Local items share news from Philadelphia to Webrum
A broad set of notes covers Big 6 basketball in Philadelphia, notary appointment for Capt A N Hart of Johnstown, wallpaper ads, Bishop White ill in Massachusetts, a smallpox case in Latrobe, injuries in Vintondale and South Fork, a fatal accident near Barnesboro, a minor house fire, a missing Latrobe wife, coal calculations per acre, and an attempted murder in Wehrum with a Black suspect, Melton Thomas wounded and treated in Johnstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dan J.T. Beverme
A. N. Hart
Johnstown
Hart
Webrum
J. Melton Thomas
Wintondale Supply Company
Starling Aikin
Wintondale
Aikin
Wehrum
Thomas
Webrom
Welliam
Giles
Memorial Hospital
C. E. Hannan
T. M. Thomas
Pochohontan
Virginia
New Arrivals at Local Homes This Weekend
Assisting U. S. Attorney J N Langham received a valentine on Saturday and a new daughter soon after. Elder Peeler and his wife welcomed a blooming daughter Saturday. Baker A M Stewart celebrated a birth Sunday with a bouncing boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ass’t
J. N. Langham
Mint
Elder Peeler
A. M. Stewart
Dastardly act menaces southbound train 88
A miscreant attempted to wreck the southbound train No 88 Monday evening by throwing a switch into the brick company's yard. A railroader spotted the tampered switch and restored it before the engine crossed, averting a likely catastrophic wreck near the Atlantic Refining Co oil tanks and protecting nearby property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Atlantic Refining Co
Armor Plate Bids For Battleships And Cruisers
Washington report says Homestead and South Bethlehem workers can expect continued prosperity for a year. Navy bids open for 11,332 tons of armor for two battleships and two armored cruisers. Carnegie and Bethlehem Steel each bid 2,383,640 for 5,666 tons. Contracts to follow, with plants expanding to 600 tons monthly after year.
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Washington
Pittsburg Gazette
Homestead
Bethlehem
Navy Department
Carnegie Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Connecticut
Brookelyn Navy Yard
Louisiana
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Tennessee
Cramp's
Philadelphia
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N.J
Cash Clothing Co Sold to Caldwell in City Deal
Mesars Delos and R. 2D. Hetrick sold the Cash Clothing Co stock and business Tuesday to David M. Caldwell who will take immediate possession and move his own stock to the Hetrick building room. Caldwell is moving due to selling his building and plans a new front three stories high with a unified interior under one roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Clothing Co
Mesars, Delos
R. 2D. Hetrick
David M. Caldwell
Hetrick
Local visits and hometown moves noted in Indiana county
Mr. J Dick Wilson spent Sunday in Pittsburg. Mr. J N Banks spent a few days last week in Pittsburg returning Saturday. Menarg Stacy Smith and Ernest Stewart were Kittanning visitors Thursday and Friday. Misses Helen and Maidie Watson are home from St Xavier's for a short time due to illness. Senator Fisher Representative Cooper Sergeant-at-Arms Joseph P Mack and Page Maurice Trainor arrived home Friday and returned Tuesday evening. James White of Irwin and his son James G of Livermore with Joel Fink closed on Mr Fink s farm purchase last Saturday. James White will become a citizen of Indiana county soon and reside on the old Fulton farm adjoining the Fink farm. Mr Fink will move to Indiana for his future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Dick Wilson
Pittsburg
J. N. Banks
Menarg
Stacy Smith
Ernest Stewart
Helen
Maidie Watson
St. Xavier’s
Senator Fisher
Representative Cooper
Joseph P. Mack
Maurice Trainor
James White
Irwin
James G
Livermore
Joel Fink
Mr. Fink
Indiana County
Fulton
Fink
Indiana
Masonic Banquet Highlights Community Toasts and Evenings
The Masonic Fraternity held its annual banquet in Odd Fellow's Hall with many members and their families attending. Toasts covered George Washington as a Mason and general lodge topics, with music, dancing, and social gatherings continuing into the night. Separate social notices invite friends to upcoming events at homes including Ninth Street gatherings and luncheons hosted by Mrs Speer Guthrie and Mrs Caroline K Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Fraternity
Odd Fellow
Ladies Aid Society
Presbyterian Church
John A. Scott
Reg
Toas Waster
Judge White
George Washington
Aubrey M. Hammers
John M. Leech
Scott
Leech
Frank DiCillio
Todge White
G. B. Robertson
Malvina G. Riddle
Normal School
Missea Martha
Ida F Wallaca
Ninth Street
J. M. Yorrence
Edward H. Sutton
Speer W. Guthrie
Caroline K. Linton
Indiana Trust Co Buys Store Property for $12500
