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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1880
Page
5
John R. Britton of Lena was jailed for robbing Isaac Rattain of $57. He posted bond for next day. money was reportedly found on a public highway. Trial failed to proceed as the defendant did not appear and the affidavit was quashed, leading to discharge.
The Putnam County Agricultural Society held its annual meeting electing Alexander S. Bryan as President Edward Hoffman as Vice President J H Crow as Secretary A O Lockridge as Treasurer and M Hazelett as Superintendent The board of directors includes two members from each township and five from Greencastle with listed names for each township A county fair was decided for the fall with date and location to be set at the January 31 1880 directors meeting at the courthouse.
Mae James Bridges and Mrs C Darnall appear in society notes. Wm Mead, Miss Taylor, Miss Maloney, Dr Stevenson, and Rev Fyffe are mentioned with visits, sales, and sermons. A call for subscribers and town happenings include births, sales of land, lumber measurement, and a joke about stilts in Bainbridge.
James A iffr et al transfer land in Cloverdale to Benjamin P Kunkle for 360 dollars. John Oakley deeds 15 acres in Jackson to William H Oakley for 502 dollars. William Bridges sells Monroe township land to Judith Hall for 533.80. Maria Cornell sells Monroe township land to Judith Hall for 266. John M Hendricks sells 10 acres in Warren to George F Lancet for 250. William C Gilmore transfers 39 acres in Washington to Phillip I Hutchinson for 1450. Phillip F P Hutchinson sells Floyd township land to Alonzo Sutton for 540. Anthony Payton sells 10 acres in Jackson to John T Wargan for 800. A H Pickel sells Carpenterstown blocks 3 4 and 6 and blocks 5 6 and 10 for 2500. M T Lewiman sheriff transfers 40 acres in Greencastle to E A Crow for 1092.63. Jonathan Birch commissioner transfers Lot 1 in city block 3 to Julia A Clayton for 275. Nancy A Tawley transfers Madison township land to William L Torr for 450. E Houck transfers Greencastle township land to William Dills for 1200.
Cole went to Wofford's house in Franklin Louisiana with a pistol and said he had come to kill. Wofford replied that he meant business and shot Cole dead.
Groveland residents report fair weather and difficult roads. James Turner buys Mr. Jackson’s stock and will run the old stand. Charles Hunter’s estate sold for 800 dollars to F. M. Chatham. A sermon was held by Rev. Vandyne at the C P Church. Local social and civic items follow, including road and sidewalk complaints, proposed discussions on capital punishment, emigration plans, and school and church notes.
The report for January 18 1880 lists punctual pupils by name Linnie Busby Mattie Busby Willie Torr Maggie Torr Isabella Brandon Jennie Brandon Charlie Stroube Eli Abbitt Newton Vickers William Vickers Lawrence Busby Frank Busby Peter Stone Willie Butler George Butler Edward Moriarty Alva Vickers Abraham Vickers Earl Showalter Willie Showalter Sammy Butler and Jimmie Lurner. It also notes nonabsent pupils Willie Torr Charlie Stroube Eli Abbitt Lawrence Busby Frank Busby Peter Stoner Geo Butler Alvah Vickers Abraham Vickers and top exam averages 90 plus for Rank Stroube Willie Stroube Mattie Busby Linnie Busby Annie Torr Isabella Brandon Jennie Brandon Edward Moriarty Eli Abbitt Maggie Torr with Lizzie Brandon and Willie Torr at 94. The Nevada note about Capt Godfrey being an autometer adds a tangential aside.
A roundup of crime and oddities includes New York forgers paid with certified checks raised to large sums, a Virginia leap year party theft, and a Bridgeport tombstone scheme. It also notes a Maine prairie disappearance, a Savannah River floating barroom, and a pirate buried at Dungeon Rock. The column mentions a Kansas City minister’s engagement to a divorced woman, Providence wids, and a massive San Francisco Oakland ferry project with vast docks and tracks.
In New York City at 152 Nassau Street, storekeeper Robert H. Simpson and clerk John Priest fired at a rat that had roamed the shop, one shot striking coalman Charles H. Murtha in the back and bowels. Murtha, 31, from Brooklyn, lay mortally wounded as Coroner Knox collected an ante-mortem statement. Simpson was arrested at Oak Street station while Murtha was transported to New York Hospital.
A fox drive is planned in Jefferson between Mt Meridian and Belle Union on the 20th. Officers include Commander Elza Grimes and Captain Ben Slarris with lieutenants for each line. Lines run from Preston duis farm to Wm Wrights farm and beyond with a central point at the Joe Vermilion farm. Participants must be on grounds by 9 AM and drive starts at 3:30 PM with signals fired from Mt Meridian and Belle Union. No dogs except full blooded hounds, no firearms or drunkenness allowed.
James Mitchell and wife from Danville Illinois visit Putnamville while Rev. Fyffe continues meetings. John Williams buys Lee corner and begins a new business after John Wills opens a shop. Miss Clara Vandyke of Tuscola Illinois stays with Mrs. R I Bowen. Layman constructs new fencing. X COD.
The January report for District No 3 Washington township shows pupil averages led by William Fox 98 and Harrison Furney 98 with several students in the 90s. Jennerna Walls teaches as the article notes inflation and speculative pricing references alongside the school data.
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