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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
3
Readable items cover community updates from Corydon and Harrison County. Mentions homecomings, church services, sales, subscriptions, notable travels, deaths, illnesses, and Christmas visits. Includes local business notices, staff changes, and upcoming meetings at Mt Solomon church and Alt. Solomon church.
Fire nearly destroyed the Fleck residence in Spencer township while the family was away. No injuries reported as fire crews battled the blaze.
Sam P. Voar, agent, requests all life insurance policyholders to call at the law office of D F Lemmon to pay premiums as he will be out of the county for some time.
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs including Lee E Wiseman and Nolia O Mowrer Jacob Herman Dotts and Mary Hogan Philip P Flock and Agnes N Daley Elmer Cunningham and Nora Hamer Walter A Bussabarger and Annie M Pitman Wm EB Johnson and Bertha Mettling Bennie E Fessell and Jessie I Mosier Strand Curts and Ruth Anna Shrigley Griff L Lopp and Birdie Funkhouser
Fifteen year old Anna Reader daughter of Mr and Mrs John Reader of Taylor township died last Wednesday morning from pneumonia. Funeral held at Glenwood Church Thursday with Rev George W Lamb preaching. She leaves behind two siblings and many friends.
Miss Georgia Lemmon and her brother Hardin entertained guests at their home two miles southeast of Corydon from Sunday to today. Attendees included Misses Clara Bennett Anna Brown Nellie Williams Ruth Allen and Chas Meade of Leavenworth Robert Richardson of Brandenburg Straud Sherill of New Amsterdam and Orlan Conrad of Corydon.
Mrs Laura M Webb aged seventy five died at her home in Laconia last Saturday after a year with dropsy. Funeral held Sunday with Rev Jean of the M E church delivering the sermon. She was the widow of James Webb and leaves five daughters and five sons.
Rev Forwood is due home in a few days Miss Sallie Blake improves and can receive visitors A watch meeting is planned for New Year’s Eve at the Cross Roads U B Church Mr Neely closed his school for a week with a Christmas entertainment and gifts Miss Ethel Diliger treated her pupils and visited her home city James Roby lost a horse last week after it was kicked in Louisville by another horse
Subscribers to the Library fund are asked to meet at the Court House on December 3 at 7 P M to elect officers for the ensuing year. Harry Kepar
Democrats of the Third Congressional District vote to elect a committeeman at a delegate convention in New Albany Indiana on January 5 1910 at 130 PM Scott County and surrounding counties allotted delegates Clark 20 Crawford 8 Dubois 5 Floyd 21 Harrison 13 Orange 10 Perry 12 Washington listed All Democrats invited Chairman Mark Stoe? District
Mrs Mary A Waite widow of Charles Waite died December 2 at her son Clarence Waite’s home in Taylor township after a period of illness. Funeral services were held at Roane Landing Church conducted by Rev George W Lamb and she was buried in the church cemetery. Age 55 she leaves three children Clarence Watt Mrs Robert Colvin and William Waite. She was born in England and came to the United States at age sixteen.
Elias R. Himes died at his home in Morgan township on December 16 after a short illness of tuberculosis, aged about fifty. Funeral services were held December 19 at the German M E Church conducted by Rev. Edward Aedelmeier. burial followed in the church cemetery. He leaves a widow and five children and had lived his life on the family farm. He was a member of the German M EF Church and was highly regarded.
Announcement by H H Ricuarn states he will begin real estate work from Mareh day and will advertise properties nationwide with a write-up for Harrison county. He invites listings if not already with other agents.
The Democrat offers calendars to subscribers and business patrons. Visit or call when in town to pick up a calendar.
Notice urges all account holders to settle within ten days and calls Democrats to participate in the 1910 campaign, announcing district meeting delegates. A barber shop anecdote tells of an elderly gentleman resisting neck shaving, claiming to have killed the last man to shave him. Pupils present a Bible to teacher Miss Pearl Boggs in Spencer.
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