The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-05
Minor Notes,

scheme is incubating for the construction of
new opera house at Huntington.
Kendallville has kindergarten which is re-
ported TO be in a iourlshlng condition.
Mrs Joseph Langwen, of Spencer. dropped
dead on Friday. Heart disease is thought to
have caused her death.
The irrsgalarifies of young straus, Of TeTre
White, have been amlcably settled.
Postmaster George H. Dunn, of Greensburg,
has just refurnished the pUstotfice with a new
act of mail boxes and other appliances at a cost
OF 5000.
Winfield Noblet, aged fourteen, was fatally
burned, her clothing being ignlted while she was
playing near an open fire.
The Mennonites of Elkhart making
ran gements for the establishment of denomi-
national college at that place. They already
have an extensive book establishment.
Mr.. James Wilson, former we-known citi-
zen of Charlestown, died at Fort Scott Kas, a
few days ago, aged eighty years. Mr. Wilson was
justice of the peace in the old capital of Clark
county for many years.
porte county farmers by having them sign
"wrapper" in order to ship the goods. Inside is
al ingeniously hidden pronissory note which
turns up to plague the contdlng granger.
Hon. Mathew Whitzel, for years a prominent
politician of Clark county, and man known
and respected ali over southern Indiana, passed
quietly away on Friday, in the fifty-fourth year
of his age. Deceased was IA victim to consump-
! tiOn, with which disease he has been afflicted
/ for years.
| A man giving the name of Carson amt claiming
| to come from Kansas arrested at Blooming
ton on Friday for passing counterfeit gold pieces
"A number of merchants When arrested
nearly $500 of the bogus money found in
| his possession. The coin was OF all denomna-
! lions from 81 to $50.
A destructive fire occurred at Linton, Green
/ county, early On Thursday morning, IN which
! the store OF Osborne IL Cornelius was totally de
| stroyed, with the contents, entaillng a loss OF
/ 5000; insurance 81 900. The postoiice and all
] the mail matter were consumed. The fire was
the work of an ncendiary.
AS probable outgrowth of of the opening of
| the new bank at Greensbnrg-the Third National
| Mr.. d. W. Lovett will, within a few days,
| withdraw from the Citizens National Bank, of
which he ia vice president, and assist IN estah-
/ fishing anew national bank at Greencastle of
which he becomes cashier.
The insurance on Conn's band-instrument fac
| tory at Eikhart, which was burned last week,
! was $4,000, as follows: Hamburg Bremen, s.,
| 500; London Assurance, So, 200. Mechanics and
| Traders, $1,000 How ara, 81 800; Amazon, 81 =
900; London and Lancashire, $780, Traders,
| $1,000; Mechanics, 81 800; American, So, 900.
A romantic marriage took place at Green's
| burg last week. William II. Beall, of Southern
California, through a mutual friend and CORE
| spondence, became betrothed To Miss Cora L.
Stevens, of that city, but never her until he
! came TO claim her as his bride two days before
| the marriage. They will make their home in
California.
The quarterly conference has released Rev. l..
| $. Buckles from his pas crate at WIliamsport
| for the remainder of the conference year. The
elder, Rev. Cissell, will secures supply soon
as possible. Three gentlemen were named