The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-27

VIZ tIouh't Il given a> inc cause OF III,
act
Mrs. En- krEclIr. wife o. manu-
fscturer Of Evansville. had her cloth
ing burned off her body and her ilcsl
blacscncd. She also inhaled flames
She died in few hours. She was sit.
ting in front Of a CRATE when liv,
coal popped out. setting her clothing
ON fire. Her little girl and a servant
girl extinguished the blaze after the
lady had run through the house.
GOV. MATTHEWS was confined To his
bed by an acute attack of the grip. a
few days ago, and all business was de-
MED him.
The body Of siN-months-old boy was
found In the river ut Adamsvillc, near
Elkhart, few days ago.
Mrs. JomN McGRAw, prominent
woman of knightstown. was stricken
with paralysis. ut her home. and is in a
serious condition.
NorRE DAME university, south Bend.
bestowed its mid-Lent gift. the Laetare
medal. on Gen. William stark Rose
Grams The medal is of purcst gold and
set with rare gems
LEO GODFREY was jailed by the po-
lice at Muncic. a few months ago
John smith called on Mrs j. y. Temp
Ter. wife Of the lawyer. asking her TO
donate seven dollars to assist ia bury
ing his brother. whom Mrs. Templcr
knew She granted the request. Sat
urday Godfrey made a like demand for.
five dollars. saying John Smith was
dead Mrs. Templcr investigated and
found that She had been swindied.
BvFoRD MARVIN. an orphan boy of
"a. was playing with some gunpowder
at Rushville. which Unexpectedly ig-
nited and exploded. His face was
burned and the sight OF both eyes was
ruined forever.
RIcHhoNp people think the prospects
of that city securing he 1sg. encamp-
ment of the Indiana G. a. II. are bright.
W. j. SrRANG. Tcrrc lIaute ieweler.
has made an assignment. owing to dull
trade and poor collections. Liabilities.
$500: assets. 81. 800.
The Methodist Episcopal Ministerial
institute. of the Connersville district.
southern Indiana conference. will be
held at Milton. May 4. . and 8.
JAMES WHrcoMB RILEY. the poet.
has taken Judgment at indianapolis 4
against Ed Weeks & Co. and George
ogievie for publishing unauthorized
collections of his poems
JAMES PrLL. "A well known Young
man Of Falkland. was married the other
day and died that evening Of a hemorrh-
"a -
with friends
MoEroN NEwHorsE. of Jerome. How
ard county. prominent farmer. was
pronounced insane and will be sent to
The asylum. Mr.. Newhouse was in
jured in a railway wreck several years
ago. and his present condition is the re-
suit Of that accident
THREE men named Rogers, Morris
and Waugh. under arrest at Evansville.
have been identified as the men who
leld up a train at Nassau Junction,
No. January Is.
The Wayne County Horticultural and !
Agricultural society already has prep
lrations under way for the entertain ,
ncnt Of the summer meeting Of the
state Horticultural society. which will
% held in the public park. at Rich
nond. in June. !.
TIE examination Of GO applicants for !
'osi.lons as mail carriers and clerks in {
he Wabash post office under the free
lchvery system. TO be installed April /.
vas conducted by Civil Service Com !
missioner George W. Leadley. There ;
will be appointed four carriers, a sub r
titute carrier and one clerk. The pa ,
ers We're forwarded 10 Washington d
nj the result of the examination. Z
'ith the appointments, will be made
oon.
ROBERT III. MoNG. aged % for many a
ears lumber dealer and prominent a
spiritualistic work, died suddenly the y
ther night at Muncie
JOSEPH CONRAD. a prisoner who wa, ~
'rt to the Michigan City pcnitcntiarv I
-cm Lebanon about wear ago. wrote a.
letter to Rev. f. W. Lawhon. pastor u
the townsville Methodist church. in +,
'hich he admitted his guilt and begged lc
he forgiveness of the louisville ci,i- e
ms Conrad shot John Ma-tz n shoe y
erchant of louisville. and came near u
ing lynchcd. The feeling against ci
I'M was very bitter and he was o,iven IN
"leven-ycar sentence. 4 shor, time
20 ne claimed 10 have been converted =,
~ concluded to write TIA. letter To The en-
ctnodiSt minister. The letter lad Ok
areely'bccn mailed when word reached wi
s prison tina, the supreme court had ,a'
antcd him new trial on the grounds III
al iurvmen had violated their oa,hs ma
VIII be returned there for trial az
lHE NJ. r. church az sheridan. con. =,
c;cd by Rev. G. III. Wilkinson. Is hold b.
3 revival that started on December 10y
There have been ai5 conversions
q 70 added to the church. Those s M
'mbers include all ages from children csr
people almost 20 years old. Case o.
rdened men have come 10 the altar Il
q confessed their sins ana received pre-
rdon. q
-oNTRAcT- have been closed where Mr..
huntington secures the central col. Ter.
e OF the Radical L. u. church. and ..nu
4 De known as the Huntington col mar
e Twenty-Five acres Of land have A
n donated by the Huntington Land dra
The church will cyprnd 81, ooo ne 80,