Diamond drill tests show poor coal finds in Armstrong County
Diamond drilling in Shelocta Armstrong township failed to reveal profitable coal seams. Options held on several thousand acres were tested, with core samples showing barren seams. Test drilling planned for eastern Armstrong county this spring. coal territory south of Indiana draws capitalist interest if tests prove coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong County
Shelocta
Armstrong Township
Shelocta Farms
8. F. Warner
Indiana
Accident Injures Boy During Washington Birthday Rehearsal
Ira Cook aged 16, son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Cook, was seriously hurt when Norman Swank pointed a revolver during a Cherry Tree High School rehearsal for a Washington birthday entertainment The weapon discharged striking Cook in the chest Doctors Peterman and Brown of Cherry Tree attended The shooting was accidental and no arrests were made
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Swank
Young Gook
Peterman and Brown
Cherry Tree
Norman Swank
Blacklick Boy Drowns Skating on Icy Creek Edge
Eleven year old Charles Crusan of Blacklick fell from a skating bank and drowned in the icy Blacklick Creek on Thursday. Zyman Palmer recovered the body 300 yards downstream. He is survived by his parents and siblings. Funeral held Saturday at Blairsville. General White Pension notices and local business items follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Crusan
Clemson Crusan
Blacklick
Charles
Zyman Palmer
Blairaville
Barefooted Graceton Girl Found Wandering in Snow
Mary Garsick a 19 year old from Graceton was found wandering barefoot in a snow field near the glass works. She was brought to the county jail hospital for care and to recover memory of the events after leaving Indiana for home Monday evening. She cannot recall whether she reached home or spent the night outdoors. Local authorities and a church street resident aided in locating her. She is described as a well mannered girl with good English and a fine reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Graceton
Mary Garsick
Kellar Harris
Marye
George Garsick
Harry W. Wilson
Church Street
Squire J. A. Crossman
Harris
Mary
New Olive Drab Khaki Uniforms Adopted for Guard
Harrisburg Feb 22 A general order from National Guard headquarters announces the War Depart ment approved olive drab khaki uniforms for the Pennsylvania National Guard before the summer encampment. The uniform will be darker than current khaki and no special measurements will be made due to demand and tight manufacture time. Requisitions should be submitted immediately with the new dress for ceremonies and off duty wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
National Guard
War Department
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Weddings of a Week and Local Occurrences
WEDDINGS OF A WEEK. Buel Clowes of Sharon and Miss Minnie Clowes of Indiana wed in Pittsburg. Mrs. Buel is sister of Elmer Clowes. they plan to reside in Sharon. Huether Daly: Howard W Huether of Hastings and Edith Daly of Wintondale wed in Altoona. They will live in Wehrum. Byers Hilliard: Alton Byers and Iva Hilliard wed in Creekside. Steele Fairman: Charles Steele of Vandergrift Heights and Floyd Pairman of town to marry in Vandergrift Baptist church tomorrow. Needle Removed from Leg: Earl Locke, Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway station agent at Shelocta, had a needle removed from his leg after a chronic eruption. he cannot explain how it got there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buel-Clowes
William Buel
Sharon
Minnie Clowes
Indiana
Pittsburg
Buel
David Clowes
Near
Willet
Elmer Clowes
Earl Locke
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Company
Shelocta
Locke
Hub Store to Modernize Storeroom and Add Millinery
Store improvements planned by Heyman Brog. of the Hub Store include a plate glass front and a rear extension to create a modern millinery department. The completed store is expected to be among the county seat’s best storerooms. Indiana Women to Address Temperance Organization Mrs Eva G Thompson will address the Richmond W C T U and speak at Mahoning church on Sunday evening. The late Thomas H Marshall of Dayton wills $2,500 to United Presbyterian church of Dayton for a parish house. Miss Mary Falcon, a Normal school student in Pittsburg, is ill with pneumonia at the Jodiana hospital. A pie social is planned at Ferguson Schoolhouse Friday evening, February 25. Homer City Electric Co. chartered with $5,000 capital stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyman Brog
