The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05

.RoNn'u NJ JcHersonviiic while ou
fishing in the Ohio
OSCAR RlrcHEY and Levi Leach
worNmen on new building M Sulli
van, were caught by falling wall
hi1chey had one leg broken and l4eacl
was bruised about the head
IhF Jacksonville district ministerial
institute OF the Methodist church bc
gan a three-day session at the First NJ
r. church at Seymour the other even
ing Rev. H. w Cooper delivered tn,
opening sermon.
AT the Free Methodist church, in tn,
suburbs OF Nc>tsidc. a collection Of s,
was taken and left in "A basket near tn,
pulpit Before the crowd dispersed
the basket and all were taken.
AT Madison, Samuel Wood. aged 81
Years. and Adelaide Younger. aged 10
Were married "A few days since Wood
Is an old soldier, who says he wants
company in his declining years.
OLIVER H. JEWELL. an old resident OF
sullivan county. has been convicted ot
the murder of two boys. James McQuin
anu Robert Hurd, both II years of age,
Al Woodward. Ok. T.. and sentenced
Tor life at hard labor. The evidence
was purely circumstantia..
THERE is an epidemic OF fires at Lin.
conville, there having been eight de-
structivc fires within short time
4 ne last one, few DAYS ago. was the
residence OF Milton Brant. The fire is
neiieved 70 be Of incendiary origin.
Ike the ones preceding it
MIR -. q. HARRAy. n prominent cit
izen Of Worthington. died the other
morning. He was $ years old. and
had been in poor health for several
years
Two MEN. Thomas Duncan and John
& taylor. were sentenced to the pcci-
Tertiary by Judge Bundy. OF New Cas-
tie the former for three and the latter
for one year Duncan pleaded guilty
TO the charge OF stealing S265 from his
mother-in-law. Mrs. Paul Fisher. Tay-
lor's offensc WAS that of obtaining
money under false pretcnses. lie went
to the \. Of L. Lodge in knightstown
a few DAYS ago and gained admission
TO the lodge room. though not a mem
Der. lie made the plea to the lodge
that he was brother in distress. and
they gave him several dollars. He was
arrested in Richmond and taken back
to New Castle.
WV. PARRISH. living near Windfall.
was arrested the other day By Marshal
Alfred Gibson on charge oil stealing
bicycle at Upton belonging To Frank
Kemp. Of kempton.
AT Norristown. Hiram White secured
a verdict for 81 800 damages against
Arthur Thomas for alienation OF his
wife's affections.
The rainfall az Huntington the other
day was the heaviest for years. Crops
were badly damaged throughout the
county.
AT Decatur. Ind. samuel Fellman. a
wealthy farmer. was found dead in his
house with "A bullet hole through his
brain. His family was away visiting.
IL Il thought that he was murdered
and that the revolver found by his side
was placed there to leave the impress
sion Of suicide. as he never carried any
weapons of any kind.
Ar Pleasant Mills, i2o people. men
women and children were Immersed Ia
the ST. Mary's river. They were re-
cent converts in the United Brethren
church. Three ministers did the dip
ping.
AT Hartford City Memorial Sunday
vas observed by the g. a. r., w. X. c.
and the citizens generally. Services
were held in the Methodists' tent. the
sermon being preached by Rev. L. A.
Beeks. pastor OF the church
EUCLID LODGE, No 563. +. and A. NJ
at Tcrre Haute. celebrated its tenth
A feature in the celebra-
ton was thoworlx in the third degree
by past masters of the lodge. There
was an elaborate banquet.
MEMORIAL sunday was observed al
Greencastlc by the q A. X. and their
aides. the ". T. c. The two orraniza-
lions formed a procession and marched
to Meharry hall. where a large audi
ancc assembled in the afternoon Col.
lanes Riley Weaver presided.
Four persons employed at the works
,f the Elkhart Carriage and Harness
Manufacturing Co, were seriously in
urcd by the falling OF an elevator from
he fourth story to the first floor. the
,ther morning. just as they were
ascending 10 their days labor The in
ured are: Mrs. Minnie IIostcrman. j.
stevens. Charles O'dcll and Peter
Rush. Stevens had several ribs bro
zen. was internally injured and is in a
critical condition. Aside from broken
zones all are seriously injured intern
lily. and the result can not yet bc de-
ermined. The accident was caused by
he breaking OF the cable.
BrgGLARs visited Lee Cowri.I-s resi-
lcncc. Battle Ground. securing a suit
4 Clothes gold watch and So in
liver.
Mrs. MARGARET JOHNSON. one of the
'ioncer residents Of Jeffersonvillc. has
ust celebrated her SGth birthday. and
vas rendered reception ard dinner
y her relatives. who annually observe
his event. Mrs. Johnson had So great
4. grandchildren and q
hildrcn living
W. III. BURNSIDE. Of Isluffton. sued
usticc Of the Peace Thurber. Marshal
hort and Deputy Tisron for false inn
risonment and got verdict for SIS.
SUPERINTENDENT II. T. BURgrs has
cen again selected as superirte adent
the Bluffton schools. Mr.. Burris
oses his fifth year in Blufton with
le graduation Of the class Of g6. ,