The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-22
Indiana Notes.

ELWOOD.-The board of directors Of the
public library took the initial steps toward
securing the advantage OF the offer OF An
drew Carnegie to give ElwOod a $4,000 Ii
brary by appointing a committee to accept
plans Tor the new structure and superin-
tend the work OF construction The site
was selected and purchased several weeks
ago, and the City Council has complied
with all the requirements as TO the main
tenance Of the institution. AS soon as the
first installmert of Mr.. Carnegie's gift ar
riYeS the work will be taken up In earnest
and the contracts let.
RICHMOND.-Mr and Mrs. Jacob Will
liams. residing in this county, near Foun-
tain City. Tuesday celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary. There were pres
ent eight OF their nine children, one being
dead, and fourteen of the sixteen grand
children all of whom are living, besides
other relatives and friends. The old mar
rlage certificate was re-read, dinner served
many presents given, and a photograph OF
the family taken.
SEYMOUR.-The Methodist Conference Of
the Seymour district closed three days
About thirty ministers and sixty lay dele
gates attended. The conference was pre-
sided over by the Rev. ]. NJ. Bxter, presid-
ing elder. An interesting feature OF the
conference was the lecture last night by the
Rev. J. H. Worley. who spent eighteen
years a a missionary in China
PORTLAND.-The Eastern Indiana Trac-
ton Company officials say they will be at
WOIh Ou lutT line btANtSn
Richmond and Portland within the next
sixty days. and that when the work once
begins II will be pushed at the rate or a
mile day. w II. Pulls, vice president,
has been at Portland closing up some de-
tails concerning the franchises given.
MUNCIE.-A head-on collision OF a
freight engine and yard engine on the
l.. T.. & w. tracks in this city, early
Wednesday morning, resulted in the seri-
Gus injury of t. Binkley, brakeman, and
considerable damage to the yard engine.
Binkley was thrown violently against the
boiler head of the engine by the shock Of
the collision.
THORNTOWN.- Coleman, liv-
ing five miles west of this place. had two
valuable horses killed by lightning during
the storm that swept over this part of the
State on Wednesday morning. The
Town Board of ColfaX, five miles north,
has under consideration a plan for the in
stallation of an artificial gas plant at a
cost of $500.
EVANSVILI,E.-Deput United States
Marshal Charles Johann has arrest ed
Charles Perkins. who is wanted In Da-
viess county, Kentucky, on the charge OF
embezzlement of pension money to the
Perkins was the guardian of the woman.
He was indicted by the federal grand jury
at Greensboro
MARTINSVILLE.-He Smith pleaded
guilty in Circuit Court to the charge Of
stealing a span of mules from Henry Rats,
of Ashland township, a month ago. and
was awarded an indeterminate sentence OF
one to fourteen years in the Reformatory
at Jeffersonville.
SHELBYVILLE. - Considerable excite
ment prevails in the small town of Wal
dron, Shelby county, eight miles southeast
of this city, over a case of smallpox which
was discovered at that place Wednesday
morning.
TIPTON.-The Methodists of Hopewell. a
small village in the northwestern part OF
the county, have let the contract for the
erection Of new church TO cost 5000. II
will be dedicated in the fall.