Newspapers: Indiana Register (May-Jun 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 1 May 1855 -none 8 May 1855 DIED. On the 9th April, of Consumption, MISS SARAH BOUCHER, of Brookville, aged 22 years, 2 months and 18 days. --On the 11th April, 1855, of Consumption, MR. JEREMIAH B. WORK, son of WILLIAM WORK, of East Mahoning township, Indiana county, aged 26 years and 6 months. MR. W. was a young man of more than ordinary mental capacity, but by physical debility was compelled to relinquish his studies at an early day, and betake himself to more active bodily employment. He was a ready debater, and always occupied a conspicuous position in the literary society of which he was a member. In public and in private, his sympathies were directed in the channel of benevolence, and if enthusiastic at all, it was in the cause of freedom and temperance; and in the summer of 1852 he was appointed a delegate to the National Free Soil Convention held in Pittsburgh. He made, some years ago, a public confession of religion in the Associated Presbyterian church, under the pastoral care of Rev. J.C. Telford, maintained a consistent practice and deportment while he lived, and left this world with a comfortable hope of a happy immortality. One of the predominating characteristics of the deceased was active and disinterested benevolance, not of that nervous, transitory kind which after a blaze subsides into mere listlessness, but a good will to all, especially to those whom he though unjustly treated. His course of moral character gained for him, as it must always where it is exemplified, a solid popularity, whilst his freedom from envy and evil-speaking, caused those who knew him most to love him best. [There also follows here a resolution from the Literary Association.] 15 May 1855 MARRIED. On the 8th May, by Rev. P. Sahm, WILLIAM MULLEN, ESQ., of Indiana Borough, to MISS ROSA JANE CRIBBS, of Centre township. --On the 9th, by the same, MR. ALEXANDER HYRES APPLE, to MISS MARY CATHERINE JAMISON, both of Indiana Borough. --On the 10th inst., by Rev. D. Blair, MR. SAMUEL ROWE, to MISS REBECCA ANN BRYAN, both of White township. --On the 10th inst., at the residence of REV. JAMES M. SMITH, of Tarentum, Allegheny county, by Rev. David Elliott, D.D., REV. JAMES M. SHIELDS, of Rayne township, Indiana county, to MISS S. ANNA DONAHEY, of Washington county, Pennsylvania. --On Thursday, May 3d, by the Rev. S.P. Bollman, MR. ISAAC GROFT, to MISS MARY ELIZABETH SHEFFOR, all of Washington township, Indiana county, Pa. 22 May 1855 AT HOME. --MR. JOHN G. COLEMAN, DR. TAYLOR AND A.W. TAYLOR, ESQ., returned a few days since from a tour to the west, having passed through parts of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. They enjoyed good health and are well pleased with some sections they visited, but most so with Wisconsin, where the country is rolling and water and timber are abundant. The crops within the range of their tour look remarkably well and promise and an abundant yield. WILLIAM McCRACKIN, ESQ., who has been to the west, has just returned in good health and fine spirits. DAVID McCRACKIN, who has been in Iowa for some time past, has had an attack of cholera, as we learn from his father, but is now convalescent. MARRIED. On Wednesday, 16th, by Rev. S.P. Bollman, MR. FRANKLIN DIVEN, of Washington township, to MISS MARY ANN, only daughter of R.T. ALLISON, ESQ., of South Mahoning township. DIED. On the 12th May, at his residence in Blacklick township, JAMES GORDON, ESQ., aged 65 years, 3 months and 22 days. --On the 15th inst., of comsumption, MRS. McGAHEY, consort of NICHOLAS McGAHEY, of Centre township. --On the 18th, at his residence in Rose township, Jefferson county, JOHN BELL, ESQ., at an advanced age. 29 May 1855 MARRIED. --On the 28th inst., by Rev. Mr. Higgins, MR. ABSALOM AKERIGHT to MISS ELANER LOWMAN, both of this borough. --On the 24th May, 1855, by C. Lowe, Esq., MR. STEPHEN CONDRON, of West Mahoning township, Indiana county, to MISS ELIZABETH BARRETT, of