The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-21
Minor State Items.
All free roads now in Hancock.

All free roads now in Hancock
Peru will have paid fire department in the
near future.
The Arcadia district fair viii begin Aug 10
and close Aug. p.
The Sheridan district fair Will be open four
days, beginning Sept. ?.
Herman Cantley was smothered in a wheat
bin at Clayton last Friday
Edward Davis and his family of four were
poisoned Sunday with stale fish.
William Carter of Plainfeld accidentally
wounded himself while oiling his pistol re-
Gently.
The Howard county fair association is max
ing extensive arrangements for a grand display
Sept. 913.
A musical congress will assemble at Manlove
Park place, near Milton. Wayne county, Aug.
q and %.
DR.. Shook of Denver, Miami county, died of
consumption last week. He was an old soldier
and editor of the Denver Sun.
Collector Cravens has appointed William S.
Mcclure of Madison, who was colonel of the
Third Indiana cavalry, to be travelling deputy.
Herman Carr of Columbus has a hen which
has lain an egg eight and One-half inches
lengthwise, six and one-half inches the other
way, and weighs five ounces.
w. w. Kilgore, a prominent business man of
Peru, and who was reported lost in the Johns
town flood, is, according to private advices,
alive and well in Quincy, Fla.
In a row between several railroad m en- at
Spencer Sunday night Owen Derkin was
severely stabbed by Sherman Reddinger. The
wounds are thought to be fatal.
Mrs. John S. Williams and son Fred have
returned home from Washington. Col. John
S. will not return until his successor, Mr. Hart,
takes his place.-LGtayette CAL.
Alvah Scotch, aged twelve, of Center Valley,
Il. L. 81
accidentally shot himself In the abdomen,
making a severe, but not fatal wound.
The Ne,cs of Terre Haute and the 7ruk-Let-
ter of New Albany, two new and sprghtly
evening papers, are winning their way to pop
ular approval in their respective cities.
Joseph Fastaben, aged seventeen years, OF
Shelbyville, was leading a horse Friday when
the animal whirled and kicked him on the
forehead, lnfilcting dangerous If not fatal in
juries.
The Hon. John H. O'Neall having decided
not to seek another nomination for congress,
Col. S. II. Taylor of this city has announced
himself as a candidate for the position Wash
ington Advertiser.
While Abram Tull, of Palmyra township,
Knox county, accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs James Blakeley, were driving to the farm
ers' picnic last Saturday, they were thrown out
of their carriage and seriously injured.
Parties returning from the fair at Bridge.
ton recently filed with bad whisky, of course,
tore up the platform from the postofice door
and left il in the middle Of the road; also the
hitching pole and posts we're torn down.
Atsmeeting OF the congregation of the First
baptist church of Laporte Thursday night,
unanimous call to the pastorate was extended
TO the Rev. c. II. Irwin of Ashland, Wis. It is
understood he will accept and enter at once
upon his duties.
A picnic was held in Mills grove at Spencer
last Thursday in honor of Jesse Walker, a
pioneer of ninety-four years. Over five hun
bred people we're present Mr.. Walker ad-
dressed the meeting, relating many incidents of
the early days of Owen county.
Two boys, Charles Wepley and Eddie Stuart,
aged fourteen and sixteen years respectively,
while bathing in the Ohio river, five miles be-