Newspapers: Indiana County Gazette (July 8, 1903), Indiana Co., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Abby Bowman, mailto:abbybowman@comcast.net . USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing of this file by non-commercial libraries and individuals is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to state and county tables of contents. Indiana County Gazette July 8, 1903 DEATHS Miss Sarah Elizabeth LAUGHLIN died of heart disease at 11:30 o'clock Sunday morning after an illness of seven months. Miss LAUGHLIN was the eldest daughter of Thomas J. and Nancy J. Laughlin, and leaves besides her mother, one sister, Mary, of this place, and two brothers, Edward and John, of Oil City. She was born in Pittsburg about 50 years ago but came to Blairsville, and later to Indiana, where she has resided for many years. She was formerly a teacher in the Blairsville schools, and for 12 years held the position of primary teacher in the West Indiana schools. Miss LAUGHLIN was prominently identified with Christian work in Indiana, being a member of the Presbyterian church and of the various women's organizations connected with the church. Services were held at 8:30 Monday evening, at the Warner residence, 727 Water street, by Rev. Dr. Crawford, of the Presbyterian church and Rev. Furman. The interment took place at Blairsville on Tuesday morning. Last week The Gazette made brief notice of the death of William LONG, full particulars being unobtainable at that time. The deceased was employed on the Hoover lumber job on Curry run, Clearfield county. On Tuesday morning of last week as he was felling a tree he was caught and fatally injured, the back of his skull being crushed. He lived only one hour after the acccident. Mr. Long resided at the mouth of Horton Run until several weeks ago when he moved to McGees and was employed as mine-foreman on the Burns Coal operations near Sidney, which position he was to assume in about two weeks. He accepted the work on Curry Run pending the beginning of work on the Burns operation. His remains were taken to his home at McGees Tuesday evening and to Glen Campbell on Wednesday. Services were held from the house Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Interment was made at Burnside. He leaves a wife and three small children. Mr. Tobias RYCKMAN, on of the oldest residents of Marion Center, died at his home in that place on Wednesday morning, July 1, at the advanced age of 79 years. About four years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and had been in very poor health since that time. The deceased was born in Canada in 1825, and came to Rural Valley in 1842. While there he married Miss Susan STOUPS, who, with five children, survives. The latter are: Mrs. Elizabeth EMIGH, Timnath, Col.; Mrs. Caroline PARK, Marion Center; John P., Ft. Collins Col.; Virginia MCCREERY, Greely, Col.; and Miss BELL, of Pittsburg. The interment took place Thursday afternoon, services being held at the residence by his pastor, Rev. J. M. Cogley. The deceased served in the Civil war and was a member of John Pollock Post, G.A.R., which organization had charge of the burial service. Ottis R. THOMPSON, notice of whose having met death in an elevator accident at Allegheny, was made in these columns last week, was 32 years of age. He was married to Renie, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry SHIELDS, of Gilpin. The remains were brought to Indiana on Thursday at noon and were taken to Washington church, Rayne township, where interment was made the same day. Quite a number of relatives and friends accompanied the remains to this county. Mrs. Elizabeth CUMMINGS, wife of William CUMMINGS, Sr., died at Cokeville Monday morning, aged 74 years. Funeral services will be held in the M. E. church of that place this afternoon at 2 o'clock, interment being made in the Blairsville cemetery. On last Thursday morning at 7:30 o'clock. Henry FOUGHT, of Tunnelton, met with an accident that cost him his life. FOUGHT, who came to Tunnelton some years ago with his father and mother, lived on a farm near Tunnelton station, and worked in the quarries of the Kiskiminetas quarries company with which Hon. John P. ELKIN is prominently identified. FOUGHT was what is called "tagman" on the derrick used in hoisting stone and debris out of the quarry, and his duties consisted in attaching the hoisting tackle to the blocks of stone and guiding them to their places as they swung on the derrick. On Thursday morning, shortly after going to work, as he was swinging a large mass of debris onto the dump his