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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1919
Page
10
Dr. CG M Smith covers in Punxsutawney for Dr Grube. Local visits include Mrs Rose Peters in Rural Valley, and many Sabbath and weekday calls among families in Smyrna Smicksburg and Washington township. Streets cleaned, a proposed state highway route via Rural Valley and Sagamore awaited. Jolly Burkey buys a new car, stork visits Shields family, and several residents remain ill.
Community updates include Fyock's discharge and home return, sick list notes, Strassler's Glen Campbell visit, Cramer family moving to Spruce, Engle's county seat calling, Putt family returning from Indiana, social events at the Presbyterian hall yielding over $100, and local visits and shopping trips. Also reported are flu recoveries, a pneumonia death of 17 month old William Green, dances, callers at Spruce, and upcoming martial music plans by the DT OS A plus property moves in town.
Mr and Mrs JH Cunningham visit Els Gibson family. Rebecca Long, a teacher at finest, spent Sunday with her parents H H Long. Miss Nancy Adams called on Mrs Win Wibert. M Long moved his family to his father's farm in Clymer. Myrtle Honek and daughter Dorothy shopped in Indiana Saturday. Thomas Strong moved his family to I K Miller farm near Jacksonville. Charlie Cline moved to Thomas Strong farm. Mrs Irvin Meary at bed side of son Quay Mears ill in Leachburg. James Mears moving to Clymer from Levi Houck farm. Tad Shank and James Rising visited. Andy Salsgiver spent Sunday with Isaac Salsgiver. Alta Mottern returned home from Plantville. W A McCormick and sons Samuel and Vance visited. A T Ritchie and WH Ramey guests of George Ritchie on Sabbath. Hamill family visited Silas McMillen. Miss Geneva Mottern visited cousin Bertha Johnston over Sabbath. I M Bartholomew and Mrs J J Mottern Punxsutawney callers. William Hamill guests of Cook Simpson and Mogle. Mary Hopkin visited home near Mahoning over Sabbath. Virginia Mottern guest of Mae Dunmire. Id Lydie family and Bruce Tlaughry guests of Hamill family.
Names attend funeral for Miss Mary and Miss Elizabeth Martin of Conemaugh. Mrs J C Martin returns from Punxsutawney and DuBois with sister Mrs J J Gregory of Kentucky. Mrs G W Eleming and daughter visit Mrs James Mening in Diamondville. Local visits and business trips noted plus upcoming club house church service led by Rev Sterling from Heilwood next Sunday at 11.
East Run residents and neighbors report weekend activities. Clay Rickard of Mayion Center stayed at home. Mrs. O. V. McCune visited friends at Lovejoy. Edgar Gromley, discharged from Camp Merritt, stayed with J. H. Gromley and his wife. Celeste Butterbaugh visited Cherry Tree. Adda Farnsworth called on friends at Stafford. the Rickards hosted Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thomas and daughter Eva. Mrs. Luke Werr and daughter Sara visited here. The Powells spent the weekend with Mrs. Farnsworth and the Napps. the Fleming Summit visit included John and Naomi Langham.
Private Bill Watt, stationed in North Carolina, arrived home Thursday to stay. Nellie and Mabel Hanna spent Tuesday at the home of W. A. Dible. A sizable crowd attended the funeral of Elizabeth Robinson Wednesday, who died last Monday from pneumonia.
Merle Palmer has returned home from camp while his brother Wilson, in overseas service, is expected home soon. Families and visitors named include Blanche Palmer with Goldie Boring, Marie Walback visiting Elva Walback in Robinson, and Helen Clawson ill. Mt. Tabor Evangelical Church holds service at 10:30 and Sunday school at 9:30.
Idaho residents entertain friends during the week with gatherings at homes. Multiple households report visits and stays with relatives in Wyoming and Indiana. A seriously ill relative is noted, and several families are mentioned visiting Pittsburgh and Pen Run areas during the weekend.
Marvel Gibson was the eucet 0. Leta. Meekins of Cockport, over Sat way, fiverett Clawson and family have moved to their property at Lovejoy. John and Margaret Lockard, accompanied by Emalydie of Lovejoy, visited relatives in Dixonville on Buwlah Meese and Minnie Burnheimner of Lovejoy spent Saturday with Mardell Meekins. Woo Wrigidle of Lesellure spent the weekend with his sister Mrs Walter Meeking. Emma Lockard called on her sister Mrs Harry Henry of Lovejoy during the last week.
Mrs Prank Trinkley and children return from a short visit to Johnstown. Rigmond Wallace stayed in town for several days last week. Wilson made a business trip to Pittsburgh on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Steffy and family were in Indiana Thursday. The han talent minstrel show here Wednesday and Thursday was well received and netted a nice sum for the band. J J Johns and daughter Lucile visited Indiana Saturday. Tom Fleeson of Pittsburgh was here Wednesday and Thursday. Ann and Mrs T H Duncan attended the traveling men banquet and dance in Indiana Thursday night. Mrs Mary White aged 74 died March 18 at her home in Blairsville. She was widow of William J White and survived by three sons. Interment was in Blairsville on Thursday.
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