Obituary and town notes from Rockport area 1908
Mrs. Laura E Pritchard dies at 60 after long illness in Rockport with funeral at her daughter's home conducted by Revs Bryan and Boldrey. She lived in English since 1892, survived by children in Kansas Coalmont and Louisville, and relatives from Paoli and Orleans. Notices also urge May Day meetings, farm reports, pensions, school hires, road work and local ads. The issue mixes obituary with community briefs, ads, and social notes from English and Paoli areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura E. Pritchard
C. M. Hoagland
Walnut Street
R.R. Bryan
E H. Boldrey
Hardinaburg
Washington County
English
Pritchard
Ccildren
Charles Pritchard
Kansas
H. Ward
Coalmont
Frank Honig
Louisville
Hongland
James C. Cadle
Paoli
Elizabeth Mahan
Orleans
Unknown Dead Population in National Cemeteries
Figures from the quartermaster general reported to the House show 153103 known soldiers buried in national cemeteries and a total 353285 bodies, with 221282 unknown. There are eighty three national cemeteries including one in Mexico City housing over 1500 Mexican War soldiers, many unknown. Also ads seek summer workers and announce a basket meeting at Suiphur with services by Rev Howerton and an English Conference Monday led by Rev Whitsett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the
United States
House
Chaney
Quartermaster General
Mexico City
Suiphor
W. H. Howerton
Wm. Whitsett
Birthday Dinner Honors Elish Macon’s Sixty First
A large crowd gathered at Elish Macon’s home south of Eckerty to celebrate his sixty first birthday with a bounty of baskets and a communal dinner. Twelve children and seven grandchildren attended among many relatives including Delbert Atkins and family, Rollie Flick and son, Dan Mason and wife, Robt Graves and family, and others. May Mr Mason enjoy many such days in the future. souvenir cards and stationery were offered at Hankins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elish Macon
Eckerty
Delbert Atkins
Ernest
Geo
Rollie Flick
Glenn
Emery Rinbsught
Dan Mason
Geo. Andry
Bertha
Robi
Lish Mason
Frond
Maggie
Mary
Dovie
Ethel
Georgie
Tommy
Sherman Jones
Sopha
Nellie
Clacd
Raleigh
Roach
Theo
Mason
Pearl
Lige
Lish
Robt
Graves
Roy
Owen
Addie Speedy
Little Son
Forest
McKenzie
Oliver Tucker
Jno. Waller
Paolina
Augusta
Cora Atkins
Lattie Graves
Free stereo view in every package of Peirce's Golden Rio Coffee
Advertises a free stereoscopic view with each one pound coffee package requiring ten wrapper signatures and 25 cents. Claims the coffee offers value comparable to bulk price and promotes a crystal lens stereoscope by mail prepaid. Also lists farm and property trade offers in Indiana and Illinois with contact names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peirce
Durham Coffee and Spice Mills
Lafayette
Ind
Farm For Sale Near West Fork With Timber And Fruit
Sixty acres cleared plus substantial timber. about 150 fruit trees including apples peaches and plums and 100 grapevines. Sixteen acres in wheat six in clover. Limestone soil. Location one mile east of West Fork and 22 miles north of Salipur near the school. Crawford County Real Estate Co. listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
West Fork
Saliphur
Crawford County Real Estate Co
Ind
Liberty Association Ad Seeks Agents in Counties
A Chicago based Liberty Association advertises dry chemical extinguishers with three times the strength of others and non freezing operation. It seeks live agents in every county with large commissions or a good salary for a first class man, applying at 12 State St Chicago MI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Liberty Association
State St
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laura Pritchard
Hawkins
W. 8. Howerton
James E. Watson
Lelieve
Pleasant Hill
Teed
Mill Co
Chas. Loughmiller
Drayman
Republicans
Orange County
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Providence Last Sundy
Sr. A. Lambdin
Wm. H. Miler
Petit Jury
Ira Enlow
Patoka
Mann Roberson
Union
Peter Hilgert
Jennings
Thomas Ashby
Sterling
Philip Miller
Johnson
W. B. Ferguson
James Tarley
Pearl Graves
John E. Sloan
Joseph H. Einch
George Schulz
Ohio
E E. Gilmore
Tag News Office
News
Louisville Daily Herald
Johnson Township
D.S. Fields
George Lemon
H. W. Mack
Monroe Melton
Tilden Gobriel
Jesse Melton
Georgia Cole
Belvin Cuozzort
John Broomfield
J. Bayard
N. M
U. Army
Sand
Hammond
Daily Courier-Journal
Louiisville Time
ExcLisa News
Weekly
Courier-Journal
Marergoon
Charles A. Prosser
New Albany
D. M. Hammond
Shiloh
Empire Press Syndicate
Middleport
N. Y
G. E. Cox
Newton Stewart
Hankins
Temple
J. E. Stewart
Bloford
Ill
Southern
Taswell
J. A. Smith
Schwab
Crossett, Brown & Co
McCall Patterns
W.l.gregory & Sons, Inc
Thos. S. Austin Notary Public
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