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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1899
Page
9
Friends Church schedules regular services each Sabbath at 10 am and 7 pm mid week Thursday 1 pm and 7 pm Sabbath school 845 am Intermediate and Junior Endeavors 8 pm revival meeting at 7 pm ringing practice Tuesday 2 pm teachers meeting Wednesday 7 pm monthly meeting Thursday following first Saturday 10 pm. Kewego Scout Pastor.
Four inches of snow at Knox. Marion relief by the Salvation Army. Ads for Henley’s grocery wagon and Eva Johnson’s millinery abound, with Hill Bros. promoting new buggies and surveys. Local moves include electric rail talk, property transfers, and agricultural forecasts as farmers consider modern conveniences and mail delivery.
John Butler and wife of Carthage visited his brother Riley and wife Sunday. James Lindamood sold his fine draft horse at Greenfield Saturday. John Cook and family visited Bailey Binford and family near Ingalle over Sunday. Noam and Elma Binford called on friends at Walnut Ridge Sunday afternoon. Westland monthly meeting of Friends was held at Western Grove last Saturday. Several from this place attended. The revival meetings closed at this place Tuesday night. The ministers went to Western Grove and held two meetings then to Walnut Ridge for three more. They left for home Saturday. Much good was done in this community. Some young people attended revival at Center Sunday night. The High School closed last Friday with a nice program. Rolle and Eva Harold intend to leave for their new home near Richmond the last of the week.
The sick are generally better in the neighborhood. Ed Buscher and wife visited Charley Foust on Sunday. Charles Nelson bought 40 acres from Jerry Brown near Tilliewigan schoolhouse. Nate Bundy built a cottage on Mary Clark's farm and lives there. George Moore and wife visited Harry Nelson near Five Points. Will Handy and wife visited friends at Shelbyville last Sunday. Isaac Earnest of Gwynnerville visited his brother Dock Earnest that week. Dock Earnest and wife visited Ben Earnest at Greenfield last Sunday. The Conaway school closed Thursday with 200 friends and patrons attending a dinner and program of literary exercises. The home and stage were tastefully decorated.
Sylvanus Talbert attended services at the Henderson ME church Sunday and seeks labor in church and Sunday school. Frank Gosnell of Bushville was in the area last Monday gathering milch cows and fat heifers. Harvey Minor and Miss Daisy Sutton, Ripley township teachers, called on Mrs. B Gary last Thursday. Minor finished a successful Macedonia school term and will teach a term or two at the State Normal. Miss Sutton leads the Carthage third grade and oversees about seventy children.
Ike Bradbern is the town joker. Henry Heywood called this morning. Farmerton wheat looks fairly well. Ollie Siler and Chas Leisure dehorned cattle for John Garten Monday. Henry Lemore lent Tommy Siler a colt to break. Frank Price visited Rushville Friday. Price Brothers loaded hogs at Henderson on Saturday bound for Buffalo New York.
Mra George Lowry of Knightstown and Mra Clark Hill spent Friday with her daughter Mra Lem Hill. Aunty Deem remains very ill with the grip for a second time this week. Mrs Wright of Cicero and Mrs Skillman of Knightstown visited Mrs Wm Call on Tuesday. Lem Hill and Chloa Deem remain on the sick list. James Call left Tuesday for Brookville to take a job in the paper mill. Elizabeth Morrow, recently back from the West and now staying north of town, visited old neighbors for part of the week.
Pet Rolland Grace Lane and Stella Coffin attended the teachers examination at Greenfield last Saturday. A grand reception was held for the bride and groom near Greenfield on Wednesday, with family entertainment at the groom’s home south of town. IOOF initiated and degreed members. Rebekahs served a supper at 25c per patron. George Witte, Miles Cook, and others visited, while Edith plans to remain and teach music.
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