Farmers Institutes Begin This Week
County wide series of seven Farmers Institutes opens Friday at Gordon School Blacklick Township with sessions in Indiana Willet Plumville Cockport Brushvalley and Armagh. M C Stewart of Center Township presides. State speakers include L W Lighty S H Painter and A D Cromwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institutes
Gordon
Blacklick Township
Indiana
Willet
Plumville
Cockport
Brushvalley
Armagh
M. C. Stewart
Center Township
L. 'W. Lighty
East Berlin
S. H. Painter
Avella
A. D. Cromwell
West Chester
F. B. Repine
H.painter
W. G. Jack
George Dunmire
F. O. Shields
A. B. Mikesell
A. B. Cromwell
Henry Graff
T. H. Clawson
H. Painter
A. B. Milesell
Shields
Mock
A. D. Crowmell
Miss .Marie Shields
W. P. McCreanong
Reading
Marie Shields
Farm Bureau
J. W. Warner
J. Mi. Mack
Odette
Ino
Ackerson
L. A. Altman
Long
Hf. Painter
S. W. Shearer
J. M. Lusinger
Homer City
C. H. McCall
R. D. Tonkin
James PF. Chapman
March Court Opens Low Indictments Mark Session
March term of court opened with only five constables reported, foreman W A Glass set to oversee duties, and county buildings inspections underway. True bills issued for A L Trunze and Guy Bonelli, while Russell R Dacker’s fornication charge was dropped. Naturalization Court to test 68 candidates today. civil cases absent this week. Dominic McGallio fined $500 and six months in jail for fruit tree damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Glass
White Township
Russell R. Dacker
A. L. ‘Trunze
Guy Bonelli
Pioneer Coal Company
Cherry Tree & Dijonville Railroad
Equity
J. N. Langam
Naturalization Court
Dominic McGallio
Thomas Harris
West Wheatfield
Io County
Indiana Motor Co to Erect Fine Brick Addition on North Eighth
The Indiana Motor Co will add a handsome two story brick and tile structure on North Eighth Street. The 49 by 50 foot addition will include a modern showroom office and storage on the first floor and a first class repair shop on the second floor accessed by a steel runway. The existing office and salesroom space will become extra storage upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Eighth Street
Indiana Motor Go
New Burgess Appointed by Court to Fill Vacant Term
Judge J N Langherd appoints H Wallace Thomas of Burgess to fill the unexpired term after the death of James A Crossman. Thomas is described as a long time Indiana activist with public spirit and strong standing in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Langherd
H. Wallace Thomas
Town
Burgess
James A. Crossman
Thomas
Indiana
Qualities Sought in Ideal Mayor for Growing Municipality
The candidate,Mr Thomas, promoted the town well under a late predecessor He previously served as county sheriff and earned a reputation as a diligent public servant He was the youngest swan elected to the office He has led Diamond Glassware Company for years in Indiana and is now recovering from a serious pneumonia attack which previously claimed Mr Crossman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Buble
Diamond Glassware Company
Indiana
Crossman
Real estate transfers in Indiana County since last report
Transfers include E B Kettering to Isabel Madoni a Blairsville lot for 1800 dollars and A L Ames to Susan Hunter a Saltsburg lot for 575. Other deeds cover Barry Miller to Bettie Foster West Wheatfield 300 and Amanda Griffith to Wm Faux 42 acres Cherryhill 3917 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
