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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1871
Page
5
County news items report no communication during primaries, agricultural society meeting on June 18, 1871, and local notes on rain, street grading, and reader submissions. Notices mention Fourth of July celebrations in Marion, public pumps, wool and strawberry notes, church lecture critique, public misbehavior like dog fights, and local advertisements for goods at Indiana House, Wilson’s, Brilhart Co, and local firms.
The Republican Return Judges met in the Court House at 2 pm on Monday the 5th inst. Dan S Porter served as chairman. Dr Word Stewart was elected President, with Robi Sutton and R M Birkman as Secretaries. Committees were named to notify Gen Harry White and arrange conferees from Westmoreland County.
The Indiana County Republican convention lauds ten years of national leadership under Grant, Geary, and the party. It endorses Grant for president in 1872, Geary for Pennsylvania governor, and GOP ticket candidates for district and county offices, condemning Democratic excesses and urging support for Stantom, Beath, Porter, Smith, and Lowe. The group also backs Senator Harry White and discusses local convention procedures and adjournment. The record closes with a notice of local prints and goods at M Allaster's.
Local letters discuss paving sidewalks on Campbell and Brown streets. Notices mention bids, contracts, and builders at work, a new dwelling, a restaurant refit, and the ongoing rivalry with the Indiana Messenger. Community events include a Strawberry festival planned by the Sewing Society to repair the M B Church and a July Fourth celebration setup.
A young man named Jordan, about 21, drowned after attempting to rescue a companion at a dam near Peter Dilts' barn. Burns nearly perished while saving Jordan, but both efforts failed as darkness fell. Neighbors found Jordan about seven feet deep after an hour of searching, the tragedy follows another family death recent in the same family. The article closes with local advertisements for Bible and book shops and seed stores.
John A Johnston of Pleasantville Venango County marries Elizabeth Hall of Washington township this county on the 1st inst per Rev M Elwain.
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