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Indiana County Gazette
Wednesday, January 27, 1904

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Attorney W. M. Mahan has bought a lot on Wayne avenue from Mr. Peter Garman, below Mr. Garman's residence. Mr. Mahan will build a house on the lot, for which he paid $800.

The John Paul house on East Philadelphia street has been sold to John McKendrick for $5,500.

Mr. Charles S. Apple has sold his jewelry store in Washington, D. C., and will move to Indiana the last of this week. Mr. Apple will start a jewelry store in the room on Philadelphia street now occupied by J. T. Boucher as a wall paper store.

B. D. Cramer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cramer, of Cramer, is lying seriously ill at his home, with pneumonia. Mr. Cramer is married and has two children. Dr. R. J. Tomb, of Armagh, is the physician in attendance.

Elmer Williams has moved his family from CooKport to Indiana, and will occupy his new house on Wayne avenue in a few days.

Mr. William Morrow, a well known resident of Plumville, died at his home at 6 o'clock Friday evening, January 22, of brain fever, at the age of 69 years. He is survived by his wife and the following children, Mrs. Mary Ashbaugh and Mrs. James Stuchell, of Plumville, John and Christopher, of Colorado, Andrew, of Marion Center, Alex, of Grapeville, and Dilla, at home. The deceased was a member of the Beracha United Presbyterian church. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and were conducted by his pastor, Rev. W. D. Ewing, assisted by Rev. Gould and Rev. Smucker.

The house of Wesley Stephens, on Water street is quarantined because of scarlet fever. Howard, the 14-year old son of Mr. Stephens is the only sufferer.

Russell Steele, the 13-year-old son of Mrs. William Peaks, of Washington, who was kidnaped by his stepfather, John Richmond, three years ago and was recovered at Welsh, Indian Territory, last week by the arrest of his father, has arrived in Washington. The boy stated that his stepfather had stolen him from school, threatening to kill him if he made any resistance. The two traveled all over the United States.

The first scaffold ever erected in Armstrong connty is now in the process of construction in a Kittanning carpenter shop. It will be used in the execution of Harvey M. Zillafrow, on February 25, for the murder of his wife at Brady's Bend last February. Only one hanging has occurred in that county, that of Frank Dudash, last April, and the scaffold used then was borrowed from Allegheny connty.

David Patterson, dreading a long term of imprisonment in the penitentiary for an alleged theft of goods from the Pennsylvania Railroad company, broke away from the officers in the Blair county court room at Hollidaysburg and jumped out of a second story window, falling 40 feet into a snow bank. After this desperate leap for liberty he was chased several blocks by the officers before he collapsed into unconsciousness.

Christian Smith of Harper's Ferry, is one of the oldest of the veteran railroad men of this country. He is 91 years old. In 1832 he entered, the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio and remained with it through all the grades of firemen, engineer, mechanic, conductor, supervisor, trainmaster, dispatcher, ticket agent and passenger agent, well up into the days of the modern railroad.

LIST OF JURORS. Names of those drawn for the First Two Weeks of March Term. Leasure, D. C., coal buyer, Canoe. Pattison, Harry, clerk, Saltsburg. Work, R. H, farmer, Canoe. Campbell, R.V., plasterer. Blairsville. Cessna, George, farmer, Banks. Sides, Adam, merchant, Green. Trimble, S. S., mail carrier, Indiana. Best, Washington, farmer, Grant. Black, W. C., farmer, Cherryhill. Baterbaugh, Charles, farmer, Canoe. Bierer, Everhart, superintendent, Center. George, F. F., farmer, Center. Flickinger, J. B., merchant, Homer City. George, J. Hayes, farmer, Armstrong. Waltemire, John, laborer, Indiana. Dill, Benson, farmer, Buffington. Cunningham, R. H., merchant, Jacksonville. Drips, J. D. harness maker, Armagh. Holmes, G. S., minister, Indiana. Roser, John, farmer, Conemaugh. Bougher, H. K., engineer, Indiana. Widdowson, Joseph, farmer, Cherryhill. Irwin, George, farmer, W. Mahoning. Barrett, Thomas, farmer, Grant. Second Week. Fetterhoff, J. W., farmer, W. Mahoning. Underwood, Ben, farmer, Brushvalley. Walback James A., farmer, W. Wheatfield. Mikesell, Guss, farmer, Blacklick. Reithmiller, Harry, farmer, Grant. Davis, S. B., farmer, BlacklicK. Wolf, John S, farmer, Cherryhill. Ray, John W., retired, Indiana. Lydick, W. B., farmer, Cherryhill. Kepple, Samuel. farmer, Washington. Van Horn, J. M., farmer. White. Ling, O. F., farmer, E. Wheatfield. Shepley, H. P., druggist, Blairsville. Hart, Frank, farmer, Young. Forbes, J. N., mill man, Saltsburg. Cramer, B. G., merchant, E. Wheatfield. Cassidy, A. C., telephone operator,Smicksburg. Conrath, Matthias, farmer, Green. Robinson, Thomas J., manufacturer, W. Wheatfield. Barber, Martin, farmer, Green. Hill, W. F., carpenter. Saltsburg. Stewart, W. G., farmer, Buffington. Sides, Adam, farmer, Burrell. Engle, H. B., lumber dealer, Indiana. RoWland, Charles, farmer, S. Mahoning. Beer, Peter, carpenter, S. Mahoning. Jones, David, farmer, W. Wheatfield. Campbell, Frank, laborer, W. Wheatfield. MeCochran, Francis, farmer, Armagh. "Ewing, .Alex.. farmer, Center. Cooper, C. H., farmer, Young. McMillen, Shirley, farmer, Rayne. Ray, R. N., cold storage, ludiana. Gompers, James F., stockman, Indiana. Davis, Price merchant, Cherrytree. Wright, Jefferson, farmer, Montgomery. Bell, Milton, merchant, Burrell. Haws, H. B., merchant, Cherrytree. Billings, Isaac, teamster, Indiana. Reithmiller, L. J., farmer, Green. Palmer, S. M., Squire, Burrell. Wolf, Z. H., farmer, W. Mahoning.

H. B. McIntire is on the sick list.

A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. Lavines on last Wednesday evening. Flinch and dancing were the leading amusements.

Charles Cribbs and family, of Vandergrift, are spending a few days at the home of Mr. Harry Cribbs, of near town.

Walter Lamison, of Indiana, was in Kent last Thursday looking after business interests.

James Jewell purchased the Belsy Lowman farm, one mile north of Kent, and took possession on Wednesday.

Mrs. Dr. Cunningham, who has been visiting her parents in Kent during the past week, returned to her home in Swissvale on Saturday.

T. M. Lowman, who has been enjoying a vacation of several days at his home, returned to Jersey Shore on Thursday, where he is General Manager of the McKee paint mills.

Prof. John F. Chambers, Assistant teacher at King's School of Oratory, will give an entertainment consisting of mirth, fun, pathos, character, sketches, etc., in the Presbyterian church Thursday, January 28. Music by West Lebanon Orchestra.

Mrs. B. F. McKee, of Vandergrift, was called to the home of her parents on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. John Morton, who fell on the ice a few weeks ago while on her way to church, breaking her thigh. Mrs. Morton is improving slowly.

Miss Gwennie Martin is visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Harman, of Coral.

Messrs. Ross Henry and Arthur Neal left last week for Ada, O., where they will attend college.

Miss Blanche Blakley, of Pittsburg, is spending this week at the home of her father, Mr. Hugh Blakley, of Young township.

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