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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1881
Page
8
Local notes report Allen's Drug Store promotions alongside social chatter. Names include Miss Emma Allen who returned from Paris and Miss Anna Wood visiting Chicago and Milwaukee. Other items cover divorces, weddings, church lectures, and visits by Misses Allison and Steele, with weather and health notices interwoven.
Sherman Nelson, 15, was struck on the head by a beam while riding atop a south bound freight car near Putnamville on the L N C railroad. He survived initial collapse, was treated in Cloverdale, and moved home for recovery, a warning to boys about approaching moving trains.
Miss Myra Watkins of Crawfordsville returns home from a visit to Jacob Bicknell. Indiana Asbury University will add a law course to the literary program starting September 13, 1881. Instructors named are Major Jonathan Birch Hon C O Mattson and Granville C Moore. The change offers equal law training for those seeking to enter the ministry or the legal profession. Major Birch led a successful law class for juniors last year.
The funeral sermon for the wife of Jno Best will be preached in the Christian Church in Manhattan by O P Badger at 3 o'clock p m on the second Tuesday in August. Friends of the family are invited to attend. July 29 1881.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church met on July 19 and elected officers for the coming year. President is Mrs. T. C. Hammond, vice president Mrs. Conrad Cook, secretary and treasurer Mrs. Myra Osborne.
A man claiming the name Ben Dicks from Greenville Indiana was arrested by Marshall Starr Monday afternoon near Walnut Creek west of the city. He had a horse and buggy suspected to be stolen and matching a recent theft near Mooresville Indiana. While found he was painting the buggy and had daubed the horse to hide identity. He was brought to the city by Starr and held in the county jail awaiting further developments.
Citizens flocked to Greencastle streets to witness W CO Coup's monster circus and menagerie. The show features a grand parade and spectacular arena acts led by Miss Katie Stokes and George Mellville, praised as the city's best circus in days.
Dan Hepler of Putnamville injured after sleeping while walking from a second story window in Coal City Indiana. Among notes, balcony water from upstairs rooms showers south square ladies, camp meeting sermons to be given by Dr. Marine Gobin and Ridpath, a circus worker injured, agricultural society tickets, and a Boone Hendricks Putnam county crop report from Mr Lumpkin visiting Boone, Hendricks and Putnam counties with observations on corn and wheat yields and conditions.
Died in Poland on July 26 1881 Mrs Elizabeth Harrison aged 76 years 11 months and 28 days. A second-hand two seated spring wagon for sale cheap apply to C Kiefer 2016 Just received a car load of fresh land plaster from Grand Rapids Mich H C Steeg Northwest Car Public Square. Gents and boys French Calf French Kid and Morocco Shoes for spring and summer at Burnetts Goodwin Armstrongs celebrated fine shoes latest styles at Burnetts Dobyns Sure Cure for Catarrh Nervous Headache Cold in the Head Deafness and Dimness of Sight sold only by Landes Co.
Advertises collecting cash value from any life policy that lapsed for nonpayment. Encourages contacting B. F. Corwin in Greencastle and the Williamson & Daggy office for assistance.
Fresh stock arriving daily at Burnett's Opera House building Landes & Co sell Dobyns Sure Cure for Catarrh as the only remedy that cures every case when directions are followed Reynold's Fine Shoes for Indies new styles now at Burnett's.
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