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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
5
Diary style entry recalls a local election and a crude incident with a woman described as hot in a crowded setting. The writer references rumor and moral judgments, notes a plan to vote, and includes a mock hangman tale with a sheriff figure. The voice preserves period dialect and touches on community reaction and a fatalistic view of the event.
Mrs Hardy Dice hosts North Side Embroidery Club on Seventh Street. GC W BoM auxiliary joins Hiller board meeting. infant son of Mr and Mrs Czar Briner dies in Sterling. Rev Charles Howard conducts funeral services for the infant, interment at Rockfield cemetery. Miss Kathleen Brown hosts farewell for William Bishop of Covington. Thimble club Susan Purnell hosts with Cora Holycross in attendance. Mrs William Lebo dies in Paris Lil after heart trouble. Talented families in Mill Creek and Pence lodge weddings follow. Ruth Berry Haas dies aged 20 years. funeral at Coal Springs cemetery. Caroline Susan Lucas dies at 75. long tribute to family, funeral at Sterling Christian church. Boys basketball at Crawfordsville sectional. local team defeated by Wingate. final champions named March 12 13 in Bloomington.
On Tuesday March 16 at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Wm Burnison the wedding of Miss Alvena Burnison and Mr Marcus Osborn will take place. Both are praised as splendid young people and friends extend wishes for happiness.
An evangelistic party from Covington and Mahomet announces a series of lectures by L. F. Swarthout of Chicago. The schedule includes Saturday 7 15 free lecture with two future talks to be announced and Sunday services with topics The two Natures in Man and The Greatest Battle ever Fought followed by afternoon and evening services. Local plans for a flour mill in Covington are under way with a capable local team to erect a plant using improved machinery once site arrangements complete.
Meetings at the tabernacle proceed under QO L Walter and H J Smith with C H Adams of Dale Indiana. Photographer R W Burnett has prepared and sells framed photographs of the old covered wagon bridge over the Wabash. Frames include charred timber from the fire. These pictures are slated as future Covington history exhibits.
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