The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-06
STATE NE WS.

Gilman.
The Covington masquerade ball netted the
red ribbon club S27.
The fiues of the Covington hotel are in
8 dangerous condition.
Robins and blue birds are making their
appearance all over the state.
Warren county needs gravel roads, and the
people ale going to have them.
Theodore Tilton visited the public schools
of Auburn on his recent visit there.
Two dogs killed and wounded II sheep for
a Montgomery county man in one night
recently.
The Michigan City Enterprise reports the
sailors getting things prepared for early
navigation.
Indiana Statesman: The farmers report
the fruit crop promising, if no severe frost
comes after bloSsoming.
Two youngmen at West Lebanon disturbed
religious services at a church. They were
fined S45 20 for their bad conduct
The S0mers farm near Auburn will be pur-
chased by the Catholic people, and a school
building, etc, for their order erected there.
One hundred and fifty lodges have been
invited to participate in the odd fellows
anniversary ceremonies in Danville April 20.
Columbus property owners are making
many improvements about their residences,
and the appearance of the town is much i'm
proved thereby.
Allen county has man with four "K's"
in his name-a name that can be spelled
backward as we'll as forward or from the
center either way-Kukkuk.
The Monticello Herald shows that meet
ings now are being held along the line from
Bradford through that place to Delphi in the
interest of the narrow railway, wi view
to active operations on it in the spring.
Charlottesville Star: A Charlottesville
/ drummer became involved in dispute with
a debtor at " Waynetown last week. and finally
locked up the debtors store and carried off
the key. For this piece of work the nervy
drummer was arrested, but on trial acquitted.
The Salina correspondent of the Spy, at
Rochester, relates that William Overmyer
near there lost two sheep near three months
since and fately found them both beneath
fallen hay stack, where for ten weeks they
had been confined, and yet one of them was
taken out alive.
The Elkhart Review says that a wolf in
the township of Cleveland, supposed to have
killed about 500 sheep in that neighborhood,
bavlng been recently hunted and shot at II
times, was on Monday of last week shot
down by young Quimby, who got $40 as
bounty made up by the neighboring farm
eTS.
Not Quite the Same Thing.-Small child
Whose favorite aunt is 'engsged"): }: Grand
ma, where is Aunue May?" Grandma "She
is sitting in the library with Captain Herbert,
my dear" Small child latter a moments
thought): Grandma, couldn't you go and
sit in the library with Captain Herbert, and
Auntie May come and play with me?"-
Punch.
Salem Democrat: How much more
must our town suffer from loss by fire before
we have some sort of effectual fire apparatus?
It's a matter of serious contemplation to
know that a fire is liable to break out at any
time and that we are compelled to stand
around completely at the mercy of the
flames, excepting what little virtue there
may be in the application of few pals of
water.
Greencastle Banner: Gravel roads are
beneficial in various ways. They are more
agreeable to travel on than through the
mud They save the wear and tear of
horses, harness and vehicles. They enable
the farner TO reach the city at the worst
seasons of the year so as to take advantage
OF the high prices prevailing at such times.
From two to eight times as much can be
hauled with thc same team as on unim-
proved roads. They indicate higher civil.
zation, promote intercourse among the peO-
pie, and are things of Joy and profit to ali
the people. Build gravel roads by all
means.
Columbus Republican: The father of his
country wasn't father of anything else
~ Y. Herald.
: We have a distinct recollection of man
turning up in Indiana some time ago who
claimed that G. w. was his daddy. And
they say the sons name was Thomas Posey,
the first governor of IndIana.-Ledger Stand
ard.
Thomas Posey was the second territorial
governor of Indiana-General Harrison be
ing the first. Jonathan Jennings was the
first governor after Indiana was admitted
into The union. As to Posey's daddy"
there Is good evidence that he has the right
to claim g. W. as such, and history will not
contradict 1t
A dead body, supposed to be that of a
dramatic agent from the big amethyst ring
on his middle finger, was found at the head
of Water street, stabbed to death in 20 places
The body was partially identified by citizen
of New York, WHO said that he met the
unfortunate man in the morning, who
displayed several paragraphs in regard to
Modjeska's realistic" dresses her manner of
cutting her ccrns, an anecdote about her
dhNAhthCi, hnCic sic DDuBill HeT ldioc lldlT
etc which he said he was about to ''hand
in" TO the Boston newspaper men,. The
unfortunate wretch was undoubtedly stabbed
10 death by the scissors of the outraged
Ournalists.-Boston Commercial Bulletin
Frankfort Crescent: The gravel road is
sort of self sharpening arrangement
Build one road to Frankfort and it will
be the entering wedge to the completion
of several others. AS soon as the Kirklin
road was under way and the people
near the Frankfort terminus saw they were
about IN be taxed for IL, then the people out
on the Morris Chapel road must also mac
anamiZe 10 get the hanefit of the taxation