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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
2
Mr and Mrs W H O Neal visited Greencastle on Saturday. W C Foster spent Sunday afternoon with Dial Matthews. Miss Hallie Masten stayed Sunday night with R F Matthews. Miss Mabel O Neal stayed Saturday night with D B Morri wer. Mr and Mrs Marion O Neal visited Lee Allen on Sunday. Miss Lessie O Neal spent Saturday night with Orville O Neal.
A large crowd joined a basket dinner and meeting in Poplar Grove on Sunday with plans for nightly gatherings all week. Floyd Bales from near Greencastle visited Mary Bales and family. Fred Allen, studying at Terre Haute, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Allen. Mrs. M. D. Lasley visited relatives in Advance. Mrs. Alice Brown from near Spencer stayed with the Trouts and returned home Monday.
Joseph and Alonzo Evans are listed as sick. Skelton and Sendmyer road work nears completion. Arthur Plummer of Greencastle visited Sunday. Harry Evans and Arthur Neest were in Poland Sunday. Several from Poland visited Bur gard Roost. Mr and Mrs Adamson of Seeleyville visited Bertha Craft last week.
Rev Bratton filled his regular appointment here Sunday morning and evening. The Nelson reunion was held at Somerset Wednesday Aug 26. The O H air reunion was held at the old home place last Thursday. School commences here the second Monday in September.
Fincastle updates list Olive Everman visiting relatives near Waveland last week. Numerous calls and visits occur among locals including the Dodd and Albin families, Miss Dorothy Albin of Illinois, Mrs. Watson of Roachdale, and many others with trips to Roachdale, Brick Chapel, and nearby communities.
Mr. Hord and family from Shelbyville visited Mr and Mrs Robards inStilesville last week riding in their car. Mrs. Gertrude Mills and Miss Hallie York returned home after two weeks in Indianapolis for a millinery opening. born to A R Dayton and wife at
Aug 12 reports a son born to Mrs Wate formerly Sallie Rose. Visits by Hicks, Coble, and others to Cloverdale and Indianapolis. Mrs Wakefield Miller dies. funeral at M E Church. husband and three sons survive. Indianap olis trips for theater. births, moves, and medical events including an operation at home. Deaths include Mrs Allen Heavenridge. obit notes prior residence here. Martha Appleby born 1850 near Danville died 1014 near Stilesville. multiple siblings noted. funeral at Christian Church.
The Boswell reunion at John Boswell's home on Sunday August 28 featured a joyful day with family and friends. A baby boy Charley Marshall born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas on August 19 weighed eight pounds. John Gardner Mane cavity and John Lancaster with Mrs. Fred Johns were badly scalded removing a boiler of hot water from the stove. Mr. Edgar Shipley of Terre Haute visited the Marshalls. Bro. Kirk will preach at Long Branch Church next weekend. A large Baptist Association crowd attended Bethel Church on Wednesday.
Carrie Allee from Putnamville visits Clay City. Orville Collins and family host W. 8. Collins. Eleanor Perry visits Jennie Bridges. Daniel Cooper stays at home. Frank Weathers returns from Muncie to Putnamville. C C Collins family from Roachdale visit W. S. Collins. Dock Hurst hosts surprise party for twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Hendrix family visits Horns. Octavia Collins with Cecile Williams. Harry Williams of Indianapolis visits his father Frank William.
Karl Randolph named administrator of the estate of John W. Randolph deceased in Putnam County Indiana. Clerk of the Circuit Court notice states the estate is supposed to be solvent. Dated August 19 1914. Hays and Murphy attorney 3¢ W Aug 28.
Creditors heirs and legatees of Garrett LD McCray deceased must appear in Putnam Circuit Court Green Castle Indiana September 14 1914 to show cause why the final settlement with the estate should not be approved. Proof of heirship and distributive shares to be received. Clerk's witness dated August 15 1914. ARTHUR J HAMRICK Clerk Putnam Circuit Court 31 Vuly Aug 21 Mrs S IL Jones daughter and son return to Sedan Kansas after a week with Mrs Mary Jones and Mack Jones on east Anderson street.
Oklahoma City doctor H H Grey hid his true identity by posing as Dr William Ireland of Toronto for years. Friends say Ireland was Grey’s real name and he planned to resume it after death, with ties tracing from Trenton Ontario to San Francisco, South Africa and New Orleans before ending in Kansas City and Oklahoma City. The full motive remains unknown.
John Freund, editor of Musical America, argues American interest in music surpasses Europe and that American opera has broader repertory than French. He notes high U S spending on music, stronger audiences in New York, and predicts an American composer of global caliber. He criticizes reliance on studying abroad and praises domestic education and piano makers.
Mrs. James Crasher’s kitchen in Freedom Plain, New York, was wrecked when a frozen pumpkin blew up as it thawed on the stove. Steam built inside the rind and the blast shattered the range, windows, and furniture while splattering pulp and seeds across walls and ceiling. She escaped unharmed while puzzled by the event.
A Sunday half hour sermon emphasizes Christ as the central factor in human life. It argues that all actions reflect His presence and judgment, urging believers to bear fruits showing true faith and to judge by God’s standard rather than human perception.
A farmer near Hummelstown found a $32 check on the road drawn on National Bank at Woodbine Maryland. The wind carried it about 50 miles to Hummelstown where the Maryland bank cashier declared it no good in a letter explaining a September tornado damaged Woodbine and Hess property, though the check had been paid earlier.
A five year old named Johnny asks for a knife and receives a mysterious birthday night scene. The father recalls a $45 sofa with chipped mahogany, a $30 Morris chair with a chewed leg, and a $6.50 blacking box with a hole, all suggesting a troubling incident at the garden gate.
Clinton A Saunders, a traveling salesman from Kansas City, earned a reputation for canning fruit by producing 200 quarts while his wife visited. He organized a fruit rich home, learned preserving methods, and bought new jars labeled by fruit type, canning strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, apples, and yellow tomato preserves.
A quip asks why some count on fingers and answers that hands are the handiest tool. The line suggests humor about everyday math and cleverness in counting.
Dialogue hints at a marriage proposal with a rival offering a car as lure and a misheard line about repeating what is heard. Kate’s retort suggests incomplete listening. The fragments imply romantic tension and social maneuvering without clear resolution.
In Beloit Wisconsin a young squirrel chewed through insulation on a 13 500 volt live wire, electrocuting itself and causing fuse failures across the Janesville Cherry Valley division of the Rockford interurban. Rail workers halted service to restore the forty miles affected. a funeral followed with a Cuban import casket.
A scanned page lists township trustees and their weekly hours at residences or offices across Madison Creek Jackson Monroe Floyd Marion and Fillmore townships. It also includes Mrs Bernice Wyray of Lima Ohio reporting relief from stomach trouble after using Cham bnerlain's Tablets with two bottles recommended.
Mrs. Cora Sanders of Danville Indiana testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved terrible backaches and urinary trouble. She says after use the kidney functions returned to normal and she felt stronger. Date June 6 1912. Price 50 cents at all dealers.
An old advertisement touts a digestive aid named certain's Tablets. It urges careful use following directions and promises benefits from a trial, claiming endorsement by leaders.
Three years after a serious attack of summ complaint the remedy from a neighbor aided recovery. A bottle of Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provided quicker relief and lingered briefly in use. Sold by all dealers as endorsed by Mrs. May Higgins.
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