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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
7
Local society notes record visits among Frantz Skinner and Butin families, plus Mrs Wells and Mrs Brewer's ill health. Several residents travel between Punxsutawney Smicksburg Heilwood and Kenwood. Diphtheria leads to school closure. Mrs John Overman joyfully announces a baby girl.
March notes report Bessie Bartholomew leaving for Cross Forks to help her sister cook for hunters. Mrs Hill of Gallitzin visited friends here. Will Motta in of Sam Motta rn near town hunted chestnuts on Saturday and spilled them on the stove missing a 20 gauge shell in his pocket.
A chestnut cap exploded when hot, striking a mother on the hip though no flesh was broken after medical exam. Local families and visitors from Butler Akron Pittsburg Emigh Martintown Punxsutawney and Altoona are noted among those visiting and attending a funeral and social gatherings.
Luther Lewis Hazlett and son Quay were business callers at Indiana last week Misses Iowa Ruth Stiffler and Virgie Henry of Uniontown visited Effie Crossman Sunday Austin Kerr spent Sunday at his home in Purchase Line George A Rickard of Indiana preached Sunday morning at this place William Goss and wife visited William Bowder of Arcadia Our school is succeeding very well
Mise Butterbaugh teaches. Martin McAfoose on business trip to Cockport this week. Jerry Goss of Youngstown and his mother visited How ard Lydick’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Crossman spent Sunday with Mrs Wim Tonkin. Snow led to a foot deep blanket over undug potatoes. Mrs Arthurs visiting her daughter Pearl Shaw of Stafford Mont Ake of the National Army on furlough nearby. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Guy Montgomery on Oct 6. Mrs Anna Oberlin returned from Indiana and Johnstown to visit relatives Miss Bessie Braughter ill. Myra, Samuel Pollock called at Marion Center Saturday. Mrs Blair Wyncoop and children of Home spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Oscar Richardson. Mrs Baylor of DuBois stayed several days with Harvey Lowry. Raymond Platt of Akron spent days with Miss Ila Work.
Pine Flats notes a Hallowe en social to be held at the J O O S hall Wednesday evening. Thelma Myers visited Culver Sunday. Carrie Roberts stayed with Mary Sides on Sunday. Hillis Smith called on friends in Uniontown Sunday. Jennie Stephens of Kenwood visited Mr and Mrs J A Gibson Sunday. F W Williams and children visited his father H Williams Sunday. Bed Williams spent Sunday in Indiana.
Miss Florence Keibler cares for her mother who had a severe stroke Friday evening. A Halloween mummers parade will occur as usual with no prizes. A rummage sale Saturday and Monday for the Red Cross raised funds successfully. Raymond Ewing of Apollo visited friends here Saturday. Miss Ethel Fair of Harrisburg visits with friends at Kiski. No preaching service at U P church Sabbath due to the pastor conducting communion at Conemaugh. Miss Anna Atkinson spent Saturday in Indiana. Luther Reform commemorations set for next Sabbath at Lutheran church with Rev Gearhart of Indiana among speakers.
Rally Day services drew a well filled Presbyterian Sunday school crowd. Local families visited, including Lytles in Altoona and Miss Elizabeth Wilson from Carrolltown with I F Wilson. Campfire Girls hosted mothers, typhoid fever illness noted for Genevieve Pearce. Arthur Gibson became a hostler with P R R Co. Chicken and biscuit supper planned by Ladies Aid. Several local visits and travels cited among Keating, Weary, Henry, Muffley, and others. Agricultural Fair at Green Township held an interesting meeting. Keating siblings moved from Camp Lee to Camp Gordon.
Josh Pennington of Mahaffey visited his daughter Mrs. H C Miller. Miss Blanche Mahaffey, a Clynor wailer on Friday, Mrs. Blair Wissinger of Cherry Tree visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. W M Butterbaugh. Velina Lockard is spending a few days with relatives in Clymor. Misses Wa Lydie and Anna Nuterbaugh were guests of Miss Margaret on Sunday. Mrs. William Meekins of near Cookport visited her son Marvey Megking on Friday. Dale Henry of Cookport guest of John Lockard on Sunday. Mrs. S B Glassford of Starford visited Josh Gibson Sunday afternoon.
Rev W W Hall closed his evangelistic campaign at Creekside Sabbath evening and will travel to Punxsutawney Ikay. G L Nevins bought a Ford. Lloyd McCormick, former Camp Ice, Va., attendee, started trance Saturday. Mrs BRd Roberta nursing gore hand. Ladies Aid Society of the M NH church held a masquerade at Mrs Aaron Houck’s home. Presbyterian congression raised funds for boys at the front. Mrs Monry Schogtag visited her parents. Georges Fleming and Rosa spent Sunday at Martha Davis’s Hell Wood home. Mrs Frank Miller of Mahaffey visited her daughter Mrs Charles Wright. Mr and Mrs 17 H A Wetrelk of Olympia called Wednesday. Rev Stirling of Hell Wood preached next Sunday at 1 o clock.
Mrs. G. N. Davies and her son John were seen shopping in Barnesboro on Saturday. E. C. Brown of Patton called in town Saturday.
The Christian Alliance held a convention on Monday and Tuesday. Del Kelly was injured when a limb broke while picking apples last Friday. Mrs. Marion Shank Mrs. Fred Black and two children of Clymer visited Mr. and Mrs. A J Long. No school due to diphtheria among Mrs Hannon's children. Dick Buterbaugh visited Eva McCann hospitalized at Heilwood. Three Sunday schools two sermons and a prayer meeting held Sunday. Miners at No 29 idle due to excess water in the mines.
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