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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1880
Page
5
The local job office announces complete capabilities across departments and promises lower rates than competitors. The report also notes several local events and incidents including a custody transfer to an insane asylum, a marriage, a street illness, a saw mill contract, river fishing, storm damage, an engineering appointment, a county asylum inmate declared insane, a court conviction and fine, and debt settlements with a bank.
A recent Ohio championship roller skating contest in Toledo crowned Mr. W. H. Daniel of this city as victor. The runner up was D. Isis, claimed to be the best skater in the region.
Notice states a stockholders meeting of the association will be held on Monday next for the election of new officers and other business.
A two year old girl, daughter of Mr Keifes, nearly drowned when she fell into Crooked Creek near Springdale Cemetery on Thursday morning. The report notes local residents Musyna Rose Jenkine Taylor and Bering joined the rescue effort on Friday.
Charles Vanoatta was arrested last week for allegedly stealing a watch from Granville Smitha of Bryantsburg. He appeared in court Friday, released on liberty as the case was determined a mistake of identity. A second item notes College Hill Normal opens July 6 for six weeks with drills and lectures. J G Craven, A M, principal, Lancaster, Indiana invites correspondence. Also Clio Club of Cincinnati to perform in the city at Odd Fellows Hall for Compomte Lodge F and A M, with The Teo Orphans and Silver, admission 50 cents, no seat charges.
Me J M Watken longtime cabinet maker and furniture dealer died Friday noon of heart disease aged, he arrived in 1840 and was elder in the second Presbyterian church. Democratic primary results show Beashear and Watson Browes totals. A new two hundred member Democratic club formed at City Hall with speeches and a street parade.
A county debut announces a new adjustable sewing machine attachment usable on any machine with minimal effort. The device promises easier operation and simple setup, highlighting its broad compatibility and user friendly design.
In VeVay Indiana a bridal party on the Kentucky river ferry plunged into the water as the carriage left the boat. Miss Annie Miller and Miss Annie Sallie M Ormsby drowned, the groom Gus Ormsby and Mrs Annie M Ormsby and another bride to be died in the current. Rescue efforts found one survivor screaming and two bodies recovered. Coroner ruled accidental drowning.
A severe storm on Saturday afternoon caused heavy flooding and hail across the city and nearby areas. Crooked Creek became a river washing away fences bridges and belongings. One man Richard Myers drowned near the bridge while residents fled rising waters. Damage across streets yards and orchards topped $50 000 with rail lines and water works heavily affected. Fire engines pumped water from cellars on Walnut and Maio streets for days.
Frank Bott a 30 year old tannery workman swallowed arsenic bought at Heber Hart's drugstore on Thursday morning and died Friday at 4 am. A coroner's inquest found the cause. Bott had threatened self harm before and left a wife and two children. He had a family history of suicides, with his father killing himself years earlier. A mob gathered to threaten physicians but no violence occurred.
Miss Moses Fioresca Warra of Carroll county Kentucky recently appeared on the New York stage at the Windsor Theater as Valentine in The Celebrated Case. She drew marked attention, was called before the curtain twice, and received enthusiastic applause. The New York Courier-Journal praised her exceptional vocal talent and described her as a genuine emerging genius.
The report details a death linked to an abortion discovered after exhumation by Coroner Matthewa with Dr. Collier. It notes suspicion toward Maggs Faut’s death and mentions grand jury action and a trial about disturbing a religious meeting. Also listed are jurors, a Charlestown sanitarium fire, and storm damage in Graham township with a broken spring-wagon.
A mixed inventory of farm commodities and construction materials with per unit or per ton prices. Includes Timothy seed clover seed buckwheat wool and fleece cleaning terms, various produce items such as oats coffee sugar and dried fruits, husk items like coal types and charcoal, iron and hardware products like nails horse shoes and shoe nails with listed prices and weights. Names of locations and vendors are not clearly identifiable in the fragment.
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