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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
3
Miss Grace Perine of Columbia visited Monday with Misses Stella and Dollie Seala. Ada Custer of Columbia stayed Tuesday and Wednesday with Miss Dollie Seal. Wesley Logan of Connerville was in Alpine on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mat Williams of Connersville visits Aunt Rachel Benedict while Mrs. James Cully and daughter Mina Pearl stay with the Cully parents of Bunkerhill. Nellie Garrison of East Connersville visits grandparents J. P. Garrison. Samuel Heizer and wife from Columbia visit W. F. Limpue family. Minses Vonne and Laura Limpue go to Laurel. No Sunday alcohol at this place on December 23. Church at Columbia December 23 at 3 pm replaces 10 am. Christinas entertainment planned for Christmas night with 10 cent admission to aid Sunday school. Pearl Grace and Belle Hood of Columbia attend church here. meeting ends Sunday night.
Local notes report Mrs Berkhiser and Mrs McFarren socializing while John Wentz allegedly wed near Brownsville. Farmers in Little Kentucky cash hogs as trustee L A Kline adds glass to schools. A mail box box issue arises when a ringmaster’s check is signed to a teacher. Republicans recount bets about Indiana governors Kern and Durbin, and a sea sickness joke circulates.
Brownsville reports arrival of Russell Dean Hauss born December 5 1900 at Dr Q R Hauas home in Sellersburg Indiana. Local residents O H Brown Martha Laird Myrtle Swann Marie Mooney Pearl Heim Lillie Laird and Rev J F Young noted with church events revivals and visits. Brownsville Lodge I O O F 360 to perform initiatory work and Christmas wishes end column.
Highest market price paid at Goble's livery barn Central avenue Saturdays of each week. Any dealer or catcher with a hand of furs please see G E Marone Conneraville Ind. 1S dectt p.
We thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness after the death of our wife and mother Jonas A. Hupparpawn Davonrens.
John Frazier and family plan to leave this week for Ohio with Mr Frazee heading to Colorado for health reasons. A sale at John Frazier's drew a good crowd on Friday. Rebecca Dora visited siblings near Rushville last Friday and Saturday. Mr Carr, recent guest of Mr Tuttle, has returned home. M M Anderson travels to Conn ersville to work in a bagging factory. The James Family Swiss bell ringers arrive December 27 for an eight week Fayetteville engagement with nightly performances.
Mrs Theodore Grubb of Mt Zion recovers while Maude Williams improves after illness. Grandmother Reed reached seventy six with neighbors delivering dinner. Sherman Reed recovers from pneumonia. Christmas program planned at Mt Zion on Dec 24. Nulltown Sunday school to meet Dec 23 at two pm then suspend winter sessions. Nora Grubb celebrated her 22nd birthday with a home party Dec 13. J B Rose and family from Miami Indiana visit Fayette county for holidays.
Fairview day and Sunday schools are busy with Christmas programs. The Fairview C W E M met at Mrs. Walter Clifford’s home. Oscar Reese bought Mrs Lizzie Wrights farm. Tom Wright suffered strokes in Falmouth and died at 9 p m Interment at Fairview Tuesday. Mr Wright leaves a wife three children and several grandchildren. Visitors from Butler County stayed with Samuel Smiley and wife. Thieves stole the mill belt from Bland’s Kiondyke saw mill.
Mr and Mrs Grant Traylor moved their household goods to Gings Station last Monday. Miss Amanda Keller will spend the holidays with friends in Connersville and Milton. Otis Carr will return from Marion in time to eat Christmas turkey with home folks. Mrs Bobt Saxon and her daughter Daisy called on Connersville friends last Monday. Mrs J P Thrasher will visit Cincinnati friends next week.
Regular preaching at Mt Zion next Sunday at 10 30 Mrs Theodore Grubb improving Miss Maud Williams ill but will teach after holidays Olive Campbell and children of Harrisburg visited Jim Handley and family Nora Grobb hosted a birthday party with music and games Light refreshments served Her Grabb ill but better Lee Youngys baby Everton scarlet fever improving Jeff Abernath three children with scarlet fever Roll Holmes guest of Jim Sherwood in Franklin county Christian Medekers called to Anderson by death of her brother in law W O Parry Shiera and McIntosh advertise seasonable shirts Three quarters of a hundred cent shirts suggested as Xmas gifts Sam Debaven Trastes of Harricon Township office day Tuesdays at 2029 Virginia Ave M E Sunday School attendance 682 collection 11 52 Katherine Derbyshire sang a solo M E Zion Baptist church social at Heebs Hall was a success plans to buy stained glass windows from gross receipts 80 Muse and general good time noted
Rev Darsia preached on Elijah at the Brook Cherith, noting famine, concealment, and faith. He highlighted Elijah’s obedience, solitude, and trust, praising holy sentiments and offering encouragement to burdened readers. Also includes local travel and shopping notices from the paper.
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