The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
Indiana Notes.

Herman Boyner the seven-year-old son of
John Boyner, a farmer near Decatur was
crushed to death by falling under wagon
load of stone.
The annual Jefferson county old settlers
meeting at Liberty yesterday was attended
by thousands. The speakers were Hon. M.
G. CARRIER Congressman Grifnth, Rev. k M.
Stevenson, and others.
w. N. Mooney & Co., of Columbus, had
the lowest bid on the big contract for gov
eminent postal leather bags and have Sc
cured the contract, according TO word re-
ceived yesterday from the postmaster gen.
erals Office at Washington.
The Griffith Hotel, at Anderson, one of
the oldest hotels in Indiana, is to be torn
down In 1880 George Griffith, now deceased,
purchased the ground and three buildings
on it for $500. The ground without the
buildings now on it is valued at $4,000.
Burton c. Parker of Centerton, who par
ticipated in the battle a Santiago, and who
was recently brought home from a New
York hospital is recovering nicely; He was
shot through the head and it was thought he
could not live to reach home.
l.. w. Freeman. superintendent of the
National Drill Company at Dublin. has dis
posed Of his interests in the company to
man has been connected with this firm since
1892 and previous to that time was connected
Company, of Liberty, Ind.
Rev. w. C. Young pastor of the Second
Baptist Church (colored), of Rushville. Ind,
and several jubilee singers, are holding
tSn udyS camp iieSlliS III HNOSSI . SIoNS'
south of Dublin. Rev. w. H. Patterson,
famous evangelist from Tennessee, is pres
ent. The proceeds of the meeting are for
the rebuilding of new church at Rushville.
The will of Daniel Traub. who died near
Martinsville Monday, was admitted to pro-
bate yesterday. Mr. Traub left al
most his entire estate of $4,000 to Mrs. Nell
son Scott, his neice, with whom he has lived
for several years. Mrs. kissell, wife of an
Illinois-street shoe dealer, of Indianapolis
a sister of Mr.. Traub, was ignored in the
will.
The Muncie police last night recovered "a
pockethook containing a round-trip pass
from Springfield, ILL.,, to Cleveland issued by
the Big Four to Miss Rose E. Henetta, of
Springfield, and used yesterday to Cleve-
land. The book was penniless, but con-
tanned baggage check and other valuables
IT was found near the railroad tracks in
that city.
The Porter County Agricultural Society
instead of holding the annual fair as here
tofore will give three days race meet.
Sept. IA Is and 16, and will hang up purses
aggregating 81, 400. The races will be a 2:5O
2:30, 2:20 and free-for-all pace: $50 2:35 2:2O
and free-for-all trot. and a five-eghths and
three~quarter-mile running races. Entries
will close Tuesday Sept. -.
The pioneers of Madison county held their
annual reunion near Anderson yesterday
Speeches were made by Hon. j. L. Forkner
B. Fl. Dyson. James Sansbury. James Hol-
lingsworth and others. Among those present
was Mary j. Edmunds, who has the distinc-
ton of being the first white child born in
Delaware county. The Oldest married couple
present was Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Steven
son, who have just celebrated their sixty
fifth anniversary.