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Columbus Democrat

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1877

Page

2

Fights Reported in New Bern Saturday Night

Several fights occurred in New Bern on Saturday with multiple bloody Moses visible among the ten counties. Officials say no one was seriously hurt.

Newbern

Barnabas Darrick Fails Bartholomew Exams in Funny Quickshot

A country youth Barnabas Allen Darrick visits the Bartholomew County teacher examiner to prove his literacy and arithmetic. He boasts he can "lay it over" any man, but falters at questions about Boston Indianapolis and the U. S. capital. He leaves vowing to improve while mailing a postal card to the examiner.

Old Barthy Barnabas Allen Darrick Barthy Barnabas Jupiter Skhool Bartholomew County Denver Colorado

Eight year old nearly burned by blasting powder mishap

A Jackson street child nearly burned to death when he emptied a quarter pound of blasting powder from a found package into a pile and touched it with a flame. The blast singed his face and body though the eyes were saved, and the incident serves as a warning against keeping gunpowder at home.

Jno. Hollis Jackson Street Walnut Street Thomas

Clay Grange called meeting for Saturday night Aug 11

Clay Township News notes a Clay Grange meeting set for Saturday night Aug 11 with important business on hand. Several threshers from T News threshing disrupted by a delayed supper. Clifty Chapel Sunday School plans to join Brush Creek Union Sunday School. Threshing wheat remains the main draw with yields reported high. Washington May reports 35 bushels per acre on one field and 25 bushels per acre average across about 35 acres.

Clay Township Clay Grange T. News Clifty Chapel Brush Creek Union Washington May Western Plains Albert Crane Colorado George Grant Victoria Kansas Pacific

Sunday School Picnic and Grange Meeting at Hawpatch

The Democrat reports a Sunday School picnic under Burnett schoolhouse directions on the Columbus and Burnsville road six miles east of Columbus with speakers including Mrs. James Newsom, a Quaker preacher, and a brass band. Hawpatch Grange No.80 holds August 15 meetings to plan two Grange Fairs, urging wheat samples and full attendance. A separate notice invites Grangers and others to a grove basket picnic August 16 with regalia and banners.

Democrat Burnett School House Columbus and Burnsville Road Columbus James Newsom Hawpatch Grange No Grangern Hawpatch Grange Hall Brother Dunn

Destructive clash with U S troops on Stuthed plains

Cuiiaco August 8 official word confirms a severe engagement with Indians in Texas. Two officers and 26 enlisted men were killed, the remaining force reached Fort Condor with five privates and 40 horses. The unit endured 86 hours without water amid terrible conditions. Details await fuller dispatches in coming days.

Cuiiaco United States Texas Fort Condor

Bride’s Satin Slipper Sells For 150 At Elk Ball

A Brooklyn Elk Association wedding ended with a playful auction of the bride’s satin slipper. Bidding started at 70 and rose to 125 with guests competing until a winner paid 150. The groom and bride watched amused as the event sparked laughter and curiosity about the slipper’s value.

Elk Association Brooklyn E. D Humboldt Street

Oldest editor quarrel and quirky vignettes from the era

A satirical column mocks editors in Columbus and the Ledger-Standard, notes on a local “oldest editor” dispute, and praises Brown and the Democrat. It then riffs on mosquitoes with a lamp and bucket, beauty and bustles, flirtatious sidewalk crowds, a New Jersey man who shot at a cat and wounded his wife, a wife’s trust in her husband, a new English country-house trend on barges, and youth railroad directors. A Cincinnati block joke closes with a quip about a new lodger on the fifth floor.

Columbus Saxony Messrs. Daimbert Sargeant & Co Messrs. Daimbert & Sargeant Rep. Winans Messrs Daimbert & Sargeant N. A. Ledger-Standard John D. Lyle George E. Finney Columbus Democrat Mr. Brown Democrat Neeld New Jersey Cincinnati Josh

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