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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1898
Page
8
A district column records Delia Bennet returning from Muncie and Indianapolis, Juotin Bogue resigning as pastor at Friends' church due to finances, and various local visits. It mentions land sales, farm rentals, students at a city high school, and a reception for Pastor Naftzger. Numerous family and neighbor visits span Greenfield and nearby towns with farm and education updates.
A pleasant Bethuel White family reunion was held at Eli J. White’s old homestead in Walnut Ridge last Friday. Mr and Mrs Allen Hill of Minneapolis and Mrs Elizabeth Toms and daughter Maud of Richmond visited, with twenty eight family members across three generations attending. A bountiful noon dinner followed by reminiscences music and singing. Allen Hill photographed the group in the yard two pictures taken: children and spouses ten persons and grandchildren and great grandchildren eighteen persons.
A Tuesday evening reception for public school teachers was hosted by William Bundy. Most guests attended though Miss Meredith and Mrs Hughes were absent due to illness and other duties. The home featured flowers, music and refreshments of ice cream cake and fruit. Bundy and family were praised for their hospitality.
School notes report commencement tonight and that exams closed Tuesday. Clara Ross visited Knightstown and Edna Overman of Indianapolis visited the high school Monday. Rev Elwood Scott gave an engaging chapel talk last Wednesday. An exhibit showcased the year’s good work and pupils’ penmanship accuracy. The piece ends with a quotation about future meetings and enduring hope.
Frank Burns the beautiful horse will be kept at the James Qutland farm this season. Yank Burne has a good registry and is a lagguite. Os Aaron.
Born in Randolph County North Carolina on January 18 1809 Grandmother Hendrix moved with her father Jacob Worthington to Davidson County later marrying Jesse Hendrix. She had eleven children four predeceased her seven survived she joined the Church of Christ in Arlington then Carthage. At death she was eighty eight years seven months old and with daughter Carry Johnson of Bluffton Indiana.
Notice announces a private sale of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter in Rush county Indiana from May 28 1898. The property spans 78 acres more or less in Section 22 Township 15 North Range 8 East. Terms require one third cash and balance in equal payments at nine and eighteen months with six percent interest and mortgage security. Privilege of all cash payment.
The Review of Reviews notes the U S can build a full navy quickly if needed, with shipyards and iron and steel cheap in the United States. It cites private yachts and coasting steamers that could be turned to military use, and estimates the cost of the armored auxiliary fleet at about 0.4 million dollars.
A historical column extols Mennonites as wealthy, law-abiding settlers who prosper by communal finance, self-reliance, and primitive Christian ethics across lands from Russia to Canada. It contrasts Arctic exploration advances with Franklin’s failed voyage, notes Canadian praise of Mennonites, and critiques sensationalist journalism and war anxieties alongside a jab at Spain and Cuba.
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