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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1891
Page
5
A long excerpt of 19th century Indiana newspaper chatter including advertisements for Baxter's Mandrake Hitters Hood's Sarsaparilla and West End Meat Market recent social notes on visitors and engagements reports on Institute Lecture Course tickets and local church events plus notices of births marriages and local officials and a feature on the Scientific American.
Last Wednesday night in Blacklick Indiana Branch a shooting occurred when Palmer struck Clark on the post office steps. Clark fired wounding Palmer in the left side. Clark surrendered to Squire Davis as a mob gathered. Sheriff Lewis and deputy brought him to jail. Palmer, about eighteen, is recovering after the early belief the wound would prove fatal.
A furnace room explosion at Sutton Bros. and Bell's machine shop in Sutton left one man burned while gas escaped from a metre. Firefighters suppressed the blaze with about $20 in damage. The incident occurred around 2 am on a Tuesday. gas leakage from the metre is cited as the cause.
Mr Alver Hutchinson died at his parents home in Armagh Indiana county Pa at 640 pm last Thursday December 5 from brain inflammation He was 24 and a member of Morrellville Lodge No 50 I O O F and Jr O U A M No 486 Armagh His family receive community sympathy. P H Rummel opened a steam chopper on Philadelphia street behind Daugherty Bros drug store for chopping and feed manufacture He offers a corn cob crusher and accepts old toll or cash for chops. Jury Commissioner John McGuire was injured when thrown from his cart near Dixonville He struck his head on a stone and was seen by Dr McMillen and is improving for another drive in a few days.
Mr. Harry Rummel of Berringer was seriously injured while cutting a tree in the woods near Nicktown last Friday. The tree fell on him as he tried to move, bruising his leg and other parts. No bones were broken and he is now on the road to recovery.
Mrs Mary Ann Buterbaugh mother of E L Buterbaugh of near Cockport slipped and fell Friday breaking her arm below the elbow. At 72 she is progressing well. Dr McCullough attends.
Sutton Brothers and Bell return hearty thanks to the Fire Companies of Indiana and West Indiana for their prompt response to the alarm of fire at their mills on Tuesday morning. The gentlemen of the firm greatly appreciate the fire laddies.
The following licenses have been issued Geo F Crizeman and Einemer J Henderson in Green township for a marriage. Names appear in fragmentary form with district notation Green township and associated surnames Laney Moat and Sacha.
The Farmers Institute at Indians Pa lists a two day program in Indiana Coat House December 22 and 28 1891 with morning afternoon and evening sessions. Speakers include Judge Harry White Samuel R Downing J B Bottsford W H McMullen S R Downing Leornard Rhone H M Rowe D W Lawson and T St Clair Thompson. Sessions cover education stock farming taxation economy organization and fair novelties with essays lectures readings and a question box inviting all farmers to attend.
Sheriff H. P. Lewis sold several tracts and parcels on last Friday including 125 acres in West Wheatfield to W. H. Babbitt for 100 dollars, 69 acres in Rayne to J. H. Rochester for 700, 200 acres in Buffington to Henry Snyder for 2500, 95 acres in Grant to W. J. McGranor for 730, three lots in Cherry Tree and Cambria to Indiana Deposit Bank for 500, 1125 dollars for Conemaugh township to J. H. Shearer to John Ketzer, and a house and lot of J. C. Moorhead to Simpson White Stewart and Mack for 1300. The remainder was postponed until Friday December 11.
The P R R Company crews work along Twolick creek near John McGuire’s farm in Cherryhill township and along the north branch in Green township. Another crew glades Twolick near Diamondville with about fifty men at Fleming’s summit. Blasting near Garmanstown is heard as grading pushes along the Susquehanna to Cherrytree. Beech Creek locates along the old Hosmer City and Cherry tree line, currently beyond Pine Flute, while Indiana County Agricultural Association elects officers and adopts new grounds. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised for rheumatism, with Christmas shopping notes for dinner sets and portraits.
Apollo resident C C McMahan visited town over Sabbath, with local labor and business updates. News covers moving wagon maker Caleb Davis to Jacksonville, Mrs Klingensmith’s illness and recovery, executor sale actions, rolling mill work progress, and a fierce wind storm causing widespread damage including power outages, a blown down house at South Blairsville, and injuries along the river.
In Pine Flats carpenters remodel She ald Academy for a summer resort. W L Hayden holds meetings at the Christian church with two immersed last Sabbath. Two corps of engineers, led by Assistant Engineer Lemon of the B C R R, have been at work near Big Dam and through Yellow Creek over the last two weeks under Chief Engineer McIntire's frequent visits.
The G. A. R. Post No. 28 elected Geo. W. Hood as Commander and Henry Clingenberger as Vice Commander at the December 3 meeting. J. M. Laughlin became Junior Vice Commander, Wm J. Hosack surgeon, Rev. B. B. Henshey chaplain, John McGaughey officer of the day, John Hastings quartermaster, with A. C. Brangbler and Rev. B. B. Henshey as delegates to the Pittsburg department encampment. The article praises the post for aiding veterans and supporting county families, noting charitable work and urging imitation by Christian denominations.
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