The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-04
Minor state Items.

MtnOr state items.
Ten cases OF typhoid fever are reported at
Corydon.
The Lawrence district fair opens Sept. and
closes Sept s.
The Ohio falls carworks have contracts for
building 400 cars.
Mrs. Lucy D. Stuart, aged ninety, died at
Jacksonville Wednesday.
There are fifty cases of typhoid fever under
full Roadway in aud around Corydon.
The jackson county watermelon crop is est.
mated at less than a fourth OF the average.
Hugh Asher of Martinsvile died Wednesday
OF typhoid fever. His father died last week.
Dr. Joseph r. ConVdon, well.known physi.
clan of northern Indiana died Friday night at
Bristol.
Henry Comingore fell from ladder at studa.
bakers Paoli factory Saturday, and was badly
injured.
Edward Pettiford, aged lO4, thought to be
the oldest man in the state, died in Grant coun.
ty Saturday.
The butchers Of Button will unite in an
effort 20 test the constitutionality of the meat
inspector law.
The grub worm and hog cholera are creating
considerable attention AZ Dublin aud other
parts OF Wayne county.
Otis Williams, who resides near Spencer,
blew In his gun the other day, and nc last
accounts was barely alive.
Mrs Newton Bouslog. near Sulphur Springs,
Ohio county, while milking n COW Thursday
evening was kicked on the chin and her neck
broken.
The shipments Of apples from New Albany
are aggregating from $50 10 300 barrels per day.
There are also large shipments OF grapes,
peaches and pears.
The Southern Indiana dsh association re-
oeved 5000 hsh from the u. ). fish commission
last Thursday TO distribute In tho streams OF
Clark and Floyd counties
Joseph c. Lemon, president OF tho Richmond
City mill works ex.county treasurer and adju.
tant OF the Thirty-eixth Indiana In the war,
died Friday OF heart disease.
The warehouse for storage OF beer and two
ice houses belonging 20 George w. Leach, NJ
sullivan, we're destroyed by fire last Friday. A
carload OF lager aud few tons OF Ice were
lost.
George Bishop, who murdered his wife At
Tcrre tlaule and was sent 10 the prison south
10 serve a term OF fourteen years died nj that
institution Aug. ~ Of consumption. lie had
served six years OF his term
Warden Patleu expects 10 turn out about
$4,000 worth OF boots and shoes az the prison
south shops this month. He Il eonddegt
that the business eau be conducted so as to
yield handsome profits for the state.
The fall session OF the New Albany presby.
terry Of the presbyterian church will meet at
Pnol, Sept. ~. The Introductory sermon will
Second presbyterian church Of New Albany.
William Dunlap OF Columbus, a soldier OF
the late war, has IN his possession Il razor taken
from Jefferson Davis, the Confederate pres-
dent when he was captured. The razor Is
good one, and Is carefully preserved as a relic.
The unitarian congregation OF Laporte has
extended q call 10 the Rev. Miss futile, a
graduate OF Cornell university. She is one of
the few lady ministers in the unitarian field,
and is said 10 be rarely gifted with the powers
OF oratory.
James L. Shultz, who was arrested and taken
20 Bainbridge TO answer to the charge OF petit
larceny, has brought suit against Elijah A.
Batman, Adam Alder and James Brock, claim
ing $1,000 damages for malicious and false im.
prisonmenL
Near Bald Knob Thursday Sidney Banet was
probably fatally injured. While loading logs
log rolled from the wagon catching and
crushing him terribly on the head, arms and
chest The attending physician regards his in.
juries as very dangerous.
Henry Hampton Angel, one OF the pioneers
OF southern Indiana, died az bis residence in
Warrick county last Saturday. He was born
in Gallipolis o.. April %. 1916, and emigrated
to Warrick county In 1880, and settled upon
the farm on which he died.
While Henry Wildbacker was blowing IN his
field In Morgan township, Harrison county, n
few days ago, the earth gave way. letting the
horses fall into a cave below, distance OF six
oil the neiehbors TO lift them out
The Floyd county Sunday school association
will hold convention and normal institute in
New Albany Sunday and Monday, Sept. 70 and
81 All the exercises will be under the care
and direction OF the state superintendent the
Rev. J. +. Gilbert d. D., Of indianapolis.
The appearance Of mormon preacher
caused quite hubbub nc Millersburg on Sun.
day. who preached in the presbyterian church
on tho afternoon Of that day. He announced
TINT he would visit the town again in few
weeks, when he would expect 20 baptize sew
eral persons who are ready to accept the NOR
mon faith.
The much-talked Of case of T. Carter Tiller
and Mary T. Williams. clippers from Louisville
20 Jacksonville, where they we're married, is
probably settled. The young couple were mar
ried second time at Louisville on the Goth,
Tiller having surrendered himself TO answer
the charge of subornation OF periury.-Aew
albany Ledger
The dry weather is assuming the phase Of
drouth in this section. There are localities in
the northern part OF the county which have
not bad rain Of any consequence since early in
July. Farmers report streams remarkably low,
Pine creek being nearly dry and the water in
Turkey lake Is the lowest ever known. The
farmers also report that the earth is very dry.
Goshen Aetes.
The snake season is on in Harrison county.
Says the Corydon Republican: Last Monday
as Levi Mckinney, who lives few miles south
of town, was coming 10 Corydon, be heard a
believing noise like that OF large bovine. As
IL drew nearer he discovered large snake
coming toward him. He grabbed large club,
but before he could use Il the snake coiled it.
self and raising its head showed fight. After a
hard tussle he succeeded In killing the snake.
which big around as a mans arm, and
measured eight feet ia length. On its head
was horn nearly two inches long"
At Mishawaka J. A. Burt has been missing
money from dravAr fullv sim h. yt~.. 49,
taken In all. Last week trap was set 10 catch
the thief, and IL proved successful, the rascal
proving 10 be Will Dunbar, a dsad-beat char.
acter who has been gambling and hanging