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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1894
Page
3
A busy local page notes Peck's Bad Boy playing to a fair audience despite cramped seating. Mentions of the Manhattan Quartette and prior tour history highlight the performance as a lively downtown entertainment item.
A long list of visitors and residents appears in town over several days. Names include John Bowers, J. O. Price, H. V. Norvell, Wise, C. E. Davis, Sam Brawand, Elmer Shirtz, Ed East, Al Fors, Matt McIntosh, Gleen, Jim Harris, Will Warnick, Evan Bonham, Squire Foster, Chas Spice, John Fields, Squire Edwards, Sheriff Mills, Alex Pope, Davids Lynn, John Humphreys, Wm Powell, Dan Riddle, Ex-Squire Tally, Attorney John Middleton, Horatio Hunt, W. H. Hickam, Robi Warnick, W. O. C. Deck, J. P., Newberry, David Owen, Daniel Neidigh, John Beasley, J. W. Wolford, Jacob Litten, Geo B. Taylor, B. Johnson, S. H. Ross, Harvey Laughlin, Ed Rose, J. E. Warren, KE R Kenedy, Jacob Berns, and others.
A historic exhibit highlights De Price's Cream Baking Powder as a top model of quality. The event awards a diploma to the product, marking a notable achievement in its long-standing market presence.
State cases list five defendants with pleas or verdicts. Riley F. Anderson pleaded guilty to drawing a dangerous weapon and was fined 83. Henry Haywood found not guilty of carrying concealed weapon after trial by court. Albert Steel tried by jury for assault with intent and fined $5. Bird Roark pleaded guilty to disturbance and fined $5.
The wife testified that Hicks killed a sick infant in a fit of rage by breaking its neck while the baby cried. She testified last February and Hicks was indicted for murder. A warrant remains outstanding as authorities search for him. Also praised is Peck's Bad Boy Company at the Opera House with a rewritten, lively performance drawing a good crowd.
On Friday night November 30 the home of G. W. Campbell was struck by lightning shattering windows and transoms the lightning rods and lead troughs were torn. The bolt went into the cistern smoke house and bed room then through the floor into the ground. Mr and Mrs Campbell escaped unharmed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway will sell round trip tickets to points west and southwest on December 18 for one fare plus $2.00. For full details contact any B and O S W Rail agent or travel agent J B Scott Jr in Vincennes Indiana.
A nostalgic promotional verse highlights Castoria as a remedy used from infancy to motherhood. The refrain emphasizes trust across stages from sick infant to adult mother, portraying Castoria as a family staple.
Marriage licenses issued since last report include Charles Inman to Mary A Murphy and Franklin A Page to Susan A Montgomery. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway offers one and one third fare round trip tickets to all lines for December 24 25 31 1894 and January 1 1895. J M Chesbrough general passenger agent notes. L L Dimmitt of Martinsville will lecture at M E church December 1 at 7 30 pm on Sampson Grinding at the Mill.
A 40 HP boiler and engine with saw mill complete and edge and cut off saws plus two line shafts priced at 550 dollars. A 25 HP boiler and engine with grinding outfit for corn meal priced at 200 dollars. Also 280 acres Greene county upland 100 acres meadow and 240 cleared with good buildings and orchard offered at 500 dollars down and five annual payments of 500 dollars. For more information contact J W Arthur Newark Indiana.
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