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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1882
Page
4
Persons seeking horse bills printed for the upcoming season should visit the office to learn prices. A good assortment of horse and jack cuts is available and printing costs are stated as cheaper than any other local house.
Dr S M Forp returns from New York as church events and excursions fill the week The Milton Church excursion to Louisville is set for next Saturday Mrs Mary Davis a Christian lady dies at Broadway home A.M.E Church hosts a financially successful party in Sanday Hall Local political mention Prof S W Prichard urged as a Democratic candidate and MiltonKy election centers on town division news Also shipyard worker Tomasios ill and Forshee diagnoses bowel inflammation
Mr. We Starr left for Des Moines on business and Mrs. Stapp went to London and Cincinnati to visit relatives. They expect to be away about four weeks. Aver's Sarsaparilla promotion claims it purifies blood and restores health. A lightning strike in Carrollton damaged a telephone pole and started a small fire at the post office, scaring nearby properties.
The notice says D G Parnairs has been offered a lucrative post in St Paul Minnesota and is considering it while the local enterprise by Kraut is praised for a new iron front improving Madison’s appearance. It urges more citizens to support local venture to keep Madison from seeming to die.
Ecuorre p and Sons announce they will pay the highest market price for wool to readers of the Heraup. They offer a full line of yarns and woolen goods for sale and invite customers to call at their mill on Main street.
On Saturday evening a fracas in the West End left Joe Layton with a four by two inch back wound. Dr Forshee treated and sewed the cut, not believed serious. Two others also suffered minor scratches in the fight.
Miss Carnie Surry daughter of A B Smith died suddenly last Saturday of quick consumption causing sadness among friends. She was buried Monday as Rev Wehn delivered a farewell sermon and prepares to return home to Cincinnati. Rev Mueller plans to assume church leadership hereafter.
After the Wednesday evening sermon at Christian Chapel, Mr. Wm. Maxwell and Mrs. Sarah Salvage were joined as husband and wife by Bro. Wright. He then baptized three persons and dismissed the congregation.
Mr D G Pulliirs reports a Laurel Hill Circuit pastor letter denying Austin ever held an appointment there and stating he was advertised as an ecclesiastical dead beat. The note claims Austin served a prison term in Kentucky before coming to Indiana.
Mr. James Brazerton at eighty two, and his wife seventy seven, received a pension of 1928 for a son lost in the war. The money helps them buy a comfortable home and assures lifelong support. Mr. Beach, telephone supervisor, forecasts lines reaching Wanover and several Kentucky towns soon.
Rev. Sin. Brophy of Christ Church announced he would decline the Michigan City call and stay as rector here, a decision welcomed by his many friends in the city.
The adjourned session of the New Albany Presbytery met at Second Presbyterian church to ordain Mr. Moffit of Prinston College and Mr. McDougal of Lane Seminary. Examiners Prof. Garrett Rev. W. R. Brown Dr. Fisher and Dr. Wilson found them strong in Greek Latin Hebrew but rusty in Theology. The body urged more Bible study in Theological Seminaries.
Uncle Enos Miles of Monroe township urges respect for farmers and laboring men rights in the country. A boy named George Sally from Ohio Street injures himself by inhaling fumes from the wrong can of substances. Littlejohn and Co advertise a broad stock of agricultural implements including a mower knife grinding device. farmers are advised to visit their West and Second streets warehouse.
The Northern Ohio Democrat extols J O Ayers Cathartic Pills as thoroughly credible medicine. It notes educated physicians and chemists approved the product and public confidence rose to universal use. The piece claims they are superior, pleasant, safe, sure and effective for many cathartic needs.
The Madison Library Association held its annual meeting last Monday night with strong attendance. Elected were Rev. E. A. Bradley as President, Chas Alling as Vice President, Dr J W Mullen as Secretary, Robert Mekchim as Treasurer, and directors including J S E Harper W H Rogers C C Cornett G Dold S O Charlesworth M G C Garber. The group pledged renewed effort to revive the association and adjourned to May 4 at 3 30 p m.
On May 1st devotional exercises for The Month of Mary began at St Michael s and St Mary s churches and the Sisters Chapel with daily sessions through the month. Weekday mornings at 7 30 and Sundays at 2 p m, plus Sisters Chapel on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a m. Floral decorations praised. In a separate incident near Lawrenceburg junction Hydrian Stevens three died when struck by an engine after the train failed to stop in time.
Mr. C A Kraut of Main Cross built front work and had to ship materials from Columbus. He argues Madison has foundries and river shipping to lower costs and keep capital and labor local, creating jobs, higher rents, and greater property values.
Report from the county jail details a mob of masked men breaking Garrett’s cell and dragging him to the hall where a rope was placed around his neck. He likely died from the assault before being hanged near the jail. The body was sent to St Omer for burial at his wife’s request. The grand jury investigates potential suspects from St Omen area. Mrs Walton’s trial is set for May 1.
John Markee who worked on John M. Walton's farm was shot while chopping wood. He described the attacker as a heavyset man in dark clothes. Markee is a key witness against Mrs. Walton and had warnings of potential harm. Our people hope for punishment and order to be restored.
The Hudson river level rose to Cincinnati where Capt Husaphreys turned the boat to its owners. Mr James Browinski now runs the Hornet’s office and Mr B C Lepper takes his prior wharf position. Authorities may keep Ky river navigation open and announce it officially. A brawl between Will Hollis and Charles Coyle left Hollis badly wounded and hospitalized. Local inspectors Garret and Ralston concluded the Golden City disaster report at Memphis. The steamer carried proper crew and safety gear but violated a statute by carrying jute without bagging and lost its license for the mate J N Bondurant.
The Young Men's Society of Christ Church plans a steamer excursion to Louisville aboard the General Pike on Saturday May 6 1882. Tickets cost 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 12.
A fragment notes a product titled Rough on Rats claimed to be manufactured by Ephram Sr. Wells in Jersey City New York with branding on each box. It mentions no traveling agents or Pelilens.
William Morgan admits his evidence was false, implicating Prancis Moore and John Reed in the assault and robbery of Dr. Spencer near his gate. Morgan now asserts he, a man named Phoenix, and another accomplice committed the deed, changing the presumed guilt in the penitentiary.
A pamphlet describes a plain method to successfully grow grapes without botanical terms. It claims any person with a spade and jackknife can raise grapes and profit from a vineyard. Send 50 cents to A. F. Horer in McGregor Iowa for a copy.
The writer reports late frosts killed fruit and early wheat ruined while late wheat may yield, oats grow slowly in cold weather, corn planting is light but ground prep continues. Sabbath school at Ft Donelson with Henry Frank. Dr Jacob Davis visits Grahams township. Prof Craven at College Fill runs a spring session with 35 to 40 scholars.
The April 30 1882 Vevay column reports a large enrollment in the normal school set to begin tomorrow. It covers a Democratic city convention nominating council candidates, visits by locals to Cincinnati and St Louis, a large sixteenth annual Vevay High School commencement at the M E Church with diplomas to be presented, and various social visits and travels including among many names.
Frank Schultz of Logansport, a Greencastle student, forged Judge Baldwin's endorsement on two drafts of 400 and 850 dollars. The drafts were cashed at Fletcher Sharpe's bank by Ramsey the teller before officers were alerted. Schultz, about eighteen, was described with grey eyes and a smooth face and is said to have a bad Logansport reputation. The police have been notified.
A friend of former Secretary Blaine criticizes the administration for its handling of his retirement. He claims criticizing Blaine publicly has amplified his fame, turning his State Department career into a notable era of American diplomacy.
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