ANTICS: There’s a lot of news in this short article that appeared on Page 1 of the Monday, April 15, 1889, Era.

Imagine today reading a new story that is just a list of happenings around town. This is just how it appeared in the edition.

AUSTIN ANTICS.

A Breezy Letter From the Liveliest Town in Potter County.

AUSTIN, Pa., April 14 — [Special.] — C. B. Kellogg, one of Austin’s best citizens, leaves for Lima, Ohio, this week.

George Tremblay is building a new house on Turner street.

Dr. E. E. Horan, of Philadelphia, is practicing in Austin.

E. K. Kershner is down with typhoid fever.

N. H. Hastings and wife are visiting in Tarport.

Albert Pierce has returned from Johnsonburg and thinks Austin is still all right.

Frank Davis’ Alhambra billiard parlor is leading place of amusement in Austin.

R. McGaffney is in New York on business.

Dr. Houghton has all he can attend to.

What’s the matter with the Council! Why are our streets so muddy?

The Bradford House is building a new addition.

Wm. Erhard has lately moved into his new residence on Turner street.

The number of injured in this town would indicate that it was an asylum for the infirm.

The kindling wood factory is running full force and shipping material to Carrolton, N.Y.

The hardwood mill is ready for business and cutting 60,000 feet per day.

The hemlock mill is cutting 300,000 feet of lumber every 24 hours.

Harvey & Sullivan seems to be the ones Mr. Garretson has long wanted and lately found.

S. M. Barosky has just returned from New York with a fine spring stock of dry goods.

F. W. Weiser is the most enterprising builder in Austin. Walk up Turner street and look at what has been done.

We are happy to note the return to this place of the Methodist pastor, Rev. Weeks.