Teachers to Meet Soon in Indiana County Institute
The county teachers institute will convene December 21 in Library Hall for four days of instruction and entertainment. County Superintendent Stewart has selected top talent for lectures and programs, with sessions led by six noted educators. The event marks the final annual gathering, ending Christmas Day with an evening attraction.
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Indiana
Stewart
County Teachers’ Institute
Library Hall
Noted Educators to Address County Institute Sessions
Will welcome Hon Henry Houck deputy state superintendent of public instruction for four days of the county institute. Houck, the veteran instructor, is famed across the state for inspiring teachers. Dr A K Winship of Boston and Dr W N Ferris of Bis Rapids will also address the teachers, offering practical guidance and encouragement.
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Henry Houck
Houck
Annoual Institute
Veteran Institute
A. K. Winship
Boston
Mass
Journal of Education
W. N. Ferris
Ferris Institute
Bis Rapids, Mich
Educator speakers in county institute week schedule
The event features Prof F B Creanttee and Prof P M Pearson delivering talks on arithmetic at the institute. Dr J M Blase of Westseton is secured as a speaker. A music director Mr Wrist tend, son of William Blose, and Miss Mabel Metreight from town will accompany with piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creanttee Ee Nt Normal School
West Chester
P. M. Pearson
Swathmore College
Swathmore
J. M
Assault in barn leaves farmer near Georgeville unconscious
Augustus W. Simpson, a well known farmer and stock dealer near Georgeville, was attacked in his barn shortly after midnight on Thursday by an unknown man. He was struck at least six times, robbed of a large pocket book and change, and found unconscious by his wife at five the next morning. Dr. R F McHenry treated him. he is recovering from shock.
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Fan
Augustus W. Simpson
Georgeville
Mr. Simpson
Marion Center
Want Better Fire Alarms Town Council Receives Suggestions
At a town council meeting a committee of J Wood Clark J N Stewart and George Swan was appointed to pursue two fire safety proposals from the Indiana Fire Company. One seeks an independent water line from the hill tank to a fire engine house for high pressure and the other calls for a new fire alarm system indicating location. Attorney John M Scott told the council that railway plans are real and power access from Ernest electric plant is arranged with White and Rayne townships offering road use for routes.
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Indiana Fire Company
J. Wood Clark
J. N. Stewart
George Swan
John 4. Scott
Indiana Street Railway Company
Ernest
White and
Rayne
Young Man Severely Injured at Corn Shredder
Norman Lightcap, son of Foster Lightcap and brother of Mrs. Frank Sloan, was severely injured at a Rayne township farm when his coat sleeve was caught in a corn shredder. His right arm was torn off at the elbow, the severed part damaged beyond salvage, and doctors amputated near the shoulder. He was carried home and treated by Dr. R. F. Mc Henry of Marion Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lightcap
Foster Lightcap
Frank Sloan
South Sixth Street
Lawrence Shields
Rayne Township
R. F. McHenry
Marion Center
Graceton Coke Ovens Idle Over Washer Delay
Corrigan and McKinnie coal and coke plant at Graceton idle for about three months due to delayed completion of a $100,000 coal washer. Washer current capacity insufficient, frequent breakdowns cripple operations. Mining and coke production halted until washer is finished. most miners may find work at Coral mines. Also: Sheriff arrests Clarence Carney on non support and abuse charges. Brilbart house fire causes substantial damage. BH Dick suffers a wrist fracture after a slip on Penn Run road.
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Corrigan & McKinnie
Graceton
Coral
Explosion at Seward powder mill kills fourteen in four years
A deadly blast at the Seward powder mill, caused by friction from a metal fragment in a coning department pan, kills Alfred Beatty and three other men instantly or soon after. John Robb Eliot Davis Jona Anderson die, with C A Kelly and William Fessler badly burned but likely to survive. Twenty-four-year-old Johnstown hospital cases follow. overall toll reaches fourteen deaths in four years amid county residents.
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Seward
Alfred Beatty
John Robb
Eliot Davis
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Jona Anderson
C. A. Kelly
William Fessler
Indiana Carriage Company Formed for Vehicle Manufacturing
Indiana men form the Indiana Carriage Company to manufacture carriages buggies sleds sleighs and other vehicles. Capital stock will be 30000 with J H Engle G L Stephens R F Ross as directors Elmer E Williams treasurer and Ross named manager. Plant to occupy Hastings planing mill property on Railroad avenue employs about 25 at start and operates at once.
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Indiana Capital
Indiana Carriage Company
Indiana
J. H. Engle
Elmer E. Williams
G. L. Stephens
R. F. Ross
Town
Clarence Smith
Hillsdale
R.F. Ross
R. KF. Ross
Hastings
Railroad Avenue
Diphtheria Quarantine Hits Seven West Wheatfield Families
Diphtheria has invaded seven homes in West Wheatfield township near Robinson. All affected families are quarantined and anti toxin is administered. The only fatality so far is Dewey Henderson, who died Wednesday. Meanwhile arrests for larceny were made in Chambersville as cases await grand jury review. A hunter, Charles Rager, was wounded by stray shot near Deckers Point but survived. Scott Clark of Whitetownship suffered a serious brain concussion from a fall en route to a spring and remains critical.
