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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1894
Page
1
County Superintendent Hammers promotes a new common schools course in Indiana county. The manual outlines nine objects including graded class structure, step by step advancement, and unified county work. It targets one room and multi student setups with eight branches across five grades and clear guidance for teachers and parents.
A lamp explosion in a Glen Campbell tenant house owned by H. E. Clark destroyed the dwelling and all goods of Mrs. Raleigh. Ten dollars in money and household items burned. Building insured for 300 dollars. The incident occurred as Mrs. Raleigh cared for a sick child.
Miss M Belle Coleman of Conemaugh township testified before Squire McMaster that Fred R Pershing stole her watch from her room on Friday evening. Sheriff Mack tracked Pershing to Leechburg Blairsville and Pittsburg, where the watch and chain were recovered. Pershing posted bail for the June term of court.
A boy, son of John Bennett of White township, fell from a yard stump Thursday striking his head on a stone causing a skull fracture. On Saturday morning surgeons Dr J C Short, Dr John M St Clair, and Dr J M Knowlton performed an operation removing bone fragments including a piece about half a dollar in size. The patient is recovering and expected to recover fully.
Humane Agent Thompson reports delicate cases from Pine and Cherryhill townships. He visited Isaac Lewis family in White township last Friday, finding six people, including a husband, wife, and four children, living in a single small room with inadequate clothing and bedding. The family was made a charge on the township and will be properly cared for.
On a Wednesday last week John Bence of Rayne township was building a windmill on Wm. Shur’s barn when his assistant Myers Streamer fainted on a roof platform. Bence steadied him, saving both from a possible fatal fall, as they hung suspended until Streamer recovered.
Friday afternoon Lewis Cruikshank, a Blacklick blacksmith, injured when a fowling piece exploded at the breech. Pieces lacerated his right hand and the barrel bruised his right arm. Also in West Newton, Christ Smith fined $15 and costs for abusing his fourteen year old daughter. Normal School examinations set for June 25 with named examiners. Gertie Omer thrown from horse but unbroken bones. A son of Silas Allen injured cutting timber. Local woolen mills resume after several weeks idle.
A large audience of Normal students and townsfolk filled Normal chapel for the Huyghenian Literary Society open meeting. The program featured music, recitations, essays, an oration on True Industry, a humorous farce A Box of Monkeys, and a lively Gem section with personals.
State Superintendent Buckalew will organize the Young Men's Christian Association here next week. He arrives Friday and stays through Sabbath with meetings in the M E church and Presbyterian church. A finance committee has chosen six rooms on the second floor of the new Farmers Bank building as the home for the organization.
The Indiana Ladder Company is now owned by John B Hastings Ed Rowe and W F Wettling. Hastings bought the interest of former members as machinery is rearranged and tracks laid. The firm will also manufacture handles as lathes are added. Mr Martin Earhart and Miss Fannie M Beham wed at the Seventh Avenue Hotel Pittsburg and returned to their home town recently. Mrs Earhart runs the Livermore Hotel at Livermore.
M E congregation presented Rev Bach of West Indiana with a fine dress suit to show appreciation for his services during protracted meetings. Architect E M Lockard received the contract last week for Harry McCreary’s new house at First and Church streets, West Indiana, costing $4000. A special West Indiana borough town council meeting was held Tuesday to address council business.
At the Indiana County Farmers' Alliance meeting in Kellysburg on April 10 1894 members urged the County Commissioners to lay out grade and build an electric railway along principal highways with branches. They proposed bonds and certificates funding the project with county control, public operation, and contractor bidding, predicting self payback in under twenty years. The plan seeks county funded power houses and rolling stock while keeping the system public.
The executive committee of the Soldiers' Organization of Indiana County is called to meet in Indiana on May 5 1894 at 1 PM to arrange the next annual meeting and discuss transport to the GAR national encampment. The annual gathering is planned for the fourth Thursday of August with expected large attendance. H K Sloan president and Martin Kier secretary. Reunion of the Pennsylvania Reserves urged by Col Jackson to gather at Blairsville on May 16.
Multiple summer schools report strong enrollments across Hawthorne Rayne township Plumville Smicksburg Grisemore Mechanicsburg Shelecta Deckers Point Pine Flats Purchase Line and others. Instructors include Miss Martin Prof H D Condron Prof D A Thomas Prof J C Weaver Prof Rank and Prof J B Woodruff. Large classes and growing numbers are anticipated as terms begin and literary society events are planned.
About 60 men are employed on the new Normal School buildings under contractors Fair and Hamilton. Bad weather slowed progress but thirteen bricklayers are at work on the model school, walls rising, first floor brickwork up, second floor due this week. Foundation of the boys dormitory to be completed this week with bricklayers returning in a few days.
The five year old son of Mr and Mrs John Danwiddie of Cherryhill township was brought home Monday by his mother. He has necrosed bone in the left ankle and at the hospital over half of the shinbone was removed. The family is staying with Mr and Mrs J E Stumpf. He is described as a bright boy with good spirits despite his illness.
J J Shick of the Clarion Jacksonian formerly editor of the Indiana News faces criminal libel charges in Clarion courts brought by Congressman G F Cribbs. Grand jury found bill. case continued at defense counsel's request. The piece notes political party quarrels over spoils. Also mentions a large mail delivery attributed to Hood’s Sarsaparilla circulars.
At a White township school directors meeting, G E Sizapean was appointed to fill a vacancy. Details of the appointment and the vacancy were discussed as part of the routine agenda during the session.
The United Presbyterian and other congregations in New Florence hosted a spring presbytery meeting on April 10. Rev K E Stewart was installed over Fairfield and New Florence, E Little accepted a call to West Union, J Q A Hamill was licensed to preach, and several officers and committees were approved. The next meeting is set for West Union on the lent Tuesday of May.
The Presbytery of Kittanning at Saltsburg with about twenty elders and mem bers met. Rev L E Wylie presided as moderator and elder J P4 chaired. Calls were issued for J R E Cusighead and for Wire. A W Emmons presented a candidate Mr Bovey A Zizareermaam. Rev N B Kelly preached the sermon and Rev J M Kelly offered the benediction. Commissioners to the General Assembly named Rev N B Kelly and elder Wm Fiening. Alternates listed for Rev S A Hughes and Olifer SM Neshittan. The Bethesda church name changed to Nebe. General adjustments discussed in the Judicial Communications response.
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