The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-25
Indiana Notes.

Rev Aaren Wood, of TOWNSVILLE, is probably
the Oldest Methodist minister in the United
States.
T. j. Hale has been re-employed to take
charge of the Montgomery county poor-farra, at
salary of $500 a year.
Rev E. E. Smith. pastor of the NJ. e. Church
at North Manchester has just fallen heir to
fortune of $500 GOO, owing to the death Of a near
relative.
j. L. Stanton, or New York city. was in JEFF
fersonvilie, Wednesday, and took SO, 900
worth OF the new issue of city bonds, which bear
per cent interest The other $40, 600 worth of
bonds have been taken up by parties in Jetfer-
Sonville
The proposition to surrender the bonds of the
glass works company of Jeffersonville TO the syn
dictate represented by Messrs Moss and Lewis will
doubtless be accepted by the City Council The
new company expects to manufacture superior
quality of plate glass, and also fine mirrors
The officers recently elected by the directors
Of the New Ross Fair Association are as follows
President John Lockridge: vicepresident Ja-
cob Kennedy; secretary. H. e. Hadley; treas
urer, John Orlow; executive committee, John
f. Byrd, George A. Wren and George Sandford
superintendent of grounds. William y. Helton.
"A negro tramp named Charles E. Coons delv
cred himself Up to the chief of police of New Al
oany, on Wednesday, and asked to be returned
to frankfort, Ky. Nine years ago he was sent
from Louisville to the Kentucky peniten tiary
Tor twenty years for arson and robbery. After
five years service he escaped, since which time
he has been wandering about the country.
Chas. Spruntz, young man wanted on several
criminal indictments. put up at the house of his
mother. in Liberty. Town Marshal Smith, hear
ing OF his whereabouts, started to capture the
fugitive. AS Smith walked in the front door
Spruntz leaped through back entrance, bare
footed and clothed only in his night shirt. Tie
chase was an exciting ere, Joined in by several,
but the Fugitive succeeded in making his escape.
Mrs. Harriet Isabel Long, aged seventy-six
years. died at the residence of her son, AlexaL-
der Bowling. of New Albany, on Wednesday.
Mrs Longs first husband was Dr. HI. NJ. Dow
ling, an eminent physician of New Albany. Mrs.
Long was one of the small band of pioneers who
organized the PRESBYTERIAN Church in New AL
bany, and in her death another of the few re-
naming landmarks of the early days Of thatcity
has GS;ed away.
Terre Haute Express: Mr.. w G. McCray.
living at 1882 Liberty avenue, has relic of
Washington's days. 1t is little old style fat
iron, suggestive OF primitive forms. 1t was
used by Mr.. McCrayS great-grandmother to iron
Washington's shirts. 1t is small, high handled,
weighs two and half or three pounds. and is
pointed to liz and out the rufflad wrist bands
and shirt fronts of those days. for then it was
only fine linen that was ironed. 1t came to Mr.
McCray through his maternal grandfather,
William Conger. a revolutionary general.
A suit for $4,000 against Elijah Clore has
been filed in the Fountain county court The
basis of the suit is in the following fact: On
Sept. ii Mr.. Ciore attended the Montgomery
county fair at Charlottesville. and had stallion
nitched to his buggy. MIR. Clore drove up close
to the race track in order to sit in his buggy and
see the racing. AIr. Clore stopped alongside
spring wagon in which seated Mrs. Rohda
NJ. McIntre and three children. Mr. Chores
horse did not act just to please him and he
struck him with whip, which caused the horse
to rear up and como down in the spring wagon,
throwing Mrs. McIntire and the children out
and breaking down the wagon. Mrs. McIntire
received injuries from which she died on Oct 90.
AIR Clore is a large stock raiser, and lives two
miles west Of Alamo, Montgomery county.