The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
Indiana Notes.

Twin boys born to William Gregson and
wife at Knightsville Clay county. yester-
day, were named Dewey and Hobson. The
father is prominent official of Knights
vile.
John Long of Gas City. twenty-six years
old, was instantly killed Saturday night by
driving in front of a north-bOund freight
train on the Big Four crossing in Jones'
borO.
The eight-year-old son of William Wood
ward, of Muncie, fell fifteen feet from a
tree while robbng birds nest yesterday
His skull was crushed on the pavement and
he cannot recover.
The IIudgel family, of Madison county
held a big reunion Sunday at the Sam
Hudgel home, north of Anderson. Ephraim
Hudgel the sire of the family, moved to
that county from Clark county, Ohio, in 1922
Hon. Richard H. Hartford was nominated
by the Democrats of Jay county, Saturday,
for representative j. j. Stewart, of Dun
kirk, and Jacob Listenfelt, of Knox town
ship, were also aspirants, but Hartford won
on the fifth ballot
The Sullivan county teachers institute is
in session this week. The instructors are:
F. NJ. Stalker. Indiana State Normal; G..
Dallas Lind, National Normal University
d. M Geeting, state superintendent; Ada p
WertZ, South Illinois Normal.
The Jay county institute is in session at
Portland The instructors and lecturers
are: Elwood w Kemp, Of the State Nor
E. w. Bohanon. of Worcester. Mass, and
Prof. Joseph Swain, of the Indiana Univer-
sity.
Jesse Goodwin. aged eleven, attempted to
board Big Four freight train in the An
derson yards Sunday night He was drawn
under the wheels and his arm and leg were
cut off and skull fractured He Sled yester-
day morning He was the stepson of Will
liam DELPHI.
The second annual band reunion and pic
mic Will be given at the Soldiers and Sail
Aug Is. The organizations participating
will be the New Lisbon cornet band. the
KDightstown band and the band of the Or
phans Home.
The Randolph County Fair Association
has leased its grounds and race track to
Alva c. Green. rear Winchester. Mr..
widely known as a breeder of Essex and
Suffolk hogs and for years has visited both
state and county fairs as an exhibitor.
The Ripley County Teachers Institute is
professor of geography at the State Normal.
w. E Henry, state librarian, and G.. 3.
Wilson, principal Of the Osgood schools, are
the instructors. Hon. Will Cumhack lee
tured Monday night. Charles s. Royce is
the county superintendent.
Charles H. Beard left Spiceland, Sunday.
for England. where he expects to spend a
iEg a special course in history. On his re-
turn he expects to make a trip around the
world. He graduated in June at De PAW
University. He will sail from New York on
Friday of this week for Glasgow on the
steamship State of Nebraska
Joshua !. Williams, one OF the bezt-known
citizens in Fort Wayne and for many years
wood and tie inspector on the western di-
vision of the Pennsylvania Company. and
afterwards assistant postmaster, was killed
Saturday night by freight engine at the
Broadway crossing of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. in Fort Wayne. He was on his
way home and miscalculated the distance
of the train. He leaves a widow and seven
children The funeral was in charge of the
Masons. Sunday afternoon.
The old settlers meeting at Miami. Sat
urday. was the largest in the twenty years
history of the TricOunty Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION. It embraces the counties of How
ard Miami and Cass, and meets annually
in the beautiful grove near the village OF
Miami The attendance this year exceeded
fifteen thousand. The chief speakers were
Major Samuel McFadden. of Logansport
Rev B. F. Cavins Of Peru: Rev. William
Gossett, of Greentown, and Rev. S. NJ.
Hawthorne of Windfall. The first serious
accident to mar the twenty years record
of the society occurred on this occasion.
During the progress of the exercises a seat
on the speakers stand broke and j. Stan
ford Butler, Of Kokomo. had his left leg
broken in two places.