The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-24
Minor Notes.

A bicycle CLUB has been formed at Crawfords-
vile, with Harry Pontious as President
Viucennes now ranks as the eighth city in In
diana. in population wealth and importance.
Mis-. Peter Groendyke. who has been resi-
dent OF Montgomery county for over sixty years,
died on Nov. 49,
William g. Campbell, lately resident of La
fayette, fell dead in the street in Frankfort on
Monday. be was sixty-three years old.
j. w. McCourt, for some years connected with
the Panhandle railroad Office at Logans port, has
disappeared, much to the regret of numerous
creditors.
The grain-house of Adam Rhodes, in Marion
township. Shelby county, was burned, with two
hundred bushels of wheat and numerous imple-
ments. Loss, 5000: insured for 1915.
Last Saturday an attempt was made to wreck
train on the Ohio & Mississippi road near JEFF
fersonviile, by placing cross ties on the rails
The train was brought to stop only few feet
from the obstruction.
The Airline ward men at New Albany deny
that they resumed work at the rate of
wages they were receiving prior to their recent
stand-out but claim that their wages have been
advanced to s. per day. the sum they demanded
W. H. Anderson. ticket agent for the Panhan-
die railroad at Logansport. is very low with a
stroke of PARALYSIS. Mr.. Anderson served in the
army during the late war, and his present Attic
ton is due, in a large measure to hardships un-
dergone IN the service.
The Ohio Falls iron works have been com
PEELED by the rush of business to put on three
additional furnaces. making fourteen in all now
in operation. The mil! has been run both night
and day tor several weeks, in order to manufact-
iron sufficiently fast to fill the orders pouring
IN daily.
VIM. Drake. an old resident of jackson town
ship, Clay county, who left his sons house three
days ago to visit relatives some miles distant,
was found dead in the woods the route
Monday. He was nearly seventy years old, and was
of unsound mind He is supposed to have died
OF heart disease.
Some months ago Jesse Billings was sent to
Jeffersonville prison from Daviess county, on
conviction of forgery, on a two-years' sentence.
He was pardoned Monday by the Governor.
Recently an amt of Billings died. leaving him
500, 900 in cash. He saws he will not rest until
he has satisfied the public of his innocence of the
crime with which he charged.
Masked robbers entered the house of William
Blair, farmer living near Holton, Ripley
county. Saturday evening. and compelled the
old man to produce all the money in the house.
amounting to $l50. After threatening their
lives if they made any attempt toward their ar
rest. the robbers left. Mr.. Blair recognized
them by their voices. aud will endeavor TO bring
them to justice.
The Montgomery County Teachers Associa-
ton will convene in session in the south hall of
Wabash College on Friday and Saturday of this
week. Addresses will be delivered by Professor
Yocum, of Fort Wayne: Prof w. w. Parsons,
of the State University. Bloomington; Prof. s.
S. Parr, of DePauw University. Greencastle,
and Profs j. L. Campbell and A. B. Milford, of
Wabash College.
Patrick McAdams. man who has been in the
mining business for twenty years. met with a IA
tai accident on Monday afternoon at Mongom-
cry, twenty five miles east of Vincennes. He
was walking through entry, when some one
who had drilled hole to fire shot set his squib
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room. The unfortunate mans head was liter
ally torn to pieces.