The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-18
Charles Mo-, addressed the alumni association
at T30 p. NJ
To-day the address to the literary societies
delivered by Rev. DR.. S. j. Niccolls, of St
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Minor Notes.

minor Notes.
The New Ross fair begins on Aug. TO- and con-
| tinues five days.
An effort is being made to have 4th of July
celebration at Crawfordsyille
Next Sunday is the day for the yearly basket
meeting of the Christian Church at Wayne
| town
The assessment of personal property in Ran
dolph county this year amounts to So, 426, I45,
gain of SOL 625 over last year
The commission of Geo B. Lynch as postmas-
Ter at Darlington has arrived and r. NJ. Campbell
| says the Office is ready for him as soon as he
| calls.
The total amount of taxable property of the
city of Charlottesville is 81 635. 49, of which
ST. l3S 595 is personal, and the balance on real
estate.
| The Grand Army, of Winchester, gave a
| strawberry and ice-cream festival last evening
which was decided success both financially and
socially.
| Noah Goldice, a farmer living over the Ohio
| line, near Gettysburg, was killed yesterday, in
| the presence of his wife, by chain breaking
while-he was moving log on his wagon, and
| allowing the log to roll over him.
The Richmond Temperance Club have bought
the old Pearlstreet NJ E. Church, but await the
| perfection of their legal incorporation before
| concentrating the contract, as there de-
| ferred payments to be secured. They pay 81, 700
| for it.
Mr.. Ober, secretary of the international COM
| mittee of the Y. III. &. A, seems to be confident
that the money can be raised to build a $50, 600
building for the Y. NJ G. A. of New Albany.
Mr.. ODER is working with will to accomplish that
| object.
| Philip Cruse the oldest man in Daviess county,
| died at mis- home on Monday. He was a native
| of North Carolina, and lived in Butter county,
| Ohio, from 1905 to 1913. He had been resi-
| dent of Washington for seventy two years. and
! for sixty years was one Of its most active bust
ness men.
| Hanover College has conferred the degree of
| doctor of laws on Rev. S. j. Nichols. d. d., of
| st. Louis; doctor of divinity Revs Il. NJ
| Hopkins, of Cincinnati, w. W. Moorehead of
! Greensburg, Pa, James nj. Fulton, of Allegheny
| City, and doctors of philosophy on Joseph. It.
Rogers. NJ. d.. of Indianapolis.
| The Delaware County horticultural Society
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Wachtell,
| in Munce, yesterday, and held very pleasant
| session. 1t was what is termed the strawberry
| meeting, and many excellent specimens of this
| fruit were on exhibition. Papers of interest to
| horticutursts were read by Prof j. nj. Bloss,
Rev. George A. Little, B. c. Bowman and Hugh
| A. Cowing.
| Mrs. Coates, Of Greencastle. stricken with
| paralysis on Saturday, and her recovery is de-
| SPARED of by her friends. She alone in her
room when the stroke feled her to the floor, and
the noise of the fall attracting the inmates in
another part of the dwelling, they ran to her re-
| lief Medical aid was summoned. Her entire
| left side was found to be paralyzed. Her physi-
clan pronounces her condition extremely critical.
| Noblesvlle is excited over the fact that James
| Eller treasurer of Hamilton county, has assigned
! all his property to his bondsmen. DR.. j. l.
Rocker, one Of the bondsmen, states that the as
| sienment made as a precautionary measure
| only, and not because the bondsmen believed
there was anything wrong with Mr. Eer. When
| he made his May settlement, the treasurer dis
covered an apparent deficiency of $40, OOO and at
| once reported it. An investigation has reduced
the discrepancy to So 0OO and it is hoped and be-
ieved that this will be fully accounted for. The
| bondsmen. Mr., Rocker said, have all confidence
| in DIR. Ellers integrity. He has been in Office
| since September, 1883, and was not reelected