Cowanshannock township, Armstrong county, Pa. --On the 22nd inst., by James Y. Brady, Esq., MR. JOHN JAMISON, of West Mahoning, to MISS HANNAH HOOVER, of North Mahoning. DIED. In South Mahoning township, on Tuesday, 15th May, MR. ADAM STUMPF, aged 78 years, 8 months and 10 days. He was formerly of Berks county, Pa. (Reading papers please copy.) [Note: Directives such as this from the editor to other local newspapers in other parts of the state usually indicate that the deceased had other relatives in the area where other papers are asked to copy.] 5 June 1855 MR. ABRAHAM MOORE, on the 25th ult., fell from the roof of MR. BOGG'S barn, some three miles north of this place, receiving very severe injuries. We are happy to state that he is improving. MARRIED. On the 24th by the Rev. Donaldson, MR. J. MARLIN WALKER, of Indiana county, to MISS ELIZABETH, daughter of HON. R. WOODWARD, of Armstrong county. DIED. In this borough on Sunday last, after a protracted illness, MR. ALEXANDER DICKEY, aged 41 years and three months. --On Saturday, the 26th May, after a lingering illness, MRS. SABINA JOHNSTON, wife of SAMUEL H. JOHNSTON, ESQ., of Cherry Hill township, aged 34 years. 12 June 1855 SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENTS. On last Wednesday, a barn was being raised by MR. SAMUEL McELHOSE, near Kellysburgh, in Rayne township, at which we are pained to learn two accidents occured, one of which has proved fatal. The first happened to MR. WILLIAM DILTS, who had one of his legs broken by a piece of timber falling thereon. MR. D. is improving. Afterwards, on the same day, whilst putting up the rafters on the barn, several of the rafters slid off, one of which struck a young man named JOHN McCLOSKEY, a son of JAMES McCLOSKEY, ESQ., on the back part of the head, causing internal hemmorhage, from which death ensued on Saturday. ANOTHER. On Saturday afternoon, MR. WILLIAM CRAIGY had his face and arms severely injured by the explosion of a blast in some rocks on the hills west of town. It seems the blast, when fire was applied, did not explode, and MR. CRAIGY undertook to drill it out, after having poured water on the same; but it seems the water did not penetrate to the powder which ignited from a spark off the drill. MARRIED. On Tuesday last, by the Rev. Samuel Anderson, MR. NATHAN HART, to MISS SARAH E. LARVER, both of Young township. --On the 27th ult., in Hanover, York county, Pa., by the Rev. Jacob Zeigler, MR. JOHN A. GROVE, of Indiana, Pa., to MISS MARY A. BOADENHAMER, of East Berlin, Adams county, Pa. DIED. Of Consumption, near Indianola, Warren county, Iowa, on the 24th ultimo, in the 24th year of his age, ROBERT G. DICK, late of the corps of Engineers on the Indiana Railroad. 19 June 1855 MARRIED. On the 7th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Wall., MR. WILLIAM McKEE to MISS MARTHA JANE CAMPBELL, both of Punxsutawney. --On the 4th inst., by the Rev. M.H. Wilson, MR. ROBERT MONTGOMERY, of Sacramento City, California, to MISS ELIZABETH LYTLE, of Elderton, Armstrong county. --On Thursday last, by the Rev. J.H. Kirkpatrick, MR. WESTLEY STOPHEL, of Strongstown, to MISS JAMIMA GROW, of Pine township. DIED. On the 10th inst., after a lingering illness, HENRY KINTER, JR., of Rayne township, aged about 37 years. 26 June 1855 MARRIED. In the city of Philadelphia, on Wednesday morning last, by the Rev. Mr. Roche, MR. ROBERT JOHNSTON, of this place, to MISS MARY A. KNIGHT, of the former place. --On the 21st inst., by the Rev. A. McElwain, MR. JAMES M. CAMPBELL, to MISS SARAH B. HAMILTON, both of this county. --On Thursday, June 21st, by the Rev. S.P. Bollman, MR. JACOB DETAR to MISS ELIZABETH, second daughter of MR. JOHN THOMAS, ESQ., all of Armstrong township, Indiana county. DIED. On Saturday last, MRS. ELIZA, wife of ROBERT WIGGINS, of White township, and only child of JAMES COULTER, aged about 32 years. --On Sunday, the 24th inst., WILLIAM WATERMAN, son of T.M. AND E.A. McCANDLESS, of Greenville, aged 4 years, 4 months and 2 days.