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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
8
The time table lists going north and going south trains at 11 32 a m and 4 31 p m with corrections dated July 4 1897. The schedule reflects a small city rail line timetable showing two daily departures in each direction.
Notices list weekly and midweek church events including Sabbath preaching at 11:00 a m prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m and Sunday school at 9 45 a m Christian Endeavor 6 00 p m Junior Endeavor 3 00 p m singing practice Friday 7 30 p m teachers meeting Wednesday 7 00 p m and a monthly meeting the first Thursday after the first Saturday at 10 00 a m.
New Castle shows strong activity with a sugar beet plant boosting industry and local jobs. Other notes include fashionable hats at Mattie Bentley's, deaths in Atlanta and Lebanon, rising orders at Elwood glass, and a busy mix of local notices from Kokomo to Greenfield.
Arthur Braden plans a barn addition. Mrs Belle Siler returns to Martinsville. Frank Whitton and Alonzo Dairyuille visited Spiceland Saturday. Miss Pearl Reddick was on Lewis Reddick's Saturday evening. R. 8. Whitton and Jesse went to Jefferson county on a trip. Clarence Henry and Johnny visited their cousin Frank Whitton Sunday.
The report mentions visits by Uncle Matt Plank to M. D. Plank's, J. B. Tribby and Willard Miner at Rushville, James Johnson and wife at Knightstown, John Kizer of Carthage noted as John Sohn visiting, with Sohn in poor health. Henry Drysdale improves his dwelling with a kitchen dining room and a veranda addition.
A. R. McIlvaine improves his tele room. Thomas Macke and wife visited B. F. Callahan and wife with Charles Daily of Grant county. Miss Martilla Cox preached a powerful sermon Sunday. Rev. Lewis concluded his Dunreith appointment. James Denist and wife visited Thomas Hooker. Frank Watson and Carrie Johnston called on Dublin Sunday evening. T. E. Ball was summoned to Acton by the death of a nephew.
The management outlines the purpose of the School Lecture Course in Carthage. It rejects profit as the motive and emphasizes edification through Dr. John's lecture and future entertainments. Plans include three events a concert and a high quality humorous lecture, with higher admission to sustain top talent and raise intellectual taste and moral enjoyment.
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