The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-30
Minor Notes.

The Seymour Daily Republican has changed
from q morning 10 an evening paper
John c. Hester, of Chicago, has purchased an
interest of .. NJ. Howard in the Charlottesville
Tempest
Burglars entered the store and residence of
Frank Sears. on East Main street. New Albany
While the family was attending chuIch, and stole
$l03
John Lee, the colored crook arrested at Rich
mond for snatching Judge Newman's watch was
sent to States prison for three years and
fined So.
Stephens. all of Marion, in jail for stealing
A slaughtered hog, a lot of clothing and other
plumber were found on the premises.
On next Sunday morning Rev. Lucfer Jones,
of the Gibsonville Church. will baptize thirty
five converts in the river, at the foot of Null
berry street. Jacksonville. The parties are all
colored.
L. S. Yeargin, a reporter on the St Louis
Globe Democrat. was married at Charlottesville
last Saturday night. to Miss Minnie E. Lamb a
niece of United States District Attorney John
kaLamb.
At the close of a Christmas festival, given at
New Washington Schoolhouse, some one threw
a bottle into the crowd coming out of the school
house, striking James McIan in the eye putting
out that organ
Thomas r. Fugit has resigned as manager of
the New Albany wooden mills store and is sue
Ceeueu Dy MT. Sdmuel w. vance. MI. Fuglt
will take position in another department of
the same company.
Josiah Hutchinson, an old resident of Coal
Creek township Montgomery county died last
Sunday. He had lived where he died since 1885,
and was the father of Mrs. McMullen, who was
murdered, on Jan. z, byJ. W. Coffee.
Israel Ponrod, the oldest man in Wabash
county. died at his home in Chester township,
that county, on Monday. Mr.. Penrod was re-
markably well preserved and was able to chop
wood all day until short time before death.
The little daughter Of Roland Scrioner. a
wealthy farmer living & few miles east of North
Manchester, was fatally burned while playing
about an open CRATE fire. Her clothing ignited
and was burned off before help arrived The
child died after twelve hours intense suffering
On Monday DR.. o. K. Guyer, of Louisville,
finished thirty days term in JAIL on what his
friends believed to be an unjust sentence for at
tempted bribery of a pension agent. They
ceived him with band of music. Speeches were
made, resolutions Of respect were passed and an
elegant supper was given the Doctor.
At New Albany William Horner colored, who
claims TO be less than one eighth blood applied
to the county clerk for license to marry a white
woman. with whom he has been living two years.
The clerk took the application under advisement
and will probably issue the license as the law
permits and eighth or sixteenth blood colored
to marry a white.
The entire night police force of Vincennes has
been Observation-Disclosures Crandal, Jacob Metz
ger. Gottlieb Woke and Tom Shay-whom Mayor
Wilhelm and the committee on police found off
duty one night last week between II and l
o'clock. One was caught in house of i'll fame,
another at home asleep, the third sleeping at the
Union Depot, while the fourth was drunk.
A 1925 gold watch and chain have been pre-
sented to Rev. j. H. Ford pastor of the NJ f.
Church at New Castle He came to New Castle
eight months ago from Logansport, where he
served the Broadway Church as pastor three and
half years His influence was soon felt and
his church crowded to OVERLOOKING He has
received into the church over two hun
dred persons. besides infusing q revival intiu-