The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-24
ALL THE RESULT OF GOSSIP.


william Doles Nearly Killed Adolphus Bay
less for Spreading Evil Stories
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
GREENsBUR0. Ind. June 23-Last even
ing William DoIes assaulted Adolphus
Baylss with o wagon spoke and came near
killing him. Doles Is about twenty -one
years old and graduate of the High
school Of this city. and is member of the
Christian Endeavor. and IL seems he had
been accused or taken TO TASK by Baylss for
play ing billiards. DOies's best girl heard Of
his billiard playing, and she too took hlm
to task. and on learning that his gIrl had
obtained the information through Bayless,
1t 60 enraged him that 10 got in his cart and
drove To Bay lesss home where. after n few
words assaulted him, and would probably
have killed him had not cousin OF Doles's
appeared and checked him. Doles gave
himself no to-day. and IL out OIL bail.
awaiting the condition of his victim.
There Is much excitement over the affair
in the neig n borbood here it occurred.
Commencement at spiceland Academy.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SPICELAND. Ind, Juno 23-To-day was
the twenty-third annual commencement at
Spiceland Academy. The Names residence
and subject of oratIons are as follows:
Patient TOiler-," Arthur M. Holloway, Spice
land; The Arrow and the Song" Floy A, Hin.
Spiceland; Character VS.. Dress" John A Miller,
Knightstown; 1.-The Blind Goddess" Glen Payne,
Spiceand; "Speetaces." Lena Rayle. Spceland;
.Benencence," George III. Smith. Greensboro;
Progress OF Japan" Leora Jessup, Westland;
ITO BE or Not to Be- Oscar III. BOgen, Spice
land; Tho Power of Faith" Estella Charles.
spiceand; Liberty In Thought" Orville T.
White Spiceland.
Prof. j. F. Brown delivered the address
to the class Field-day exercises were held
on June ljand the baccalaureate sermon
was delivered last Sunday by Rev. Alfred
Brown. of the Friends Church. The an
nual meeting of the alumni is being held
tonight. The school year closing to-day
has been one of great success at the acad-
envy.
Three Men Live After Struck by Lightning.
Special TO the Ind AT spois JournaL
KoKOMo. Ind. June pa singular
freak of lightning happened here this
we, k. During the heavy rair storm Tues
day evening William and Albert Scott
and Peter Midkiff. at work on q south Ko-
komo street improvamenf. took refuge IN
der a large walnut tree. William SCOTT
was holding his horse by q strap. The
other TWO men sat on the ground "A few feet
Nv as. under an umbrella While in THIS
'oition lightning struck the tree, tie
ueadiy current passing through all three
men and the horse, the latter being killed
instantly. The men were unconscious tor
an hour or more. Tley Will all recover.
Coombs s. Co. sold for $50, 900.
Special 10 The Indianapolis JournsL
FoRT WAYNE. Ind. June 2s.-Mossman.
Ysrnell * Co. to-day purchased the entire
stock OF the late firm of Coombs X Co. Both
concerns have been in the heavy hardware
business for years and will now be consoli-
dated. making one of the largest Wholesale
planfs IN the country They paid receiver
:. e. Lombard 81 cents on the dollar. The
transaction figures $4,000.
Another Escape from Jeffersonvilie.
Special "a the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERsoNvILLF. Ind. June ea-Late
yesterday afternoon John Reddick, an
eight-year-man. sent up for burglary,