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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
1
Community notices and brief items from Melsons area include a Saturday July 6 ice cream supper hosted with Baptist and Christian groups, farm for sale near Lebanon, post office box rents set from July 1, and local sales at Melsons. Also mentions visitors to Lebanon and court activity in Levanon.
A Han nalod resident Charles E Wills endorses The Chifton Kennedy Co for a week ending March 19. He notes entertaining performances drew a satisfied audience, calls the company fair and commendable, and labels the cast as star actors and nice people. Signed C B Wills.
The Sunday School reports 102 attendees last Sunday with a collection of 2.26 and 222 chapters. They prepare to attend the Pieasane View convention next Sunday at 2 o'clock. Rev. W. H. Anderson will preach on the first Sunday in July with morning and evening services. The Ladies Aid Society plans an ice cream supper on July 9 at the church.
Last Sunday a small party of Advance people and visiting friends picnicked near Darlington on Sugar Creek. The group included Clarence Melson and wife Roy Melson and wife Mises Leona Mills and Carolyne Bennet W D Sullivan and others from Indianapolis and Advance. The gathering followed treatment by Dr Pray and featured a residents’ reunion and resician dinner hosted by Mrs Shera with fourteen attendees including Mrs Labertew Mrs Brown Hallie Higgs Mrs Wright and Forest Ward. All reported a delightful day of friendship and rest.
The Darlington News announces the first issue under editor Homer Miller and congratulates him on a neat, pewsy appearance.
The Mt Zion M P Church contract was awarded to George Shelly of Crawfordsville. About £2000 will be spent to turn the building, add a vestibule and two small front rooms, one housing the light plant and the other for various uses. The rooms will be arranged for Sunday School classes and the completed church will resemble a modern country church specimen.
Geo Ray and family hosted a Sunday dinner with guests Chas Miller and family Mrs Maria Bateman Grant Smith and wife from Lebanon Lew Owens and family from east of Advance J O Graves wife and son Everette and Miss Vina Harvel from North Carolina. Charles Miller played guitar portions.
Boone county sent eleven representatives to the State Sunday School convention in Kokomo with Roy Lucas as official township delegate and Sam Woods J D Emmert and wife also attending. They bid to host the 1900 gathering in Lebanon while Vincennes will host next year indicating delegation size will influence future decisions. Other locals at Kokomo included Mrs Haller Mechanicsburg Rev Goodwin Ednn Applegate Minnie Beaman and the Buchannon couple.
An Englishman tasting rare truffles explains how flavor hints determine value. He cites Charpentier variety worth ten dollars per pound for putrid tastes, Peri gord at five dollars, and a delicious wholesome English truffle valued at two dollars.
A pithy maxim on loyalty warns that the deepest misery comes to those who lose faith in their fellow men. The saying emphasizes trust among comrades and the ruinous effect of doubt within groups.
Mrs. Gaddersby accused you with harsh remarks yesterday. You asked if defense was offered and replied no, you encouraged her to reveal how cruel she could be so you could report his words accurately.
An early traveler discovers a pearl in northern Canada and a new industry grows as jewelers from American cities send reps to Ungava. Indigenous and local diggers extract mostly low value pearls while rare finds fetch high prices, with 14 grain pink pearls selling for 140 dollars and some pearls totaling up to 1060 dollars.
The king keeps few items in his pockets a pencil case a cigar cutter a pass key a gold watch and several sovereigns in the waistcoat while a tiny notebook rests in his coat pocket gloves nest in his top coat and a gold cigar case accompanies his lozenges unlike the Kaiser he avoids a fountain pen.
In a Houston Post excerpt a sharp exchange centers on marriage and money. A woman declares she will not tolerate mistreatment and rejects a suggestion to wed for wealth. The man questions her claim of financial means.
George Leeke and family visited James Fink and family Sunday. Bert Swindler returned home from Danville for the weekend. Neighbors plan to attend the Basket Meeting at Advance Sunday. D G Budd is in Oklahoma visiting relatives. Sunday School convention at Ward set for 2 p.m. on the first Sunday in July, also preaching day. attendees urged to come to both.
Rain refreshed Ben Hur Station followers causing lower attendance at Sunday Childrens Exercises. Local families visited kin in Darlington and Mace while others called on neighbors. Several residents from nearby areas, including Beckville and Crawfords ville, visited Chas. Linn, William Myres, and Albert Myres families.
Geo. Baker and Wash Emmert visited Roy Nicelys Sunday. Jincc Whitely and wife visited John Rirhart Sunday. Ivan Funkbosser and family attended a Christian Church meeting in Advance Sunday. May Meek stayed with Carrie Emmert. George Farrow preached at Mt Zion last Sunday. Mrs Joe Sutton and daughter Idona visited her sister Saturday. Chas Shelley and Jesse Rivercomb attended the Roachdale horse show Saturday. Ice cream supper at Mt Zion on Saturday night July 6.
Jeff Shelly and family visited Sam Frazier Sunday evening. Ora Shelly and Dan Whiteman were in Indianapolis Saturday. Whiteman considers buying a new thresher. Carl Whitely Otis Shelly and Ora Shelly were in New Ross Saturday night. Frank Petterson and family spent Sunday with Garfield Burris and Margarette Nicely who is improving at her father s home west of town. Otis Coons and family and Vorbir Aihart and wife fished Saturday. Geo Proffit and family visited Sunday with Sam Fraziere. Tom Walker and family were near Shannondale on a fishing trip. James Walker and wife were in Lebanon Wednesday. Ernest and Charlie Patterson of year Mave were in these parts Monday.
Arthur Swisher and his wife visited his brother Bill Swisher on Sunday. Joe Proffit, employed by Sam Frazier, attended court matters in Lebanon last week.
James Cosby left for Missouri last Friday. Local visits included Arthur Bursett and wife with Glen Love on Thursday night and Jessie Rogers with Eva McLaughlin Thursday evening. Ida and Oliver Higgins conducted business in Crawfordsville Thursday. Commencement at Mace drew several locals on the 20th. Community members attended ice cream supper at Shannondale Saturday night. Over the weekend Mrs Helen McLaughlin, Albert McLaughlin, and Jessie Rogers visited Crawfordsville Saturday. Susie Shirley spent days with Perry Ray and family, and Ausie Shirley went to John Threidkelds for work. Ada Bursett visited, F T Shirley and family were Sunday guests, and Ol Bowman and family joined Bruce Morris and wife Sunday. Susie Shirley then began work for Aunt Sarrah Higgins. George Swisher and wife dined with Bruce Morris and wife Sunday. Albert Montgomery and wife visited New Ness Sunday. Oliver Dickson and family visited Shannondale Sunday. John Deamish and wife called on Oliver Dicksey Monday. Verlie Shirley visited Willard Shirley Tuesday. John McLaughlin was in New Ross on business Monday. Sunday School at Providence 9 30. Rise early, come rain or shine.
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