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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1879
Page
3
New linen and cotton fabrics including lawns bordered lawns striped and plaid nainsooks organdies new prints muslins cheviots tickings mosquito nets bars and summer underwear just opened at the store offering low prices to shoppers.
The Herald urges readers to credit the paper when buying from advertisers and to mention the paper for advertising benefits. It notes circulation across Jefferson towns and nearby counties, offering strong business reach and affordable job printing services.
Mr. Joan Clements erects additions to his factory. The Lutheran Church organ was dedicated on Sunday. Coxes Cimcus drew patrons Saturday. Dr Tos Parry of Westport Ky died on the 15th. Judge George Pryor of Trimble Co died of diabetes. Wo Champsers of Republican Twp died at 89. Muuven's Garden Theatre profits waned despite warm weather. Owentos, Owen Co, linked to Sparta by telephone. Cons D. Ropensteis of Switzerland Co died in Vevay. North Vernon ex-soldiers to meet Aug 21 for reunion plans. The Relribbon Club of Versailles reports 18 unlicensed saloons in the county. North Vernon rumor of Will Robinson to wed Emma Cold. A child of Wm Walsh died of scarlet fever. two more ill. City Board of Health declares quarantine against Memphis and other infected South points. Marriar Licenses listed Metcalfe and Belle Freeman. Robinson and Victoria Hunt. Hoffman and Mary Adams. Frederick Jones and Mollie Wilson. Knights of Honor to excursion Aug 20 for soldiers’ reunion. Miss Grave Grand, step-daughter of Capt J W McCain, wed Hemingway. Hesmerra, 24, died. funeral at Christ Church. Miss Susan Ely wed Dr Jos Van de Voort in Georgetown Cal.
A farm house near Canaan owned by J W McCoy and occupied by Alex Ferguson burned Friday evening. Little furniture survived. A wagon driven by Jas H McCoy on the Canaan pike Tuesday week overturned, throwing Mrs Calhoun, an elderly lady, and injuring her severely. Four hundred dozen eggs were crushed in the accident.
Mer Westey Porter's stal lion Henry Ward Beecher died last week. Mrs Mary Nelson of Hanover died Friday morning at age 77. Rev Dr Craven will reopen Lancaster college as Craven Institute. Seven sheep near King's Landing were struck dead by lightning. Karre Mippieton won the 2:30 trot in Columbus in three straight heats. purse 8600. Fair Play Fire Companys new bell arrived. it weighs 2925 pounds. Frank B Ainsworths property near Dupont sold by U S Marshal Dudley. five hundred acres bid in by creditors.
Workers at Gra ham & Co. began enlarging the hub and cooke factory by tearing down south buildings and rebuilding in the new factory style. On the previous Wednesday operatives cleaning water-main pipes in Main Cross and Depot streets retrieved two sizeable catfish from the pipe system.
Mr. M. J. Wallrrams of Monroe township was injured when an ex-team runner struck his wagon causing him to be thrown out. He sustained three broken ribs and other injuries in the incident.
William Pate son of the late Captain W T Pate of Rising Sun purchased Peter Lostetter’s fine farm in Hunter's Bottom Kentucky for eighteen thousand dollars.
At Thursday’s City Council meeting John Stringer was re-elected water works engineer and his salary set at 800 dollars per year.
The Tur Eminence Kentucky fair runs August 12 to 15 offering $1700 in premiums for trot ting and running horses. The event is billed as unusually attractive and draws regional competitors.
Mr. L. L. Powe of Madison and Miss Mollie Casey of Covington were married on Tuesday week and arrived in the city that evening. The notice extends best wishes for a long and prosperous life to the couple.
Francis M Doucas a noted horse thief of Switzerland County was shot at Belleview Kentucky last Friday after attempting to escape while under guard His injuries are believed fatal James A Dickenson of Lancaster arrested for assault on his mother in law Mrs Mary Sprague was fined one dollar and jailed for sixteen days by Judge Frost Second Presbyterian Church urged its pastor Rev Dr Fisher to refuse acceptance of the Hanover presidency Soldiers reunion and encampment in Madison is assured with substantial funds raised and many ex soldiers from the area expected to attend
A Tuesday night meeting on the 15th saw residents adopt complimentary resolutions urging Rev Dr Fisher to accept the college presidency. They also pledged to raise funds for valuable improvements to college buildings.
The following officers were elected for the Knights of Pythias for the upcoming term: Tyree A. Harris C.C., Ed. G. Niklaus P.C., W.F. Walls V.C., W. M. Snyder P., Clay Walton M. of A., B. OL. M.Glasson M. of F., Joseph C. Abbott M. of E., Theodore Willey K. of R. and S., Robert M. Milligan I.G., Charles A. Wymond O.G.