E. B. Kettering
Isabel Madoni
Blairsville
A. L. Ames
Susan Hunter
Saltsburg
George Miller
Bettie Foster
West Wheatfield
Amanda Griffith
Wm. J. Faux
Cherryhill
John Abraham
Leonard Capizzi
Clymer
Harry Clawson
Thomas M
Atras
West Mahoning
Samuel Airman
Leafy L. Blystone
Washington
Calvin G Hamilton
Samuel W. Miller
A.M. Johnston
Frank Foutz
Homer City
R. B. McConnaughey
Mike K. Romanik
R. EL. McClure
J. J. All
George
Ernest
Weddings of a Week Bright-Winton and Fleming-Mahan unions
Multiple society notes report recent marriages in Indiana and nearby areas. Dorothy Winton of West Water Street married Capt Raymond N Bright of Detroit at a quiet home ceremony in Detroit. George Fleming and Charlotte Mahan wed in Cumberland Maryland, with plans to move to Vandergrift for work in steel mills. Ojen Williams of Blacklick and Margaret Ickes of Brush Valley joined in marriage at their home in Bankburg. The column also notes labor strikes costs in Indiana County totaling about six thousand dollars with fourteen million statewide in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Air Service
Fleming-Mahan
George Fleming
Charlotta C. Mahan
White Township
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cumberland
Kev, Enders
J. W. Mahan
GB. B. Plaming
Mahan
Vandergrift
Mr. Plaming
Personal Brevities From Dilltown to DuBois
Notes mention Dr W Campbell of Dilltown visiting county seat caller Monday and W B Crawford of Elders Ridge in Harrisburg on business. Several locals attend or host visits including Mrs T B Clark of North Ninth Street, Mrs Clara Manges of Johnstown, A C Shank of Commodore ordering The Pro gram for a year, and others visiting relatives in Seward Vandergrift and Johnstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Campbell
Dilltown
W. B. Crawford
Eldera Ridge
Harrisburg
T. B. Clark
North Ninth Street
George Ky Kline
Johnstown
A. C. Shank
Commodore
Albert Selah
Clara Manges
Leigh
David Orta
Must Oal Street
Thomas Bracken
Mimor
Vandergrift
Bracken
Scott Rodgers
Seward
J. R. Clark
White Township
Clarence Cummins
Chico
Cal
A. TS. Bracken
East Wheaffeld Township
Dale Timberlake
Braddock
18Th Regiment
National Guards
Annie Ralston
Williamsport
Indiana
Ernest Livingston
Maple Avenue
KE. A. Goodfellow
DuBois
Frank Toote
Langham Court Keeps Palmer Sentence Upheld
The Superior Court in Philadelphia sustained Judge J Nut Langhams decision in the Davis A Palmer case. Palmer of Blacklick was found guilty of assaulting an Oliver during the Reds agitation at Homer City on May 1 and fined 109 plus costs. He appealed to the higher court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis A. Palmer
Superior Court
Philadelphia
J. Nut Langham
Blacklick
Oliver
Homer City
Langlum
Palmer
Almer
Ehariff
Indiana Man Fatally Injured in Factory Accident
Thomas A. Marth, 40, of town, was crushed in a groove cutting machine at Indiana Bent Run Ladder Co. He died eight hours after the Friday incident at Indiana hospital. Survived by wife Myrtle Bowman and two daughters, plus brothers and sisters. Funeral at Faith home on School Street conducted by Roy J A Beaton. interment Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Thomas A. Marth
Indiana Bent Run Ladder Company
Idiana
Minhiwel Waith
White Township
Wis
Force
Indiana Street Railway Company
Myrtle Bowman
Town
Harry
Edward Faith
Dmalraville
Jacob
Joseph
Lilvia Walth
Emma Tolies
Orange
Faith Home
School Street
Roy. J. A. Beaton
Greenwood Cemetery
