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Newspaper

Madison Weekly Herald

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1879

Page

3

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Local notices recap from a bygone week in town

Items show prices and events: quarts sold new at sixty cents a dozen. Mrs. St Mclaim gave $100 to the Ladies Aid Society. Jas L Swan of Salada town died at 75. Jefferson county school fund apportioned $15 184 20. Smyrna Church protracted meeting added fifteen members. City burials ordinance now in force. Prof Price Harp traded mare Nellie for Black Dick. Bad weather hurt Hopewell Church attendance. Cold spell of Thursday to Sunday noted. L and M Kravenfercer lost $2000 from Sabel and Lazarus failure in Louisville. River froze Thursday night allowing a solid ice bridge. Garsner and Hendricks form Indianapolis stenography partnership. Schooley leaves Fifth ward, Board seat vacated. Lieut Fred Calhoun to wed a sister of Gen Custer. Calhoun from this city. Charity ball at Odd Fellows Hall netted $212.

Price's Unique Perfumes Ranked Among Best Handkerchief Extracts

The article lauds Dr Price for his Unique Perfumes placing them in the leading CA rank of top handkerchief extracts. It notes the odor as rich fresh and flowery and credits Dr Price with extensive study and refinement of the perfumes.

Dr. Price

Diverse Local Notices Record Various Small Items

Shelby township resident Mr 8 B Locxarp delivered five hundred six game pieces to the city. Indianapolis grocer partners Mr Cons Werner and M O Conner form a new grocery business. Mrs Berzaperu Martin of Lafayette dies at her son Charles Peterman’s residence last Wednesday night. Lawrenceborg trial defendant Epear BramMwear acquitted on embezzlement charges. City council considers selling gas stock per committee proposal. C N Drekey relocates to Marysville California stationery business with uncle Emerson. E Meek ex postal clerk in city under Rolla Doolittle.

8. B. Locxarp Shelby Township Cons. Werner M. O’conner Indianapolis Berzaperu Martin Lafayette Charles Peterman Epear BramMwear Lawrenceborg C. N. Drekey Marysville Cal Eimerson E. Meek Rolla Doolittle

Mansa’s Column Democrat Edit Boosts Prowess

J. N. Mansa editor of the Columbus Democrat starts the year with a visible enhancement in presence and power. The note praises this improvement as well deserved and evidence of good fortune.

J. N. Mansa Columbus Democrat

Dr Price's Special Flavor Extracts Highlight Strength

The economic aspect favors Dr Price's Special Flavoring Extracts in Vanilla Orange Rose Almond Lemon. They deliver three times the strength of ordinary extracts and offer bottles that hold nearly twice as much as standard size for the same price.

Captain Kirk Withdraws City Water Works Claim

At the City Council meeting Thursday evening Captain Kirk, chair of the public improvements committee, withdrew his claim for services on the water works project. He plans to sue the city for the amount claimed.

Capt. Kirk

Harrington Delivers Noted Temperance Address at Courthouse

Hon. Henry W. Harrington spoke with evident eloquence at the courthouse last Thursday before a large attentive audience. His temperance address urged renewed efforts by supporters to advance the cause.

Vevay Democrat Henry W. Harrington

Peach Orchards Suffer From Deep Cold in Madison Area

It is feared many local peach trees were killed by last weeks intense cold. Grower C E Whitset says trees die when temperatures drop to ten degrees below zero. Madison Lodge No 28 K of B elected officers last week including Nicklaus, Harris, James Neil, Theo Willey, J Abbott and others with roles such as C T A, R C, M of F, M of E, and M of A.

C. E. Whitset Madison Lodge No B. E S. S Cincinnati Enquirer Baf Faran & McLean Cincinnati

Simultaneous Funeral Processions At Canaan Church

Two funerals converged at the Methodist church in Canaan on Tuesday week when Mrs Rebecca Phillips and Mrs Taylor aged 20 wife of Wells Taylor arrived at the church at the same moment. The bodies were carried up separate aisles simultaneously and the ceremonies were conducted jointly by Reva W. Snyder and J. W. Mellender before interment at the same time.

Methodist

Reunion of the 22d soldiers at Madison Indiana

A Madison gathering recounted the 22d Regiment reunion with Maj. Thos. Graham leading veterans and visiting soldiers. Col. Thos. Shea named president, Paul Hendricks secretary, and Capt. A. C. Graves treasurer. Lexington was chosen as next meeting site for Oct 8, 1879.

