Large Cash Payments Signal Coal Boom In County
The Buffalo Rochester Pittsburg Iron and Coal Company holds nine to ten thousand acres locally with about 250000 paid in cash and mortgages. Over 100000 was paid for coal lands in White and Center townships, the largest payment yet, with mortgages covering the rest. Landowners received sums from 30 to 871? amounts as titles are examined for more tracts in Center White and Rayne townships. A branch railroad to connect with the West Penn is planned and several options await final transfer. Abstracts and surveys proceed as titles are examined for additional tracts in Brushvalley East and West Wheatfield and Jacksonville fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Iron and Coal Company
White
Center Townships
Lucien W. Robingson
John A. Scott
Dickey
Robert Allison
Thomas Martin
Barah Smail
W. A. Evans
Elize Keigan
John T. Johnston
H. J. Cannon
Smith Delos Hetrick
Cummi
Joseph D. Dick
Geo
Wm. EL Warne
Isaac Warner
Jas
John T. FR. Cummins
Fremont Stephe
Jos
D. Dickey
Hirjah McKesson
M. F. Carson
Thos, Fleming
Thos. Simpson
A. J. Miller
S. A St Clair
J. Henry Et al 'T
J. Brandon
J. M. T. Fritz
Samuel and
Job
Indiana County
John
Pantal
Rink Farm
D. W. Simpson
Center
Rayne Townships
D. F. Davis
M. H. Johnston
D. C. McKee
James Allison
Joseph Henderson
W. Nicholas
James Bethel
W. A. Fleming
John W. Johnston
M. E. and
Jane Stewart
H. H. Munshower
Jacob J. Munshower
M. Baroon
George
West Penn
Saltsburg
Salina
Beatty
East
Brushvalley
West Wheatfield
John Patterson
Hamilton
Can
D. L. Moorhead
James W. Walk
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Boy Seriously Injured In Inclined-Plane Accident
George E Reynolds, a young lad from Bolivar, was badly hurt Friday when a car on an inclined plane went out of control and crashed into a building at the top. He was buried about 20 feet and sustained crushed arms and bruised shoulders and face. He escaped instant death by a narrow margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Reynolds
Bolivar
Indiana Singers Plan Audran Opera The Majot
Under the Women's Relief Corps auspices a group of Indiana singers will stage Audran's comic opera The Majot around mid February. Director J L Apple leads the production with rehearsals starting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Relief Corps
Indiana
Audran
J. L. Apple
Stricken With Paralysis in West Mahoning Resident
Mr William McKallip, a prominent resident of West Mahoning township, was stricken with paralysis on Thursday. His condition is serious and may result in death. Another basketball game will be played here next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian McKallip
West Mahoning Township
Thurday
WEDDINGS OF A WEEK FEES AND MYERS MARRIED IN TOWN
Attorney Harry W. Fee and Miss Cora B. Myers, both prominent locals, wed at 8 pm in Rev J Day Brownlee home. Attendants were John Watson and Mary Wilson. They plan to live with Fee's parents until spring then set up housekeeping. Other notices follow of several county weddings and public pensions news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fee-Myers
Harry W. Fee
Cora B. Myers
J. Day Brownlee
First United Presbyterian Church
East Church Street
John Watson
Mary Wilson
Fee
Sutton
William H. Myers
South Sixth Street
Mr. Fee
Sick List Highlights Local Illnesses and Examinations
The town reports several serious illnesses including enteric fever with brain and spinal complications for Max P. Wilson who is considered unlikely to recover. William Beatty remains critically ill with typhoid fever, while Daisy Gilbert recovers and Helen White is ill. Postal workers William Gompers and Che West Ey passed exams for their roles, earning high marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max P. Wilson
East Church Street
William Beatty
Misa Daisy Gilbert
East Philadelphia
William Gompers
Town
Pittsburg
Oan We Che West Ey
Penn
New G A R Officers Installed in Indiana County Posts
