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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
4
A long list of residents visiting Indianapolis and other cities for Christmas, with many mentions of travel, family visits, and local events. Updates include health, schooling, holiday plans, and a horse with hydrophobia. Interurban cars ran extra trips to accommodate students returning home for the holidays.
Petition signees from Putnam County and Greencastle merchants urge Greencastle voters to keep saloons out. List of numerous residents and local merchants names a broad coalition backing prohibition.
The Alpha Omicron Pi sorority held a Christmas hunt at the sorority house on Walnut street Friday night with the active chapter and local alumni. Participants followed paper clues through the house from attic to basement finding presents. Chaperone Mrs. E. B. Doll received gold mounted opera glasses, and the sorority was given silver forks and a carpet sweeper. Refreshments of popcorn, candy, oranges and cookies were served. Libbey and Hawks Cut Glass for sale by M. D. Ricketts.
County commissioners appoint several men to boards and refuse others, triggering new appointments under the old precinct boundary. The action signals changes in election administration as precinct lines remain unchanged.
County commissioners in special session revised local option election boards and kept the voting precincts unchanged from the last general election. Ballots will be printed Monday at the Herald office under supervision of Airhart Maloney and Allen.
Edwin Kelley of Greencastle marries Miss Della May Meek at her parents 107 Hill Street home. The ceremony at 2 50 pm was led by Rev. Bert DeWitt Beck of Locust Street Church. The couple plans to visit relatives in Cloverdale before returning to Greencastle to live. Kelley works at the Kitchen Cabinet factory.
Locust Street Methodist Church hosts a five week evangelistic campaign led by Rev. George W. McDonald with A. W. McKee directing the chorus. Morning worship and Sunday school are scheduled with special Christmas programs for children and a closing service tonight. The Christian Church also holds Bible school communion and evening sermons including "The Character of Personality" and "The Chief of Sinners."
Phi Gamma Delta formed a basketball team and lost 49 to 99 at Plainfield Friday night. The Phi Gams trailed 19 to 9 at halftime and could not match Plainfield’s pace. Purdue athlete Hanna played forward for Plainfield in a game with lineup details listed.
County commissioners met in special session to award contracts for road building. O C. Lark secured the Cline Road project as part of the Putnam County highway construction plan.
In a special county commissioners meeting bids for three new stone highways in Putnam County were opened. The Skelton Road in Washington township and the A J Cline and Tincher Road in Marion township drew four bids each, with Hurst and McCullough splitting the Skelton contract by arrangement. Larkin underbid for the Cline road, while Tincher saw a single bid below estimate accepted.
Notice from Putnam County Council warns of a special meeting in Greencastle Indiana on Tuesday December 30 1912 at 10 oclock a m in the county commissioners room to handle business. Auditor C L Airhart signs the notice published in the Greencastle Herald. The notice appears among local advertisements and society items.
Demetrius Tillotson leads 9:30 Sunday school with Joseph P. Allen Jr. as superintendent. Morning service at 10:40. Christmas service at 1:30 p.m. Evening service with stereopticon Life of Christ. Children welcome with parents. 2 p.m. Sunday school 6:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor on The Christmas Spirit and How It May Prevail. Special choir music. All are invited.
Robert Hanna, the electrical supply man, provides portable lamps or electric domes as Christmas presents for Charles Keller of Coatesville Mamie Masten Edwin Kelley and Nella May Meeks of Greencastle.
An electric toaster or electric iron would make a suitable Xmas present. See them at the Robert Hanna electrical supply store.
Christmas events at College Avenue include a special service for children and others on Sunday evening with Dr Tillotson presenting pictures from the Life of Christ and master paintings. A Wednesday evening Christmas tree offers a program and treats, with a corner meeting noted at Libbey and Hawks.
A Christmas message urges sharing health and kindness, contrasting human charity with animal selfishness. It promotes Spaunhurst Osteopaths offering free examinations to identify illness causes and explain treatment, claiming their care improves health and satisfaction for patrons who become boosters for the service.
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