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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
3
Miss Bernice Gowin returns home from Lafayette visit. Sew ing Club to meet at Center school house September 3, everyone invited. Families relocate as Crose move to Greencastle and Slavens take their house.
Mrs Charles Whitecotton and son Nathan stayed at their farm west of Pleasant Garden last week. Mrs John Bence of Illinois visits her father A D Chew and family. Josie Heown spent Monday evenings with Mrs A Heath. Mise Elizabeth Orton visited relatives in Greencastle on Saturday. Heath and son Arthur were to Greencastle Saturday. Charles Willecotton and family visited Mr and Mrs George Aker. Dig potatoes and gather dry beans noted as the day’s work. Farewells in the area are glad to be shining again.
A large crowd attended the Baptist Association meeting held last week. Schools in Madison township start Monday September 13. The King family reunion occurred at the Charles King homestead on Sunday August 29 with many attendees. Mae and Lotte Gardner visited Dillinger home Saturday night. Andrew and Donald Johnson Haute are residents nearby. George Marshall, recently visiting, returned home Wednesday. Sarah Dillinger spent Sunday with Allan Bain. Mae Gardner visited McBruner Rey Monday. Pittin will preach at Long Branch church next Sunday night September 5. Visitors from the vicinity attended the Haxelett grove home-coming in Greencastle Tuesday. Ross Wells, visiting in Anderson, is back home. Mrs Pearl Norman, on the Wabash river, visited relatives here last week. Mrs Win Garrett and daughter Minnie spent Tuesday with James Rowers.
The Cadillac machine completed the trip in one hour twenty one minutes drawing a large crowd in Terre Haute. The Red and Blue Sunday school contest ended with Reds 220 and Blues 174. J J Pellows plans a Cadillac trip from Cadillac Michigan to visit his daughter next week and expects to be away about three weeks.
Mr and Mrs C E B Hill attended the Wilson reunion at Eagles and reported a good time. Ed Roberts visited in Greencastle and Brazil. Ed Rogers received a new Ford. School starts September 1. L A Zaring returned from Kentucky trip. Ice cream social on church lawn September 6 with Blues versus Reds in Sunday school contest. all invited.
Bertha Norton of North Salem visited Harty Hollow for multiple days last week. Ray Bell and family spent Sunday with Sherman Bell and family. Bertha Martin visited Alec Keekles last Saturday. Joe Disney and children visited Mrs. Modting on Sunday.
Several from around here attended the ice cream supper at Union Chapel church Saturday night. Mrs Ora Thomas and son Donald visited her parents Mrs David Skelton last week. Mr and Mrs Joe Stages and sons Wanda Stages and Mrs Charles Cunningham spent Sunday with Emily Boswell. Mrs Sadie Burk and children spent part of last week in Russellville. Miss Bernadine Davis spent Sunday with Bessie Carmichael. Miss Gertrude Boswell spent Saturday night with Thelma Stivens. Miss Thelma Slavens returned home Saturday night from Indianapolis.
Mrs. Ora Thomas called on Mrs. Kula Stages Friday evening. Mrs. Sarah Richard spent Sunday with Mrs. Jane Thomas while Mrs. Nora Tuttle hosted a visit with her aunt.
Ben Wells and family called on Ja cob Knauer and family Sunday. Willis Wood was in this vicinity one day last week hunting squirrels. Win Boswell and wife and Oscar Wells and family called on Wallace dorvis Sunday. Albert Hamrick was in this vicinity last week buying cattle. Ketel and Albert Wells spent Sunday with Milford Boswell. A crowd from this vicinity attended the King reunion on the Charles King farm near Lanmers town. Arthur Stone and family are visiting relatives near Indianapolis this week. Albert Brattain and wife of Lena called on Mr and Mrs Oscar Irwin Sunday. Mrs Ben J Wells spent part of last week with her sister Mrs Nichols Skelton.
Fincastle residents shared Sunday dinner with Mary Crider while Anita Fosher Ethel Watson and Orville Posher joined gatherings. Visits extended to Newport Parkersburg Bainbridge and Barnard with families and friends attending church homecomings and a hill climbing contest.
The report lists numerous social visits as Mr and Mrs Perrand Ferrand Pierce Hall Davis and others hosted and visited friends and relatives throughout Sunday and early week. Eleanor Medlin returned home after a several days visit with Earl portrait and Laurel Butcher spent time with her sister.
Mrs Minnie McCullough and Mrs Tilda Rightsell visited Mrs James Best on Thursday. Mrs Levi Carpenter and Mrs Noah Carpenter visited Martha Aker on Monday. Eugene and Olive McCullough from Terre Haute spent Sunday with their grandfather W B McElroy. Mrs G B O Smith of Indianapolis called on J M Smith family Monday. Miss Martha and Biddie Finican visited Mr and Mrs George Fox last week.
