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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
8
Regular services every Sabbath at 11 am and 7 pm with mid week meetings Thursday 10 am and 7 pm Sabbath school at 9:45 am. Intermediate and Junior Endeavors at 3 pm and 6 pm with Endeavor. Singing practice newday 7 pm. Teachers meeting Wednesday 7 pm monthly meeting Thursday after first Saturday at 1 pm. Pastor Exwoop Scott.
A Collected jumble of 1897 railroad times for Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis at Carthage Indiana plus local items. Notes mention scarlet fever cases in Franklin and court actions in Morristown New Castle Rushville Albany and Spiceland with ads for groceries clothing and buggies.
Mooresville reports James Brooks and family recovering from illness. Mary J. Kizer visits her parents in Carthage while Mrs George Kizer visits Lemon's Corner. Nobe Crider remains on the sick list and Leora Jersup teaches at Hardy's Fork in his stead. Adam Solsby and Jobin White have tapped 340 maples and may tap 100 more. A good meeting is reported at the United Brethren church in Gwynneville.
Knightstown reports Mr Aldus Harold on a Cincinnati business trip this week. Mr Tom Cox of Muncie visited with family on Sabbath. Mr WF Burket of New Castle, county superintendent, spent Sunday with friends in town. Mr Ed Elliot, a local dairyman at Green Mound, purchased dairies from Will Beewan and Henry Maxwell. Mr Chas Hancey and wife of Ham Hoorg Germany plan a few weeks with Mrs Hantey’s sister. Fraps of the Rye Minny.
Mr Earl Roadie of Rashville spent Sunday at home. Miss Emma Kennedy, ill with a cold, is improving. Mr Terre Webster of Elwood was a Monday guest of Miss Kennedy. A gas well south of town was completed last week with more planned. The Connel Light Guard Banc will buy new uniforms this spring. The school building may be enlarged with an upper story and two rooms. Mr Reuben Bently moved from north of town to a Fortville-area farm. Citizens discuss a better sewerage system and a survey points to a new system forthcoming.
Charles Kearnses on the sick list this John Cook and wife visited B. F. Andrews and family that Friday. Rev. Levi Cox and Asa Woodard began a series of meetings at Westland church Sunday. Last Saturday occurred the last teachers institute for the present term with one week remaining for teachers who have not missed time.
Readers compliment the Record after the new management. Miss Emma Earnest, a No 8 Ripley teacher, visits and nears the end of her fourth term. Elder B M Blount of Irving attends a Ganagan meeting, bad roads hinder attendance, and a neighbor gathering shares old hymns with the Missouri Harmony troupe.
Josh Bundy and Nona White were home sick for a few days. The Senior Class faces new experiences and some object to Pi in the later course. Mr Evana visited his mother and stayed through Saturday evening. Alton Packard will present a chalk talk at the School Hall on March 19. Mr Scholl suffers a carbuncle on his neck. Old Grip seeks to get into Dant. a stray line mentions P. O. and dra news boxes.
L. M. Culbertson & Son advertise Champion binders and mowers with rugged features and long guarantee. They claim superior performance over McCormick and Deering, report 70 orders, and offer plows, planters, sulky gear, harness, and buggies with free delivery from Knightstown Indiana.
Ear Bundy reports leaving Savannah on February 1 arriving in San Juan February 6 to Humacao on the 18th. He notes tropical scenery, mountain terrain, a cattle search mission, and local prices for fruit and meat. Bundy mentions 4,000 residents in Humacao and 200 prisoners under infantry guard.
Willard Welbourne, a respected local figure, has purchased the Enterprise Laundry from Mr Bohannon and invites Carthage customers to visit. The enterprise reports expanded operations and higher quality work than ever before.
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