Thos. Graham Madison Guards Henry Jinea Jinesville Madison Thos. Shea Paul Hendricks A. C. Graves Lexington Ind Allison T. J. Charlton Silas Tolbert

Week of Prayer Union Sessions Schedule

The union exercises run all week with four sessions listed. Jan 8 at UP Church Vine and Third led by Rev W H Simpson on Christian education and related topics. Jan 9 at Christian Chapel led by Rev J W Mellender on prayer for nations and liberty. Jan 10 at Wesley Chapel led by Rev W E Pritchard on prayer for the press temperance and reform. Jan 11 at 2d Presbyterian Church on home and foreign missions and world conversion.

Church Vine Third Streets W. H. Simpson Christian Chapel J. W. Mellender Wesley Chapel W. E. Pritchard 2D Presbyterian Church

Jury in Payton murder trial fails to reach verdict

The Cincinnati jury trying Payton for Nellie Stickley’s murder failed to agree and was discharged. The Gazette denounces the result as monstrous and accuses experts of fabricating insanity debates to thwart justice.

Payton Cincinnati Nellie Stickley Gazette

Lindsey Cooper Jr Injures Eye In Gun Accident

While hunting, Lindsey Cooper Jr suffered a rifle accident as the gun exploded end to end, bursting the barrel and stock. He sustained a badly burned eye but no other injuries were reported.

Lindsey Cooper, Jr

Local Fraternal Officers Elected Across Three Groups

JustaTa Tribe officers led by Sachem George B. White and Senior Sagamore A. V. Vanosdol were chosen last week along with K of W and other wardens. Fair Play Fire Company No 1 named John A. Zuck president and John W. Linck as vice president. The thermometer readings across city and county reached as low as 26 below zero. Also listed were recent marriage licenses and Young Men's Hebrew Association officers led by Abe Hoffstadt as president.

JustaTa Tribe Sachem George B. White Sagamore A. UV Vanosdol Joseph R. Zuck John W. Verry John A. Zuck James B. White Wim. Todd Sannap Thos Godfrey A. Scheik Charles Wharton Simeon Starks G. A. Fredersdorff Joseph C. Abbott L. GC. Jones N. T. Drake Daniel Blasingham Thos. J. Verry Louis Levy al. Scheik B. Foster W. H. Geen W. V. Clough Fair Play Fire Company No. 1 John W. Linck James H. Hinds John B. Ross John W. Bishop Jas. Buchanan W. A. Collins D. E. Doherty J. Fred Grebe J. W. Gavitt J. Mack Stanley James Hargan John J. Craig John Kirk M. A.marks Charles Gibbs Otto House, Jr Young Men’s Hebrew Association Abe Hoffstadt Marcus Sultzer Simeon Marks Moses Hoffstadt S. Meyer Isaac Moses

Lists of local residents and gentlemen in the community

The paper records names from both LADLESS and GENTLEMEN'S LIST segments, noting many Miss and Mrs titles along with a few gentlemen. It also reports severe cold events last Thursday and night with ice six inches thick in spots, frozen lamps and water, deaths of chickens, and whiskey freezing in various locales.

Monroe Lodge I O P I elects officers last week

Monroe Lodge I O P I elected officers last week led by Henry Davidson as master and Charles Rodgers as grand saint? The motion lists include W G Per, Charles Richardson as recording secretary, Henry Ulmer as treasurer, W I McLeland as trustee, with H B Davidson, Chas Wood and Charles Richardson as trustees.

Monroe Lodge I. 0 Henry Davidson Dr. NG Charles Rodgers W. G. Per Chas. P. Richardson Henry Ulmer W. I. McLeland H. B. Davidson Chas. Wood Charles Richardson

Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder Marks and Claims

The notice explains that many imitations imitate Dr Price's celebrated Cream Baking Powder. The genuine product bears the marks Dr Price Steele and Price and the Sand and Cornucopice on the label. It also states the powder is not sold in bulk.

Limekiln Club meeting and odd science questions

At the Limekiln Club a Chicago donation proposal offered six ty acres for a hyena and alligator park with domesti cation experiments. The club declined circus ventures but endorsed the idea to Dan Rice. Committee on Astronomy asked questions about Earth's axis and cosmic space, while club humor and local observations filled the rest.

Detroit Free Press Limekiln Club Chicago Leroy Speke Dan Rice Committee On Gem’len Brother Gardner

Odd Weather and Wit in a Minute

A fragmentary column jokes about staying warm by hot water with neighbors and mocks fashion and phrases. The piece includes a quip on a man’s middle part affecting his ears and a line about a gallows remark from a notorious prisoner.

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