Mr James Daggy Visits Lansing and County News
The Star reports James Daggy visiting relatives in Lansing Michigan. The Battle Ground excursion drew large crowds last Sunday. Citizens seek reports on county wheat yields and Andrew Black bought an 180 acre farm four miles west of town. The Bridge ton Fair dates August 22 to 27 1881 are listed. The Sunday heat surge is noted as record hot for a decade. Ice supplies diminish with warmer weather. Elder Johnson will preach at Somerset church in ten days at 10 50 am. Dr Eugene Hawkins of Saline City visited and plans to become a Putnam County resident. The Short Horn cattle public sale catalogue shows large attendance and profitable breeding prospects. Crit Cox of New Albany visited Greencastle promoting L N A C R R. Rumors say Vandalia line aims to buy McLean springs for a summer resort. A Crawfordsville group came to Greencastle to play baseball with the Athenians, who were defeated and will seek stronger club competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Sy F Lockridge
I. C. Hammond
Crit. Cox
New Albany
Greencastle
Cox
Vandalia
McLean’s
Crawfordsville
Putnam County
Mt. Meridian
Jefferson Township
Wm.hurst
Bowen Bros
Ambrose Brown
Elam Denny
M.E
Woods
Putnamville
Jacob Moore
J. B. Grimes
Jas. Wells
Thomas Vermillion
Mill Creek
Timothy
Mclaffies
Bloomington
Ills
McHarlie
Ringsters
Danville
Cady
McHatfie
Frank Landers
Snooks
McHaffie
Black Frank
Fred Douglas
Swiftng&s
Jim
Roscoe
Coatesville
Hendricks County
D. W. Campbell
Woods & Stringer
M. Draper
Drs. Hurst and
Monnett
Harlan Risher
Jacob Huber
Stanley & Talbott
Cuootesville
Fisher
L. L. Campbell
Death of a City Pioneer Hathaway of Berkley Mass
Russell Lorenzo Hathaway, a longtime Berkley Mass resident, dies after a long illness at age nearly 70. Funeral held at his home on Sunday with sermons by Rev. E W Fisk and Rev G W Bainum. Born August 18 1311 in Berkley, he pursued early schooling and taught, serving as principal of Millbury Academy in 1837 at age 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell L. Hathaway
Greercastle
E. W. Fisk
G. W. Bainut
Mr. Hathaway
Dr. Fisk
Mr. Bainum
Russell Lorenzo Hathaway
Berkley
Mass
Israel W. Putnam
Millbury Academy
Legacy of a Westward Lawyer Hathaway Honored in Death
The obituary recalls the life of a lawyer who trained with Mills Eddy and Choate, admitted to the bar in 1840, practiced in Nantucket, then moved to Greencastle in 1841. He married Mary Thompson Wood in 1842 and fathered six children. A public-spirited lawyer, he preserved a clear mind until illness ended his career. His widow and family mourn his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Zachary Eddy
Rufus Choate
Nantucket
Greencastle
Mary Thompson Wood
Mr. Hathaway
Congregational Church
Putnam County Outing Reports Farm Conditions and Towns
A narrator visits Mt Meridian Belle Union Stilesville and Coatesville in Jefferson and Hendricks counties. Observations cover wheat and corn prospects, hay harvests, fruit blight, local businesses, and notable horses bred by M Haffie. Specifics include Cady winning at Bloomington and Frank Landers rumors.
Local notes on Reno and Fillmore progress and commerce
Describes Reno on the I and St. L line with 150 residents, W. K. Davis proprietor, a new depot with A. H. Niles as agent, and nearby Fillmore’s improving commerce including J. W. Bridges and Owen and Son stores. Mentions wagon maker G. I. Freeman, druggists, physicians, blacksmiths, bootmakers, and wheat shipments. notes two churches and local mills. Also contains humorous Fox Book of Martyrs spoof, medical advice endorsing Brown's Iron Bitters, and advertised cures.
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Callender & Dunn
Castle Mills
Greencastle Foundry
South Depot
Ind
BEL Line
St. L
Indianapolis
INC
Buffalo
New York
Boston
New England
ST. Louis
Cleveland
Fe Des
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
California
A.P. Harrison
Aidress
C.C. Gale
A. J. Smith
Ger Ag
Ifil
Weavers & Cordery
Brazil
Itan
Florence
Jackson St
Chicago
Parker
Jesse
Taranine
A. Kiefer
Zee
C. C. Moore
Cortlandt St
C. J. Kimble & Son
Orn Hathaway Block
James Daggy
Lansing, Mich
Battle Ground
Andrew Black
Gem
Eax
Johnson
Montgomery County
Somerset Church
Eugene Hawkins
Saline City
Russell L. Mathaway
Putnam
Beile Union
J. H. Larkin
A. H. Donnahue
M. Gohn
W. B. Brown
J. Hollingsworth
D. W. Macy
Belle Union
M. F. McHaffie
W. Larkin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hill
Baptist
Reno
Wm. K. Davis
A. H. Niles
J. M. Myers
J. W. Rice
M. H. Reily
G. I. Freeman
J. W. Bridges
Owen & Son
West Virginia
Brown
Nature
Gazette
Dobyn
Landes & Co
St, Louis
Fernte
Mapture
Butts
North
St. St Louis
Mos
Harris
Harris Remedy CO. Mfg
St.louis
Reeves & Davis
London
Illinois and
Louisiana Streets
Apposke Union
Depadianapolis
Reeves
America
Cor
Illinois
Louisiana
Tumbhr
Alfred Hint
B.C. West
Joln C. West& CO
ISL
W. Madison 'T
Allen's Drug
Jomanson & CO
Bangor
Tor
Washinton St
da Pierce’s
Dr. J. VY
Mai Postcaid
Mangu
Quincy
Mich
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