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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1894
Page
1
The record details grand jury presentments, appointments of auditors and guardians, and multiple court decisions. Defendants Reisinger and Mabon pleaded guilty to assault related charges and were fined. The docket lists numerous guardianships, property disputes, road orders, lis pendens, probate matters, and criminal indictments with sentences or proceedings. The grand jury praised jail conditions and recommended road and courthouse improvements.
Indiana Post G A R No 28 adopts a resolution thanking Womens Relief Corps No 70 for aiding Memorial Day 1894 activities. The corps organized a children’s march at the Cenotaph and decorated it with flowers wreaths and flags. Also credited are Baptist church Rev M M Sweeney M E church Sons of Veterans and Apples Cornet Band for Memorial Day assistance.
Mrs Edward McCoy of Pittsburg died after slitting her throat at home on June 3. Doctors say temporary insanity may have driven the act. She lingered until the Sabbath after, dying at about 28. She leaves her husband and two small children. She was a daughter of James R Knabb of Cherryhill township. Burial set for Penn Run.
The mining town of Glen Campbell was patrolled by strikers who barred newcomers and boycotted operator shops. On Saturday thirty Philadelphia policemen were brought in to guard the works, and Register and Recorder McGregor deputized the men. Peace followed the arrival of officers and a quieting effect settled over the town.
An oil lamp left burning in Dr. G. R. Churchill's dental rooms on Philadelphia street caused smoke and a carpet fire around noon on Tuesday. The blaze was detected promptly, limiting damages to the room with no other losses reported.
William Lowman of Conemaugh township was bucked from a hay load when the spring pole broke loose and struck his head, leaving him unconscious for a period.
Commissioners R. N. McElhoes and Adam Black oversee West Mahoning township bridge work as repairs are slated for North Point over Little Mahoning this summer.
A burglary occurred at the spring house of Jefferson Davis in Strongstown on Monday evening, with perpetrators making off with two large hams and a quantity of bread and butter.
Irwin Miller, son of jail warden R N Miller, was badly scalded on Monday forenoon when a boiler of hot water overturned. He suffered severe injuries to his left leg and foot. A Sabbath school convention was held at the Lutheran church in Smicksburg last week. Jacob Stonebreaker of Deckers Point strained himself pulling stumps in a field Thursday, causing internal injuries. Rev Hay will preach next Sabbath afternoon at 3:30 in the McLain school house east of town.
A Friday blaze in Plumville Indiana destroyed fourteen buildings in a row including James Cochran's blacksmith shop and Henry Aul's hotel and barn. Losses around 14000 with several homeowners insured. families plan to rebuild as residents form a relief committee led by H B Miller. The cause remains undetermined as sparks leapt across roofs and firefighting faced equipment shortages.
In a Monday game, Bolivar Club defeated Normal 8 to 3. Key players included McElhoes and Pounds with two base hits, Young with a three bagger, and Earle pitching for Bolivar with 9 strikeouts.
A. A. Markle of Cherryhill township was surprised on his fiftieth birthday by about forty guests. Friends arrived early and organized a generous dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Markle. The day featured social amusements and gifts including a rocker from his mother Mrs Mary Markle of Whitestown.
L Gallagher of Utah post office preferred charges against W G Allen of DIXONVILLE on Saturday before Squire S M McMaster for assault and battery. Gallagher says long-standing ill will led Allen to strike him on the road as he drove with a lady. Allen appeared Monday and paid the fine and costs.
The Young Men's Christian Association rejects using the Farmers Bank rooms citing expense to remove partitions. They seek double rooms likely near Judge White's Philadelphia street residence among surrounding buildings. A lawn fete by Presbyterians with hot coffee and cincarette benefits the church. notes on Indiana Agricultural Society premium list appear on pages two and three. Second and third pages mark a single time list. readers urged to preserve the issue for reference. The Free Methodists have left east Church Street meeting halls after a long presence.
Guests and citizens attended a league convention with J T Bell and J H Devers presiding, a ceremonial welcome, and a recitation titled Hagar presented by Mina Jones. The program featured a formal reception, speeches, and a strong emphasis on literary readings.
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