29 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1891
Page
1
A discussion on summer flannel explains its insulating properties and comfort. Local notes report Blue River park near Morristown as a nuisance, Sunday phonies in Morristown, and a Fourth of July business closure push in Connersville. Shelbyville reports a poisoning police incident and a divorce suit by Dan Robinson against Mary A Robinson, with mention of Edward Stevens as a possible witness.
Saturday reports describe Editor Biddle engaging with L Everett in a drug store in Anderson. The clash ended with Everton defending himself and Biddle being knocked to the counter. Mrs Everton denies involvement though witnesses recall her as part of the scene. Edward King corroborates her account.
Nelson Lewis and Nancy Lewis renew their vows at the bride's residence on Central avenue, officiated by Rev. R. Roberts. The couple first wed about thirty years ago. after a wartime service and separation, Lewis left for Kansas and obtained a divorce. Nancy raised their two children to adulthood. They reconciled recently and remarried, with congratulations from The News.
William B Griffith long time resident born in Scott county Kentucky died at his North Central avenue home Saturday night in his 70s. A Masonic funeral was held at 3 p.m. with Rev T H Hench officiating.
Early this morning at about two o clock Elmer Moffitt’s barn near Longwood was struck by lightning and fully burned. Ten tons of clover hay a two horse wagon a windmill and several sets of harnesses were lost. The total loss is placed around 1000 with 300 insured for the barn.
New officers will be installed by Otonkah Tribe No Of IT O BR M at their next Monday meeting. Sachem U Bullard Morria Wenger Chas Lewis C of BR M K Moffett K of W R G Wait. SChief degree to C V Snider. Osceola Tribe Richmond raised eighty brothers to Hunters Council at last council fire. Otonkah Association No 94 P H A elected officers at hayloft last Monday evening C EL W N Young AC H FD White Boss Driver W L Sparka Horn Blower Harry Lille Collector of Straws Keeper of Bundles M K Moffett.
June 29 1891 list of names for advertised letters includes Miss Alice Brattain Emery Colman James Fragson Mrs D W Hamilton Miss Minnie Hulton Chas W King Chancy Lyons E D Mills Lee Williams Isaac Moritz Burt Pierson W R Straight John Schmeider Stella Scott James Scully F Thomas Weiss Braith class J A Snyder and others requiring notice to claim letters at Connersville Indiana post office.
Nervous women, often healthy in appearance, suffer heart weakness and related symptoms. The ad promotes Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure and Restorative Nervine as remedies, claims free treatise on heart and nervous diseases, and notes guaranteed sale by druggists and 8. Robinson.
Bert Ludwick still exploring the White Water. Charlie Lille of Brookville visited Sunday. Meuit Dehaven in town last evening. M. Muzzy family spent Sunday at Milton. Sylvester Zull attracted attention in town. Miss Anna Gartlein yesterday visited the city. Jim Litle came from Hamilton Saturday night to visit old friends. C. O. Eacs is quite ill while writing. 8. D. Walker and family were guests of John Lewis and wife yesterday. Work to begin on two new houses this week. Two more weddings planned at the tapia.
Mites Nerve and Liver Pills regulate liver stomach and bowels through nerves. A new discovery by Dr Milea. Pills speedily cure biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles constipation. Unequaled for men women children. Small, mild, sure. Fifty cents and twenty five cents. Samples free at all druggists. Stanley Spencer is home from Chillicothe Ohio on a ten days vacation.
William Hellmen Jr of Evansville paid a brief visit to Ovenereville relatives. Mrs Heili wap and children have stayed several days. The family departed by morning train to endure the summer heat at Wakesha. A last year's wake Warwick So.
Rail tour list includes St Joseph Petoskey Mackinac Island Minnetonka Spirit Lake Devil's Lake Yellowstone National Park plus fashionable Atlantic coast watering places and seaside resorts. Ex-
London outlined royal welcome arrangements for the German emperor and empress. They arrive aboard the Hohenzollern on July 4 and stay at Windsor with the royal family attending major events, including a royal wedding, garden party, and lavish opera spectacle at Covent Garden. The program features royal attendance, state dinners, and a grand palace display with flowers, boxes at the Royal Italian Opera, and a ceremonial Friday military display.
Captain Eyre Massey Shaw resigns as chief of the Metropolitan fire brigade after thirty years service. Born in 1830 in County Cork Ireland he previously led the Belfast constabulary and succeeded Bradwood after the Tooley Street fire death. A Rome dispatch notes Vice Admiral Saint Bon pressing discipline and naval reform.
In St Peterspura on June 20, reports warn harvest prospects worsen and fear famine looms. Authorities consider prohibiting corn exports to curb shortages and stabilize prices.
June report from Hoxsroox A T notes Colonel Corbin leading two troops of the Tenth Cavalry to Kearn's Canon to confront hundred hostiles in the Oribi village. He plans to arrest ring leaders and medicine men and remove them from the tribe. Separate Currier incident describes a village clash with a policeman, sparking violence after a mic supper.
A general one fare round trip will apply on the C H D lines for Fourth of July travel. Tickets go on sale July 3 and 4 and are valid returning July 4 46 and 6 inclusive. Rates extend to 200 miles from starting points on multiple lines including Louisville New Albany Chicago Baltimore Ohio Erie Flint Pere Marquette Lake Shore Michigan Southern Michigan Central with Toledo Detroit at one and a half cents per mile. Additional routes include Lake Erie Western New York Chicago St. Louis Newport News Mississippi Valley Ohio Mississippi Ohio North Western Toledo Ann Arbor Northern Michigan Van DLL a line Wheeling Lake Erie Louisville Nashville Queen Crescent at one third extra.
The C H D Bulletin lists June and July excursion fares including one fare round trips for Independence Day travel. Tickets are valid for July 3 and 4 with returns limited to July 4 5 and 6 and July 3 purchases not valid for return until July 6. Also notes Indianapolis events with round trip 1 75 and July travel, plus reduced tourist tickets to Colorado Springs Denver Manitou Quebec and Trinidad from June 2 onward. Toronto convention fare includes a $2 membership fee with round trip and select travel dates July 8–15.
Ed Harmon has returned to his home in Indiansapolis to tend to a disabled limb, seeking rest and recovery after injury.
J M Robinson of Connersville Indiana testifies after two years of rheumatism indigestion sore throat and systemic breakdown that a thirty day course of Dactus Blood Cure cured him and left him with renewed ambition He recommends the remedy to others and notes local seller S H Rubinson in Connersville Indianaaris.
A brief note mentions Jho Like visiting Hamilton for a week and keeping watch on the C H D bulletin. It notes C H D selling round trip tickets at one fare Sunday and hints at a cough remedy being available at Con.
The Big Four offers round trip fare 3.35 to Batesville for commencement at Oldenburg with June 0 and July 1 2 departures and July 4 return. New picnic grove two miles south of Brookville features buildings, grounds, boating and mineral springs. Sunday school parties welcomed. Call George Tobias for details. Also tourist tickets to Great Lakes at low rates with city directories for Connorsville area.
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