The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-22
Minor Notes.

Rev. Sands, of Winchester, has accepted the
cali from the Presbyterian Church at Rushvile.
Andrew Nelson an old citizen living nearfNair
view, was found dead in bed on Monday morning.
John Mcconnell. prominent citizen of Mish
awaka died on Sunday, aged seventy 1.-TWO years.
Stephen Ray resident of Wabash county
over forty-two years, died on Monday aged
eighty-one.
John Comerford of Muncie, noted thief, was
sentenced to the penitentiary, on Monday, for
two years, and is dsfranchIsed for five years.
Rev. w. FL. Netherlands pastoral relations
with the Second Presbyterian Church, of Fort
Wayne, have been dissolved at his own request.
Mrs. Sarah Page Briggs, wife of the late Col.
George Briggs, and formerly of Madison, died at
Chrsman, Ill. on Monday. aged ninetythree
years.
Eugene Hay, popular young attorney of
Madison, and son of Dr. A. j. Hay, of Indianap-
oils, has removed to Minneapolis where there is
already quite a colony of Indiana people.
The Millers Union, of Charlestown. having
raised the toll for grinding wheat the farmers of
that section have organized union, and propose
to build mill for their own convenience.
William Alexander was brought before Judge
Snyder. at Charlottesville. on charge of steal
ing a horse. He entered plea of guilty, and
was sentenced to two years IN the penitentiary.
Mr.. Benjamin, who has had charge of the depot
Office of the American Express Company at
Terre Haute has been appointed agent of the
company at that city, to succeed w. Fl. Brown,
deceased.
Ra Hight, better known as Nina Gordon, of
the Wilbur Dramatic Company, has brought
suit in the Circuit Court at Terre Haute for d.
VERGE from Henry A. Hight whom she married
at Odell, ILL.,. in 1877.
Six men convicted of burglary in Dubois
county. recently, have been taken to Jefferson
vile to serve out their sentences, three of them,
named Nicholson, Parsons and Jones, for two
years each, and the others for one year.
John Groenendyke. q former member of the
Legislature from Vermllion county died at
Terre Haute on Monday, aged fifty three. For a
number of years he held an honorable and re-
sponsbe position in the Internal Revenue serv-
ice.
At meeting of the board of managers OF Is
land Park Assembly, held at Fort Wayne on
Monday, Rev. A. Fl. Gillett was reelected super
intendent of instruction, and Rev. Love, of Ohio,
assistant superintendent. The receipts from all
sources this year were about $500 above current
expenses
Near Huntington, last Saturday evening, Jas
per n Summers was set upon by three persons
while working in field, and while two revolvers
stared him in the face one person beat him into
an almost unconscious condition On Sunday,
Ed Robinson and Watson Davis were arrested
and were held for preliminary trial on the
charge of assault with intent to kill in the sum
of 81 600 This is a continuation of feud be-
tween prominent FAMILIES IN Rock Creek town
ship. Huntington county.
Shadrach Hathaway. the oldest citizen in Ohio
county died at Rising Sun, on Monday in his
ninety fifth year. He was, in early life, one of
the prominent and most enterprising citizens of
southeastern Indiana At one time extremely
wealthy misfortune overlook him in old age
and left him financially wrecked. His ambition
and activity can be illustrated by the fact that
he made and completed, on his ninety-third
birthday, pair of boots for the minister of Ris-
ing Sun, and the reverend gentleman wears them
to-day.
Ed Wilson, employed on a farm twelve miles
from Evansville, got up during Sunday night in
his sleep, went to the barn and attempted to
commit suicide by hanging but through mistake
tied rope around his feet instead of his neck
and then jumped from the loft. The sudden
stopping at the end of the rope awoke Wilson,
leaving little breath in his body and almost
soaring him to death His cries aroused the
household and he was rescued. Wilson has been
a somnambulst for years, and suicide is always
a hobby hut not when awake.