September Court Session Opens with Grand Jury Presentments
Court opened with Judge Telford presiding as Clark Weamer named foreman. Grand jury returned true bills against Blaine Bair for perjury Harry O Neill and Wm Hentign for liquor sales Agatino Ruggieri for murder of Sebastiano Alliza at Homer City and Mike Mihal for shooting at Iselin. Civil trials began with judgments and settlements noted including 912.60 to Dr Barclay and 1045 damages in Cresswell vs Biffle. Road improvements reported as districts cleared loose stones and posts set. judges urged enforcement of road law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telford
Clark Weamer
South Laboring Township
Forean
True ‘Bilia
Blaine Bair
Harry O'Neill
Wm. ‘Hentign
Agatino Ruggieri
Muder
Sebastiano Alliza
Homer City
Mike Mihal
Iselin
Kunkle
W. BE. Barclay
Dr. Barclay
R. H. Cresswell
Chas
J. T.harris
Borough of
Blairsville
John Schrecengoat
Jacob M. Dick
John Nestor
Harry Moorhead
M. F. Steetleve
Indiana County
Ml& D
Booster Meeting Set for September 29 in Indiana
Board of Trade officers met at the Court House and organized a booster event for Thursday September 29 in Indiana. Committees were named to arrange activities including market day plans and a National Guard encampment committee. Twenty five new members were added to the organization and the next meeting is slated for Friday evening September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Court House
Indiana
J. A. Crossman
G. Meade’ Marshall
Ira A. Myera BE
R. Lumeden
George T. Buchanan
Franklin Sangom
Wellsboro
Maeting
Ia. A. Myers
Cunningham J. C. Wallace
D. L. Moorhead
Harry W. Kee
W. F. Hikin
D.M. Caldwell
National Guard
Indiana Bent Rung Ladder Company
J. R. Richards
John Houk
Committee On
Tenty-tve
Two Towns Celebrate Labor Day in Elaborate Manner
Glen Campbell and Plumville staged extended Labor Day celebrations with parades balloon ascensions and a Glen Campbell Heilwood game won 2 to 1. Speeches by J N Langham Burgess Smith and H B Ruffner accompanied a two day event attended by about 3000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Corbell
Plamville
Labor Day
Indiana
Glen Campbell
Heilwood
J. N. Langham
Burgess Smith
H. B. Ruffner
Plumville
Qorpa
Rebekah
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Indiana County Sabbath School Convention Planned At Marion Center
Plans completed for the thirteenth annual Indiana County Sabbath School Association convention to be held at the Methodist Episcopal church in Marion Center on September 21 and 22. The program lists devotions, reports from district presidents, addresses by state and local leaders, and music supervision by Prof J R King with Mrs S B Cramner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
Methodist ‘Episcopal Church
Marion Center
John Hall
Chag
R. Griffith
A. C. Powell
W. Guthrie
Indiana
Wm. Mahaffey
Cherry Tree
D. J. Prices
Clymer
Hugh Tomb
Armagh
R. A. Harbison
Clarksburg
D. W. Stahl
Blairsville
Blair McGara
Creekside
Mad Junkin Baldwin
Lewis Hay
A. 0
Cravener
Baldwin
John B. Worrall
D. D
Harry McCreary
Herman Oldridge
Erie
C. E. Foust
John Q. Anderson
Ernest
Crawford
J. N.K. Hickman
Indiana State Normal School
Herman Hidridge
J. R. King
S.B. Cramner
Washington
Rayne
White Townships
Chestnut Grove
County Democrats Endorse Grim and Straight Ticket
The Democratic County Committee met at the courthouse on Wednesday morning and adopted resolutions endorsing Grim and the straight Democratic ticket. J. I. Henderson was elected chairman, Harry W. Fee secretary, and J. Wood Clark treasurer. Addresses supporting the straight party line were delivered by D. H. Tomb, J. Wood Clark, C. Thompson, M. S. Murray, S. C. Kennedy, and Peter Frech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim
