The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Governor Gray is az New Albany.
Mr. Lee Cannon, of San Francisco is visiting
| friends in this city.
Mr. J. P. Hornaday. of the Martinsville Re-
pu blican. is in the city.
Mrs. Hattie e. johnson has returned from q
three weeks visit at Peru
Miss Bette Mayer, of Evansville, is visiting
MISS Bella Lowe. on North Broadway.
Mr. w. O. Fishback, the wei-known Terre
Haute journalist, was in the city yesterday.
DIR. w. A. Fritsch. of Evansville, member OF
the State Board Of Health, was in the city yes
| terday.
Mr. and Mrs W. E. Parks and Fir and Mrs.
a. J. Hinson, of Martinsvile, were in the city
| yesterday.
E. E. Law, one of the Metropolitan Police Com
missioners of Evansville, is in the city, stopping
at the Denison House.
Mrs. Mena Kemp Ogan, of the Saturday
People. goes 20 Noblesville, tomorrow, to spend
week with friends there.
Mrs. Andrew j. Stakebake and daughter OF
Winchester, are visiting Governor Grays family
| and other friends in this city.
John f. Kelley lieutenant of the Metropol-
itan police at Washington, d. c.. is in the city,
| and Is the guest of Township Assessor Quill.
Th. Fritts Stritter, of Mount Vernon, candi-
date for the Republican nomination for Secretary
OF State, is in the city. stopping at the Grand
Hotel
Prof. A. a. Morris, superintendent of the
| Soldiers Orphans Home and Asylum for Feeble
minded Children, at Knightstown, was In the city
| yesterday.
Mrs. H. E. Thomas and Mrs. Maggie Brooks
| have returned from pleasant visit of two
| weeks duration with friends In Chicago Mrs.
Brooks will return to her home in Louisville to-
morrow.
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank e. James returned yester
| day. after a months absence at Detroit and Put
| IN Bay, Mrs James having been called home by
| the serious illness OF her father, Capt w. G..
WATSON, whose condition last evening was some
what improved.
+ News has been received Of the drowning OF
Mrs Lewis NJ. Croker, formerly Miss Fannie
Larmour, and her sister, Mrs. Kate Hodges, OF
Dallas. Tex, while at Indianola They were
there for the benefit of the sea-water bathing,
and were drowned in storm by tidal wave
Both ladies were formerly residents of this city.
At the last meeting of George H. Thomas Post
| g. A. R., Maj. Chas. L. Holstein presented the
! post q copy of the new edition of Sherman's
Memoirs. containing an autograph letter by the
General, reading as follows Subscribed to my
friend, Major Charles L. Holsten, of Indianapo
| lis, with the best compliments of w. T. Sher
man, General July %. 1856.
| A high tribute was paid the talent of Miss
Lille ]. Martin. of the High-school, on Tuesday
| by her election as fellow OF the American AS
sociation for the Advancement of Science, now
| in session at Buffalo. Miss Martin has been
spending her vacation in Philadelphia, studying
| plan for laboratory work in chemical botany,
| on which she addressed the meeting
| Indiana Advocate: It is betraying no conf
| dence to whisper that the popular pastor oil
Ames M. E. Church. Indianapolis, has engaged
the help of a most excellent young lady for his
| next and subsequent charges. He has served
| this congregation three years alone. and very
| successfully. We predict even better things
with the help he secured. Professor
| H. A Goblin has accepted the presidency OF
| Baker University. Kansas and will enter upon
| its duties about Jan. l, next. Meanwhile, he
| will continue at DePauw University, unless his
| place can be satisfactorily supplied earlier We
are sorry to part with so valuable man, but
| Baker needed him.
Hotel Arrivals.
Denson House: B. G. Hobbs and wife, Bloom
! ingdale; E. Y. Comstock New York; H. G.
Pease, Columbus, o.; John c. Osterlob. Phila
cslphia; Geo L. Laverey. Chicago; j. Edward
| Somers, New Haven; d. e. Shea Gallon, 0.
| Bates House: Charles S. Kidder, Richmond
| j. M. Combs. Tell City; H d. Weinhemer, G.