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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1881

Page

3

Saluda Farmers Plan Sale and Local Social Events

The Farmers' Club of Saluda township resolves to sell their ball and the town hosts annual dances. Fire Company sets Washington's Birthday ball. Marriages include Fraxx Huanes with Clara E. Herod and Wa. Ropers with Alabama Worksm an. Rev B Granvy travels to Jacksonville for health. Turkeys shot by Cowan and McKenna during a Middle Fork hunt. McEteerrick and Maggie E. Logan wed in Louisville. Hanover College to have Prof Kidd teach elocution. Mrs Srernen Ler, 83, dies in Saluda Township. Louisville mail line steamer schedule changes to Sundays noon. Sand Creek bridge delays J M I trains. Switzerland Circuit Court denies new trial. sentence two years.

Watts Buys Bisben Farm On Michigan Road

Carr W C Watts purchases the Bisben place from E S Wood of Cincinnati near the Michigan road two miles from the city, acquiring a fine farm property.

Carr W. C. Watts E. S. Wood Cincinnati Bisben Place Michigan Road

Local Notices and Society Highlights Includezhou History Fragment

Mrs. Lanny D Lee, 78, dies at home on Canaan road. interment at Olive Branch Cemetery. Jutta Garvitt receives silver tearset from subscribers. Al Scheik delivers speech, Richard White awarded gold ring. Hannibal shipyard wins harbor boat contract. Masons and York Rite officers installed and elected. Washington Fire Company officers chosen. Zebina Williams McIntyre case advances as letters opened from Cincinnati. trial set before U S Commissioner Bail.

Lanny D. Lee Nat. Lee D. G. Phillips G. L. Elliotte Canaan Road Olive Branch Cemetery Jutta Garvitt Central Telephone Office al. Scheik Richard White Zebina Williams- McIntyre Enquirer Williams Cincinnati United States Steve McIntyre Milton, Ky U. S

Indiana Te gion pay due list from Morgan raid names

A long list of Otis area residents who served in the Indiana Te gion during the Morgan raid and did not receive pay, with amounts due ranging from small to large. Capt. Mijler and others list many names in various companies and sums, plus notice that funds are collectable at the Adjutant General's office or via Rev. J. K. Pie.

Otis City Adjutant General's Indiana Tegion Capt. Mijler Dan’l Arnick G. Cassiday John Cochran John §. Fisher C. Foster A. Ferguson K. J. Jones Jessee Lott George W. Means K. H. McCombs Wim. McClelland A. M. Millett Andrew Reddinger Nelson Rhinde S. Sturdy Stanley H. C. Thompson J. Thompson F. Tracy R. Wise F. Wenger John Woodburn W. I. Merrill James Pearson J. W. Stuttman S. M. Gonde’s Company John Allen John G. Kryle George Leap H. B. Foster Lewis Miller Wm. Skidmore Henry Craft Thomas L. Craig John W. Calloway Sylvester Hesley James H. Hendricks John Nevill Martin Power John Williams Capt. Belser George Blessenthal Richard Davenbrook Fritz Hung Siegmond Siegfriend August Haranond Capt J. C. Smith Geo. W. Benefield Robert A. Campbell Newton S. James Henry Rector Henry O. Morris Miles S. Short George W Tinsley Archibald Terry Israel Fowler John Lovell John Lorenzer Chas. McAnnally James L. Moore Elias Palmer John Roe John Rankin John D. Storms John W. Buchanan John T. Benefield Cyrus Brown Chas. F. Crawford James Demaree James Houston David Kimmell James Land Warner H. Lee John Landsburgh John Moody John Meek Henry Phillips Joseph Warner H. C. Sanxay’s Otis Ellis Anthony Meek Joseph Remington George Wocker D. P. Monroe’s Thomas Henry Wm. Robbins Adjutant General Marion County J. K. Pie Indianapolis

Property transfers and an early steamer accident near Eagle Hollow

A series of land conveyances across townships includes transfers to Linck, Bellamy, Brushfield and others, detailing lots and acres in Madison and surrounding additions. An early morning steamer Gen Lytle accident near Eagle Hollow caused excitement but no injuries as steam filled the engine room and repairs were arranged. Bedford Owensburg Bloomfield railroad directors plan an extension to Seymour with two route options and BrownsTown township pledges tax support and aid.

