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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1896
Page
5
Local notes report school exams in the township and district movement. Transactions include property sales buyers moving to town, canteen and store changes, cantata proceeds for church repairs, and preparations for a summer school. Several residents travel to Pittsburgh and New Kensington, while others relocate or attend entertainments at Dayton and Richmond.
Indiana visitor Squire Pearce attends as Mr. Crofutt of Derry visits. School closes a successful winter term. D A Palmer moves his saw mill to Summer Graff's. The Wild West show of the Indian medicine company tours the area. A April 10 oyster supper and festival planned by the F A and I A. Home talent entertainment a success. Miss Stoneback of Johnstown visits her father. Jesse Cribbs of Dixonville returns home after visiting. County Superintendent Hammers attends graded course exam. eleven pupils earn certificates. Myrtle Clawson and Flora Aurentz visit Caulfield. Oyster supper well attended. Rev M M Sweeny of Indiana lectures for Epworth League. Ellsworth Wagner moves into Baughman residence. Baughman moves to Campbell building. Mrs Martha Campbell with daughter Ella Donaldson after husband injured in Graff coal mines near Blairsville. United Presbyterian to hold services April 11 to 15 with communion. Rev McClure of Blairsville to officiate. A W Campbell returns from Blairsville Junction term. to assist at summer school in Armagh.
Verona resident I. Kier visited his old home here last week. Petersburg West Virginia native T. N. Donahey greeted friends on Thursday. Parnassus merchant D. S. Gailey spent last week visiting local acquaintances. A local belief is challenged as plans for a summer select school emerge with Prof. W. B. Campbell of Pittsburg named principal.
Miss Mellie Reed left for Pueblo last Thursday. Mr T B Elder of Eldersridge visited friends Friday. Rev Givlers lecture postponed and set for next Friday in the Methodist church. Lafayette Tuck returned from Cherry Point six months away. Miss Anna Sloan returned to Indiana after teaching at Cross Roads. Misses Lill McMillen of Pittsburgh and Anna Reed of Saltsburg visiting relatives here. James Fowler becomes partner at the local roller mill. Mrs Andrew Lydick visiting daughter Mrs J L Simpson at Verona. George Phillips cut end of thumb while cutting kindling. F T Fain moved to Smicksburg to run the roller mill there. Samuel Stahl bought Mrs John Wolf timber tract and plans creek work. Dr and Mrs Wheeling of Spangler visiting Mrs Wheeling’s parents Archie and Mrs. Fowler.
Dr Blose of Eddyville caller last week. Grandmother Weaver is dangerously ill with grip. John Alebran of DuBois visiting parents near town. Elmer Lantz son of John Lantz dangerously ill with croup. Annie Lamison and brother Roe Stear visited Ringgold friends. Ansie Barrett of Strawsburg visiting mother Fannie Barrett of the Loop. Mrs B F Henry returned home Monday. Emma Glass spent days with sister Mrs L Gibson. Lizzie Smith improving, reassuring anxious parents. L L Long of Illinois with son visiting his sick father. Lincoln Gibson and family plus Rev Fasick sleighride to Mr A Glass. Kelly and wife of Saltsburg visiting Sabbath. plan move to Saltsburg.
Rev Boozer resumes his old circuit and Rev Hardy assumes charge of the Evangelical circuit. Mr HL W Smittenseloosed his winter term of acheol Monday. Mr Jeff Wingert of Punxsutawney visited his parents here on Sabbath. Mr Lyon the elocutionist lectured at the United Evangelical church Monday night.
The notice notes rising thefts in the community while listing individuals such as Mr. Frank Dick of Lorain suffering from nervous prostration. It mentions a sledding party with Miss E. Ray McCormick and reports the Armagh cornet band hosting a festival at Bibleman’s hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Advance reports Oliver Stimson moved to a farm near Elderton while William Lohr traveled to Kittanning last week and J E Fleming's store goods will be auctioned Friday evening. Several social visits are noted from Five Points Sheloda Green Oak and Barclay schoolhouse services Sunday at 3 pm. Robt Barclay suffers paralysis after a stroke Saturday evening. A comic spoof about Tom O Shanter precedes an advertisement for Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets praising digestive benefits and laxative effects.
The Kellysburg summer term begins Monday April 6 continuing for 12 weeks. Principal and H. D. Condron bring strong prior performance, promising solid instruction. Local millinery openings and shop notices accompany the educational gathering, with shop sales and mill updates around Indiana and Homer City.
The retailer touts wrapper stock with large sleeves and wide skirts, offering red blue black and grey wrappers at $1.00 and $1.25, shirted back options, 2nd tier at $1.75, plus light lawn wrappers in many colors. First line of waists arrives, 50 cents, plus wash goods, towels, muslin, matting from importers, and extensive curtains and lace designs. Carpet stock, brussels, and new black dress fabrics highlighted with prices from 35 cents to $10.00 and up to 8.50 for values.
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