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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1897
Page
8
The schedule lists northern bound No 1662 passenger and No 104 passenger trains and southern bound departures at 11 26 A M and 7 06 P M respectively. The corrected timetable reflects the line at this place as of June 7 1896.
Notices under this heading list church activities for Friends' Church. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. on Sabbath, mid week meeting Thursday 10:00 a.m. prayer on Thursday 7:30 p.m. Sabbath school at 9:45 a.m. Christian Endeavor 6:00 p.m. Junior Endeavor 3:00 p.m. singing practice Friday 7:30 p.m. Sabbath school teachers meeting Wednesday 7:00 p.m. monthly meeting first Thursday after first Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
A compact roundup notes deaths including William H. Limmert of Richmond aged 79 and Chas Brice of Clark County from potato bug poisoning. It records memorial day observances, painting ads, school graduates at Frankfort with 31 graduates, fires in Muncie and Greencastle, burglaries, and local commerce notes from Newsom and Ball LeMay. Also reports WPA like items, crop outlook in Wabash County, and a vast list of small incidents and notices across Indiana towns.
Gwynneville reports Merle Brown of Rushville visiting friends Sunday. J F Ham and Lucien Alexander traveled to Indianapolis on business Monday. Frank Morris improved his storefront and residence with a white and brown trim paint job. County Sunday school convention attendees praised the program and time. M C Burt installs a boiler iron dump at the elevator to curb water trouble. Children’s Day for foreign missions is set for next Sunday at the Christian church as a union U S and Christian Sunday school service with an excellent program. Local veterans attended Morristown’s Decoration service. corner band was to play butMusic invitation was late. C A Robinson gave the address at the event. The Record will publish weekly local news items. Signed by Samantha.
Local items report T. B. Nelson buying a new buggy, several residents visiting out of town, farmers replanting corn, and numerous social visits. A cow was killed on the C H D railroad. Rev Smith plans a Sunday afternoon immersion near Arlington. Chamberlains medicines are praised by Dr. Rothrock of New Berlin PA, with local sale by O S Coffin & Co.
The annual excursion to Niagara Falls departs Indianapolis at 10:00 a m on July 8. Round trip fares from Indianapolis seven dollars five day tickets. Decatur three dollars. Peoria eight dollars. Travel via Toledo Detroit Michigan Central and Southern Canada to the Falls in first class coaches Pullman and sleeping cars. Route offers close views of both falls. Information from Dr G Edwards Pass'r Traffic Mgr C H D Ry Cincinnati Ohio.
Trainman William J. Halpin of the Delaware and Hudson, living in Saratoga, loaded a large sack with a cat to remove it after it had angered his family by eating robin fledglings. On a trip to Albany the cat escaped and rode the baggage car to Cohoes and back, later found perched on the forward tracks in Saratoga. The cat likely stays with the Halpin family.
A Smithsonian released book from E. and Holden, directors of Lick, surveys world mountain observatories. It details El Neisti on the Harvard expedition at 19 200 feet, Sonnblick meteorological station at 9 848 feet, Mont Blanc dangers, Mount Hamilton notes, and the ascent of high altitude telescopes. It explains steady air above the dust layer and star twinkling from air currents, with hardship faced by observers.
Connecticut papers announce Manuel O Levy of Stonington as the state’s oldest man born in Portugal 104 years ago, marking a milestone age confirmed by local records.
I N Paxton trips Rushville on Monday. 8 A Black beautifies his house with whitewash. Mays hosts a number one Sunday school. Samuel Trabue's carriage breaks down returning from Sunday school convention. Frank Melblvaine and companion call on Knightstown. Mays youths attend Williamson concert Wednesday. Local artist paints portrait for Mrs Samuel Kirkpatrick. Rosco died some months ago. Rev J B Blount conducts service at Mays school building. sermon well received. Andrew Somers loses hat on return from Rushville. Dr H J Bell attends corner stone laying at Rushville Catholic church. Nitro wagon ride. wind lost. Large crowd at Shiloh Sunday school convention despite Rushville excursion. New Center township officers elected for coming year are Maysites. Anderson W C T U circulates curfew ordinance petition. preachers find strong support for ordinance.
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