This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
3
The Attica and Mellott teams crossed bats on the grounds Tuesday with Attica winning the contest. Attica Battery mustered in Monday night under Aunt Gen. Green with 60 men. A B Schanz named captain, F L Martin first lieutenant. Balloon ascension and parachute leap noted. Geo Hay very ill with consumption. Will Calvert and wife welcome a newborn son.
Real estate transfers filed for record include numerous lot and acreage transactions in Fountain County. Names include Dorglass, LaBaw, Fosdyke, Osborn, Strader, Holder, Cochran, Darling, Smith, Wo Parker, Whitehall, Timmins, Rhodes, Bybee, Crane, and others. Amounts range from 100 to 2000 dollars with parcels in Veedersburg, Newtown, Mill Creek, Sterling, Attica, Troy, and Wabash townships.
Streets in Marshfield are graded and will receive gravel soon. Mrs. Alice Starry of Danville visited her mother Mrs. Emma Martin last Sunday. Richard Jacobs of Wedrick plans to move here this summer. Nail's store building is being moved and the harness shop occupies a near residence space. U Layton will install Red Men officers at a Saturday event with Charley boys in key roles. George Yebbs jokes about a Texas fiancé and bachelor consoling choices. Will Jacobs and sister Lizzie to teach in his township this year. A literary sketch of Alonzo Rite by ILP Kayton will appear in Illustrated Youth and Age.
The column notes layton as a writer and swift band with a painter’s brush. Last week the group did fine lettering on a hotel building. Other items include local visits, coal delivery, and social events with a July ball teased at the Arch.
The article records local happenings from Sens, including postmaster Layton and Leora Rice, with Southern editors sending a gift painting. It notes Asbury grading streets, gravel works by the post office, a biblical debate, and mentions the Philippine question and peace commission as settled.
Mrs John Hawkins and Aunt Katie Marper are very poorly. Weber Kinney visited from Hed Tick. Shields area saw steady soda sales. Covington Veedersburg Attica represented. J M Hopkins sold lumber to Lafayette. Miss Anna Gill and Mrs Mary Robinson visited Po Wt Robinson Alonday. A local claim accuses a Danville doctor of unpaid laundry. The community attended the commencement Thursday evening and Fountain showed three graduates.
A rural column notes the wedding of Miss Sadie Hughes of Poster to Thomas Smith near Covington by Rev. Troxel at Perrysville. Other items include a depot under construction, Covington builder Martin Clark supplying materials, Louis Boughner reporting a Boone county Epworth League gathering, an upcoming Woodman Hall event, road viewers scoping a north town route, and photographer Allan MacMaster changing plans to another line at Liberty street.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.