The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19
Minor Notes.

Charles PierSOn, the boy who accidentally
shot himself near Danville, last week, died
OH Sunday.
The body of full-grown child was found
on the filth-dumping ground at Columbus,
on Saturday.
Squire Wilson, an old resident of Mont
gOmery county, died last Saturday at the
age of ninety years.
An incendiary fire destroyed the stable
and OuthOuses of DIR. j. w. Rucker, at Shell
byvllie, on Saturday.
A. ID. Miller, a Greencastle grocer. made
an assignment yesterday for the benefit OF
his creditors. 1t is said that all the credit
ors will be paid in full.
Jane McKelvey, aged ninety-four, of
Jackson township. Decatur county, is dead.
She was in the habit of walking three miles
to church until short time ago.
Jacob Brown, who had been closely iden-
titled with almost every interest and i'm
provement in Jackson county since its set
Element, died at Seymour yesterday.
A suit fOrSl 900 damages has been brought
against Constable George w. Hightower,
of Greensburg. for permitting the escape OF
a man for whom he had a warrant of arrest.
Elkhart county's oldest resident. Jarvis
Clark, died at Elkhart, yesterday morning,
aged nlnety-one years. He was pioneer,
was In business many years ago, and was
very prominently known.
Annie Sherley, colored. is under arrest at
Columbus for stealing $50 worth of wearing
apparel from Mamie p. Parkhill. A search
of the girls rooms revealed other goods
which are thought to have been stolen.
The contract for remodeling the Decatur
county courthouse has been awarded to
McGarvey a. Bro, of Cincinnati. for S24, 999,
the work to be completed by January, 1890.
Bids were also received from Indianapolis
and Columbus contractors.
Mrs. Ann Cox, aged eighty-five years,
until recently resident of Morgan county,
died last Friday morning at Greenup, ILL.,,
and was brought to CentertOn on Saturday
for burial. Mrs. Cox was an early settler
and was highly connected.
Ellsworth Jones, son of j. B. Jones, the
largest land-holder of Fayette county, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head on Sunday. He had buried one
wife and separated from the second, and
domestic troubles led to the act.
William Martin. aged seventy-two years,
was stricken with paralysis on Saturday. at
his home, five miles south of Martinsville,
and now lies in critical condition. MIR.
Martin has been resident of Morgan
county for more than fifty years.
The Lackey- Carmoney blOoded-horse sale
continuing until Friday, promises not to
lack in interest. Large numbers of prCmi-
nent hOrsemen are there to buy. The cata-
lOgue shows $50 entries, and records beating
2:2O are numerous.
The citizens of Huntington are much an
nOyed by the nauseating odOr of escaping
oil from a break in the Chicago tank line
The stencil permeates every corner of the
houses and even food is impregnated with
it. They. also live in fear, because of the
danger of the accumulated oil taking fire
and causing a serious cOnfiagration.
Jesse w. Griffiths, of Huntington, was an
eccentric character. He ran a drug store
over thirty years, and rarely left the place
except to go to his meals. He died in his
store, refusing to be moved, and about his
person was 81 900 cash, while other amounts
were found concealed in jars and other re.
ceptacles. His estate aggregates $4,000
nearly all in cash.
Rev. Harry Wilson, regularly licensed
preacher, whose home is at New Albany
has created considerable excitement in the
southern part of the State recently. He il
blind. and has been preaching and solicit
ing funds at various places, having for his
guide, apparently, a young man, but who
on investigation, proved to be a young
woman. This fact was brought to light al
Milan, where the couple were stopping. but
they were Immediately compelled to leave
the place. Steps will be taken at once tC
eXpel him from the ministry.