The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-18

her face becoming perfectly Olack. ner
the swelling burst. her whole cheek coming
out. leaving frightful sore. She will be
disfigured for life.
Columbian Day at Battle-Ground
Special Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Aug. 17.-This was Column
bian day at battle-ground Assembly, and
reunion of students of old Thorntown
Academy. DR.. John Clark Ridpath, of
Greencastle, occupied the morning hour.
DR.. Frank Crane spoke this afternoon, and
DR.. Charles Grain preached Q sermon this
evening.
Terre Haute Stone-works Sold for $50, 900.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Aug 1.-THE Terre Haute
stone-works, located at Stinesville. and
supplied by one of the oldest and best
known stone-quarries of the State, were
bought to-day by William Lilly, repre-
sentative of PsnnsylvaDia capitalists. The
price paid was $4,000.
Minor Notes
The SEVENTEEN Indiana Regiment will
hold it's reunion at Plainfield to-day.
George H. Frank, Q harness-dealer Of
Jacksonville, died suddenly Tuesday even-
ing.
Daniel Collyer, OF Henryville, was IN
stantly killed by being thrown from road
cart.
Munce's first photographers, George OAR
racott, aged eighty-two. died Tuesday
night.
A sixteen-year-o old son Of Samuel Lesth-
ers. near Mooresville, was accidentally shot
Tuesday night.
Louis Rickett. o laborer in the sewers at
LogansDOrt. was crushed to death by fall
OF earth yesterday.
move to Lafaye cite. to enter law partner
ship with Stewar Bros. of that city.
Two stores q restaurant. blacksmith
shop, church parsonage and other build
ings burned yesterday at Akron. Fulton
county.
William Lewis, aged twenty. of Utica.
ran a rusty nail in his foot. the other day.
and died of lOckjaw at Jeffers0nville yes
terday.
H. p. Tyler, of Muncie, was stricken
with paralysis. and Is still Unconscious. A
few weeks since his wife was fatally at
tackled In the same manner
Matthew McCleman.> forty-five years
old, a farmer near Lincolnville, was found
dead in his door-yard yesterday. The
cause was rheumatism of the heart.
The will of the late Dwight b. New
comb was probated yesterday at Camel
ton. He leaves his entire fortune TO his
nephew. Victor Newcomb, of New York.
Part of Sells Brothers show was derailed
atFairland. Shelby county. and the farmers
at Shelbyvllle stood on their heels all day
vainly waiting for the parade yesterday.
While returning from Rushville to Guigo
Station. Tuesday, Misses SAliie Bell and
LYDIA Mcmillan were badly injured in q
runaway. Only by the work OF Miss leila
White were they saved from instant death.
Judge Burson. OF Pulaski county. Las
made permanent the Injunction restraining
the sheriff of White county from carrying
out Judge Reynolds's orders to remodel the
White County Courthouse at o cost OF
$4,000.
AS Benjamin Rosenfield was painting tho
inside of q water-tank, at Seymour the as
phaltum being used exploded, envelopin 9
him in flames and burning his head and
body in q frIRhtful manner. He 10 In q
critical condition.
The annual reunion of the Seventh In
diana Cavalry will be held at Valparaiso,
| Sept. and s. The veterans of this regi-
ment may expect a good time. as the Val
| paraisO citizens Will make ample prepara-
tiOns for their reception and entertainment.
The Miami county teachers institute
| convened IN Peru, Tuesday. with $50 teach
ers present. Among the instructors in at
| Terre Haute; w. HI. Banta, of Valparaiso;
| Prof. II. b. Brown, Prof. A. ID. Moffitt and
| Prof. I. j. McAvoy.
| Extensive preparations are being made
| for Q reunion of the old soldiers of southern
| Indiana and northern Kentucky, To be held
| in Jacksonville Sept. i, and 8. ALI the
soldiers belonging to regiments raised In
| that vicinity Will have . special gathering
of their own at the same time.
The teachers of Rush county arc In Sos.
| sion this week. with q full attendance.
| Professor Conover, county superintendent,
has procured the following lecturers: Miss
| Elanor Wells. of school No. "a, lndianapo
lis; Louis j. Rettinger. professor of biology
| at the Indiana Normal; a. Jones, Marion
| Normal College,; X. M. King, of the High.
school. Indianapolis. aud Prof. David
| Graham, of the Rushvilie Academy.