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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1880
Page
5
The Greencastle area drew about seven thousand visitors on Monday, spending roughly seven thousand dollars amid a well orchestrated event. Local boosters praise a few enterprising men whose program attracted travelers from surrounding townships and boosted the town’s economy.
Readers are reminded we do not endorse correspondents opinions in these pages. The column provides space for neighbors thoughts to inform the public.
South Greencastle reports Misses Anna Knapp Lizzie Gibson and Newkirk of Coatesville visiting friends at the start of the week. Joe Hair returns from St. Louis on a visit. Mrs. Mary Jackson of Danville Ind visits her son Jas A Jackson. Harry Elliott has joined the band and plays baritone masterfully.
North Greencastle reports visitors from Indianap olis Thomas Ash and Will Murphy returning to local yards Eva Prather from Fillmore visited Alma Siddons Misses Pickett from Reelsville joined friends Monday A large group took an excursion to Louisville Friday Clay McKee of Reelsville visited friends Temperance meeting drew a good crowd with next gathering in the new hall Union officers election nears Park north of town popular on Sundays Railroads show strong business Patrick I Hallorin returns from Crawfordsville.
Groveland reports wheat harvesting finished and gravel road work near completion. Residents travel to Washington Daviess County and Louisville for excursions. Local visits include Hall Coatesville and Miss Phelps visiting. Church services by Rev Vandyne and Elder Thomas noted along with town social music by the tattler band.
J. L. Bolton is painting the new residence of Wm. Barnes near Carpentersville and the dwelling and store room of Jason Miller at Roachdale. The corn crop in the area looks good for the season. Seven of nine township schools are already let.
Lena reports steady growth and robust trade with new store success. Cap Cochran is sick. horses traded by Charley Kitchen. Mason Lodge rooms prepared over Fuller's store. James Brown moves office near the depot. Bruner's daughter dead. Measles seen locally. crops good. P N Stokes in grocery trade. Jim Chad back in town. Martin Wright relocates to Cloverdale Indiana.
A large crowd traveled from Malta to Coatsville last Saturday for a speaking event and illumination. Music by the Stesville band accompanied speeches by Capt. Smiley H. B. Ivey and Col. C. C. Matson.
To the People of Putnam County Farrow proclaims his innocence regarding book entries and charges after leaving office. He cites corrected overcharges and receipts, challenges a Green Castle correspondent’s claims, and asserts his honesty and regular audits with the Auditor.
At a June 3 1880 meeting of the Weaver and Chambers Club at Center Schoolhouse Floyd township Putnam county Indiana members unanimously resolved to vote for no officeholder not pledging support to six measures including unrestricted silver coinage, Weaver's Soldiers' Bill passage, issuance of greenbacks, rapid public debt payment, a graduated income tax, and equal taxation of wealth.
Infant Mamie daughter of Ashton and Emma F. Priest died at five months and fifteen days in Bainbridge Indiana. Lizzie Finley Coffman died at age 29 near Bainbridge after a long devout life with husband John Coffman and four children, funeral at Mt. Pleasant Church.
Retail cattle market remains steady with high quality and numbers matching demand. Ferguson & Son of Cincinnati bought two cars of bulls and stags as pens cleared by close. Hogs and sheep receipts show active opening with steady classes. lambs and common stock range quoted, while local notices include a Putnamville Sunday School Union program and a wife notices a divorce-like warning from Malinda Salmans.
During a Monday celebration in Terre Haute Geo Long and Matthew Moran fought. Moran stabbed Long several times with a large pocket knife. Long is expected to die. Moran was arrested.
An excursion to Chicago on Saturday July 17 offers round trip fare $5.00 with ten day ticket validity and special hotel rates. Train leaves at 1 17 p m from the depot. The page also contains numerous local ads for overalls at low prices, groceries, queensware, and shoe listings with brands such as Reynolds Fine Shoes Burnett’s New Domestic and Williams Singer machines. It notes a violent incident involving Dick Peters in Madison California and ongoing crime reports.
Real estate advertised for sale with liberal terms. Contact R L Hathaway in Greencastle Indiana for details and offerings. tf 12.
Indianapolis store A Dickson Co known as Trade Palace promotes all summer dry goods at greatly reduced prices attracting a large crowd from across Indiana. New stock and the largest assortment yet shown in the city.
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