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Local Correspondence from Smicksburg Notes Visits and Gatherings
Local notes from Smicksburg and nearby towns describe social visits, family gatherings, and events. Ellen Marshall returns from Derry as a popular figure. many residents such as Barry Robson, Henry Bossan, James Banks, Walter Hack, Geo Mandorit, and others are mentioned at homes and reunions. Thanksgiving shooting matches, trips to Punxsutawney, and family visits fill the week. A Dixon Run branch grading project progresses, with local youths attending a Tanoma shooting match. Frank Mitchell, a 108 year old Akron resident, recalls George Washington’s southern route and a chicken pie dinner prepared for him on a plantation by memory.
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Smicksburg
Ellen Marshall
Derry
Barry Robson
Henry Bossan
James Banks
Pillsburg
Hurtars
Walter Hack
West Mahoning
Geo. Mandorit
Dirbois
W. Marshall
Jeanette Miller
Trade City
Mr. Crossman
Grove City
Nora
R.C. Robinson
Mariah Robinson
Punxsullowiey
Robinson
George Weston
Thomas Weston
Ridgway
Stella Wyskell
James Barret
Phoaruix
Ira Kerr
Iselin
Willian Ker
West Mahoning Township
Charles Condran
Dinonville
Clara Dermoth
Vandergrift
Charles Bachannan
Bolivar
Tanoma
Dixon Run
P. R. RB
Ben Walker
I. V. Hazelett
Butler
Victorian Rowe
Pittsburg
Washington
Frank Mitchell
United States
Akron
Alabama
Nathaniel Pride
Mitchell
George Washington
Cleveland Plain Dealer