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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
7
Local notices cover travels and visits, prices on ox ford goods, paint and monuments. Residents like Myrtle Monger, Don Adamsom, and Roy Smith appear with summer plans, while a Ben-Hur line receiver is named and a Cannon cracker incident is noted.
Alma Board visits Danville friends. Mrs. E. J. Layton and daughters host in Linden. Barton's clothier ad promotes Burtons clothing. Rivers rise after heavy rain with little damage. Paint ads from Rainier's store. Automobile party to Millcreek township. Anna Nebeker heads to Denver with Indianapolis friends. Ethel Winslow returns to Danville after visiting relatives.
Mrs Frank Bilsland returns to Chicago. Miss Anna Nebeker trips to Sidney. W B Coleman features belts and novelties. Peter M Rodgers and wife visit Warren relatives. Mrs T A Clifton ill but improving. Mrs Isaac Clawson and Ruth visit Newman. Lucile Wilkey leaves for Indianapolis Conservatory. John Knapp rents Phelps property and plans daughters in city schools. Christian church Sunday school picnic in Ramser woods. Shoe values advertised by Coleman. James Everly heads to Iowa on telegram from John Bilsland. A G Madden and Ralph Harden tent on Madden farm near Cates for two weeks. Dr B Wagner to Whiterock Oklahoma for a year. Rainier’s Paint and Varnish offers floor finishing tips.
A concise town note lists visits by Miss Josie Hugle to Lafayette friends and mentions others passing through, including Miss Ruth Miles and Prof. J. E. Ogle. It also notes Steely McMahon and wife visiting Mrs. Margret Randolph and local business chatter about repairs to a Catholic church and parsonage.
Mrs Mont Soord is staying in Boston Massachusetts for the month as a guest of her daughter. Mont plans to travel east at month end and return home with her daughter.
Irene Richeson returns from Peru while Will Smith arrives from Lafayette for insurance work. Indianapolis visitors Guy Boyd and mother arrive as Mrs Faust and boys return from Goshen. Mack Irvin and James Yerkes conduct business in Danville. John Martin performs repainting at Mountain Trust Company. Cayuga plans to light Newport with its electric plant and Newport agrees to terms. Postmaster Boyd conducts Indianapolis business and attends Beveridge reception. Recital by blind musician Prof Charles Hansen set for July 23 at M E church. Col A B Schanz dies at Michigan sanitarium. Weather brings wind and rain. oats damaged but corn profited. Isabel Hannah visits office. promotes home paper to Montrose relatives. Two Indianapolis railroad workers fined after hospitalities incident with Dan Hodge. potential grand jury case.
H J Moudy who has been in poor health since the death of her sister Mrs Paulena Morris is seriously ill at her Danville home and will likely require an operation soon. She recently suffered a minor illness while visiting Covington.
Oldest established barber shop in the city offered for sale. Located in a good area with steady business. Interested parties may contact Mrs. Harry Gwnonup for more details.
A family obituary portrays Uncle Sampson Carpenter as a kind neighbor husband and father who welcomed others into his home and guided his children with love. The tribute calls readers to live righteously on earth and pursue cheerful faith in God, promising eternal peace beyond.
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