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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
J E McConnell announces a public sale of all household and office fixtures from his former Carlisle residence on Saturday June 19 1909. Sale starts at 1 00 p m. Terms under 5 cash 5 00 and over 6 months credit with note at 6 percent if unpaid at maturity.
The Christian church youth observed the annual Children’s Day on Sunday evening June 7 1909. The packed program impressed parents and friends with a well rendered sequence. An offering of about 25 dollars was collected to support foreign missionary work.
Crops along Busseron Creek sustained flood damage over the past week with waters covering hundreds of acres of new corn in the creek bottom. The flood crest submerged fields for days before receding. T. C. Woodward, proprietor and general manager of Pike's Peak Market Garden west of Carlisle, conducted business in Sullivan on Monday.
Painful accident at the residence of Peoples State Bank president Kid W. Akin Sr. last Monday night left his right wrist broken after a chair toppled while he climbed over an obstruction to quiet a barking dog. Grandchildren Bernice Bailey and Wallace McConnell were visiting and there is a four week recovery expected.
The Christian Sunday Schools of Carlisle Shelburn and Farmersburg race in a three Sunday contest. Carlisle holds a slim 54 lead as Shelburn closes. The Carlisle school urges a large turnout on the remaining Sundays and the final Sunday to reach at least 200 attendees, a town record. Rev. L. V. Barbre.
Are Repairing Streets. Ridgway and Whalen, the local road contracting firm, have begun work on gravel streets in Carlisle using crushed stone and are making a good job of it after being awarded the contract by the town board at its May meeting.
The News learns that strychnine was found in flour sent to the state chemist by Mrs Flora Haddon linking the May 24 poisoning of Sam Whitfield Howard Whitfield and Spencer Spriggs to foul play. Prosecutor Walter F Wood orders a thorough investigation into the suspected attempted murder and death of Spriggs.
Commissioners appointed to partition Capt. Jesse Haddon's estate have completed their task and will file the report Monday. The Camp Ground farm of 159 acres goes to Frank Crawford. the home place of 187 acres with 27 acre Curry farm goes to Mrs Flora Haddon and her daughter Helen. An assortment of head scarves is displayed at R W Akins Son with prices from 50 cents to $1.25.
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