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Indiana Weekly Messenger, Indiana PA, September 12, 1883



MARRIED



Thomas MORTZ to Sallie RAGER, both of this borough, on

September 11, 1883, at the home of Michael HORNER, by

Rev. Brownlee.



Jacob A. CREPS to Minnie A. RAY, both of Rayne twp., on

August 31, 1883, at the home of the bride's father, by

Rev. A. T. Bell.



DEATHS



Mrs. Catharine WALKER died on September 5, 1883, in Rayne

twp., of heart disease, at the age of 67 years, 9 months,

and 19 days.



Mrs. Hannah J. ORTZ, the wife of David ORTZ, died on

September 3, 1883, in Indiana borough, of consumption,

at the age of 38 years, 4 months, and 2 days.



Ex-Sheriff Thomas S. MITCHELL, of Perry twp., Jefferson

county, died at the home of his son-in-law, Col. William

NEAL, in North Mahoning twp., Indiana county, on Tuesday

evening of last week, of cancer, after an illness of

several months.  He was among the old citizens of the

county, and was elected High Sheriff in 1854.



A dispatch from Reading dated Sept. 6, says:  The man who

was the actual father of more children in Pennsylvania, or

probably in the United States, was killed last night by

being struck by a train at Lancaster.  He resided in this

city for many years.  His body was brought here today.  His

name was John HUFFNER, aged sixty seven, a rag picker by

occupaton.  He was the father of forty-two children.  He was

born in Wurtemburg.  He was first married when he was twenty-

five years of age in Germany, in 1840.  The wife bore to him

seventeen children in eight years, twins and triplets, and

she died.  The eldest child was seven years of age.  In 1849

HUFFNER took his second wife, and she bore him twins every

year for five years.  This wife lived nine years.  HUFFNER

was now the father of thirty-two children, twelve of whom

had died.  He came to America in 1857 and married his third

wife in 1868.  She bore him ten more children by single births.

But five of the children--daughters ranging in age from six to

twenty-seven years--and the third wife survive him.



MISCELLANEOUS



Mr. Thomas SIMPSON and wife, of White twp., visited their son

William, at Cherrytree, last week.



Mrs. J. J. SHERMAN, and daughter Clara, of this place, have

gone on a visit to relatives in Centre county.  This is the

first time Mrs. SHERMAN has been away from home for over 21 years.



Mrs. Mallie GARMAN, daughter of Mr. Peter GARMAN, of this place,

leaves for Greenesburg next week to take charge of a department

in the public schools of that town.  Normal graduates are in demand.



The widow of John T. SMITH, dec'd., formerly of this county and

brother of the senior editor, visited relatives here last week.  She

now resides in Des Moines, Iowa, where her eldest son is a prominent

lawyer.



Henry STRUBBLE, of Hempfield township, Westmoreland county, a member

of the 11th Reserves, was shot through the right lung and liver at

the battle of Antietam.  He recently visited the battle field and

found a gravestone bearing his name.  He had been reported killed,

and an unknown body was mistaken for his.