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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
4
A cluttered 1918 notice page shows executors and guardians announcing private sales of real estate and seeking claims or payments. Names include Hayle Elaling agent, K. Wenstlit, Frank or The Moote, Charles Moore, Harry Al Horland, and others. Also details bids for a school building, land parcels in Blairsville and White Township, and an audit by George T. Urissania with instructions for interested claimants.
The Windsor Queen Mary pantry, famed for its historic and monetary value, features two rooms of display and storage packed with silver and gold plate. Highlights include a Neptune vase said to be made by Cellini, rose water fountains, chandeliers, and a flagon rescued from the Armada, along with belts of Nell Gwynn and a vast punch bowl by Flaxman.
A Staten Island fossil find sparks discussion whether a digged specimen is a dinotherium while a coroner may issue a ruling. Separate notes mention selling a fragment of the first aerophine bomb for charity with the buyer getting the history of possession. The page ends with brief humorous lines from Detroit Free Press and a quip about a note collection and a retiring disposition.
Legal notice of two parcels sold in execution. First, land in Diamondville Cherry Hill bounded by Moore and Gibson lines, with coal rights reserved, tied to deeds from 1887 and 1906. Second, two lots in Indiana Borough with a Penn Enamel Sink Co plant, including buildings and fixtures, tied to mortgage and sheriff sale notices, with sale terms and adjourned sale date July 19, 1918.
The auditor appointed by the Orphans Court of Indiana County Pennsylvania will sit at 12 Farmers Bank building in Indiana for the distribution of the estate of A Wilson Glenn as shown by the Second and Final Account of administrator Asher G Glenn. The hearing is set for Thursday July 26 1918 at 2 o'clock p m. All parties may attend or be barred from claiming a share. John H Hill July 3 1838.
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