Newspapers: Indiana Register (Mar-Apr 1855), Indiana Co., PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb's Archives by Sonya M. Barclay MCHG@grove.iup.edu (SMB) USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this files by non-commercial individuals and libraries 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 submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Indiana Register, Indiana, Pennsylvania 6 March 1855 CASUALTY. --On last Tuesday, MR. JOHN D. PAIGE, of Cherryhill township, this county, had one of his ribs broken, and his face and body badly scratched and bruised, by being thrown from his sled, which passed over him. The sled struck the house corner, and he was pitched upon the double trees, in which position he was dragged some distance before he became disentangled. 6 March 1855 DIED. On the 4th inst., MRS. NANCY, wife of JACOB GARMAN, of White township, in the 46th year of her age. 13 March 1855 ACCIDENT. Our attentive Saltsburg correspondent writes to us as follows: --Another accident took place on Wednesday the 7th inst., on the N.W.R.R. on See. No. 13. MR. WILLIAM FULTON, a citizen of Saltsburg, a foreman in the employ of MAJ. S.S. JAMISON, while engaged in blasting a rock was severely injured by the explosion. DR. McFARLAND, the attending physician, considers the injuries not fatal. MARRIED. On the 6th, by Rev. Mr. Cochran, MR. WILLIAM M. HAZLETT, of Clarksburgh, Indiana county, to MISS MARY ANN SLOAN, of Westmoreland county. --At Indiana, on the 6th inst., by the Rev. A. McElwain, MR. P.B. KELLAR, to MISS MARY LAPSLEY, both of Cherryhill township. DIED. In Greenville, on the morning of the 8th of November 1854 [sic], of Typhoid Fever, MRS. MARY ANN KERK, wife of JOHN K. KERK, and daughter of SAMUEL MOORHEAD, aged 34 years, 1 months and 29 days. --On the morning of the 3rd inst., CHARLES H. KERK, eldest son of the above, of Typhoid Fever, aged 4 years, 8 months and 19 days. --On the evening of the 7th inst., ANN MARIE KERK, only daughter of the above, of Typhoid Fever, aged 2 years, 10 months and 12 days. (Philadelphia papers please copy.) 20 March 1855 MARRIED. On the 13th inst., by C. Lowe, Esq., MR. GEORGE CONDRON, to MISS DAREUS VAN HORN, both of Schmicksburg [sic], Indiana county. --On Wednesday, March 7th, by the Rev. S.P. Bollman, MR. JAMES SPENSE to MISS SARAH JANE GETTY, all of White township, Indiana county. --On the 13th inst., by the Rev. D. Blair, MR. HENRY GEESEY, to MISS MALINDA CRISWELL. 27 March 1855 DIED. On Wednesday the 21st, MR. FRANCIS McCOLL(UM), of Young township, at the advanced age of 96 years. 3 April 1855 ACCIDENT. --On last Friday, HENDERSON HOWARD, a lad of about fifteen, fell from the scaffolding at a new house which is being erected on Mahoning Street, and received a severe cut on the head besides some bruising. He is recovering. MARRIED. On the 27th, by Rev. D. Blair, MR. JOHN FARREN, to MISS MARY JANE WALKER, both of Armstrong township. --On the 15th by Rev. P. Sahm, MR. WILLIAM MAN, of this place, to MISS SUSAN WO___ of White township. DIED. On the 19th ult., MARY ELLEN, infant daughter of MR. WILLIAM LOWMAN, of this borough, aged five months. --On the 22nd March, MRS. LYDIA WHITE, of Centre township aged 88 years. 10 April 1855 MARRIED. On Thursday the 5th inst., by Rev. George Hill, MR. JOHN H.C. HAUGHTON, of Temperanceville, Allegheny county, to MISS SARAH JANE BARNES, of Burrell township, Indiana county. DIED. On the 29th March, MRS. ESTHER, wife of JOHN GILMOUR, of Young township, aged about 48 years. 17 April 1855 MARRIED. On the 12th by Rev. D. Blair, DR. WILLIAM ANDERSON to MISS JANE McCRACKIN, both of this place. --On the 16th, by Rev. Valentine Felter, MR. FRANCIS GOMPERS to MISS MARGARET STEINMETZ, both of this borough. --On the 12th inst., by Rev. P. Sahm, at the house of JOSEPH J. YOUNG, ESQ., in this borough, MR. JOHN ADAM KREBBS to MISS CATHERINE WEIAND. DIED. On the morning of the 16th, MRS. MARY K., wife of EBERT VOGEL, of this borough, in the 55th year of her age. --On the 13th inst., MR. CHRISTOPHER STUTCHELL, of Washington township, aged about 87 years. --On the morning of the 14th inst., at the residence of her son-in-law, JUDGE WHITE, of this borough, MRS. JUDITH McCONNELL, in the 93rd year of her age. The deceased was indeed a relic of the last century. She was born in May of the year 1763, in Frederick county, Virginia. While she was quite young, her father emigrated to Central Pennsylvania, yet in its rude state--the home of the native Indian. With the events of the early settlement of Pennsylvania, prior to the establishment of its present form of government, she was familiar and always retained a lively recollection. "Many a time and oft" the writer of this has listened to her detailed and interesting accounts of the dangers and uncertainties of which was their frontier life. Her father settled with his family in Huntingdon county, where she afterwards married ALEXANDER McCONNELL, ESQ., with whom she lived as a devoted wife until his death in 1822. Shortly after that time she crossed the Allegheny Mountains and made her home in the family of her youngest daughter, where she died. MRS. McCONNELL was truly a remarkable woman, and there are many features of her long life to excite the pride and emulation of her numerous progeny. It has been the lot of few women to live so long and so well. Her heart was full of the charities and sympathies of her sex. Her intellect was ever vigorous and active. Early in her life, her mind was directed to religion, and to act as an humble and sincere christian, was her constant effort. As she lived, she died--calm, serene, happy. To the last kindness and unselfishness of her nature was manifest. But a few moments before her death, her reason yet unclouded, she was solicitous for the health and happiness of those about her and fearful lest she should be what she called a "trouble." In the course of nature, her earthly career was complete; yet so necessary had she become to the household of her later days, that her absence will long be reconciled reality. To the immediate circle of her friends she seemed to have an immortality so long had she resisted the "fell destroyer." But the grave has at last achieved its victory. full of years, she now sleeps the sleep of death, of the sweet memories of a pure life about her: "Nothing is here for years, nothing to wail, or knock the breast; no weakness or contempt, dispraise or blame, nothing but well and fair, and what may comfort us in a death so noble." -H [probably written by her son-in-law, Judge White] 24 April 1855 DIED. On the 12th inst., MRS. ISABELLA, wife of WILLIAM ADAIR, of West Lebanon, aged about 20 years. --On the 17th inst., AUGUSTUS R., infant son of A. REIDER, merchant, of this borough.