The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-10
STATE NEWS.


The gypsies are abroad throughout the
state.
The fruit in Warrick county is still un-
harmed.
The red ribbon club Of Boonville win soon
have reading room.
Tippecanoe county Will organize a poultry
association this week.
Two young men of Fort Wayne are pre-
pairing to fight duel.
Purdue university opened the spring term
with fair attendance.
Considerable sickness is reported through
out Decatur county
The failure of several of the wealthiest
firms OF HagerstOwn is reported.
Boonville Enquirer: The probabilities are
that our street lamps will be lighted with
gas.
Mr.. Early, the evangelist, has finished his
labors at Fort Wayne and departed for New
York.
The summer term of the central normal
school, Ldoga, Ind, will open April %,
1878
exemption from serious sickness at the pres
eIt time.
A foreclosure suit for $4,000 will be
tried during the present term of the Greene
circuit court.
No settled, pleasant weather until after
Easter. which comes on Sunday, the 21st
instant-April, 1873.
The prospect for an abundant wheat har-
vest in this county, this year, was never
more promising than now.
Decatur News: The farmers down in the
''haT patch are pasturing their wheat on
account OF its rank growth.
Vincennes Sun: A great many of our
farmers were compelled to turn stock in on
the growing wheat, it was so rank.
Fort Wayne Gazette: Farmers of Eel River
township say the wheat never looked better,
and that the roads we're never wotse.
Jacksonville News: We are to have lady
al the delivery winuOH of the post Office as
soon as the new postmaster is installed.
The agsnts are now busy supplying Gus
toners with Shrubbery. More trees are be.
ing planted this season than for years past.
The South Bend Register wants base ball
nine organized in that town, and says first
class amateur club could be easily interested.
A quarrel in Jacksonville on Monday
afternoon over glass Of beer led to q fight
which viii probably result in the loss of
life.
The Sullivan Democrat wants some new
side laid through the streets of that
town. The walks we're made two years ago,
and have seen their best days.
Marhnsville Gazette: A piece of pure cop
per shaped some blng like squash, weighing
between five and six pounds, wss picked up
IN a corn field on Clear creek the other day.
Vincennes Sun: The blue ribbon move
ment still progresses in our CITY, and over
fourteen hundred persons up to this time
have signed the pledge, and none have vio-
lated il so far.
Montezuma Ira: Joseph Stillwell found
chicken buried in his straw stack on
Wednesday that had been there Tor % days
without thing TO eat or drink and was still
able to fig when rescued.
The druggists of Shelbyville have con-
ciuded 10 close their business hOuses on
Sunday. One drug store will be kept open
~ all times TO supply the actual necessities
In the way of medicine. The houses will be
open alternately on Sunday in regular
order.
South Bend Register: Mrs. Molloy has
been invited TO locate at Natick, Mass as
a temperance missionary at an annual sal
-arv OF 81 500, but her allegiance TO South
Bend can not be bought even at 50 hand
some price as the good people of Natick
have seen proper to offer her.
Evansville Journal: Newberg, Ind, April
2, 1878 To the Editor of the Journal: 1
wish all my relatives and friends would
come to see me- IS | am very sick and do
not expect To ever get well. / have pneu-
monia. My residence is the second house
across from the city school house.
Yours respectfully, JACOB MEYERS
Bloomfield Democrat: Governor James
j. Williams has notified Peter Schultz, sec.
Rotary OF The Greene county agricultural
fair, to be held at their grounds, near Lin
ton, Greene county, that he will positively
deliver the annual address before their socI-
ETY.. on Thursday or Friday of the week of
Of the fair in October 1878.
Tine contract for the erection OF new
university building at Nincennes was award
ed Saturday 10 Farman x Pearce IudianapO
lis, at SO $50. The building is to be com
menced April Sand completed by August
10. The ViDceDnes university is an old
educational land mark Incorporated under
The territorial government and special act of
congress, in 1857. IL has an endowment
fund of nearly $4,000, which Is annually
increasing.
Mrs. Vesserman, a Hebrew lady residing
on Spring street near Seventh, Jeffersonyiile
is greatly distressed in consequence of the
unaccOuntable absence of her husband, who
left home about six weeks ago. Mr., Vesser-
man was a canvasser for the Louisville An
zeiger. The marriage relations OF the couple
were most pleasant and it is the opinion of
the distressed wife that her husband has met
with some fatal misfortune.
south Bend Register: Your reporter on
bis travels through St. Joe county, Ind, and
southern Michigan, last week, made special
inquiry as 10 the condition of the fruit crops
In that section an the acreage of wheat as
compared with last year. But little damage
has been done TO fruit by the late freezes,
The prospect at this time being very encour-
aging The acreage in wheat is generally
estimated 10 be about onefourth greater
than last year. and is unusually advanced
In growth. A great deal Of clearing and