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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
16
White Township formed around Indiana in 1843, named for Judge Thomas White. The article details early settlers including Moorheads, Kellys, Thompsons, and Trimble, with notes on land grants, Indian displacement, and the first 1844 White Township election officers.
The article traces early settler James St Clair on the Capt. McFarland farm in Brushvalley and White townships, notes St Clair as father of Dr. Thomas St Clair of Indiana, Pa. It recounts the 1807 organization of the Presbyterian church by Rev J W Henderson, lists pastors from Galbraith to Reed to Williams, Quay, McElwain, Hall, Crawford, and finally Jesse R Ziegler D D, highlighting growth to about 1,400 members and the current pastor arriving in 1914 from Frankfort Kentucky forming the largest county congregation.
Creekside was laid out in 1884 by David Peeler for John Weamer and incorporated as the borough of Creekside on June 5 1905 after a petition filed May 1 1905. The first election was set for July 11 1905 with officers including Judge J C Speedy and M L Carnahan. The borough covers 120 acres at the Iselin and Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg railway junction with Methodist Episcopal and Center Presbyterian churches.
Twenty four years ago Budd Lewis is now deputy sheriff and D W Simpson’s term expired. Geo W Hood and H K Sloan attend funeral of their com trade Adjt Gen McClelland in Pittsburgh. The large flouring mill at Greenville changed hands last Saturday. Wm Fair sold his interest to Archie Fowler, and the firm becomes Hugh and Fowler.
List of jury commissioners with years of service and term expirations toward January 1918. Names include I. M. Watt James Bailey James P. Carter John Robertson W. H. Coleman Francis Laird William Shields Nathaniel Nesbit Andrew Shields Geo Delaney John Older Jas S Hazlett A Y Barclay Jas L Langham James Millen J Scott McGaughey Lemon B Kinsy William Lang James H Blose W F George Tom McHichoes Harry Bryan Sylvester C Thompson B F Lydie M H Henry and George Delancey with terms expiring January 1918.
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