Kinder Furgerson nearly 108, a veteran of frontier life, will head the list of ud citizens at the Jemninga county old settlers’ meeting in Paris next Saturday. Born 1771 in what became Montgomery County Virginia, he fought Indians and served in the War of 1812, now drawing a pension. He is small in stature, wise and clean, living with his son-in-law and daughter Gobb in Scott county.
Casiis Mietz Heiser attacked Frank Ardner after a supposed insult in Smiths dle tree shop on Walnut Street Monday. He forced a kneeling apology then cut the boy with a cowhide, leaving welts. Heiser was fined $3 and costs by Esq Frost. the editor condemns the act as cowardly and cowardly.
Jo Rea sold the mare Katie Middleton in Columbus Ohio on Friday to Mr Pate of St Louis for 5000 dollars. The price included the trotting horse Albert F valued at 1800 and runner 227. Rea will train Katie Middleton as manager Jo Rea Jr remains driver at a good salary.
A young woman named Laura Ford from Indiana, pregnant and misrepresented in name and origin, gave birth to a healthy boy in Cincinnati on June 18. Her sister Ela McCullagh, missing in Kentucky, was identified by relatives. authorities learned of the case during delirium. The note criticizes the City Board of Health and shares plans for a new West Street school building to replace the old Masonic Temple, with Rankin & White contracted for construction.
At the last meeting Western Fire Co. No 3 elected officers including President Charles A Bowman and Treasurer John A Crozier for the next six months. A railroad accident near Robinsons saw mill left a five year old girl with a seriously injured leg requiring amputation and hospital care. In Owen county Kentucky many men cut and haul walnut logs to streams awaiting tides on the Kentucky river. A Fort Frankfort Yeoman correspondent reports about 200000.00 dollars revenue from walnut timber and predicts depletion will erase walnut timber in ten years.
Jeffersonville report says Ben Stillinger has settled in as Yardmaster of the J M and I line and is handling heavy freight, with about 120 cars of wheat shipped daily from the yard. Freight traffic on the J M I continues to rise. Two Kentucky couples, Charles Metcalf with Belle Freeman and Silas Robinson with Victoria Hunt, hurried to town, obtained licenses, and were married by Rev. Dr. Fisher.
Articles filed with the Secretary of State last Friday reveal a $400,000 capital stock for the Vernon Greensburg and Rushville Railroad Company. Directors headed by Will Cumback Cor tez Ewing and Leonidan Sexton oversee the 13 mile line.
A tramp, visiting Mrs. Merriwether near Eminence, demanded food and insulted her. He threatened to burn the barn if denied, then set the barn ablaze with a new reaper and other farm machinery inside, and escaped.
A witty remark notes that many descendants fail to measure up. It cites a Carroll Carrali tun lineage skipping meals and a great nephew of Henry Clay implicated in a lavish but evasive getaway.
A brief aphorism remarks that you may find clever men lazy, but you will never see a truly great man who is so. The line underscores the rare linkage of talent with vigorous effort.
Two distilleries owned by Snyder Bros. in Hunter's Bottom Trimble county across from the city were ruined by fire early Saturday. Loss estimated at 60000 dollars with no insurance. The warehouse with 150 barrels of whisky saved and 300 hogs freed. Proprieties plan immediate rebuilding. Jubilee Minstrels perform at Odd Fellows Hall Friday for N B Shiner. Cast includes Bertha Rausch Myr Shiner Zack Robbina Green Foster Sullivan Marquis Stickley Greiner Meyers.
Madison Indiana in 1879 enacts stern quarantine rules for steamboats and rail traffic from infected southern points. Boats must pause for health checks and may land only with officer permits. household goods and sick passengers face strict restrictions. Special duties assigned to sanitary officers and medical examiners, with penalties for violations.
In Eminence and Milton area discussions, residents dismiss Cumberland & Ohio River Railroad expansion. They argue the county should not fund major infrastructure, noting Madison would cover only two thirds and demand the rest.
The government snag-boat Wood Ruff on Monday removed a fifty foot long sycamore snag near the shipyard that had blocked the water for years. The log, five feet in diameter, was cut into blocks branded with the date and boat name and sent adrift after a one and a half hour operation.
Patrick Lorrus, longtime employee at Johnson's starch works, drowned off the steamer Laura Davie between Carrollton and Madison on Tuesday the 16th. His body was found near Plowhand Point on Friday and is interred at St. Patrick's Cemetery after an inquest. The Madison and Brooksburg Turnpike Company seeks $2,000 in stock subscriptions to finish the road. The Madison Marine Railway and shipyard raises working capital. The City Council passes a sanitary police measure amid Board of Health concerns. Wibrrast Howard is fined $5 and costs for assaulting Major Simpson of the Star.
A quirky column recalls the prodigy son as the first to hit a home run and notes the vast fame of base ballists. It jokes about a boastful challenger who supposedly sent a blood written challenge, with a bystander mocking the claim.
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