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Connersville Times (Newspaper) - January 5, 1910, Connersville, Indiana Spinal meningitis following an attack of pneumonia proved fatal was 111 but a week father and Oliree Broth ers reside Here. Tuesday s evening news. At Twenty minutes after six o clock last night. Jay Frances passed away. He had lived in this City Only seventeen years yet in that time he had endeared himself to thousands and when the heartbreaking news of his death went abroad it struck deep notes of sorrow wherever it was heard. On the streets and in Public places and in Homes there was a feeling of bitter loss. Jay was the son of or. And mrs. William r. Frances. He was born in Wabash Indiana november 12, 1886. When he was Only six years old his parents moved to i ouers Ville. Here he grew up and Here he has spent the rest of his life. The Mother passed away in March twelve years ago. The father four Brothers Roy Guy and deck Frances of this City and Lee Frances of Richmond and one sister miss Blanche now living in Oklahoma City Are the immediate relatives he leaves. One week ago last night his 11-Ness began. He left the Green Brothers store where he had been employed for the last three years in the evening and went to the Home of his brother. Roy on third Street. During the night his condition grew serious and in the u. Ring a physician was called. The disease was pneumonia. Some Mystic pro figuration of the end seemed to come to Jay for he told his brother that morning that he never would get a Wen. By careful treatment and nursing however he seemed to improve decidedly and wednesday morning All his friends were hopeful. The next two Days he Hung in the balance but on Friday he was worse. Saturday morning symptoms of some spinal trouble probably spinal meningitis appeared. From that time on every hour brought changes for the worse in his condition. His sister was sent for but did not receive the first dispatch. The second dispatch which was sent her yesterday stated that he was Low. Last night another Telegram was sent her saying that be was dead. Miss Frances is so prostrated by the news that she will not undertake to come. Lee the brother in Richmond will also be unable to attend the funeral. It is a measure of Consolation to the Many who Are saddened by the ending of his life to know that it was peaceful. All his pain had mercifully subsided. He Lay As if he had fallen into a quiet sleep and his face took on a look of utter calmness. Moment by moment his breathing grew slower and the group who watched above him saw the coming of the end. At last the time arrived. There was no struggle and no look of suffering. The final breath was drawn without a tremor and without a sigh. And thus passed out a life which in its Brief Span had shed More goodness and More kindness More cheer and More Sweet Sunshine in the world and which meantime had reaped More genuine enjoyment for itself than Many that have seen the Summers of four score years. About Tuffe years ago Jay became employed at the Green Brothers drug store. For four years before he had been employed at the Schoen Holtz bakery. He was scrupulously honest attentive to business Active and intelligent but first of All he had a disposition that was a gift from god. He is dead but the recollection of that engaging personality and the cheer it has caused and the hearts it has warmed and the Good it has done Are things which even death cannot destroy. The funeral will be held at the first m. E. Church thursday afternoon at two o clock. Rev. W. P. Smith will boys had fortunate escape from through roof was lid of the tank and hot water was thro a on boys but heavy Winter clothing prevented scalding. Monday s daily. Russell Newhouse and two other boys were working with the discarded gasoline tank from an automobile in the woodshed at the new House Home last evening when the tank exploded. It was filled with water it is understood and was enclosed in such a Way that the steam could not escape. The explosion occurred when the three boys were standing around the vessel but by exceeding Good Fortune none of them was injured. The top of the tank went crashing through the roof of the Shea and the boiling water splashed Over the boys but they were dressed in their Winter clothing and escaped scalding. The loud report caused alarm All Over the neighbourhood on West fifth Street. The boys who so fortunately escaped injury Are being congratulated on the fact notice whatever to be Given to examination. Ninety s being drilled for Field duty win probably Start out Over state some time next week. Indianapolis Jan. 4.�?Over ninety Field examiners met yesterday in the chamber of the House of representatives to receive instructions from state examiner w. A. Dehority. The afternoon was spent in a discussion of the Law in its relation to the duties of the Field examiner. The school of instruction As the state examiner has named it will continue in session today. The Point of the Law most discussed was with regard to notice. The statute is very explicit on this Point stating specifically that no notice of any kind is to be Given the official to be examined. The comings and goings of the Field examiners Are to take place in the greatest secrecy possible. The officer is to have no earlier notice than the appearance of two examiners at his front door. The question came up that in event the officer to be examined happened to be out when the examiners called whether the fact of the Call would not give notice. The state examiner expressed it As his opinion that it would not unless the Field examiners stated their business and he saw no necessity for this. The chief duty of the Field examiners it appears will be to know everything and Tell nothing. It will probably be the first of the coming week or later before any of the examiners Are assigned to Board re elected. