The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-22
GENERAL INDIANA NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER HOOsIERDOM.
Delphi Band to Give street Fair-Mad-
isOn's Slot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Child Badly Scalded.

PORTLAND.-The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evan O.. Thornton celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of their wedding st their home
in this city on Friday Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
ton are both ministers i'm the Friends
Church and are natives of Newport-now
Fountain City-Wayne county, where they
were married. Mr.. Thornton has solemnized
30 marriages during his ministerial work
and Mrs. Thornton has solemnized Isl.
The fifty-cighth annual session of
the White River Conference of the United
Brethren Church Will be held at Geneva
Sept. l to 8.
DELPHI.-whe Deluhi Band has decided
to give street sair IN this city the latter
part of September For years Delphi has
had a street fair or carnival and the one
this year will surpass all that have
been given in the past. The band is under
the direction of Professor John Lathrope,
one of the oldest cornet soloists and ill.,
structors in the State, having been leader
during and since the war of the rebellion.
One OF the features of the street fair will
be an elegant trophy, given to the best
band. About twenty bands have consented
to contest for the prize
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS following the gas
belt racing circuit did landoffice business
at the fair grounds Friday. Judge Jones
was robbed of $40; Mrs. Elliott. of Ander-
son, lost a fine gold watch; Phil Graft. of
Summittville. pocketbook containing
money and checks in the sum of $3.50; j. p
Carpenter, a coal dealer of this city, $50 in
bills and checks amounting TO $40; Frank
Noonan, of Anderson. diamond. valued at
$500. A number of others lost sums rang
ing from 81 to SO.
COVINGTON.-The Fountain County
Teachers Institute closed here Friday,
after a very successful meeting. Talks
were given by Prof. A. r. Chairman, of the
State Normal, and Prof. Wilson, of the
Franklin city school. A social was held
in the courtroom Tuesday evening. >
Horatio s. Kaufman, of Albany. has been
elected by the Board of School Trustees as
superintendent of the Covington high
school, to succeed N II. Hart, who resigned
to take the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Hunt
ingten high school.
LAGRANGE.-On going to the postoffice
about 4:31 Friday morning Postmaster r. Z.
Dryer found the front door had been pried
open with big wrench lying near. On
further examination IL was found that all
the drawers were open and papers or all
descriptions strewn about the floor. The
safe was not molested. A cheap watch ana
70 cents was all the thieves secured. They
took horse and buggy from the barn OF
the Stroup Milling Company, but left them
about six miles southwest OF here.
NEW CASTLE.-After much delay the
contract with the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company for the pavement of South Main
street has been signed by the Town Board
and New Castle is TO have asphalt pave
ments. County Superintendent w. T..
Byrket announces that he is looking around
for suitable material To be used in the eX-
hibit of the different counties in the literary
BLOOMFIELD.-The annual Greene
County Teachers Institute closed Friday
after a successful five days session. Super
intendent Newton V. Meredith secured the
services of Ellwood w. Kemp, of Terre
Haute, and Edwin w. Chubb. of Athens.
o., as instructors, and they have been Civ
Ing profitable talks each day and evening.
GOSHEN.--William j. Slack, a Lagrange
patent-right man, formerly prosperous
farmer, was bound over to the Federal
Court at Indianapolis Friday by Commits
soner George II. Harper, of this city, for
using cancelled postage stamps. He was
released on his own recogniZance.
RICHMOND.-State Senator Benjamin
Starr. who is spending the summer at Bat
tie Creek. Mich, for the benefit of his
health, has been suffering for the past week
with a very severe case of pneumonia.
which at one period seriously threatened
MARTINSVILLE.-Cec Virgins, aged
fourteen years. fell into vat of hot water
Thursday evening at the Davis Cooperage
Company and was nearly scalded To
death. His right arm, right side and right
side OF his mead are badly injured, but he
will recover.
DUBLIN.-Nameo Lodge No. IS, Rebekah
degree of odd Fellows. of this place took
their dinners and spent the day Thursday
in Jesse Henby's grove, south of town.
About fifty members were present and the
picnic was a success.
MADISON.-Obedent to notification from
Deputy Prosecutor Jarvis of his intention
to- prosecute, all owners of slot machines
have removed and ceased TO operate them.