20 Jan 1887
Page 5
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Newspaper
Greencastle Times
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1887
Page
5
Greencastle and nearby towns report a busy social and civic week. Mentions include visits by families and officials, school and university events, a new shoe store opening, weather swings, tax and bond news, a fox drive, and obituaries.
Rail schedule excerpt lists Vandalian and westbound departures with times at 3:06 p.m. 8:34 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 3:40 p.m. and morning and evening runs for I. and St. L. Night Knight and L.N. A. and C routes appear with scattered times including 8:45 a.m. 12:58 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Local freight runs 10:08 a.m. and 1:35 p.m.
Rev. Thomas Clark of Vincennes is reappointed pastor for another year after serving at Bloomington parents W A and Mrs Clark. Elder H G Fleming of Rockport praised at the Christian church while leading services and singing. St Johns Episcopal ladies run an art loan exhibit clearing about seventy five dollars. Milroy Gordon buys Burnett’s stake, becomes sole proprietor at the Central Bank Building site. Vandalia Railroad launches a week end ticket for Traveling Merchants Association, half fare, Sat to Mon. A street brawl between Joe Noe and Allie Conklin leads to assault charges and dismissal. Henry Geers sells his share. Cannon Geers consolidates with Connon tailoring. Geers remains as cutter.
Berlin cor Rachel reports dangers for American women marrying German nobles. Ambitious mothers seek matches with barons and counts, where money, social pressure, and rigid class rules shape life. The piece warns that even wealth cannot ensure happiness as homes and kitchens replace salons, and divorce remains rare yet costly.
An Oswego mechanic returning from Panama reports daily burials of canal workers. Three ASPINWALL trains carry different classes of corpses to Monkey Hill, while burial trenches and onion heavy meals offend workers. Dredging company pay is in Chilean silver worth about 65 cents per dollar. fever cases noted at Aspinwall.
Strong measures aim to curb import of ani line dyes used in textiles in Persia and India. Dyes claimed to be less artistic, less stable, and more harmful to health than indigenous dyes. If unchecked, Indian fabrics may lose reputation. The note recalls gas illumination of Congress in Polk era.
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