Rushville notes and local life in brief snippets
Rushville and nearby towns feature a flood of short items from births and marriages to visits, travel, and community events. Notables include weddings in Valparaiso and Greenfield, a strawberry festival planned in town, a field of local gatherings at churches, and several visits among residents, with multiple mentions of Henley, Hill, Campbell, and Frame families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Henley
Ham College
Enos Phelps
Walter
W. A. Folger
Wide Blue
A. H. Johnson
C. W. Righter
Rushville
Clark Gause
Greenfield
Carthage
John Drysdale
Owen
Hill
Piceland
Dee
Viola Hill Linscott
Rush County Teachers’ Institute
Claude Henley
Indianapolis
Mosieh Winslow
Richmond
J. E. Campbell
Frankton
Grace’Steere
Winona News
Knightstown
Horace Gear
Marion
Ray Coverston
Ann H. Hunt
Corner Main
Firststreets
Tueasday
Mercer, Henley & Co
Farmerton
Robert Gilbreath
W.S. Johnson
Anderson
Gurney Foust
Mr and Rawls
Doctor Martin of Indiana Ends His Life in Barn
Dr Samuel Marsh Martin, aged 55, a prominent eastern Indiana physician for 25 years, died by his own action at his Greenfield home. Found hanging in the barn, no note. Ill health and financial worries cited. he leaves a wife and four children. A Union veteran and GAR member, he was beloved for kindness. Funeral likely Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Greenfield
Ind
Samuel Marsh Martin
Indiana
William H. Martin
Rushville
W. H Martin
Noble B. Howard
Pension Examining Board
Grand Army of the Republic
Farm Garden and Orchard Society Meets for Vegetable Talks
A gathering of members heard T. T. Newby present a paper on securing a succession of vegetables of the same kind. Lizzie Hill Williams read from The Barn by B. F. Taylor. A display of vegetables flowers and cherries drew interest and questions were answered. A future meeting will be announced. P. J. Sarrer, Pres, Exma R. Clark, Sec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Newby
Lizzie Hill Williams
B. F. Taylor
P. J. Sarrer
Pres
Exma
R. Clark
Sec
Annex Hawaii Treaty Reaches Senate in Wariness to Japan
The Hawaiian Islands treaty for annexation, with President McKinley’s message, arrived in the Senate on Wednesday. It notes 6 740 miles of the islands distance and frames Japan’s stance as a warning to stay hands off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
McKinley
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ted Taave Joe
Elwood Scott
Anna
Minnie Shirley
Geo. Gleanor
Riverside
Elihu Price
John Linville
Posey Township
Seth Hook
F. G. Hackleman
Abigail Henley
B. M. Blount
Irvington
East St. Christian Church
John M. Binford
Ella Card
Marsh Stevens
Fred Sherman
Marshal Hill
Kate Wolf
Blue River Park
Morristown
Wolf
Raymond Johnson
John Sauders
Grace Michael
Grace Peters
W. A. Hill
Sandy Mahon
Main
Mill
Eula White
Myrtle Bundy
Allie H. Hanson
J. Webb Hansom
Sexton
John Bitner
Wm. P. Henley
Owens, Hill
L. R. Wooten
Friends’ Sunday School
Winona
The
Christian Church
Willoughby
John Lindley
Pomona
N. C
T. W. Henley
St. Louis
Alonzo L. Stewart
Perry Ball
W. N. Fletcher
M. E. Church
Friends’ Church
Valparaiso
W. D. Willoughby
Christman Church
Mattie Bowman
J. L. Brandt
Samuel McCarty
Roy Peters
E. N. Hill
Goar
Nancy H. Hill
Ripley Township
Board of County Commissioners
Jesse Siler
George Guffin
William Leisure
Rebekah
Lewis Weingart
East Mill
East Streets
Waite
Henley
Pickering
Ont
Wood Study
Rush County National Bank
Frances R. Bebout
J. H. MacNeill
Luther Hackleman
Southwest
Santa Fe
New Mexico
New York
Denver
Charlottesville
Jesse Pitts
Otto Ellis
Shiveley’s Corner
Dr. Cregor
Main Street
Miss Johnson
William Johnson
Nathan Frame
Mrs Frame
Mr Frame
the Friends
Friends
Frame
Will Douglas
Chicago
Fanny McFall
Oskaloosa
Claud Wilkinson
Harry Heaton
Lloyd Lamb
Elmer Smith
Chas. Lithian
Willis Jones
Lew Bell
Eva
Mabel Wilkinson
Leone Ferguson
Lizzie Bell
Leona Welborne
Jessie Bare
Samuel Gates’ Ford
Agt
Vorhees Slipher
Thorntown
Greencastle
Music Teachers’ Association
Connersville
DR. Martin
Carthage Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Newsom’s Hall
Hawaii
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