foot became entangled in the rope by which he guided the load and he was jerked along after it, his head striking against the rock and his skull being crushed in a frightful manner. When picked up he was in a dying condition and expired shortly after the accident. The funeral was set for Saturday but was postponed till Monday to give time for the arrival from Ohio of the father and two brothers of the deceased. Funeral services were conducted Sunday night by the Rev. Samuel Collins, the U.P. minister at New Alexandria. Interment took place at Saltsburg. The unfortunate victim of this terrible accident was about 35 years of age. He was married and leaves a wife and one child, besides an aged father and two brothers to mourn his loss. Mr. FOUGHT was a sober and industrious man and was highly respected by all who knew him. His fell workmen in the quarry have raised over $100 for the benefit of the widow, and the quarries company for which Mr. FOUGHT worked will also come to her assistance with material aid. Albert Lowe LONGWELL, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. LONGWELL, of town, died under very sad circumstances, from lockjaw or tetanus on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. About 10 days ago the boy discovered a toy pistol which his father had hidden away, and in examining it accidentally discharged it. It was loaded with a blank cartridge, but the explosion was so near the lad's right hand that a wound was made between two of the fingers. The injury was dressed and was thought to be healing nicely. The boy went to visit relatives at Dixonville and returned home on Friday. On Friday evening he complained of pain in his jaws but the physician who was consulted said the boy was suffering with a slight attack of neuralgia. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. LONGWELL went to their former home at Dixonville to spend the Fourth. During the day the boy's jaw stiffened and he passed through several convulsions. His parents were hastily summoned and arrived home at 6 that evening. On Saturday night the little sufferer was able to part his teeth a little and put his tongue to his lips, but the convulsions continued. On Sunday morning, after coming out of a very severe convulsion, the boy died. He was about 11 years of age and of a particularly bright and happy disposition. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at 10. Rev. Mr. Williams, of the Dixonville M.E. church, conducted the services after which interment of the remains was made in Greenwood cemetery. George Herbert ADAMS, son of the Rev. C. Graham ADAMS, recently rector of Christ Episcopal church at this place, was killed Friday night while crossing a railroad track at South Bethlehem. In company with two fellow students of Lehigh university, he was crossing the track, and was struck by an engine and caboose, moving at a rate of fifteen or twenty miles and hour. Both legs were severed fromt he body, and he was dragged twenty yards. He was removed to St. Luke's Hospital, where he died at 1 o'clock Saturday morning. ADAMS was warned by those near him but he did not hear. When the ADAMS family resided in Indiana, George attended the Normal School and was very popular with his schoolmates. He was about 20 years of age. Michael FOLK, a Polander employed at the Columbia plate glass works at Blairsville, was drowned while bathing in the Conemaugh river near that place last Friday afternoon. No one was with him at the time, but a man who saw him from a distance says FOLK, who was swimming about leisurely, sank suddenly and did not reappear until his dead body was found several hours later. The man had no near friends in that vicinity, and it is thought he was unmarried. The remains were buried at Blairsville Saturday afternoon. Norman MCMENAMIN, the fourteen-year-old son of Contractor Michael MCMENAMIN, who was injured recently by a P.R.R. engine striking a buggy in which he was riding with L. F. SIMS, mention of which was made in The Gazette last week, died at the Cambria Hospital Wednesday afternoon. The remains were shipped to the home of the deceased in Philadelphia. Mr. SIMS, the other victim of the accident, is slowly improving in condition. MARRIED KINTER-KINTER On wednesday, July 1, Mr. Charles Edgar KINTER, of Gaibleton, and Miss Lucetta KINTER, of Tanoma, were united in marriage by the Rev. W. J. Wilson, at his home in Creekside. CARNAHAN-FRY Mr. J. Irvin CARNAHAN, of Kiskiminetas Heights, and Miss Mamie M. FRY, of Advance, were married on June 24 by the Rev. F. Swartz Crawford at his residence in this place.