The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-30

trict, died In that city tow days e8S -
Ter an illness Of but few days.
Mas. On. wEAvER. aged seventy. died
q Fort Wayne, from injuries sustained ~
falling down ssairs few days before, and
breaking : leg and arm and yecsivies IN
terual injuries.
Tnr Gresncastls Electric Light Conn
many have sold their entire plant 20 q. Il
Stewart and Chas J. Watts, Of Spring
field. o, who will increase tho capacity Of
tho works and otherwise improve me
property.
JUpGE THOMAS J. TERuUxE mas rendered
his reclamation as Judge Of the TWEEN ieth
Judicial District. and John A. Abbott, Of
Lebanon. has been appointed BY Governor
Gray 70 al the vacancy until the next reg.
ular election.
Mrs. L o. RoBrNsox,the Evangelist, has
closed ono Of the most successful revival
meetings ever held In Grecncastle. Over
two hundred conversions have been made
in the last six wcekA She has been
preaching nightly.
The three-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hank, residing about three miles
from Anderson, was drowned BY falling
into clstern.
JUDGMENT was rendered 1t Marion N
the sum Of $14 ITO, against Henry Bsvers
ex.Treasurer Of Huntington County, On his
official bond.
PLAN Is on foot, which II receiving the
backing Of all the attorneys In Wabash
and Miami Counties, for dividing the
ywenty-seventh Judicial Circuit now COM
posed OF Miami and Wabash Counties.
The business Of the two counties can mot
be properly transacted under the present
arrangements - the terms are too short
The Legislature Will b asked to make
the change, and II will undoubtedly b
done.
The Youths' National Home and EN-
ployment Association continued IL ses-
sions at Indianapolis, on the 10th, and
number Of topics relating to the welfare OF
dependent minors were discussed. Among
other actions taken the memorial adopted
at Chicago last year urging Congress 20
provide manual labor schools for depend
ent children MAS unanimously adopted
and committee appointed Tor the pur-
pose OF corresponding with ministerial as
sociations IN various cities, with view 70
bringing The proposition to the attention
Of State Legislatures. The question
watcher children should be gratuitousiy
Supplied with food and clothing before
giving them IN opportunity 10 earn the
| same was discussed, and . majority o. the
| speakers took the negative view.
The Grand Encampment, L o. q F.,
met At indianapolis on the 2)th. In annual
session. The reports Of Grand Oaicerx
showed rs effective Encampments In the
| State, wifh total membership Of 1884, :
net gain 10 the membership OF 81 since
| the last report Total relief afforded dur
| ing tho year, $1o,9S7.02, OF which 8. 23O WAS
| paid for burying the dead Total ex-
| penses, including relief, $21, 324.4A Bal
| ance In Grand Encampment Treasury,
| $4,47Gs0. Total assets, $e,9262a Officers
| elected: A. G. Daily, Lebanon, Grand
! Patriarch; Lawrence Safer Angola, Grand
High Priest; Samuel r. Stroup, waldron,
Senior Warden; J. w. Cooper. Kokomo
Junior Warden: b. +. Foster. Indianaplos
Secretary; Theo. p. Haughey, Treasurer;
,. B. Kimmer, Kokoma Grand Repre-.
sentative.
AT indianapolis Win. w. Stewart (col.
ored), mail-carrier, arrested in November
1871, for stealing letters, was sentenced
the other day on . plea Of guilty to i'm.
prisonment for one year. He was alss
fined SIS and costs. jud tment being enterel
in the Federal Court
The board OF trustees Of the indiana
University have closed their term meeting
The condition Of the university was foun'
70 Be exceptionally prosperous The resig
nation Of Prof. A. d Philputt, Of the Chat
II Latin and Greek, was accepted, an
Franklin =. Gum was elected TO the W
cancy. Prof. Apiixa Atwater was eiecte
vice-prcsident 81 the university. ID
Douglass B. Campbell i to take charg
Of the botanical department. d
Chas. Il Gilbert who Tor three years ha
occupied chair In the Cincinnati Univer
sity, was elected, ana mas promised g &C
cept the Chair 81 zoology
A xINE-rEAR-oLD son q Abso'on
Sprinkle. o. huntington feii from . ioa'
"a wood, and the wagon passed over ~
abdomen, inficfing fatal INJURIES
JOSEPH STEWART was arrested nca
kirklin Tor horse.steaiing.
The footlngs % the oi'cial returns q On
Congressional vote "a Indiana were com
pieted at late hour the other night In