The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

Brief Mention.
Bloomington Oddfellows will lay the corner
stone of new lodge building on the l4th inst
The Shelby County Veteran Association will
hold the second annual reunion IN Shelbyville,
Oct and 8.
Jacob CARRIER, aged something over eighty
four years, died at his residence in Bloomington
on last Sunday morning
The water-works just completed by private
parties at Shelbyville cost $70 000 The city will
pay $1,000 per annum for its public supply.
The Mclean County Teachers Institute is in
session, with an attendance OF nearly 30c Sew
eral outside counties and States are represented.
The Presbytery of Freeport has unanimously
decided that Rev. W. K. Smith, Of Ridott must
vacate the pulpit and surrender the church
edifce to its owners
children were playing with a shotgun, when 1t
was accidentally discharged, instantly killing a
seven-year:old daughter of Capt. Ed Lawler.
The Mateno Independent says that inside of a
year there has been sold in that vicinity over
400, 900 gallons of milk, making an average OF
], 21S day for the year, not counting Sundays
/. r. T. Scott, we'll TODD farmer residing few
miles south of Cerro Gordo, died at a late hour
Wednesday night Of blood poisoning contracted
from a large carbuncle upon his leg. MIR. Scott
was aged ffty-six years.
1t is said that when the Central Illinois ['oal
Companys mines were in full operation at II acy
Sc. 900 was paid out monthly, of which 900
paid the living expenses of the miners, AM the
remaining $500 went for liquor.
The Rev. William Dewitt. of Lagrar .e, a
suburb OF Chicago has accepted a call to come
rector of the Zion Episcopal Church, OF Free
port, to succeed Rev. John B. Draper, whose
resignation took effect early last month.
A large barn on the farm of B. Jacob, three
miles south of Buckingham, Kankakee county,
was daSt hv FIRE ia
900 bushels of corn, one horse and lot OF agri-
cultural implements. Loss about SO, 900.
Mrs. Matte Wilson, nee Lord, of Chicago
formerly of Springfield. was drowned on
Wednesday night Mrs. Wilson was born and
raised 10 Springfield. and was general favorite.
She was bride of only about four months.
A ground squirrel as white as snow was cap
tured by boy while blowing corn farm in
the northern part of Menard county near Pike
creek. 1t was placed in cage. appeared to en-
joy the new order of things and was taken by an
old lady to Pekin.
Cattle herds throughout Dewitt county have
suffered greatly of late through disease called
''blackleg," which has recently made its appear
ance among the younger class of stock. 1t in
variably proves fatal. Most of the calves that
have died have been very high grades.
AT meeting of the Solar Coal and Coke Com
pany, held at Duquoin on the Sd inst, the capital
stock of the company was increased to Sc, Coo
the name changed to the Sun Coal and Coke
Company, and the Office of the company was re-
moved from Duquoin to the works in Perry
county.
DR.. G. G. Mcfarland, of the insane asylum at
Jacksonville, states that in the asylums at Elgin
and Kankakee are over six hundred wealthy in
sane patients. and that the only unfortunates
sent back to the counties are paupers. An in
vestigation of the matter will be ordered by the
commissioners of Cook county.
A short time ago. when the Salem coal shaft
had reached $50 feet, contract for fifty feet
more was let to r. l.. Dingle. On Wednesday,
on the nineteenth foot of this contract a twenty
six-inch stratum of coal was struck. 1t is ex-
pected that within the next thirty feet the large
stratum struck at Odin and Kinmundy will be
fOuud