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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1892
Page
5
Snowy day brings owners of sleighs and horses outside while school closes for a long weekend. Local items include estate matters, factory boiler work, a burial, public indictments, theatre notices, and tributes to Lorenzo Swormstedt a longtime Madison merchant.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve marketed as the best salve for oats bruises sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands and eruptions. It claims guaranteed relief and price per box in a local sale by J C Harper.
Mrs Margaret Irvy died at her home on East Third Street at 4 15 this morning after a short illness. Born in Loraine Prussia in 1820 she came to Madison in 1844 and married Peter Adams who died in 1849. Left are a son and two daughters with other relatives. Funeral tomorrow from St Michael s Church in North Madison Catholic Community.
Circuit Court convened at 10 this morning with several cases set for later. Arguments heard in Hall-Stansberry guardianship suit over sale of real estate and final settlement. demurrer overruled and complaint held good. Special Judge Korbly heard William Royce versus William Welch for 2000 dollars in malicious prosecution. case continued to 10 tomorrow. Humor aside Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad ends.
Mabel Welton alias Jennie Bowman, eighteen, from Madison Indiana, turned herself in after a warrant was issued for grand larceny. She refused to reveal her true identity, alleged a man took the money, and claimed the rest belonged to her.
Miss Katie M. Slattery a renowned dress-maker dies from pneumonia after grip. She was nearly 25, with family in Madison and Louisville, funeral at St Michael's tomorrow at 9, Springdale vault. Mrs Mary Schad, formerly Mary Steffenski, dies after pneumonia at 56, survived by five children and charity work, funeral from St Marys Saturday at 9, Catholic grounds. Benjamin F. Baker dies at home in Madison after years of infirmity. born 1811 in New Jersey, lived in Madison, Mt. Carmel, Louisville, and Washington, D C. survived by widow and two daughters. funeral tomorrow at 2 from his residence, Springdale interment.
Attendance rose at the Second Presbyterian church union service last evening led by Rev. Huckleberry who spoke on Christ as the center of faith and unity. Tonight the gathering moves to Trinity church lecture room with Rev. Dr. Barnard in charge. all are invited.
The Rev Vaneive pastor of a M I church at Ramsey Harrison county Indiana faced a beating threat when a strong congregant challenged him for misconduct. After a brief struggle several church members ejected the assailant from the building.
James Richardson, bruised and bloodied, was treated by Steward Freeman after a street altercation. The nasal bone was swollen, broken years earlier, and Richardson resisted further manipulation while a prominent attorney touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for travel relief.
A yellow colored man resembling a tramp arrived yesterday morning near Sellersburg and asked at Charles Holmes home for food. Holmes refused and the man left, fueling local fear he might be the burglar who killed Marsh at Seymour. He escaped before capture.
The Louisville Times reports Hon. M. Z. Stannard is assured election to the Democratic State Central Committee from the Third Congressional district. Clark Jefferson Jennings and Washington counties have instructed for him, with Scott on a second ballot set to support, citing Stannard as the most capable and reliable choice for the position amid big responsibilities.
Advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal cure for acrofula salt rheum boils pimples and diseases from impure blood. Claims it purifies and vitalizes the system. Hood's Pills is praised as a reliable digestive aid and liver remedy.
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