The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-18
INDIANA OBITUARY.

LAFAYETTE. Ind, May T.-Colonel
Chester G. Thomson and his son. John D.
city tonight from Pasadena. Cal: with the
body of Mrs. Thomson, who died at Pasa-
dena last week. The body was taken to
At the residence tomorrow afternoon, at
5 o'clock, the funeral service will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. John P. Hale. pastor
ed by DR.. William F. Kane. president of
Wabash College, East Charlottesville.
MUNCIE. May 17.-Wnliam Best. aged
fifty-nine, a retired farmer living at Eaton,
died this morning after a long illness. He
served in Company B. Eighty-fourth In
diana Infantry, and was a member of the
and Improved Order of Red Men. I" 4"
Mrs. Harriet Hamilton, of the best
known old residents of the city, died last
night at her home on East Main street.
She was a native of Virginia, but came to
Muncie in 1850.
PAOLI, Ind. May 1.-THE death of Sarah
Miller at Chambersburg. five miles east
of here, yesterday, removes the oldest res
ident of this county, with one exception.
She was In her ninety-second year. She
was born in North Carolina, and after liv-
ing for a time in Tennessee, came to Indi-
ana and settled near the place where she
died. She was the m other of seven child
rem. all of whom are dead, three having
burned to death in the destruction of their
home.
FRANKLIN.-The annual commencement
of the Franklin township schools was held
at the opera house Tuesday night The
graduates from the high school were Neva
Henderson. Carrie Graham. Nellie Jones.
Earl Byers; common schools, Frank Nc
MILAN, Carl Brown, Burtna Norton, How
Mary Sullivan, Effie Brown. Margaret
Covert, Ida Ritchey. Katie Clark. Hugh
Hamilton, Maurice Dragoo, Ray List.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. May I7.EJohn
ice business in this city for the past forty
years. and served three terms county
commissioner. died of heart disease yester-
day afternoon at Lafayette, where he was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. George Wes-
bach. The body arrived here to-day for
interment Mr.. Lindemann was seventy
two years old and leaves a widow and five
children.
NEW CASTLE. Ind, May 17.-Word
was received here to-day of the death of
Mrs. S. II. Price, formerly Miss Jessie
sister, Miss Amy Murphy. died at the same
place three weeks ago, and the body was
brought to this city, the former home of
the sisters, for burial. The body of Mrs
Price will also be brought here.
SHELBYvILLE.-Spe Police Officers
John Tower and Joseph Brown, Deputy
Marshal John Marsh and City Sanitary In
spector Joseph Cage have been dismissed
by the new Democratic Countil and Benja-
min Law, Warren Nail, John MARI and
James Shaw were appointed special police
men. The Council will appoint sanitary
inspector at the next meeting.
RICHMOND, Ind, May 17.-Eberhardt
II. Esgemeyer, one IF Richmond's most
prominent German citizens, died to-day,
aged eighty-two. He was born in Germany
in 1922 and came to America in 1s43. Later
he came to Richmond and was married
here in 1S47. The widow and six children
survive.
FRANKLIN, Ind. May T.-Mrs. Edward
Ditmars wife of one of the wealthiest citi-
Zens of Whiteland. died this afternoon as
the result of injuries received in fall a
week ago. She was born in Decatur county
in 1899. and after her marriage in 1871 moved
TO this county.
NEW CASTLE-Mrs. Melvina Powell,
widow of Simon T. Powell, has presented
to the Methodist Church, now being built
here. large memorial window of art glass,
which will cost $500. to be dedicated to the
memory of her husband.
BEDFORD. Ind, May 17.-Mrs. Hannah
Daggey, one of BeGford's pioneer women,
is dead at the age of seventy-eight She
a resident of the county since her
birth in 1876. and had lived nearly her en-
tire life in Bedford