The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-03

the wheel ravolves and finally fall off
| from dizziness. The mice have become
| so infatuated with the sport that they
are ready at any time TO take a whirl
on the merry go-round.-Terre Haute
Gazette.
Mr.. Broecker gave a corn husking at
his farm west Of the city Wednesday
1t was test Of the. newly invented Key
stone huskers. and those who witnessed
the exhibition marve.ed at the workings
Of the machine. The capacity of the
machine is from four TO six hundred
bushels per day, In addition to cutting
! up the fodder. Farmers and threshers
! from al parts Of southern Indiana were
| present and were most favorab.y inn
! pressed with the new invention, and
| calm that it will create a revelation in
corn handling.-New Albany Ledger.
John Glllen the colored man who had
his back broken by the falling box of
| glass al Russlaville Thursday. made his
| Will in which he bequeathed five shares
| Of building and loan association stock
| which had been running a number Of
years TO his foster mother Mrs. William
| Wlnburn. He showed the greatest atfec-
| ton for thai lady and her family, with
! which he has 50 long made his nome.
| Last evening. by his own request, he was
| baptized by the Rev. Mr.. Lewis. During
| the baptlsmal ceremony he manifested his
| hope by neutrality-suspicious. Dispatch.
The little six-year-old son OF Perry
| StOffel went over 10 the house Of a
| neighbOr who has bull dog, and as the
| boy passed the dog II jumped at him ami
| threw him 10 the ground. 1t then made
! another lunge at the boy and caught
| him by the jaw inficting one broad cash
| in the throat over the tugular vein.
! another under the eye and another on
| the jaw that extended TO the bps eX-
| posing the teeth. The left hand and wrist
was badly mangled, the palm being torn
| from the hand. II required a number of
| stitches to sew up the different wounds
| Huntington Democrat.
Last evening Tom Kavanaugh, young
! man who works for Baals & Co. was
! taken with bleeding at the nose. After
/ the loss Of blood had proceeded beyond a
reasonable time the ordinary expedients
| were resorted TO- but without effect. The
! hemorrhage continued and the young
| mans condition began 10 grow critical
| For an hour an effort was made to find
| a physician 10 attend the case but none
! would respond and the young man was
! taken to Hope hospital in the patrol
| wagon. He was 50 weak from loss OF
| blood that he was unable TO walk.-Ft
| Wayne Journal.
! On Sept %. on the old Col. Jack Carr
! homestead. on which he settled in 1907,
| two miles southwest OF Memphis, there
/ was a reunion Of Col. Cars descendants
! that was notable in character and the
| number present. There were at this re-
| union ninety-five persons. al descended
| direct from Col Carr On this home
| stead Col. Carr reared a family Of ten
| children. four OF whom are now living
| Col. Carr died In 1869 After dinner Mr.
| Victor Carr spoke recounting the his
/ tory of the family and telling many
| amusing stories Of the Old tlmes.-New
| Albany Ledger
Frank Drogsowslxey and friend
named Limecooley started out on a hunt
| ing expedition. The boys were aged
| about fourteen. They went into the
! country about five miles. The gun car
| ried by young Drogsowskey was dis
! charged and the entire load Of shot en-
| tered his left hand and wrist. The pain
/ was terrible, but there was no physician
nearer than TT. Wayne and the boy was
compelled to walk TO this city TO have
| the wound dressed. The doctor found
! the hand and wrist badly lacerated and
| was compelled 20 amputate the arm Just
| above the wrist.-Ft. Wayne Times
| The New Harmony schools have opened
| with very flatterlng prospect for sue
| cessful year, with Prof. c. III. Wood at
| the head. Thursday, however, Prof
! Wood received a telegram from the
school board Of Valparaiso, Ind. Offer
/ ing him the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the
/ schools Of that place at a salary of ST.
] 500. He has accepted the place and viii
/ leave for Valparaiso soon, accompanied
/ by his wife This will leave the schools
/
! be without a superintendent or high
school principal, Mr.. Wood having taught
/ the high school eretOfore.-EVansville
Courier.
| A distressing accident occurred at the
! home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pettigrew
| in Green township. Mrs. Pettigrew was
washing and had left a tub of scalding
/ hot water outside in the yard while she
/ went into the house for a moment, lCav-
/ ing her two-year-old daughter without
/ When in the house but moment she
! heard the scream of the baby, who had
in some manner overturned the tub of
/ hot water and was buried beneath IT,
/ The baby was really scalded TO death
! for II lived but few hours after the ac-
! cident occurred. Medical assistance was
! summoned. but nothing could be done
/ for the little sufferer.-Anderson Herald
! Mrs Lizzie Kepner Of New Albany
| claims to be the wife OF Nelson FOrdlce
/ who died a few weeks ago at Shoals
Ind. She claims she was married TO him
| I'm 1884, and, at his request, The marriage
was kept secret Fordice accumulated q
} large fortune, greater part Of which he
! lost at Shoals in manufacturing enter
/ prise. The friends OF Mr.. Fordice claim
+ her story Is a fabrication, invented for
/ the purpose OF securing portion OF his
/ estate The only heir to the estate Is a
nephew who is administrator The
! estate will be worth $4,000. Mrs. KEEP
ner's claim will be opposed bitterly
She Is about sixty-five years old anil Mr.
Fordice was seventy-hve when he died.
i Jacksonville News.
/ Walter McGrayel. who has spent
nearly eleven long months in the county
jail, was made a free man Saturday
through the clemency OF Governor
Matthews McGrayel was sentenced to
six months i'm the county JAIN and to pay
a fine Of 5000 for assault and battery
with intent 10 kill Ambrose Dilman.
The term of Imprisonment was altogether
thirteen months and fourteen days.
Friends and relatives have for some time
been interested in securing his release.
/ and a long petition, with the recommen-
dalton Of the court officials, was sent to