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

The Times is new Republican paper at Hart
ford City, published by Huffman & Geisler.
There are four keno banks on Spring street,
Jeffersonville and another to open next Tuesday
night.
The Wabash river is rising, and there are some
fears of damage to bottom lands where there is
still considerable corn in the shock.
A nine-year-old daughter of John Whitaker,
of Huntington, was fatally burned last night.
Her clothing caught from an open fire.
Mrs. Flora Senix residing with her son, Dr.
William Senix, in Franklin, celebrated the
eighty fourth anniversary of her birth with a
a family reunion. The old lady was able to help
cook the dinner.
Izuny Nasu. young Japanese, who gradu-
ated at De Paw University in 1885, has died OF
consumption at his home in Toxic, Japan. Mr..
Sabacu, another Japanese student now at the
University, fears he will not be able to with
stand our climate
Mrs. Lille Patton, wife of James Patton.
business man of Thorntown, and daughter of
Rev. Henry Luring. of Richmond died on
THURSDAY, of consumption. at her home in Thorn
town. She was a leading member of the NJ f.
Church. and efficient Sabbath school
teacher. and consistent Christian.
Bruce Post No. 279, G. A. r., at La6oea,
elected officers last Saturday night, as follows:
G. A. Clark. P. c.. NJ. w. Summers, S. V. c.;
Geo. Snyder, j. V. c.; VIM. Snyder, chaplain;
M. Scott, @. NJ; j. A W. Hunt, o. g.. l. j.
Prichet guard. The post will hold campfire
on the evening of Dec. 10.
At a meeting of James FL. Emmett Post g. A.
r., at Wabash, on Friday evening, the following
ofhcers were elected for the ensuing year: Post
commander, Wall Woods; senior vice commander,
I. W. Mcclure; junior vice-commander, o. c.
Ford; quartermaster, E. B. Fargy; sergeant, DR..
James Ford; chaplain, B. F. Williams; officer of
the day. j. G, Stober; officer of the guard, Albert
Miller.
The Wabash Manufacturing and Enterprise
Association has just been organized, with A. M.
Atkinson, president; Thos. McNamee vice-pres-
ldent: Joseph Mackey, secretary, and F. w.
Morse, treasurer The object of the association
is to encourage public enterpripe The associa
ton will be regularly organized and incorporated
under the laws of the State and articles of asso-
citation will be filed with the Secretary of State
In few days.
AT the instance of her relatives, Margaret
Mendenhall, a maiden of seventy-three, of JEFF
ferson township WAYNE county, was on Tues
day, declared incapable of managing her affairs,
and Samuel Moore appointed guardian. The
purpose was to protect her from one Samuel
Cromer. farmland, forty-fve years of age.
She had just got 81, 600 by selling some land
Moore proceeded to file his bond and take charge,
when he found Cromer had heard of the pro-
ceeding and run off with the old woman.
The w. G. Il. u of Charlottesville have taken
the aggressive, and are now opposing the issuing
of license to sell liquor. They caused the arrest
of several who have been selling without city
license, and those who had city license and had
not paid for the same were made to pay over
800 each. Mrs. Shears, who had continued to
sell whisky after her deceased husbands license
had expired was made to procure a license COW
ering all the expired time. They also appeared
before the County Commissioners and entered a
protest against the issuing of license to VIM.
BROKER The latter case is still pending.