The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-24

AT Terre Haute the chicken cholera is
clearing off the poultry roosts fast, and a
preventive or cure is the great desideratum
in that part of the country.
The Daughters of Rebekah will participate
In the celebration at Jacksonville of the
anniversary of the introduction of odd fell
lowship into the United States.
The diphtheria sagain becoming prevalent
in Fort Wayne. A committee onsewers and
drains is in order now if the people desire to
protect themselves, and especially their
| children.
Columbus Republican: The fruit crop in
this county bids fair to be the best we have
had in the past five years. Peaches, pears,
apples, cherries, blackberries and other small
fruits will be In abundance.
Ledger-Standard: If farmers would secure
their fruit trees from the attacks of insects
let them plant tansy or worm wood around
their roots. We have seen this experiment
tried and it seemed effective.
Scott County Democrat: The hal. torn
last week was more severe in the souta vest
ern portion of Lexington township than any
where else in the county. Considerable
fruit and growing wheat was seriously dam
aged.
North Winchester Journal: The synodical
Sunday-school convention of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church will be held in their
church in this city on Wednesday and
Thursday, June 5 and 6. Preparations are
being made, and no doubt grand good time
will be hadfor furtherance of Sabbath. school
work, and 1t is hoped large attendance will
be had.
Newport Hoosier State: The time OF
the year has come when persons should
look to the renovation of their GEL
lars. All Gecaying vegetable substance
should be removed. Very often these
decaying substances fill the air
with malarious poison that circulates
through the rooms of the dwelling, and is
ague and other dangerous diseases.
Shelbyville Volunteer: The two masonic
lodges OF this city have appointed a Joint
committee, consisting of president, treas
urer and secretary, to look after destitute
members of their order who may be so m
fortunate as TO belong to the tramp fraternity
that frequently visit our city. The committee
Is authorized to levy per capita contribu-
ton on members to meet expenses necessary
In carrying out the charitable object for
which it was organised.
The sum of S1,OO5 in counterfeit gold and
silver coin has just been found in hay NOW
on the premises lately occupied by Missouri
hittenhouse and Lyle Levi, at Osgood. They
are the noted counterfeiters Who were re-
Gently captured, tried and convicted; Levi
oelng sent to the northern prison and Mrs
Httenhouse to the female reformatory at
indianapolis. The spurious coin has been
shipped to Washington, to John Sherman,
secretary of the treasury, the great national
wrecker.
Goshen Democrat: Ten business rooms.
one dwelling and four horses were burned !
in the recent fire at Albion, Noble county. |
The houses were all old frames and the |
owners bear their loss cheerfully, and re- |
sumed business within few hours after the /
ire. over $4,000 were lost and there was
not cent of insurance. No doubt the town /
will be the better for 1t in time, if it is not 4
rebuilt with old sheds, as was our town a
few years ago. Put up brick buildings, gen.
tlemen.
Rockport Gazette: Rolla Clark, the veneer
able father of Mrs. Joseph Tilley. of this
city, at the age of 107 years, quietly and 4
silently passed into that deep sleep "that
knows no waking" except in eternity. The
most noticeable facts of the case are the age,
and that he was born on the 11th day of MAY,
III, died on the 18th day of April, 1873, at
III o'clock p. m. He never was in bed for
never took dose of medicine, and
had his perfect senses up to death. He had
lived in the states of Delaware (where he
was born1 Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and
Indiana.
Columbus Republican: A gentleman from
Jackson county, while in conversation with
4 gentleman of this place this morning in
regard TO John Reno's trial, remarked that
there was not much sympathy for the Reno
gang In that county, and that, while there
was strong disposition among the people to
let the law take its course in the mater,
hey were bound to have him punished. He
stated that Reno's conduct since his return
rom Missouri was not exactly such as would
the assertion of his friends that he
would lead better life. He has not i'm
proved his opportunity TO seek better COM
)any than he formerly courted, but on the
contrary is running with about the same
rowo he did before his imprisonment.
Rushville Jacksonian: Mrs. Ben L. Smith
vas up to indianapolis last Monday and lost
Ter pocket bocz, containing quite lot OF
-aluables and money. Governor Williams
happened to find it, and seeing her former
lame-Miss Alice Wilson-on it, concluded
hat some lady on her way to the depot had
ost 1T. He went to the depot and asked if
Hiss Alice Wilson was there. Mrs. Smith
aid her name was Wilson that it was
ninth now, and that she had lost her pocket
ook with her former name on it. The gov
rnor delivered to her her property, and
hey were both happy. Mrs. Smith came
ut all right in this little affair, but we
Tould not advise other ladies to throw their ,
ocket books on the streets of Indianapolis, ,
Or fear the governor don't find them.
Charlottesville Journal: Now IN regard to
ard times. AS one of the correspondents
as said that he had to chop wood at % cents
er cord to get-himself fine coat, | have
assed through just such times myself. Go
ack 10 1899 and 1S43, when pork was Ia
ents, corn 20 cents, wheat 20 cents per
ushel, oats 10 cents a COW and calf 50 to
10 beef outlets 219 cents per pound, har-
est hands % cents per day, common work
~ cents per day; domestic goods were
rom to 10 cents per pard, prints from 1917
D is cents per yard. / have sold green
pples in Madison, after corn planting, for
) cents per bushel, and it would occupy The
hole day to dispose of load. Those are
hat would call hard times. No demand
Or any produce at all, except for home con-
nmption. Everything is, at this time,
ncouraging to farmers, If they would only l
op croaking about hard times and go to
'ork and raise something to sell. That is the q
ray to get money. I
The Kokomo Dispatch says of the crops of L
Toward county: The acreage of wheat 10 an