Public installation ceremonies for Indiana Post No 28 G A R were held in the county courthouse with H H Bengough officiating. New officers include Commander G W Wheeler and senior vice D M Kinter. Also covered are meetings of the Indiana County Bar Association and Medical Society, and installation of Cherry Tree post officers with a basket dinner planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Aree
Indiana
The
County Medical Society
Bar Association
Indiana Post
No. 28
Court House
H. H. Bengough
Pittsburg
State Department
Thomas G. Sample
Grand Army
Indiana Band
8. M. Work
Judge White
H. H. ‘Bengough
G. W. Wheeler
D. M. Kinter
Isaac Beck
J. H. Hill
A. J. Forman
Joseph Laughlin
James McMullen
Brushvalley
R. F. Mc Henry
Marion Center
Norman Lewis
Blairsville
John M. St. Clair
Town
W. B. Ansley
Salinburg
J.T. Cass
West Lebanon
Wm. Conner Post
No. 40
Cherrytree
G. W. Gooderham
H. B. Hawes
Orange Michaels
Philip Stiffler
Jacob Arthur
Samuel Longnecker
Wm. Dunking
Sentinel
Joseph Stiffler
Simon McDonald
Langham
W. H. Campbell
Argument Court In Session With Thirty Cases On List
Argument court opened Monday under Judge White with about 30 cases on the list. Little notable activity in the courtroom as only attentive attorneys remain. Cases argued include Moody vs Hum & Leachman rule to show cause, Ada Waugaman vs Apollo Savings Bank, and others with motions and rules to open judgments. court to continue several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Humes
First National Bank Ve
Kate McQuown
Wills and estate actions noted in Blairsville and Cherryhill
The will of Eliza Deckert, Blairsville, names six children and two daughters as heirs with $1 each to several relatives. Maria A. Deckert is appointed executrix with the remainder of estate to Maria A. and Char Eckert. Will dated September 18, 1891. Martha Amond of Cherryhill Township probate last Tuesday bequeathed all real and personal property to husband John S. Amond, executor. Witnesses John Bruchal and William Shellito. Third Ward property sold. Mont Stephens bought Douglass & Beringer store and dwelling on South Tenth Street for $3,900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Deckert
Blairsville
Franklin
Jacob
Isaac Chapman
Davia
Jobn Wynn
A. Ebberts
Will N. Deckert
Maria A
Chareckert
Maria A. Deckert
Martha Amond
Cherryhill Township
John
Amond
John. Bruchal
William Shellito
Third Ward
Mont. Stephens
Douglass & Beringer
South Tenth Street
Jury Commissioners Fill Booth Township Jury Wheel
Jury commissioners J Scott McMahey and Jeck Anic McMillen of Booth township are filling the jury wheel for the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.scott McMahey
Jeck Anic McMillen
Booth Township
Personal Brevities From Indiana Normal District
Miss Mary Davison of Utah studies at Indiana Normal. Numerous visits by locals to Pittsburg Blairsville Latrobe Vandergrift and Johnstown. Students and residents travel for family events work and study across towns and cities including Pittsburgh and Rochester Mills. One note reports William Martin recovering from a serious accident at AEron C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Palmer
Blairsville
C. N. Lockhart
Marion Center
Helen Watson
Aletha Moore
St. Xavier Convent School
Latrobe
Agnes Wilson
Vassar College
W. L. Buchanan
Dixonville
G. T. Buchanan
Third Ward
T. P. Hildebrand
Center Township
A. V. Cunningham
Marion Christy
Mattenwam
N. Y
George Dick
Brushyalley Township
Huntingdon County
John K. Dick
F. D. Glover
East End
Pittsburg
Vandergrift
Johnstown
Annie McLaughlin
Philadelphia
J. M. Welch
North Seventh Street
John Kinnan
Cokeville
J. M. Johnston
Smathers
Marthe Jonener
East Oak Street
William Irvin
New York City
Verner Hollister
Leechburg
A. ©. Braughter
East Philadelphia
Mrs. Hollister
Wilmerding
Mr. Hollister
Sutton & Flude
Mary Moore
Saltsburg
Gustin Moorhead
North Sixth Street
Misa Moore
J. D. Moore
Indiana Normal
N. B. Lowman
Belle Vernon
Thomas Lowman
North Ninth Street
Lowman
William T. Martin
Martin
Aeron
Death notices of Paul Wherry and W L Marshall in 19th century listings
