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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1882

Page

3

Longtime mail line clerk resigns amid community notices

A string of local items reports Mr. James Ham resigning after years as a mail line clerk. The Episco pals place a large cross on their church spire, work by Maurice Herbst. Captain Abbott sends his ferry boat to the Kentucky river until freeze risk passes. Various ads and social notes fill the page.

James Ham Maurice Herbst J. C. Abbott Kentucky River

Charity society reports December expenditures and plans

At Mrs. A W Henrys residence the Secretary shows December spending for the Children's Home totaling 32 16 with a small treasury balance. A grand charity ball at Odd Fellows Hall New Years Eve will raise funds while a Christmas tree is prepared for the children next Wednesday the 27th.

A. W. Henry Odd Fellows Robert Jackman A. J. Fisher

Obituary of Joseph S. Neal Died After Illness in City

Joseph S. Neal of this city died Sunday morning after three weeks confined to his room. Born September 26 1854 he was 28 years old and educated at Elizabethtown Ky College. He worked 13 years at Swarmstedt & Co as principal prescription clerk and was married to Mollie Wood in 1880. He leaves a wife and father and will be interred Tuesday at Springdale cemetery after a 2 PM funeral from his residence on Second Street.

Joseph S. Neal Maj. Simpson Elizabethtown Ky Swarmstedt & Co Mollie Wood A. B. Wood Springdale Cemetery Second Street Walnut

Fortune for Osgood family linked to Monongahela land

The Ripley county Journal reports a large fortune potentially due to Dr. S. B. Lewis of Osgood and his relatives Dr. J. R. Lewis and Mr. Wm. O. Lewis of Madison. Ancestors acquired land where Monongahela City, Pennsylvania now stands, with no conveyance to others. Heirs seek rightful claim, promising wealth if outcomes align. The piece notes the doctor remains active at his old practice. Also mentions Wells Health Rejuvenator and local druggists Depot Swarmstedt Co.

Ripley County Journal S. B. Lewis Osgood Dr. Lewis J. R. Lewis W. O. Lewis Our City Monongehela City Pennsylvania 5S. B. Lewis Wm. O. Lewis Madison

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