The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-09

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ceased active work and exercise and
keeps up better than men OF sixty years.
He is the most agile man in the state
Peru Journal
The force of clerks in the Wabash
freight Office at Huntington is to be cut
be laid off. Every office on the line is
being served in the same way.
Mrs Ehria Robertson died Wednesday
at New Albany one month after her
husbands decease. She was seventy
seven years old and had lived in New
Albany for over half a century.
The boy who set fire to a humble bees
nest last week near Rainstown was
quite large boy, and besides the wheat
destroyed, three tons of hay were burn
ed and eight acres Of meadow killed.
Railroad Detective Needham captured
three thieves at Chesterton Friday even
ing. They had been pilfering cars of
merchandise for some time, and had
quite a lot of goods in their possession
John E. Robbins, wealthy citizen of
Greensburg and interested in the Citi-
zens' bank of Hope. has been stricken
with paralysis so that he can neither
walk nor speak. His condition is crlti-
cal.
A shooting contest between the shot
gun experts of Greencastle and Brazil
will take place at Greencastle Thursday
afternoon of next week. There is good
shade and seats will be provided for the
ladies, who are especially invited.
Judge Gibson will bring quo warranto
proceedings against Judge Friedley and
Prosecutor Howard against Prosecutors
Bear and Vanosdol, to test the constitu-
tionality of the law consolidating Clarke
and jefferson judicial districts.
Thirty-five miles of public bitches are
in progress Of construction in Daviess
county at a cost of about 100000. They
lands and will make Of them some Of
the most productive farm land in the
state.
One of our banks was paid claim Of
$4,000 by a Toledo bank in silver one day
this week. The money weighed about
the same as q. two bushel sack of wheat
and the handling Of ii was anything but
satisfactory. 1t came by express.-La-
porte Argus.
The Rev. w. II. Price, who has been
pastor of the Lancaster Lutheran church
for the past ten years, has resigned and
will move to Waynesburg, o. The Rev.
II. l.. Ridenour of West Clinton, O., will
probably be employed by the Lancaster
congregation.
Walter B. Pershing of South Bend has
began a suit for libel against Mrs. Addie
Schrier of the same city for 10000 Mr..
Pershing charges that Mrs. Schrier cir
culated a report that he had been an
inmate of the Jacksonville penitentiary
for forgery.
J. NJ. Keller of Nappanee, who was so
seriously injured at the bicycle races at
South Bend Friday, is cared for at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boone OF
Goshen. 1t is thought that it will be at
least a month before Mr.. Keller VIII be
able to walk.
On the Chicago division of the Penn
sylvania lines twenty freight brakemen
laid off q I.ngra Tuesday
and that number of freight conductors
reduced to the grade of brakemen. The
force OF train dispatchers was reduced
from six to four.
George w. Diffenderfer has just fin
ished threshiEg the wheat from a fifty
acre field belonging TO ex-U. s. Treas
urer +. II. Nebeker, near Covington,
and realized ,553 bushels Of wheat there
| from-an average Of a little over thirty
one bushels per acre.
A South Bend barber has commenced
| suit against the Times and Tribune of
his town and asks $1,000 damages in
each case. He claims the papers damag-
| ed his business that much by a recent
| publication concerning a poisonous face
| lotion he had used.
Mrs. j. M. Peters Of Goshen met with
a serious accident Saturday. She arose
early. and before she was fully awake
! strolled into the hall, stepped or the
| landing and fell the entire length Of the
stairs. She received injuries I'm her spine
which paralyzed the lower limbs.
The Rev. Hayden Rayburn of Kokomo
/ disputes the claim advanced on behalf
| of an aged divine at Charlottesville as
! the champion officiator in marriage cere-
monies. He solemnized his first mar
riage in 1S4S, and altogether he has
Joined 1.162 couples.
Mt Vernon is no better than the rest
| of cities in the United States, for its
| people have gone crazy over the latest
! popular song, After the Ball is over.
1t bids fair to Guido Annie Roony,"
Maggie Murphy" or White Wings -
| Mt. Vernon Democrat
The following is a list Of teachers for
the Geneva schools the coming winter:
| Prof. w. NJ. Parks, Amelia Adams, Flor
| ence WhitCOmb, T.. +. White, John Hulse,
Jeanne Bennett, Ed Tierney, Roy Ora
per. A. NJ. T. James. Allah Green, f. A.
| May and II. b. Hewitt
The large barn and adjoining buildings,
with their contents, of S. Il. Coosard,
| near South Milford. were burned Sunday.
| Origin Of the fire unknown but was
| probably caused by some lingering spark
| from the steam thresher which was used
there the day before. The loss is $4,000,
| with $1,000 insurance.
Wheat is As cents today. Have not
| the farmers great reason TO question the
| sincerity OF republican stump speakers
| OF this city last fall who promised 'phe-
nomenal prices for wheat II the Nc
| Kinlev tariff stays there?' The farmers
ought 20 bring suit for breach of prom
| ise.-Huntington Democrat.
John Fancette of Springfield, Frank
| lin county. threshed nine acres OF wheat
| yielding thirty-hve bushels three pecks
| per acre. and Jacob Whiteman Of Bath
| had one field OF Cleveland wheat which
! produced thirty-six bushels. The aver
| age for Franklin county will run about
| twenty bushels 20 the acre.
William Brissenden has received 50 900
| I'm gold from the order Of railway con-
| ductors, Il being the amount carried by
| him i'm the above order. Brissenden Is
| the well-known Monon conductor who
| was injured an n wreck on the south
end last winter by reason OF which IL
was necessary 10 amputate one OF his
limbs. The amount ~ paid him on ac-
count OF his loss.
II Is scarcely one month until the
national encampment OF the q. A. n.
| will be held at indianapolis, and but lit
| tie has been done toward encouraging
! the soldiers OF Upton county TO attend.
| This IL a matter which should be given
attention. Let the soldiery OF our
and witness the great military gather
| ing,-Tlpton Times.
w L. Heal was sworn IN Wednesday
/ as treasurer of Grant county for the
| coming two years Clerk Arlington ad-
mnisterod the oath, after which the
names OF Heals two deputies were an
nounced. These are w. ID. Steele OF
| Marion and Ellsworth Harvey OF Frank
| lin township EX-Treasurer Joseph