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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1893
Page
3
A patchwork of notices from Bloomfield and surrounding towns includes sales of boiler and shingles, a book sale at Eveleigh's, farm reports, church events, a Thanksgiving dinner, a firework of local personalities, a jail delivery attempt report, and appeals for street lighting along the Greene county square.
Dozens of residents and politicians including Ben Bunch, Dr. Frank Hindman, Benny McClung, Sen Eph Inman, Willis Mullins, John Smith, J W Alexander and son, Washington Goodman, Peter Hasler, Tom Bogard and Newt, Ben Smith and family, William Haye, Homer Fields, John French, John Rosa, Jerry Hactid, Cra Giemer, Lyons carpenter, SteHing of Indianapolis, Maud Ceavens, Ed Dagley, Bad Walker, Ira Walker, Jefferson Pickard, Uncle John Mackall, Cap J OD Alexander, J E Bryan, Marion Bennett, and many others visited or conducted business in Greene county towns this week.
Ramsey, Short and Hendren lease between 200 and 300 acres of Goose Pond lands this week. Prompt takers may secure three year terms with light clearing as bargains of a lifetime. Act quickly to avoid missing out.
A rumors report claims Monon railroad bought J and I I eight road and will convert narrow gauge to standard. If true, Bloomfield would gain a direct line from Bedford to St Louis pending papers in New York. Conductor Logan says deal has been made and officials are finalizing in New York.
Captain J B Patten reports on Indiana State Prison South near Jeffersonville. Receipts from State Treasurer were 7000 dollars with equal general expenses. 20000 dollars was drawn to complete the new wall after a fire in March 1503. Convict labor and miscellaneous receipts net 64851.16 with expenditures exceeding income. daily convict average 655 and total days 251012. Per diem cost 112 cents. annual cost 37 23 dollars per man. Fire caused 5000 dollar rebuild costs and wages for three months. Additional losses due to unpaid bills and wartime acts. Two prisoners escaped from county jail, recaptured near the wagon bridge. Bonham and McGuire, charged with cattle theft of Peter Strockman.
Miss Mina Bynum aged about 17 died yesterday morning at 11 45 of paralysis. She was described as bright and beautiful with many young friends. Obituary to follow next week.
A fragmentary verse recounts a wish to gain visibility through Barns and a fairy gift. The speaker realizes the watching world remains unaware while pride collapses, leaving a hollow, stunned reaction. Carlyle Smit de Life.
The entry extols charity as the brightest virtue within Christians, urging quiet devotion and a hopeful view of others. It frames charity as forgiving, nonjudgmental, and compassionate, noting its sadness at bad news and its restraint in praise of virtue. It ends with a signature Mapisox C. Peters.
An elderly country gentleman from a distant district visiting Roxbury laments paying 25 cents for white ice cream and 3 cents for a car ride, noting he overpaid by 60 cents hoping for change and calling Boston a queer town.
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