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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1915
Page
1
The Standard Bearers of the College Avenue Church will meet this evening at seven o'clock with Miss Marion Little.
The well known minister Rev. W C Fox died at his home on Bloomington Street after a lingering paralysis illness. He served as pastor for 30 years and held 17 charges. He began his ministerial career at age 18.
The 62 year old Rev. W. O. Fox died at his Bloomington Street home after a three year paralysis illness. A Greencastle funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 pm at the Locust Street M E church with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Survived by a widow Libbie Tower Fox two daughters Eulalia Euola and Marguerite Vera and two sons Edward Randolph and Robert Henry Fox. Born May 6 1853 in Chatham County North Carolina he served as a minister 30 years with 17 charges in Indiana prior to retirement three years ago. He studied at DePauw University and married Libbie Tower in 1882.
In New Ross Indiana on September 6 the Walnut township revival ended after a month and a half of meetings starting August 10. About 150 converts indicated plans to join local churches and existing members pledged greater church involvement. Rev J Fenwick Reed led the revival and gained notable press notice for his sermons.
William Lafayette a Monon brakeman escaped death after falling between two moving cars at the yards late Saturday. He crawled free but lost the little finger to a wheel and sustained a head gash. Bleeding, he was taken to Bloomington Hospital where Dr. Harris treated the injuries and he was later released.
Mary Reeves a teenage girl who disappeared from Indianapolis Saturday is said to be in Green Castle visiting relatives. Authorities say efforts to locate her have been futile and she left notes indicating she would take her own life.
Mary Reeves a 14 year old Indianapolis girl who vanished Saturday is reported in Coatesville visiting relatives. Notes found at home warned of suicide over love interest with Joseph Hottenroth. Police search ongoing as relatives and townspeople relay conflicting disappearance details.
A 16 year old from Billet, ILI faces no prison after attempting to escape from the state farm. Judge Hughes believes the youth deserves leniency and permits return home. Sister to plead the case.
Fred Price a 16 year old from Billet Illinois was among 18 escapees from the State Farm and faced 2 to 5 years. Judge James P Hughes discharged him after pleading guilty to escaping noting age merited leniency. He thanked the judge crying and returned home with his sister Mrs Myrtle Brown. Price had gone to Chicago to visit an older friend who led him astray and they were caught in Sullivan for chicken theft and sent to Putnamville. His jail conduct was good and the court saw him as not criminally inclined.
Sam Carr, a local livery barn worker, faced his fifth intoxication charge in months. Arraigned in Mayor's Court, he was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to 120 days at the State Farm after failing to pay the fine. He had been released from a 35 day term the previous Saturday and resumed drinking Sunday.
The body of Mrs. Marion Tivis arrived this afternoon from Monticello on the Manon train at 2 39 PM. She was taken to Brick Chapel for burial and was well known in Brick Chapel where her family had resided.
Bloomington residents pleaded for a brief stop of the Liberty Bell on its Indiana route but the letter from Philadelphia says the bell will pass through Terre Haute Gree ncastle and Brazil on the Pennsylvania road, so Bloomington will not see it this year. The article notes Greencastle residents might still get a glimpse as the bell travels through the area en route to Philadelphia with possible exhibition by the Booster Club.
Juniors and guests note that RK A Masons Greencastle chapter holds a stated conclave Wednesday at 7:50 p m Jos F Gillespie H P E E Caldwell Secretary. Ernest Caldwell visiting the O'Rear family has returned home to Thorntown and will enter DePauw this fall Mrs O'Rear resides on Olive street.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Locust Street Church held its regular meeting and annual election in the home of Mrs. Manuel on east Anderson street. About forty members attended as officers were chosen for the coming year, including President Mrs Helm and treasurer Mrs Wright.
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