The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-04-18
THE STATE.
Lagrange has a lecture club.

Wabash has base ball club.
Spencer has got the base ball fever.
New Castle has a negro minstrel troupe.
Knightstown wants a pillow mandatory.
North Vernon has minstrel troop.
A Frankfort baby 10 months old weighs 80
pounds.
Logansport is going to have a medical COL
lege.
A large temperance meeting is in progress
at Monroeville.
The house of correction at Plainfels has
$40 inmates.
The red ribbon band will tackle Lagrange
at an early day.
The wheat in Gibson county is reported to
be looking fine
The hogs are about to root up the town of
Winamac, says the Democrat.
Warsaw claims to have $500 inhabitants
because they have just even 700 voters.
The growing wheat crop of Henry, Rush
and Hancock counties is in fine condition.
Twenty Indisna editors will leave New
Albany in few dayes for Wyandotte cave.
1t is said that lady in Elkhart gave birth
to child recently which weighed l6 pounds.
The Democrat wants to know why Carlisle
can't have a bank. She can't raise the
stamps.
Over one thousand five hundred persons
have joined the 'red ribbon" brigade at
Jackson.
The bridge at Cedarville, Allen county,
valued at $4,000, was destroyed by the late
| food.
| Another breach of promise and seduction
suit for heavy damages is threatened at
| Fort Wayne.
Vevay Democrat: Vevay is as prosperous
as any other town in the state, but times are
not good"
Seymour Times Seymour has one hun
dred and one widows-handsome and sweet
every one of EN-.
| The Liberty Herald has been sold to
Charles w. Stivers agent of the Cincinnati
/ type foundry.
Knightstown Banner: Middletown got a
licensed saloon last week by change of venue
to Delaware county.
Bonneville Enquirer: The morals of War
rick county have apparently improved since
the building of the new Jail.
Rochester Sentinel: The Akronites are
| entertaining themselves by commenting on
an already developed scandal.
Lagrange Standard: Sturgis is still agi-
| tated with the temperance movement, as is
also many other neighboring towns.
The Elkhart Driving Park association will
have a spring meeting on the last days OF
May. A purse of $500 will be Offered.
A. B. Park & Co., of Kendalville, have
| made an assignment of their entire assets
which amount. to $4,000. Liabilities, $780,
900.
John Bradford, a pioneer of Jennings
county, aged 10 years, died one day last
week. HIS wife, aged rs, died the day pre-
| vious.
Sitting Bull Morton has been invited to
| deliver the Grafton at the soldiers national
cemetry in New Albany on Decoration
day.
Lawrenceburg Register: 1t is provoking to
see our wooden mill standing idle and to re-
member it once gave employment to IS per
sons.
Rockville Republican: Two grown buffa
loes belonging to Clay Hanna passed through
the streets yesterday attracting considerable
attention.
Greencastle Star: James A. Guilliam:
sold on Wednesday, two Chester White
pigs to gentleman from Hendricks county
for $50 cash.
1t is said that great many of the oat;
| in the southern part of the state, which were
sown in February, are rotten and the fields
will have to be resown.
There is a monstrosity on a farm near
Franklin in the shape of a calf that has
neither eyes nor tail, and its mouth is on
one side of the head.
1
three and one-half miles south of Green
of wool one foot long.
Monticello Herald: Big Creek man
brought ten fox scalps to town the other
the auditors office.
Danville Indianian The Hendricks coun-
| ty jail is empty now, the first time in eight
years. but there are several persons at large
who ought TO be confined in it.
Lebanon Pioneer: If there are any widows
that would like to marry let them come to
Lebanon at once and attend the M. Z.
church. They can soon have an offer.
Bloomington Courier: Professor Rhoads
has Withdrawn his resignation and will con-
tinue at the head of the law department OF
the university until the present term ends,
in June.
/ Lagrange Standard: Seldom has spring
] opened with wheat looking so promising.
Even in the hollow places in the fields,
where it is generally killed out, it looks
green and fresh.
At an election in Penn township. Parke
county, the proposition to vote tax in aid
of the /. N and S. railway was defeated by a
majority of three. Another election will be
called Immediately.
Bloomington Courier: Last week Mr.. ].
| NJ. Hinkle bought of Mr. Mcconnell two