The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-11-11

We, last week, referred 70 our old friend
Dr., Lindsay. a. beisg here On q visit, in
brief sotiss, not Aavkaroon to speak ofhim
a. We felt like doing. He furnished ns with
brief sketch Of his past reco'lections. which
We gladly lay before our readers. The Doc
tor came to indiana, from Lincoln county,
N. c., in 1874, and commenced reading med
icine about Eve yesrs prvious 70 engaging in
practice OF his profession At Larrenceburg, IN
partnership with DE-. EzKA Ferris, some
years q member of tho Legislature, of this
State, and who was also . member of tho
Convention for organi zing the state At Cor
ydon, Ind. DR.. Ferris, WAS also candidate
in 20 for Congress-Cspt. Vance of Lawr-
enceburg, and Gen. iona. McCarty were also
candidates At the Same time, the latter of
whom was elected. DR.. L. some years pre-
vous taught school in the south, and, during
his residence at Dayton, and whilst student
CT medicine, he taught in the old academy,
first a. assistant for nine months, and then
as principal for the Same period. On emil
grating to tina tstate and county, be taught
term at old Salisbury, Tin the court house,)
At this time the county seat. On its removal
to Centreville, the land where Salisbury stood,
reverted back to Mr.. Samual Woods--that
being the condition, of it's continuing as the
county seat, ON which tho land was donated
! by him. The brick in the Salisbury court
house, now composes the most of the building
occupied BY the Richmond postofice. w hilst
1 Z ~ 2>1 ssk, Tho al f,ro
during the absence Of the member from Wayne
{Col. Steele; changed the name of Salisbury
| to Moscow by way of O. joke or 4 matter of
pleasantly. During thewinter following, the
| Dr. taught term at Centreville, and formed
intimate acquaintance with the Messrs. Book
ers, Hon. Jas. Randen. Lot Bloomfield, Sam
nal Hannah and the Morton family. A. an
incident, worthy of mention, the DR.: saws, that
w. s. T. Morton learned the hating business
of Caleb Shearon in Richmond, and Oliver P.
Morton( nov U. s. Senator learned the bust
mss W It'll his brother. William, subsequently,
at Centreviile, and that they we're both good
hatters. So
During the first winter at Lawranceburg,
as the doctor had been PROFESSIONAL teacher.
and finding more money in it that seemed to
promise in the practice Of medicine, he was
induced TO take school, which was literally
patroDized by Hon Isaac II. Dunn. Hon; Amos
Lane, anil others. Some of Mr. LIS children
were scholars, John F. James H. and George,
and a daug hter.
The conspicuous part that Gen. James II
Lane took in the cause Of freedom and equa
rights, in the great struggle ard bloody con
test in the early organ izatiou of K.nsas.teri
tory. was deemed sufficient by the Dr., for
the allusion to this "reminiscences of his teach.
ing scool AZ Lawrenceourg.
DR.. Lindsey, became . citizsn Of Richmond
in the fall Of 1929, aud purchased at tbs. tint
the drug store belonging tn the late Dr. J. R
M.hdenaall, be having bought the anne from
MIR. Clark " illi,ms. James E. Reeves. nov
OF the worthy President of the First Ma iuua
Bank, was one of DR., LIS. EN- p'oyees, tor
SHORT time, in The drugstore. -