William 12
Smead
William J. Samiad
Washington Township
Pittsburgh
Thomas Smead
Ada Callege
Ada, C
Lincoln Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Tia
Thomas
Martha J. Smead
William C. Boli
Braddock
Harry St. Smead
Greensburg
Company F Boys Plan Big Reunion At Outing Club
Melonels Thompson and Martin WIL from the 110th regiment will attend a campfire for Company F tomorrow night at eight in the Outing Club rooms. Veterans are urged to attend as Captain Charles L. McLain recruits for the new TF Company. All who ever served with Company F since 1878 are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melonels Thompson
Martin
Thompson
110Th Regiment
Company F
Sycvry
Charles L. McLain
TF Company
Pneumonia Toll Strikes Jacksonville Family
Isaac Howard aged 75 and his daughter Tillie aged 41 died within hours of each other in Jacksonville from pneumonia contracted during an influenza illness. Both were members of the United Presbyterian church. The father died later Sunday after a Saturday decline. Funeral services were held at the Howard home conducted by Rev. I Orville Menning, with interment in Jacksonville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Isaac Howard
Tillie
Weed
Unitec Presbyterian
Howard Home
Tugsay
Mev. I. Orville Menning
Jacksonville Cemetery
Tragic Deaths Reported in Trafford and Blacklick
In Trafford, 22yearold Joseph Wilt of Gowport was killed while walking to work when struck by a motorist near Trafford. He had recently moved there from Indiana and is survived by wife Marie McWilliams, his father and brothers. In Blacklick, two Russian men were fatally stabbed during a Sunday brawl and died later in an Indian hospital. وفاة occurred Tuesday night and Saturday, with investigations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ejo
Alan
Joseph GC
Wilk
M. Wilt
Gookport
Nieain
Trafford
Goal Union
Indiana
Alex Bennett
Town
Hal
Marle McWilliams
Homer
City
C. Wilt
Kinpart
Paul and
den Wilt
Clymer
Frank Wilt
Uniontown
Cherry ‘Tres
Fleremalig
Cockport
Muiyle
Blacklick
Leka
Silday
Ariiuesh
Kaive
Thonis Cistey
Avinagh
Webrum
Jig
Death notices fill local columns in February obituaries
Mrs. Michael Wagner and Mrs. Logan Wigner, both 67, die from influenza complications in Brusn valley and Freshbon areas. The list includes W. B. Wagner and J. Otis Wagner, among others, with services led by Rev. Farrer. Additional deaths include William J. Smead of Pittsburgh, W. W. Harbison of Sheloca, and several other relatives, with interments across Greensburg and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Wagner
Logan Wigner
Lesbihon
Mock
Brusnyalley Township
Freshbon
Germany Lutheran Church
West Wheaffeld Township
Emmy Neynolds
Derry
Major Slump in Coal Output in 1919 District Wide
The 1919 annual report from State Mine Inspector Thomas B. Lowther shows a 40 percent drop in coal production in the northern half of Indiana County, with 3,701,185 tons mined by 5,762 workers across the 25th bituminous district. Accidents cost 12 lives, most due to miner carelessness, and the report lists production by company totals and nationalities among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peerease
Lowther
Ufe
Indiana County
Leilwood
Clymer
Iselin
Thomas 8. Lowther
Harrisburg
Enda
Ifferson
Cletatgid Coal
Non Gao
Newmn
Mary Cowl Go
Pilishureh Gas Coal
Idumar Goal Ga
Mido Cowl Miting Co
Bette
Bette Aes 55,990 Ponnsy] Vnt Galleries, Ine. 47,674 Lorsesel Coal Mining Co
