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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1881
Page
8
The page mixes railway timetable fragments for east and west trains with a daily express and freight notes. It also features an advertisement for Christie's Shoe Store urging parents to buy durable shoes for children at Washington street near the National Bank.
The local page recalls an ice man parade amid records of a 240 below zero reading months ago, notes comments on social customs, ward politics near Greencastle, visits by Dr McCorkle and wife, and a G A R entertainment with Mozart Club music. Carrie Welk wins a diamond ring vote. Wyson receives gold-headed cane. Charley Hammond draws the cake lottery prize.
A humorous statewide touting of Greencastle features includes Education, street railways, churches, a court house, farming land, an opera house, a fire department, a patrol, and a busy building boom. Landes & Co advertises paints oils at low prices.
Fire consumed the Grider home near Fincastle last Saturday with contents largely saved. Loss about 600 dollars, insured for 200. Last Tuesday a horse drawn carriage on East Washington Street panicked after a barking dog and ran onto a vacant lot at the Lo cust and Washington corner, crashing into a fence. Driver Sowder was bruised but not seriously hurt. horse unharmed.
In the West College Building, fourteen applicants faced a board of examiners for a Cadet position. J. W. Fesler of Franklin won the appointment after exams. James E. Hoskins of Reelsville was named alternate. The Annapolis Cadetship had been withdrawn by the Navy Secretary.
At Bainbridge last Monday night Taylor's saloon was broken into and robbed. A thief took about $4 in cash, liquor, and cigars, left open whisky and brandy taps running, and trashed the place. Lyman Merrick's overcoat was found there, leading to his arrest. He pleads innocence and was sent to Circuit Court after a preliminary exam with bail set.
A catalog of decorative handkerchief spreads and satin reticules accompanies local notices. Items include a solitaire diamond loss and rewards, new hardware store opening, grain trading through Beck & Binford, fresh produce at Sage’s fruit stand, and various sales pitches for clothing, churning, and home goods. No single event dominates. multiple ads and notices fill the page.
Queensware and Glassware Steere. FRANK A. HAYS' Trade Emporium advertises direct-from-manufacturer prices and large assortment. Highlights include 40 piece west ware sets for 3.00, plates 50 cents, cups and saucers 40 cents, glass covered butter dishes one cent, assorted glass nappies ten cents, covered dishes fifteen cents, and glass footed desserts eighty-seven cents.
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