The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOSiERDOM.
Carroll County Gravel Road Elections
conviction for Criminal Assault
Minor Mishaps and Crimes.

ELwOOD-The employees in the chimney
and bottle factories of Elwood are finishing
their last week of work for this fire, as
the factories will all close Saturday, al
work to stop. The prospects for prompt
resumption of work at the expiration OF
the six weeks vacation are very bright
and IL is said that work will be started in
all the plants at that time. The MCCOY
Company has officially notified Its en-
ployes TO that effect while the excellent
condition of the Macbeth-Evans chimney
plant and the Central bottle works indi-
Gates a speedy resumption.
ELKHART.-A family reunion was held
Monday night in celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the wedding OF Jacob
Werntz and Rebecca Shuman. Both were
born In Pennsylvania, and their marriage
took place in Auburn, Ind. They have lived
here since 1870, Mr.. Werntz being for many
years a leading contractor and builder: Dur
ing the civil war he served in the Fifty
ninth Indiana on detail duty, chiefly as car
penter, and was the foreman in charge OF
the carpenters who constructed the Lincoln
catafalque in indianapolis.
DELPHI.-The voters of Monroe town.
ship of Carroll county Will determine on
July whether they will build twenty-five
miles of gravel road petitioned for by r.. G.
Kitzmiller ct al This will be the third
gravel road election held in this county in
the past year. Deer Creek and Burlington
townships having voted for the construc-
ton If the Monroe township election car
ton of nearly one hundred miles of new
gravel road in the county this year.
NEW ALBANY.-Mr. and Mrs William
Shaw on Tuesday celebrated the 'sixty-sec-
ond anniversary of their marriage. They
are natives of Carlisle, Pa, and came to
Indiana in 1910 and were married in the
following year at Washington, Ind. They
moved to New Albany in 1Sf. They have
seventeen grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren. Mr.. Shaw is eighty-seven
years old and was formerly employed In
the government depot at Jeffersonville. Mrs.
Shaw is eighty-one years old.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A Beason, a Knox
township farmer has been arrested, &C
cused of being the father of a child born
to his fifteen-year-old daughter a week
ago. He denies the charge, and says the
crime will be fastened on a Redkey young
man who has been paying her attention.
Bond was fixed at 1000. in default of which
he Is in the county Jail.
wABASH.-Frederick NJ and Amelia
Bechtold, of North Manchester, this coun-
ty have filed deed of assignment of their
drug stock at North Manchester to William
their creditors. Their debts, chiefly due to
North Manchester banks and to wholesale
houses are about $4,000 and the assets are
probably worth as much.
LAwRENCEBURG.-A one hour of
deliberation, a jury found William Belew,
who was put on trial in the Circuit Court on
Monday, guilty of committing rape on
Emma Noel, of Aurora, on the night of
j g..
married He has lived in Aurora about ten
years. His victim Is but eleven years DID,
WINDFALL.-S. w. Glass, a farmer
northeast of town, fell from the upper
part of his barn to the floor Monday even
Ing as he and hired hand were adjusting
a new hayrack, and received injuries from
which 1t is believed he cannot recover. He
is thirty-five years old and has family.
BLOOMINGTON.-will and Calvin
Neal. the oldest eighteen, were in court on
Tuesday and both admitted forging wage
orders on Showers Furniture Company.
The youngest was released, but William
was sentenced to the Reformatory for two
to fourteen years.
daughter of William Scott, Carroll county
farmer, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid at st. Louis, Mo-, Saturday. Her
body was brought here for burial.
SPENCER.-Tony Livingston was con-
victed in the Circuit Court here of assault
with intent to kill, by shooting Fannie
Freeman, last November, after which he
shot himself because the girl broke their
engagement. The jury at first reported a
disagreement, but was sent back with new
instructions and brought in the verdict OF
conviction.
TERRE HAUTE.-Superintend Wiley
report shows that the city truant officers
during the year brought into the schools
2,445 children, and of this number 1,439 re-
ceived assistance to enable them to attend
school, this assistance causing an expense
of 1904 There were twenty-three prose-
| cutions under the law, of which nineteen
were successful.
LAFAYETTE.-The steamer Lafayette,
owned by Charles Murdoch and Charles
Taylor, which sunk at the dock Monday,
after striking a rock while returning from
cruise down the river, was pumped out
| and raised on Tuesday by the fire depart
| ment. The interior of the craft was finely
| furnished and the furnishings were ruined.
SHELBYVILLE.-The Citizens Alliance
| is preparing for a large meeting here
Wednesday night, at which time d. NJ. Par
| ry, OF Indianapolis. will deliver an address
| at the opera house.
EVANSVILLE..-Rober Hayden, of Lew
| isport, KY, who Is employed i'm this city,
was run over by delivery wagon here late
| Tuesday afternoon and received fatal in
| juries
| the Farmers National Bank of Edinburg,
| is dangerously sick with pneumonia.