Byrneville News Roundup of Local Happenings
The item lists visits and family gatherings in Byrneville with mentions of Ed and Blanche Byrne, Prof L R Mappenfield in Georgetown, John Parish and brother-in-law’s northern visit, a church benefit musical at D D Byrn's, and plans for pigeon pens and squab farming. A candy party at Steve Mosier's featured music and a candy pull, praised candy pullers Wm Dawson and Columbus Maymen, and neighborly visits by Wa Vernon from Pilot Knob and C N Maymason family search for a new location.
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Blanche
Byrne
Motts
Charles Sappenfield
L. R. Mappenfield
Georgetown
Iey Davidson
Blanche B. Byrne
New Albany
Louisville
John Parish
Asbury Parish
D. Byrn
Wa. Vernon
Pilot Knob
Crawford County
C. N. Maymason
James C. Martin
Monroe Sappenfield
Steve Mosier
Wm. Dawson
Columbus Maymen
Widow Elizabeth Walker Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Walker 47 a Franklin township resident died Wednesday January 27 1909 after stomach trouble. A U B Church member since age 37 she was loved as a wife and mother. Funeral Friday at Georgetown U B church conducted by Rev Logan Alexander with many relatives present. Burial Wolfe's cemetery. She leaves husband two children Albert Walker Lizzie Quebbeman and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Walker
Wm. Walker
Franklin Township
U. B. Church
Georgetown
U. B
Logan Alexander
Wolfe's Cemetery
Albert Walker
Lizzie Quebbeman
Suit for Baby Custody Decided by Circuit Court
A six month old baby custody case in Evans Landing ended with the court returning the child to its parents Mildred Waite and Charles Witte after Elizabeth and Abner Noyes sought adoption. The trial featured testimony from numerous witnesses and a Desertion charge tied to the mother’s move to New Albany. Judge Cook ordered the return to the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Abner Noyes
Evans Landing
Mildred Waite
New Albany
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Said Best for Children
Ardent praise from Paul Allen of Plain Dealing La. for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a top selling safe cough syrup for babies and young children. The ad notes it cures coughs colds and croup and is pleasant to take with Louis 8S. Riely as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Paul Allen
Louis
Riely
Straw for Sale and Local Notices in Corydon
Straw offered at 26 cents per bale with discounts for large orders by John Ke Excueman on N Market St Corydon Eureka. Dr Daniel L Dean of Elizabeth sold part of property to Dr Fred Bierly now practicing medicine at that place and plans to relocate. Revival services led by Rev W L Alexander of Georgetown begin at Lanesville M church. Reminder to mill at the Red Mill 103.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John KE
Excueman
N. Market St. Corydon
Eureka
Daniel L. Dean
Elizabeth
Fred Bierly
Dean
W. L. Alexander
Georgetown
Lanesville M . Church
Maxedon Sues Fair Board Over Ball Injury at 1907 Fair
Dr. KR W Maxedon sued the Harrison County Fair Association after being struck by a ball at a baby rack during the 1907 fair. The case, filed in the Harrison circuit court, moved by change of venue to Crawford then Floyd circuits and was pending until about ten days ago when it was dismissed. M W Funk brought the suit.
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Harrison County Fair
KR. W. Maxedon
Fair Ground
The
Fair Association
Warrison
Crawford
Floyd
M. W. Funk
Kate Heart
Reeman Hart
Harrison
Bradford
Florida
Egg Hatching Stock Advertised by Breeders
Egg hatching ads from A J Kannapel of New Middletown promote Rhode Island Reds, Columbian Wyandotte, and German Lacevelders with prices per 15 eggs. Breeding emphasis on female laying and winning traits.
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Lay. S.C. Rhode
Islind Reds
Columbian Wyandotte
A. J. Kannapel
New Middletown
Three Corydon homes for sale or rent listed for inquiry
A notice outlines three suitable houses in Corydon available for sale or rent with inquiries directed to the office. The item includes a Lincoln quotation and local updates such as Agnes Hess purchasing a fifty two acre farm near Corydon to expand a dairy operation, plus various local business and resident movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Hess
Tenry Shuck
Corydon
Taft and Sherman Elected President and Vice President
A joint session of Congress on February 10 declared William Howard Taft of Ohio the next president and James Schoolcraft Sherman of New York the next vice president for the term starting March 4, 1909. The session in the House, presided by Vice President Fairbanks, took forty minutes for the tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
William Howard Taft
Ohio
James Schoolcraft Sherman
New York
House of Representatives
Fairbanks
Burrows
Michigan
Bailey
Texas
Gaines
West Virginia
Rucker
Missouri
House
Sherman
Remembrance for Bertha Keller Widow of Bill Gilmore
In Remembrance of Bertha Keller wife of Ben Gilmore who died at her home in New Albany February 2 from appendicitis. She leaves a husband and two children and many relatives. The remains were laid to rest at Pleasant Ridge cemetery with Father Quade officiating. A brief memorial verse speaks of memory and eternal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Gilmore
Ben Gilmore
New Albany
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Quade
New Middletown
House and Lot for Sale in Corydon Town
A nine room house with a good stable and garden is offered for sale in Corydon. The ad notes one of the town’s best property pieces and invites inquiries at the office. Also reports on court cases and local business activity in Harrison County including auctions near Corydon and moves by local families and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
George H. Lottich
Posey Township
Lottick
Internal cure for piles touts Hem-Roid patent
An advertised claim promotes Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid as the sole internal tablet for piles, asserting it removes the cause by freeing lower bowel blood circulation. It guarantees cure with a $1 price and offers a descriptive booklet from the Dr. Leonhardt Co. Buffalo N.Y.
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Tartar
Byrneville
Stork
David Jennings
Big
Red Mill
Jaz
Ling
Abrahbant Lincoln
Miona
Saving and Loan Association
Carl Chasteen
Harry McGain and Sons
W. W. Lang
County
Litchfield, Neb
Addie Hirt
Oscar Shuck
Taft and
Bertha Keller
Sharp
Kentucky
Baskett
Brandenburg
W. A. Russell
Robert Hilliard
Hyomei
Louis 5. Riely
Francis Deatrick
Tolbert A. Hoke
Floyd County
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Cannelton
George Gierdon
C. 8. Sharp
Chestnut Street
Eliphelet Hickman
L. A. Douglass
Jeffersonville
Ed G. Keller
Chicago
Keller Manufacturing Company
Fountain Church
Spencer Township
Chas. Gailey
D. J. Marr
D. F. Lemmon
George K Gwartney
John W. Ewing
Wm. H. Roose
John
Sarah Jameson
Westminister Guild
Martha Washington
Presbyterian Church
ONC
Hustler
Hampton’s Magazine
Charles W. Cotton
New Albany Ledger
Margaret Rahmann
Frederick Rahmann
Augustus Mathews
Kramer
George Kramer
Florence Mabel
Clarence Morgan
Elmer D. Smith
Margaret Deitrich
Indiana
Riverside, Cal
Adam Dietrich
Mr. S
Wmn. Smith
Clark County, Inc
Burkert & Sons
Texas House of Representatives
Eliza Hurst
California Perfume Company
Corydon and Vicinity
A Wolfe
Charleston
Wim. Jones
Fnataa Parehat
A. R. Connor
Mrs
Hargis
Hlizabethtown
Birdseye National Bank
Frank Zimmer
Jas. K E. Glenn
Gus Sharp
Fred Foreman
Wa. P. Ballard
H. H. Stahl
Green County
Geo. Ex
Gwartney
Hedden Dry Goods CO
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Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporatel
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Washington, D. C
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Lew M. O’bannon
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