The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-04-21
FROM MILTON

The general health of the place
is good. although it is not exempt
from deaths.
Mrs Samuel s.. Spangler died on
Sunday morning, of consumption,
and will be buried to day Monday]
at 2 o'clock P. NJ
VIM A. Rothermel has the found
alton laid for his new residence on
South Central avenue, on lot he
lately purchased.
Daniel Dintaman, who was chas-
ed away from Nebraska last fall by
the grasshoppers, has built and
opened a new blacksmith shop on
Main street over the canal
Ed. Barker is going to erect some
kind of a store room on Walnut
street near the F. w. & M. depot.
The frame is already there.
B. F. Wilmer, the new druggist,
is fitting up on Main street, and
adjoining his drug store, the larg
est business room in the town. It
is already engaged by Date Warren
& Co., for drygoods store
The Milton Literary Club, CONS
posed of young men, gave public
exhibition on Friday and Saturday
evenings last, at the Union Church,
which yielded handsome sum for
the repair of the church. The
performance was creditable to the
actors, and fun provoking to the
audience.
d. G. Kern, druggist, and for
thirty five years past a resident of
Milton, moved to Indianapolis last
week. He has retired from bust
ness for the present.
Leopold Baker, one of our boot
and shoe merchants has returned
home from trip to Pittsburg Pa
He went there to test the properties
of Pittsburg ale, but it is said that
the effect which an experimental
examination of the subject had
upon him forbids that he should
make any report
John Jingle, a worthy mechanic,
has been rendered an appointment
as general agent for large es
Enlistment in some of the New
England States, to sell mops and
scrubbing brushes He is consult
ing with friends about accepting.
The other day John Michael,
while in rather an elevated mood
immagined that he had bought the
barracks" large rickety building
on Main street, and at once notified
the tenants in peremptory manner
to vacate. He hardly understands
yet why he has no deed, and why
the tenants do not move out, but
every body else does.
During the recent fire here
which destroyed two stables and
horse, AID greatly endangered
other more valuable property, that
was only saved by the united ex-
ertions of our citizens, several
laughable incidents occurred illus
trating the frailty of men in times
of peril. One of our citizens was
at work in his cellar some distance
away when his daughter, a married
lady, on hearing the cry of fire!
fastened to inform him. He in
stantly seized bucket, rushed out
into the alley, and on beholding
the flames ascending higher and
higher, became SO excited that he
threatened to chastize his daughter
for not informing him before the
fire broke out. Another one whose
was In the vicinity of the
fire, was in the country at the time.
but was soon informed by special
when he left his BUSH
ness, scaled fences, and crossed
fields, and on arriving at home
painting, but after the fire had been
subdued, and all danger past,
gathered bucket of water, climb
ed ladder that had been placed
against his house during the fire,
md dashed it upon the roof A
leafening roar of laughter from the
bystanders restored the lost bal
ance of his mind, and he retired to |
rest. Others might be related, but
his will suffice for the present.
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