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Central state Bank this afternoon All of the old directors were re elected. Times the times will be sent out to All subscribers this week and next while the mailing list is being corrected and the proper credits made on the labels attached to each paper. There have been so Many payments that the list could not be corrected in time for this week s Issue. And so those who have neglected to pay will have an additional few Days in which t6 Send their remittance. Don t delay if you want the times to continue a regular weekly visitor at your Home. Send the Money to Day. Times news co. Connersville severe Case of Poison James Pattee the victim now removed. Permitted Little Niece to Pinch it out of his forehead swelling soon followed until his eyes were closed Peculiar Case. James Pattee is recovering from a most Peculiar though severe Case of blood poisoning and is Able to explain Why so. Much pain and trouble resulted from an apparently slight cause. On Christmas Day or. Pattee was a guest of relatives in East Conners Ville. A Little Niece who was in his Lap espied what is called a quot Blackhead quot the nest of one of those Small insects which sometimes infest the human skin. The child asked him if she might remove it and her Uncle consented. She worked busily with her Pudgy Little fingers and soon triumphantly exhibited her quot Blackhead quot capture. Soon afterwards the place on his forehead where tie insect had been removed began to swell. In a few hours there was a Large Lump on his forehead. A continued to grow More painful and he finally had to quit work. By sunday last his face had became so swollen that his eyes were closed. He then called a physician who managed to reduce the swelling and soon or. Pattee s face will be As Well As Ever. The mysterious is what it was that caused the inflammation. The child was clean and in her Holiday attire so it seems that nothing contaminating could have come from her hands. It was possibly one of those or. Hurty germs that Are forever making trouble that May have blown into the slight wound caused by the removal of the quot Blackhead quot at the wrong moment. However All is Well that ends Well and or. Pattee will soon be As sound As Ever. Nineteen sheep killed by Overta Nln of a a or at Griffins station. Nineteen sheep were killed in the wreck of a Stock car in freight train no. 90, at Griffins station last night. The train was switching and in doing so the car which was a double decked Structure was upset by the hogs and sheep which occupied it \ All Rushing to one Side of it As it j backed swiftly around a curve. None of the hogs were injured. Ulii qua shows die Cainin local Post office Over last year.decemberalone$600 unprecedented chips Mas Liu Niess and Post Caid stamp Purl Isoac counts in part for this highly creditable showing. The local Post Ofhie business for the Quarter ending december 31, 1909, is a Good Index to the growth of local business for the betterment in business was especially Manifest during the closing months of the year just ended. For the Quarter ending december 31, 190s the Post office receipts fooled up 15,613.41. For the same p or Iod last year the receipts were $6,66.5.93 showing a gain of one thousand fifty two dollars and fifty two cents. For the months of october and november the gain was somewhat above $200 for each month though these Are the months when Many lines of business cease their activity until warm weather comes again. The big gain came in december when Uncle Sam received from his people in Fayette county fully $600 More than he received from them during the preceding december. Much of this gain of Cours. Is due to the unprecedented Christmas business which in itself is the Best kind of a Prosperity indicator. Then there were the one cent Stamps that everybody s wife or Mother or sister bought to put on Post cards to Send through the mails. This item of itself swelled the Post office re enu a appreciably while nobody paid Cut hardly enough to mention. Mrs. Wetherald willed a her property to her daughter mrs. Martin. The will of mrs. Mahala wether Ald was filed for probate to Day. The instrument which is rather Brief provides that All the just debts of the testator be paid and that All the residue of the estate the real estate in fee simple shall become the property of mrs. Wetherald s daughter mrs. Ida m. F. Martin. The bequest is made with certain restrict ion. All aced citizen a Fly nth auditor in makes is Samuel Green called at 3 15 o clock to Day. Of receipts and disbursements for year. Victim of Lagrippe total Cash on hand and also heart trouble Man about double the amount of the of Strong intellectual