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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
4
Rushville visitors and town news fill the page with calls for furnishings from Stanley & Coleman, farm and market goods from Nelsons Meat Market, and social visits across Charlottesville, Greenfield, Archer, Indianapolis, and surrounding towns. The report includes births, marriages, attends church events, farm trades, and local business promotions.
LT thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during my wife Joan A. Butier's sickness and death.
In Knightstown at Homerdale Park track the Patchen Boy filly owned by John Snow has been moved. Granville Miller reports a fine Star Pilot 225 colt. Fantine and a four year old colt owned by Walter Newlin are being galloped in Indianapolis and show good progress. Ed. N. Slill has a Gambol colt in Indianapolis and a promising two year old Almont Brunswick colt. Dr. Cregor owns two Anderson Wilkes colts and a Moderna Chimes colt, all good two year olds under Turner Newsom. El Adkins owns a Rowwood two year old that looks promising, Walter Newlin has Raven Wilkes in town, a two year old and a half brother to Fantine, both good, under Joe Scott.
Mrs. Julia Filbert of Elkhart escaped serious harm when a jar containing gold fish focused sunlight onto her apron, igniting a small flame while she slept in a chair by the window. She awoke to the heat, extinguished the fire, and resumed napping before a second blaze broke out and was fought down.
A local rat infestation in Jennings township Scott County is described as severe with livestock endangered and a farmer’s horse bitten on the head repeatedly. Residents fear for their children’s safety and report constant rat sightings and attacks in the area.
C W Parker is painting his house. Miss Ference Macy of Rich Square visited friends here last week. Murray Parker bought a pew piano. Mrs. Morris Binford remains in poor health. Stoward Parker purchased rubber tire buggy wheels. A large turnout from nearby towns attended May quarterly meetings here on Saturday and Sunday.
Henley and Anderson have just received a sizable shipment including Mil roy, flour, meat and feed beneficial for local markets.
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