Newspapers: Indiana Register (May 1860), 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, Extracts May, 1860 1 May 1860 SUDDEN DEATH. We learn that on last Sunday, about one o'clock, MISS MARGARET BODEN, a maiden lady of some 60 years, fell suddenly dead, at her residence, near Peelor's Mill, in this county. THROWN FROM A HORSE. A short time since, MR. ROBERT CAMPBELL, of Saltsburg, was thrown from a horse, and severely injured. His right arm was broken, head severely bruised and one of his wrists dislocated. He is recovering. OIL CREEK. On last Thursday, J.J. NEFF, HENRY CRIBBS, AND GEORGE KERN, of South Mahoning, WILLIAM STARAT, of North Mahoning, and JAMES STEWART, of Washington, left for Venango county to engage in the oil business. SINGULAR DEATH. It is stated that a lad named M'COMISH, who carries the mail on horseback, between this place and Curwinsville [sic], in Clearfield county, came to his death one day last week, in the following singular manner: When he rode up to the office in Curwinsville, he called on the post master to list the bag off his horse, as he was ill. The gentleman observing something singular in the appearance of the lad, carried him into the house and laid him on a bed, where he breathed his last a few minutes later. As to the cause of his death, we have not learned. MARRIED. On 29th March, by Rev. J.J. Shorthill, MR. R. SHIELDS, to MISS MARY E. LYDICK, both of Plumville. --On 12th inst., by the same, MR. JOHN PEARCE, to MISS NANCY A. MONTGOMERY, all of Plumville. --On the 29th inst., by the same, MR. JAMES WHITE, to MISS MARY A. WHITAKER, all of Plumville. --In Shelocta, on the 18th inst., by Rev. Shirley, MR. J.M. TAYLOR to MISS S. ANTHONY, of Armstrong township. DIED. In this borough on the 23rd, JOHN M'NEEL, of Consumption, aged (25) years, 5 months and 4 days. 8 May 1860 A VERY PAINFUL ACCIDENT. On Friday of last week, a short time after the frightful accident which resulted in the death of CHARLES E. TUCKER, another distressing casualty occurred in this place. MR. JOHN ROGNER, a German in the lower end of town was relating to his wife the sad occurrences referred to above. --Several of MR. R.'s children were playing about the house, and the babe, about eight months old, was sitting upon the floor. In the course of playing, one of the little children, about two years old, picked up a drawing knife and by some means or other, while the attention of the parents was drawn away from them, struck the babe with it across the ankle, on the top of the foot, severing all the sinews and chords. DR. ANDERSON promptly bound up the wound, and the child is getting along as well as could be expected. It is thought, however, that the ankle must necessarily become stiff, thus crippling the child for life. DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT. On last Friday, about two o'clock, one of the most distressing and painful accidents which has ever come under our notice, occurred at the residence of ED. PAIGE, ESQ., in this place. Three little boys, WILLIAM POWELL, ALBERT TEMPLETON and CHARLEY E. TUCKER, were together in the house. MR. PAIGE was away from home surveying, and MRS. PAIGE had gone upstreet to attend to some business. WILLIAM POWELL was at work blacking a stove, whilst the other boys were playing. ALBERT TEMPLETON picked up a double barrel shot-gun, which was standing in a corner of the room in which the little boys were. WILLIAM POWELL noticing the gun in the hands of the young TEMPLETON, quickly cautioned him to be careful as it might be loaded, and took the gun out of his hands to examine it. Throwing it, in a sportsmanlike manner across the left arm, witht he right thumb he pulled the cock of both barells to assure himself that no caps were on. His hand sbeing wet from working in the blacking the cock slipped from his hold, and both barrels were discharged, although the caps had previously been removed, but it is supposed that a portion of the fulminating powder remained on the tubes, thus, igniting the powder, and shooting little CHARLEY, who was standing close along side of him. The discharge entered the forehead of the unfortunate boy just above the left eye, carrying away the left side of the head as far back as to the ear, together with about one third of the brain and the left eye. The report of the gun, and the screams of the boys, attracted some of the beighbors who hastened to the scene, and oh! what a scene. The room was black with smoke, and poor little CHARLEY lying upon the floor, th blood gushing from his frightful wound, upon which his left hand was tightly pressed. DR. ANDERSON was immediately summoned, and dressed the wound. All that could possibly be done for the little sufferer was done, but death was doing its work, and on Saturday about two o'clock, twenty-four hours after the sad occurrence, his sufferings were ended, and his immortal spirit took its flight to another world. On the day of this frightful casualty, MRS. TUCKER had gone on a visit to her father-in-law, at Plumville, but while riding along and when she had nearly reached that place, a strange presentiment seized upon her mind that some misfortune was about to fall upon her child; she turned her horse and immediately started homeward. When a few miles from this place, she was met by the messenger who was dispatched for her, and who disclosed to her the sad reality of her presentiment. On Sun the remains of the deceased were interred in the Presbyterian grave-yard, whither they were followed by a huge concourse of people. He was aged six years, one month and 5 days. No censure (______ches) to the little