Eli Perkins to Headline 1889 as Brook Bros Departed
The year opens with Eli Perkins slated for Jan 11 in Jones hall and at Jones hall on Fri Jan 11. Brooks Bros. have gone and Pringle Williams are out of business. The town notes mumps in Washington and a weak ice crop while urging debt settlements and property sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Perkins
Brooks Bros
Washington
Pringle & Williams
Tippecanoe
Madison
G.W. Osbon
Bloomfield
Ind
Idaville
Newberry
Eel River
Bense Coen
Sarah Russell
Baptist Church
Linton
P.H. Faulk
Worthington
Maj. Hardy
Pt. Commerce
Jones’ Hall
Indianapolis
Menges
C. P. Riggs
J. G. Hert
We Are Too Busy Invoicing to Advertise Much
A brief notice states the business is too occupied with invoicing to run advertising campaigns at this time.
Compton-Davis troupe shines in Greene County weekly
The Compton-Davis dramatic company played to good houses this week, delivering satisfaction and earning praise as a first class troupe. Local notices commend their performance and note strong audience turnout in Sullivan and Greene counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Davis
John W. Davis
Sullivan County
United States
Annie
New York Sun
Personal visits note town leaders and politicians in Greene county
A stream of names and visit reports shows politicians, farmers, and citizens traveling between towns for social calls and subscriptions. Notable figures include Sen. L. P. Mullinnix, trustee Simon Bland, and many local democrats as well as merchants and families visiting from Shoals, Worthington, and Bedford. The item reads like a rural social ledger with names, towns, and brief movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Bland
Greene County
G. H. Hendren
Emerson Short
W. W. Moffett
GC. E. Davis
Noah Els Gan
H. V. Norvell
A. J. Cox
D. M. Bynum
John F. Slinkard
J. Terhune
Produce checks redeemable at Hert & Graham
Notice asks all holders of produce checks or orders to present them immediately for redemption. Dated January 3 1889. 4213 Prince Avenue and Williams Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hert & Graham
Prinave & Williamss
Local Business Notices and Offers from 1889
Go to Walker and Beem for a warm lunch of fresh oysters and find their cigars and candies best in town. Thirty acres in Jefferson township offered at 150. Depot property valued at 500, asking 300. James E. Whitney seeks trustworthy workers in Rochester New York to sell stock. outfit free, steady work, no experience needed. Thanks from Pringle and Williams as they sell stock to Hert and Graham. Jan 3, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
State and City Arsenal
Globe
New York
Boston
Maine
Charleston
Gaila
Fire Department
H.S. Suink
Walker & Beem’s
Walker & Beem
Jefferson Township
A. J. Dickey
Scotland
Ind
James E. Whitney
Rochester
N. Y
Messrs. Hert & Graham
Mesars. Hert
IndiaNa State Sentinel
United States
I'Me
Illustrated
Texas Siftings
P. O
Metropolitan Police
London
Whitechapel
The Grandmother in the Old Apple Orchard
A speaker recalls a grandmother in a rocking chair with a bright cheerful face and a sunbonnet fluttering in a breeze. The memory centers on her laughter and singing beneath gnarled apple trees, evoking a vivid rural scene.
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ERT & Graham
Pmocrat
Jor Sale
Jones’ Grocery Store
Joseph G. Smith
Emma
Grand Hotel
Indiapolis
Wm. M. Moss
Huntington
Esate
Compton-Davis Company
The
Richmond Comedy Co
Cabal
Moss
Ray
Owen County
Washington Township
Blue
Joseph Orr
News
Carlisle Argus
Joe
Argus
Bloomfield Fair
Democrat
Worthington Times
Greene County Clarion
Messrs
Indianapolis News
Armstead Hatfield
Vina Richardson
Hatfield
Owensburg
Benton Township
Cash Grocery
Welch
Stoddard House
Board of Directors
Jake Ogle
Memphis
Tenn
Sullivan Democrat
Louis Wingfield
Ellettsville
W. E. Naugel
Cloverdale Herald
Bloomington
Linden
Montgomery County
Enterprise
Ft. Wayne
Demo- Cavt
Gertie Scott
Bloomfield Musical Association
W. H. H. Welch
J.T. Lamb
W. M. Haig
Jos. E. Shryer
Sam Shertzer
B.M. A
Indiana
World's Way
T. C. Murray
Sim Smith
J. J. Handy
Edward Duffey
L. H. Jones
Prof
J. B. Vernon
Salsberry
John C. Heaton
Hobbieville
Henry T. Smith
W.C. Bennett
Rose Hill Nursery
Wm. J. Osborn
Moses Crockett
Samuel Blackmore
Taylor Township
W. S. Dye
Dick Carter
J. H. Boruff
Chas. Danks
Sullivan
James D. Rollison
Fairplay Township
Wee Starcup
Wm. Lester
G. W. van Slyke
Will Cravens
Fred Meese
Aaron Kaufman
Lyone
Thos. van DeVenter
Highland
Emmett Dagley
Center Township
Ollie Kutch
Pearl Keys
Hudsonville
Ill
L. P. Mullinnix
Mississippi Street
George Ledgerwood
Andrew J. Ledgerwood
Olcott
Kan
George W. Day
Cade McCormick
Shoals
T. T. Pringle
John Kidd
Abraham Dilley
Beech Creek
John Messick
Bedford
Frank Denver
Graham Bro
Washington Gazette
Edith Beatty
Owensburgh
Rezie Harris
Cora East
Jennie Hardy
Maud Cravens
Perry Long
Highland Township
Orville Ham
Morris
T. G. Underdown
Will Moffett
Spencer
James East
T. J. East
Findlay
George Brandon
Nebraska
Colorado
Barter
Bogard
B.L. Allen
Chicago
Bloomfield Lodge No. 84
Masonic Lodge
Bloomfield Lodge No
E. E. Caving
C. Rosch
Geo W. Calvert
Geo. W. Calvert
Noah Elgan
Bloomfield Lodge
Knights of Pything
C. C
Thos. van Buskirk
V. C
R. T. Burrell
M. F
Frank Ridge
Ellinsworth
Palmer
Perm
Sam. Cantwell
George Wills
Thomas H. Hollis
Richard N. Mull
Charls A. Geckler
Hobbieville Lodge No
W. M
Clay Holmes
J. W
Jos
Gastineau
Cal
N. Meredith
Taylor Wise
Treas
Thos. Bogard
S. D
Henry Lawrence
J. D Tyler
Thos, Cole
Masons
Jasonville
W.M
Charles Grant
S. W.—desser G. Watson
J.W
John B. Walters
John Whitworth Treas
William Tennis
William Exline
J. D
Andrew House
Tyler
David Wright
Slinkard
5. C
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Augusta
Savannah
Old South Carolina
East Bay
Cumming
Meeting
King
Phillip
South Battery
Ft. Sumpter
Ft. Moultrie
King Streets
John C. Calhoun
Calhoun
Sunday Eye
Cash
America
Geentleman
Indianapolis Sentinel Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Bloomfield Democrat
John Gerald Brennan
Kent
Essex
Hertfordshire
Sussex
Lampshire
Orkney
Glasgow
Liverpool
Leeds
Manchester
England
Birmingham
St. James
Haverly’s
Columbia
Chicago Herald
Chicago Times
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