The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-23
TIE STATE AT LARGE.

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Scarlet fever is said to be prevalent 10
New Albany.
The Lafayette Guards are to be enrolled
ard uniformed.
The principal sport in Montgomery county
Is fox hunting.
Plymouth, Marshall county, is building q
Centennial opera house.
The Centennial supper at Wabash last
week netted about Sl29.
The Plymouth Democrat will issue Gen.
tennisl edition Of that paper.
Fourteen bridges in Knox county have
been carried away by high water
Brownstown, Jackson county, has de-
cided to lay out public cemetery, for the
Inhabitants ofthat city.
The tramps take possession ofscansl boats
and make themselves comfortable therein,
much to the disgust of the owners OF the
aforesaid craft.
An agricultural society was organized In
jackson county last Saturday, which pro-
poses TO hold annual fairs at Brownstown,
run races and award ribbons.
1t is said that the Charlottesville sporting
club are going TO erect small steamer to
be placed on the Kankakee for their use
when sporting in those parts.
City, has accepted the call of Plymouth
Church and has selected the Rev. Evarts
Kent and W. G. Peck as delegates to the
advisory council.
Upton Times: The trustee of Adams
township, in Hamilton county, was robbed
of about two hundred dollars In money on
Tuesday evening. Two men called at his
residence about O'Clock 10 the evening,
presented Ievolvers at the trustee and de-
msuded his greenbacks, which he very re-
luctantly passed ever. The parties have so
far eluded all efforts at capture.
Madison Courier: The wet weather dur
ing last summer and this winter has caused
numerous land-slides In this section of
country. Probably such a Disagreement of
the hills has not occurred in any one year
for ages. The roads leading from the city
have been blockaded in many places. and
especially the Brooksbdrg road, which mas
been so filled up by lsnd-slides as to require
the labor of many men in removing the dirt.
Columbus Republican,: Ed. Crippen
formerly sheriff of Brown county, but now
a citizen of this city, is evidently the stoutest
man in the state. He is over six feet high
and weighs near 300 pounds, has no surplus
ft sh, and Is as fine specimen of humanity
as can be found in this or any other country.
His muscles are like iron, and he can lit
i 100 pounds, dead weight, and asks nothing
but fair hold. He is in perfect health, and
moves around as quick as q young man. He
is about 40 years old. Trot out your speci-
mems, gentlemen, and beat Ed, If you can.
Charlottesville Review: A terrific storm
pa sed over this section of the country last
Thursday night doing considerable damage
to property. The rain fell in perfect tor
rents, and all the low places were filled with
water and the creeks and rivers were all out
of their banks. ct Whitesyille the fences
were blown down and in some instances
buildings were considerably damaged. The
railroads and gravel roads were all
very much washed and in some instances
very materially damaged. In this city the
streets were al filed with water, the cutters
being insufficient TO carry it of. In some
instances the cellars in private residences
were nearly filled with water.
Plymouth Democrat: Ben Worries recently
found, in the back room of Cspron's law Of
fiee,s perfectly carved ivory hand, about one
fourth the size Of a mans hand; the fingers
being partly closed, or clenched, attached to
a handle, about a feet long. The fingers
were provided with nails, natural as life.
The workmanship OF the hand was of the best.
What this hand was originally intended for,
or 10 what use il could De put was puzzler.
NO one TO whom the subject was referred
could giveany In i0rmanon on the subject:
and its origin would probably nave re-
manned mystery bat for an accident. In
Mr.. Capron's library are two volumes of an
old work, called the "Book OF Days." which
is in the form OF an encyclopedia; and while
careIessly looking over this work a short
time after the discovery of the ivory hand,
the whole subject was iully explained and
illustrated with eDgravings. The explana-
ton there given is that In the reign of
good Queen Anne, of England, the ladies of
the NOBILITY wore very large punches and
rolls of mated hair on their heads, very
much after the fashion of the present day,
and that the labor and time expended in do
ing up their hair was so great that they
would frequently LEI it remain done up for
weeks without cOmbiDg or dressing. This
ivory hand, called scratch. back" formed
part Of the toilet of every noble lady, by
which she was enabled 10 do her own
scratching, and thus avoid the nece ssity of
washing or combing her hair more than
once month.