The Indiana Trust Co, recently chartered, purchased the Sutton & Wilson store at Carpenter Ave and Philadelphia St from D. M. Caldwell for 12500. The 27 by 120 foot lot will be remodeled to house the bank, with operations expected to begin around May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Trust Co
Sutton & Wilson
Cor
Carpenter Avenue
Philadelphia St
D. M. Caldwell
Illnesses and illness at home update
Mrs. Dr. G. R. Churchill is dangerously ill at her home with pneumonia. Mrs. Alexander Malcolm is also dangerously ill with pneumonia. Kid Mack, brought home from Lehigh University with typhoid fever two weeks ago, continues to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Churchill
Alexander Malcolm
Kid
Mack
Lehigh University
Farm for Sale Near Indiana Pennsylvania
For sale a 128 acre farm two miles from Indiana Pennsylvania with good buildings and in fine cultivation. Interested parties contact W. H. Warner Indiana Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
W. H. Warner
Ministerial Association Meets at Lutheran Church
The Ministerial Association gathered Monday February 16 at 2 o'clock in the Lutheran church. Rev Barnes opened with prayer and Rev Furman led the discussion on The Apparent Contradictions of Scriptures. Several remarks followed before adjourning to the Christian church on March 2 at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Barnes
Furman
Hera
Crawford
Boros
Brownlee
Haynskeep
Shaffer
Jamison
Adair
The
Christian Church
Byiby Rev. Reynolds
Obituary notices from Conemaugh and nearby towns
Several deaths are noted in this dispatch. Mrs Eliza Kier of Conemaugh two and Mrs Flora Chapman of Hillsdale age mid to late nineties are reported, with brief family details. William G Collins of Sandy Creek dies of tuberculosis aged 35, with funeral arrangements given. Charles Henry, a fireman from Derry, is killed in a railway accident on an east bound freight engine near Alexandria street crossing. Robert Morton Fleming died in Philadelphia street, details of birth and family provided, with funeral planned at the Presbyterian church. Funeral services for Kier and Fleming described. familial ties and church affiliations listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Kier
Conemargh
Clarksburg
Vis. Mra
Martha Ross
Ohio
Martin
Homer City
Mma
Kier
Alexander Lyons
Conemaugh
Presbyterian Church
Calvin
Kent
Collins
William G. Collins
Mr. Collins
Sandy Creek
Allegheny County
Nee Neil
Jacksonville
Leechburg
Brownlee
Charles Henry
Derry
Alexandria Street
Pacific Express
Greensburg
Aufomindte
John Henry
Penn Run
Tn Latrobe
Robert Morton Fleming
Margaret E. Campbell
Philadelphia
Mr. Fleming
Shelocta
Dabre Thomas
Weming
Denver
Col
Jesse E., Carson
Mary Jane Walker
The
Fleming
Curry Run Church
Married Couple United In Altoona Ceremony
Charles C. Kines and Miss Sarah Breth of Vintondale were married in Altoona on Monday afternoon by Rev. Horace Lincoln Jacobs of the First M.E. Church. The couple plans to reside in Vintondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Kines
Sarah Breth
Vintondale
Altoona
Horace Lincoln Jacobs
M.E
Claim the Championship in Western Pennsylvania clash
The Indiana Interstate league club seeks Homestead Steubenville and invites Southside Carnegie Geneva and Grove City College to settle the Western Pennsylvania championship in Indiana. Indiana has defeated D C A C Homestead Southside Manchester Wilmerding Latrobe Keystone State College and the University of Pennsylvania fives. Butler and Indiana met on Butler’s floor in a tie. Butler will play here March 2. Haney's Big Five and Atlantic crowd visit Friday February 20. The locals claim the title and want to meet all listed clubs before the season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Homestead
Steubenville
Southside
Carnegie
Geneva
Grove City
Haney
Atlantic
February Election reshapes Pittsburg party tickets
The Citizens Party swept local races, unseating incumbents across wards including Recorder W B Hays and Treasurer John B Taylor. Vote lists show numerous officials like Judge of Election J E H Pierce, Auditor W F George, and Council members across districts with ages and names recorded.
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Citizens Party
Democrata
W B Hays
Pittsburg
Hays
Flinn King
John B. Taylor
John E H. Pierce
Shields Sloan
J.D. McKulip
R. F. Walker
J. B. Younking
E. M. Lockard
H. &. Buchanan
Wm. Young
I. George
Edward Anderson
Wilson Rupert
Harry Fee
J. D. Wilson
John B Taylor
Jay HE Peterman
Ray
Oenentae Prank Moorhead
Thompson
Wm Young
IF George
D Anderson
George Platerta
Biel Wileson
Clark
Bert Keller
Haney's Big 5 to meet Indians Braves at Library Hall
Indiana patrons witnessed a Saturday basketball game where Carnegie club from Braddock offered strong play despite missing key players. Indiana's passing impressed, forwards McCreight and Moorhead scored, with Osld Moorhead and Gibney among scorers. referee Daugherty. Substitutions included Seanor for 86.1 Clale and Stamets for Ryan.
