24 Aug 1867
Page 1
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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1867
Page
1
A fragmentary railway timetable lists east and west bound trains with departure and arrival times. Entries reference routes A322 B37 and No. 8 Bildeke Node, with noted times such as 5:20 p m and 4:59 a m. Agent Kinnicurt is mentioned.
A meeting of the Dearborn County Agricultural Society board of directors will be held at the Fair Grounds near Aurora on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. to transact important business for the coming Fair. Full attendance hoped. By order of the President. ED. F. SIBLEY, Sec’y.
Joint meeting at Criswell Hall resulted in a raised fund plan with citizens donating 2500 dollars toward a lower ferry bridge. Ohio commissioners accepted Dearborn’s offer to provide 5000 dollars plus half the bridge cost, with the project to proceed immediately. The gathering also noted business improvements, lawsuits, and local civic activity across towns.
Neighborhood youths have become obsessed with honey, destroying a neighbor’s tree on Thursday night to reach it and later entering Josiah Chambers’ property Friday to steal two full hives. The ongoing mischief threatens a serious outcome beyond initial expectations as community concern rises.
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