The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-28
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RICHMOND.-The Wayne county Sunday
school convention closed Thursday night at
Greensboro The newly elected officers are:
l.. +. Chamness, president; Laura Bertsch,
Centeryille, secretary; Anna Russell, Rich
mond, assistant secretary; j. S. Harris.
Richmond, treasurer; .. l.. Noris, Hagers-
town, superintendent of home class depart
ment; Lena Hiatt. Richmond. superintend-
ent of primary department; L. A. Morrison,
Economy, superintendent of normal work;
the Rev. C. o. Shirley, Richmond, super
intendent of messenger department.
TIPTON-Mr. and Mrs Henry Gear,
north of this city, among the county's old
est residents, celebrated the sixtieth ami
versary of their marriage on Friday.
The annual convention of the Frankfort
District Christian Endeavor Union will be
held in this CITY, at the West-street Chris
tian Church, on Thursday and Friday,
June and 3. The district is composed of
Boone, Clinton, Madison, Hamilton and
Upton counties, and a large number of
delegates will be present.
LAFAYETTE.-Presid McDoel. of the
Monon Railway, will come to the city next
week and confer with the machinists at
the shops here. The men have made re-
quest for nine-hour working day and i'm
provements in the system of ventilation in
the shops Their request was forwarded to
the railway officials week ago. The ma
chinists are receiving 3012 cents an hour
and there is no reference to wage ad-
vance in their demand.
FAIRMOUNT.-The Chicago, Indiana &
Eastern halfway Company, whose lines eX-
tend from Converse TO Muncie. a distance
of thirty-five miles, four weeks ago took
off four passenger trains in effort to
reduce the running expenses, due TO fall
ing off of the traffic. The result has been
very unsa tisfactory, and on Sunday the
original schedule will be resumed, with four
passenger trains daily in each direction.
WABASH.-Howard Atkinson, president
of the Howard Elastic Wheel Company,
and William r. Wilson, secretary, have
been ordered to appear before the Circuit
Court of Wabash county June l to show
cause why they should not be ordered to
repay to H. l.. NJ. Howard, organizer and
former president of the company, 5000, OF
which Howard claims he was defrauded
when he was ousted from the corporation.
LADOGA.-A reception was held at the
Masonic Temple Thursday night in honor of
c. Z. Grimes, the new grand master of In
diana Masons, and Mrs. Nellie Goodbar,
grand associate conductreSS of the Order OF
the Eastern Star. Mr.. Grimes has been a
member of Ladoga Lodge thirty-three
years and has served as master more years
than any other man since the institution
of the organization.
ERSONVILLE.-Otto Hunt. of
Kirklin Clinton county, came here Friday
after the remains of his brother, John S.
Hunt who died at the Reformatory. Had
the prisoner lived one day longer ne would
have been a free man, as he was paroled
by the Board of Directors at their last
meeting and would have left the institu-
ton Friday.
ELWOOD.-An effort is being made to
secure the removal of the Elwood Lawn
Mower works, operated here by home capt.
tai to Shelbyville. Elwood Red
Men and auxiliary societies will observe
St Tamipa day on Sunday by attending
special services at the Presbyterian Church.
RUSHVILLE.-The last section of steel
on the 1s0-foot stack of the |. & c. traction