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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1891
Page
5
Local notices from Indiana Pa reflect a bustling community: visits from Pittsburg and Allegheny residents, boardinghouse stays, and horse shoeing services. Advertisements tout Herd's Crackers, Western Union ball, and a growing electric light project. The items capture daily life, reunions, church events, and agricultural focus with market chatter and local business promotions.
The Willetwell No 2 strike produced a high pressure well likely around 600 pounds. On Saturday the pipes were closed and plans laid for a second derrick near the wells. Lumber is on hand and Willett well No 3 is expected soon. decision pending whether to pipe to town.
The Pennsylvania Rails road Company will run special trains for the Ridgeview Camp meeting on Sunday Aug 23. Trains will run to Salisburg Tunnelton Homer Ti Graceton 7 Black Lick Blairsville with arrival around 9 05 a m. Returning trains depart camp grounds at 6 00 p m.
Wednesday evening August 19 at 8 o'clock sharp full attendance desired as important business will come before the Post by order of Gro W Hoop Commander T M Coleman Adjutant Marriage licenses listed since last issue include Clara Cameron N Langham Baron H Buchanan Edith M Myers B W Wilson L A McCrady Theodore Geer Rebecca Miller Indiana Pa Pittsburg Pa Center Twp Falling Timber Pa Hillsdale Pa Verona Pa Blairsville Pa Experienced male teacher wanted by Cherryhill township for School No 6 Rich Hill apply to Wm Stephens Penn Run by order of the board Ww Sort Pres J J Manon Sec Only 4 jersey cows and one heifer left sale of other items Reese gente Re vein Hess
Local notes from Blarsville and surrounding towns detail visits among Pittsburg, Greensburg, Philadelphia, Latrobe, and Brookville. Residents report illnesses, new boarders, fishing outings, and agricultural work while praising planned industrial investment in tin plate and rolling mills and a Pine Flats reunion. Visitation, travel, and school planning surface amid praise for community improvement and decoration efforts for the Soldiers’ meeting in Omega.
The Grangers eighteenth annual Interstate picnic and exhibition will be at Williams Grove in Cumberland County starting Monday August 34 and lasting six days. Prominent patrons from across the nation will attend with lectures daily. Also noted are Birth Day Party for A J Campbell at Mechanicsburg and the 206th Pennsylvania Volunteers meeting at the Court House on August 27 to organize a regimental association.
Frank Simmons of Indiana, Pa, died in a fatal railroad accident in Flemington, West Virginia. His body was sent home to his parents Ma and David Simmons, funeral held Monday at 9:30 a.m. conducted by Rev Ehrenfeld and burial in Oakland cemetery. He had been working in Ohio and letters and eight dollars were found on him. The cause remains unclear. a body found on the railroad with both legs severed is believed to be him. The family and friends extend sympathy.
The eighth annual meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Indiana county will be held in the Lutheran church Indiana on September 1 and 2 1891. The executive committee will meet at 9 30 a m in the W C T U Hall. Mrs J F Hill of Washington county and Miss Dornblazer of Clinton county are to attend. Sessions open at 1 0 p m and 7 p m Tuesday with a Wednesday schedule of 9 a m and 1 30 p m 2 30 p m will feature an address by Mrs Wm B Rhoades state superintendent of Y work.
Fragmentary OCR style list names and locations such as Mary G. Allison Hamil Hattie M. Wosk Upper Work Stewart en Rachel P. M. Hudson Owl Hollow Irwin Crawford Marion and various scattered terms. No coherent event or action emerges beyond scattered person and place references.
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