The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19

Dogs are killing many sheep in Floyd and Har-
riSon counties.
The commissioners of Washington county are
taking steps to build new courthouse.
The colored school children Of Jacksonville
celebrated the poet Whittiers birthday, on
Thursday, with interesting exercises
Burglars robbed the meat market of Edward
Long, at Lafayette, Thursday night, and secured
about $3.50 belonging to the Hibernia Society.
Frank NJ Lewis, a former resident of New AL
bany, died at Minneapolis, Mimi, the 10th inst
He removed to Minneapolis several years ago.
and had been IN poor health Cor some time.
Will G. Wilson prominent young attorney
of Edinburg, and member of the johnson
county BAR died Thursday night. The fu-
neral will take place on Sunday afternoon.
The law that the doors of school-houses shall
open outward is being enforced in Clark county,
and number OF township trustees have been
filed against for failure 70 observe the law.
Milton Vancleve, young man twenty years
old. living with Wrn. White, seven miles south
east of Charlottesville, took dose of Trough on
Rats" on Wednesday, and was saved with great
difficulty.
David Parker, an old resident Of Madison
township, Montgomery county, died on Thurs
day, near Linden at the age of seventy-four
years. His remains were inferred at Jefferson,
Clinton county. He was born in Butler county,
Ohio, in 1914.
organizing company to purchase the New
Albany opera house from Hon. w. G. De Paw.
Should the new company materialize they will
make many improvements in its interior. and
the ground floor will be converted into stores as
soon as the government building is completed.
Louisville Courier Journal: John Stroble, the
owner of an invention for sharpening moving
machine sickles, sold Palmer Gray and Thomas
Mclaughlin, of Salem, the right of three coun
ties in the patent sickle sharpeneI 1t now turns
out that Strobe disposed of the same three coun-
ties GONE time ago to New Albany parties. Gray
and Mclaughlin lost sums that will reach up
into the hundreds.
William Gaar, alias ''Skip' Gaar. who has been
serving term for burglary in the Prison South,
at Jacksonville, discharged by expiration of
sentence on Thursday He was Immediately there
after arrested by Chief Smithwick, of New AL
bany as an escaped convict from the Frankfort
KY, penitentiary and was placed in Jail at New
Albany to await instructions from the warden of
the Kentucky penitentiary.
William Henry Walker, who is thirty-two
years old, and lives at Evansville claims to have
the largest human head in the State it being 33
from chin to crown. His height is only four
feet. He has never walked, and his head has
ceased to grow. He has good memory, and is
of fair intelligence. This is from the Vincennes
Commercial, and it may be true.
Garland Post, No. 1913 G. A r., at Waveland,
Montgomery county, have elected the following
officers to serve the coming year: p c., David
b. Brush; s. V. c., David M. Moore; j. V. c..
Archelaus Scott; surgeon. Henry S. Crowder;
Sharp; 0. g., George w. Moore; G. NJ. H. A.
Pratt; guard. Pendleton Hanna. 81. A. Pratt
was chosen as representative to the Grand En-
campment.