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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows many garbled times and abbreviations for East and West time blocks. It mentions cards or entries with times around S19aom, No. 3 four dollars pons, and Tad pom with references to 10219 a.m. and 4 poms.
A compilation of notices reports and brief items from English and nearby locales. Court session set for next Monday and the Cumberland Telephone Exchange aim to open within days. Entries cover relocations births divorces weather lightning strikes and local business moves with named individuals and firms.
Town treasurer Joo T. Adkins notes funds on hand for town orders and asks holders to present them for payment. The issue then lists assorted local visits, social events, church plans for July 4, and multiple brief notices about residents from Grantsburg English Taswell Leavenworth and nearby towns.
The White Sulphur Springs Company filed articles of incorporation for a hotel at White Sulphur Springs Ind with capital stock set at 75 000 divided into 730 shares of 100 each. Incorporators include W W Hite 240 shares J C Hoskins 875 shares and Charles F Taylor 135 shares. Also listed are 300 bushels of corn for sale in lots of 10 bushels and Dr F R Gobbet Farm 55 acres near English described as well improved with contact via W L Gregory.
Ne C. Hoskins becomes proprietor of Kire Sulphur Wells Co. en route to the Wells. He will assume charge in a few days and contemplates spending at least $15,000 on improvements this season.
Winfred Goad returns from Bloomington for a vacation on the farm. Oscar West comes home from West Baden sick. Oscar Goad Omer Robertson and Earnest Eaton return from Eng lish where they attended the Normal. Mrs Maggie Perkins plans to stay with Sulphur relatives until after July 4 then go to West Baden. Mrs Anna Wright of Ky and Miss Emma Wright of Jericho visit sister Mrs Ambrose Eaton. Millard Sharp and son Montie visit Mary Bates at Sharps Mills last week. Revs O B Morris and Ed E Holmes and Misses Minnie Jenkins and Queen Goldman attend League Convention at Leavenworth. A stray pigeon with a metal leg band and number may be claimed by owner.
Prof Dodson of English visited Friday. Miss Seacat returned from Ramsey last Thursday. Miss Hardin of Louisville visits at Alton Hotel. Miss Peckinpaugh of Grand View visits Mae Roberts. Flora Peckinpaugh visits relatives while Mae Roberts returns home. A social at J B Parr’s home Saturday night brought enjoyment. Prof Sonner and wife of English will spend summer with relatives here. Misses Roberts Rohl Peckinpaugh Myers Seacat Meylin attended Epworth League Convention at Leavenworth with delegates C Parr Nell Patrick.
An exchange describes a good citizen as someone who takes pride in his town and pays debts, speaks well of neighbors, subscribes to the home paper, and resists pinching every penny. He should maintain tidy habits, bathe weekly, and ensure his loved one does not live with makeshift clothes-line or burned ash as fuel.
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