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Newspaper

Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1923

Page

3

Terms of subscription amid 1928 rates noted

A brief notice lists subscription terms including one year two dollars nine months six months and three months with a date of Wednesday September 26 1928.

County Sunday School Workers Hold Excellent Convention

More than 500 attendees from all sections joined the Indiana county Sunday school convention despite bad roads and weather. Notable figures included Dr. Isaac T. Headland, Dr. John K. McClurkin, Walter Myers, and Prof. J. H. Dickagan, with Mrs. Margaret L. String presenting children’s division sessions. The meeting elected officers for the next year and set Indiana as the site for the next convention.

Indiana Isaac T. Headland John K. McClurkin Walter ®. Myers J. H. Dickagan Margaret L. String Ft. Wane Ind W. 5. Hamilton Alice Gailay Blairsville W. Guthrie D. F. Rima Alice Gailey Wallace C. Chapman Eleanor Tuck Walter H. Jackson George T. Buchanan Beryl Seanar Murry W. Barnhart Florence Wallace Nellie M. Miller John Bennett

Fort Henry siege and the wooden cannon tale of 1777

The article recounts Wheeling frontier history centering on Fort Henry. It notes figures like Ebenezer Zone Daniel Boone and Simon Girty. It describes the 1777 siege attempt using a makeshift wooden cannon that failed, followed by reinforcements led by Major McCullough and the lifting of the siege.

Wheeling Vita Col Ebenezer Zone Daniel Boone Simon Keaton Lord Dunmore Lewis Wetzel George Rogers Clark May Sam McCullough Cornplanter Seneca Logan Colonel Zone Betty Iere Fort Henry Simon Gtrty Girty McCullough

Six Estates Divided In Wills And Bequests

The May 20 1928 will of Jacob F Bence of Rayne township leaves 500 to his widow for life, with other Bence heirs receiving 300 300 400 500 and 100 to Oliver Wilmer Leroy Irvin and Effle. Remainder to Emery, with Irvin named executor. Separate items note William Grosse devise to widow Anna Grosse executrix May 16 1913, Thomas Bothell real estate to widow with heirs later paying daughter 500, Clarence Bothell farm implements, and Pettigrew children dividing Armatrong estate per will April 21 1522. Jane Brown widow receives estate per July 37 1923 will. Pallone inherits Mary Strachan estate per April 35 1923 will. Provisions state if property sold proceeds to heirs.

Jacob F. Bence Rayne Township Oliver C. Bence Wilmer Bence Leroy Bence Irvin Bence Effle Bence Clarence Wilbur Bothell Sarah Fairmin Clarence Bothell Sarah A. Pettigrew Armatrong Township John W Sharp Pettigrew R.G. Brown Green Township Jane Brown Margaret A. Pallone Mary Strachan Canoe Township

Visiting Miss Esther Warner in Indiana

Mrs Esther Warner hosted a visit by Miss Esther Warner in Indiana on Friday. Mr and Mrs Paul Fleming returned to their Oklahoma home after spending a short time with relatives at this place.

Esther Warner Indiana Paul Pleming Oklahoma

Timely farm notes from State College on poultry and timber

Poultry tips urge kerosene and linseed oil mix to rid körds of mites and advise early frost protection for tomatoes peppers and eggplants. Apples should be graded and cidered, hogs not fed until corn is ready, and manure kept moving to fields. Forestry note highlights idle land planting, timber profits, and 23 demonstration plots with 65 000 trees in Pennsylvania.

Hero Altoona Indiana Pennsylvania Blair County Fair Grounds East State College Jack Frost Indiana County C. R. Anderson Pennsylvania State College Anderson State Department of Forestry

Winter housing tips for Indiana county poultry flocks

Indiana county poultrymen prepare for winter housing with cleaning and disinfection of old houses, proper timing for pullets entering laying houses, ventilation, space per bird, and avoiding crowding. Nearby events include the Wilgus Berkshire show at Blose schoolhouse with judging by Dr. Hayner, plus a Chester White litter from Fred Brothers weighing 2230 pounds at six months. A thanks note expresses gratitude for sympathy after a death. A newspaper subscription offer promotes The Progress, Gazette Times, and The National Stockman and Farmer for six fifty.