Democratic County Committee
Court House
Mornig
J. I. Henderson
Town
Harry W. Fee
J. Wood Clark
D. H. Tomb
C. Thompson
Pastor Welcomes New Call from Huntingdon Valley
Rev. J. M. Welch formerly of the Second United Presbyterian Church has accepted a call to Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian and starts duties next Sunday. The congregation marks its 50th anniversary during installation services at Beth Ayers church, 16 miles from Philadelphia. Mrs. Welch will stay in Indiana until November. And a brief western trip note reports Wesley Aaking and his wife touring Pine Wats and Kansas Nebraska cities, attending the Lincoln state fair and praising crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
East
J. M. Welch
Second United Presbyterian Church
Town
Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church
Beth Ayers
Philadelphia
Wesley Aaking
Pine Wats
Kansas
Nebraska
Lincoln
Mrs M O Kenney Receives Village Apron Shower
Mrs M O Kenney of Grant township was surprised Wednesday when many ladies and neighbors visited her home and hosted an apron shower. About 90 aprons and a few other items were presented to the honoree, reflecting a warm community gesture in the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Kenney
Grant Township
Fair Attendance Sets New Records At Local Exhibition
Attendance at this year’s fair topped prior records with 26,424 single tickets sold, up from 25,628 last year. Friday’s crowd surpassed all previous Fridays while Thursday dipped slightly from last year. Featured music included the Lovell Fife Band of Clymer and performances by Big Run and Marion Center bands. Mary Hayes of Pittsburg, daughter of Mrs. Martha Hays, secured a premium for her fine handiwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Fife Band
Clymer
Big Run
Marion Center
Mary Hayes
Pittsburg
Martha Hays
Miss Hayes
Blair Shumaker
South Sixth Atreat
Atlantic City
Irvin Speedy
Mary
Conemaugh Township
Fay Pennington
Vandergrifth
Edward Mack
Windber
Indiana
Christy Strayer
Ridley Park
Francia Gleason
Youngstown
G. A. McLain
East Philadelphia
Mise Marie Johns
Wilkinsburg
Moorhead
South Seventh Street
W. L. Detar
Vandergrift
Alex Balentine
Weat Church Street
Miga Jennie Hart
Wilmer Fulton
West Lebanon
Milas Emily Jackson
Apollo
Alexander Btowart
West Philadelphia
Misa Edna Sutton
John P. Blair
South Bixth Street
BH. W. Tomb
Youngwood
W. C. Moorhead
Mary N. Hancock
Galesburg
Hancock
Weat Lebanon
B. A. Barbar
Dixonville
Mise Martha Hancock
Aged Blairsville Woman Bound and Gagged in Robbery
James Rosborough found his 60 year old wife bound and gagged at home in Blairsville when two men entered the residence on a Saturday afternoon. They ransacked the house, secured a small cash sum and a revolver, and hid the woman under a pile of furniture with turpentine-soaked cloth. No clue to the thieves was available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brileyes
Little’s Foundry
James Rosborough
Wairsville
Guardsmen to shoot for the Langham Silver Cup
About forty members of Company F Tenth regiment will enter the Langham Silver Cup competition at the focal range September 15 16 and 17. Ranges are 200 300 and 600 yards with a rule that a score of at least three on the 200 yard range is required to proceed. The cup is displayed in the window of R W Wehrle & Co and is a fine silver exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. F
R. W. Wehrle & Co
Public schools enroll 847 as sessions open
Indiana and county schools opened Monday with large attendance. Total town enrollment is 847 with 505 in the new building and 342 in the Third ward school. The high school senior class has 26 members in the Far West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Public Schools