Hub
Indiana
Eva G. Thompson
Ricchmond W. C. T. U
Mahoning Church
Bundsay
Thomas H. Marshall
Dayton
United Presbyterian Church of
Mary Falcon
South Side
Pittsburg
Jodiana Hospital
Homer City Electric Co
State Department
Harrisburg
Lg Capital
Real Estate Transfers From Last Published Report
Victor C. Cramer transfers various Cherry area lots to H. G. Wissinger for 1300 dollars. J R Wiggins sells 67 acres in Arm strong to B M Clark trustee for 2 dollars. Kate B H Beatty 20 acres in White sold to H Lynn Prothero for 1000 dollars. Samuel Fleming lot in Chambert ville sold to Reese W Jenkins for 1400 dollars. Clair W Kinter 2 15 acres in Cherryhill sold to Indiana County Street Railways Co. for 300 dollars. Robert Buchman 2 lots in Blairaville sold to Anna Buchman for 8000 dollars. John P St Clair lot in Homer City sold to D H Fitzhonts for 276 dollars. T McHenry lot in Indiana sold to Mrs C H Gorman for 400 dollars. Mechanicsburg United Evangelical Chere lot in Mechanicsburg sold to Jno A Kelly for 560 dollars. D H Gilhouser lot in Homer City sold to Sarah E Stewart for 500 dollars. Richard Learn 65 acres in Green sold to Milton C Lydick for 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate B. H. Beatty
White
H. Lynn Prothero
Samuel Fleming
Chambertville
Reese W. Jenkins
Clair W. Kinter
Cherryhill
Indiana County Street Railways Co
Robert Buchman
Blairaville
Anna Buchman
John P. St. Clair
Homer City
D. H. Fitzhonts
McHenry
Indiana
C. H. Gorman
Mechanicsburg United Evangelical Chere
Mechanicsburg
Jno
A. Kelly
D. H. Gilhouser
Sarah E. Stewart
Richard Learn
Green
Milton C. Lydick
Indiana Choral Society Announces March Music Festival
Prof H E B Cogswell announces annual festival at Presbyterian Church on March 28 and 25 with the Pittsburg Festival Orchestra. The Death of Minnehaha by Coleridge Taylor performed Monday. matinee Tuesday with The Messiah that evening. Soloists to be announced. season subscriptions welcome with seating by subscription order.
Normal Seniors Entertain Mid Winter Promenade
Senior class of the Normal school hosted their annual mid winter promenade with Indiana and out of town guests. The event featured 7 to 11 dancing to the Moora orchestra of Greensburg, dainty refreshments in the Library, and a committee led by Halph W Hastings Hthyl Strayer Florence Sagerson. Class officers are Linus Elkin president Rose Keller secretary and Jack Hamill treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal School
Indiana
Moora Orchestra
Greensburg
Halph W. Hastings
Hthyl Strayer
Florence Sagerson
Linus Elkin
Violators pay large sums under oleo law and glee act
Records from Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust in Harrisburg show that 48366.28 dollars have been paid into the state treasury in costs and fines by oleomargarine law violators since 1907. About 500 cases were prosecuted and terminated. Additionally 74490.37 dollars have been paid in costs and fines since the sale enactment of the glee law on May 28, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foust
Harrisburg
Personal Brevities A. 8, Cunningham Pittsburg visitor
A long list of local social visits and brief travels among residents. Names include A. 8 Cunningham Pittsburg visitor, J. D. McGunn Blairsville, Mrs John Hawksworth Strongstown, Mrs James J Hutchison Armagh, Edward Mask Windber, J G Nelen Will Connelly Heilwood, Mrs John W Vogel Latrobe, H Lydie Clymer, W T Calhoun near Parkwood, J M Campbell Heshbon, Mrs J D Rowland Marion Center, Mrs M F Snyder town, and many others with weekly or weekend sojourns and county seat calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
Town
Pittsburg
J. D. McGunn
Biairaville
Calier
John Hawksworth
Strongstown
James J. Hutchison
Armagh
Indiana
Edward Mask
Windber
J. G. Nelen
Will Connelly
Heilwood
M. F. Snyder
Robert Conner
Cherry Tree
Herbert Bennett
Vandergrift
Mary Lockard
Johnstown
Cyrus Stouffer
Blairaville
Gladys Bush
Thomas Pierce
J. W. Work
Marion Center
Blair Moorhead
Mt. Pleasant
Ella McCormick
Indiana Sayings & Trust C
Jay McCartney
Hale Tomb
Washington-Jefferson Academy
J. M. Ray
Ida Virginia Tay
R. D
A. L. Pierce
N. ©. Simpson
Hamill
J. R. Steele
Greensburg
J. C. Calhoun
North Ninth Street
