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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1892

Page

8

Black Goods Stock Attracts Black Goods Buyers

Two pieces of Plaids one Brocade two pieces heavy weight Goods one piece on the lot. They are all new quality some of the Priestly's and attract the attention of Black Goods Buyers.

Local notices from Madison area events and ads

Four funerals held in Madison area today. County Commissioners to meet at regular December term next Monday. Simmons Liver Regulator advertised for bowel complaints in children. Dr O F Conger to preach at Bettany Baptist Church. Mrs Wade granted pension and back pay. Funeral of Mrs Oates led by Rev C W Tinsley with Springdale cemetery burial. Cattle import from Louisville and drove from Kent to Hanover. Western Fire Company fundraiser nets nearly $100 at Thanksgiving Eve ball. Gov Chase appoints Gen McGinon trustee of Plainfield reform school. John McLaughlin seeks guard position at Prison South. Ayer s Cathartic Pills promoted for constipation and related ailments.

Madison Simmons Liver Regulator C. W. Tinsley

Weddings and misadventures fill local notices this week

News items report Rev Funkhouser joining Henry Watts and May Fewell at the bride’s uncle Isaac Earhart’s Kent residence on Wednesday night November 23. Also Dolph E Farr wed Daisy Wells, and James Courtney married Effie Jacobs in North Madison. Other notes cover a sprained ankle, a builder accident in Kentucky, and obituaries from Brookville and Eagle Hollow.

Funkhouser Henry Watts May Fewell Isaac Earhart Kent Herald Dolph E. Farr E. M. Farr Shelbyville Daisy Wells M. L. Wells Edinburg James Denesse Kentucky James Courtney West Madison Effie Jacobs North Madison J. W. Allen R. C. Glore

Civil Service Act coverage for government employees

The act covers clerks in Executive Departments at Washington and in Labor, Customs districts with over fifty staff, post offices over fifty, Railroad Mail Service, and Indian School Service. Messengers laborers workmen and watchmen in Washington are excluded. presidential appointees with Senate consent are excluded. clerical roles in Customs earning at least 900 dollars, Postal Service staff above laborer grade, and Indian Service physicians teachers matrons and superintendents fall under the act.

Civil Service Act Executive Washington Department of Labor Senate Customs Service Postal Service Indian Service Courier-Journal

Novelty Wraps Parade Among Fall Cloaks Display

They came yesterday and brought a wide assortment of novelty wraps. The display features a diverse range of ladies and misses cloaks with child sizes also available, marking the season's most varied collection.

Childres

Circuit Court Roundup in Madison Proclaims Guilty Pleas and Acquittals

In Madison Indiana on Tuesday Nov 29 1892 the circuit court records plea deals and verdicts across multiple cases. Milton Ballard Dan Jones Julia Boutelle James Craig and Charles Mahaffey faced guilty pleas with modest fines while Oscar Haskell and others were tried or dismissed. Peter Meyers and John Barnes had acquittals or unclear outcomes. A list of uncalled for letters at the Madison Post Office includes Maggie Boyden Ida Finn Clara Heughiner Henry Melvin Washington and others.

James Craig Oscar Haskell Brooksburg John Kaltenbych Herbig Peter Meyers Milton Ballard State Charles Mahaffey Friedley Michael Scanlin Whitey John Minnie Silvers John Barnes Madison Indiana Maggie Boyden Ida Finn Clara Heughiner Thos Henry K—Melvin Washington M. C. Garber

Matrimonial Runners Face Courts In Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville targets eloping matrimony backers as two runners Jeff Hawkins and Will Adams stand trial after being caught aiding a Kentucky couple. Earlier clashes between magistrates and runners spurred ordinances. nine arrests followed a late attempt to assist elopers, with warrants pending and fear of cross-river operations to New Albany.

Jeffersonville Gretna Green Indiana Jeff Hawkins Will Adams Kentucky Gibbs Louisville New Albany

Senate Immigration Committee Sees Slow Progress

New York Nov 29 Senator W E Chandler says little progress has been made by the senate committee on immigration. Nine members hold diverging views on needed legislation with some calling for a temporary halt and others for substantial restriction. A conference will be held soon to attempt a unified plan.

Senate New York W. E. Chandler Senate Committee On Immigration

Propriety held up and till tapped by masked men

Three masked men robbed the saloon of James H. Vaitze at 509 Thirty-ninth Street. They then looted John Campbell's saloon at 4002 Armour Avenue crowded with patrons. John Crane resisted and was shot twice in the abdomen and died. The robbers escaped after firing at pursuers.

Caicaco James H. Vaitze Thirty-ninth Street John Campbell Armour Avenue John Crane

Cured by Golden Specific for Liquor Habit Ad

An advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific cures liquor habit at home in ten days. It asserts harmless, works in beer coffee tea or food, makes appetite impossible, guarantees cure in thousands of cases, and offers a 43 page book free. Address Golden Specific Co Cincinnati Ohio.

Golden Specific Co Race Street Cincinnati Ohio

First Class Excursions to Chicago on Pennsy Lines

On November 26 29 and December 2 189? excursion tickets to Chicago for the National Horse Show will be sold from Pennsylvania Lines ticket stations at reduced round trip rates. Return coupon valid five days from sale date. Apply to nearest Pennsylvania Line ticket agent for details.

Chicago

Fragmentary OCR Note From Unknown Source

The readable text is fragmented with unclear words and missing context making it impossible to identify names dates places or events. No coherent action or outcome can be determined from the available characters.

Dr. Miles Nervine Public Testimonial Notice

In Elkhart Indiana Dr Miles Medical Co promotes Dr Miles Nervine and Pills with a testimonial claiming cure for nerves exhaustion and heart trouble. The ad appeals to traveling readers and promises 50 doses for 25 cents, sold with a positive guarantee by C B McHugh.

Dr. Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind DR. Miles C. B. MoLmuanp

Cardinal Lavigerie Dies in Algiers After Illustrious Career

Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie cardinal archbishop of Carthage and Algiers died at 1 am in Algiers. Born October 31, 1825 in Bayonne France he rose from Paris professor to bishop of Nancy then Algiers. He helped reconcile the papacy with the French republic and opposed the slave trade while shaping papal stance toward republics and reform.

A Orers Charles Martial Allemand-Lavigerie Carthage Algiers Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie Bayonne France Paris Nancy Lavigerie Cardinal Lingerie

Earthquake Rips La Union San Salvador Wreckage Report

News from La Union shows near total destruction with many killed and injured as residents take to tents. Ferries City of Sydney and City of Panama report scenes of ruins and frightened crowds with priests praying for calm amid aftershocks.

la Union San Salvador San Francisco Evening Bulletin Sydney City of Panama Pernee

Grain and Cattle Market Review for November 28 Cincinnati

Markets in Cincinnati show WHEAT at 271c, CORN 41c, and various merino and clothing prices. CATTLE ranges include prime and good with packer quotes. SHEEP and LAMBS steady, with Cincinnati tobacco offerings up 676 receipts for the week. New York and Chicago quotes listed for wheat corn oats cattle sheep and lambs, plus Boston and Cleveland readings for wool and petroleum products.

Cincinnati Tobacco New York

A Little Difference in Comet’s Calculated Position

Astronomers dispute the current location of the comet with minor discrepancies around 239 million miles, indicating a degree of inaccuracy in astronomical mathematics.

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