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[PAGREENE] Waynesburg Messenger Items, 1853-1857
Deaths, Marriages and miscellaneous items taken from the 1853-1857
issues
of the Waynesburg Messenger available on microfilm at the Cornerstone
Genealogical Society, Waynesburg, PA. Excerpts from
earlier issues can be
found at http://www.fordyce.org/genealogy/GCRecords
PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE
THE undersigned, administrators of the estate of ABRAHAM YOUNG, dec'd.,
late
of West Bethlehemtownship, Washington county, Pa., will expose to
public
sale, on Thursday, the 16th day of June, 1853, at 2 o'clock, P.M.,
A TRCAT
OF LAND, situate on the waters of Ten Mile, in said township, adjoining
lands of William Hedge, Jacob Horn, and others, containing 184 Acres,
more
or less. The buildings upon the premises consist of a FRAME
HOUSE and
Kitchen attached; a Large Hewed LOG BARN, with Stabling underneath,
and
other outbuildings. The land is well watered, and has a very
heavy crop of
grass upon it.
Terms of sale will be made known on the day of sale. For further
particulars enquire of the undersigned.
MILLER IAMS,
SAM'L GREENLEE,
Administrators.
May 24, '53
June 21, 1853
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Sale of Waynesburg School House.
THE School Directors of Marion School District, will receive sealed
proposals up to the first of July, for the Public School House and
Lot on
which it is built, in Waynesburg. The House is of Brick, two
stories high,
about 40 by 18 feet; the lot fronts 90 feet on Greene Street, and
running
back 120 feet to an alley - corner lot. A good well of water,
with a pump,
also on the lot. Bidders will state the terms on which they
will purchase.
Proposals will be handed to the Secretary.
By order of the Board.
JOHN C. FLENNIKEN, Sec.
Waynesburg, May 24, '52
June 21, 1853
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On Tuesday last, after our paper was printed, we received the Official
vote
of Richhill township, for the election of Saturday the 11th inst.,
which was
as follows:
ASSEMBLY. - John M. Stockdale, 120
R. K. Campbell, 104
COMMISSIONER. - George Sellers, 163
John Reynolds, 26
Uriah Spragg, 15
James Seaton, 2
Solomon Hickman, 2
TREASURER. - Obediah Vancleve,
64
Jacob Lemley, 127
Henry Shriver, 23
AUDITOR. - Justus F. Temple, 71
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. - W. H. Babbit, 111
SURVEYOR. - George F. Wolf,
170
It will be perceived that this return makes some slight corrections
in the
vote of Richhill township, as published in our last.
With the official returns of Richhill the aggregate vote for the
several
candidates in the county, will stand as follows:
ASSEMBLY. - Stockdale,
1,150
Campbell,
1,027
COMMISSIONER. - George Sellers, 1,080
James Seaton, 386
Uriah Spragg, 288
Solomon Hickman, 244
John Reynolds, 143
TREASURER. - Obediah Vancleve, 791
Jacob Lemley, 700
Henry Shriver, 627
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. - W. H. Babbit, 765
COUNTY SURVEYOR. - Geo. F. Wolf, 949
AUDITOR. - Justus F. Temple, 791
It will be seen that there was a large vote polled - nearly 2200.
This,
considering the weather, the busy season, and the backward condition
of the
corn crops, was a remarkably full vote of the party, and will doubtless
give
the utmost satisfaction.
June 21, 1853
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MARRIED,
On the 16th inst., by Rev. I. N. Cary, Mr. THOMAS H. McGEE, of
Hollidaysburg, Pa., to Miss M. L. GAPEN, of Fredericktown, Washington
county, Pa.,
The happy couple have our best wishes for their future wellfare [sic],
accompanying them to their "Mountain Home," for the delicious CAKE
they sent us.
"Oh! such cake -
'Twould haunt the dreams of an Epicure."
June 21, 1853
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DIED,
On the 13th ult., at the residence of her father in Morgan tp., Miss
CATHARINE PACKER, aged about 19 years.
June 21, 1853
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More Improvements.
We are pleased to see that Mr. Daniel Flick is busily engaged in
the
erection of a fine three story brick business house on the lot immediately
west of B. Campbells large brick. The cellar walls are already
fast rising
up under the go-ahead energy of Mr. Flick. Mr. A. Wilson,
also, is pushing
forward a fine building immediatetly adjoining the above, and in
a few
months we may expect to see another beautiful block added to the
late
improvements of out thriving town. We wish the most abundant
success to all
such undertakings, and hope the enterprise of these gentlemen may
soon be
imitated by others of our citizens.
June 21, 1853
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Married,
ON the 13th inst., by Rev. V. Lucas, Rev. JOHN R. TYGARD and Miss
CASANDRIA
GORDON, both of this county.
May 21, 1856
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DIED,
At the residence of her husband, in Richhill township, Greene Co.,
Pa., of
consumption, on Saturday night, May 31, LETITIA, consort of Lindsay
T. Gray,
in the 34th year od her age.
May 21, 1856
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Married,
On Sunday evening, Sept. 5th, by the Rev. J. Kenney, Mr. HARRISON
KENT, to
Miss E. J. PHILLIPS, all of Wayne tp., Greene Co., Pa.
On Thursday last, by Rev. ----- Rhodes, Dr. JOHN ROBERTS, and Miss
SUSAN
RINEHART, all of Waynesburg.
With the above notice we received a most magnificent cake, for which
we
return our thanks.
October 22, 1856
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DIED,
On Saturday morning, the 11th inst., Mrs. ELIZABETH BEABOUT (consort
of E.
Beabout) of Morris township, Greene County, Pa., aged 66 years.
On Wednesday last, Mr. JOHN CUNNINGHAM, of this borough, aged about 40 years.
October 22, 1856
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DIED:
On Saturday night last, of scarlet fever, WALTER LOWRIE DILL, son
of Matthew
Dill, Esq., of this place, aged four years. He was a most
active and
interesting child, and lingered for about five weeks from the time
he was
attacked with this fatal disease.
September 16, 1857
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