Winning Lane Shifts as Connersville Slips in Final Inning
Errors unravel Connersville as Carter misses a report and rains halts play. The late rally seals a blown lead, ending the game in disarray.
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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
5
Errors unravel Connersville as Carter misses a report and rains halts play. The late rally seals a blown lead, ending the game in disarray.
Connersville baseball team lost to Cambridge eight to naught after seven runs in the seventh inning. Carter missing, Repegy at short, Bevker on second. Diehl struggled as Cambridge seized control, aided by a muffed play at the plate and a late rain stoppage.
The funeral for A. R. Sammarino was held at St. Gabriels Church at nine this morning with relatives and many friends in attendance. Attendees from distant places included V. Sammarino and daughter Miss Rachline, Mrs. A. Mancini and Tony Mancini of Evansville, J. Cook and wife of Richmond, and R. Romanello of Cleveland. Pallbearers were Harry Seffrin, George Diehlman, Michael Geise, Frank Quinn, and Philip Braun, with Rev. T. S. Mesker officiating. Interment followed at the city cemetery.
John T. Mattingly of the Orange neighborhood died Monday evening at his home after a sudden illness. A Bracken County, Kentucky native, he was about sixty and survived by his widow and four children. The funeral occurred this afternoon at his home with burial in the nearby cemetery.
Claude Trusler was elected county school superintendent unopposed by all nine trustees after being nominated by Charles R. Thomas. He hosted a dinner at the Palace Hotel. The Board announced the school year schedule with a September start, Thanksgiving holiday, Christmas break, and a January 2, 1912 reopen.
County Attorney Raymond Springer issues an opinion ruling the Board of County Commissioners cannot legally buy real estate for hitch racks and that no appropriation will be sought. The opinion outlines that purchasing land is within limited authority and would require proper accounting if undertaken.
A. P. Walker conducted a well attended Jersey cattle sale west of town. The I. & C. traction ran special cars for buyers. Daisy Royal Oak and Financial King’s Lucy fetched high prices while Mauser’s Penithorpe and Penithorpe’s Raleigh led in the afternoon bids, with final totals reaching over 1 150 dollars.
A rural mail carrier extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for neuralgia pain after a cold. He claims the pills relieve his suffering when other medicines failed and urges others to try them. The ad promises money back if the first package fails and cites Dr Miles Medical Co. of Indianapolis.
Russell Potter Kerr a Fayette County farmer aged about 85 died at his home a mile south of Yankeetown after weeks of illness. He was a lifelong resident born near Hawkins, married Elizabeth Campbell then Harriet Ludlow, leaving a son Russell and a daughter in Indiana. Funeral held at Lick Creek church with Rev. J. T. Scull officiating.
The May Festival Association plans a high merit entertainment at the Free Fair to liquidate debt and boost attendance. A committee of boosters and local talent will organize daily shows with top acts and heavy promotion. The News will provide updates as work progresses and the Big Show nears.
Residents of Connersville Nulltown and surrounding areas are noted visiting, hosting, or reporting business in Teviston Harrisburg and Hawkins. The County Board of Review began a thirty day session while the Commissioners awarded a Williams Creek concrete bridge contract for 2277 and granted two liquor licenses to Ed Michaels and Fred Kuhlman.
Michael McManus died last night at his home on Vermont Avenue in Springfield after months of ill health. He was a stone mason by trade and a longtime resident of the city, born in Ireland. He leaves a widow and four children John James Rose and Margaret McManus, plus a son from a previous marriage no longer living in the area. Remains will be buried in Springfield, Ohio, with funeral details undisclosed.
After approving the sale of Margaret Shields estate realty, Commissioner Heeb delayed distribution and sought court permission to loan the over forty thousand dollars from the purchase money. Attorneys advised against quick heir payments until the Henry Maurer suit is resolved, so the funds will earn interest on short time until further orders. A possible compromise in Maurer’s suit has been rumored but not confirmed.
Meredith Davis, about forty seven, native of this county and husband of Margaret Grant, was struck and killed by lightning on his Hancock county farm this morning. He leaves a widow and seven children, plus a brother Quincy Davis and other relatives. W T Murray and family travel to Fortville for the funeral plans. Funeral arrangements not yet learned.
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