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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1880
Page
5
The Star notes a quiet Greencastle First Ward election with a young woman and her gray headed father seen voting without interference. It also cites Harmony readers criticizing delayed justice, praises the Greencastle Pinafore Troupe bound for Spencer, and reports local happenings from cigar factory success to livestock and mill incidents.
Tas readers of Tax Stak are advised we do not endorse correspondents opinions. We provide space for neighbors to share thoughts so readers may learn other viewpoints.
Mr. Golden plans to raffle a fine watch soon. Fox Ridge road gets needed improvements. Sam Yard visited from Indianapolis at week’s start. Street railway rehabilitation continues. Riley Reeves now employed at Craig's butcher shop.
Joseph Ford quits the machine business Reverdy Hammond moves to Shelbyville to take a telegraph office boys gather hickory nuts Ed Frazier visits from Indianopolis a row at the I and St depot Tuesday night P Ash lands a 1500 foot switch contract and builds a bridge over I and St L R R on Walnut street Will Murphy awaits spring for farm John Sage Jr teaches music A lynx sighting north of town last Sunday
A youth group in the woods Monday night hunted for raccoons but instead treed a ghost in a brush pile. They returned home sleepy, not scared. A white cow owner may scold when he discovers the shotgun. Andy Ash helps his father with the stone crusher. Election officers of the Blue Ribbon Union are due soon. Harry Sage suffered a vertigo attack Thursday morning but survived with prompt aid.
Dr Gobin delivers Sunday lecture while C B Ketcham departs for Kansas City. Senior speakers Moore Comden Sato and Rowan spoke this week. Paul Wilcox class seventy nine visits. plans Florida Cuba Germany study then Europe travel. Ben L Smith visits daughter Cora Smith. N K E Robinson Bloomington junior visits friends. Sato’s speech on Garfield caused student uproar until rescheduled Thursday. Coffin welcome address praised by friends and admirers. J F
A treasury balance of 275 dollars is reported. Dr. Marine moves a vote of thanks to the Indies for a generous dinner. The convention discusses all questions and agrees the organization does good work. They urge more substantive effort for Jesus and appoint Bainbridge as next meeting place. D Laxapoy and J A Alutson sign as secretaries.
The Lena report notes a quiet election with Democrats gaining nine votes from October. Weather was fine all week and business stayed steady in the burgh. A church service is planned at M K Church next Sunday by Rev. Brown. Villagers report tragedies including James Turner losing two children to diphtheria and another child gravely ill. Doc White’s horse fell into a barn well on election day. Bill Murphy is hauling slaves. James Stokes is recovering from a hand injury and should be well soon. Drunk activity was common on election day. Merlan Shor has moved south of Lena. The town sees a physician opening and Mr. Smith moves into Dr. Godfrey’s former property.
The Putnam County Sunday-School Union met at Brick Chapel on October 29 with J. A. Allison presiding. Sessions covered growth of the Sunday-School idea, the work, teacher motives, and class readiness. A dinner followed, then discussions on enlisting church members and preparing adult lessons. Township reports showed progress, and Lemuel Johns was elected president of Madison township. A total programme expense of two dollars and a collection of forty seven and a half cents were noted.
The election results show Hancock with a 428 vote majority over 94 for the Greenbacks in Washington township. Garfield is endorsed as the next President with hopeful expectations for honorable duties.
The bottoms yield average corn while uplands are light. Wheat rises to 90 cents a bushel in Keelsville as hogs and beef move to market. Deaths include Thomas Renfro and Lisey Hubbard. Election results show gains for Republicans and 420 votes with Landers leading by 107.
Jack Gridley and Alexander Gridley with two brothers and John Karcher rode into a canyon east of Calistoga for a hunting trip. A tornado unhorsed Abram Chidley, hurled him onto rocks causing severe injuries. Several others were blown about and a boy was struck by a rock. They returned to Napa by rail for treatment. An Ohio dog story and a petty theft anecdote follow.
The Mackay Sylvester company performed at the Academy of Music to a greatly pleased crowd. Mackay excelled as the old comedian and Miss Sylvester impressed with Laura Lightheart and Sarah Seeker. The dancing scene at the picnic drew applause and the review urges Greencastle citizens to attend next week. Tickets available at Drattin's jewelry store.
Arthur Fitzpatrick recounts a mining district tale from Colorado where a miner rode a tin pan down a frozen slope at sixty miles a minute. He surged into the valley, the pan melted, his blanket caught fire, and he feared burning with his traps if he had gone further.
Coon hunters cutting a tree at Adams Indiana were crushed to death when their dogs fought as the tree fell. Two men rescued the dogs but died from injuries sustained in the collapse.
The play Our Flirtations wins laughs from start to finish with F. F. Mackey as Richard Raymond and Louise Sylvester in dual Laura roles. The production features a Pullman Palace car set, a capable orchestra, and brisk, clean humor as plots of flirtations unfold among Laura Lightheart Hugh Hastings Fannie Fleetwing and Percy Vere.
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