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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1879
Page
3
The Herald notes Jefferson county raised 250 000 bushels of wheat in 1879 and cites local business advantages from newspaper advertising. Also mentions regional events and notable marriages in the area.
A residence belonging to Mr. Jacob Zimmerman near Henryville in Clark county was completely destroyed by a fire on Monday night of last week. In other news the Star Baseball Club will play the Eclipse of Kentucky in Louisville on Sunday. The Supreme Court ruled County Treasurers may collect 5 percent commission on all delinquent taxes back to August 1875.
Heavy rain triggered several landslides on the Brookaburg pike last Thursday, covering sections of the road to a depth of two feet and hindering travel in the area.
The Saluda Farmers' Jubilee Club will meet at Swan's grove near Tryus on Saturday September 6 inviting all to attend and bring productions for exhibition.
A tornado half a mile wide moved five miles north of the city Wednesday afternoon, causing extensive damage to houses, trees, fencing, and other property.
In Trimble county the empty jail prompts chatter among locals about converting the facility into a barbershop. Frank fort Yeoman notes the town’s political balance with 78 Republicans raising questions about keeping the jail occupied.
A notice invites travelers to obtain health permits from the President, Dr. Mullen, Secretary C. W. McIntyre, or the Mayor. A letter from John Johnson of this city states Col Thomas Dunn and the family of E J Vawter are at Santa Monica California. A case between Mrs Mary Thompson and the First National Bank was compromised with the bank paying $3,000.
Campbellsville Kentucky backed the Greenbacker with a small majority. Fire Company No. 4 raffles a horse next Monday and buys another suited for fire duties. Contested results may arise from the recent Kentucky legislative vote. Marriage licenses issued to six couples. A Beech Grove Park camp meeting for Bryan Chapel runs ten days starting Friday. Horse thief Douglas in recovery after preliminary trial. bond set at 800 dollars. Internal revenue in district six reports 2,805,094 dollars for year to June 30, 1879. Local arrest of two horse thieves noted. horses stolen from Deputy camp grounds belonged to Aaron Peregrine in Scott County.
A Wednesday program at the camp grounds features a 2 pm parade of Crippled Veterans 10 Cosmbus with Gen G H Chapman and Gen M C Hunter leading infantry and artillery. The orderly march proceeds along Main Cross street to the Camp Grounds. The afternoon includes music by Reider's Band prayers, addresses by Major Cravens and Gen Hunter, recitations and songs by local choirs and the German Society.
A long list of names arranged by alphabet shows residents and correspondents in Madison on Monday August 18 1879. It includes numerous Misses Messrs and Mrs addresses such as Susan Arnold Annie Atkinson Dora Butler Mary Blines Mary Earphart Laura Collins Eliza Conway Evaline Claxaton Jennie Cooney Annie Filoner Rebecca Goanell Viola Gaminghouse Julia Gavin Helen Hazel Katie Huck Annie Kreber Annie Lighter Louisa Lockard Adaline Lockridge Susan McKinney Katie McElnore Annie McClure Mattie McCoy Carrie Mathews Annie Marshall Sarah Prindle Quinn Carrie Smith Louisa Stone Annie Scholl Nancy Sheets Sarah Selvage Geo Sinita Maury Tullis Lona Tate Hattie Vance Katie Woll Nancy Woodfill Arthur Applewhite J B Boyle Harry Bertram Brenneman Edmond Brown Jos Boyd Ed Coyle Henry Cups J W Dickerson Joseph Eckert Thos Haskell Elisha Hyatt Lem ness James Heitz Halpert Charley Kesler William Kriel Matthew Kennedy Kinney Knapp Emerson Lester Patrick Loftis James Mitchell Thomas Miscamore Harry Moore Mather Metzger McCarthy Edward McCormik Levi Nettles Sam Neal Nicholson Jo Prather Bennie Ferter Nicholas Roeder Wes Steele Louis Suitor Sherlocke Salmiller Geo Smith Strong Schmitt Smith W Scott Alery Wilson Wahl Wrykoff, etc.
The entry lists lettered clues tying C through K to biblical references and a fragment of verse, followed by a humorous exchange where Swell complains to a shopkeeper about trousers and insists they were made to wear rather than be measured.
Report says Hance Ivor left his wife last spring and recently abducted their two and a half year old daughter. The mother pursued to Vevay but Ivor boarded a boat and was carried rapidly up the river, prompting a lively scene.
A Saturday night gathering of friends and admirers celebrated Mr and Mrs F J Prenatt with a musical charivari. The piece cites the term meaning a mock serenade of discordant sounds formed from kettles tin horns and various noisy instruments.
The Scott County Democrat records Kin der Ferguson dying with four children remaining. He was of sound mind until death, calling daughter Mrs. Mary Gobin to his bedside an hour before passing. The children are Nancy Priest over eighty, Andrew eighty four, Richard seventy, and Mrs Gobin sixty two, totaling four hundred four years.
Jeffersonville Courier Journal reports Chas Simonson and Wm Kane were jailed after being charged with grand larceny. They allegedly staged as professional horse and cattle thieves, stealing two horses near the Deputy camp meeting ground, then cattle while moving through Scott County. The pair bought a revolver in Charlestown and claimed to have sold the cattle in Charlestown before waiving examination and being held $500 each for the Clark Circuit Court term.
The document lists numerous individuals including John R. Cravens as Chairman and J A Zuck along with A D Vanosdol A L Shannon W A Collins Len Hoding John M Day Robert Oats and others such as Fred Wintera Paul Hendricks W L Johnson Jake Schuler and James Graham as part of a regional organization’s roster of officers and directors. Names appear in a long formal roll call style without context for roles beyond titles and affiliations.
Madison correspondent argues for Hon. John R. Cravens as Democratic nominee and potential Governor or U S Senator. The piece praises Cravens’ qualifications and urges the Fourth District Democrats to nominate Jefferson County’s distinguished son.
The sixteenth annual Jefferson County Teachers Institute closed after a successful term. Lectures featured Eli F. Brown and W. A. Bell with papers by L. D. Cunningham, S. E. Taylor, Frank Kendall, Lanham, I. B. Mount, and T. V. Dodd. Spelling lessons ran daily. S. I. Taylor received Burns Poems for spelling the most words. Total enrollment reached 127 teachers.
Rev L G Rpkinson presiding elder of the district was offered the Roberta Park M E Church Indianapolis about to be vacated by Rev Dr Bayless. The offer was declined.
A deputy writes a correspondence deemed not of public interest and arriving too late for publication. The note indicates low relevance and timing concerns for readers.
A compilation of witty couplets and quips on love, work, travel, weather, and manners. Observations span hair dyes, pawnbrokers, bunions of youth, and humorous turns of phrase about sailors, clerics, and cooks. The piece pairs humor with cultural clichés and faux wisdom.
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