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Indiana
Carnegie Club
Braddock
McCreight
Moorhead
Carnegie
Real Estate Transfers Across West Wheatfield and Surrounding Townships
A lengthy ledger notes dozens of property transfers in multiple townships including West Wheatfield Green Cherryhill White Center Rayne and Homer City. Transactions involve acres coal land lots and fees with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars and including several dower releases and releases of interest. Notable parties include Levi Miller Joly Mabon John Dean Anna Wilson W.D. Kelly Josiah Gibson Linus Lewis Marble Hill Quarry Co. and many others.
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Levi Miller
Joly Mabon
West Wheatfield
Robert Ieck
John Dean
John H. Patchin
J. O. Clark
Banks Two
Anna G. Wilson
W.D. Kelly
Center Two
Josiah Gibson
T. William Roberta
Green Two
William F. Lydick
Andrew Lydick
Cherryhill Two
Timer
Lydick
Cherryhill
Harry A. Boggs
J. H. Engle
White Two
D.E. Thompson
JH. Winsheimer
Homer City
Alex Thompson
G. Shaffer
South Mahoning
Samuel Barnet
John McGuire
Robert Mitchell
Same
Mary Elizabeth McGuire
Cherrybill
John H. McGuire
W. D. Bigler
White Township
John I. Rowe
Rayne
Rayne Two
Josiah Hileman
Rebecca Kelly
Rachel Arthurs
J. N. Armstrong
Montgomery Two
William L. Buchanan
Stephen Rowe
Jennie I. Wilson
Walter Muir
Thos
I. W. Muir
Burrell
Mary B. Kerr
J. M. Winsheimer
Center
Garfield Fire Clay Co
St. James
Br, D
Hetrick
J. R. McFadden
Indiana
GW. Kelly
Joseph Quer
Green
Retta Lucas
E. H. Dickie
Margaret G. Moore
Hugh F
Mary E. Galligher
Salisburg
W. E. McNutt
Maria E. Falcon
Annie D. Ralaton
Ellen Richardson
C.F. Myers
J. Hl. Roaborough
Jacob Risinger
Geo. W. Risinger
Fee
Brushvalley
J. M. Torrence
Linus M. Lewis
Isaac St. Clair
James Bell
White
John M. Bell
James R. Bell
Samuel A. Ding
James A. Dias
Brushvalley Two
David H. Wilt
Mary M. Wilt
Cockport
Joseph , Smith
Alexander Wage Sam
Harry Widdowson
Mattie Martin
Matilda K. Woodall
Samuel E. Ferguson
Blairsville
Franklin Stake
Ben Findlay
Myrton
Milton McHenry
Lucinda Winger
Andrew J. Pollock
G. Meade Marshall
Walter Forsha
W.P. Graff
Alexander Morgan
Lackawanna Coal & Coke Co
Sam
Jacob J. Austin
W.D. Bigler
Edward Risinger
Aor
Even Ray
Ame
A. Deemer
J.B. Fritz
James L. Palit
Fea
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J.T. Boucnur
de. O. Corlandt Whitehead
M. H. Gates
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Garrard Walsby
Barnesboro
Cambria County
South Fork
Welsby
Thomas Dugan
Church Street
Oakland Avenue
Mary Thompson
William Thompson
Social Notes
Chapman
Flora Chapman
Hillsdale
David Byers
New Washington
Mary McCormish
Charles Bell
Knoxdale
Margaret Spires
Joseph Chapman
James Chapman
Westover
Henry
Kines—Breti
Acond Ward
A T Taylor
Dodgen
John H
Samuel Cunningham
W F. George
Ad Anderson
Harry W Fee
J Dick Wilson
George W Platner
J A Crossman
J H Single
Thomas Wheeler
J N Stewart
Third Ward
Burgess
W. H. Jackson
J. L. Orr
W I Jackson
JL Orr
Jas A Crossman
Jay Engle
Thos Wheeler
Oliver Fry
Robin Mullen
Samuel Hiranda
Wm. Duncan
P. L. Hamill
J. M. Bath
Wm. Trimble
Findley Carney
I’. P. Ooatman
David Blose
Wm. Evans
J. ©. Carnanan
Thos, Shearer
Gilpin McHenry
Alex, Campbell
John Ortner
HD Hildebrand
Thos Lugas
Harry Bryan
John Iseman
Clark Agey
Brad
Justice
J. A. Crossman
J. H. Mingle
Ward
Atlantic City
Library Hall
Hall
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