Third Ward
Blakeville Firm Wins Cherry Run Bridge Contract
Ferguson and Rickard of Blakeville were awarded the contract for a reinforced concrete highway bridge over Cherry Run in Center township on the Graceton to Jacksonville road. Work begins immediately and the bridge is to be completed by October 165.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaieville Firm
Cherry Run
Ferguson & Rickard
Blakeville
Center Township
Graceton
Jacksonville
Bull Tramples Man in Illinois Farm Incident
Injured by infuriated Bull D. W. Bennett of Wintondale had an ugly experience with a vicious bull on Wednesday. He was driving the animal near the Milton Hofman farm in Bafington Township when the bull knocked him down and trampled him, sustaining painful bruises before he escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherif D. C. Mack
D. W. Bennett
Wintondale
Milton Hofman
Bafington
Townshle
Mr. Bennett
Gen White Plans Modern Builder Excavating Start
Gen White will establish Modern Builder Excavating, starting Monday. The project aims to rehabilitate a site on Philadelphia Street, with details verified by local authorities and a tentative schedule forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. White Will Eae Modern Builder
Personal Briefs From County Fair Visitors and Guests
A compilation of social notes lists travelers and locals visiting the county fair and surrounding towns. Names include T. Rugh from Brushvalley, H. B. Sterner of Dixonville, and many guests from Indiana, New Kensington, Vandergrift, and Pittsburgh. The notes note visits by physicians, businessmen, educators, and families, plus former residents returning for the fair and ongoing social calls across multiple townships.
Weddings of the Week Highlights Local Nuptials
The week’s society notices recount multiple weddings across Armstrong County towns and nearby areas. Notable unions include Edward Lewis and Jucy Pearl Carbaugh of Armagh, Charles M. McMillen and Myrtle Wells near Plumville, James T. Kelm and Panny Breth of Heilwood, William B. Young and Gussie Pruner of Ebensburg, George Lewis Bayka and Mary A. McCune of Blairsville, James T. Barclay and Gertrude Kinter of Marton Center, and Harry W. Hill and Margaret Dietrick of New Florence. Each couple is noted with officiants, attendants, and postnuptial plans or residences.
Marion Canten Man Killed By Train Near Home
Alex Thompson, a farmer of Marion Center, was killed by a Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg freight train near Kellysburg while walking to James Patterson's home to work. Deaf and unaware of the engine, the pilot struck him, breaking his back and causing death shortly after. He was about 50, survived by his mother, two sisters including Amanda Hopking, and two brothers, Prothero among them. he was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Thompson
Marion Center
Buffalo, Rochester & Pitaburg
James Patterson
Kellysburg
Mr. Thompson
Marion Canter
Thompson
Miller Thompson
Slaters
Amanda Hopking
Prothero Thompson
Hoe
Nasty Letters and Arrests Highlight Blairsville News
John C. Rhine of Blairsville is jailed on obscene letters allegedly sent to his wife Fannie Rhine, with bail set at 600 by U S Commissioner William T. Lindsey in Pittsburg. Separate items note George Jones, 20, dies after being struck by a freight train near Garrmantown following a reunion trip, and Dr F P W Carson and family plan to relocate to the J D Patton property on Hue Philadelphia Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Rugh
Brushvalley
H. B. Sterner