Powei so was the father of Green Bros and of mrs. Gray. Samuel Green the aged father of l. E. And Daniel r. Green and of mrs Finly h. Gray passed away quietly at the Home of his son in Law at about a Quarter past three o clock this afternoon. His age was about seventy nine years. He has been suffering from la Grippe of late and also had suffered with weakness of the heart. His condition had been serious for several Days yet his death was rather unexpected As it was believed he was improving. The deceased was a Man of remarkable intellectual Power of a rarely companionable disposition. He was born at the old Green Homestead South West of Nulltown the two sons the daughter Ani one brother William Green of Irving ton and one sister living in Illinois survive him. The lateness of the hour at which i the sad news of his death was re Ceiva at the news Oitice prevents a Fuller account of his useful life or a More comprehensive tribute to his personality. Total county debt Many interesting items jury expense for year was very Castle cite inherits a Deb May put it beyond two per cent. school Bonds issued away Buck in 1805 still hanging Over it Amo int is $30,000�?total tax bles about $20,000 Sciort. Newcastle ind., Jan. 2.�?mayor Forkner and the new City Council at the outset of taking up the business affairs of the City of Newcastle find themselves facing a vexing financial problem which is puzzling lawyers and financiers to solve. A the solution will Settle whether Newcastle is beyond the Legal bonded debt limit As provided by Law. In 1895 a school building was erected and Bonds to the amount of $30,000 were issued to pay for it. These Bonds were issued by the town Board and not by the school Board. In the time before a City charter was voted these Bonds were regarded As a school debt and not a town debt. It now seems that they Are the latter and the mayor and new Council have inherited the Burden. The bonded debt limit of any City under the statutes is 2 per cent of its assessed valuation. The valuation of Newcastle property is a Little More than 4,-006,000, so that the debt limit would be about 80,000. If the $30,000 Bonds Are City Bonds then the bonded debt of the City is More than $100,000 and beyond the limit prescribed by Law. If the $30,-000 Bonds Are school Bonds then the City is on the Safe Side financially and is within the Legal on walk. Some school girls were probably the first to discover a lot of new tacks sown on the walk across the fill especially near the River Bridge. Auditor j. L. Kennedy has completed his report for the year ending Friday last and it shows the county in a healthy financial condition despite the fact that there have been Many heavy items of expense the past year that there was no liquor Revenue and that the collections had been on a lower basis by 5 cents on the Hundred dollars last year than the year before. There is a marked saving also in some instances. The Asylum Cost this year is $287.60 less than last and the outside poor expense Bill shows a saving this year Over last of nearly $500. The county was hit hard this year with jury fees the total Cost being $2,314.60 or More than three times what it was last year the amount then being $789.00. Court costs Are also larger by $174.19 than they were last year. There is also an item of quot fees and mileage quot $429.72 that does not appear in last year s report at All. The total receipts and balances for the past year were $253,905.47, while the total disbursements were $229,920.06, leaving a balance on hand of $24,185.41. The total debt of the county is $12,500, consisting of a Bond to the congressional township principal fund of $9,120.00 and one to the permanent endowment fund of $3,-380.00. As is known the county would save nothing in interest if this debt were out of the Way As in any event the county must pay interest on school funds where Money is not loaned. But doubtless the county will soon be Able to wipe off the slate the last Vestage of debt though this year s taxpayers will profit by an additional Cut made in the rate last c. Cre Neof Connersville commission company closes doors. Has gone into voluntary Pianki up Cyl assets and liability not known. Henry c. Greene proprietor of a fruit store operating under the name of the Connersville commission company closed his doors today and has gone into voluntary bankruptcy. The action is a general Surprise As he appeared to a doing an excellent business. His Stock was always attractive and his patronage was in doubly Large. The shutting Down of the business is a matter of much regret and it is hoped that it will be Only temporary. No statement of assets and liabilities could be gained her suspicious. The other Day Down at bag Harbor says an Exchange Robert Ede son was walking Down the Street when he was stopped by a Little girl who said quot Are you an honest Man quot the query startled or. Ede son for a moment and hesitatingly he replied quot yes i think again she asked quot Are you perfectly sure you re an honest Man quot to which or. Edeson answered quot yes i am sure i quot Well then said the child quot you can hold my doll while i tie my or. Edeson is responsible for this Story and vouches for its truth. / a i a. Oil. It. Quot jts

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