The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-31

Cuttings from Correspondence and Clean ings
from Exchanges.

Cuttings from Correspondence and Clean ings
from Exchanges.
Lacon boys are fined ST. each if found guilty of
swearing.
A calf entered the parlor of Bloomington
woman, stole Bible and ate it.
A reunion of the survivors of the Forty first
Illinois Regiment will be held in Decatur Oct. Z.
The old settlers of Crawford county will hold
their annual reunion at Robinson, on Saturday,
Aug q.
John Gays farmhouse, near Centralia, with
its contents, was burned on Thursday. The loss
is 81 800.
Harvey woolum, boy, shot fatally an old
man named Jim Riley in White county, on
Thursday.
Albert Wells, residing four miles northeast of
Oakland, was sunstruck Thursday, and died
In less than hour.
A Democratic farmer near Hoopeston refused
to employ neighbor to cut his oats because the
latter was a prohibitionist.
Gus Troutwine aged thirty-ive a tramp, had
both legs cut off, Thursday, while trying to
board freight train at Kankakee.
The funeral of Mrs David Welty, wife of
Judge Welty of the old settlers, occurred
on Wednesday afternoon. at Dixon.
Thomas Dunn, thirty years of age. residing at
Delevan, was drowned on Thursday evening
while bathing in the Mackinaw river.
jackson Caldwell. of Little York, says the hot
weather Matched seventy chicks from eggs in his
haymow without any aid from his hens.
The difficulty between the nail company and
the nailers at Centralia has been patched up,
and work was resumed on Thursday. The feed
ers are still out
the town of MINER for $4,000 for injuries sus-
| tanned by falling on defective sidewalk and
breaking her
The Board of Health of Rockford held meet
ing on Thursday and ordered the city authorities
to stop pumping river water into the reservoir
and to use nothing but artesian water.
The annual reunion of the old settlers of
Champaign county occurred at Crystal Lake
Park, Urbana, on Thursday, and was the largest
gathering OF old settlers ever held in the county
William McCraw. of Dillon. who is seventy
five years DID, recently went to Ohio on visit,
and returned with bride of eighty years. They
met with an enthusiastic reception.
Samuel Hemphill, prosperous young farmer
OF Elsah township Madison county. was instant
~ killed. on Thursday, by being thrown from
his wagon by runaway team. He leaves a
widow and one child.
jake Simon, Rock Island boy, was thrown
against wasp nest by a playmate after the
wasps had been stirred up and ready for
business. He was stungin dangerous manner,
but is now recovering.
The date of the reunion of the Seventy-ninth
Illinois regiment al Ridge Farm has been changed
to Aug 26 and %, so not to interfere with the
reunion at Catlin ard the fair at Paris, as the
dates first named would have done.
In the races of the Eastern Illinois Circuit at
Paris. on Thursday, Lady Wonder won the 230
trot in 2:34s in the 250 pacing race Turk Frank
lin first place in 1885,, and In the half-mile
running race Mile Thomas won in :52a
factory has been established at Rushv;lle
for the manufacture of fence-p posts out of clay
The posts hollow, like tile and are eight feet
long and four inches in diameter Staples are
placed in the posts for the fastening of baybed
wire.
The cathedral at Peoria, when completed, will
be one of the beautiful structures of the CITY,
1t is built of fine quality of sandstone, and its
graceful lines of architecture command admra-
ton. One of the lofty spires is about finished.
and the other will be done before another month
is passed.
John Johns, an early settler of Vermillion coun-
ty, and of the first business men of Dan
vile. died yesterday morning at the residence of
his sonn-law. Charles Hacker. of old age, in
his eighty-third year. Some of Mr. Johns's sons
are prominent business men of Danville. He
was a much respected man.
Active measures have been instituted by a
large number of ex-soldiers OF Shelbyville to
raise fund to erect substantial monument 90
the memory of the Shelby county veterans who
served their country in the late war 1t is in
| tended to raise at least S. 000 and as much more
| as possible. Shelby county furnished two thou
sand men to the Union army during the rebel
| lion.