Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-03-09
LAUREL. la. March srd 1885.

Mn. Error; In days by gone when
Laurel ives Laurel we used to have
one corner Of your valuable paper oc-
casionally occupied with "Laurel
correspondence" but alasll the Flood
came, our Canal went, Pork operations
proved loss. Railroads ruined our
point for wheat. and our Laurel Cor
respondent. left not for parts unknown.
but to your more fortunate town where
his talents would have larger space for
their brilliant emanations. Since then
Laurel has only geen known rs q thing
that once was Sic Transit Gloria
mundi." But sip all Is not yet lost to
us nor has enterprise entirely departed
from our midst; we have yet q germ
with us. that will some day burst
land perhaps PL9nix like, astonish
all Hoosierdom and the rest Of man.
kind, and now for few items. Last
spring the ladies (God bless them
always first in good cause) ofthe NJ
E. Church organized a Sewing Socie.
ty for the benefit of the Church and had
the satisfaction Of doing much good by
theirIunited labors. This..year they have
taken the field with renewed yigor.
Those OF the M. E. Church are again
laboring for he Church. while another
Society under the wing Of the Prcsby-
terrain Church but claiming no secta
rianism and open and grateful to all.
are devoting their energies to the glo-
rious objects Of relieving the poor.
Again the ladies have united without
regard to sect or condition in cru.
SADIE against Demon Alcohol. and al
ready have more than 500 signatures
appended to petition prayerfully So
licittng the vendors Of oil drinks that
make drunk, come to abandon the soul
destroying, peace Of family breaking
and orphan and beggar making busi-
ness. Again sir. the I. o. Of the o.
F's, in the true spirit Of their order
and in accordadce with their lovely
motto have come forward and offered
their funds as a nucleus Cor the inhabi-
tants Of Laurel and vicinity, TO conoen-
ter on and fo-m fund for the relief Of
the poor and destitute. and happy
am TO say the call has been glorious
ly responded to. On Wednesday eve-
ming the Lodge room was thrown open
with a general invitation to all to par.
ticipate in n Donation party, cash food
ofall kinds. Clothing. and even State
Stock money at its face thank
fully received, At about 8 o'clock
the company was called to order the
Secretary announced that already one
hundred and thirty seven dollars had
been donated, an amount exceeding
the hopes Of the most sanguine (nobly
done, broken down LaureN after which
they were cloquently add ssed by the
Rev T. Crawford, concluding with
prayer, the balance Of the evening Was
has passed in lively joyful good feel
ing manner that only the satisfaction
Of having done a good act enable man.
or woman TO feel. and at an early hour
separated with the best offeeling and ]
trust all could lay their heads on their
pillows satisfsd that they had contrib
uted their mite to ssfering humanity.
So moteit ever be.
Our worthy townsman DR.. w. p.
Kitchen has returned from his tour
East. where he has been adding TO his
stock Of knowledge from the practice
Of the Eastern Savans. He was accom-
panied from Cincinnati by his talented
and highly esteemed lady. who passed
her time durlnghis absence. in that
city storing her mind in French and
Music. All hsill we say most worthy
Dootor and exsellentlady. we extend