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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
5
A collage of notices and social items from Covington and nearby towns lists visitors, farm notices, sales events, and local happenings. It mentions Alma Martin of Attica visiting Ruth Adamson, Jps. Starkey in Fulton, cattle and crop notes, a closing out sale at Burgner’s, and community events plus a pool room advertisement.
Dr Barnes of Perrysville transacted business here Wednesday. The township school houses are being repainted by Hedges and Lyons. Farmers, get your threshing coal. Miss Jennie Sewers of Perrysville visited Miss Dortha Slim this week. Born to Mr and Mrs Cargill July 24, a nine pound boy. All are doing nicely.
The Boy Scouts arrived Wednesday morning after a weeklong hike and camp at Turkey Run. Mrs. J. W. Price of Champaign, Illinois, stayed in the city Wednesday night as a guest of Mrs. S. C. Kaufman and attended to local property interests.
Farms of all sizes for sale in Fountain and adjoining counties with stand prices. O M Gardner Covington Indiana and Roscoe Lowe of Washington DC visiting Oliver Blakely here during vacation. One violin left at Burgners Veedersburg discounted to 5.20. Charles Peruson of Wichita Kansas visiting relatives at home. Many er record and local notices appear in this item.
Property description notes a residence on six acres with a good barn and hard land. Three miles to two refroads towns Clover Leat and nearby school. Underlaid by a vein of coal. mine power within a mile. Price 150 dollars per acre with adjoining improved land at 0 3125 per acre. W R Massey and Sons Covington Indiana.
Irving Webster, sales manager, announces Burgner's Temple of Music in Veedersburg will close out. He offers every item at absolute cost, urging Republican readers to buy a piano now before the sale ends.
Mrs. O H Harden and children Mary and Willie of Danville Indiana are visiting relatives in the city. Ollie expected to arrive today and stay over Sunday. Mrs. John J Martin and sister entertained with Military Analegams. about eighty ladies attended with refreshments and decorations.
Horace Peyton and wife visited Attica on Tuesday. Dr Longacre urged care for sick livestock. Mrs. Hagley remains seriously ill with doubtful recovery. The Cayuga brick plant passed to W H Starbuck as receiver. Elmer Wilkey and associates departed for Colorado to seek mining ventures. A model oak stand and phonograph case retailing for 11.25 is selling for 7.87. Burgner’s liquidation sale at Veadersburg continued. Trustee J C Goodin from Jackson attended Covington business. Mrs J J Davis of Tremont states returned from a trip with friends. Various local residents were seen en route between Covington and nearby towns.
A mangled clipping cites J B Watta of Flagdale Tex describing peril and a caregiving failure amid a troubling attack. It mentions a Lt regaining weight and a claim about trial bottles offered by draggists.
Mrs George D. Cook of Crawfordsville visited Tuesday at Mrs John B. Martin's reception. Dr Kennedy and wife of Camden planned visits to Lew Nebeker and family. An advertisement urged buying a piano at Burgner's closing out sale in Veedersburg. Mrs N G Nebeker, recently ill in Danville, shows improvement but remains homebound. Miscellaneous local chatter covers store activities, hints at window displays and community notices from Covington to Veedersburg, with 1912 1913 references.
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