The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-06-30


PROF. JESSE BRowN. Of Purdue
University, is spending the vacation
among his old friends in Richmond.
THERE was grand.shooting match
at the Fair Ground, Monday last. 1t
was we'll patronized by the hood
lums" of Richmond. A shooting
match is q great harvest for that class
OF individuals.
C. B. Hunt has mounted . huge
wire sign on top of his grocery store.
It may serve a good purpose but it is
not very graceful. Our neighbor
across the way says he will beat it,
and We guess he will.
LEE MARSHALL, of the famous
Cedar Springs, near New Paris, Ohio,
called on US the other day, subscribed
for the Palladium and left a notice
which will be found in another COL
umn, of grand picnic" at that place
on Saturday. July Sd.
WE have carefully examined the
patents granted to Indianians during
this month (June) but fail to see in
the list the patent snore-condenser, "
said by th Indianapolis Journal to
have been hnvented recently by Mrs.
d. n. Jordan, Of our city.
Mrs. G. r. JOHNSON has been suf-
fering for q considerable length of
time from an abcess formed in her
throat. DR.. Mcintyre performed =
successful operation Monday evening,
and at last accounts, she exhibited
every symptom of a speedy recovery.
The Y. NJ. q. A. closed their gos-
pei meetings in this city, Friday even
ing, after a duration of near a week.
Quite . number of our citizens ex-
pressed themselves we'll satisfied with
the result of the several meetings.
AT the shooting match on Monday,
the first prize, for the best shot, was
awarded to James Stewart, of Hamil-
ton. O., $500, and medal. Second
prize to Levi Longfellow, $500.
Third prize to N. 81. Eastman and
Huber. $1,000. Fourth prize, to c.
Boston, % GO.
THE Washington National Monu-
ment Society requests the churches
and Sabbath Schools of the country
to take up . collection on Sunday,
July 4th, to aid in the completion of
the monument. Contributions to be
forwarded to J. B. II. Smith. treas
urer of the Society, Washington D. C.
A SERIOUS accident occurred to one
of Robinson's employees, (Abner Fa-
gan), last Saturday. by being struck
in the eye with a hot piece of steel.
DR.. Mcintyre was called, and did ev-
cry thing in his power to relieve the
suffering man, but it is feared he will
ultimately lose his eyesight.
GEN. MEREDITH roam horse, Tom,
which he took into the service with
him in 1861 and rode during the en-
tire war, died of hemOfrhage . few
days ago. He was about q years old
He had been in constant service on
the farm from the close of the war un-
til within few days of his death, and
was a great favorite With the family
Cambridge Tribune.
w. g. WOODRUFF. formerly of this
county. but who has been for q con-
siderable length Of time an employee
in the depot restaurant at Indianapo-
lis, has been transferred to take
charge Of a similar establishment at
East st. Louis. recently started there
under the same management. Will.
is an excellent young man, and we'll
suited to manage an establishment of
the kind. We wish him success.
The attention of boys and some of
the older heads too, is called to . card
Of the Mayor in another column. He
proposes to- enforce the ordinance
against exploding firecrackers, &C., in
hestreets and public places of the city.
This is right, and We hope all persons,
without reference to age, will strictly
obey the hint SO gently thrown out by
His Honor.
JOHN w. MARTIN, Esqr., was seen
/ on our streets Saturday evening. He
| has just returned from an extended
! tour through the northwestern coun-
! ties of the State and reports good
. times considering the general back.
wardness that seem to hang over the
! farming community. Too much rain
for proper farming-wheat is back.
ward, corn in the weeds.
SOME thieves, We are informed, At.
tempted an entrance through a win.
dow to John Thistlethwaite' resi-.
dence, on South Sixth street. Sunday
1 night. What, is there = thief mean
\ enocgh, or so low as to attempt te
steal from = newspaper man? There
must certainly be some mistake with
him-John was not the intended vic.
tim.
IT will be observed by reference t.
our Milton letter, to be found in an.
other column of to-day's Palladium
that the prospects for the immediate
removal of the Hoosier Drill Works
to this city are not SO bright as grea'
many Of our citizens seem to think
Parties interested in the prosperity O
Milton will make strenuous exertions
to resist their removal now or at any
future time.
1 WuAr haa hacouna of tho nefor,