The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-02
Minor Notes.

E. j. Thompson, postmaster at Glenwood, is
dead.
A Terre Hante grocer exhibits a pumpkin
weighing ninety five pounds.
DR. Samuel Anderson, welEknowE physician
of Burlington, is dead, aged sixty eight years.
New Albany is putting up a brick building IS
by l6O feet to be used as skating rink and for
| concert purposes.
| Evansville has an umbrella member seventy
| four years old, who claims to have been Presi-
dent Taylors body servant for two years
| VIM. Clerken, n Jennings county farmers in
Telling tree had the tree fall upon him. Three of
his ribs were broken and his shoulder dislocated.
The four yearold boy of VIM. Decker of New
Albany, caught his right hand in a cutting box,
injuring it SO it had to be amputated at his
wrist.
Richard Trump. farmer, living three mites
from Prairieton, while intoxicated, put a
revolver against his head and blew out his
brains.
A man named Halter, who was found drunk
by the roadside two miles north of New Albany,
had his feet so badly frozen that they will have
to be amputated
D. n. Eckenrod has bought partnership in
the Marion Weekly Republican. The paper is
to be considerably enlarged and otherwise ma
terially improved.
Sheriff Justus OF Bluffton, on Saturday went
to Bloomington, ILL.,, and arrested William John
for grand larceny
home is near Patriot, died at the Hospital fpr
the Insane, where he was undergoing treatmeng.
His death was from excitement caused by tho
fire at the hospital.
H. r. Seager, wel-known business man of
Peru, who died suddenly on Thursday from
congestion of the lungs had taken S. 0G0 insur-
anee on his life. and presented the policy to his
wife only last Monday.
Two masked men entered the residence of an
aged widow who lives alone near Jonesyille, aud
robbed her of $50 in cash and a watch She
claims to have recognized the robbers as two
young men who reside not far away from her.
The loss by the burning of Jesse Helers ele,
vator at Elwood is total, as there was no insur-
ance on either the building or contents. The
loss on the building, owned by Kidwell Il Good,
is 81, 500. Mr.. Hellers loss is not less than
81 800
ex-mayor of Brazil, died at his residence, in
Clay City, on Friday, of consumption. He was
buried at the Brazil cemetery yesterday by the
Masons. of which fraternity he was an honored
member.
Two years ago Mrs. r. l.. Braunsdorf, of
South Bend, struck by lightning since which
time she has been insane. The other night she
eluded the watehfulness of the family and
escaped poorly clad. She was found FIVE hours
afterward in a vacant house, with her hands and
feet frozen.
"Pets Baxter. young man of Patriot. was
waylaid by three hishwaymen. near Bagdora,
N. NJ on Friday, and beaten to death with clubs
He had accumulated considerable money and
was en- route to deposite it in bank near by,
when murdered. The murderers have been
apprehended
The Shelby County Joint Stock Agricultural
Association met on Saturday at the court house,
and elected the following officers: President, A.
j. Gorgas: vlce-president, Wood Woody ard; Sec
rotary, L :. Hackney sy treasurer Gyrsnius Bish
Mutz, David Conger, j. M. Carlyle, Bennett
Powell, David L. Wilson. Jerry Dugan. Stephen
Whites;des, George Holmes j. L. Carson, Rob
ert Wells. Thomas Cotton, J. NJ. Tyner and E.
II. Stanley The surplus in the hands of the
treasurer is over So 900