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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
2
Carthage Lodge 1 C O F No 2535 meets Tuesdays at 7 30 PM in the upstairs room over White and Sons hardware on Main street Visiting members are always welcome.
A much delayed threshing season is completed this week and the text hints at school books as a consideration. The piece ends with a nudge to readers to subscribe at an implied low rate.
If you have a house or rooms to rent, list them in The Citizen. Several are contemplating re moving to Carthage.
A reported sighting of the large airship Shenandoah, described as hundreds of feet long, is anticipated over Carthage perhaps next Thursday. Citizens are urged to watch the skies.
The famous gey sers is set for restoration soon after a period away from public view. Local authorities announce the site will reopen with its historic fountain feature restored and operable for civic events.
Several farmers call for forming a cooperative to push a six months’ canning season here. They request study of the project and submit an analysis supporting or opposing the plan.
Big stacks of mail order books near the local post office this week indicate heavy advertising spending. Officials note that promotional ads are driving business and thousands of dollars are being invested in outreach.
Local notices list Misses Carolyn and Abby Clark visiting Mrs J G Sharp in Coatesville while Mrs C C Gause returns from Peru with granddaughter Mary Ann Kullmer. A horse wagon incident west of Charlottesville injures no one. Bank robbery plot near Shirley foiled by law enforcement after a Fourth of July alert.
The Carthage Specials edged Raleigh 4 to 2 at the park as Delashmit’s pitching shone in close spots. Dyer and Magee thwarted a late Raleigh rally with a relay throw, while Binford and the defense held Raleigh runners at the plate.
Miss Esther Simons of Winchester parked at Lafayette when her car rolled driverless down a hill hitting Henry Ilgenfritz, 58, who died after being thrown under a train. Two Fairmount residents were robbed east of there but released after guards found little cash. Dr. Charles E. Bacon, longtime Capitol Avenue M E Church pastor, will retire from ministry in September. Bandits failed to hold up the midnight Red Ball bus Indianapolis to Lafayette as the driver sped away after shots. Twenty-one persons were in-
A bus collision between Indianapolis and Kokomo injured a passenger when it hit a delivery truck. Thirteen people were arrested at a Chesterfield spiritualist camp for obtaining money by false pretenses. Five bandits robbed Floyd Reed and two guards near St. Bernice stealing 11,000 dollars. An Indiana War Memorial project investigation is announced in Indianapolis.
Fletcher M E notes report Pastor Frank T Hoon and superintendent J A Lineback. Sunday School scheduled at 9 30. East Street Christian groups plan a Christian Helpers meeting next Thursday with Mrs Roy Herkless.
Mrs M F Lovett and her husband completed a motor trip to Detroit Michigan. Florence Dean of Indianapolis will wed Lyle Power of Milroy this Saturday in Indianapolis. Oden Hill who runs a Columbia Tennessee creamery and his brother Elbert Hill a Kansas school principal visited. About one hundred Friends Church members held Sunday services at Memorial park New Castle followed by a pitch in dinner. New Castle Friends also attended.
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