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Columbus Democrat

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1877

Page

3

Richardson in Indianapolis visitor and town red ribbon meeting

Mr G W Richardson of Indianapolis visited town on Monday. A red ribbon meeting was held at the Courthouse on Tuesday night. Mr Saith Jones of this town was taken to the Insane Asylum for treatment on Tuesday.

G. W. Richardson Indianapolis W. M. Wiles Mr. Sharp Galbraith G. W. Cruser Hawcreek Township Columbus Saith Jones Insane Asylum Dan Smith Nick B. B. Jones State

Tragic Scipio Creek Accident Ends in Rescue and Search

Early morning mishap near Clifty Creek sends Er nest Schmoe and wife with granddaughter into a swift drift. Mrs Schmoe and the child’s bodies are recovered. the husband survives, the horse and wagon found ashore, and both Indianapolis and Scipio relatives are notified. A local doctor refutes drunkenness as cause. A separate Flat Rock bridge incident injures E W Rogers, leading to leg amputation and ongoing recovery. A Fourth of July reunion and soldiers’ gathering are planned. Prof. W N Lake continues a 500 mile walk amid interest and support from Columbus and nearby towns.

Ernest Schmoe Charles Mary Reinking East Georgia Street Indianapolis Scipio Clifty Creek Belsmo Officrée Philip Erhart Schmoe John Hamilton Jennings County M. E. Bland Flatrock Bridge E. W. Rogers Loogootee Martin County Henry Mounts Wright W. N. Lake Lake Warner Columbus Mr. Lake

Obituary of Mrs Frances Lawhead Pioneer Kentucky Born

Mrs Frances Lawhead wife of William Lawhead died at home on Wednesday of a complication of diseases. Born in Bourbon county Kentucky in 1821 she married in Jefferson county in 1841 and moved to this county in 1852. A devout Methodist since 1856 she was deeply loved by her family and respected by all. She leaves a husband and three grown children. Her remains were interred in the city cemetery yesterday amid a large crowd of friends.

Frances Lawhead Wm. Lawhead Evans Bourbon County Jefferson County Lawhead M. E. Church

1877 Jeffersonville Commencement Featured by Valedictory

Miss Emma Wallace a cousin of Prof. J M Wallace was chosen as valedictorian and delivered the best essay of the commencement. The address praised the class journey and the emigration metaphor. The Presbyterian churchsociety bought a new bell from Henry McShane Co Baltimore weighing 1282 pounds plus fixtures. The old bell weighed about 500 pounds.

Jeffersonville J. M. Wallace Emma ¥. Wallace Mixa Wallace Wallace Presbyterian Church Society Henry McShane & Co Baltimore, Md

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