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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1903
Page
4
Florence Catt and others appear in Rushville and Indianapolis for visits and events. A chrysanthemum show in Indianapolis draws attendees including Mrs Clara Henley and Jennie Henley. A Lantern Carnival and Old Maid's Associations are planned by Christian helpers with upcoming dinners and meetings in Carthage and nearby towns.
Nev Whitely led chapel devotion and urged character building while J H Schell attended the Town and City Superintendents Association meeting in Indianapolis. Pupils received their first bi monthly report cards Tuesday evening. Shelbyville hosts the visiting team tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. with fifteen high school girls and many friends expected to attend. The hoped for outcome is a strong game and a good score.
Epworth League invites all I O O F members to attend next Tuesday’s regular meeting. A winter program will form a drill team and feature piano cornet guitar banjo readings recitations pantomimes and a character piece. Don’t miss it at the Columbia November 18.
Notice by KE E Chappell states an umbrella was found on November 5 between Walnut Ridge church and Carthage. Owner may claim by describing the item and paying for this notice. D Miller will be timekeeper.
Charley Devor, superintendent of Connersville Natural Gas Co., returns from Carthage with a new gusher well. It and a second well nearby will be tied into the line by Saturday, aiming to meet local demand. Company expects strong prospects for local consumers.
The Old Diapason singers held a meeting in the assembly room on Thursday. Green Thompson of Glenwood was elected president and A G Reeve secretary as fifty one names were rolled. Veteran singing masters Spurrier and Tribby spoke briefly along with others. Meetings will be annual on the second Sunday in June at Melodeon hall in Rushville.
Sunday crowds watched an American eagle in a cage at John Newsom's, with a live rooster inside and the bird making frantic attempts to escape. Observers debated if it is a golden eagle while Newsom and Miner weigh and observe its size and behavior amid a lively, curious crowd.
Joseph J Coffman of Rushville hosts a banquet at Windsor Hotel for eighteen friends after selling his northeast Rush county stock farm of 180 acres for 20000 dollars. He will not retire from stock dealing and plans to exhibit premier stock at the next St Louis exposition, aiming for top prizes.
Clark's new flooring mill and elevator rise rapidly in Rushville. The three story main building with basement is enclosed, an attached two story elevator room is ready, and a fifty five horsepower gas engine will power operations. A gas well is being drilled by Contractor Mull while Mr. Clark plans a coal yard in connection. The enterprise aims to set a high standard of service in the city.
The report notes Randall Hill resigns from the first team and mentions a football score Richmond H. 8 over Steele High School Dayton Ohio 22. It calls everyone to attend a reception, references Spiceland and Carthage games, and hints of a postponed event next week with Favorite Entertainers slated for November 18 at Columbia Hall.
MARCIA B CHAPPELL named Executrix of the Rush County Indiana estate of John W Chappell deceased by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The administration is intended to be civil with a November 1908 date attached to the filing and appointment of the Executrix.
Indianapolis based World Press Parliament plans a meeting week of May 16 in St Louis during the expo to invite editors from Indiana and other nations. Secretary Culpe urges state editors to attend, promising courtesy. Indiana press day is June 10, with independent Parliament events and royal treatment for journalists.
John W. Chappell born in Chow an Co North Carolina in 1863 was the son of James C. and Mary A. Chappell. He moved to Rush County Indiana and resided near Walnut Ridge most of his life except for a period in Hancock County. He married Marcia Binford on June 26 1891 and they had a son Herbert. He died after a brave struggle, leaving a widow and son and was remembered for his cheerful nature, strong religious faith and sterling integrity.
Chicago piano house Lyon & Trealy announces a clearing sale as their warerooms are remodeled. Hundreds of pianos including Steinway and Rohde styles are offered without reserve. Uprights from 100 to 200 dollars, baby grands from 50 dollars, many models from Miller, Magan & Hamlin, Hazelton, McPhailington Huntington, Vose, Eisther, Weber.
Half the corn crop harvested. Hoge nuisance at school No 16. R E Clark visiting his mother Mrs Mary R Clark. Mrs Phoeba Nelson ill with tonsillitis but improving. J Dwight Holford finishes fifty red contract for Oren Souder. Peter Sleeth with Typhoid symptoms. Dr Tin dall attending. Ida Ludlow guest of Earnest sisters. Holford Co fences with diamond ting. Ed Jones, 16, injures arm badly in accident. Dr Sipe treating. Interurban road talk linking Shelbyville to Knightstown via Orphans Home. Old E K T railroad bed eyed for Morristown Land Down South Carthage line. Prof John R Smal, pianist, fell unconscious home from Morristown. niece helped him home. Dr Sipe assisted.
Farmers Station reports finish shucking corn and pleasant social visits. May Reddick of Center visited the Whittons, Tass Beher and wife visited A N Earnest, and Jas Gunnion returned from Rushville. Lan Hayes sold hogs for Price Murphy, 22 head averaging 256 pounds at seven months.
Walnut Ridge Walter Binford was in EKnightstown on Tuesday. C. H. Parker came to Fountaintown last Sunday. Murray Parker was in Rushville one day last week. E. E. Chappell did business in Rushville Saturday. Oscar Parker attended Arlington Sunday School. Enos Hill has been ill with stomach trouble. Elmer Hunt did business in Indianapolis last Tuesday. Local corn crop is good though men are busy. Frank Morris and wife visited friends in New Castle recently.
A Vickery family reunion was held Sunday November 1 at Absalom Vickery's daughter Mrs J D Gilgour's Broad Ripple home. Relatives enjoyed a large dinner and toured the new White River bridge and Broad Ripple Park. Attendees included Mrs Sarah Tussler and daughter Lillie of El ope plus D L Dawson Broad Ripple Et n McCoy Nora Abs atom Vickery Marion John Vickery and daughters Myrtle Ruth Roy Petersville B F Robertson and daughter Etta Smaley Columbus Henry Lacy Carthage.
Court will begin Monday and reports no marriage permits since November 4. The November term jury list includes James D Clifton Washington township John D Downey Posey township Samuel Griffith Orange township Jas H Davis Jr Anderson township Thos J Addison Posey township Samuel C Stewart Richland township Bruce Johnson Posey township F B Mild Washington township Marcus A Kendall Richland township Perry Davis Genter township Leonidas W Keisling Richland township Orlando Meyere Noble Rushville.
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