The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-12
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Minor Notes.

Monon is growing. Forty new houses will be
completed this season.
The first number of the Lagrange Democrat
has appeared, with Andrew Ellison as editor.
The Bloomington Telephone will be published
twice week hereafter, Tuesdays and Satur-
days.
The Clay City Independent has changed into
the Clay City Republican, with q. w. Lewis as
editor.
Attica lays claim to being the best watered,
cleanest. prettiest and healthiest town in
Indiana
DR.. Limpus, of Laurel, was thrown from his
horse, which had been frightened by cow, and
received broken eollar-bone.
Fred Avery, at st. Paul, cut his hand and
washed the injury in can that had been used to
sprinkle paris green potato vines, dangerous
ly poisoning it.
D. C. Hines of Whitesvile, had fish pond
which contained sixteen German carp. Some
malicious person put oxalic acid in the water
and killed the fish,
James Ell. WATSON, Henry Campbell S. III. B.
Mccain, G. r. Brown and B. r. Russell, of the
@. A. r., at Charlottesville, will leave on next
Thursday to attend the national encampment
at Portland, Me.
squad of Lafayette policemen have been
securing the woods about that city in pursuit of
half-dressed man, evidently crazy, who is
armed with large knife, and is frightening
farm-folk out of their wits.
During the fiscal year just closed LaPorte
county has paid bounty 5,648 woodchuck
scalps.. Notwithstanding the great number OF
these animals slaughtered. there appears to be
no diminution in their numbers.
An old building just torn down at Crawfords-
vile, long used as marble shop was the
structure in which the first postof1ice was located
The building contained, previous to this, the
land Office.
One wing Of the Shelby county Democracy is
credited with contemplating the starting Of an
other Democratic paper in Shelbyville The
proprietors Of the Volunteer have signihed their
willingness to retire from the field if such an
arrangement is effected.
After the comforting of the degrees at the
Indiana University. VIM. NJ Spanger, class of
So and Miss Ida Smell class of '82, were mar
ried by Rev. Philputt, which was pleasant
surprise to all present, as the ceremony had no
place on the printed programme
Joseph Maddux. of Montpelier, Blackford
county, is one of the oldest settlers in Indiana,
and the owner of over 4, 900 acres of land The
first forty acres he ever owned was bought by
hunting coons, the skins of which he carried to
Fort Wayne on horseback along the old Indian
trail
Seven lodges of Locomotive Firemen in
Chicago have sent to Hon. Eugene V. Debs. of
Terre Haute, as wedding present a parlor set
of furniture, cherry finished with mahogany
and upholstered in gold, blue and olive plush.
These are to be presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Debs
on their return from their wedding tour.
George Kammal, of Rensselaer,, dropped dead
in law Office where he was having some papers
prepared. He about seventy years old, of
Quaker antecedents and related to some of the
best and wealthiest families of Pulaski county.
For many years he was cashier of Mccoy &
Thompsons bank He was an excellent bust
ness man and leaves good estate.
There is mad-dog excitement in Boone town
ship, Harrison county. An alleged mad dog bit
two dogs on j. r. Kintners farm and then went
to another farm and bit dogs belonging to VIM.
Brown and Eli May field. One of the dogs bit
one of the Mayfeid children in the face and
several other dogs and number of cattle have
also been bitten. Several of the dogs have been
killed and others tied UP to determine whether
the cases are genuine rabies.
Mrs. Woodworth's trance meetings continue
at Kokomo. Up to this date she has only been
paid barely enough to pay board for herself and
husband. It is understood she expects 800 a
week for her services, but it is doubtful If she
will receive so much. The sale of her autobiog
raphy. the sole perquisite she has, has not been
satisfactory. She still talks quite bitterly of
the pastors who refuse to assist in her meetings,
and while in trance said she saw several of the
Kokomo clergy standing between sinners and