The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17

| uissiOners of Morgan county, all repub-
| Ucans have placed this unnecessary bur
| den upon the shoulders OF taxpayers,
and the republican party should be held
! responsible for Morgan County Ga
| zette.
! o. f. Eby Of the New York INSTALL
/ ment company was considerably exer-
I cised over the sudden disappearance of
/ his watch. He had been to the barber
| shop and felt sure it had been stolen
/ while there. He complained TO the po-
! lice, and they kept their eyes open for
/ stray watches. Returning home he took
| off his coat and threw IT on a chair.
/ Something in the skirt Of the coat struck
! the leg of the chair. and upon investiga-
ton he found his watch. 1t had slipped
/ through a hole in the upper coat pocket
| and was all the time in the lining
/ Marion Chronicle.
An oil we'll came in on the John
| Leonard farm in Jackson township,
! Wells county, Thursday that Is the best
/ yet found i'm the territory. 1t is re-
! ported To have a capacity of 500 barrels
! per day. The Standard has the lease.
! Great excitement prevails, and hundreds
| of people are flocking to see the well. 4
| local company has organized at Warren
| 10 develop the territory south and west
/ Of town. A number of scalpers have
! been at Warren and Van Buren, for the
! past ten days taking all the leases they
| can get, and paying good rentals for
/ them.-MariOn Chronicle.
With this number the Rochester Sem
| tinel enters it's thirty-seventh year
| stronger in every department than ever
| before. 1t has no promises for its thou
| sands Of patrons further than TO con-
| tinue to be the newsiest, the most large
| ly circulated and the most trustworthy
! newspaper in the country. 1t has re-
! Gently added new material to its me-
| chanical department and another writer
| TO its editorial force. and these, with the
spicy correspondence from all the prin-
| cipal new. centerS of the county, VIII
let no news item escape the Sentiners
| columns.-Rocheste Sentinel.
The trial Of William Worden Of Rus
siaville, who was charged with attempt
ing TO rob the residence Of Mrs. Trueblood
last October. was completed at KoSomo
Friday, and resulted in the defendant
being found mot guilty" At the time
of the arrest of Worden the case at
tracted considerable attention here,
| where he is well known and where he
has always borne a good reputation.
Many at that time expressed the opin-
ion that he was not guilty, and the YER
dict of the jury sustains them in their
opinion. Judge Suit was one of the at
torneys in the case.-Frankfort Cres-
cent.
Several gentlemen spoke Monday in
our hearing Of the vast difference be-
tween the weather OF that day and the
I
day just thirty years before-knoWn
and referred to usually as that cold
New Year" Sam Brown said that he had
all his ears frozen that day-he didn't
mention the number; Frank Long
couldn't make the boast, but said his
brothers ears were frozen stiff and
twas all in the family, and numerous
others told how themselves or some Of
their relations had eft, bled and died"
on that memorable occasiOn.-Pulaski
Democrat.
\ small boy on the south side has
a dog with a great aversion TO bridges.
He swims the Wabash river every time
he comes over in town with his young
| master, and cannot be persuaded by any
| means TO cross via the bridge. A crowd
| of spectators were greatly amused yes
terday by the lad trying 10 drag his
dog across with a rope, but the effort
was unsuccessful. The dog finally
| broke away and swan the stream with
the rope trailing behind. He has been
| known to swim the Wabash river as
| high as a dozen times a day, and fire.
quently when the river was full Of ice
Logansport Reporter.
The high takers, having left the treas
ury practically empty and vast apprO-
priations provided as a means to force
protection" taxes, will find congress
equal TO the emergency and laws will
be passed by the present session to
~
the very rich pay their just burthens
with the middle classes and the very
poor. Democracy is terribly in earnest.
| The member of congress who votes
| against the Wilson bill or who admits
| of any changes in IL had as well pre-
pare TO 90 into private life. Away with
| high taxes in the guiZe of protection"
Charlottesville Star
Dick Thomas presented several Of his
| friends with watermelons this week,
| which were relished at their dinners as
| a great deicacy this time OF the year.
They had an excellent flavor, and were
| as luscious as ii is possible for any fruit
| 10 be that has not been freshly picked.
| Several people have been wondering how
Mr.. Thomas preserved these melons. J.
| II. Fishen said it was just as easy to
| keep watermelons for several months IS
| il was pumpkins. They have to be TAX
| en- from the vines before they are thor
| oughly ripe, stored away in cellar, and
| great care must be taken not 10 bruise
| them.-Marion Chronicle
| a commercial traveller who has been
| doing Petersburg was here Tuesday.
While there he acquired some statistical
| information. Petersburg" he says, has
about 1000 inhabitants. Among them are
| seventy-eight widows eighteen old maids
| and sixteen widOwers. l called at
| dozen business houses and found the
| prOprietOrs had just stepped out, would
| be in in a minute. 1 waited; they
| didn't come. On my way 10 the depot
| to take the train, having half an hour
| to wait, I sauntered into a shooting gal
| lery and there were the business men,
| all Of them, excited as boys. shooting at
targets. Washington Democrat.
The annual meeting of the stock
| holders Of the Anderson national eX-
| change bank was held Tuesday
| The annual statement of officers showed
the affairs of the bank to be in excellent
| condition and in no wise affected by
| the stringency. so lar as being solid
institution is concerned. The following
directors were elected: James w. Sans
berry, Thomas J. McMahan, John l..
| Forkner J. w. Sansberry, jr., y. w.
Scott, c. w Prather and j. F. Wild.
The directors then organized by electing
the following officers: j. w. SansberTy,
sr., president; Thomas +. McMahan,
vice-president; John l.. Forkner, cashier.
Mrs. Prouty of Fitchburg, Mass, the
place, who came here on a visit TO her
daughter about two months ago. died
Friday evening at about $50 o'clock
She was about seventy years of age but
was in a fair state of health up till
quite recently. Friday morning she was
up and about. Some time ago she sus-
tanned a partial stroke Of paralysis, and
it may have been a repetition that
caused her death. Mr.. and Mrs. George
PrOuty arrived last evening and will &C
company the remains back to the home
of the deceased at Fitchburg, Mrs.
Corner also being Of the funeral party.
Warsaw Union.