boys. MARRIED. On May 2d, by Rev. Thomas Barnhard, MR. DAVID E. LEWIS of Hollidaysburg, to MISS LAVENIA P. HAMMOND, of Mt. Pleasant, Blair county, Pa. --At the same time, by the same, MR. AUGUSTUS ROW, of Indiana, Pa., to MISS MARY JANE HAMMOND, of Mt. Pleasant, Blair county, Pa. --On the 1st by the Rev. C. Nitterrauer, REV. C.L. CEEDY, pastor of the English Lutheran church, Johnstown, Pa., to MISS LIZZIE W. MARBOURG, daughter of ALEXANDER MARBOURG, ESQ., of the same place. --On the same day by the same, REV. HUGHO [sic] GRATON, pastor of the Lutheran Church, Bernville, Pa., to MISS MATRY E. CURTZ, daughter of BENJAMIN KURTZ [sic], of Johnstown, formerly of Gettysburg. --On the 3d inst., by the Rev. W.S. Emery, MR. DANIEL GULDEN of Brushvalley township to MISS MARY AMOND of Cherryhill township. DIED. On Monday the 7th inst., at his residence in this borough, GAWIN SUTTON, ESQ., aged about 50 years. 15 May 1860 FIRE. We learn that on last Thursday, at noon, the dwelling house of MR. JOHN SHAFFER, near Middletown, Armstrong county,w as destroyed by fire. The family were [sic] eating dinner at the time the fire was discovered. Only a few articles of but trifling value, were saved. The fire originated from a stove pipe. A FISH. We are informed that on last Thursday MR. ROBERT McCALL, of Blairsville, succeeded in capturing, in the Conemaugh river, with a dip-net, a pike which measured three feet eight inches in length and weighed 18 and a half pounds. At the same time he caught a number of large suckers and other fish. INCENDARISM. On last Monday night, in Georgeville, a large house belonging to MR. HENRY KINTER, of this place, and a blacksmith shop belonging to a MR. BRINDEL were destroyed by fire. The fire originated in MR. KINTER'S House, which ahd been standing vacant for some time, which fact makes it evident that it was the work of an incendiary. SERIOUSLY INJURED. On last Wednesday, MR. JOSHUA E. EWING, of this place met with a very serious accident. He, in company with MR. W. McLANAHAN, was starting to the country in a dearbourn wagon, and while passing the Baptist church, the horse made a sudden spring forward, throwing MR. EWING backwards out of the wagon. He fell upon the back of his neck, producing concussion of the brain, and spinal marrow. He was carried to the hotel, where he has been confined ever since. We are happy to say, however, that he is recovering, and will, we hope, soon be able to go about again. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at the bride's mother's, Indiana, Pa., by Rev. W.S. Emery assisted by Rev. B. Kellar, of Philadelphia, JOSEPH M. THOMPSON, ESQ., to MISS BELL T. JAMISON. --On May 7th, by Rev. S. Furman, MR. JOHN FARNSWORTH, to MISS MARY ANN BUTERBAUGH, all of this county. --On the 3d inst., by George Kallar, Esq., MR. ALEX. WILSON to MISS MARY J. (___AYPOLE), all of Pine township. --On April 20th, by Rev. J.J. Shorthill, MR. ARON [sic] WORK, to MISS ELISABETH SPENCER, both of Indiana county, Pa., --On the same day, by the same, MR. ROBERT MARSHALL to MISS EVELINE ROWLAND, both of Indiana county, Pa. --On May 3d, by the same, MR. LEWIS A. WELSH, to MISS ANN E. SPANGO, both of Plumville, Pa. --On the 28th ult., by C. Lowe, Esq., MR. BENJAMIN BARRETT, to MISS ELIZA BOND, all of West Mahoning township. --On Thursday the 10th, by Rev. G.W. Machling, MR. THOS. MARTIN, of Washington township, to MISS ANNIE M. BUVON, of Rural Valley, ARmstrong county, Pa. DIED. In Brookville, on the 28th, MISS LIZZIE BOUCHER, daughter of JOHN BOUCHER, ESQ., aged 23 years and 9 months. --On the 18th inst., SAMUEL SIMPSON, of South Mahoning, aged about 70 years. --In Blairsville, on Friday monring at the residence of his father, JOHN GRAFF, ESQ., JAMES GRAFF, aged about 20 years. [Indiana Register came out on Thursdays, to help date this. -smb] 22 May 1860 DIED. On the 19th, SAMUEL CREPS, of Rayne township, aged 53 yeras. --On the 6th inst., of palsy, JANE HAMILTON, consort of JOHN HAMILTON, of Cherryhill township, aged about 60 years. --In Cherryhill township, on the 16th inst., MR. JOHN M'FEETERS, of paralysis, in the 81st year of his age. 29 May 1860 ICE-CREAM. The first ice-cream of the season can be had at Anderson's Saloon this (Monday) evening. Let all who are fond of this delicacy call early, as JIM will take especial care to have it made good, and will take great pleasure in dishing it out to those who give him a call. COMMITTED. A man named SAMUEL McCULLOUGH, was lodged in jail on Sunday last, by Constable GRUMBLING, of Greenville, charged with stealing a hog from MR. JOSEPH BOGGS, of White township, on last Saturday afternoon. It is stated that he drove the hog away from MR. BOGGS' premises, passed with it through Indiana, eastward, sold it to MR. ROBERT MITCHELL, of Diamondville, at which place he delivered it the same evening, and remained there till Sabbath morning, when he was arrested. MARRIED. On the 24th, by Rev. J.C. Conner, MR. M.S. SMITH of this borough, to MISS REBECCA J. SLOAN, of Blairsville. A delicious wedding cake accompanied the above notice for which the generous couple will please accept our thanks with our hopes that, having resolved for themselves with the poetess, "that single blessedness is a fib," they may realize that "wedded life is real, earnest." --At the hotel of ISAAC EMPFIELD, in Greenville, on the 17th, by A. Wiggins, Esq., WILLIAM STEPHENSON, to MISS REBECCA STEPHENSON, both of Cherry Tree Borough. --On the 24th, by Samuel Rice, Esq., MR. LEVI SHANK, to MISS MARTHA M. LYDICK, all of Cherryhill. --On the 24th, by Rev. F.O. Fast, MR. J. ALTIMUS, to MISS ESTHER ALTIMUS, at Edlerton, Pa.