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Wrights and locals travel and events in Indiana town
W A Roth went to Martinsville Monday Oscar Williams and wife left for Martinsville for ten days Ezekiel Washburn goes to Indianapolis Friday to buy a small runabout automobile The Building & Loan has a fresh painted front in white and green Likewise Ross Tylers barber shop The Democratic congressional convention will be held in Richmond on May 2 to nominate their candidate for congress for the sixth district Joe Bender is enlarging the capacity of his ice cream factory and hopes this summer to meet all demands for his superior cream His refrigerator will be doubled in size which will enable him to care for a car of manufactured ice at any time The jurors for the April term of the Wayne circuit court were drawn Monday Grand jury Frank E Blose Arva C Study Chas C Davis Eldo E Chain Wm Gates Jacob B Sheffer Petit Jury Jacob Lichtenfels John Decker Chas Haddieman Wayne township W H Trusler Lewis P Beal Jackson Chas Daily Washington Walter J King Center Jacob Allen Jefferson Frank Davis Clay Oscar A Brown Dalton S C Alexander Franklin Frank Worl Harrison The Earlham college reporter for the Richmond Item describes the dismissal of Austin Brunson of Carmel Ind who confessed his guilt of painting the Rose Poly basketball score on college buildings and walks He was expelled and exonerated others The trip details of a wild west show are noted and a transfer 218 acres of land in Washington township sold for 17000 Bloomington Telegraph notes Mrs Carolina Coffin 80 celebrated birthday with large family and 8 children 28 grandchildren and great grandchildren The reunion poem by Rev John Coffin at the dinner table is highlighted.