Greensburg in 1863 amid Morgan raid and militia mobilization
Col Gavin chaired the Greensburg common pleas court while Judge Gooding was ill. The town readies for Morgan’s advance as Col Gavin’s militia and Col Shryock’s units arrive. Citizens stockpile provisions. stores close. Sunman and LawrenceburgMOVE report periodic clashes. The 104th Indiana Minute Men form, muster, and depart to Sunman then Lawrenceburg before mustering out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Gavin
Common Pleas Court
David Gooding
Greenfield
104Th
Indiana
Sunman
Lawrenceburg
Fox Drive Tomorrow in Clay Township
A fox drive will be held in Clay township tomorrow at the Charles L. McGee farm one mile southeast of Liberty church. Many foxes have been seen in the area and several may be caught. Residents are urged to walk to the center and help form lines rather than ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Township
Charles L. McGee
Liberty Church
Shaw Speaks of Lincoln at Indianapolis Chautauqua
James H. Shaw of Bloomington spoke at the English theater in Indianapolis for the Men's Big Meeting on Sunday. He used Lincoln as a model, sharing anecdotes from Lincoln's life and urging personal honesty to strengthen the nation. veterans of the G A R attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Shaw
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Shaw
James Loar
Lincoln
Mr. Shaw
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Popular
Be Neighborly in Liberty Town, Boost Neighborhood Life
The Liberty Herald urges townspeople and farmers to support neighbors and invest in a sociable town. It argues that paying a bit more for local services increases land values and personal pleasures, outweighing any penny saving by avoiding the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Liberty Herald
Funeral for Four Year Old Gordon Wamsley
The funeral of Gordon Wamsley aged four son of Mr and Mrs O P Wamsley Connersville was held at New Salem M E Church at 1 30 pm He died at his grandmother Mrs B H McKee's home near New Salem from blood poisoning linked to smallpox vaccination The Connersville News questions the vaccination as the direct cause saying the wound was infected but the vaccine did not cause blood poisoning The News argues the virus would not cause the poisoning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Wamsley
O. P. Wamsley
Connersville
B. H. McKee
New Salem
M. E Church
Rushville
Cement line posts reinforced with steel rods
Local lumber supplier Jones the Lumbermen advertises cement line posts reinforced with three steel rods for durability. Corner posts use sixteen steel rods. Prices similar to wood. Visit 289 North Michigan Avenue Greensburg to see them being made.
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Jones
Michigan Avenue
Greensburg
Things That Make Us a Great Nation quoted by Hon. B F Clayton
Former Decatur county resident Hon. B F Clayton argues in the Indianola Herald that the farm forms the nation’s wealth and that farmers’ children should receive education and leadership roles. He notes farmers as core to liberty and republic preservation, urging unity at home and in national affairs. The speech lauds rural virtues and calls for social and intellectual sustenance for citizens.
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Indianola
B. F. Clayton
Decatur County
Cincionatus
America
Second Annual Opening February 29 and March 1
BonNER, Hart and RYAN invite families to visit their store on February 29 and March 1 to inspect a full line of implements buggies harness hardware stoves aluminium ware and cut glass. A domestic vacuum sweeper demonstration will be in the window. Five percent cash or note discount on purchases of one dollar or more. Souvenirs for both ladies and gentlemen. Entertainment for all.
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Bonner, Hart & Ryan
Evil Effects of Strong Drink Warns Judge Hill
A Georgia Court of Appeals judge denounces whiskey as a hydra that drains the poor, burdens taxpayers, overloads courts, fills jails and asylums, and shatters families. each day brings new widows, orphans, and harm to church and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Hill
Georgia Court of Appeals
Brakeman Harmed in Westport Train Fall
Brakeman Harley Cooper fell from a box car as the Hig Four freight entered Westport around three a m. He lost both legs, was treated by a local physician, transported to Dr Stemm's office in the city, and died about seven o'clock. He was twenty four and from near Peru Indiana.
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Harley Cooper
Hig
Westport
Stemm
Peru
Indiana
North Vernon
Funeral of Mrs. Josephine Raymond Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Raymond were conducted Friday at 2 p m at the home of her cousins on North Franklin street with Rev W J Cocke and Rev B H Sheldon officiating. Burial followed in South Park cemetery. The deceased, born March 1842 near Greensburg, was married in 1863 to John Raymond. The couple lived in Greensburg, Ft Worth Texas, Missouri and Delhi Ohio before his death in 1897. She leaves one brother William O Kane Hillis of New York City and five sisters. Numerous nephews and nieces survive including Scott Hazelrigg of Asbury Park NJ.
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Josephine Raymond
Lizzie Batterton Lowe
Nean Hazelrigg
North Franklin Street
W. J. Cocke
B. H. Sheldon
South Park Cemetery
D. W. Hazelrigg
J. P. Thomson
C. H. Thomson
J. H. Batterton
John L. Wright
Raymond
Ft. Worth
Texas
Missouri
Delhi
Chio
William O'Kane Hillis
New York City
Mary Hazelrigg
Lottie Guffin
Hattie Tingley
Jennie Silvers
Belle Barry
Scott Hazelrigg
Asbury Park
Willa Guffin Hassel
Jessie Guffin Hazelton
Chicago
Richmond Light and Railroad Company
Devoted Church Member Remained Active Until Feeble Health
The city church records recall a devout member who joined during Elder Joseph Lucas's ministry around 1855 and remained faithful, attending services until recently when frailty limited her ability to enter and exit the building.
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Christian Church
Joseph Lucas
Andersonville Herald Rises With Oldest Newsroom Refit
Rev F W Kaler of Andersonville writes in the Herald February 15 reviving the paper after a six month pause due to discouragement with hand press work. The issue includes a town history from 1831 naming Ceylon and later Andersonville, notes population at 350 with no vacant houses, and landmarks like the Shriner hotel and a church bell donated by Joseph Anderson.
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F. W. Kaler
Andersonville
West
Ceylon
Scotts
Moores
Lewis’ Farthings
Hites
Ealers
Joseph Anderson
Anderson
Standard
Kaler
Shriner
Christian Church
Brewster's Mil Lions at the K of P Opera Tonight
The note invites attendees to see Brewster's Mil Lions perform at the Knights of Pythias opera hall this evening, promising entertainment in period-appropriate style and crowds expected for the event.
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K. of P. Opera
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Wayne
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M. W. Richardson
A. G. Armington
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L. C. Thomas
James McLain
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John M. Tucker
Rufus Hinkley
Rush County
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Milroy
Charles T. Beil
St Omer
Isaac Seright
James A Rankin
Luther Donnell
Kingston
G. B. Roszell
A. F. McCoy
Hugh Weston
Newpoint
Adam Sample
O. T Biggs
W. T. Marsh
Milford
A. J. Hungate
Bentonville
Hugh Logan
Charles Hazelring
Marion Township
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W. A. Moore
Alice
A. G. Sellman
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St. Louis
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Wrs
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Boone
H. H. Wooley
The
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A. Connelly
Liberty Baptist Church
Y. M.C.A
Kelley
Long
Birdsall
Loyd
Thurman
James E Hopkins
This
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Hot Springs
Ark
Benjamin
James
R. H. Askin
Forest Hill
William Hogg
S. W. Garrison
Robert Sanderson
Emma Tyner
Fox Drive
Art Col Christian Ee
Digina Hve
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First M. Eee
Presbyterian
Bible School
Carson Chapel
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