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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
5
The Corydon Democrat advertises Christmas sale items from Fried & Shuck and Brown's Bakery, notes new residents and business moves, and lists local trades, school vacations, and public notices. It highlights farm needs, printing services, and community events with multiple townspeople and firms named.
Miss Delia Bryant remains on the sick list and Ben Flanigan shows no improvement. Edward Bert visited Edward Bryant Sunday. Andrew and Mary Kessinger visited Pishtown. Mrs Mary Kessinger suffers cancer on the face. Mrs Mary Saffer is in poor health with little hope of recovery. Edward Best, once very ill, is able to be out. Kentucky's Leslie Boulin visits sister Sarah Kron. Lewis and Mary Kessinger visit her parents, John and Joln Lemme. Ora Wiseman and family visit Bunley parents. John Stuart and Mat Lefler families visit Peter Stuart's.
Mr and Mrs David Hurn visited Chas Dome on Sunday. Miss Emma Dome made a business trip to the city. Mrs F M Crandall spent several days visiting and attending meetings. Sunday School prepares for an area entertainment as teachers visited the local school. Mrs Mittis Deweese of Campbellsville spent time here. her purse was lost or stolen en route with ten cents found in Louisville. An Odd Fellows and Rebekah supper drew many members and families with Bonwasser giving a talk and Deweese and Stevens delivering declamations. Ham sandwiches coffee ice cream cake and bananas were served.
W W Clark visited Louisville last week. Will Cooper of New Albany visited his parents. Seth Ford traveled to West Point on business. Mrs Luther Ross visited aunt Martha Glaze. W N Williams and son Golden from Louisville visited relatives here. Mrs Martha Glaze and son Alvin went to Corydon on business. Mr and Mrs Grant Ford returned from Louisville after a week. Mrs Ellen Stewart visited daughter Mrs O Cunningham of Elizabeth. Emma and Clara Stewart stayed with sister Mrs C Fink of Elizabeth. George W Windell, Corydon elder, sprained arm after a fall last Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs Frank Pankey and Mr and Mrs Ed Wolf of Corydon attended little Audra Morgan’s funeral. John O Read of Heth township sold a team of mules to Philip Lhead of Webster township for 325 dollars. Jos B H Latch of Princeton sought life insurance business in Corydon. John H Kannapel of New Middletown visited Corydon on business. J J Bullitt & son advertised air rifles velocipedes and carpet sweepers for Christmas. Walter McGrain spent Thursday at Koon Kliff Kamp near English Crawford county. Trustee W S Russell of Moylor township paid a business visit to the office Friday. H W McKim of Heth township renewed his Democrat subscription. Chas Close of Scottsburg visited Corydon on business. Fried and Shuck baked seven bread varieties.
A December Tuesday evening program featured Mrs Jeannette Jewell Kellogg from Buffalo as the headliner with selections praised as top tier by the Corydon audience. Local youths and residents contributed songs and feats, including German numbers by Elizabeth Dannenfelser and George Dannenfelser, piano by Nettie Britfet, solos by Mrs Geo W Applegate Jr, and a playful duet by Wm Irvine and Kean Irwin. the event closed with high spirits and a call for more such shows, accompanied by local bakery ads.
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