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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
5
Acknowledgments from Mas. J. E. Addison and family for kind services during sickness and death. The note also thanks the church for courtesy and mentions a souvenir card from E. N. Hill. The cartoon mocks Roosevelt era recall movement and umpire removal in sports.
Rev. Morton C. Pearson, Earlham College endowment secretary, comes to discuss a $400,000 fund-raising plan by Jan 1 1914 with Indiana Friends. The Educational Board of New York offers $75,000 if $325,000 is raised from other sources, plus expected large gifts. The plan centers on an Annuity Certificate Bond promising 5 percent income and tax exemption, aiming to sustain the college and Friends church.
The article lists Easter programs and services at Fletcher M. E. Church East Street Christian Church and other local churches. It notes sunrise prayers, Sunday morning and evening programs, choir preparations, and a Women’s group event on April 10 at Mrs Ed Buscher’s home. It mentions Rev J Edgar Williams sermon from Sunday morning.
Riverside records report L A Hargrove selling a span of mules. Macy and Bundy family visits. Orville Rhoades with Edwin Macy. Mrs Ed Macy and Mrs Bundy visits. Willis Collins and J H Nardloh gatherings. 150 attend Union township school exercises with music by the Union Prohibition Band. A L Spohn teaches, bird house contest wins go to Raymond and M B Wicker. a fine dinner and activities accompanied the proceedings.
Mrs Phebe Pearson visited Mary E B Jessup and daughter Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Jessup were guests of E G Jones and family Saturday and Sunday. Frank Morris and wife visited Cynthia White. Charles Pierson and wife and little son visited Mica jah Jessup and family Sunday. Mrs Isaac Gerber of North Vernon spent Sunday and Monday with friends. Claude Leisure and little daughter visited Dan Loudenback and wife Sunday. Charles Pearson and family and Henry Jessup and Ben Jessup visited M B Jessup and family Sunday. Ben Jessup's remained until Wednesday. Zella Wrennick of Brazil visited her mother Julia Wrennick Saturday and Sunday. Grace H Porter and Hubert Hill of Carthage were guests at the Porter home Sunday. A B Standiford and family called in the afternoon.
A fragment notes Maud Adams suffragette and Derby sailors at Smith and Smiths. The terse item suggests a local column teaser about names and affiliations in a community notice or society snippet.
Moore & Cooper insurance contacts 103 and 21. East Street Church holds postponed congregational meeting Saturday night. Carthage merchants unveil large new spring lines. Denton & Moore's Drug Store advertises Sailtone. W. E. Winfield reports record Cannery contracts and optimistic outlook for acreage.
Embroidery glosses in white and colors from Smith and Smith. Over a thousand samples of job printing available locally. Hosiery for ladies misses and children advertised. Howard Kizer attended Indianapolis auto show and sold two machines while there as an agent for National.
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