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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1922
Page
1
Harrison Post no 123 American Legion to meet at Post Headquarters Friday night August 18 at 730. Important business will be discussed and delegates to the state convention in Terre Haute in September will be elected.
Jerry Smith sells twelve or fifteen tons timothy hay eight tons baled straw and a half interest in thirty acres of growing corn at a sale three miles east of Corydon on the Corydon and New Albany pike Thursday August 24. Sale starts at 9 00 A M twelve months credit six percent discount for cash over five dollars lunch served noon Essa Richard auctioneer
A public exchange between D A Jordan of Corydon and S J Elshy of New Albany outlines a proposed six percent voluntary charge by depositors to settle the Corydon National Bank affairs. Elshy offers to take over assets and liabilities and pay 94 percent of deposits, with 20 percent of that 94 percent disbursed next month and 5 percent monthly thereafter, contingent on Treasury approval and a bond. The comptroller has approved this settlement mode, and readers are urged to decide promptly for the community’s best interests. Also reported is Virgil McCoy, 14, who lost part of his foot in a train accident at Corydon Junction, subsequently hospitalized at St Edward’s in New Albany.
Mr Hoyt Carver son of Mr and Mrs F Carver of New Albany visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Theo Foster of Mauckport installed a radio Monday night. They heard music from Louisville Atlanta Ga Detroit Mich and a Virginia location and Mrs Foster praised the clear reception. He will stay a week for more concerts.
Robert Lemmon was seriously hurt last Monday when his automobile crashed into a telephone pole on the hill south of the fair ground. He was taken to Dr. W. E. Amy then to Dr. Felix Hazelwood for eye injury evaluation and later to St. Edward's Hospital for an operation. The eye damage may require removal, and internal injuries are suspected. Red Lemmon, as he was known, has prior World War II service injuries from a leg wound in France.
All day basket meeting at Perseverance Chapel five miles from Corydon on the Mauckport pike Sunday August 27 to promote Sunday School and church work. Expect home coming with good preaching and music. Bring your basket and stay all day. Rev. Benj A Eisman pastor New Middletown Ind.
Aged widow Mrs Lucinda Rose of Heth township died at her daughter Mrs Lee Conrad’s home Friday August 11 from dropsy at age 78 after three weeks illness. Funeral conducted by Rev C H Youngblood August 18 at Mt Zion, burial in Mt Zion cemetery. Survived by brother Henry Beanblossom Mt Carmel II, two sons William and Quilla Mt Carmel UL, three daughters Mrs Minnie Owen Mrs Lee Conrad of Central area and Mrs Dick Stepro of Indianapolis, plus many relatives.
James H. Edmonson of Orlando Oklahoma visits Ramsey area with relatives Mrs Mary E Deaton and daughter Mrs Wood Peters of Crab Orchard Kentucky. He left in 1891 has not returned until now. he is past eighty, in good health and active.
Word arrives that Mrs. Julia Pfrimmer Davis of Oskaloosa Iowa died July 2 after a lingering illness in her seventy ninth year. She was born near Corydon daughter of Eli J G Pfrimmer and left this county after marriage. Survived by husband Dennis Davis and four sons Harvey Eli Dennis and Charles one sister Mrs Jacob V Deutsch and one brother George W Pfrimmer. She came from a pioneer leading family of the county.
The Laconia M E S S hosted the annual Old Goshen celebration in the grove near the church on August 12 with a full program of devotions, songs, and speakers. Dr Frank Melton hired Lloyd's Orchestra of Louisville to provide music, and attendance was the largest in years.
South Boone items report visitors and social events in Laconia and nearby areas including birthdays and family visits. The note lists several residents visiting relatives and students returning from Danville for the weekend. A cattle listing promotes 49 Short Horn beef cattle at Corydon sold through Brown's Cash Meat Market run by Joe W. Brown.
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