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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1881
Page
2
P R Christie extends a cordial invitation to call on him in his new west side square quarters. Custom made boots and shoes are his specialty with goods made to order for better fit and wear. He is exclusive county agent for Lilly Brackett Co. men’s fine shoes, noted as the best.
Local items report sickness and travel as Mrs Louis Weik is ill. Frank Talburt returns from Alabama. Mrs J G Tennant visiting Cloverdale. Mrs Minnie Knight back from Kentucky. Jennie Kelly teaches Morton school. Cahill now baggage master for I and St L. Courthouse gets first coat of paint. Read Corwin's ad in Tue Star. Mattingly new L. N. A. & C. agent. Christie of Eminence visiting. Nelson Reeves welcomes a baby girl. Dan and Langdon in the east buying fall goods. Conrad Cook attended the President's funeral in Cleveland. Vermillion travels east to buy fall goods. Fruit trees show blossoms. Mrs Dudley Rogers won premiums at State Fair. Benjamin M Nicholson moves to Marion township farm. Ed Talbott, Logansport postmaster, visited relatives. Emma Hart of Boonville visiting. Dr McNutt to lecture on Methods in Thinking. Mollie Clark attends Kappa Kappa Games at Bloomington. Hear Spurgeon lecture at Meharry Hall. Utterback of Cloverdale in Indianapolis for fall millinery. Rev G W Beinam and family arrive from Illinois to reside near the seminary. Garfield fund exceeds 300000 dollars to be invested in four percent bonds. R T Jones returns from London, Canada. T W Barrow of Montgomery County visiting relatives. Miss Laura and Mollie Sheridan return to Jacksonville to teach at Deaf and Dumb Institute. Henry F Vuile dies in New York. We have received over 400 dollars worth of new job types and printing materials. We employ the city’s only expert printer for best work at low prices, etc.
Saturday night a store owned by Mr. Overstreet was robbed of about 100 dollars. Russel Allen took a prescription clerk job in Indiana. Allen Bros. gifted a carpet to Asbury University Faculty Room. Mrs. Edwards, wife of the county auditor, suffered paralysis but shows improvement. Cows in town develop a mysterious eye disease causing temporary blindness. Reverend J. W. Webb to lead a Young Men's Christian Association sermon and later Union services. Locust Street M E Church members surprised the pastor with a gathering and gifts. Council actions include reimbursements and street improvements on Benjamin, Jackson, and Berry streets. How ard street remonstrance noted. Livestock prices rise sharply since January 1, with hogs and cattle leading gains. Mary Brinton, 81, dies after a burn, with extensive descendants and long M E church membership. Williamson residence burglarized. clothing stolen worth about 40 dollars.
Report from London on the great general council of the Methodist world notes Indiana delegates speaking on church duties toward the young. Dr Martin urges pastors to focus on the children, stressing their influence and need for early religious instruction.
License to wed issued to eight couples including Elam Perkins with Nannie Brackney and Riley Staxey with Sarah Robinson. Edward D. Armstrong attempted suicide after a failed engagement in New Windsor, Ill, then shot himself. Gambling houses licensed in New Orleans fund a local poorhouse. A Davenport Iowa woman died of heart disease after a waltz mishap with her partner.
Local column reports attendance at Greencastle court, wheat sowing increases, warm weather promotes grass growth, and news of new organ purchase. Mentions school term start with teachers Demotte and Shannon, State Fair attendance, farm moves, beef supply, and weather prophecy. Includes university society updates, Kappa Kappa Gamma convention in Bloomington, Asbury Monthly staff, building repairs, and a death in the Gardner family with funeral details.
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