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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1881
Page
2
Greencastle and surrounding area show signs of a Greencastle postoffice battle as residents and officials move in and out of public roles. Local illnesses and accidents include Thomas Mathews's lung disease and Callie Rudisill's lab burn at the University.
In Greencastle on Sunday March 20 1851 Emma Genevieve Hazelett youngest daughter of William J and Sophia S Hazelett died of whooping cough at age 2 years 3 months.
The petit jurors drawn for the next Putnam Circuit Court term commence on the fourth Monday of April. Harvey Farrow Monroe Elisha Crosby Jackson Thomas Hamilton Franklin Henry C Darnall Clinton Samea McGaughey Russell James Harcourt Mill Creek James P Christie Flord Thos J Siddons Greencastle William Hubbard Cloverdale Isaac M Day Marion John Runyan Jefferson James M Parks Warren bh township.
The February term closes with several final dispositions. Elizabeth A Williams vs John D Williams grants divorce with child custody to the plaintiff. Tilghman H Rightsell vs Thomas McCullough dismissed at plaintiff costs. Edgar W White vs Eliza J White et al foreclosures favor plaintiff 168 46 and defendants 127 30. Henry B Martin guardian versus John Asher Arabian Davis defaults yield 980 19. Susan McClosky vs Wim H English quiet title grants title in plaintiff’s favor. James T Butler vs Nellie Butler divorce granted with child custody.
Dismissals on notes and civil actions with costs. default judgments for specific sums. trials and verdicts including not guilty findings. foreclosures with stated amounts. appeals dismissed with costs. possession actions and judgments for possession. imprisonment terms in two year state prison. orders of sale where applicable. multiple parties named in each entry.
George M. Williamson transfers land in Washington to John M. Williamson for 1200 dollars. M M Hurt sells 8 acres in Jefferson township to J H McAninch for 2400. Andrew French conveys lots 7 Sands Portland Mills to Isaiah Vermilion for 1000. Francis M Friend moves pt lot 97 O P Greencastle to Wm Day for 75. Levi Friend to Wm Day same for 600. Jonathan Birch to Wm Day same for 5. Henry C Lewis to Edmond W Lewis lots 14 15 16 block 4. Peck's enlargement to Greencastle for 1000. James M Blaydes to James Biddle land in Jackson for 190. Elizabeth Justice to Alma Bryant land in Cloverdale township for 250. J G Ridpath to Nancy J Peyton 6 acres in Floyd township for 700. John M Williamson to Maria Williamson 35 acres in Washington township for 1000.
A decades old Cloverdale tale follows George Wilson alias Gilbert Coverdale a quiet mill hand who twice deserted his wife Nancy Naugle later claiming a share of his father in law’s estate. He is exposed when seen signing papers as a single man then fleeing with part of the land sale money.
A collage of short items covers bigamy cases, horse damages, legal notices, medical ads, and travel promotions. Reports include Henry J. Lake, a Cherokee bigamist, a San Francisco death by suicide linked to scammers, a horse-damages case in Indianapolis, and a Madison tombstone defacement. Miscellany advertises Sellers' Cough Syrup, Hop Bitters, Sanford's Radical Cure, Lydia Pinkham's Compound, and rail ads for travel to Chicago.
A Sandersville elopement tied a 17 year old groom to a 15 year old bride as they trekked six miles through rain and mud seeking a clergyman. They lodged that night in a barn and their long journey concluded with a small ceremony.
Twenty Harvard students caused a scene at a Boston theater by tossing blazing paper on stage. Police ejected them from the venue.
An old advertisement page touts Malt Bitters as superior for sleep, nerves, liver and kidney health and nursing mothers while warning some patent remedies are worthless. It also notes a claimed cure for youthful indiscretions and promotes Bachu and Cubebs extracts. A minister’s son marries a rabbi’s daughter in Ohio and a physician touts Port Grape Wine for invalids. Local druggists sell these products.
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