Stanley McGaughey and wife from Indianapolis visited Mr and Mrs Edward Godfetter on Tuesday. Charles Oliver and family near Whitesville visited Susan W Brown on Sunday. Jacob Ferrand and daughter Anna from Barton Kansas visited relatives. Joe Norman and wife from Indianapolis spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dora Norman. Mrs Mary Loveless of Lafayette attended the Carrington Wilson reunion and visited relatives. Orville Everman left last Tuesday for Animas Colorado.
Poplar Grove residents John F Trout da wife William Williams and Lasley joined a trip to Pountainette for the annual bean dinner Saturday. Relatives and friends attended a Oakland picnic. GM Chamberlain celebrated his 60th birthday with friends at his home Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Jarves Davis visit Mr and Mrs Neal Disney. Mr and Mrs Joe Lane spend Sunday with Clint Barnett. Hazel Allen stays Friday night and Saturday with Etta Keck. Albert McDaniel and family visit William Beekle Nimer this week. John German and family spent last Sunday with John Smith.
A series of social notices from Fillmore and nearby areas lists families visiting relatives and attending reunions. Ava Morgan and daughter left for Kentucky to visit Ava’s parents, while Henderson and Shuck relatives gathered at Sharpville. Others traveled to Indianapolis and Greenville for gatherings, and several were building or moving homes in Fillmore.
D Reel of Logansport spent last week with his sister Mrs Mary KB Poster. Numerous relatives from Terre Haute Clay City Indianapolis and other towns joined gatherings including the Wilson reunion.
“I have tried most all of the cough cures and find that there is none that equal Chamberlains Cough Remedy.” W. V. Harner of Montpelier praises its prompt relief. When you have a cold, try this remedy and see for yourself. Obtainable everywhere. adv.
Virlie Reeves buys property once owned by Gentry Crews and Hagel Hughes family visits Micha Coble in Mississippi. Frank Reed attends undertaker school in Indianapolis. Mrs Reed stays with parents near Belle Union. Sallie Robards celebrates seventh birthday with friends. Gladys Ballast and Hubert Sellers wed at Rev W H Brown home. Many local visits and travels across Coatesville Greencastle Mooresville and Terre Haute. Postmaster Jobin Giles begins duties. Ray reunion at Mooresville and departures for school. Various visits and social events including church circles and school appointments. John Arnold to teach in Colfax High School. Birth announced for John Jacob son of Schuyler Arnold.
A compact Herald want ad notes quick results and local notices. It highlights brief listings, price points, and contact details for readers seeking rapid updates.
Mrs. T. N. Witherall of Gowanda New York writes she owed gratitude to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She was in great pain and very ill from a summer complaint before taking a dose and felt relief almost immediately. Obtainable everywhere.
Notice to contractors in Greencastle Indiana dated Sept 1 1915 bids for paving College Avenue from Berry to Jacob Street with cement sidewalks and brick street and alley crossings to be opened Sept 20 1915 at 7 PM. Bids require noncollusion affidavit certified check 2.5 percent of estimated cost and bond. Council may reject any bid. M S Miller City Clerk daily notices Sept 1-8.
Alvah Raymond Hurst born Putnam County Indiana November 1881 died August 21 1915 aged 3 years 9 months and 1 day. Survived by wife Agnes Talbott Gladys Marie Florence Dale died earlier and a second wife Celesta Coffman. Funeral at Stilesville with Rev Reuben Masten burial in Stilesville cemetery.
Advice from Good Health on choosing building sites: prefer high land with light porous soil and good drainage, avoid sinkholes and marshy spots, test drainage by digging holes, build tall foundations with multiple stories, and rent first to assess local health conditions before buying.
A light tinted chiffon bag with an embroidery hoop holds about a dozen cotton powder puffs. Each puff is tied with narrow ribbon to match the bag, with a bow for easy handling. The item offers a clean, portable way to refresh skin with alcohol or powder for visiting guests.
A homemaker fixes laundry bag woes with a wooden coat hanger and sewn chintz bag, one side tight and the other loose with a midline slit. The design allows quick opening yet discreet closing, with tape binding the top and slit, plus a hooked finish.
Prepare cream as for vanilla ice cream. Drain and seed cooked prunes, then press through a sieve or finely chop. For each quart cream and one cup sugar add one pint prunes unsweetened and one tablespoon lemon juice. Freeze, pack, and let ripen for one hour.
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