Picket fence accident and local deaths reported
The Star records a man Earl Pitchlynn injuring himself jumping a picket fence. A parish priest’s illness caused St Pauls services to be canceled with some convalescence news. An 8-year-old girl in Madison township fractured her arm opening a loose drive gate. Obituaries note Mary E Rice and John Brewer deaths on July 12 1881 with funeral details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitchlynn
Father Powers
St. Pauls Church
James Johnson
Madison Township
Mary E
Amanda Rice
Jackson Township
John Brewer
W. A. Smith
Tax Star correspondence notice encourages local neighbor views
Readers are reminded that Tax Star does not endorse correspondent opinions. The page invites newsy notes from county residents to share neighborhood thoughts and have them printed.
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Tax Star
Tuk Star
Stone
Dresden's sights and social contrasts noted in 1881 dispatch
European correspondent describes Dresden as picturesque and divided by the Elbe with American and English quarters. He notes the uniformed military presence, busy women carrying baskets, compact streets, and a garrison of 20,000. The piece contrasts German critique of US civil service with admiration for American laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Star
Dresden
Elbe
United States
Raphael
Hwig
Foreign impressions linger in a gallery tour and town life
The narrative reflects on Raphael Italian Dutch art and a small modern collection viewed free four days weekly. It notes crowds of workers at the gallery on Sundays, proximity to the Opera House and museums, and cheap music with beer flowing in halls. It contrasts German pleasures with American affinity abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raphael
King’s Palace
Germany
America
Fincastle Town Notes On Wheat Trade And Debates
Wheat yields meet expectations as local merchants report lively trade in Fincastle. Edgecomb Gilliams returns from Missouri and Iowa. Fosher may join with a new partner. A postponed debate between Dr. Stanley and J A Guilliams leads to next meeting with Fosher and Myers slated to speak. A sack race delay and oyster supper tempers the chatter as ice cream takes focus. Subscribers urged rather than borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgecomb Guilliams
Missouri
Iowa
John Fosher
William Stultz
Stanley
J. A. Guilliams
Jesse F
Belle Union Local Notes and Arrivals
Belle Union reports Lahoe John Cohn on the sick list Saturday. Mrs. Sallie Blue improved. W T Scott shipped hogs Monday at 5.30. de Harding buying iron. Elder Mares baptized Mrs. R L Allee at Haines schoolhouse Sunday. Dr. Dick Mullinix visiting sister Mary Scott. Lib Scott to Eminence Morgan County to practice. Pike road work to resume soon. Deputy Sheriff Brandon escorted Wm T Saulsman to insane asylum Monday. A J Dunivan went to Indianapolis for rheumatism treatment. ABNER
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Lahoe
John Cohn
Sallie Blue
W.T. ‘Scott
de Harding
Elder Mares
R. L. Allee
Haines
Dick Mullinix
Spencer
Mary Scott
Scott
Morgan County
Pike Road
Brandon
Wm. T. Saulsman
Mill Creek Township
Insane Asylum
A.J. Dunivan
Indianapolis
Abner
Hay harvest and crop concerns in Stilesville district
Farmers report a roughly half crop as grub worms damage up land corn in Stilesville while M Hume returns from selling fruit trees in northern Missouri. A town photograph gallery opens and Baptists begin a new church with M T Lewman of Greencastle as building contractor. The piece notes cultural shifts toward Mexicanization.
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M. Hume
Missouri
Baptists
M. T. Lewman
Greencastle
Wheat threshing begins as crops face worm damage and drought
Meridian and Belle Union report wheat threshing starting with good quality grain. Expected yield about ten bushels per acre. Grub worm hurting corn. Rain is badly needed and stock water is scarce. Notices of local politics and school canvases appear, with several residents and visitors in town. A new brewery site near Belle Union is mentioned.
