The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-01
OLD STORIES BEHOLD.

Reunion Of the One-Hundred -and-Twenty-
Fourth Volunteers at winchesrer.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov. 30.-Col. III. III.
Nef'sregIment, the Observation-Disclosures
ty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. and
the Fifteenth Indiana Battery, began its
sixteenth annual reunion here to-day.
Colonel Neff is now president and Capt.
Ed Enale. Gs this city. secretary. The re-
union will last two days. At 5 o'clock 115
of the old boys had answered at rolI-call.
and q unb came In by the evening
trains. Tonight they held a'rousing camp
fire in the Circuit Court room.- The elo-
quent James f. Watson welcomed the boys
IN q brief and beautiful address. which was
responded to by Ira Mcconnell, of Craw-
fordsville. M A.. s. Landermilk, of
Terre Haute. At the conclusion of his
Mrs. Fannie Teal. reiiot of Capt. Asa Teal.
of Company q of the Northumberland
twenty-fourth, presented the regiment with
O beautiful silk banner in memory of her
surprise to the regiment, but was q very
tender tribute from o loyal, loving wife TO
o brave and patriot1ch husband and soldier.
and very touchlngly brought the life of the
hearts of his comrades. These exercises
were followed by an old-time lOve-feast. A
male quartet consisting of Messrs. Hunt.
Waltz. Ross and Diggs provided some fine
music. while Mesdames Myra Ross. Weg-
oner and Edith Lesley sang two duets.
Has Bad Brood in His Veins.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
G~REENCAsTLE, Ind, Nov. 30.-Fred Ev-
ans. q boy just entering his teens. was sem
fenced to the juvenile reformatory by
Judge McGregor to-day. He was charged
with burglary, having broken into q store
ut Groveland some time this month. Ev-
ana 10 an orphan. whose grandfather, Noah
X Evans. Is now serving q life sentence at
J~effersonville for murder. Harper Evans.
o brother of Noah. was also sentenced to
the State prison for life for q similar crime,
committed in this county thirty years ago,
but he Is at large. having escaped yearsago.
Will Bore for OIL In Lawrence County.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL, Ind, Nov. 3.-The farm of
Marshal Fullen, q few miles northeast of
here in Flynn township. on which an ex-
plosion recently occurred. has been sold to
Chicago capitalists on a SIX months option,
and the company will bore for oil. Ma
chincry is arriving. and work will begin at
once. The effect of the explosion, which
was accompanied by subterrsnean rum
biings and noises. is yet TO be- seen, large
IOOk8 n6tluk ttcu Hput0NeU along the
small stream where IL occurred.
Elder Fillmore Goes to Ohio.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
S~HELBYvILLE, Ind, Nov. M.-Elder
Charles NJ. Fillmore, of this CITY, formerly
State evangelist of Sunday-school work in
the Christian churches of Indiana. has ac-
cepted o call TO take charge of
three mission churches in Dayton.
o., and will begin work at once.
Some five years ago Rev. III. II. Nesslage,
pastor of the Christian Church.. went to
Philsdelphia to & charge of q church.
He has decided to return to this city, and
will engage in evangelical WORK over the
State.
succambsd Co the Fatal Typhoid.
Special to the Indianspo Is Journal.
S~HELBYyILLE, Ind, Nov. 0.-Harry Will
son. an account or whose railroad career
was given in last Sundays Journal. died Of
typhoid fever. in St Paul. Mimi, Mt IL
o'clock to-day. aged tweuty-four. If the
body can be removed the relatives will
arrive here Friday in q private car.
The death of young Wilson 10 deeply re-
gretted by his friends in this city, who
were watching his railroad career with
much interest.
Scarlet Fever Raging Among school Children.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MITCHELL Ind. Nov. 30.-Four weeks
ago scarlet fever broke out In the neigh
borhood of Fairview, near Leesville. and
caused the schools to be closed. Schools
began again. but last week two children
OF Thomas Whitfield died less thar fifteen
hours apart with the disease. and this