Recent deaths list Paul Wherry son of Mrs Ida Wherry of South Bend died in Pittsburg at 22 after brief illness He served in Company H 18th Regiment National Guards of Pennsylvania and worked as an electrical engineer at Hotel Henry Pittsburg Survived by mother and sister Mrs Fred Grosse of Vandergrift Funeral at Pittsburg then Oakland Cemetery Also W L Marshall dies at Snyder Station aged 54 Civil War veteran lost an leg from war injuries and later completely blinded by dynamite explosion in 1897 Married Sarah F Sweeny of Armagh with several children. funeral at his home then Blairsville Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wherry
Ida Wherry
South Bend
Pittsburg
Thorsday
Thomas Wherry
Indiana
18Th Regiment National Guards of
Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Church
Hotel Henry
Fred Grosse
Vandergrift
Lindsay
North Presbyterian Church
City
Oakland Cemetery
Armagh
J. W. Criswell
Blairsville
John Waldo McElhoes
John Waldo
Orpha McElhoes
South Tenth Street
Swartz Crawford
John McClane of West Wheatfield Dies at 65
John McClane of West Wheatfield township died Monday morning at about 65. He leaves a wife and two daughters at home, brothers Samuel McClane of West Wheatfield, Robert McClane near Plamnville, Rev Daniel McClane of Town, and sister Margaret J. Mack of Nebraska. A lifelong resident and longtime Bethel United Presbyterian church member, interment will be today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McClane
West Wheatfield Township
Samuel
Robert
Near Plamnville
Daniel McClane
Town
Margaret J. Mack
Nebraska
Bethel United Presbyterian Church
Obituary notices from Blairstown and nearby towns
A collection of obituaries reports the deaths of Nancy Trimble of Blairstown Iowa aged 77 from blood poisoning. John Waldo McElhoes nearly three, of South Tenth Street, from typhoid pneumonia. Charles Nicewonger three months old near Penn Run from whooping cough, pneumonia, and brain fever. Blanche Roberts of Johnstown from consumption aged 37. and David A. Steetle of Peabody Kansas aged 67 from dropsy. Interments and funeral services are noted for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nicewonger
Charles
Henry Nicewonger
Penn Run
Holaopple
Duonkard
Katherine Brown Died After Whooping Cough Near Blairsville
Katherine Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Brown of near Blairsville died Monday morning from whooping cough. The funeral service was to be held at Blairsville this forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Brown
Katherine
Jacob Brown
Blairsville
Dancing class to be opened by Prof J J Arnold in Johnstown
Prof J J Arnold of Johnstown will open a dancing class here in the near future. Persons interested may address him at New American House or contact him Thursday and Friday this week. A children's class will meet once weekly from 4 to 5 pm. Robberies at Buffington involve farm thefts. Thieves stole 27 chickens from Robert Wilson's Buffington farm on Saturday night. A few days earlier 40 chickens were taken from Mrs Hiram Baird's farm and two pigs were stolen from the Bracken farm nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Roberts
Blanche Roberts
Johnstown
Joseph Grambling
West Wheatfield
New Florence
J. J. Arnold
New American House
Robert Wilson
Buffington
Hiram Baird
Oyster and Fish Deliveries Ended by Mr Frank Daugherty
Mr Frank Daugherty will not deliver oysters and fish for the rest of the season. He has secured permanent work as a compositor in the Messenger office, and his new position requires him to suspend his former business for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Daugherty
Fleming In Tears At Departure From County Jail
Martin Fleming, condemned murderer of Charles Stuchel, has begun a life sentence at Western Penitentiary. His move from the county jail to the prison was silent and sorrowful, with his health and spirits failing as the train neared Blairsville. His wife and children had visited, and she plans divorce and remarriage, while he entrusts funds for his daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Fleming