George Reeves
Rayne Township
Samuel Nicholson
Willingburg
Martha Gilbert
Wayne Avenue
H. E. Lydie
Clymer
Palladium Lodge
John H. Hasinger
John H. Work
Fort Collins
Colo
Clark Walter H Ayala
P. J. Wilson
H. D. Rowe
Margaret Woodburn
5. W. Woodburn
Philadelphia
Calvin Spencer
Rossiter
J. T. Neal
Chestnut Street
Margaret Wilson
Alice Taylor
Laura Bikin
Princeton
Washington
D. C
Richmond
Mabel Smith
Akron
Ohio
Normal School
Jesse Griffith
Ebensburg
Irwin Learn
Jacksonville
Arthur Wilson
Wills Filed In Indiana Estates Divided Among Heirs
Multiple probate notices filed in Indiana detail wills of Mrs Laurelida Parker and Mrs Ann Widdowson. Bequests include $100 to Mary Killen and personal property to her, with remainder split among named heirs. Executors appointed for Parker and Widdowson estates, with provisions for sale of real estate and division of proceeds among heirs. Additional bequest plans reference Erastus G. and A D Kunkle over Center Township farm with specific repayment conditions to O L Kunkle Florence C Hanneh and Delcie M Thompson. Will dates span 1900 to 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larelida Parker
Wheatfield
Mary Killen
Mary Karna
Ada Liggett W. II. Parker
Helen Amsted
Emma
John M
George
Harry N
Enoa Widdowson
Erastue G
A. D. Kunkle
Center Township
James Kunkle
Kunkle
Florence C. Hanneh
Delcie M. Thompson
Mrastue Kunkle
Erastus G. Kunkle
Postcard Birthdays Highlight Local Generosity
Postcard showers marked several birthdays in the area. Hildebrand celebrated his 50th with many cards forcing post office overtime. Thomas Jewart, 38, received 110 cards on his birthday, a Civil War veteran from South Mahoning township. Mrs. George M. Stephens, 66, got 240 cards at dinner from relatives across the state and beyond. Flora Neal, daughter of county officials, counted more than 100 cards from Flora and Big Run acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom BH. Hildebrand
Deposit Bank
Thomas
Thomas Jewart
South Mahoning Township
Jewart
Regt
P. V
Elizabeth Johnston
Flora Neal
D. T. Neal
Chestnut Street
Flora
Birthday celebrations mark milestones in Mast Wheatfield area
In Mast Wheatfield township Mr. CG N Mekelvey hosts his 60th birthday with a large gathering and dinner. Nearby near Rochester Mills Mrs John Doty celebrates her 65th birthday with neighbors bringing cards and gifts. Separate reports note William Lindsey injured by a fall on ice and Mr and Mrs James Caldwell and daughter Gayle Houston ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. N. Mekelvey
Mast Wheatfield Township
John Doty
Rochester Mills
Anna M. Oberlin
J. O. Richardson
Margaret Toger
Alice Barrett
Martha Dilts
R. 8. Calderwood
James T. Work
FB. B. Work
Ruth
William Branley
James Caldwell
Gayle Houston
Deaths The long list of local obituaries and notices
George Hook aged nearly 84 died at home from infirmities of age. He was a veteran cabinet maker with Hellingte & Hook and a St Bernard’s parish member. Albert L. Rankin of Plumville died of blood poisoning after a foot injury. William Hughes Ellis aged 52 died of tuberculosis in San Francisco. Viola J. Humphreys died at 18 from paralysis and typhoid pneumonia. Dr. Charles Burhenn died of erysipelas in Jeannette. Mrs. James Robertson of Bolivar died aged 62. Jonathan Ferrier of Brushvalley died at 75. services held at Fry burying ground. Infant Robert Miller of Litteburg died February 14 and buried at Oakland. Mary Murray of Rosaiter died Feb 16. Abner McConnell aged 86 died February 16. Infant Kermit Wainwright died February 15. New restaurant opened by Howard C. Clawson on East Philadelphia. Margaret Harris left for Pittsburg for wholesale millinery. Mrs G A Myers visiting Beav er Run. Helen St Clair visiting sister Mrs John Mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hook
North Fat J Street
Wook
Hellingte & Hook
Warner
Heo
All- Bemons Wald
Baden
Germany
America
Hook
St. Bernard’s
Walher
McNelta
Thomas Slack
Magnus Hook
Rose McCoy
Indiana
W. Telbaunt
Albert L. Rankin
Plumville
Punxsutawney Hospital
J. F. Stabley
Smicksburg Lutheran Church
William H. Fills
William Hughes Ellis
San Francisco
David Hills
Church Street
West
Thomas White
Mr. Ellis
Wayid Wills
Griffith Ellis
Laura Ellis
Viola J. Humphreys
Elmer Teed
Blairaville
Viola Dine Mimphreys
Bolivar
J. Flumphreys
The
Bolivar News
Vada May Humphreys
George H. Humphreys
Jonathan Kerner
Jonathan Ferrier
Brushvalley Township
