The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

will be brought to the Jeffersonvilie jail to
await trial.
Greenfield will drill gas well for the benefit
of all manufacturers who will locate their works
in that city. Gas will be furnished free.
Clark and Floyd county fruit-growers say
the peach-buds are not forward as many
suppose, and it will take very cold weather to
kill them.
James Claugh tied his team on the public
square at Michigan City. Monday. He re-
turned in two hours, and some one had stolen
il and left for parts unknown.
Several large firms and quite a number e
citizens of Jacksonville have boycotted the
pOstofice there. They mail their letters and
buy their stamps in Louisville.
Spencer county justice on marrying
couple, says to them In his gravest manner:
DO you and each of you solemnly swear you
are in earnest about this business?'
While hunting, Saturday, John Gavin, of
Mudsock, a married man, III climbing fence,
accidentally discharged his gun. The load tore
hole one inch in diameter through his wrist.
The sawmill at Eagletown, on the Midland
railway burst its boiler Wednesday. No one
was hurt but the engineer, who was Knocked
senseless for several hours He Will recover
Starting at Blaine, q mining village six miles
northeast of Brazil, a mad dog created cOnster-
nation among the farmers for a distance OF
seven miles westward. he was pursued and
killed by posse OF farmers.
amounting to $4,000, all held by local parties,
has been bought at $1.10 by New York syndi-
cate, which is said TO be the same one that re-
Gently bought the Greencastle and Vincennes
water-works.
Judge Shaw of the Knox circuit court deliv-
cred an opinion in the matter of w. II. De-
VOLTS claim of $4,000 against the Wise estate
for services as administrator. After careful
review of the evidence he allows the admins
traitor $3.50.
Recently, Past Chancellor ]. A. Hill of
Greencastie installed temple of the Pythian
sisterhOod in the X. of 2. hall at North Man.
chester. There were twenty-five charter men,
bers, and this is the eleventh temple estab-
Gshed in the state.
The Rev. James B. Britton, the second rector
of st. Paurs episcopal church of New Albany,
died in January at Pasadena, Cal, where he
had long resided. He was appointed rector OF
St PauPs in 1885, and his memory is cherished
by the members of that church.
The word that knocked out all the scholars
at spelling bee" in New Albany recently
was "sumac." Ed Hobson, a student who
lives at Jacksonville, gave the proper spelling
Webster's unabridged dictionary.
S. NJ. Hibben, a veteran editor of the Wabash
valley and a man very well known among
members of the fraternity died at his home in
Wabash last night of consumption. Mr.. Hib-
ben was formerly editor OF the Wabash Plain
The work of removing the Midland shops
from Lebanon 10 Anderson will begin in March.
The Pan Handle officials were in Anderson
Wednesday, and located the site for the shops
on plat of ground recently purchased near
where that road crosses the Bee Line.
Scott Noel one of the oldest pioneers and
citizens or Rockville, died Saturday, aged
eighty-one years. In 1928 he emigrated to
Parke county, and in April, 1S4S he was
elected justice of the peace and almost contin-
uously served as such until his death.
Some time ago Eddie, the son of Samuel
Hodapp, swallowed large brass pin. No at
tention was paid TO the matter, but lately the
boy has been very sick and threatened with
commissions. Thursday the pin, which had
worked its way from the stomach outward,
was extracted. The boy is better.
James Flora of Mitchell and Ellen Tanksley
of Orleans have been arrested and lodged in
Jail at Bedford on the charge of stealing S226
from the restaurant of Mrs. Ella Dayson, at
Mitchell. Flora is charged with stealing the
money and the Tanksley woman, 10 whom he
was engaged TO be married, with secreting it for
him.
Christian Hartman of New Albany has filed a
complaint against Jacob and Peter Shafer.
He charges them with assaulting and striking
him in the stomach, and saying: I'VE want
some of the pups in you" At these words Mr.
Hartman is very indignant, and is determined
TO whOOp up the Skaters to the full extent OF
the law.
Malicious reports have been sent out from
Warsaw stating that owing to the prevalence
of black measles, residents were leaving in
alarm. Henry N. Luedde, chairman of the
board sof health, denies the reports in toto.
He says that since December there have been
but FIVE deaths from measles, and the disease
is of a very mild type, death in each case hav-
ing resulted from injudiciOus exposure.
The republicans ofsRockport held a meeting
recently to settle the question among them
selves as to who should be appointed postmas-
ter under HarrsOn's administration. The meet
ing consisted of about thirty-hve of the true
and faithful who voted by ballot to see who
was the most popular. When the votes were
counted it was found that every member OF the
meeting had voted for himself. Another meet
ing will be called
Ed Powell, one of the gang who recently
robbed Nash's store at Bethlehem and after
ward set fire to it and burned it up, was ar
rested recently in Kentucky. Saturday morn
ing he made full confession at Jeffersonville,
in which he said that he, Jeffries and a man
named Brown robbed and set fire to Nash's
store. Powell says that he suggested the plan
of rohbing the store when Jetfries and himself
met Brown in Louisville.
Maj. Reynolds, living near Troy, disappeared
from home last week, and after consider
able search the neighborhoOd abandoned
further effort to solve the mystery. Tuesday,
while boys were playing in the woods near his
home, they found his remains concealed under
brush pile, and it developed that he had been
beaten to death with a club, which crushed his
skull and also broke his arm. No light has
been thrown upon the tragedy. The deceased