Tax Taxation Change Debate in Indiana County
Two Indiana County leaders push repeal of the 1872 act that makes the county treasurer sole tax collector. Judge White praises current system's debt reduction and efficiency while proponents argue replacing it with township collection would save money and offer quicker discounts. Local editor notes counties already using treasurer collectors and lists states motives. M K Leard and H J Thompson urge repeal to shift to township collectors with prior tax discount benefits for taxpayers. Harrisburg, Pa. February 9, 1899.
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Preokess
H. J. Thompson
M. K. Leard
Indiana County
Court House
A. W. Taylor
Harriswure
Epirons
Thompson
Indiana
M. K. Learn
Court session drags as Kimple sues Rayne township
Judge Miller presiding Mercer county steps in last week for trials including J C Kimple versus Rayne township over a Crooked creek bridge collapse near Chambersville. Kimple seeks 6000 damages claiming long-term inability to work after injuries from the bridge failure. Trial ongoing with potential contributory negligence defense. no court Monday due to Judge Miller’s absence.
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Miller
Rayne Township
Mercer County
James Dowler
H. E. Clark
James St. Clair
John
J. C. Kimple
Miss Fisher
Crooked Creek
Chambersville
Kimple
Haywood
Horrible Death of a Locomotive Fireman at Mahaffey
Locomotive fireman James McCrady fell from his moving engine on the Susquehanna River bridge near Mahaffey at 9 25 am Friday, landing on ice and dying instantly. He was 32, survived by wife and two children. Funeral in Mahaffey then Hillsdale. He was born near Hillsdale and had moved to Mahaffey for work. Brother to C W McCrady of Glen Campbell and Manuel McCrady, teacher in Cherryhill.
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Mahaffey
James MecCrady
Fittsburg & Eastern
Glen Campbell
Susquehanne River
Hillsdale
McCrady
C. W. McCrady
Manuel
Manor
Cherryhill Township
Devastating Cold Wave Hits County with Widespread Disruptions
Across the county the deep freeze paralyzed business and daily life. Temperatures plunged to as low as 36 below, halting mills and glass operations for fuel savings, suspending county schools, delaying trains and mail, and forcing residents to shelter indoors. Livestock losses occurred as depots and routes faced heavy drifted snow and blocked roads. Humane Agent Thompson aided vulnerable families amid the cold. The Locust Lane reading reached 40 below Friday.
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Indiana
Glassworks
Cherrytree
Penn Run
Hilledate
D. A. Cunningham
Thompson
Locust Lane
Congressman Robbins Submits to Involuntary Vacant Seat
Representative E. E. Robbins laments the house committee action declaring his seat vacant after he joined the volunteer army. He notes he has not received congress salary since November 1 and objects to refund demands for government money paid as a representative, saying the situation is hard to grasp and unavoidable.
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E. E. Robbins
House Committee
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Road News Highlights Local Job Moves in Commerce
Mr Adam P Lowry formerly of this place and lately with the Punxsutawney Notes has become traveling salesman for The Thomas W Price Co wholesalers of Philadelphia filling the vacancy left by Harry Stead. Stead joins a new Philadelphia paper firm though he will still travel for his own house. Willis Wilson moves from Cunningham's to J R Stumpf's, bringing keen mercantile knowledge as a valuable clerk at the bargain store.
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Adam P. Lowry
Punxsutawney Notes
Thomas W. Price Co
Philadelphia
Lowry
Harry Stead
Stead
Stumpfs
Willis Wilson
Cunningham's
J. R. Stumpf’s
Wilson
Kiski Wins Again In Saltsburg Basketball Game
Kiski defeated Indiana Normal 17 to 15 in a hotly contested return game at Saltsburg. The Normal team showed fine work despite the loss.
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Saltsbong
Kiski
Indiana Normal
Bulk Subscriptions Topped Ten Thousand For Indiana County Society
A public meeting committee reports $10,000 already subscribed toward the Indiana County Agricultural Society debt reform. Less than $4,000 remains to be raised to extinguish the present indebtedness of about $13,600. Subscriptions are urged from all county regions, with certificates to secure loans and votes preserved for ticket holders.
