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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1880
Page
8
Protracted meetings at College Avenue Church and Bethel Chapel revival. Several residents report returns from travels to Illinois Indiana and Missouri. Local events include a new baby boy, a near cistern accident, theft at De Louis Snider’s house, and a temperance lecture by Dan Russell. Rail work advances toward New Albany with through trains planned in March and a costly College Avenue pipe organ project underway.
Rev W H Grim will preach at Locust Street church tomorrow at 10 30 p m with a second evening subject Man at his climax at 7 p m The lecture Hearts Ease by Theodore Tilton will be at Meharty Hall next Tuesday evening Over 3 000 attended his Chicago lecture Reserved seats 50 cts at Langdon s book store after 8 this morning A weather report from Europe notes extreme cold and livestock losses a large audience enjoyed Miss Retta Farrow s benefit at Meharty Hall with a long program of songs and instrumental numbers by city performers
The note highlights Lyon & Weik's old stand and Wysong's at the northwest public square for cigars, A J Burton's East Square restaurant with oysters, and a college offering business training. It urges settlements at Mr Langdon's store, promotion of confectioneries, glassware, and a broad grocer inventory including soaps and buckets.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a prayer meeting in a leading church where a well known member made an earnest appeal. A deaf spectator rose to request prayer and another deaf, short sighted man in front led to a humorous interruption that drew restrained laughter.
Miss Betsey Knight of Randolph remained faithful to a betrothed absent fiancé who died in childhood, awaiting his return. A showman’s Mexican flag swap provoked a mob in Chihuahua but the troupe fled as local troops razed the show. A Boston wife saved an infant when her nightmare-prone husband aimed at the cradle. A Salt Lake bishop chased by a wife wielding a broom joined by his church’s polygamy precepts. In Chattanooga, George Brooks jailed while his wife fraternized with the jailor and a horse thief, driving Brooks to suicide. John Tompkins, fallen from wealth in Newport, RI, starved himself to death after seven days without food. St. Louis schoolboys fight nears and one secretly carries a pistol.
A local ad urges shoppers to visit P. R. Christie for a large stock of new shoes and boots in latest styles and best makes. It promises good value and invites customers to call at Washington Street north side.
Burton's on the east side of the square advertises fresh foreign and domestic fruits on sale and oysters served in every style in the best manner at BURTON'S restaurant.
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