15 May 1908
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Newspaper
Punxsutawney Spirit
Location
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
1
A long, fragmentary local column recounts scattered town notes including a traveling man awakened by a loud noise, a neighbor described as “Cinch,” and various brief items about local businesses, events, and people such as Fen ton Site displays, a dance at Graff Brothers, furnished rooms for rent, and a park write up.
A malformed notice from the Building Committee of the MLC invites proposals for the construction of proposed new buildings. The incomplete text mentions a meeting at noon on Wednesday in May with unspecified details and date.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention individuals such as Joe Branch of Vandergift and Dita Howes with vague references to travel, work seeking, and a mourning period. Also notes a tea or bake sale item list including vanilla snaps and graham cookies at a venue called Hon Ton on a Saturday.
Daily brief notes record residents and visitors, including Atred Allison at Patton on business TL, Marshall of Buller in town, Button of Brookville Thursday, Keape of highway as a Persunteawney visitor, Fenton McAfee in Pittsburg, H Sehoffner of Dubos on business, Moough registered at Motel Pantalletta, Carter and daughter visiting relatives, Laura Hotta Brookville a Punssutuney visitor Thursday, Dwelling house and shop on Findley and Torrence Streets, bathroom gallery demolition and sale terms, YMG A office advertises sponge cake 10 cents at Tom Saturday sale.
In Poughkeepsie on May 15 Harry Thaw expressed petulance as he attended court. He grew angered when Miss Miterney refused to allow him to testify on his own behalf, and a report said Sheriff Chanler was rushing back from Europe to remove him from his current comfortable quarters following the marriage to Mrs. Stanford White.
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