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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
19
The page pageantry features a street fair next week with Allen Shaff selling whiskey and two dollar shoes from H J Board. Local notices mention Layton and Bil s running grocery stalls, and Coffing residence work on north Sixth Street with carpenters advancing renovations.
A Wabash line freight train split at Danville junction, the parts collided demolishing about a dozen cars and delaying traffic about an hour. Henry Davis and Hallie Anne wed in Maysville Kentucky, then returned to Danville to plan their home on Fifth Street.
The Attica Daily Ledger notes a brass goods maker near Muncie employing about 150 workers seeks a new site, prefers no bonus, and invites Covington to offer a prime location. the Commercial Club seeks manufacturing plants. Also recounted is Dr Henderson’s night ride after a horse theft involving a road cart and pony near Graham, with a mistaken location chase and telegraphic inquiries, culminating in a return the next morning.
The Danville Press notes a marriage at the Congregational church in South Danville between Mrs. Bessie Miller and Mr. Wiliam A. Moore of Kingman Indiana. They departed by Big Four train for a country home near Jongman amid friend congratulations. Also reported is the death of Ora Manford Evans at nine months, with funeral prayers and a prayerful message of trust in God.
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