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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
1
Six freight cars derailed just south of Cloversdale on Friday morning. The wreck blocked traffic and tied up the roadway as cleanup and repairs began.
A broken draw bar on a northbound Monon freight caused a wreck about a mile south of Cloverdale at 1 am Friday. Six cars derailed loaded with pig iron lumber and syrup. none of the crew were injured. Detours and a Lafayette wrecking train delayed traffic for hours as tracks were rebuilt into the afternoon.
The second annual Miller family reunion will be at Wm. M. Miller's home, two miles east and half a mile north of New Maysville. All welcome with baskets. an afternoon program features music and a pleasant gathering.
John H. Allee transfers a lot in Greencastle to 8 C Sayers. Frank Ford transfers land in Bainbridge to Margaret C Allen. Sarah E Ford transfers land in Bainbridge to Margaret C Allen. Also an ad notes Bell cleaning and pressing services at 202 W ooplar street.
During a Stilesville Baptist revival Rev. Bruce Evans and Rev. J. R. Sherrill found both grips missing from their buggy after services. Evans lost 78 dollars a gold watch and insurance papers while Sherrill’s grip was emptied. no trace of items or grip reported. The theft was blamed on a backslider and no clues were found.
All persons desiring to rent rooms to young lady students must file their application in the President's office with a signed pledge to observe the regulations of the college for your women in the dormitories Blanks for application will be for warded upon request You can save money by buying second hand school books at Lang ton Co s Book store
Due to higher printing and operating costs the Daily Herald will raise its city delivery from six to ten cents per week starting the week of October 1. Langdon & Co's Book Store offers a large stock of second hand school books with sales beginning Thursday.
Miss Eva Smith becomes a bride in Evansville as Fred L. Chair and Evansville couple host a ceremony at the bride's parents home on Thursday.
The ceremony for Fred Lockridge O’Hair and Miss Ivan Smith took place Thursday at 8 pm at 813 Adams Avenue the bride’s parents’ home. Guests from Indiana towns attended and the couple will reside in Greencastle after October 1.
The Shriners will hold a picnic Sunday at the home of Charles Carver at Bainbridge. A majority of members will travel by automobile for the event.
In Central Africa a tribe grants citizenship and marriage rights only after a man climbs down a steep cliff, an initiation test that marks his social standing and eligibility within the community. The ritual underscores the culture's emphasis on endurance and symbolic ascent.
The Veronica Club entertained husbands and friends Thursday at Mrs. Fred Thomas’s Hanna Street home. A play titled Two of a Kind featuring Mrs. Theodore Crawley Mrs. R. M. Hazelett Miss Nellie Gardner and Mrs. Kimber Gardner ran on a makeshift stage with theatre seating. Supper followed in a decorated library and dining room with music by Miss Ethel Merryweather and Miss Marie Merryweather.
A collection of brief humorous anecdotes and quips about memory love marriage and social mishaps. Jokes range from a school inspector’s take on scandal to a dancing organ and a witty telephone quip about a wrong number. Small talk and moral foibles emerge in lighthearted sketches.
The Cheamery 19 held a stockholders meeting this afternoon in the city library. A committee was appointed to assist the board of directors.
Stockholders met in the city library to decide leasing the Greencastle Creamery as finances worsen. A committee with Mae Jones O L Jones and Ed Bicknell will work with the directors to negotiate a lease within ten days, while reports show debts of 1645 dollars and only 247 dollars on hand with about 600 dollars working capital.
The eighth annual Abner Miller pupils and friends reunion met in Hopegrove southwest of Coatesville on a Saturday in August 1913. Mrs Martha Ridpath still serves as president. Miller, who turned 85 in February, taught for over thirty years and his scholars now span the nation. Over 300 attendees enjoyed a noon feast and an afternoon program of songs and readings, with notable visitors from distant places listed.
A list of residents and couples including Mr. and Mrs. Sipple of Clay City Dr Ridpath of Indianapolis Miss Lizzie Vogt Mrs Martha Ridpath Greencastle Rev Louis Smith and others appear in a community notice from the Coatesville Herald naming residents by city and relation.
C Haven Smith a theatrical man from San Francisco claims a $10000 wager to reach New York in thirty days using only a single set of tires on a Locomobile touring car. His wife and R F Hilton act as official observer as delays mount and repairs fall to Smith. Denver and the National Road journey push them behind schedule by several days.
Indianapolis Sept 4 hog prices rose sharply with heavy weights leading the advance. The market gained 20 cents from Wednesday as shippers paid top quotations around 9.10 for handy weights and most lots sold 8.65 to 9.00. Cattle were steady, calves steady, lambs and sheep largely unchanged amid light arrivals.
The state reports a severe typhoid outbreak with September marked as the worst month. Food and drug inspection officials note rising cases and urge sanitation measures across communities.
Indianapolis Sept 4 Typhoid fever worst in years says HE Barnard state food and drug commissioner. Laboratories flooded with water samples. requests for containers overwhelm capacity. September noted as peak month with shallow wells worsening. Deep stone encased wells deemed safest for drinking.
The 84th Danville Baptist Association annual meeting will convene Friday September 5 near Hollandsburg in Parke county. C. L. Airhart county auditor serves as presiding elder and moderator, a role he has held since joining the association. he departs for Hollandsburg tonight.
Bell operates a cleaning and pressing service at 202 West Poplar Street offering clothing care and garment pressing by phone at 356 for contact.
The Rev. Thomas Woodson of Terre Haute spent the day as a guest of Mrs. J. P. D. John, enjoying a brief visit in the city.
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