Charles Stuchel
Western Penitentiary
Fleming
D. E. Thompson
Blairsville
Thompson
Eaid
Prosperity at Graceton Brings 600 Miners to Grace Town
McCreary Coke Company offers permanent positions to 600 experienced miners with pay ranging from 25 to 35 dollars every two weeks. The boom follows a year of high activity as 40 new tenement houses rise to house the influx. A haulage plant upgrade now allows 25 loaded mine cars per trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreary Coke Company
McCreary Coke Company, Limited
Graceton
Coke Town
Two Miners Injured by Fall at Cramer Mines
Henry Scritchfield and John Sthtaman of Johnstown Coal Company at Cramer were severely hurt when a large coal section fell while they were hearing in on Monday morning. Scritchfield was buried and bruised with a serious cut on one hand. Stutsman sustained a severe knee injury from a huge coal lump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramer
Henry Scritchfield
John Sthtaman
Johnstown Coal Company
Mr. Scritchfield
Stutsman
Territory to be tested in Armstrong township leases
Messrs James Cochran of Parkwood and William Hamilton of town hold gas and oil leases on 4000 acres in Armstrong township. Negotiations last week conveyed the leases to a syndicate. The territory will locate a well this month and work commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cochran
Parkwood
William Hamilton
Town
Armstrong Township
Pittsburg
Fire destroys Johnston store and insurance payout planned
Mr Frank A Johnston formerly of Creekside now in Ford City suffered a serious fire loss last Tuesday with an estimated outlay of 5600 dollars and 4500 dollars’ insurance. He plans to reopen a new store in Wick City in April. The First United Presbyterian church in town held its annual congregational meeting on Monday morning electing G W Simpson and A W Maber as trustees and noting a new treasury balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Johnston
Creekside
Ford City
Johnston
Wick City
First United Presbyterian Church
Stiles Wins Mail Contract for Four-Year Route Coverage
Peter Stiles of the town has received a contract to carry the mail over the next four years on fourteen routes. He was notified by Washington authorities. The award marks a significant posting in federal mail service planning and regional transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter. Stiles
Stiles
Washington
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Jacksonville Field
Wakefield-Mack
Edward B. Wakefield
Nannie E. Mack
Brushvalley Township
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
York
Horp-Ranee
J. 5. Thorp
Curry Ran
Clearfield County
Evangeline Ranke
Hillsdale
Curr Run
Bay-Steffy
Wesley R. Ray
Mary E. Steffy
M. E
J. M. Cogley
Railroad Avenue
Gray-Truby
R. J. P. Gray
Stormstown
Nellie Truby
Brachvalley
Joel Hunt
District Congressional News
Jack
Reuben Richardson
Rochester Mills
John W. Neal
Robert McLean
Plomville
Same
Mary E Wright
Jacobs Creek
Westmoreland County
J. M. Rodkey
C. Ol. Derickson
Monessen
Statelick
Armstrong County
George F.austraw
Millwood
Ligonier
Spring Church
North Point
Blaireville
West Newton
Parkers Landing
Greensburg
Lnd
Norman
T. J. Davis
Buffington Township
Argument Court IN Session
Hetes
Mary Davison
Utah
Howard Austin
A. §. Cunningham
R. N. Miller
Blairaville
Coulter Wiggins
I. C. Rowland
Thad. C. Work
Mayme Seubert
Bertha Graff
Water Street
W. J. Wilson
Oakland Avenue
Mercer
John Adair
New Sheffield
Sarah St. Clair
Ninth Street
Bess Lovelace
Homer City
Laura Davis
Normal
R. M. Ewing
Wilkinsburg
L. M. Humphrey
Rochester
Florence Hasinger
Philadelphia Street
Allegheny
al. Kinghorn
Nancy Trimble
Nancy ‘Trimble
Blairstown
George Trimble
White Township
James Hamilton
G. T. Hamilton
T. M. Carnahan
Shelocta
David A. Steetle
Peabody
Kan
Dropey
Brushvalley Tornship
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