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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1916
Page
7
Local items report retail ads, visits to Louisville and Bloomington, Chautauqua plans in nearby towns, and community notices. Names include Miles 5 and 10c Store, Ruth Luckett, Carlton Daniel, Emmett Keenalosom, Eph Feller, Mrs Patch Shackielle, Mrs John W Davis, Claude Beaublussom, and many others with subscriptions, sales of horses and wagons, and town events.
Busy community page with shop sales at Kellers and local option results in Booneville. Mentions residents and visitors from Denver Louisville and Rockport, church figures, school staff, a sky light accident and a 70th birthday thanksgiving. Names include Willard Zollman Harry Sivans John Lilpop Anna Damon Anna Chappell Thomas J. Stevens Margaret Lang and Thomas G Lang.
Mreg M H Hawkins returns home from Wilmington after her mother’s long illness and death. Ed Pitman family and Nellie Pitman attended Charles Pitman’s birthday dinner near Elizabeth. Joseph J Bauer granted a license renewal to sell intoxicating liquor at retail with bond and sureties. Central Sunday meeting for C W E M at Christian church July 9 at 2 30 pm. John Rochner visited Corydon, recently worked in Cincinnati, visiting son August at Georgetown. Pleasant Valley beats Slabtown 10 5 in baseball on Sieg diamond. Hudson shines. John Richard of Heth township works for W T Rawleigh in Meade county Kentucky. praised reception. Geo N Amy reports insuring a newly built barn after fearing lightning. prior uninsured. Razors ground 25 cents at Novelty Repair Shop.
Good eighteen stop pipe organ with pipe organ effect offered as new. Made by Cyrus L. Adler Co of Louisville Kentucky. Cheap if taken soon. In care of Emmett Beanblossom Corydon. Show Buy that new straw bat at Keller's.
Miss Charity Dye of the Indiana Centennial Commission leads a drive to raise funds for a Pioneer Mothers monument. Corydon Woman's Literary Club President Mrs. Geo W Applegate sells Pioneer Mother stamps at ten cents a dozen and offers a 25 cent booklet with all proceeds to the monument fund. Proceeds support Indiana Centennial efforts and a planned future update. Two bars of soap for 5 cents at Miles' store.
Miss Sylvia Stone returns to New Albany after visiting home folks for two weeks. Mrs. Clarence Thomas and children visit her father and sisters near here and attend Zoar's Children's Night June 25. Girdley sisters from Lanesville join relatives for songs, duets, and recitations as the house fills and crowds stand outside.
A Sunday School gathering will be held four miles south of Corydon on Thursday August 3. Preparations will aim to make the day pleasant and profitable for attendees. The County Board of Review closes its session today after thirty days for personal property. real estate assessment is every four years next in 1919.
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