The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-09
Minor Notes.


at Terre Haute, last week of paralysis
Ed Mills, an Evansville convict in the Jeffer
sonvile prison, died last week of consumption
The Tippecauoe Baptist Sunday school con-
vention will be held at Newtown, Aug. 10 and IL.
Ten pairs of twins have been born in Utica
within week, with the out townships to hear
from.
ing slate in the Powell shaft, at Coal Bluff, on
Saturday.
Lightning-rod swindlers secured 800, last
week, from Knox county farmer who does not
read the newspapers.
Mary G. Morris, widow of the late Nathan
Charles. of Glen Miller, near Richmond. cole
brated her eighteth birthday last week.
Mrs Susan knight another one of Wander
burg county's old citizens, died near Evans
vile, on Saturday, aged seventy nine years.
Incendiaries last week burned the hook and
ladder companys rooms, at South Bend. Loss.
81, 800; insurance, 5000, in the Pennsylvania of
Philadelphia.
The city authorities Of Kokomo, backed up by
the Gazette Tribune and large moral senti
ment, are making fight against the prostitution
houses of that place.
The old settlers of Hendricks and adjoining
counties will hold reunion on the farm of Amos
d. Mccormick one mile north Of Cartersburg,
on Thursday, Aug. 10.
Ellsworth Post No. 90 q. A. r., of Seymour,
condemning President Clevelands course In re-
gard to vetoing pension bills.
Mrs Emeine Powell, wife of L. c. Powell,
a prominent merchant of Shelbyville, died yes
terday. She was widely known and much loved
for her many noble qualities.
Extensive preparai ons are being made for the
celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of
Henry Stilwell. of Stendal the oldest man in
Pike county, on Thursday, Aug. IL
George Mcknight, huckster of Little York,
Scott county while riding on the train at Jeffer-
soEville, Wednesday night, was shot by un
the face.
At Hillsboro, on Friday young man by the
name of Mahony, while hauling wheat allowed
his team to run away, throwing him out and in
juring his spinal column to such an extent that
he will die.
The Wabash General Association Of Detective
Companies will meet in their twenty sixth an
nual session, at Frankfort, Aug. and TO- Del
egates will be in attendance from over $50 organ
lied companies
John Fullmer, living near Osgood, becoming
enraged st his brother Ed, attacked him with
pair of brass knuckles, knocking him off of q
moving machine and beating him almost be-
You'd recognition.
Mrs. Priscilla Thomas, of Pendleton, died sud
denly of apoplexy last week. She was born in
Pennsylvania in 1918, and came to Pendeton in
1922 She was the mother Of eleven children
utho VI WuOLA arc AFluS.
The general merchandise store owned by Will
lam Pittman, at Young America, Cass county,
was robbed and burned last week. Three hun
dred dollars in cash were taken Loss by fire,
So, 500; only small insurance
During the storm in Knox county last Friday,
four men, living in Harrison township. were
severely shocked by lightningAJames s. Mccoy,
Hardin ST. Clair, Michael Convery and Edward
Convery. the last named fatally.
The detectives on the track of the man who is
supposed to have made the attempt to rob the
express agent on the Monon line last week, near
Balm bridge, are sure that the fellow is In Mont
gomery county, near Whitesville.
Over six thousand barrels of potatoes onions
and apples have been shipped from New Albany
during the past four weeks by two houses alone
An immense quantity of plums. tomatoes and
blackherries have been shipped within the Same
time.
Eleven carloads Of excursionists went to Craw-
louisville yesterday, and enjoyed picnic at the
| fair grounds The X. of l.. had charge of the
| AFFAIR Good order seemed to prevail. Two per-
sons were arrested and lodged in Jail for gam
| bling.
Among the relics gathered up for the art loan
exhibition, at Wabash, is copy OF the Pitts
burg Statesman, published in 1926, the property
of Mike Hogan. of Lagro Charlie Monson also
contributes copy of the Vicksburg Daily Citi-
| zen, published July 2, 1863, on wallpaper.
Over five thousand people attended the old
settlers meeting, at fIaLrock, ShelDy county,
on Saturday, ::5 were addressed by Hon. George
~. H Hcse... CO Columbus, and others A long
bench, on which Dumber OF ladies were stand
ing. broke down, aid number were badly IN
jured.
Abraham Alter. of Orange township. Rush.
county, committed suicide last week by blowing
the top of his head off with a shotgun. He was
affected with an internal tumor that would have
eventually caused his death. and this knowledge,
his frienda say, was his reason for committing
| the deed.
The barn OF VIM. Lahman, ten miles south
west of Fort Wayne, was entirely destroyed by
fire. on Saturday night, together with eight hun
dred bushels of grain and large quantities of
hay. Loss, $1,000; insured for $l,I00 in the
Farmers Mutual Of Adams township The fire
was caused by spontaneous combustion.
The Bible institute of the Western Yearly
Meeting was held al Bloomington Parke county,
last week. number of prominent ministers
and church workers wero in attendance from
Chicago, indianapolis and surrounding towns
among whom weres Prof Rowland Estes, DR..