The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-04

the future welfare of others While our
citizens will miss Prof. Hershman's
efficient service in the school, they are at
the same time proud to know of his adj
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Warren Democrat.
On Wednesday, June 20 the ninety
first birthday Of William Cook was cele
brated by relatives and friends of Maple
Run and vicinity. Many Of his friends
came in with baskets we'll filled with the
luXuries of life. All enjoyed a real feast,
after which David Babb of Herbst took
photograph Of the aged pioneer, with
! his children and grandchildren, repre-
senting five generations. After this
photograph of the entire congregation
was taken. including about 100. He was
born in Guilford county, North Carolina,
in 1903, and at the early age OF nine
years was brought to Wayne county.
where he soon became familiar with
the rough usages and privations of piOn-
eer life. In 1926 ne married Miss Ruth
Small, and in lS4S he came to Grant
county and entered the land where he
now lives, in sec. 49, it being at that
time an unbroken piece of woodland.
With that industry and energy for which
he has always been noted Mr.. Cook went
, TO work and within a few years had
good farm under successful cultivation.
He has been an honored resident of his
adopted township. He is a member Of
the Friends church, and Notwithstanding
his advanced age attends Sabbath and
midweek services regularly.-Marion
Chronicle.
Sam Coulter is one Of the best known
residents of Walnut township and his
eccentricity and high temper have made
him the butt of many a practical joke
and cutting jibe. Sam is wild demo-
crat, most rampant in his belief and in
his expression of opinions. His loyalty
during the war has been questioned,
whether rightly or not we do not know,
and it was alleged that he hated the
sight of blue clothes. Some time since.
however, the righteous Samuel pur-
chased a suit of Sunday clothes of blue
that We'd with the heavens. Immediate
" Sans Sunday suit was the topic of
cCnversa ton in Walnut township and
it was stated by some erudite CORE
spondent that Sam Coulter had dOnned
the once hated blue" This aroused Mr..
Coulter's ire and ever since there has
been "wah'' in old Walnut. Many bit
ter things were said by both sides and
no doubt the Sunday clothes of Mr.. Coul-
ter were as thoroughly aired as any
suit ever worn by mortal man. The
matter got into the church and bad
blood arose there even. Last Sunday
night the climax came in the Mace meth
odist episcopal church. The cOngrega-
ton upon assembling found the famous
blue suit tied in a bundle and deposited.
on the altar of the sanctuary. Pinned
TO the bundle was a violent letter from
Mr.. Coulter demanding that his name
! be stricken from the church rolls. He
declared that the methodists and pres
byterians of the community had so badg
cred him that he wanted nothing more
to do with the churches and concluded
by saying that so many threats had
been made against him that he was afraid
! to leave his property unprotected while
/ he attended religious services.-Craw-
/ louisville Journal
Miss Ros Nixon Stone has returned
! from Sioux City, Ia, to the home of her
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Daggett, go
! e Market-st., and has came to stay.
/ Mrs. Stone first married Harry Nixon,
/ the well-known horSeman, but finally
/ left him on account of his cruelty and
| secured a divorce. She remained single
4 some time, but last fall. at the worlds
! fair, she met j. w. Stone Of Sioux City
! Ia. Stone was a wealthy stock-raiser
and was well connected, and while some
| what bucolic in appearance was evident
! ly all right. A correspondence was kept
up until about the latter part Of last
! March, when Stone arrived here to claim
] her as his Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett inter
! posed strenuous objections, but to no
! effect, as their daughter was clearly won
/ by the Establishments of the honest
farmer. The marriage took place and
! the happy couple departed for Sioux
City, near which was the groom's large
farm Of 500 acres. All was as had been
! represented. The groom and his family
had excellent social standing, and posi-
ton and years of happiness seemed to
open up before the Hoosier girl For
five weeks everything wSsAlovely, but at
the end of that time Mrs. Stone discoy
cred that her husband was losing his
mind and he grew rapidly worse. He
! became insanely jealous-jealous of his
own father. brother. mother and every
one who came near his wife. at the same
time practicing the most cruel and in
human treatment upon her. Finally she
could stand it no longer and secretly
wired her father for money to return to
! Indiana Under police protection she
boarded the train and has arrived home
broken in health and a total wreck of
her former self, but happy to be once
more among her relatives and friends
Charlottesville Journal.