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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
5
West Wheatfield reports visitors from Bolivar and Indiana, church preaching schedule, local outings, and family visits. Incidents include a fray causing minor injuries when a carriage ran away, and numerous social calls across Indiana, Blairsville, Punxsutawney, and Johnstown. Community notices extend to Hillsdale, Meade Buchanan, and Homer City.
Recent deaths notice states Mrs. Sarah E Craighead widow of the late Hon S J Craighead died Thursday at 6 15 p m at her west Church street home aged about 67 years due to a complication of diseases. She had just returned from Oklahoma May 6 and fell ill the following Thursday. Born Elders Ridge she was daughter of Mr and Mrs David Elder and her husband was county school superintendent and former state legislator. Survived by children Rev David Elder Craighead Mercer George V Craighead Coshocton OH Rev James R E Craighead Blackwell OK Julia E Mary E Emeline a teacher in Danville KY Nancy B a Women's Medical College Philadelphia graduate. She belonged to the Presbyterian church. Funeral Monday at her home conducted by Rev Swartz Crawford with Rev Dr Walier of Normal assisting.
Obituary items recount sudden death of Mrs Lucinda Bickel in White township from lung hemorrhage at 44, and death notices for James St Clair, William Stahl, William A Speedy, Ida Bartholomew, William Wilson, and two infant deaths. Also notes on no summer session for ministerial association, Third Ward property sale, Blairsville strike outcome, sporting goods ads, and a lost pocketbook with reward offered. Includes families: Ellis, Stahl, Ferguson, Ewing, Bartholomew, Shultz, and communities: Garfield, Homer City, Elders Ridge, Strongstown, Indiana. Funeral sites at Tanoma and Pine church cemetery.
Local market page lists prices for butter eggs potatoes beans cabbage onions and poultry. Grain and flour prices appear for sacks and bags with standard unit measures referenced though specific figures are unclear in the fragment.
Royal Baking Powder Company of 100 William Street New York runs a makes clean bread promotion. The brief notice highlights a bread product line and brand name ROYAL.
Central Livery offers first class rigs for pleasure or business with funeral and wedding services available on short notice. Largest line of porch and lawn furniture in Indiana advertised. Samuel Lucas provides Lutster springs pure spring water ice with delivery. quick orders welcome. The Welsh Bros circus parade features Capt Lewison, late St Louis Fire Dept, performing a free high dive outside the tent.
Com pany F hosts the second annual military ball at Library Hall on Friday evening June 6. Kettering's orchestra from Greensburg provides music. Black Nero will be at the owner's table near Onberg during the first three days each week and at the fairgrounds on Thursday through Saturday. D. C. Edwards' celebrated driver Hal W is noted.
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