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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1879
Page
3
Community items list local traders, legal notices, births and deaths, and social updates from Greencastle Indiana and nearby areas. Mentions include Burkett buying timber, Hopkins real estate mail, Daggy appointed administrator, Libel case continuation, new partnerships, a birth, and a man found insane after a disappearance.
Notes report various illnesses and recoveries including Paul Wilcox and Charley Hathaway. Mentions Coral Union Concert March 10 and a lecture by Dr Tingley. Eggs fall to 123 cents per dozen. Will Mahoney will probate. delinquent tax sale attendance small. Circuit Court justice ongoing. Various local happenings include mercury at 6 below zero, Trautman moving shops, Dr Joyce sick leave, and Will Stevenson ill. Also Henry Renick travels to Poughkeepsie and Ten Nights in a Bar Room to be staged Next Thursday. Elder Laughlin conducts Christian Church services. Will Carleton visits guest of J W Cole. Cole Bros build new engine boiler house adjoining the pump.
Russellville association secretary promotes the fair while touting a hog cholera cure using burdock root tea. Danville reports Chas Allen and M.B. Welch in local politics. Rural deaths and widows lists appear for Monroe and Clinton townships. A private arrest and a medical misunderstanding headline the gossip with society and crime notes.
In Greencastle on February 10 1879 infant daughter of James Hix died of whooping cough at age two. In South Greencastle on February 10 1879 infant daughter of Joseph Phiffer died of diphtheria at age two years six months. On the morning of February 9 1879 Mrs Jane A Johnston of Mansfield Parke County Indiana aged 70 years and 12 days died. She was a faithful M E Church member and left a bright witness that she had gone from the evils to come.
A lively contest for Councilman in the Third Ward pits John Armstrong against M. B. Welch and his strong ticket. The piece notes varied local rumors, a dog chase ending with a sling injury to Dave Badger, and several scattered items from city life.
Sheriff uncovers Charles Hibbs as horse thief after J B Johnson’s gray mare is stolen from a church post. The horse is recovered in Hendricks County near Coatsville. Hibbs, described as roughly half-witted, is linked to two prior horse thefts earlier in the week.
A man posing as a divinity student from Princeton, Alfred Habner, stayed at the Grand Central and attended a prayer meeting promising to preach. He allegedly used a polished appearance to gain trust, visited billiard rooms, and bolstered strength by wrestling before vanishing after authorities learned of his deceit.
The regular February term began with Judge Solon Turman presiding. The docket lists sixty nine State cases, thirty two probate matters, and one hundred thirteen civil causes. Early actions include pleas in intoxication cases with fines, larceny, burglary and other offenses, and several indictments quashed. A list of petit jurors was drawn, and the Melvin Burrow trial ended in a $10 verdict against the defendant. The civil docket saw defaults and judgments, with further details to follow in the next report.
A Monday blaze gutted the Old Asbury University building in Greencastle, leaving four blackened walls and ashes. The fire spread rapidly from the attic to the roof and clock tower, with extensive damage to the Whitcomb Library and museum while most other rooms were saved or damaged.
A terse report notes limited steam and wind hindering an urban fire crew due to a tall blaze and lack of ladders, urging city leadership to provide necessary equipment. It also covers a Cliosophian Literary Society performance at Brown's Hall by the Female College of this city, praised by a large audience for clear, well executed pieces and a creditable program list.
A jumble of literary exercises names students and pieces from Aliosophian Society including essays on life time and knowledge and declamations on topics like MacDonald's Drummer and The Charnal Ship. Notices report repairs, property moves, and local business updates amid county atlas promotion and perfumery ads.
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