Indiana County Wilgus Berkshire Blose H. H. Hayner Stateollege Fred Brothers Home Chester B.D Progress Pittsburgh Daily Gazette Times National Stockman and Farmer Pittsburgh Daily Post Gazette Times Post

Weddings of a Week Williams Berkeybile and More

A series of marriages reported from Indiana and surrounding towns includes Williams Berkeybile in Al yerda with Mary Marguerite Berkeybile of Conemaugh, Baxter Brickel and Imogene Brickell in Clymer, Rosa Lockard and Raymond Guthrie in Duquesne, Mears Edwards near Clymer, Watkins Pennington in CommodeRe, Spence Peace in Cumberland, Cochran Watt in West Mahoning, Remaley Ludington in Dixonville, and a note of thanks from the Hughes family for sympathy after a death on September 23, 1923.

W. T. Hughes

Administrators Notice for Multiple Estates in Pa

Letters of administration on the estates of Jenule M or Mary Jane France West Lebanon and Renj W Catto West Wheatfield and Tames KW Miller Cherry Tree Pa granted to undersigned claimants must present claims for settlement debts to pay promptly Ernest Stewart attorney Frank Cable WoT Camdi and Helen St Miller administrators Cherry Tree Pa date September 12 235.

Jenule M Mary Jane France Young Township Sulil Rhensevast Tidebed Tawes W. Mack Renj W. Catto West Wheatfield Frank Cable Camdi Ve Ee Ae Ernest Stewart Tames KW. Miller Cherry ‘Crie- Borough Sitid Helen St. Miller Admnistratels Cherry Tree Lvelur & Weit W. 1d Wissinger Washington Whilip Page tMose Minnie Wilsinger

Public Notice of Private Sale and Bank Statement Details

Orphan court filings show private sale orders for trusts in Indiana County Pennsylvania. Guardian J M Johnston seeks authorization to sell for 206256 to Mrs Sara Marin and 333.33 to Mrs Ida Cochrin, detailing two parcels in North Rossiter and Center Township with coal and mineral rights reserved. ISSUED by Savings & Trust Company of Indiana and by guardians for minor heirs, with dates 1923 and 2022.

Tanck & Jack Orphans Court Tudlann County She Savings & Trust Companty Indiana Stralyn Lewis Mabel Lewis Sara Marin Rossiter Wnrlp Cane Pennsylvania Main Street A. I Weber Canon Township Indiana County Said Zimhierman Zimmerman Street Seid Zimmerman A. & P. J. Weber North Rossiter Canoe Township WH Savings & Inust Company OF Rn Guardian Pierce & Pierce Orphans' Court Ludlana County J. Milton Dolinaton David Marquis Lewis Lewis Center Township Ida B. Cochrin Rochester & Pittshurgh Coal & Fron Co Tolima Chireloski Center Graveyard Peter G. EB. Lewis J. M. Johnston Guardian Novich Orphins’ Court Ella M. Freeh D. L. Freeh C. L. Campbell West Wheafield A. L. Palmer A. J. Carnahan Wm. Palmer G. W. Cribbs Thrabeth Brech Ella M. Trech D. G. Irech

For Sale Machinery Cooperative Listing Pittsburgh Pa

FOR SALE One 14 80 Eagle tractor and one 24 42 Huber Separator with hand feed and wind stacker. Machinery in possession of J L Wiggins Parkwood Pa. See at site. Low price to quick buyer. Tractors threshers huskers silo fillers hay presses saw mills used and new. Inquire price and catalogue B D Reet Machinery Co 809 West North Ave Pittsburgh Pa 38 2tp.

J. L. Wiggins Parkwood B. D. Reet Machinery Co West North Ave Pittsburgh

Subpoenas Issued In Indiana County Divorces

Legal notices from Indiana County show RB Walker Smith attorney issuing subpoenas in two divorce actions Wilda Q Lowe v Luther Martin Lowe and Tenninge EB Ore v Margaret Orr. Both cite the first Monday of November 1923 for appearances and show officials J N Langham Henry judges and R Richards sheriff.

Walker Smith Ore Margaret Orr Indiana County Indiana Court of Common Pleas Jennings B. Orr J. N. Gangham Alton H AXIS J. N. Langham J. R. Richards Sherf’s Ollce Cropa Pluries Wilda Q. Lowe Luther Martin Lowe Ans Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Father Martin Lowe Wilda Q Onda Walter. H. Ayers Ow. R. Richards

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