17 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1867
Page
1
East and West schedules show Mail and Accommodation trains with morning and evening times. Express runs early morning and evening, while freight trains No 8 No 7 No 10 No 12 operate at listed times. Agent H W Kinnicurr provides contact or station details.
The Board of Directors will meet at the Fair Grounds near Aurora on Saturday August 24 at 2 PM to transact important business for the upcoming Fair. Full attendance is hoped. By order of the President ED F Sibley Secretary.
The Tad County Fair is announced for four days starting the 10th next month with liberal premiums and an optimistic outlook for a successful exhibition. Dearborn County mourns James T. Brown, a longtime attorney noted for his superior ability. a further extended notice will follow. Improvements include cast iron hitching posts, a new livery stable addition, whitewashed walls, and calls for broader patronage. City Council proceedings cover Market Street improvements, tax assessments, and designating watch house square for farmers teams. A. B. Godden faces disbarment from the Common Pleas Court for corruption in office following trial findings.
In a Saturday game under extreme heat the Hoosier Club defeated Aurora with Jelly Melson and Beach delivering runs and outstanding catches. Umpire P. Meegan officiated as 4h 50m game time noted. Police talk and local notices fill rest of page.
Mary Truitt aged about eighty two died after a long illness on the seventh inst. Rev W W Snyder conducted the funeral. Robert Thompson about twenty died Sunday morning of consumption. Frank Abbott improves under Dr Bond care. Rev Tevis has added new books to the Sunday school library. Quarterly meeting at M E Church is near end of conference year. Noah Davis returns from Iowa in improved health after four months away. Thomas Chisman reappears in good health. Dr Sralintava praises Anti Cholera Mixture for cholera and diarrhoea, testimonial from W Banner of Barber Choate Nab er Cincinnati.
The Common Council of Lawrenceburg has passed an ordinance to issue city bonds funding the floating debt. David Crosby was found guilty of beating his wife and jailed in default of bail. A large Sugar Grove camp meeting ended Thursday with strong attendance and success. A German cricket club forms among Lawrenceburg youths and plans a Teutonic lodge. Liddell survived a 20 foot fall at the woolen mill while digging a well, with a brick tub landing on him but causing no serious injury. Court notes include Medler found guilty of grand larceny and sent to the penitentiary for two years. damages awarded in Hamilton & McCausland vs I & C R R. and other cases continued or decided. The court adjourns today with cases awaiting next term. An agricultural society forms in Ripley county and a fall fair is planned for Osgood.
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