The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-08
Minor Notes

William Cain, of MartinsvilIe, will test the old
streetwOrking law in Martinsville.
A. Baker. who killed Richard McCord at
dance in Columbus, two weeks ago, has been
captured.
Fire at Redkey yesterday destroyed the resi-
dcnce of A. j. Symmcs No insurance. Cause
unknown.
Last week william Thornbnrg stepped on a
rusty nail az Muncie, and yesterday his Jaws be-
came set with lockiaw and his recovery Is doubt
full
special election for waterworks was held in
North Manchester and was carried by a major
ity of five to one. The City Council will adver-
tise at once for bids.
Armstrong; mills were burned yesterday at
Bedford. Loss, $5 GOO, with no insurance. There
was 1000 bushels of wheat and 1000 bushels of
corn, beside the machinery
At Wolfe's MILL four miles east of Mitchell.
yesterday afternoon. Henry Harris, while taking
the dust from under the saw, had his head sawed
open, and will probably die.
Martlnsville was turned over yesterday to the
Thirty third Indiana Regiment, which held its
annual reunion there. One hundred and twenty
OF the old members were present at rollca
Mrs. William Watson, of Kokomo. was fatally
burned Tuesday. She was In the act of lifting
pot from the stove. using her apron as shield,
when the gas blazed up and ignited her clothing.
John DittOn and John Allies, workmen at the
Huntington lime-kilns, were badly hurt yester-
day by a car OF stone upsctting on them while
at work In ptr. The stone fell in shower q
distance OF thirty feet.
The Spencer County Teachers Institute ia In
session this week in Rockport- The instructors
are Professor Warner, county superintendent
Indianapolis, and Prof. J. Ii. Tomln, of Rock
port.
Hosha De Artabi, q young colored man. was
arrested at Shelbyvile yesterday for passing
counterfeit o-dOllar-and-a-h a-half gold piece on
Mrs. Frank Thomp pson. boarding house keeper.
The officers think they have found nest of
co unterfeiters.
Hinton Carr one of the four gentlemen
(anpara
ty. has confessed to tho part taken with Louis
Faulkenburg. Otto Faulkenburg and Edward
O'Keith in Outrages on the family of John I'm.
derhill last winter.
Work began at Noblesville, Tuesday, on
mammoth carbon plant, in which S300,O00 will
be invested and lemployment will be given TO
$50 men. The plant will cover two acres of
ground. 1t Is thought that the works will be in
operation by Jan. /, 1898
r. NJ. Isherwood owner OF the Delphi Times
and Clay Metsker, n young Democrat of Cass
county. have purchased the White County Dem
ocrat. published at Monticello. Metsker takes a
half interest in the Delphi Times, and the two
papers will be run by the same management
There is CONSERVATION among the law-breakers
at Madison over the work of the grand jury now
in progress, as five hundred indictments have al
ready r been found, principally for violations of
dict Albert Smith who killed James Startling last
Thursday evening.
Rev. ]. w. Duncan, who served Hall-place
charge In Indianapolis for three years, is lust
closing his fifth year at Brookvillc. Mr.. Duncan
has been very successful there and at the last
quarterly conference held Tuesday night, reso-
lutions were adopted expressing the loyal feel
ing of the church.
The survivors of the Twentieth Indiana Volun-
teer Infantry are holding q rrunion In Kokomo.
Mayor Thorne delivered an address ofNwelcome.
This regiment, noted for its many bloody battles.
has but few more than fifty survivors. Only two
remain in Howard counfy-D. s. Rhodes and Abb
ner Boggs. About forty are in attendance and
are being entertained by the T. j. Harrison Post,
@. A X.
The survivors OF the Seventh Indiana Cavalry
Association. with about seventy present are
holding their annual reunion ut Valparaiso The
Womans Relief Corp gave banquet to the as
sociation Mayor Frank T.. Jones delivered the
address of welcome. responded to by John
Watts, president of the association. Addresses
by Col. Mark L. DeMott. Wallace L. Wright and
others completed the programme