Rosalie Kunkler John W. Linck Canby John F Jennie S. Bellamy Jacob Eberle Benjamin Brushfield Add. W. Madison J. L. Higbee Robert N. Black Marshall North Madison Edmond 8 Wood Wm. C. Watts Saluda John Payne James King Smyrna Isaac Sallender James A. Sallender Republican L. D. Barker Theodore D. Anderson Blankinship’s Town of Kent Graham Township Charles T. Pheasant John A. Fisher Alex. B. Fisher Eagle Hollow City Gen. Lytle City Water-Works Brownstown Bedford, Owensburg Bloomfield Seymour Brownstown Township

St Michael's Fair Draws Large Crowd and Prizes

Attendance at St Michael's Fair was high since opening night. Awards included Miss Ella Wade winning a silk hat and six bottles of wine for a fine hat. Peter Bierck receiving an easy chair. Gus Yunker earning a saddle. and No. 4's earning a nozzle as the city’s most efficient fire company. The fair closed last night to general success.

St. Michael’s Fair Iady Ella Wade George F. Harper Peter Bierck Gus. Yunker

Freshman Misreadings and Latin Laughs Echo in Campus Tales

A collage of college anecdotes recalls a circus tale where a ten dollar payoff and a heartbroken showman mirror student misreadings of Latin phrases. Jokes flare over equus and librium, Horace translations, and misheard phrases during professor and peer exchanges.

Saint Pauls Great Bell History and Details

The London City Press outlines St Pauls bells from medieval times to the present. It notes the eastern churchyard assembly, the isolated steeple bell once rung for all, and the 1699 gift from William II bringing Edward of Westminster and Westminster Tom to St Pauls Cathedral. The bell weighs over five tons, is ten feet in diameter, and yields a fine A pitch. It is tolled only for royal or church dignitaries.

St. Paul’s Stow Dugdale St. Paul’s School Edward I Henry VII Miles Partridge William II Westminster Hall Edward of Westminster William Cathedral of St. Paul Canterbury London St Paul’s London City Press

The Moon Man Stays Sober When Full

A light humorous item notes the man in the moon keeps his sobriety despite the full moon. It plays on the phrase force of habit and suggests an impossible behavior in celestial folklore.

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Madison Main Street M. Johnson & CO Main St Courthoue Ind Charles T. George William and George Baker Ime Wm. Baker & Co Charles H. George Main Cross Street National Branch Bank J. R. Antle, Prop’r College Hill Institute Normal and Acadentic G. Craven A. M Miss Many Craven P.O Lancaster Jefferson Co Homes For All Northeast Missouri T. T. Rodes Paris the Herald Ost Madixon Indiana Lord & Thomas Chicago, Ill McCormick — Block Hanover College Farmers’ Club Saluda Township Fam Pray Fire Company Washington Fraxx Huanes Clara E. Herod Ropers Alabama Esq. Johnson B. Granvy The Universalist Church Jacksonville, Fla Messrs Jos. Cowan Jos. McKenna Middle Fork Joan B. McEteerrick St. Louis Maggie E. Logan Louisville Kidd Srernen Ler Daniel P. Monroe Sand Creek Bridge Scipio Gurleeey Munson Switzerland Allison Harrie Ona Ditmars Burlington Enterprise Pittsburg Vevay George Wyatt Philalathean Society J. P. Ramsey Union Literary Society Larr Pence Clara Vawter Franklin, Ind Durango Colorado Davi Dusace & Wiscom Hannibal King Solomon Lodge of Masons A. W. Smith Charles Taylor Rob’t Craig Curtis Wood Wm. Stokes W. F. Anderson Levi Nettles Thos. J. Walker Henry Green Tyler James Clay Tony Preston Composite Lodge Marcus A. Marks James H. Crozier Smith Collins R. P. Gahr O. Charlesworth J.E. C. F. Harper Wm. Logan James Dorsey J. E. C. F. Harper S. O. Charlesworth Rob T H. Rankin Washington Fire Company No. 2 T. K. Smith Samuel Cochrane FE. W. Shelke R. B. Craig Isaac Wagner Wm. Torrence E. Bowman Wm. Phibbs, Jr Fred. Jaharres John Eckert James Todd Louis Maurer Indiana Legion Madison Daily Star Samuel W. Prichard Buchanan Milton Township Henry Jackman Carreution Democrat Kentucky River Frankfort H. C. Sanxay Sanxay Margaret Clare Martin Finnegan New Orleans Nick Roserts Humpty- Dumpty Odd Fellows’ Hall Boston New Yorker Horace Yale Augustus Walter Scott Bannatynes Grant G Jacobs St. Jacobs Orn A. Vogeler & CO Baltimore U. 3 Wesley Chapel Jackman & Humphreys Shiloh Catarh Remedy H. C. Firth Shiloh H.C. Firth Croup TL. C. Firth Hanover Eiaraware Geo. Kahle Country Store Golden Rule Clothing House A. Marks & Son Srtenat A. Marks & Son’s East Main Cross Street Madison, Ind LD Crown
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