Ritchie and other local obituaries mark county loss
A batch of notices from Smicksburg and nearby towns reports the deaths of Mrs Martha Ritchie aged 76, Mrs George Martin at 56, Andrew Kerr over 80, and H Clay Campbell aged 77, with brief biographical notes. It notes their occupations, survivors, and funeral details in Smicksburg and Punxsutawney cemeteries, plus health declines of local residents and a family reunion context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ritchie
Martha Ritchie
Smicksburg
George Fleck
West Mahoning Township
W. A. McCormick
George Ritchie
Rochester Mills
Smickshburg Lutheran Church
H. Clay Campbell
Punxsutaaweney
Jefferson County
Punxsutawney
J. Frank Campbell
West Church Street
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
N. P. McNelis
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Town
Daniel Hanlon
Telluvide
Colo
James MecNelis
Hazleton
Anna
Margaret MecNelis
Thomas M.nelis
Bau
Well Aimed Shot Ends Rampaging Bull Attack
W. H. Snyder and his son Samuel, of near Luciusboro, were gored by a bull on their farm. Samuel suffered a leg goring while leading the animal to drink. Mr. Snyder, after fending off another charge, was knocked under a wagon. A well aimed shot by Grater Bros. killed the bull before it could strike again. Both men were hospitalized in Indiana, with Mr. Snyder later joining his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
James Blair Paterman
Town
Helen Dorothy Buttamore
Connellsville
Hant Liberty
Pittsburgh
Peterman
Bell Telephone Company
James Js. Peterman
Wayne Avenue
Indiana Normal School
W. H. Snyder and Son
Samuel Snyder
Luciusboro
Indiana Hospital
Mr. Snyder
Grater Bros
Blacklick
Snyder Farm
Will summaries of Indiana residents reveal multiple estates
Wills dated 1914 1915 and 1908 outline bequests to nieces nephews church and heirs. Mary C Hiner of Indiana leaves wearing apparel household goods to Campbell relatives and appoints Savings and Trust Co of Indiana as executor with proceeds to the Board of Foreign Missions. Elias Fetterman of Wilgus codicil directs farm proceeds to six heirs with John Fetterman as executor. Mary J Sexton of Indiana leaves specific sums to family church and distributes remainder to son Peter Sexton and Julia Cummins with Ernest Stewart as executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy
Mary C. Hiner
Indiana
Mary I. Campell
Ida Campbell Foster
Carrie Campbell
Russell Campbell
Board of Foreign Missions
United Presbyterian Church of North America
the Savings and Trust Co. of
Jarry Sexton
White Township
Daniel Sexton
Peter Sexton
First Ward
St. Bernard’s Church of Indiana
Julia A. Cummins
Ernest Stewart
Belgian wine tale ends in London sale of stolen cargo
A Belgian wine stock arrived in London under extraordinary wartime circumstances. A Burgundy collection was moved openly by a family near Liege in daylight to an ice factory, evading capture until after the war. The owner later dug it up and sold it well, earning praise from Londoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
Biege
Machine to Sack Potatoes Invented in Ohio
An Ohio inventor develops a three wheeled trailer that attaches to potato diggers. A front caster wheel follows the digger along the row while an elevated inclined screen deposits potatoes onto a rear platform. The design uses a conveyor to transfer sacks and handles loading without manual labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Popwhit Mechanics
Polar caps on Venus seen by amateur observer in 1919
An English mechanic reports in June 1919 that polar caps on Venus were plainly visible through a 100x refracting telescope. The caps appeared intensely white, resembling a large lunar crater, with a similar observation noted by M. Plammarion at Juviay Observatory in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Moon
Scientific American
M. Plammarion
Juviay
France
Holliston Trees Nominated for Forestry Hall of Fame
Elma Sims at Holliston Massachusetts planted around 1747 may be nominated for the Mill of Fame in the American Forestry Association in Washington. The trees could have reached six to seven feet in circumference during Washington's era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holliston
Mass
American Forestry Association
Washington
Backer Claims Show Cake Was Dough Like Angel Cake
A fragment suggests a backer argued the show’s cake was dough, implying the star tried to convey that angel cake is typically not as it appeared, reflecting a debate on the dessert’s true form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila
Farm sale near Indiana offers livestock and implements
A sale at Fred Dilts' farm north of Indiana invites buyers to a great Dayton Trust fair in Dayton, Pa. The event runs September 28, 129, 30 and October 1, 37-21, featuring a choice stock and farm equipment lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dilts
Indiana
Dayton
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Glasser
Irvin
Phila. St
Victor Roller
Just
Griffith Ellis
Penn Roller Flour Mills
Indiana, Pa
Cookport, Penna
George Martin
William Martin
Cherryhill Township
West Indiana
Tucerne Mines
Milton
Andrew Kerr
Seward
William I. Gompers
Johnstown
Butler
Gompers
Roy
Yeager
Rey
A. W. Yeager
Georgeville
Plumville
Willet
Salem
Charles C. Melain
Allantown
Maslin
Idinaw Progress
L. E. Ackinson
Clymer
Father
Bon
Croutman’s Store News
Bell
Mohawk
Oakland
Dallas
Pine
Ladies of the Christian Church
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Pine Flats
Fallston
Troutmawn
Trave
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