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West Wheatfield
Robinson
T. A. Henderson
Dewey
Jacobi Wettling
George Grove
James
Wchambersville
Harry Wilhelm
Chambersile
J. A. Crossman
D. L .Frech
Chambersville
Scott Clark
White Township
M. M. Davis
Town
J. CG. Rowland
Wilkinsburg
Indiana
Mary Carney
Whitetownship
Johnstown
Charles Cunningham
Wayne Avenue
Pittsburg
G. W. Simpson
Blairsville
Albert Leigh
Elizabeth Sloan
Jacob T. Allen
West Newton
M.mcilenry
State Grange
Wilkesbarre
M. J. Wachob
Vandergriff
Lizzie Wachob
Charles Sheesley
Glassport
Salem Sheesley
Deckers Point
Clara Detwiler
East Church Street
Chicago
J.M. Stewart
Vandergrift
Cherryhill Township
D. A. Bowman
M. M. Bowman
Crete
Mary Rowe
Miller Airey
West Philadelphia
Laura Steving
Elma Fowler
James Brallier
Wheeling
W. Va
North Sixth Street
Delilah Myers
John Tinthof
South Kifth Street
M. Lois McLaughlin
Davis
Heyworth
John A. McLaughlin
Altoona
McLaughlin
Franklin
Ind
Andrew Hamilton
Salt Lake City
BR. E. Young
John Brallier
Latrobe
Brallier
Young
Lucy Brallier
Books Neal
Homer City
James K. Dick
Mercy Hospital
Neal
M. E. Church
G. C. Burns
Greenwood Cemetery
Thompson
Wood
Wallace
Will
Andrew
Brushvalley Township
Julia
Elizabeth Altimus
Phillip Altimus
Burrell Township
A. W. Kimmell
Dewey Henderson
Germany
Fire destroys Cohn building in Glen Campbell district
Fire at Glen Campbell destroyed the Cohn building used as a bilard hall and residence, with no insurance on the bus or contents. Investigators point to a defective flue as the cause. N L Lydick of Vandergrift has purchased the drug store of Dr T Di Stephens of Penn Run. The new proprietor takes charge this week.
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Glen Campbell
Cohn
N.L. Lydick
Vandergrift
T. di Stephens
Penn Ran
Pro Prietor
Personal Brevities Fill Indiana Visit List
H C Farren of Sheloca and many local residents are noted as Indiana visitors or guests in nearby towns. The item lists frequent alternations between Johnstown Blairsville Saltsburg and Vandergrift with relatives, friends, and relatives visiting sites, along with a few travel mentions to Pittsburgh and Latrobe.
Robbery at Kellysburg on Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg line
Thieves broke open the Kellysburg tool house along the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad on Monday and stole watches revolvers and other items from Italian laborers amid the disruption.
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Kellysburg
Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburg
Recent Deaths Report From Cherryhill Township Area
Obituaries describe the deaths of Alexander Glassford and several others including Mrs Books Neal Mrs Elizabeth Altimus Miss Etta George and related funeral arrangements in Cherryhill and nearby towns. Surviving family members and burial details are listed with churches and cemeteries named.
Grand Jury at Work Four Divorces Granted This Week
The Stacemiker term of court opened with Judge White on the bench. Divorces granted include Wm. Frain v. Alice Frain, Elizabeth Peterman v. Pearl Peterman, Nane Lewis v. Herbert Lewis, Baney Sheffler v. Hear Jennings Shemec, with other cases pending. The court addressed finances and bridges, and jurors heard motions and returns, while observers noted little crime and several road repairs. Death notices for Cora Wakefield, Leonard Fryor, Dewey Henderson, and John Kerr are recorded with brief obituaries.
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Stacemiker
White
Wm. Frain
Alice E. Frain
RH. D. Stahl
Dorothy Stahl
Pearl Peterman
Nane Lewis
Herbert Lewis
Baney Sheffler
Jennings Shemec
Wm. H. Cody
Pearl Cody
E. Walker “Smith
First Nations Bank of
Mary C. Bill
David. Dearmine
Estates Divided In Surviving Will Document
A fragment from a 1908 will outlines the division of the estate of Susan W Simps of East Mahoningeea and Joe Geesey of Cherryhill. The text notes an executrix named and mentions a monument devised during the last week.
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Joe Geesey
Cherryhill
Te Este
Cnalaren
Ema
Susan W. Simps
East Mahoningeea
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W. N. Perk
Josiah Neal
Clarence Carney
Carney
EB. Brilbart
Lake
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Charles Rager
Rager
J. W. Jones
Dr. Hileman
H. C. Farren
Sheloca
David Ellis
Church Street
Johnsown
J. A. Dickey
Irwin Sawyer
Samuel Sickenberger
Vincent Tonkins
Cherrytree
Walter N. Myers
George Graff
Waterstreet
Saltsburg
Lottie Mitchell
G. W. Gallaher
A. L. Buterbaugh
Ketah
Friay
Alexander Glassford
Wilson and
Bell
Robert N
Cokeville
Minnie
Cambria County
S. J. ¢Ilassford
Penn Run
Nancy Stephens
W. J. Sproall
Harmony Cemetery
Etta George
Fanny George
South Bend
Miss George
Henry Townsend
Townsend
Mt. Zion
White -Talke
Harry H. Wakefield
Cora M. Wakefield
Harry Hi. Wakefield
Cumberland
Sammel G.‘albach
Heshbon
Wakefield
Germany Lutheran Church
Leonard Fryor
William
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