Martn Flemming receives death sentence in county case
In Indiana Borough on a Sunday in 1897 Martin Flemming killed Stachl after an argument at his home. After a two plus year delay the court sentenced him to death by hanging with a possible appeal to the Supreme Court. The crowd watched in somber silence as the verdict was read.
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the Commonwealth
Martin Flemming
Thig County
White
Indiana Borough
Dodson
Horner
Stach
Stachel
Flemming
Gotinsel
Shariff
Jos. Neale
Beran
Ried
Supreme Court of the State
Board of Pardons
Congressional Conference Met In Seek of Nominee
Republican conferees from twenty first district met yesterday at this place for a congressional nomination. After fruitless initial ballots the group formed, electing James Bencom president and John Fisher secretary. Last night six ballots produced varied support with Seanor and Beale each gaining five votes. many counties were represented by leaders such as J F Whitworth and Hon Jas Bea com. Final sentiment favored S M Jack as tentative second choice.
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Twenty-first
Congress
Indiana County
Jack
James 8. Bencom
Greensburg
John 8
John §. Fisher
Tom E. Hildebrand
I. McQullough
Dockport
Jefferson
Jas
G. Mitchell
Perrysville
T. M. Kurtz
Lex N. Mitchell
Punxsatawney
Westmoreland
N Beacom
David A. Miller
James Peters
Latrobe
Wills Probated for Nancy J Getty of this place
The will distributes estate among grandchildren Boyd Getty Clark Getty Clark Lydick and children Margaret Nancy Isabella George James and John L Getty. Grandchildren receive specific shares bank stock cash and notes, while most remaining property is divided equally among daughters Nancy Margaret and Isabella.
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Nancy
J. Getty
Boyd Getty
Clark Getty
Clark Lydick
Margaret
Isabella
George
James
John L. Getty
Samuel J
Marriage Licenses Granted by Register Stewart 1667 1675
The list shows marriage licenses granted by Register Stewart from 1667 to 1675. Entries include David R Crawford of Smicksburg with Sarah J Shearer of Olivet, Reuben R Anderson of Ebensburg with Nellie G Klinesman of Strongtown, and others from communities such as Brushvalley Homer City Blacklick and Blairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Crawford
Smicks
Solomon
Dayton
Blacklick
Hulda Wells
Blairsville
County W.O.T.U. Convention in Richmond
The seventh annual Indiana County W.O.T.U. convention meets in Richmond on Thursday and Friday September 6 and 7, starting 1 30 p m and ending at noon the next day. Reports from department superintendents and delegates to the State Convention will be presented, with an address by Ridgeview School of Methods Thursday night. A children’s half hour is set for 3 p m Thursday, and delegates will bring lunch for the first day, with a social noon hour in the church grove.
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Indiana County
W.O.T.U
Richmond
Ridgeview School of Methods
New Barn Burned by Lightning in South Mahoning
A large frame barn owned by Mozes Steele of South Mahoning Township was struck by lightning last Thursday evening and destroyed by fire with all contents including crops and farming implements. Insurance amount unknown. This is Steele’s second barn destroyed by lightning in five years.
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Mozes Steele
South Mahoning Township
Steele
Purely Personal notes from town and visiting friends
A barrage of social items lists residents and visitors across town and nearby towns. Lin Moorhead, Stacy Smith, Will Mullen, Jamuel Nicholson, Capt J B Hillestry, Wilson Keener, Harry Robinson, Mr and Mrs A W Wilson, Will Cost, Mises Grace, Erma Cunningham, Tom St Clair, J B Younking, Samuel Culp, Prof Robert Wilson, Miss Mary Sansom, Gus Hood, Miss Edna Sansom, Mrs Geo K Kline, Rev and Mrs A F Barr, Miss Hope Stewart, Howard Ballentine, Martha Cooper, Miss Agnes Lytle, Joseph Thompson, George W Welshons, Lottie B McCaffrey and many others are noted as traveling, visiting, or staying with local families. A list of attendees for a Congressional conference includes multiple named delegates from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Moorhead
Wintondale
Stacy Smith
Pitcairn
Will Mullen
Alleghany
Jamuel Nicholson
Johnstown
J. 8. Hillestry
Pittsburg
Wilson Keener
Wilkinsburg
Tom St.Clair
Homer City
Marion Center
McHenry
J. B. Younking
Chicago
G.A.R
Samuel Culp
Detriot
Robert Wilson
Princeton University
Mary Sansom
Clarion
Gus Hood
Oswego
Edna Sansom
New York State
Geo. K. Kline
Morley
Wellington
B. Kline
North Ninth Street
A. F. Barr
Lake Resort
Howard Ballentine
Howard
Plate Glass
Ford City
Martha Cooper
Denver
Col
Erasmus Cooper
White Township
Agnes Lytle
Horne & Co
Joseph Thompson
Pittsburg Dispatch
Atlantic City
George W. Welshons
Elkin
George
Dispatch
Lottie B. McCaffrey
No. 30
Federal Street
Allegheny
Ladies of the Union Veteran Legion
Woman National Association
Alexander P. Watson
South 7Th Atreat
W. O. Smith
H. M. Kurtz
W. Mitchell
J. F. Mitchell
Ponxeutawney
J. F. Whitworth
Kittanning
J. G. Beal
A. J. Elliott
Robert MecKalip
Leechburg
Jan
Peters
Latrobe
Rail line offers excursion tickets to Ft Wayne event
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell round trip excursion tickets at one fare from all points east of Pittsburg and Erie to Ft Wayne for the National Encampment of the Union Veteran Legion in Ft Wayne Indiana on September 12. Tickets are valid for travel September 9, 10, 11 and return by September 18.
