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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
8
A recap of residents and visitors including Cal Hodges joining a mailing list in Danville HL and James A Copeland visiting the county seat. QO B Ratclif of Covington stayed with relatives over the weekend as Theo Moore resigned from the Moorocco Sentinel. Many townsfolk attended Rushcreek commencement and others visited Indianapolis and Veedersburg relatives.
Harvest time brings large attendance at Rush Creek commencement last Friday night. Many families visit relatives, with Mary Verna and Delia Osborn calling on Daisy Haworth and others shares community scenes. A lively meeting occurred last Sunday with visitors from Cayuga and Judson, and Rev Alfred Elmore of Covington to preach at Watts Schoolhouse tomorrow night. Maris & Son shipped a carload of sheep and hogs to Chicago Tuesday.
John A Thomas born August 6 1826 in Chatham County North Carolina to William and Rebecca Thomas. He moved to Indiana in 1869 and married Sci ta Boyd on October 1 1882. He died July 8 1907 at age 50 11 2. He leaves a wife son a brother two sisters and many relatives. He expressed readiness to join the land of bliss beyond suffering.
Real estate transfers in Fountain County reported for the past week list transactions including Steinbaugh and Black to A A Alexander for 7-8 Kingman at 10000 dollars, Homer Sewell to Madge Wilkey for 300 dollars, Cynthia Crowley to Elizabeth Flesher for 100 dollars, J W Furnish to Samuel Martin for 150 dollars, Wallace Rice to John J Rivers for 1 dollar, Samuel Heath to Thomas H Newfrack for 600 dollars, Maxey G Miller to Eliza Miller for 1200 dollars, Carl Bowsher to Nellie C Madden for one to six lots at Kingman, James R Phipps to Alonzo Ratcliff for 65 dollars, and Mary E Barker to Alonzo Ratcliff for 600 dollars. An aside note mentions harvesters receiving a beef or pork roast from Ward and Moore.
Miss Lethia Church visited Miss Latitia Swarm over the weekend. Several residents, including Mrs. Martha Hadley Bloomingdale and Mrs. Sarah McKee Marshall, visited Mrs. Mary Richardson last week. Mrs. Lib Bowsher and Laura Glascock called on Elbert Heath Sunday evening. The Stackhouse and Marshall families hosted visits among Charley Stackhouse and Charley Pickard. A son weighing nine pounds was born to Cleve Haworth and wife on July 11. Earl and Jessie Gossett visited home folks. Milton and Mike Grimes visited. Belle Ephlin is in poor health. Chloe Harvey lost a horse Saturday. Frank Cox of Chicago visits relatives Cuthbert and family. Maude Hadley bought a piano Saturday. Daisy Moore of Montezuma visits friends. William Hughes of Cloverdale visited relatives. Rev Ed Wood preached Sunday morning. Ed Vickery of Danville visited Wilbur Woody family over Sunday.
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