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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1880
Page
5
Greencastle and surrounding items report visits by Miss Nellie Hays and others, local elections and party meetings, sales and shipments, illness and marriages in Franklin and Cloverdale townships. The piece notes a revival, a fire alarm, a gas speculation, and a large turnout for local church events.
George Carpenter returns home from New Albany after visiting. The rolling mill resumes operations. D P Downs lands a drummer role for a wholesale house. The man who rang the fire bell Wednesday night could become a Swiss bell ringer with practice. Frank Hays sells his fine horse. Tramps grow bolder and more numerous, refusing work yet quick to reject offered jobs, raising concerns about a vagrant law and its enforcement.
The column chronicles campus happenings from Greencastle with names like James Talty, David Badger, and David Stevenson. It mentions dances, repairs to the freight depot road, travels to Fillmore and Morton, social pranks, temperance speeches by Judge Bachelder and Dr. Pitchlynn, and upcoming exams followed by a week’s rest.
The piece mentions Saturday the 27th with strong winds blowing down fencing and flue tops. Rev Vandyne held meetings at C J Church all week. Ernest Weller, four, buried at Clear Creek Cemetery on the 26th. J D Wisehart bought Mason Summers property for his daughter Mrs Taylor to occupy soon. A Bainbridge Groveland Turnpike boom promises construction this summer. Salmon Hall of Groveland moves his bee stock elsewhere.
A Danville column rails at lawlessness and warns church members to curb violence after a street clash with knives and guns. It praises Rep. Russel Allen for major bills and leadership, including restrictions on school trustees and plans for a new State House.
A report recalls a bill opposed by Mr. Allen to curb sharp practices by contractors in changing plans to drain state funds, noting its failure by a few votes. Community items include a Sunday School address by Col Neff using object lessons, school reorganizations, local meetings, a quarrel over a McSheehy claim, quarry work changes, and election picks for constable and justice. A marriage at Killmore between Samuel W. Clark and Jennie Parish is described with attendees and festivities.
Putnamvalle notes report a near 100 member blue ribbon temperance group meeting weekly. Local items include Miss Mattie Williams returning from Terre Haute normal school, sidewalk improvements, new smithy at Tom Brothers, assessors race between Will Hodge and Henry Secrest, a house fire at Mellvain residence, gold pen gifted by Presbyterian Sabbath School scholars, a child’s death, ill resident Jas Darrah, Mt. Meridian stock purchase, and school events at Samuel District No. 2 with prizes for scholarship and conduct.
Notice lists one trustee one assessor one justice of the peace three constables and one supervisor for each road district and states voters will decide on constitutional amendments numbered 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 9. Clerk M D Bridges attests on the third day of March in the Court of Gr pcas tle.
Sheriff Moses T Lowman of Putnam County Indiana certifies a true copy of the original certificate of election. The proclamation underscores official authorization and the county's adherence to state election records. The document appears from Putnam County authorities and relates to the election certificate authentication.
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