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Belle Union
Mt. Meridian School
Sue. Lecman
Rosanna Hurst
Dora McCarty
T. C. Vaughn
Adams School
Jas. M. Hurst
R. H. Bowen
Putnamville
Bowen & Bro
New Providence Church
Mt. Meridian
Wiley O. Foster
Elder Adams
Gibson County
Ind
Abernathy
Benton County
Ben Connett
Wabash
Whitfield Collins
Willis McCoy
Noble Matriarch of Biddle Farm Passes in 1881
Catherine Elizabeth Jones Biddle, born Shelbyville Kentucky November 8 1511 and died July 12 1881 in her 70th year after a paralytic stroke on July 5. Wife of Richard Biddle since 1827, mother of nine sons and four daughters, a steadfast Methodist and family pillar. Funeral held July 13 at the old homestead New Maysville Jackson township led by Rev W A Smith and Prof McNutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Elizabeth Jones
Richard Biddle
Shelbyville
Bourbon County
Indiana
Greencastle
Kentucky
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mother Biddle
New Maysville
Jackson Township
W. A. Smith
Wheat harvest near finish as Chek works boiler
Farmers report wheat in good condition while J Chek visits on Wednesday to repair a steam boiler for threshing. Dr Heady's wife travels to Boone County to visit her mother. Hiram Heady and family passed through on their way to Jamestown. Uncle Dick Biddle's wife not expected to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Chek
Dr.Heady
Boone County
Hiram Heady
Jamestown
Dick Biddle
Local town notes on growth and housing
Fancy Wilson is convalescent while James Rodgers buys land near the railroad to build. Mr Quick plans a house in town as another business venture nears opening. Tom Sanders reports strong wheat yields with nine grains to the mesh, and a Reaver is mentioned in local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fancy Wilson
James Rodgers
Mr. Quick
Tom Sanders
Birthday Picnic for Aunt Polly Farrow Marks 81st Birthday
About forty descendants of Aunt Polly Farrow gathered at John Detrick's home four miles east of town to celebrate her eighty first birthday. The feast under a shade tree featured a lengthy thanksgiving and a meal, with family elders and relatives including O. P. Badger Col C. C. Matson and others in attendance. The group counted 134 total offspring over generations and noted a 72 year family heirloom chain linked to Polly's Kentucky line.
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Polly Farrow
John Detrick
P. Badger
Col. C. C. Matson
Polly
Kentucky
Jane Frakes
Charley
Jas. Leachman
Bar Resolutions Honor Russell L Hathaway in Putnam County
At a July 8 1831 meeting of the Putnam County Bar in the Mayor's office colleagues adopted preambles and resolutions honoring Russell L Hathaway a respected lawyer and family man. They express sympathy to his bereaved widow and children and order publication in county papers and recording in the Putnam Circuit Court order book. Committee members Fred T Brown James J Smiley Henry H sgaitere signed the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Bar
Russell L. Hathaway
Putnam Circuit Court
Fred T. Brown
James J. Smiley
Henry H. Sgaiter
Brown's Iron Bitters advertised for dyspepsia and weakness
Exhausted and enfeebled, and a list of ailments cured by Brown's Iron Bitters is claimed. The ad also promotes gents and boys shoes in French Calf, French Kid, and Morocco leather for spring and summer at Burnett's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett's
Udl
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Erman Remedy
St. Jacob
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
Hathaway Block
Public Square
B. F. Barwick
Huntington and Greencastle Iutivme
Paris
I . H. C. Steeg
Kmy
E. W. Smythe
Bayne’s Block
Albin
Somerset Church
Monroe Township
Smiley & Neff
G. Albin
Thomas Gardner
Putnam County
Court House
Gourt House
U. Edwards
Andina
SS Rr
Grand Rapids, Mich
H. C. Steeg
Northwest Cor. Public Square
Goodwin & Armstrong's
Ei. Coble
Melville McHaffie
Sweet Ber
Fincastle
Stilesville
Mit
Meridian and Belle Union
G. W. Corwin’s Cash Store
G. W. Corwiw
East Washington Street
James Rogers
David Quick
J. Williams
D.D. Beck
Carpentersville
Jane Carver
Green
J.A. Blaydes
Stan
Wm, Brady
Tun Swan
Millenery
JW. Beck
J. F. Hill
Jim Daggy
National Bank Building
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