The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-03
Minor Mention.

Ferd D. Gosler, a well known resident of
Evansville, died on Saturday after a long illness.
Rev. T. Sells has entered into partnership
with Rev. n. H. Phillips, in the New Castle Mer-
curry.
AT Cementville a man named Richard Owens
was fined $50 for malicioUsly breaking the leg of
a COW.
A detective company has been formed at
Beech Grove, in Montgomery county, with eigh-
teen charter members.
Adrian Young, who has held a number of po-
sitions of prominence in Vanderburg county,
died at Chambers Station on Friday.
John Lowe, working at Ballou's cooper shop,
Evansville, has been arrested on a charge of
having stolen a horse eighteen months ago in
breckenridge county, Kentucky.
John Whallen, of Louisville, is negotiating
for a lease of "Towhead Island nearly opposite
Jeffersonville ferry landing, and c~ontemplates
converting it iuto a summer pleasure resort.
Quite a violent storm passed over the north
eastern part Of Montgomery county last Thurs
day evening. The growing crops were blown
down and wheat shocks scattered. The same
storm did some damage near Ladoga.
Elmer Mcdowell has sued the Vandalia rail
road for the sum of $40, 900. He was employed
as a freight brakeman on the Logansport di-
vision, and on Aug. 2, 1854, he was thrown from
a freight car, near Browns Valley, by a defective
brake.
lie IlIneS, Il new weekly paper, lnuepeuueltt
IN politics, has made its appearance at Frank
fort. Its owners are G. II. Hamilton, heretofore
publisher of the Colfax Chronicle, which has
been merged into the new venture, George
Fowler, foreman Of the Frankfort Crescent for
twelve years, and Finley Fowler, a practical
printer.
The following are the new health officers
recently appointed to fill vacancies, in Mont
gomery county,: DR.. "a. B. Brown, at Alamo;
Dr. J. w: Donaldson, at Ladoea; DR.. E. r,
Ellis, at Whitesville; DR.. ID. f. OIinger, at
Browns Valley; DR.. A. Keeney, at Lindon; DR..
7. j. Griffith, at Darlington; DR.. W. II. Ryter,
at Parkersburg.
At Sellersburg a little daughter of DR.. Wells
had a narrow escape from a horrible death. She
saw a bottle of sulphuric acid upon the table,
and, not knowing whatit was, thought it would
be a good idea to drink it. AS she uncorked the
bottle, the contents were spilled over her cloth
ing, burning her body severely. She is recover
ing. and is not dangerously hurt.
A campmeeting will be held under the aus
pices of the Charlottesville charge of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at Willow Branch, a vii
lage twenty-seven miles east Of Indianapolis on
the l., B. & w. road. The meeting will begin
on Aug. s, aud on the 10th Mrs. Maria B. Wood
worth, the trance evangelist, will be present and
remain during the eight or nine succeeding
days.
At Lafayette, Oscar Wenski, a peddler raises
geese. His dog broke the string that fastened
him to a stake and killed and ate two gosiings.
Wenskl attributing the misclIance to his wifes
negligence, caught her by the hair, dragged her
to a stove and pounded her head against the
stoves sharp edges. After this, he struck her on
the head with a stick of stove-wood and kicked
her repeatedly on the head, breast, back and
abdomen. She is said to be enceinte and in a
critical condition.