Blair Davis
Fry Burying Ground
Robert Miller
C. H. Lowman
Itteburg
Maury Murray
Mary Murray
Michael Murray
Rosaiter
Ponxsatawney
Abner McConnell
George McConnell
Blekeville
Kermit Wainright
Kermit Wainwright
Charles Wainwright
Bisksville
Margaret Harris
Pittsburg
Hoyse
G. A. Myera
West Water Street
Beaver Run
Westmoreland County
Misa Helen St. Clair
Churchiuet
John Mouse
Martina Ferry
Langham Urged To Present Big DeHaven Claim
Washington dispatch says Representative J N Langham of Indiana Pa is urged by Mrs Susie Johnson to push a DeHaven claim against the United States. It alleges Jacob DeHaven lent 4656 000 to feed Washingtons army at Valley Forge through Robert Morris and that repayment was never made, with interest pushing the amount into millions. The heirs lack documentary proof, possibly burned in 1812, and Howard DeHaven once prepared a history. Mrs Johnson cites this work in renewed effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J.N. Langham
Indiana
Susie Johnson
Rossiter, Am
DeHaven
Jacob DeHaven
United States
George Washington
de Haven
Washington
Valley Forge
Robert Morris
Howard DeHaven, Ross
University of Pennsylvania
Mra. Johnson
Presbyterians Hold First Greensburg Convention
The Presbyterian Brotherhood of Blairsville presbytery convened for its first annual meeting at Greensburg with delegates from Johnstown Blairsville Greenville Braddock Jeannette New Alexandria and Pittsburgh. Speakers included Rev Dr James D Moffat on church budget and Rev Dr John Royal Harris on sinning against the multitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blairsville
Presbyterian Brotherhood of
Greensburg
Johnstown
Greenville
Braddock
Jeannette
New Alexandria
Pittsburg
James D. Moffat
Washington and Jefferson College
United States
Alexander F. MecQurragh
New York
J. H. Jefferies
Philadelphia
Brotherhood
John Royal Harris
Pittsburgh
John B. Laird
Country Church
Calvim C. Hayes
Synod of Pennsylvania
W. G. Barrett
Wm. M. Curry
Parnaspas
Veteran Odd Fellow John Weir Receives 50 Year Badge
John Weir of Indiana Lodge Palladium No 346 is awarded a fifty year badge for over half a century of membership and service. Grand Master James J. Montgomery presented the honor at a special meeting on Wednesday evening. Weir, who joined Odd Fellows on December 96, 1859, is the only Ta diana lodge member to receive the award and was recently named a director of the Grove City Odd Fellows Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weir
Indiana Lodge
Palladium Lodge
Weir
James J. Montgomery
Philadelphia
Tadiana Lodge
Grove City
Odd Fellows’ Home
Brewery License Granted by Judge Telford
Judge S J Telford granted an unrestricted license to the Indian Brewery in town on Wednesday morning. The court may rule on further steps in days. A four line ad in last week’s Progress drew many replies for J M Elder, leading to a vote ad being discontinued. School reports from across the county note reduced attendance and various disruptions, with special exercises planned but interference reported from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Telford
Hia Waute
the Progress
J. Mielder
Town
Canary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lad
Blacklick Boy
General White
J. N. Langham
James M. Corbett
New Bethlehem
Francis 8. Altman
Riderton
William H. Hillis
Rimeraburg
Frederick Rosenberger
Kittanning
Harry White
Joline Hill
Brockwayviille
Lewis
Short
Brockwayville
Irvin Ly@lok
R. Stear
West Mahoning Township
Edward G. O'Hara
Cunningham Company
Bullivan Clothing Company
J. ¢. Lockhart
Romamoyne
Wileworth Manners
Ferguson School House
White Township
Victor C. Cramer
H. G. Wissinger
JR. Wiggins
Armsrong
B. M. Clark
Teachers and Friends of Education
East Wheatfield
M. HE
James F. Chapman
Joseph EK. Weaver
D. 8. Tinker
C. A. Campbell
Coster
Annabel Cribbs
Misa Cribb la
Samuel Cribbs
Wattenhill
Edward Fleming
Allison
Fleming
iIndiana Normal School
Piay
Punxautawney Blahachoalae Puussutawney Og
William Lindsey
Indiana Hospital
Charles Burhenn
Eryapelua
Burhenn
Tweet Garman
Peter Garman
John M. Daugherty
Malvina Riddie
Burhonn
James Robertson
T. V. Morgan
Stewart [Landeicks
Fairfield Township
Carrie Marquisi
Jafferson, O
J. W. Edmundson
Ralph Robertson
Litermont
West Fairfield
Howard C. Clawson Haa
Langham
Mra
Bel Washington
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Judge Telford
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