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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
1
A compact digest notes locals like Guy Hart visiting Elwood and Alma Board returning from Oxford. It mentions sales at Loeb’s and Covington’s Viavi sales, a city cleaning push, and the BattleGround Camp meeting dates. Also lists several visitors, business transacts, and service ads.
Mrs A P Burnside came back from Indianapolis last week where she had been under treatment and was only slightly improved.
T V Townsley and daughter Tea of Fulton visited the city Tuesday on the way to Danville where Miss Tea will spend weeks with her sister and family. Also noted were H C Yount's illness and recovery from rheumatism and a cold. Local farm buyers advertised prices, and several farmers from near Silverwood arrived for spring supplies. Dr Zinn reported Dr P T Martin improving after lagrippe and to resume duties Saturday. Easter Bazaar planned by First Christian Church ladies Friday and Saturday in the vacated Nellie Moles room with expected refreshments.
A Salem M E church youth group presented Ten Nights in a Barroom to a packed audience on Friday and again the next evening. Proceeds of 74 dollars from a 15 cent admission benefited the church.
The notice names several couples including John Hushman with Estella Hummel and James A. Dwyer with Maggie F. Mitchell. Also listed are E. Paul Clark with Myrtle M. Frazier Milo M. Black with Gertrude Riffle George W. Rennick with Margaret E. Allen John W. Foster with Ione Pulwan Wm. R. Gooking with Florence J. Sanger and Edward Morgan with Myrtle Helms.
The I O O F lodge will mark 83 years since settling in the United States with a Saturday evening program on April 26 1902 at their city hall. Members and friends are invited to attend the celebration and related entertainments.
The regular monthly gathering of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society will be held at the M. E. Church Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. All members and friends are urged to attend for a good program and important business.
The Covington Band postpones its concert scheduled for Wednesday April 2 due to unavoidable circumstances. The date will likely be moved to the latter part of the month.
A gold Eastern Star pin and matching bangle were lost four weeks ago on Sunday afternoon, possibly at a Christian church or along the route to the owner’s home. Reward offered. contact Mrs. T. A. Clifton.
Edna J C Irvin sues Robly Irvin et al changing venue from Montgomery county. Nellie Hoover seeks divorce from Thos O Hoover. Bertha Jolly seeks divorce from Owen L Jolly. Perry Glascock sues Roland Luke over a debt.
The Republican joint senatorial convention for Parke Vermillion and Vigo counties in Terre Haute Indiana nominated James S Barcus of Terre Haute for senator with 38 votes to 21 for E S Owens and 10 for Dr O M Keyes Keyes retiring. The Vermillion Vigo representative nomination went to G W Watson: 31 to 20 for D C Johnson.
Fragmentary notice advertises a lot of apples peaches and grapes for sale by Salg House. It requests price and terms and provides a partial contact line with a name Thos MaCe and phone digits 65.
Rev and Mrs J J Schermerhorn hosted relatives and friends Monday for their 46th wedding anniversary and Mr Schermerhorns 72nd birthday. Attendees included numerous Schermerhorns from the city and relatives from Newtown. The ledger notes the event as a most enjoyable one.
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