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Greencastle Star

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1880

Page

4

Indiana State party resolves to vote for state ticket in November

The State Committee of the National party of Indiana decided to have their State ticket voted for at the November election due to uncertainty over the Supreme Court decision. Also included are bird hunting laws, official election returns, and various local anecdotes.

National Party of Indiana Supreme Court Herne Tne Porter Sanders Gregg Hawn Shanklin Byron K. Elliott John T. Scott Elliott

Ghost Seen in St Peter's Graveyard Sparks Citywide Rumor

In Philadelphia's Third and Pine streets area near St Peter's Church the graveyard drew a large crowd after reports of a ghost appeared at a newly made grave. Witnesses including William Mehan and Ellen Moore described a radiant apparition rising from the earth and moving toward the church as police were called to restore order.

St. Peter’s Church Third Pine Streets Fourth Street William Mehan Second Union Streets Ellen Moore St. Peter's Graveyard George Harold

New Locomotive Innovation Aims At 90 MPH Testing At Patterson

A new Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago locomotive built at Grant Locomotive Works Patterson New Jersey features top mounted machinery and a unique two rim wheel arrangement. Inventor Eugene Fontaine claims the design can reach 90 miles an hour with air resistance as the only major obstacle and says testing on Saturday showed satisfactory results with several railroad men visiting the mock setup.

Grant Locomotive Works Patterson N. J Pittsburg Ft. Wayne Chicago Eugene Fontaine Fontaine

Fright With a Wild Boar in Georgia by John Bower

John Bower hunts a large wild hog on Captain Holman’s 14 acre island farm nine miles up the river. His dogs engage the monster in a bloody battle before the hog is slain, weighing about 300 pounds with eight inch tusks. Bower’s dogs are badly injured but expected to recover.

San Francisco Chronicle Lie Captain Holman Olman John Bower

Remarkable Maryland woman of 1776 birth still active in life

In Woodberry Maryland a woman born April 22 1776 remains mentally sharp and physically active though blind for four years. She boasts twenty five grandchildren and nearly sixty great grandchildren with her oldest great grandchild a widow aged twenty four. She distrusts sweet foods preferring corn beef and cabbage and enjoys telling old time tales to children. Separately a Middletown New York freight train incident ended with a horse tied to the hind car escaping without injury after following the train over a bridge and platform through a narrow gap.

Woodberry Middletown N. Y

Markets Report from Chicago and Impainavouta Hog and Cattle Prices

Hog markets steady at about 4.20 to 4.35 per 100 pounds with receipts around 5 850. shipments 720. Chicago Drovers Journal notes 24 000 hogs today, shipments 3.20 per 100 pounds higher, prices 4.15 to 4.50 for various grades, but quality mixed. Boxy Carrin reports 6 500 receipts, 400 shipments, export cattle at 5.05 and 5.60 per 100 pounds, cattle prices dull to strong in parts, and stockers and calves with broad ranges. Snurr notes receipts 1 200 head, no shipments, strong market for common to medium sheep at 3.35 to 3.75, good to choice 4.00 to 4.35. Imptasarouia wheat steady, No 2 red 90 to 94, corn 40 to 40 and oats 0.32 to 0.40.

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