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Greencastle Star

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1879

Page

4

Widow Sinks to Neck in Swamp for Eight Days Rescue

Mrs Mary Avery a 45 year old widow from near Honesdale wandered into Tink Wig Swamp in Lackawanna Township Pike County and sank to her waist in bog for eight days surviving on birch bark and dirty water. John Baisden found her on the eighth day and neighbors built a board crossing to pull her free. She reached a house after 1 am and received medical care in a remarkable survival tale with concerns for mental health after the ordeal.

Mary Avery Honesdale Wright Tink Wig Lackawanna Township Pike County Providence John Baisden Mrs. Avery Avery Pike Wayne Counties

Leadville Clerkman, Denver Pastor Reports Leadville Offer

The Denver Baptist pastor shocked his congregation by claiming a Leadville offer of 5000 dollars a year to preach in an opera house each Sunday. He implied he would leave unless Denver’s church built anew, sparking doubt about Leadville’s character and a rethink of their impressions.

Chicago Mark Twain Aly Donnelson Vicksburg Tree Top Tennessee Mr. Clemens Great Eastern Farragut Saptist Denver Leadville Oberlin Oma

Court upholds Rhode Island camp meeting police law

The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled a one mile limit on selling goods near camp meetings constitutional as a police regulation to prevent disturbances, applying it evenly to all religious denominations. The article notes a Kentucky case about stabling horses near fair grounds, then cites a Texas poison incident involving lead in a boiled egg.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island Kentucky Agricultural Society Supreme Court Carter Benyert Jones St. Eric Garter Medicine Co Erie

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