The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-01

noon 1t is thought that this is record for
continual operation that is not possessed BY
another manufacturing concern in Indiana
This takes in the two or three panic years
The plant furnishes employment 10 Two
hundred men.
VIM. E. Smith. salesman for the Cloud
Steel Truck Company, OF Chicago, was IN
New Albany yesterday making an lnVeSu-
sation Of a swindie perpetrated on his
Irrn .ast April. man giving MS name as
w. Z. Smith telegraphed from New Albany
to the company tor money and Si5 was sent
10 aim. He turned out 10 be an impOster.
The firm has located him in Minnesota
and Will swear cut warrant FOR mis- ar
resi-.
The annual meeting of the North Indiana
separate Baptist Association closed to-day
after three days session The meetings
were held in grove near Oakford, Howard
county. The attendance was more than or
dinarlly large and the exercises Of more
than usual interest. Rev. J. Randolph was
moderator Of the sessions. The principal adj
dresses were by Revs Newhouse. BagWeI
and Mccoy, of Howard county. and Rev
Mr.. Thomas. of Morgan county.
The American Plate-glass Company. of
Alexandria, is just completing an addition
TO its already large plant which, when COM
pleted. will give il the largest capacity Of
any plant of its kind in the world. The adj
clifton will cost $4,000 and the production
of the factory with this completed will be
increased 30 per cent. 1t will also furnish
employment TO $50 additional hands The
structure will be entirely of steel and stone
work and will be operated entirely by cleo
tricity.
The report that the American Brewing
Company is to buy the Fairbanks brewery
of Terre Haute, as part OF the plan to form
q company for the ownership or the larger
plants in Ohio and in this State received
some authorization from statement by
one of the officers of the company that the
syndicate had given price for the plant.
This official said the syndicate had some
plants in Cleveland and Sandusky, @. but
he doubted if anything definite had been
done in this State.
Tho AuhlIrD carnival and ppape iubiIee
VIII be held Sept. T. and 9. This is not a
street fair in any sense of the word IL ls
a general feStiVity copied after the Mardi
Gras of New Orleans and includes royal II
Illuminated pageants. character and historic
cal parades of floats built by professionals
fountain ladies' flower parade. PAINS fire
works. now given in Chicago the battle
OF Santiago de Cuba and mammoth peace
arch. The entertainment is free and run
solely for The benefits to be derived from
popularity.
The, election of state officers of the
Daughters of America, now in session at
Jonesboro, resulted as follows: Junior past
counselor, DR.. Marie Holloway, of Decatur;
state counselor Mrs. Dora McDonnough. of
Upland; assistant state counselor. Mrs.
Eliza Young, of Hartford City: state vice
counselor Mrs. Matte Walton. of Muncie
ASSOCIATE vice counselor. Mrs Ella Ramsey.
of Portland; state counselor treasurer. Mrs.
NJ S. GrOgg. of BOundry; state counselor
secretary, Mrs. Minerva V. F. Miller. of
Portland. Richmond. Terre Haute and
Muncie are bidding for the convention next
year.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Hartford City Window Glass Company and
the Hartford City Land Company yesterday
directors were elected follows: Glass
company-Col. A. M Barbour. Col George
T. Perkins Akron. O.; Col. John A. Jay,
Kokomo. and II. B. Smith. George r. Bell.
r. Hcagany and j. r. Johnston. Hartford
City The officers elected are: George T.
Perkins president John A. jay. vice presi-
dent; Fl. B. Smith. treasurer; !. r john
StOn secretary; Richard Heagany. general
manager. The first three named are bank
in Akron, O.. KOkomo and Hartford
City The land company elected the follow
ing directors and officers: j r. Johnston.
George r. Bell. II. p Smith. Hartford City;
Col. George T. Perkins Akron O.. Col A.
Barbour Akron. o., directors r. r. Smith,
president; Col G. T. Perkins, vice presi-
dent. and j. r. Johnston, secretary and
treasurer.