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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
3
Community announcements include plans for an upcoming county court house institute, a reunion for AG Cavins’ old regiment, and public sales notices. There are local church events, lectures, weddings, and obituaries plus a push for subscription sales and a clothing store feature.
Reports from Gloomfield describe a Sanday School convention at Sciledifsh wok in Highland township lasting from Tuesday night through Monday. The event features community worship, education, and local organization amid a crowded schedule.
Advertises a drug store for sale describing it as the town's only drug stock with excellent location. Accepts horses as part payment and the rest in cash. Inquiries directed to this office. tf
Thanks relatives and residents of Mineral City and vicinity for kind assistance at the death of our daughter Little Nellie. W. M. and Sue Hatrinin express gratitude for support from neighbors and friends.
We thank friends and neighbors for aid and kindness during the illness and death of our beloved daughter and wife LB Sexson KaTE C. The school board of Linton selects teachers J L Cravens principal Paul Hannah fourth grade WM Poe third grade Maggie Rector second grade Emma Actor first grade Martha Pope B first grade.
In Mulberry Arkansas the paper notes a riot arrest involving Joseph Bovenschen Ulysses Brown and Frank Justice accused of attacking Levi Owens of Grant township last Saturday night. Bovenschen posted bond. others remain jailed as warrants out for more suspects. The case heads to the September term of court. Also a reader thanks the paper and a tonic ad touts Simmons Liver Regulator for indigestion biliousness and related ills with powder and liquid forms.
Terre Haute hosts a large fair with $16000 in race prizes and daily performances by Madame Marantette and her equestrian acts including File-miker, Prince, Woodlawn, and a four horse tandem. Rail fares halve travel costs as spectators anticipate heavy turnout between August 22 and 30. Nellie J Blackmore, 21, dies after long illness. family notes her patience and faith and mourns her loss.
A long list of residents and visitors pass through town on Tuesday and Monday. Names include Misa Jory Richeson Albert Musselman Carey J Sinclair Fred Meese and many others from Switz City Newberry and Beech Creek, with notes on travels, political leanings and social calls amid community life.
A fragmentary report describes James Graham from near Scotland visiting his father, getting into town, and a night of drinking leading to trouble and a short jail stay. The piece also advertises Pennsylvania Short Lines excursions to Washington with low round trip rates for veterans and family visits, plus local notices about Hood's Sarsaparilla and praise for Richard Lew Dawson's Hoosier Hollow performances in Indiana with several endorsements.
A woman is sought to perform house work for a small family of two elderly adults. The position offers a permanent home and a good wagon for the right person. Address box 111 Bloomfield Ind tf. White River Gravel Road Notice. The first installment of the Bloomfield and White River gravel road assessment is due immediately or the full amount will become due. Payments may be made at the Auditor's office. 12 W. W. Claoston, Supt.
The list of licenses to wed includes Francia M. Martin to Minnie Vanmeter John H. Wilkie to Rosanna Baya and Frank Minks to Florence Hoke with Harry Miller to Clara E. Sauby. Hoosier Hollow presents a lively lecture with dialect pieces and sketches by Mr. Dawson including The School Exhibitions and Ole Settlers Meeting. An ad touts Dranntenpaesa or the liquor habit cure via Dr Haines Golden Specific with claims of permanent results and a free 43 page booklet from Golden Specific Co Cincinnati Ohio.
Since its introduction Electric Bitters has quickly gained favor and now tops medical tonics for stomach liver and kidney ailments. It claims to cure sick head ache indigestion constipation and malaria with a money back guarantee. Sold by S Stalcup 2.
Notice of final settlement for the estate of Henry P Levingston filed in Greene County Circuit Court Bloomfield Padiana. Creditors and heirs must appear September 2 to show cause why accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk ARDEREW M. BUCHER, Administrator.
State of Indiana Greene County Keene Circuit Court receives complaint in the case Perguggi vs Linki Theodore Coker et al. naming Henry Coker and many heirs as defendants. Plaintiffs seek title relief with an answer due by October 1892 and notice published for pending action in Bloomfield court.
In Greene County Indiana the State ex rel William L. Shukard Prosecuting Attorney files against Evaline Brighton and Potoki McKissick and wife Potosi McKissick nonresidents. Defendants are notified to appear by October and warned that failure to answer on October 1 will lead to judgment by default. Frankin Rawsey Clerk. Short and VanBuskirk attorneys for plaintiff.
The notice warns non residents Elizabeth Mechterediainer and Daniel Yavin of a pending complaint filed April 23 in Greene County Indiana. They must appear by September 22 to answer or demur as the case moves toward a court term in Bloomfield. Clerk Franklin Ramsey and attorney W. Astell represent the plaintiff.
Notice to residents of Newberry townships Greene County Indiana that a Greene county resident aged over twenty one applies to the county board of commissioners at the September session for a license to sell intoxicating liquors including spirits in a one story frame building at Lot 66 in Carpenter and Marse addition to Newberry. The building lot is described with bounds and the request runs for one year on the premises.
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