Dixonville
Campbell
Armagh
Indiana
Harry Ortz
Vandergrift
Harry Allison
Pittsburg
Clyde Seanor
William Morrison
Aspinwall
Gertrude Miller
Glen Campbell
Fair Association
Wilmer Shields
Earl Lewis
Schoal Street
Edith Brantlinger
New Florence
Fannie Wilson
Johnstown
Cordelia Tomb
Locust Street
B. T. Simpson
J. L. Ralston
Butler
Yaueday
Ida M. Kettering
Creekside
Franklin
Elizabeth Bartlett
Martha Orr
West Philadelphia
Lewis A. Wheeler
Big Place
Derry
Wheeler
Co.f
Elnora Doberneck
Greensburg
May Spohn
Edward Vogel
North Fifth Street
John 8
Johnston
School Street
Elrod ,Johnston
West Church Street
J., Wilson
Atkinson
Neb
J. W. Harbison
Lebanon
Lowman
Pittaburg
Jacksonville
Hela
Pittaburga
Mangfield B. Brown
Benale
Manefield
Ferwickley
Mr. Brown
Pete
Young Pruner
William B. Young
Gussie Pruner
Ebensburg
F. 8. Crawford
South Sixth Street
John C. Rhine
Blairsville
Luxor
Weathorsland County
United States
Owens
Fannie Rhine
Rhine
William T. Lindsey
Trainor
Blairaville
Mr. Trainor
George Jones
Spangler
Garmantown
Sunbury
FP. W. Carson
J. D. Patton
Hue
Philadelphia
Imprest
Homer Methodists Observe Two Celebrations in Homer City
Homer City Methodists mark the eighty fifth anniversary of the society and the second anniversary of the present church dedication with services all week. Dr J J Wallace preached two sermons and a children's service featured a choir and soloists Grace McCracken and Jay Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodiat Hiscopal Church
Homer City
J. J. Wallace
Pittsburg
F. A. Richards
Mr. Conley
William Bracken
Mary Bonner
Mechanicsburg Road
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. 8
J. 5
Wakefield
Richard Jordan
T. J. Kurtz
A. C. Johnson
C. W. Miller
Solomon Keebler
W. A. Stuart
W. Johnson
J. B. Uber
C. N. Pershing
Bennett Wins Boxing Contest at Clymer
Kid Bennett of town defeated Battinng Burns of Windher in a quick bout at Clymer on Monday night. Bennett landed a left hook to the heart in the first minute and a half of the first round to KO Burns. The preliminaries filled the program with King vs Logan ending in a count out in the third round and Heenan and Harper boxing four rounds without a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batting Burns
Minette
Clymer
Kid Bennett
Battinng Burns
Windher
Bennett
Byrne
King
Logan
Olymer
Tagan
Billy Heenan
George Harper
Also Mentioned on This Page
True Bill
Nset
Rodda
Charles Miller
Buffalo
Rochester
Flittsburg
Cea
McCrady Bros
Braddock
F. &. Clawson
Ceeaeey
Farmers’ Institutes
George
West Leban
Ind. Fur Managers
Kester
Phillips
Warhack
J. 1 Henderson
Far West
The
Progress
R. C. Hamilton
Elkin
This County
Indiana Normal School
Vashon
Wash
Middle West
Hamilton
Fowler
California
James K. Altimus
Brushvalley Township
Popivchakh Broa
Altimus
Conner Vehicle Company
Philadelphia Str
Robert Russell
Blairavidla
G. BP. Houck
Purchase Line
Stephen Kiss
Cleveland
M. Craig and Wife
Frank Gaible
John EB. Adamson
Rayne Township
G. GC. Mabon
Gon. Glenn
White Township
Niagara Falls
T. S. Griffith
Green Township
Charlan McGaughey
D. M. Buterbaugh
Wehrum
Harry Nesbitt
West, Lebanon
Elmer McQuiston
R. D
J. M. Dick
Luella J
Flora
Pine Flats
Royden Stestie
Port Clinton
Effie A. Wells
Sara A. Lydick
Samuel M. Shields
C. CG. Leydic
Natrona
Leydic
Graveston
FE. A. Riqghards
Efomar City
Loewis-Carbaugh
Edward Lewis
Jucy Pearl Carbaugh
Laurie Arthur W Campbell
Heshhon
Christian Carbaugh
Cape May
Kelm-Breth
James T. Kelm
Panny Breth
West Indiana
H. F. King
Indiana Baptisl Church
George Lewis Bayka
Punxautawney
Mary A. McCune
Donora
Marion Canten
Homer
Methodists
Oat Himmer
KD Bennett
Katherine Byverbaush
Margaret Hasinger
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