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U.V.L
Union Veteran Legion
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Crowds Fill Fair Grounds for Annual Soldiers Reunion
A large crowd attended the Annual Soldiers Reunion last Thursday in the city. The day began with a G A R Post 28 parade and an 8 40 train arrival followed by veterans from Blairsville and the Blairsville Coronet Band. After a noon train, veterans gathered at Library Hall then moved to the Fair Grounds for speeches and a match horse race. About 4000 to 5000 people were on the grounds. the day featured a reunion of the 67th Regiment with Judge White addressed, ending as the biggest such gathering yet with expectations for an even larger turnout next year.
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Fair Grounds
Damoenar
G.A.R. Post
Blairsville
Philadelphia Street
Church
Library Hall
67Th
Judge White
Indiana
Massive Punxsutawney fire devastates four buildings
A Thursday afternoon blaze in Punxsutawney engulfed the T. M. Kurtz building room of Mrs. William Dorning and swept through the Eberhart Ousterhout Johnston and Kurtz blocks. Losses range from 90000 to 120000 with several insured. Firefighters from Punxsutawney and Clyville fought the flames aided by a DuBois contingent. Three firemen were badly burned by glass. the crowd from the fair hampered hose work. Buildings to be rebuilt at once.
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Mrg
William Dorning
T. M. Kurtz
Eberhart, Johnston, Orier & Ousterhout
Kurtz
Clayville
Clyville Bose
DuBois
Edelblate
Kirchners
Morris & Gillip’s Law Office
Weber
Mra. Shield
Baterbaugh
The
Fair Association
Summerville Telephone Central
Fair
Dickson Promoted to Philadelphia Post Office Inspector
Warren W. Dickson, ten years in this district as post office inspector, is promoted to post office inspector in Philadelphia. He succeeds M. Fosnes, now director general of posts in Cuba, succeeding E. G. Rathbone. Dickson’s territory covers New Jersey and Pennsylvania. he will head the division and oversee a large inspector force. He began as an inspector in 1889, with one year in West Virginia, and joined the postal service in 1876. Grove City College announces fall session starting September 18 and invites catalog requests from Isaac P. Ketler.
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Warren W. Dickson
Philadelphia
M. ©. Fosnes
Cuba
E. G. Rathbone
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Grove City College
Isaac P. Ketler
Grove City
William McDonald dies of heat failure on Brushvalley farm
William McDonald aged about 59 died suddenly at his Brushvalley township farm last Saturday morning after asking neighbor Lewis to move him for care. He died at Lewis residence from heat failure. Survived by two brothers and three sisters. burial at Fry's graveyard after funeral at 1060 o clock. Charles Eckman aged 2 years 9 months 15 days died of dysentery Saturday morning at Hoboken formerly Blairsville. Interment Greenwood Cemetery Sharpsburg PA.
