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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1889
Page
5
The Indiana Progress lists subscription rates at one dollar and fifty cents, with yearly payments. It explains recent postal laws allowing arrest for newspaper fraud and outlines penalties for publishers when a subscriber lets a paper run unpaid and then dismisses or refuses delivery, leading to potential fines for theft.
A jumble of local items reports on a new West End store, confectionery at Koenig’s, a freight wreck at Homer City, routine insurance pitches, oblique mentions of Conwell lectures, and a slate of town happenings from Blairsville to Rayne including school openings, official moves, births and visits, with brief notices on attendance, illness, and local commerce.
The native died on Thursday March 21 1889 at age seventy after a long churchly life. He had thirty six years of church service and lived consistently with his faith. Formerly of Butler county he owned land tied to old excitement, later moved to Indiana near town where he lived a mile from it. He was modest unassuming and beloved by family church and community for his good deeds.
Col Silas J Marlin of Brookville died early Saturday morning March 23 1889. He spent his early life in Indiana and was respected for his upright character. He was brother to Mrs Eliza McFadden of this place Mrs M M Clark of Pittsburg and Mrs E N Thompson of Livermore. Of the four Marlin brothers Theodore Augustus Williamson and Silas the last three have died within sixteen months. We extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved sisters and remind them of a hoped reunion in the Father’s mansions.
Total enrollment at the California Normal last year was 638. Teachers realize they derive more benefit and better rates at California than elsewhere. Total cost of board and tuition for the spring term of 14 weeks ranges from 40 to 56 dollars. Send for catalogue.
Daily record of shipments listing consignors and totals: J. McMillen 13 cattle 11 calves 140 hogs to Salford Pa H. Bryan 335 hogs to Lanadale O Higbee 3 hornea to Pittsburg J N Stewart 59 sheep 147 hogs to Collegeville Pa W T Burns 16 cattle 157 hogs to Hummelstown Names indicate senders and destinations with species counts for the period March 14 to 25 1889
Letters testamentary on the estate of John B Campbell of White have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the estate must make immediate payment and those having claims should present them with proper authentication by March 27.
A flood of advertisements from Lydick Penn Run and Stumpf Son's and W M Cunningham promote seeds, dress goods, shoes and flour. Other notices include furniture, wall paper, lamps, parlor papers, and a Perfect Boss kitchen implement. Local weddings, theater reviews, and hotel notices round out the cluttered page.
On 18 February Mrs Catharine Gamble of Buffington township dies in her 60th year. On 27 February Mr Manuel Styles of Brushvalley township dies in his 59th year. On March 16 Ephriam Wallace of West Wheatfield township dies in his 80th year.
Special attention given to cleaning and coloring clothing at Two Lick woolen mill Indiana county Pa Goods can be left with J A Loughry Indiana where they will be returned when finished JosepH SHEPHERD Co Two Lick Pa
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