The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-29
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Fl. c. Hodges, of Martinsville. in the city yes
terday.
D. w. Coffin and family have returned from Petos-
key Mich
J. W Thompson manager Of the Domestic Sowing
Machine Company of Chicago, is in attendance at the
State fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Stewart are stopping at the
Nicolette House. at Minneapolis during the druggists
convention.
Gen. Samuel p Young who was prominent in Indi
ana organizer and recrter of troops during the
war and now resident of Kansas, is in the city
visit among friends.
Among the prominent visitors to the State fair are
j. W. Atkinson, secretary of the Deere &, Mansur
Company of Moline H., and G. O. Mason and j. r.
Frances, OF the firm of Deere & Co., Moline.
SOCIETY.
Mrs. E. r. Ames is guest of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dollens, on Meridian street.
Miss Flo Nixon, of Frankfort is visiting Miss Kate
Maxwell, on North Alabama street.
Mr.. Ed. Schurmann has returned from his visit
East. Mrs Schurmann will come next week.
Mrs. john Farquhar and daughters have gone to
housekeeping at No. 70 East Vermont Street.
Mrs. Mcbride and Mrs. G. G. Miller, of Lafayette.
will be the guests of Mrs. H. N. Kipp, this week.
Gen. James r. Carnahan and family have taken the
residence of Mr.. j. Lee Mothershead, North Penn
sylvania street.
Mrs. Oliver Brumbach of Toledo is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Carey, on North Penn
sylvanie street.
at Romney. She will return Monday, to remain
until cold weather
Miss Mary and Miss Kate Sheets are in Philadel
phia whore Miss Kate is meeting with considerable
success in the sale of her music.
Mrs. w. p Kappes and son. and Mr. Robert Fish
back, OF Ration, N. NJ, visiting their parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Fshback, on North Delaware street.
Rev. and Mrs. Harrington have returned to their
home in Greensburg, and Dr. and Mrs. 10 seph Tark
ington to Washington, d. G., after meeting for the
family reunion last week.
Mrs. John Roberts has returned from short stay
in Chicago. Her daughters, Misses Annie and Daisy
will sail with Chicago friends Oct. % for Ger
many, to spend the winter.
At the meeting of the Flower Mission and Training
school Board yesterday the remainder of the booths
were assigned to ladies, and several changes were
made. The fair this year will surpass all previous
efforts The next meeting will be held next Tues
day morning. Mrs. Henry Coe will have charge of
May. the dairy; Mrs. j. R. Carnahan July, linen, and
Mrs. Levi October, wooden.
Yesterday at the home of her father in Greencastle
Miss Minnie c., eldest daughter of Prof John Clark
Ridpath was married to Mr. Edwin p Thayer, of
Greenfield, Rev. FL. A. Goblin, D. D., officiating. Mr.
and Mrs Thayer in the city at the Bates House.
where they will be for few days, when they 60 to
their home in Greenfield. The wedding was pr
vate but the occasion was remembered by manv
friends in elegant and useful gifts. Both the parties
are graduates of DePauw the bride being regarded
unusually beautiful and accomplished lady. The
ceremony Dr. Gobins last official act be:ore start
ing for the West.
The first meeting of the Fortnightly Literary Club
was held yesterday afternoon, with Mrs. Billiard.
The topic for the meeting was "reminiscences, I"
several members giving resume of the summer
among them The first paper read by Mrs. j. H.
Baldwin on THE Summer Spent at Hurona Beach"
and she gave pen picture Of Edison's father eighty
six years of age, who lives there. Mrs c. E. Hender
son gave short sketch of her trip in Europe. Mrs.
j. D. Hess's account of her soiourn was clever and
upon being asked where she had been said her coy
home at the of Alabama and Morrison streets
Mrs Charles Fairbanks had been at all the Eastern
cities and watering places. Mrs Billiard read an
account of her son, Dr. Billiard, formerly of this
city, being lost in snowdrift in the Rocky mount
aims. Mrs Jacoby recounted a family reunion in
Connecticut. Mrs Edward Dean gave description
of the home of Gen. Lew Wallace at Charlottesville
where she had been. Miss Laura Ream read an ex-
tract of letter from Mrs. Ezra Hays of Lawrence
burg describing walking Spanish Mrs. Noble
Buffers excursion was to the home of Henry Clay at
Ashland KY. The afternoon most delightful.
The next meeting will be with Miss Alice Finch, at
her home on Park avenue.