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William McDonald
Brushvalley Township
McDonald
Lewis
Wm. Wilson
Fry's Graveyard
Charles Paul Eckman
E. Eckman
Hoboken
Blairsville
Greenwood Cemetery
Sharpsburgh
Last of the Season Excursion to Buffalo Niagara Falls and Toronto
The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railway schedules a final excursion of the season for September 4 from Punxsutawney at 12 05 pm. Prices: Buffalo return 3 60, Niagara Falls return 4 00, Toronto via Lewiston route 5 00 with five daily steamers between Lewiston and Toronto. Tickets to Toronto allow a five day return window with an additional dollar fare and a Niagara Falls stopover on return.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Company
Canada
Pounxsutawney
Civil Service Exam Open for Post Office Clerks and Carriers
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a September 26 1900 city examination for clerk and carrier posts in the postoffice service. Age limits 18 for clerks and 21 to 40 for carriers. Male applicants require Form 101 medical certificate. carriers must be at least 5 ft 4 in tall and weigh 125 pounds minimum. Female applicants exempt from the certificate. The test covers practical intelligence and adaptability. Open to all U.S. citizens meeting requirements. Applications to the local secretary. inquiry about vacancies and duties. Samuel McBeth of this place was arrested last Thursday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was fined $20 by Mayor Kline and remains in the county jail.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Postoffice Service
Clark and Carrier
Commission
United States
Samuel McBeth
Kline
Hasdle
Kittanning Fall Week Highlights and Local News
This week in Kittanning features a large local gathering with attendance at past events, a Lutheran sermon next Sunday by Pastor Lewis Hay, and a Heptasoph picnic drawing about 800. The Model School at Normal delays opening until September 18, with services in the Methodist church as Dr Reynolds returns from vacation. John D. Snyder and Mary M. Fetterman wed last Wednesday in Burgess Kline’s office. A lawn fete by the brass band is planned, funds sought to clear band debt. Fireclay and fuel being mined near Blairsville Inn intersection. The big harvest home picnic is set for Smithport Huey’s Grove on September 6–7. registration reminders issued for voters to the assessor. Washington PA studies steam heat supply for businesses and homes, with cubic footage pricing similar to natural gas. Property transferred: G W Gilbert sold J H Peterman property to Rev W L Anderson, with Mrs Crawford to occupy November 1. Westmoreland Democrats name conferees for Curtis H Gregg’s congressional bid. Also noted: Miss M Hallock profiled in Saturday Evening Post with Vienna Opera House anecdote.
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Kittanning
Lewis Hay
Normal
Methodist Episcopal Church
Reynolds
John D. Snyder
Blairsville
Mary M. Fetterman
Burgess Kline
Smithport
Huey’s Grove
Washington Pa
G. W. Gilbert
J. IL. Peterman
Clay Street
Third Ward
W.L. Anderson
Crawford
Parkwood
John B. Keenan
H. 8. Ackerman
Greensburg
James P. Mulgehill
Arnold
Saturday Evening Post
M. Hallock
Mme Leonnavallo
Thesteel
Vienna Royal Opera House
Hig
Washington News Pension Notices and Appointments
Congressman Jack is notified of pensions for Benjamin F. May and Elizabeth O. Smith with amounts from specific dates. David Barr’s pension increased. Home postmaster receives $110 yearly for separating mails. Rural free delivery referred to a special agent. Appointments include Scottdale pension board member Dr. W. H. Fetter and several county postmasters.
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Jack
Benjamin F. May
Greensburg
Elizabeth O. Smith
Foster’s Mills
Armstrong County
David Barr
Saltsburg
Blairsville
eHezekiah Burkeypile
Ideal
John Johna
Scott Haven
Westmoreland County
Laura A. Wilson
Ohio City
John Boal
Bagdad
W. H. Fetter
Scottdale Pension Board
Freight Jumper Injured Near Avonmore
Robert Armstrong and several men attempted to board a moving freight near Avonmore when he was knocked down and seriously injured. He was taken to Apollo home on the 7:30 p.m. train after Dr Ansley treated head and facial wounds and possible internal injuries. Armstrong had lived in Salisburg years ago and later at Apollo as a barber.
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Fraight
Robert Armstrong
Avonmore
Ansley
Apollo
Salisburg
Salteburg
Preas
Unclear list of names advertised for letters in Indiana office
An unreadable 1900 notice appears to list names of ladies and gentlemen connected to a letters advertisement in an Indiana office dated August 25 1900. Several names are partially legible including Jo C Miming Laure Broderick Mia John Iuner Mis Bessie Ralston Mies Anna Lydick Misa Elsie Stephens Myra Lizzie Smith and others. Inquiries should state the letters were advertised with a specified splitting date and sender Sansvan A Surne by My.
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Levtera
Indiana
Jo C Miming
Laure Broderick
Mia
John Iuner
Mis Bessie Ralston
Mies Anna Lydick
Misa Elsie Stephens
Myra
Lizzie Smith
A. Dingman
W. Wallace
Fish
H. Philips
van Wazniak
Sansvan A. Surne
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Martin M. Fleming
Mary Weir
West Poon Hospital
United States Service
Miss Weir
San Francisco
Presidio
Manila
Will
Uncle Sam
David Hall
Green Township
Phuredpy
Congressional Conference
Getty
W.O.T.U. Convention
Washington News
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