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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
3
A bold promotional piece touts the line that will make you happy and well dressed. It highlights style and fit with prices from 50e to $5.00. Organdies Voices Novelty Stripes Tub Silks feature in the showcase.
Corydon Harrison County hosts a two day Social Welfare Conference at the Corydon Church with leaders from health education and corrections addressing poverty, defectives, TB, and child welfare. Local officials preside and several speakers and visitors share notes on caring for the unfortunates and prevention efforts.
Harrison county Board of Education met in Corydon and elected Roy Graves as Attendance officer for the coming year. Graves won on the last ballot with fourteen votes. other candidates included Curry Beanblossom Jack Bringle Levi Hottell and Thomas J Stevens. Graves is a former leading county teacher. Isaac B Lahue previously held the role for two years with commendable service.
The Corydon Chautauqua boosters met at the Public Library to discuss scheduling the Chautauqua for the week starting June 26 or July 3, aiming to avoid overlap with New Albany’s July 5 start. Officers from last year were reelected, with J. L. O’Bannon as Chairman and Maurice Griffin as Treasurer, among others. Mrs Barbara McCoy of Mott visited Mrs Margaret Hubbard near Corydon recently.
A young woman at church Sunday evening found a large lizard under her skirt during services. A neighboring lady restrained the animal until service end, killing it, while others reacted by lifting feet or losing track of the sermon. The incident stemmed from an accidental climb near a creek log earlier that day.
Mrs Lena Dering died last Thursday morning at eight after a long illness of tuberculosis. She was 34 and funeral services were held at St John Lutheran near Ganesville with burial in the church cemetery. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs of Eacesville and leaves three children two sons and one daughter a husband and two sisters.
Last Monday marked Clean Up Day in Corydon with numerous residents hauling trash to dumps. Rain on Monday night and Tuesday halted further cleanup efforts though volunteers planned to continue, urging everyone to tidy premises fronts and backs and refresh with paper paint and whitewash to restore a neat old town look.
The Seventh and Eighth grades from Corydon schools along with teachers H. W. Gudgeon and J. I. McClaren spent a day in Hursttown fishing and playing games. About sixty people joined Joe Hender and Mrs. Gudgeon and Mrs. A. Taylor, sharing two meals and catching about twenty pounds of fish.
On April 30 1916 Miss Gertrude Zollman and Mr Ind ward Dietrich were married at St John Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev C Schleicher officiating. Guests included relatives and friends with a reception at the bride’s mother’s home. Attendants were Miss Aniline Dietrich and Mr Herman Auliman. The bride a Franklin township teacher for four years, the groom a farmer, and the couple will reside on the groom’s parents farm in Franklin township. Best wishes from many friends.
Astorseye profit and Scarlet Sage offered at 10 ets per dozen with Kohl Rabi and Mango peppers also priced per dozen. Contact C. C. Hubbard in Corydon for orders. Meyers McKinney of Moberly delivered the Baccalaureate address at Birdseye on April 22.
Melton Forest Melton son of Dr Os Melton of Boone township and Miss Mary Farmer Wilson of Shelbyville Kentucky were united in marriage at Louisville last Saturday Rev Dougherty pronounced the ceremony The newlyweds went to New Albany for a wedding dinner at the groom's sister Mrs Bessie House They plan a wedding tour through Chicago Niagara Falls and other places ending in New York Mr Melton is a traveling salesman for a Louisville house with headquarters in New York.
Notice to school boys inviting membership in the Harrison County Corn Club. Meeting at the County Superintendent’s office on Saturday May 6 at 1 30 p m. Eligibility ages ten to eighteen. Purdue University representative to provide instructions. Join only after meeting or personal talk with the representative. A O DeWeese Co Supt.
The Harrison Circuit Court opened last Monday with Judge Ridley presiding. Prosecutor C T Scown and deputy Sam F Vogt handled state pleas while Amos Lemmon and deputy Law kept records. Sheriff Wil Miller and bailiff J A Miller maintained order as the jury tried a small case. no more jury trials are set until Saturday. the term lasts three weeks. Dr Isaac Lahue is seriously ill at his son's home near Nevin.
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