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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1879
Page
3
The Herald notes a push by several bomber towns to attract business by advertising cheaper job work than established competitors. Communities in Jeffersan and nearby areas see editors and businesses promising lower rates to lure advertisers and clients.
A garbled column lists a string of local items including deaths, legal actions, visits, and community notices. Names such as Soa Stevens, Jack Sheppakia, Rev P Wary Braue, and Miss Margie Seaman appear among scattered references to churches, meetings, and public concerns.
Mass DENA PREPRI. stepetaugh ter of Me. Pied. Therwanger, died on Sunday last, all was buried from St. Mary's Church on Monday.
Tatereen tow boats carried thirteen barges with about two hundred thousand bushels of coal to the port for home dealers. The retail price is tres 15 cents. The Columbus Republican notes ax bridges on the J Mo ERR ad hraueles have been condemned by Col Shaler Superintendent. Several new bridges will be built and the tap taken off others to prevent calouses lockouts on top and stop derailments on flight trains.
Gray of this city quarrelled with two Mil ton residents at Theaday week and fired a pistol at one opponent. He was arrested, taken to Bedford, and placed in jail awaiting Circuit Court action.
Braning announces imminent retirement and offers decided inducements to buyers. Call at Braning's store to inspect stock including cashmeres silks bed linens shawls underwear and towels with an invitation for examination and purchase.
Fragmentary text describes a Jefferson County resident involved in a domestic disturbance and alleged desecration related to a wife. Wording is garbled. details about outcomes, names, and locations are unreadable in the source fragment.
In a string of fires early Sunday, stables near Madison and Hanover College were set alight. Authorities report major damage to buildings including stables on Yast street and a fire at Second Presbyterian Coven. Investigations proceed as officials note arson risk and demand quick restitution.
Madison and Brownstown citizens urge rapid completion of the Bedford Brownstown and Moule Railroad linking Brownstown to Madison Crothersville and Beecnetown with plans to grade the first miles toward the Mascaratuck river. Local men pledge labor and donations. critics warned to support the project.
Reports from St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati praise Mr Macauley’s portrayal in the play Messenger from Jarvis Section at Ould Fellow. Reviewers laud his artistic portrait of Daniel Mel Sta eandey with refined sentiment and restrained Yankee character study.
The City Council debated a protest against a 350000 bond issue for the B and M Railroad project. Proponents argued petition timing and legality. opponents questioned stock validity and city liability. District authorities approved a settlement of 4560 with Wan Toward bondsmen released. gas stock certificate of 1500 issued. city building use approved for Printty Church. A requested bridge over Crooked Creek faced rejection due to location outside corporate limits.
A colored rooster on the steamer Mary Houston was killed after a river accident on Mulberry Street Wharf. The barge hand Thomas Lilly, a Louisville resident, died when struck by a steamer paddle as the hull collided with a skiff while retrieving a coal oil barrel. In Switzerland Circuit Court, Moses Leen was acquitted in the killing of his uncle Van Dorin amid public excitement. A boat accident occurred when the Sherley backed out, capsizing a boat with Messrs. Daveson Bennett and others rescued. Also noted are local lumber store ads for Norw Tusian pine and window glass stock.
A lengthy 1879 list names Misses and Messrs including Biogen Cores Rote Tecanett Mrs Bell G Ber Chav Misa Paviads. It reports a local shooting accident involving Henry Woolf, court actions, and a county Sabbath-school annual meeting. Also notes the Mendelssohn Quintette Club visit and a steamer launch. It mentions insane asylum exam, a fatal tree accident, and Thanksgiving services forthcoming.
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