The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-26
Minor Notes.

Near Forest Joseph Prichart was struck
by train and seriously injured.
James NJ Reynolds has been elected pres
ident of the projected Lafayette belt rail-
road.
The Edinburg Fair and Trotting Associa-
tion will hold its fair during the first week
in October.
last Wednesday night. Loss, $1,000; insur-
ance, $1,000.
Anderson has secured another glass
factory, which is expected to be in opera
ton by November.
Samuel Darcy, of Crawfordsville has
fallen heir to $4,000 by the death of an
uncle at Bay City, Mich.
has been invited to lay the corner stone of
a soldiers monument at Winchester, on
Aug. 10.
Miss Hettie Myers, residing near Hunt
ingburg, was instantly killed by being
thrown from wagon attached to run
away team.
Mrs. Jessie Addington, an aged lady re-
siding near Winchester, was seized with
vertigo and fell from porch, fracturing
several bones.
Recent deaths include Mrs. Abigail Pom
erOy, of LOganspOrt, aged seventy-One
years, and Peter Canclo, of Germantown,
at the age of seventy five.
The toil-gates in Union township, Mont
gomery county, have been removed, and
now there are not over ten miles of toll
roads in the entire county.
Fire yesterday destroyed the old Smith
foundry, at Peru. The loss on the building
was $500. with no insurance; on machinery
and contents, $500, with $500 insurance.
The first annual missionary meeting of
Church, composed eof Marion and Hancock
counties. is now in session at Warrington,
with large number of visitors and dele
gates present.
The annual joint picnic of the citizens of
Knightstown and New Castle was held at
two places, yesterday. A large number
from both places were present, and the day
was one of unusual social enjoyment.
After an illness of three months, Mrs.
Charlotte l.. Jones. wife of X. o. Jones,
died at the family residence at Montezuma,
| leaves a husband and one daughter, Mrs
Grace Gentry. The funeral services will
| be held at the residence Friday afternoon
| at 2 o'clock.
A peculiar case of insanity has developed
| at Fort Wayne. Miss Amelia Day was
| face and constant brooding over the mis-
| fortune drove her crazy. Shortly after
| ward her elder sister. Anna. who had been
| her constant attendant and companion,
disO WcuO Iucduo tuiOuSu solIOW lOI utT
| sisters fate.
The large three-story brick building oc-
| cupied by X. b. Breckenridge e. Sons as a
stove. tinware and junk store. at Knights
town. was damaged by fire. last Wednesday
| night, TO the extent of $1,000. The building
| is situated in the very heart of the business
| portion of the city. and had the fire had a
few moments start the entire business por-
| ton would have been destroyed.
| Four motheriy old ladies. Mrs. Catharine
| Williams, of Henryville, Ind; Mrs. Celestia
Snavely, of Union Mills, Ind; Mrs. Mary
A. Rose. of Louisville, KY, and Mrs.
Eliathe Mathes. of Neoea, Ill. whose ages
range from sixty-three TO seventy-eight
years, with their descendants, have Just
closed a happy. family reunion near Sey-
mour, at which they all met for the first
! time after separation of over twenty five
| years.
A smooth swindler has just been doing up
the Rrocers and Other merchants of Warsaw,
| He represented himself - the advance