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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
4
Numerous short items describe residents visiting Indianapolis on business, family visits from St. Louis to Greencastle, moving plans, a Calumet hall dance, lightning strikes damaging buildings, political meetings, a Mayo hospital report on General Jesse Lee, family reunions, school preparations, and local social events across Greencastle and nearby towns.
WANTED column seeks reputable agents in Putnam county to handle high value orange and trucking lands in Florida. Titles and lands guaranteed best in state. Bank and business references available. Probasco offers personal closing assistance this winter. Contact R. P. Probasco Commercial Hotel Greencastle Ind.
A liver and white pointer with brass studded collar and an owner name plate is missing south of Greencastle. Reward offered. Contact phone 198.
Hugh Burdett and wife visited John Burdett. Mrs. Josie Keyt and children with Ross and Greta Keyt spent last Sunday with Emma Webb. A vox social for Cyrus O'Hair's church is planned for Saturday night. Miss Isal Brown stayed with Anna and Elva Price of Mt. Pleasant. Home-coming at Mt. Pleasant postpones preaching to 7 80 o'clock Sunday evening. Clayton Frank and family and Mrs Judy visited Fant Judy. Lee Hall and family visited Hugh Burdett. Will O'Hair's family visited relatives in Greencastle. Mrs Stella Oliver visited Hugh Burdett's Friday.
Community updates from Malta include illnesses, visits and social events. Ruth Morgan is sick. Rayburn and daughter from Kentucky visit. Neighbors hosted a surprise dinner for Mr and Mrs Bohannon. Mrs Omer Nichols and children visit from Indianapolis. Various relocations, visits to Greencastle Shelbyville Fillmore and Kentucky described along with minor injuries and family gatherings.
Roy Agly of Terre Haute spent Friday and Saturday with Charles Aker. Miss Zola Hancock of Greencastle visits her cousin Kyle Smith for a week. Mrs J D Krider of Brazil stayed with friends in Reelsville Thursday to Sunday. Mrs Oscar Harmon and Kenneth spent Tuesday with Mrs George Aker. Mrs J L Hill visited Brazil Saturday. A 52-person picnic occurred down by G R Huffman Sunday, with Reelsville attendees including H M Smith and family George Aker and family and others from Brazil Clinton Falls and Poland. A play at M E B church is set for Saturday night August 24, and Mr and Mrs Ray Neese hosted dinner for several guests from Brazil Greencastle Clinton Falls Fern Poland. Tea cream and lemonade were served. all report a splendid time.
Services were held here last Sunday morning and evening by the regular minister.
Sickness runs through the area as families visit relatives in Terre Haute and Indianapolis. Residents including the Brattains, Tritts, and others travel for family matters while tradesmen repaint Madison township school and prepare building work on a plot by Charles Keyt at Keytville.
Mrs Mollie Wood and son Glent of Greencastle spent the day with Hugh Parker and family. Ernest eCammaeck and family and Clevie fator visited various locals. John Turner and I visited Frank Wilcox and family Sunday. Walter Allee and family at Bethany Park. William Dorsett with Nathaniel Stringer. Many from here attended the Old People’s Meeting. Mrs Tilda Hurst visited Frank Wilcox’s home. Sanford Phillips attended the Old People’s Meeting.
North Jackson reports Miss Pearl Hendrick and Miss Cox visited grandparents Mr and Mrs John Cox. Mrs Minta Bohannon and children stayed with Reuben Walls family. Mr and Mrs Courtlay and sister Mrs William Stevenson plus Rosa Hynes of Indianapolis called on Mrs Minta Bolsman and others visited George McCloud and wife Sun. Jeff Cox hosted a social Thursday night with friends from Indiana attending. George Kendricks of Indianapolis spent Sunday with the Eggers family and a band concert at Roadman Flight—preacher Gil will lead next month’s event.
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