Irwin
Harriet J. Cowan
McKeesport
N. Jean Crawford
New Kensington
Caroline Cronemeyer
Margaret A. Davidson
Beaver Falls
Jess D. Eliott
Sara €. Gallagher
Margareth D. Goggin
Grace M. Grimm
Belle A
Hanna
Allegheny
Carolyn Hanson
Altoona
Margaret Hazlett
Ella C. Jacobs
Homestead
Hettie Kant
Anna G. Kohen
Mary M. Maher
Mary A. McGann
Grace McLaughlin
Apollo
Emma Smith
Blanche St. Clair
Herminie
Water Tank Construction Starts for Clymer Line
The Clymer Water Company begins foundation work for a large water tank on Clingenberger hill southeast of town after securing right of way for the Twolick creek pipeline. A. S. Bell, the general manager, will oversee the project with crews soon along the line. delays were due to ROW issues and material contracts. A compound duplex engine was contracted in Pittsburgh to pump water from the creek to the tank.
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Clymer Water Company
Twolick Creek
Clingenberger Hill
A. SM. Bell
Bell
Pittsburg
More Lucky Teachers Elected in Several Districts
Mr. Frank D. St. Clair of Homer City becomes Manor public schools principal. Blanche St. Clair joins as teacher in Hemiminie. Alice Withington and Minnie Mack re elected in Greensburg. Anna Sloan re elected in Johns town. Panxentawney district names J. Allison principal with Mary Robinson and Cora Gillespie as teachers alongside Belle Smitten and Jeannette Gorman. Buchanan named principal of Smicksburg summer school and of Sportsburg near Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. St. Clair
Homer City
Manor
Blanche St. Clair
Town
Normal
Hemiminie
Alice Withington
Indiana
Minnie Mack
Greensburg
Anna Sloan
Johnstown
Panxentawney
J. £. Allison
Mary Robinson
Cora Gillespie
Belle Smitten
Marchand
Jeannette Gorman
Hortons
J. ©. Buchanan
Smicksburg
Sportsburg
Punxsutawney
Society's Sphere Hosts Miss Moorhead Friends
Miss Nansie Moorhead entertained many lady guests at her west Chestnut street home last evening. A picnic is planned for Friday at Hanging Rocks along Crooked Creek by town youths. Marguerite and Caroline Daugherty hosted about 60 children on Thursday. The annual midsummer dance at Library Hall tonight features the Gunwood orchestra and is expected to be a premier social event with over 50 couples in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nansie Moorhead
West Chestnut Street
Hanging Rocks
Crooked Fereek
Marguerite
Caroline Daugherty
John M. Daugherty
Church Street
Library Hall
Timber Tract Sold In Tyrone Deal
Mr P R Oaks of Borrell township sold on Thursday a timber tract of 200 acres to two well known timber dealers of Tyrone. The timber will be cut in the near future.
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P. R. Oaks
Borrell Township
Tyrone
Pensions Granted to Samuel Bartlebaugh and John Bowers
Mr Samuel 8 Bartlebaugh of Purchase Line received eight dollars per month pension through Cavahagh's agency and John S Bowers of Kenwood was awarded eight dollars monthly through the same program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel 8. Bartlebaugh
Purchase Line
Cavahagh
John S. Bowers
Kenwood
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Sormal
Tiave
Europe
McKissen
Lebanon
Mary Martin
Armagh
Caroline Howearth
Penn Ron
Court Road
Wesleyan Methodists
White's Woods
Fero
Dixonville
George Wilson
G. H. Hoffman
Bryington
William L. Harvey
Gossford
Armstrong County
Thomas J. Miller
McNees
George W. Kelly
William W. Wilson
Plamville
James Fair
Blacklick Township
Gar‘field
H. A. Stahl
Joseph Holsapple
Near Town
National Guards
Normal Park
Marion Center
J. C. Gourley
Near Marchand
W. H. Wood
Tobias Ryckman
Marion Canter
Indiana County Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Hanging Rocke
Chambersville
P. C. Spencer
South Mahoning Township
Sons of Veterans Camp
Lone of Veterans
Cookport
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