Clonkield Vituminous Coal Corporation
Coal Rum Mining
Sonora Coal Mining Co
Wipire Coal Mining Co
Mitton Penta Coal Mining
Willams Ana
Binder
Thun Cowl Co
Wines Goal
Crouside
Milhar
Widdowson Coal Mining Co
Dixonville Conl Co
Chirping- Runk Coal
McGoombs Goal
Savan Collieries Co
Tidand Gowl Co
Mannufacturers Cant Co
Bak Wiiva Dh. Smith & Heathers
Ca. Gales. Ae. Bethe Willrich Coal Co
Lowther Cour Cea
Eencae
Cubieronts Uwothian Sazealeless
Cercece Reece
Pystar Et
Rkio College
Morrow
Lone Pi
United Presbyterian Thiveh
Tarkid
Collord
Enmncelion
Uanehter
Ruth
Oxford
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Schoolhouse
J. W. ‘Warner
McHenry
James W. Wigsgins
J. Loweryne
B. F. Dickie
5. M. Fleming
Ira Marlin
Bert Orr
J. Wi
Warner
A. D
Cromwell
Carl Wallace
Painter
W. D. Pairman
A. B. Brown
J. W. Righty
Berlin
America
Carl Walshe
Iva Marlin
P. Wissinger
Ox Hill Grange Hall
Rev. Daniels
Avallo
M. D. Fisher
J. T. Jewart
L. W. Lighty
East Terlin
Frank Marshall
Lagsons
Chester County Survey
R. J. Morrow
Ed Beltz
Lighty
Grant Pierce
Shields McMillen
S.J. Mulberger
H. S. Jamison
Song
J. M. Rankin
Jamissop
Marion Center
Neva
Rev. Porter
March Court
Indiana.motor CO
H. Painisy
Noragin
George Botsford
Ll. W. Lighty
M. Hastings
Wetzel
John L. Simpson
L. W. Shields
Beushwalley Methodist Church
C. H. Stefty
G. W. McGutcheon
E. Artemus
Roy ‘Mack
Grange
Hall
Marely
Martha Tomb
Roka May Sutchison
Ray
O. E
Rodkey
Chas
Unt
J. F. Chapman
Il.w. Lighty
Tl. Painter
J. J. Hutchison
J. W. Laghty
Il. K. Tomi
A. D. Crumwell
Harry Tinkcom
Boys and Girls Club
Alice Hatthisan
W. Lighty
J. C. Tosh
H. D. Tomb
C. A. Campbell
Simon Hans
Cyrus Neal
Hoth
W. Lewis
West Church Street
Mercy Hospital
Vnjtana
NEW Burgess
Wallace Themas
Rwal Estate
Williams-Ickes Ojen BE. Williams
Margaret WH. Ickes
John R. Thomas
Iis
Bank Burg
Clifford B. Connelley
Pennsylvania
Troutman Co
3Ungh Langham
Kenwood
Francy Lute
Janey Lute
David Stewart
Verona
Naned
Jamin Jane
John W. Lutecot
New Iflorence
Elmsey
Lcotsdale
Edward
Bounton
Texas
Lucy Flont
Tomewood
Albert, Ombhlur
Bylesvale
Wal
Christ Miscopal Church
Minnie Tint
Mya
Hinn
West Philadelphia Street
Walter Cordon Moffat
Los Angeles
Christ Episcopal Church
Wiil
Leroy Cunningham
Edgewood
Apri
South Beventh Street
St Widdowson
Joly Abe
Mack
Fanruel Mack
West Whelt- Held
Vatally
Witle
Company F Boys
Pather and Daughter
Traetford
Tieensken Lowia
Biroo
Petra
Mountain Ash
M. B
W. W. Harbison
William W. Harbison
Sheluda
Alexander Harbiison
Young Township
Sheloca
Wise
Schevel
United Presbyterian Church
Ile
D. Th. Townsend
A. J. Smith
Southend
RR. W. George
Walter Ebison
West Lebanon
Tarvry Harbison
Buffalo
Shelocta
Mrs. Miles Heltyenrater
Miles Ufeltyenrater
Daughbtear
Canoe Township
Prenmonta
Diftuensa
Joseph and
Jiaenawiney
Mas
Witeta
Sarah E. Lavteent
Sagal
Litkav
Ed. Anderson
Chavstreat
Dali Mhey
Jaireenwood
Clarence Hindson Chitenca Hudson
Cleveland
Plata
Nis Wilow
Jolo
Aberdeen
Wilal
Clevel
ReNyshargs
Cleirdes Tidson
Willets
Ceaoge
Rasstear Gatrgei
Losulea
Ape
Granites
Hetoe
Premmanta
Airs
Sarah Stossler
Cramer
Ton
Mia
Annie Brown
Mek
Cougtutaig
Girelos
W. Tuse
Waterstrow
Lowid Oates
Florence
William Wissinger
Wiliam Wissinger
Trankin
Martha
Albert Musholan
Wilson Run
Creekside
Wade
Oaklandeehagteryy
George Boswell Guoree
Glen Dirk
M. () Stewart
J. E. ‘Mmberkike
M. Heckman
Guernsey
Guernsey Breeding Association
Elders Ridge
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