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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1898
Page
7
Local items report theater and school events at Attica and Covington, repairs on Perry Street, a small fire at Calvert's warehouse, new school staff changes, medicine and shop notices, a festival at Riverside, and several births, injuries, and community notices across town.
Willie Kinney of Fountain suffers a severe leg crush after a wagon collision on a hill. His stepfather J M Hopkins rescues him, a wheel is removed to free him, and a physician treats a crushed leg below the knee. The Terre Haute Express reports church leaders plan to install Rev J W Nye of Vermilion to fill Rev E H Shuey’s pulpit.
J H Sutton from Attica stopped by on Wednesday. Luther Martin and daughter Misa Pearl visited Danville on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Geo LaBow visiting Mrs Ls parents at Fountain this week. Susie Rhodes decorated her brother Billy Spence's grave in Danville last Monday.
Mrs S H Minor of Aurora Missouri visits relatives here. J L Allen returns from an eastern trip hale and hearty. Clint Flyon of Fairmont Illinois spends the Sabbath in town. Clyde Wyand and wife called to Cain township by Mrs W s sister Miss Etta Hesler. Reub Nebeker of Covington visits Williamsport as heir in Sarah Johnson estate. B F Bonebrake of State Line administrator. Mrs S Ratcliff and children visit Kingman area, return to Covington en route to Chicago. Miss Helen Allen returns from Indianapolis Washington City New York and other eastern cities. Frank Smith Elmer Bowers Willie Kreusch Anna Lena Kreusch and Maggie Slattery Sunday at Newport with Grace Grubbs the queen hostest. A J Johnson does business in Covington Saturday. Mrs Lewis and daughter of Covington visit sister Mrs Ed Brummett. Mr Jones of Covington visits Miss Lula Johnson Sunday.
A carriage advertisement offers a free large catalogue from the Elkhart Carriage and Harness Mfg Co in Elkhart Indiana. It pitches savings for buyers of carriages and harness and invites readers to request the booklet.
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