The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-21
Minor Notes.

The team Of Christian Keys ran off at Rock
vile, on Friday, and threw him out breaking his
leg above the ankle.
The Jewish synagogue at Wabash is being
remodeled and improved so that it will be among
the handsomest in the State
Prof Charles Schmidt, of Evansville, is
arranging for grand brass band musical tour
nament to take place in that city next August.
The commissioners of Vigo county have en-
ployed S. Hannaford to act as superintendent of
construction for the new courthouse at Terre
Haute.
The Mishawaka public schools have an envia-
BILE position among the schools of the State.
For the month ending April 4, the percentage
of attendance is ninety-on
The Spencer school closed on Friday with
grand parade by 400 to 800 children with band.
banners and flags. The children were dressed
in holiday attire, and presented a scene long to
be remembered.
On Friday at Bluff Crock, as Eli Brown, a
farmer. was ripping plank on the edge saw at
the mill of Harden & Smith Brothers, he cut all
the fingers off his right hand, and otherwise
mangled his hand.
At Lafayette, on Friday, Matthew Hoey, an
eight year old boy, jumped upon William Lambs
dray. when the latter threw a dray pin at the
boy, striking his face and cutting hideous cash.
The drayman was heavily fined.
Through the death of Mrs. Samuel Trester,
of Aurora, formerly Mrs. J. Lytle, the Odd
fellows lOug6, NO. s. OF C1QclnnaC, geIS 10UU
and Masonic lodge No 81 of Aurora, gets $500.
This is in accordance with will made by Mr..
Trester in lS47.
The matter Of building levee in front of JEFF
fersonvile is receiving the attention Of the gov
eminent officers, The influential government
officers have all recommended an appropriation
for this purpose, in order to protect the govern
ment property there
The seventh annual commencement Of the
Spencer high,sehool was held Friday night.
The exercises were of high order, and all the
class acquitted themselves handsomely. The
following are the names of the graduates. Hala
Meek, Matte Wiles. Fife Hopper, Jesse Peden,
The postofice at Taylorsyille was broken into
Friday night and the mail torn open and Strewn
on the floor. An attempt to fire the building
was made but the combustibles failed to burn.
The store in which the postoffice is kept, owned
by Fulp Bros, was ransacked and articles Of
considerable value taken.
Leonard Boatman, trustee of Florida town
ship Parke county, has been missing since last
Tuesday. When he left home he took with him
a lantern saying to his wife he would return on
the next train, which gets into Rosedale after
P. NJ Mr. Boatman was farmer, and highly
respected, living about mile and half from
Rosedale, at which place he purchased round
trip ticket to Rockville and return. III
The people living in the neighborhood of Acre.
one Of the men who committed the outrage on old
man Smith, near Rising Sun, have driven his
family to his wifes former home in Switzerland
county, and have torn his house down There
appears to be good deal Of snlothered indigna-
ton against Acre and Warner, by Smiths neigh
bors, and it is not at all certain but that there
will be irst-class lynching yet some night
At the time of the PeTyville fire, March 81
$64S belonging to the city school fund.- in charge
of l. F. Smith, taken by him out of the
safe, fearing it would burn. On his way homo
he lost the package. 1t seems that two boys,
Lewis and Dicken and the Dicken boys father
got the money and have since been spending it:
Mr. Smith will probably get back the money all
but what they have spent The parties are all
in jail now, waiting the action of the next cir
cult court
The sanitary convention of the State and local
boards of health will be begun at Anderson, on
Thursday The president, Hon. C. L. Henry
will deliver an address, and papers will be read
by Professor Robert L. Worden of Purdue
University DIR. E. S. Elder, of the State Board
of Health; DR.. j. NJ Moulder of Kokomo; DR.
J. F. Hibberd, of Richmond; DR.. w W. Vim
hedge. of Lafayette and others. Hon T. B.
Redding, of New Castle, will read paper on
The American Hog; his Inspection a Neces.
sty."