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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
5
Local correspondence lists visitors from Jeannette to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Several residents travel, host relatives, and attend church events in Homer City, Canoe, Knox, and nearby towns. A lawn fete and M E quarterly conference are announced. trains, sick lists, and post office updates appear amid social rounds.
West Wheatfield brief notes of visits and movements reveal Mrs L Beaufort visiting Blairsville relatives, Harry Reynolds and others in the county seat, Miss Loig Campbell and Frank Campbell making trips, a baby arrival, and a sprained ankle for Abby Reynolda. Reports request help locating John F. St. Clair who sowed buckwheat to join the Buckwheat Union.
Several residents plan or enjoy visits across Rayne township and nearby towns. Harry Wynkoop returns to New York, others like Claude Stewart Alice McGinnty and Bertha Ellis visit Mr Cooper, and many locals host relatives from Pittsburg Indiana and Washington. An ice cream festival is planned on church lawn next Friday evening.
The Buffalo Rochester and Pittaberg Railroad will offer excursion tickets at all stations at a special rate for the fifth annual United Presbyteriana reunion to be held at Conneaut Lake on Thursday August 14.
George Smitten of Windber Pennsylvania married Miss Minerva G Morgan daughter of Mrs R J Morgan of West Church Street at the bride’s home. Officiants included Rev C P Morgan Rev Dr G T Reynoulds and Dr G Dick Morgan with Miss Nell Hetrick as bridesmaid. The couple will live in Windber and travel after a small ceremony attended by close relatives.
D C Mack Auctioneer announces for Indiana to host the Soldiers Association annual gathering on August 21. Entertainment includes George H Lukens Hermann D Cotter from Philadelphia with music banjo songs and recitations. An excursion is arranged and reunions of regiments are hoped. Allegheny county G A R association expected in full. Harry Ware president.
RECENT DEATHS DICTATE a Blacklick township resident aged about 70 died at home after a heart illness and gangrene. Surviving children include Attorney George Miller ClarindaTa Mrs. Harry Graff Isaac Miller and others. Funeral was led by Rev C Byrne at Bethel church with interment at Ebenezer. Catherine Foust wife of Levi Foust died aged 71 after dropsy and heart trouble. She was a lifelong Methodist and survived by several children. Burial followed in Armagh cemetery. J A Barr of Cecil township Washington county died aged about 75 at home. Survived by wife and three children. Funeral at home then interment at Pigeon Creek cemetery.
Brackson Jackson of Blairsville aged about 74 died Wednesday evening. Born in Richmond Virginia in 1817 he was enslaved until the fall of the Confederacy and came to Blairsville after the Civil War. his wife and eight children survive. Interment was in Blairsville cemetery Friday. Also Airs. George Overdorff of Braadvalley township died Wednesday of diabetes aged about 36. husband and several children survive. funeral in Fry graveyard. An infant son of Mr and Mrs Ad Mikesell of near Lower Two Lick died Saturday morning aged three months. funeral Monday at 10 o’clock conducted by Rev J W Shaffer. Greenwood Cemetery. Moses Miller of Young township died Saturday afternoon near 4 o’clock aged about 80. Wife and two sons Benjamin and Samuel live elsewhere. interment Elderton. James Myers, son of Mr and Mrs J C Myers of Davis, died Thursday of diphtheria aged about 6. interment at Washington Presbyterian church cemetery in Rayne township. two other children ill. Mrs Mary J Libengood of Burrell township died Monday evening aged 8 years 10 months. Blairsville cemetery. Infant child of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Kunkle of Coopersdale died Tuesday morning. parents formerly from Homer City.
Deeds placed on record show Levi Hall transferring two lots in Saltsburg to Thomas M. Forbes for 1 dollar. Joseph Wagner part of 223 acres in Wheatfield sold to A W Baker for 1,446.22 dollars. Sara Wagner of 233 acres in West Wheatfield to A V Barker for 1,642.78 dollars. James Dill sells 32 acres in Brushvalley to John H. Cunningham for 250 dollars. Daniel H. Ruffner transfers 92 acres in Rayne to David Wheeler for 3,500 dollars. Arcadia Land Co. transfer in Montgomery to Michael Menoveky for 100 dollars. John Titterington sells 2 acres in Grant to Azariah Buterbaugh for 1 dollar. Samuel Smiley 70 acres in Grant to Azariah Buterbaugh for 1,800 dollars. W H Buterbaugh 8 acres in Montgomery to Wm Rankin for 400 dollars. Lewis B. Ruffner 2 acres in Rayne to Mary P. Ruffner for 45 dollars. Thomas Widdowson 2 acres in Rayne to Lewis B. Ruffner for 75 dollars. Valentine Kerr 10 acres in Green to Philip Pittman for 118.65 dollars.
Eleanor Farrell aged 16 and Eas Arthura aged 15 planned a runaway from the Industrial Home on Thursday night about 10.00. They believed outside parties influenced them to leave while the matron checked rooms. the beddings held dummies and the escape was discovered.
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