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Indiana County Agricultural Society
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Friends of the Society
A.S. Conningham
Aaid
John P Elkin
Harry White
HJ Thompson
M Jack
AS Cunningham
M V Patterson
William A Evans
M F Jamison
M R Wynkoop
DC Mack
John T Stuchul
Elder Peeler
D E Thompson
Milton Miller
James N Stewart
Alex T Taylor
S W Guthrie
G T Hamilton
Daugherty
James McGregor
W J Short
W H Clawson
Smith & Bro
Hixam Stuchell
M H Henry
C F Murray
W R Loughry
Franklin Sansom
Godfrey Marshall
H M Lowry
Geo W Hood
J R Stumpf
W L Stewart
A T Moorhead
D B Taylor
J M
Stewart & Co
J T Long
W M Cunningham
Bruce Wissinger
M C Watson
J Wood Clark
Tom E Hildebrand
Thos W Simpson
Jac W Sutton
Tho
Deaths of Mrs Catherine McQuilken and Alexander Martin
Recent notices report Mrs Catherine McQuilken of Kellysburg passing Tuesday at 5 pm after a two week illness from the grip. She leaves husband Samuel and children including Mrs J S Helen of Leechburg and Mrs A L Brown of Manowa. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Washington Presbyterian Church with Interment in the church cemetery. Alexander Martin of East Wheatfield township died February 7 1899 from the grip at about 72 years. He was Civil War veteran and survived by wife and children including Mrs Sarah Dietrick and Henry Greensburg and Sheridan East Wheatfield, with burial at Bethel United Presbyterian church graveyard Clyde.
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Samuel McQuilken
Catherine McQuilken
Kellysburg
J. S. Helen
Leechburg
A. L. Brown
Manowa
Paul Whistler
Scott Haven
Nellie
Punx- Sutawney
Lee
S. C. Thompson
Fourth Ward
Indiana
Martha Koozer
Henry KE. Shields
J. W. Shields
Margaret H. McEshoes
McQuitzen
Washington Presbyterian Church
Rayne Township
J. S. Helm
E. P. Foresman
R. R. Riedel
Church Cemetery
Alexander Martin
East Wheatfield Township
Sarah Dietrick
Emma Beck
Henry
Greensburg
Sheridan
Joseph D. Walbeck
West Wheatfield Township
Andrew C
Chicago, Ill
John T
Connellsville
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Clyde
Richard Butler
Presbyterian Church
Armagh
McCutcheon
Hice
John Snyder
Free Methodist Church
Lenkerd
Greenwood Cemetery
Obituary notices from Craigville and surrounding areas
Numerous deaths across Armstrong and Cambria counties are noted including Mrs. Sarah Hoover wife of Rev. Wesley Hoover of Craigville aged about 24 who died after childbirth, Mrs. Ann Brady widow of Samuel Brady of near Marion Center aged 83, Mr. Richard Butler of East Wheatfield 49, Mr. Richard Vair of Nantyglo 30, Mrs. John Snyder 45, Miss Annie C. Makin 18, Mr. William Barr 19, Mrs. Nancy McCurdy 70, Mr. Grant Shaffer Covode, and an infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raleigh Deckers Point aged 6 months. Funerals and interments noted at Smicksburg Marion Center Hice’s graveyard Greenwood cemetery Dixonyville Furnace Bolivar Shiloh. Continued on the Eighth Page.
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Sarah Hoover
Wesley Hoover
M. EK
Craigville
Armstrong County
Hoover
T. W. Haskell
West Mahoning Township
Smicksburg
William Barr
Nelson Barr
Deckers Point
Dixonville
Fero
Dixonyville
Robert Raleigh
Saum
Shiloh Church
Runaway Slaves From Virginia Reach Indiana In 1844
A historic narrative details the escape of three Virginia enslaved people via the underground railway. Charlie Brown and Garret Harris, both belonging to Mr. Van Meteer, and Anthony Hollingsworth traveled north in September 1844, landing at an Indiana station October 28. Charlie, once a favored house servant with access to family activities, pursued literacy after overhearing his mistress’s and father’s warnings about teaching slaves to read. His growing curiosity fueled plans for freedom, amid a background of plantation discipline, family dynamics, and the risk of being sold south if crops failed.
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Virginia
Indiana Station
Charles Brown
Garret Harris
van Meteer
Anthony Hollingsworth
Charlie
Virginis Darkies
Missus
Bhose
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Salton
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Lawrence
Mercer
Montgomery
Venango
Washington
Richmond
Walter H. Ayers
Ayers
Parkwood
Parkwood Select School
A. F. McClusky
McClusky
Order
Malinda Beatty
Fifth Street
Mrs. Beatty
Gertrude Careon
Homer City
Nait Zoue
Davis
Robbins
Ralph W. Lockard
Second District Hospital Corps
Huntsville
Philippines
Church Street
James Blair
Blair
P. R. BR
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ann Brady
Samuel Brady
Marion Center
Hugh McPherson
Moses Ritchey
Echard Fair
Richard Vair
Nantyglo
Cambria County
Wa. Fair
Penn Roo
Penn Row
Howe Graveyard
Annie C. Makin
David Makin
Huff
County
Kelly
Interna
Nancy McCurdy
Garfield
M.E
Bolivar
Meade
Grant Shaffer
Covode
M. E
Twolick Creek
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