The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02
FROM MILTON.

FROM MILTON. -.
Henry, Winter wants to know why
the attorneys will not let him set on
jurys any more.
Fl. L. Jones is travelling agent, for
the western States, of large manu-
featuring establishment in Springfield,
Ohio. p er.as +.
q. &. Wilson has returned home
from tour through the grasshopper
regions of Kansas. He reports that
thousands Of acres of thrifty looking
grain were wholly destroyed in less
than ten hours from the time these
ravenous insects began their work.
Thanksgiving day was duly observ-
ed by portion only of our citizens.
Religious services were held at the
NJ. e. Church. Sermon by the Rev.
Jesse Miller, the pastor in charge.
The Good Templars will hold fes-
tiyal on Saturday evening, the 9Th of
December. It is their annual reunion,
and good time is expected by those
who intend participating. "a
The Masons will hold festival on
the evening after (2sth) the anniver-
sary (27th) of st. John the Eyangel-
list. It's exercises will consist of in
stallation ceremonies, supper and So
cial pleasure. So we hear.
The M. E. Sabbath school will give
a concert exhibition at the church, on
Christmas eve, the exercises to consist
of vocal and instrumental music, dia-
logues, essays and declamations, the
proceeds to go for the benefit Of the
school.
The paper mill firm has purchased,
and is now putting in position, two
large new steam boilers, thereby
doubling its manufacturing capacity.
The mill will be ready to resume OPP
cIdtlOuS III u ouOIL TINT.
The Hoosier Drill Company has
laid the foundations for charging it's
already extensive works by the cree
ton of new buildings and additional
machinery, and thereby will furnish
employment for more hands.
A few days ago party of hunting
sports rugged up a team, equipped
themselves with guns. ammunition, game
bags and dogs, and started from town
for the Walnut Level, after rabbits,
quails, etc, boasting, as they left,
what sport they would have, and the
game they would bring back On
reaching large farm south Of Jack.
sonburg, they halted and sent their
dogs out to find game. They scented
and set large flock of quails short
distance away in field, toward which
+ the hunters advanced, with high hopes
of slaughtering many birds. Before
reaching the spot the owner Of the
land approached, scared the quails
up, drove the dogs away, demanded
the names of the sports, and inquired
Q whether they did not know that he
had deed for the land they were
tramping under foot. They answered
that they were grangers, who owned
farms near Milton on which any per.
son was welcome to hunt at any time
The farmer told them that there was
where they ought to go, and advised
them to leave his premises at once
which they did-not, however, with
out casting some angry glances at the
proud owner OF the soil. Notwith-
standing this repulse, they boldly
scaled the fences of the next farm, but
were here also quickly met by the
landlord, who inquired whether they
did not know that they were intruders
and violating the laws made to protec
the sacred rights of the down trodder
farmer? This time they pretended t.
be refugees from the grasshopper re
gions of the West, Zone of the party
had just returned from there) ant
were seeking food to send to their DIES
titutc families. This the farmer de
clared to be too thin, and told then
+ that unless they beat a retreat h,
would have both food and lodgin,
provided for them at Richmond, fire,
Of charge. They retired to the roa,
and held council, at which it wa
decided to abandon hunting, and re
turn by circuitous route, SO as t
reach home alter night, and thus es
cape the ridicule with which the
would be greeted should they entel
! town in the day time with no game
after the boasts they had made O
leaving in the morning. They tell a
an excuse for not bringing home som
/ game, that hunters had been out ther
/ from Richmond, and shot and scare
away all the rabbits and quails in tina
region, but the facts come out throug
! Henry Hoover who lives in tn
| neighborhood where they transpired
There is another hunting party on
1 to day, but as it has regular reporte
along, we will not anticipate the re
suit.
i Arrangements have been complete
for building large furniture manufac
tory here, BY a stock company. 1t
/ to be located near the saw mill of
| j.. Commons, on the Junction RAJ
] road, who is one of the prime mover
in the matter. 1t is intended to b
ready for operation early in tn
spring. INDEX.
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