The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01

its quota the nome would have pOpu-
lation of about / 500 The children were
recently vaccinated. and there are over
$50 sore arms in the school-Loganspor
Pharos.
Saturday Jacob Schwartzman, while
out walnut hunting, climbed tree near
the Boyd school house to shake down
the nuts to his son and w. II. Penser.
who were with him. After he had shaken
all the nuts off he started to climb
down. but lost his footing in some way
and fell a distance of twenty-five feet.
He lit on his face and head. His lower
jaw was broken in three places. and
both arms were broken at the wrist, and
the bones of the left arm protruded
through the skin, making an ugly wound
He was brought home in an unconscious
condition, and did not fully rally from
the shock until Sunday afternoon.-Han-
cock Democrat.
August Krause, the man who has the
contract for removing the bodies from
the old cemetery at Laporte, came
across a metallic coffin TIE other day,
the Herald says. which. with the remains
it inclOsed, seemed to be in a fine state
Of preservation The body which it con-
tanned was that Of s. A. Trowbridge,
who died Nov. Is, 1852, aged twenty
three years. Mr.. Krause has removed
the remains from 400 graves. In some
of the latter only a few bones are left.
There are a great many skulls to be
perfect skeleton Of a child that had
been dead ffty-eight years. Two
wooden coffin were exhumed which were
in a good state of preservation.
Prettily gowned girls, handsome women
and chivalrous knights were present at
the ball given Tuesday night by the X.
of p. lodge in their new hall. About siX5
~ couples were in the opening march.
Added to this were the spectators, who
SWelled this number to almost ninety
couples. There was but slight inter-
mission after each dance, and the differ
ent numbers were danced with a spirit OF
enthusiasm and enjoyment that were
very conspicuous. The twenty dances in
the regular program were not sufficient,
and when an especially pleasing one was
played it was followed by such an i'm
pressive clapping of hands that it had
10 be repeated. This made the program
longer, and it was about 2 O'Clock when
the hall was at last forsaken by the
Characterization Chronicle.
An annual excursion to the wilds of
Arkansas seems to have become an es-
tablished custom with the sportsmen of
this vicinity. The rule is to go by rail
to Poplar Lluffs. Mo, there build a
boat and float down Black river into
Arkansas until the happy hunting
grounds" are reached. when the party
goes into camp, and fish in the river,
shoot squirrels and lay" for deer. The
old timers seem to never tire Of reciting
incidents of their trip, and telling how
near they came to securing fine buck,
or how near a member Of the party got
lost in the jungles. Another party has
| arranged to start Tuesday consisting Of
I'd Hill, Sam White, w. c. HultZ, W.
=. Woods. Ran Silver. Clint Houpt and
lanes DeCamp.-Sullivan Democrat.
A r. McMercer Of Marshal Ind, who
is stopping at 205 Sixty-third-st.. boarded
a Thirty-drst-st. car at Cottage Grove
ave. Thursday night. With him were his
four children. and he noticed as he was
trying to secure seats for than three
men who were crowding against him.
The three men left the car hastily and
started east on Thirty-frst-st. The car
had gone scarcely a block when Mr.. Nc
| Mercer discovered that his pocket-book
containing 500. had been stolen, and In
! an instant he was off the car and run
| ming after the men. who were still in
sight. They saw him coming. however
and turning down Lake-aVe. disappeared
| Later in the evening an officer arrested
william Riley, alias Thomas Lalley. in
| AIurDhy's saloon. lie was taken to the
| station, where he was identified by Nc
Mercer-Chicago Times
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Van Dusen, who
were killed i'm the Battle Creek wreck
! on the Grand Trunk railroad, were neph-
ew and niece OF MIR. and Mrs. g. ~.
Cotton Of this city. Mrs. Cecilia Caro-
| Mr.. Cottom's sister. Mrs. p. r. Lawshe.
| They were married at Rochester, Mimi,
and resided there for some time, remov-
| ing from that town to Spoutbrook, N
| y. The home OF Mr.. Van Dusens pa
| rents is TT Plains. N. Y. where the
| remains of himself and wife We're sent
| for interment. Mrs. Van Dusen visited
| her relatives In this city about seven
years ago, making many acquaintance.
she died bravely and like the Christian
woman that she was, offering fervent
prayer as the cruel fire burned out her
| life.-New Albany Ledger.
For family Of 127 persons, which in
| 'ludes the parents, children grandchil-
/ dren. and great grandchildren. to come to-
J Sether in a reunion, and none absent, is
| something unusual, but such an occasion
| occurred on Saturday. at the old home
| stead Of Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Mehl,
| in Clinton township, who have lived as
| man and wife for ilfty-two long years.
and happy and prosperous ones. \
sumptuous dinner was served and with
| speeches, singing and social intercourse
| the day was passed in a manner that
| Will always be remembered as one of the
most happy ones in the history OF the
! family. The Revs. j. G. Neil and Daniel
| Miller made very felcitious addresses
and good cheer prevailed in all the do
! ings. The aged couple are highly re-
| spected people, and their many friends
/ will cordially wish them many years of
| life and happiness so well earned
| Goshen News.
/ The work at the canning factory will
| close with the end OF this week and the
/ result of the first years work has been
satisfactory Notwithstanding the drouth
/ and other causes. The business done by
| the company is probably larger than
many would suppose. The figures given
/ are as nearly correct as il is possible to
/ give when an estimate ia made. One
| thousand FIVE hundred wagon loads of
| tomatoes have been received. and from
/ these about six hundred and fifty thou
sand cans have been sealed, besides 1900
| barrels OF catsup have been made. All
| these tomatoes were needed TO fill the
orders already received. One hundred
| and two thousand cans of peas have
| been put up, a part of which have been
/ sold, but the most is being held. Seven
| ty-five thousand cans Of corn complete
| the canned list. The payroll for the
| summer has averaged over 500 week.
| the company employing from 100 to $50
/ persons. The highest roll for one week
| was over 81. 400.-Franklin Democrat
The Michigan City News, speaking OF
| Pettit's death and prison life, says: "In
] his prison life Petit never referred TO
| his case. He was reticent in this and
| displayed anxiety only for a new trial,
/ i'm which he hoped to prove his inno-
cence. He seemed devoted to the
| memory of his departed wife, with
| whose murder he was accused, and
/ greatly wrapped up in his only child n
| daughter aged about twelve years, re-
| siding with his mother in Oswego, N.
| Y. A few weeks ago in a confidential
| conference with Warden French he