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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1895
Page
1
Grand jury returns filed on Monday as part of the June session. licenses denied and other applications to be ruled this week. Court heard numerous matters including guardianships sales, partitions, and estate actions. opinions by Judge White to be filed this week. various notices and citations issued in probate and civil cases.
Crowd of about 300 gathered at Normal Park Thursday afternoon for the second game of Dull between the Kiskiminetas club and the Normal school nine. After a tense battle, the visitors led early, Normal tied it in the eighth, and the contest ended with a two run difference in the seventh inning. Key players included Kinsel, Williams, the St. Chur brothers, Gourley, and Andy Wilson back at catcher. The deciding game is set for next Monday afternoon with both teams expected to make a strong showing.
A Miss Stiffey of Conemaugh township required Dr. Walker of Clarksburg to remove four needles from her breast. She had first felt pain, leading to a healing injury treated by surgery. The last needle was taken out last week and she recovers well.
John L Getty of West Church street pressed charges before Squire Marlin against Mary J Wisherman colored for incorrigibility. The girl, employed as a domestic at Gettys home for two years, has influence on neighborhood children and is charged with a grave offense. Humane Agent Thompson took her to the Morganza Reformatory on Monday.
Mr J C Conner of Barnesboro visited town on Saturday recalling a timber he cut at Bear Run in Clearfield county last week. One batt log measured sixteen feet and held 1 780 feet while the whole tree yielded nearly 5 000 feet. Who can beat this.
Wesley Hadden of Cherryhill township was kicked in the abdomen while walking behind a team on Monday. He was brought home for care and, though the injuries are serious, are not expected to be fatal.
Poor Overseer William Calhoun of Armstrong township with Mr Harry Mahan of Creekside took Stewart Cochran a demented man to Dixmont Insane Asylum on Monday. The man has long been a pauper in Armstrong township and is described as a harmless lunatic. Ross a three year old son of Mr Forren Rowe of Cherryhill township was kicked by a horse on Tuesday with the hoof striking the abdomen causing internal injuries possibly fatal.
Mrs W J Pollock of Grant township fractured her left ankles after a misstep on a small porch. One ankle bone was fractured and the joint dislocated.
Road Supervisor Mr. Jerry Sexton of White township killed a seven foot blacksnake on the road along Ramsey's Run near town on Thursday.
An elderly man, Mr. John Harbison, died suddenly in his chair at home in Armstrong township. Heart disease was the cause. He was about 70, survived by his wife, a son Dr. Ro1 Harbison of Reynoldsville, and a daughter Miss Martha Harbison. Funeral services were held at Curry Ran Presbyterian Church and burial followed.
Miss Eliza Thompson aged about 31, a longtime resident of Rayne Township, died Friday evening after years of illness. She lived with her niece Mrs. John P. Martin, of East Mahoning Township, and was a member of the Gilygal Presbyterian Church. Funeral services were led by Rev. Foresman of Marion Center and burial occurred in the church yard on Sabbath.
Mrs W Dickie Ray aged 42 years four months and seventeen days died at her home on Church street Thursday at 2 50 p m after four weeks illness of liver and kidney ailment. She leaves a husband and four children and was active in West Union and First United Presbyterian churches. Rev J Day Brownlee conducted the funeral with large attendance. interment in Greenwood cemetery.
William Ranson prominent Blairsville citizen died Friday evening from dropsy at age 72. He left a wife and six children including David in Chicago and Alexander in Blairsville. A longtime supervisor of the Indiana Branch railroad since its construction, he was buried Monday after funeral services by Rev. R. F. McClure in Blairsville Cemetery. A special train carried mourners from the area.
Benjamin Evans died at his Brushvalley township residence on Monday evening June 3 1895 aged 70 after a four year paralysis. A devout Methodist and respected citizen he leaves a wife two sons John W and Ben F and is a brother in law of Geo W Stewart. His body will be interred at Evans cemetery near Mechanicsburg this Wednesday afternoon.
Dr W E Hanna a Buffington township dentist died in Leadville Colorado on Wednesday from brain trouble aged about 35 He practiced in Johnstown until three years ago when he moved to Colorado He is survived by his wife and his mother Mrs John Graham of Buffington township His remains were brought home and interred in Blacklick graveyard Buffington township on Monday
Mrs. Mellie Uncapher of Armstrong Township died Monday evening after long illness. She is survived by three sons and two daughters. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Hughes of Jacksonville, with interment in the Presbyterian church graveyard on Tuesday.
Nannie Balentine Brown, ten, daughter of Mr and Mrs Balentine Brown of Brushvalley township, died Friday from scarlet fever. Her remains were buried in Fry's burying ground on Sabbath.
Memorial Day activities marked the twenty seventh anniversary with ceremonies led by G A R Post 28 and allied groups. Veterans visited graves, church services and talks by Rev Brownlee and others highlighted the day, with music, prayers, and patriotic addresses across multiple towns including Cook Port Clarksburg and Strongstown.
The Erodelphian Literary Society marked its twentieth anniversary with a Friday program in Normal chapel featuring music, recitations, and speeches. Notable attendees included former members and alumnae, plus Miss Esther Drenning and Miss Caroline Angel in a later Monday recital. Tennis entries and prize donations accompanied club activities as campus life showcased arts, music, and upcoming publications.
The Progress reports the letting of the Pittsburg and Eastern Railroad contract for twenty miles diagonally through the county. Since last week, grading begins with 1000 men working from Mahaffey to Rankin's Summit Hillsdale. Ties and coal openings appear near Hillsdale Cush Creek as lumber contracts for trestles and bridges are awarded to J. D. Ake.
Mr M. B. Postlewait of North Mahoning township was driving home from town when the horse, overwhelmed by heat, collapsed and died in the harness during the return journey. He had earlier gone to town that day, and the long trip home in the extreme heat proved too much for the animal.
A slab pile on M. W. Wagner’s Brushvalley township farm caught fire on Sabbath. A large stack of lumber and 2,000 ties stood nearby. Forty men fought the blaze and saved the timber from total loss, though parts of the lumber were badly damaged.
Mr J A Johnston a Church street merchant made an assignment on Monday for the benefit of his creditors D W Simpeon is assignee.
A ball struck Mies Ei Sith on the head during the Thumday ball game in the local venue. Eyewitnesses reported the impact knocked her hat askew as spectators reacted to the sudden incident.
A traveler describes exploring Rome’s Forum and Capitoline area. He notes Caesar’s murder site, Brutus’s square, Arch of Septimius Severus, Mark Antony’s funeral speech, and the Colosseum. The guide “Comrade” speaks English, aids ruin explanations, and the party visits the Capitoline Museum, St Marie Araeceli, Tarpeian Rock, and Romulus birthplace site with references to the Appian Way and Jupiter temple.
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