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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
7
A cluttered window into Covington life notes school schedules, local trades, and residents spirits. George Sullivan travels from Danville while Norval Smith reports heftier livestock and a new Cayuga bank forms after Malone bank failure. Events include Mrs. Mayer hosting a Womans Club gathering and local wallpaper inquiries at Van Dorn's Drug Store.
Local notes report Perryville visits, Attica and Covington baseball results, and merchants like J Loebs promoting apparel. Mentions of wrecks, storms, and property damage appear with marriages, boat use on the river, and upcoming civic appointments in Attica and surrounding towns.
J Loeb stores advertising rugs of all kinds. Cain township lists four Democratic trustee candidates A S Faulkner S E Rusk E I Wilt and Wm Eperson. two Democratic assessor candidates J E Grenard and W E Tye. Republican trustee candidate Dudley P Frazier and assessor candidate William H Johns. Also baptism and church additions at M E church with long service. An ad promotes Kodol for stomach related heart pains with Medges Drug stores listed.
Ed Martin calls for a new voice on his barn. Stewart of Strre Bind announces a Republican run for Van Duren trustee. Albert praised as capable official. Church actions, funerals, and local social rounds appear as residents travel between Covington and Hoopeston. Carriages firms tout low prices while Woodford’s Lotion advertises swift skin relief. Memorial and high school sermons slated for May 17 at the M E church.
I express gratitude to neighbors and friends for care during my wife’s illness and for the many floral contributions after her death. Your acts and sympathy are cherished in grateful remembrance during this great affliction.
Clerk Madden issued several licenses this past week including Embert M. Mendenhall and Myrtle Teegarden Ed Green and Maggie Bowman Samuel L. Baldwin and Ella Hall James M. Kendall and Grace Boggs Charles R Bushman and Myrtle Bell Bush.
The Rev Demetrius Tillotson of the First M E Lebanon delivered the second number of the May Festival Course. His talk on The Hebrew Twins or Jacob and Esau explored name significance and Bible character traits with vivid word pictures. The audience, attentive and appreciative, included Mrs Albert Wade visiting Rockport relatives.
Transactions show multiple property moves in Fountain County. Francis P. Niddlemas sells to Lina Chatt a surface lot in GN and Co. Alonzo Gooding and wife transfer to Chas W Gooding a 10 acre tract in Jackson to. Veedz ersburg Bank secures 80 acres Millcreek via Jos W Hayes. Guardian WJ Myer transfers 118 acres in Millcreek and Van Buren to Sidney L Drollinger et al. plus $1100. Geo Pearson sells to D V Booe and Ai Irac Wallace for $900. John B Martin and wife sell to Geo W Martin and wife for lots 67 and 886 in Covington for $200. Dennis Wilson sells lot 3 in V JD add Hilla boro for $1500. Theodore Carlson transfers to A RB Beadle lot 26 in Attica subdiv for $115. Curtis E Russell and wife with John EH Merryman transfer lot 856 add Attica for $0. Susannah French and husband sell lot 21 23 GN & Co subdiv for $162.50. B F Hittle and wife transfer Orth property.
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