The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-21
THE STATE

Angola is going to have a new Jail
A fire company has been organized at De-
catur.
There are thirty paupers at the Pike
county asylum.
franklin has eight physicians reg
ular and one homeopath.
The German hunting club OF Terre Haute
will visit Evansville soon.
Farm hands in Montgomery county are
asking from $40 to $50 per month.
According to the Cannelton Enquirer there
are l1S marriageble young ladies in that
burg.
The Have-nothings of Georgtown township
paraded the streets at that hamlet on
Wednesday.
South Bend Tribune: Ira Nye has lost his
trotter, Gray Alice, from heart disease. She
was valued at 50, 600.
A preliminary survey of the proposed mar
row gauge railroad from Harrison to Cheviot
was commenced last week.
Lafayette Courier: The fortune teller at
the gypsy camp is overrun with sentimental
lads and lassies from this city.
Delphi is no longer connected by tele-
graph with the outside world, the Office at
that place having been discontinued.
Washington Democrat: Five hundred
dollars has already been offered for the old
court house. Chance for speculation.
Terre Haute Gazette: A growing decrease
in the supply it is thought will raise the
price of meat in the Terre Haute market.
A bank, railroad, and another distillery,
are the new enterprises that occupy the at
tention OF the people of Harrison just now.
Lafayette Dispatch: 1t is said that in
pruning the grape vines, it is found that
nearly one-half of them were frozen to
death.
Bloomington Courier: The residence Of
George Fox, near Smithville, was entirely
destroyed by fire hast week. There was no
one at home at the time.
Bloomfield Democrat: Hydrophobia is
prevailing in parts of this county to an
alarming extent Last week eight mad dogs
were killed in the neighborhood of jones'
boro.
Centerville Chronicle, Roney, of the
Richmond press, was married this week. He
has as good right to starve woman as any
of the other editors we know of, and we wish
him luck.
Franklin Herald: Would it not be well
for the elders of the Presbyterian church to
look after some of their fiock that are in
clined to stray toward the dancing hall of
this city?
Charlottesville Journal: Many of the
farmers have opened their sugar camps
but havn't made much headway in manu-
featuring the sacchariferous substance. They
say it has been too dry.
Cannelton Enquirer: Mr.. T. Courcier took
the premium at the Centennial exhibition
for the finest corn and the largest yield from
single grain, which proves that Perry
county has some rights to boast of in agri-
culture.
Spencer Journal: A fire was started in
the tall grass on the ridge south of Mr..
FIetchers residence, by some miscreant the
other day, and before it could be put out
grove of young chestnut trees was nearly
ruined.
The Evansville and Charlottesville road
has brought suit against the Logansport,
Charlottesville and Southwestern for $4,000
damages for alleged depreciation of road and
property, leased by the former TO the latter,
during the term of lease.
South Bend Register: A new cockpit
was opened in the city last evening in the
place, but some ''gloved'' handling was done
and measurements taken for future refer
ence. Developments may be expected
Bloomfield Democrat: Greene county
against the world for patience and endur-
ance, even in love affairsl A young couple
within our bailiwick recently spent Is solid
hours in each others company without stop
ping for refreshment or sleep Can any other
county hold over this record3