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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1891
Page
3
Local notes record John P. Hollis becoming constable of Madison township. The item lists other news from the area including court cases, arrests, church conventions, fire company matters and city council actions.
E Wills Be Done chairman E J Collins reports a communication from Ahrens Manufacturing promising shipment of the engine. The firm cites delay caused by unavailable sheets and dome spinnings and aims to ship on the boat leaving Saturday the 31st, with painting per instructions.
A limited express train on the P C C and St L collided with a freight near Steubenville Ohio early today. The brakeman and expressman were killed and four passengers were buried in the wreckage.
Richard Clinton, deaf, dumb and blind, has spent fourteen years at the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. He learned education and a trade, bottoming chairs, and now uses a typewriter. Clinton communicates by sign and touch reads faces by feel, and remains unfazed by rough play from peers.
Local notes report Franklin will build a city hall costing 9700 dollars. Other items include a fatality in Brookville, hotel improvements, a sheriff's resignation, scarlet fever cases in New Albany, and various legal notices.
Eli Adams faced Circuit Court on robbery charges after John Touhill shot at him in a saloon at 832 West Grayson Street last May. Testimony cited somnambulism and epilepsy, with Adams claiming he slept through the events. the jury returned a not guilty verdict.
Alexander Dewese died at his parents home on Third street at 10 last night from membranous croup linked to scarlet fever. He had recently started school and missed days due to illness. Funeral was at four and his remains were sent to Cave Hill cemetery, Louisville, after burial at Springdale cemetery.
Attendees report slate writing by Mrs. Thomas Ruddick of Franklin, while observers doubt her ability and suspect magnetic or electrical influence. The table movements occur during sittings, yet critics cannot prove fraud and her acts remain open to inspection.
Ignatius Donnelly, noted Baconian enthusiast, resides in a comfortable country home three miles from Hastings, Minnesota. He is described as an indefatigable worker often at his desk for fifteen hours with brief meals, reflecting a single-minded dedication to his research.
Hon J G Shanklin as toastmaster praised the Evansville gathering of water interests. He cited support from Mayor, Dr Kelly, and the Business Men's Association, noting water as a navigational good and a subject embraced by Indiana Baptists and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. The Evansville Courier and other papers report the remarks and public sentiment.
The Evansville synod closed on the 16th after enthusiastic sessions led by Rev. Dr. Marshall of Chicago Rev. J. M. Laughlin of China and Rev. Dr. Oldfather of Persia. Resolutions thanked Evansville Presbyterian ladies for hospitality. The synod adjourned to meet in Marion in October 1892.
The remains of William Henry killed in a Haughville railroad accident arrived by last night's train and were taken to Giltner's cemetery near Milton for interment this afternoon. He was crushed by a freight train with his head severed from his body found yards away. His parents once lived in Madison and recently moved to Hunters Bottom. The funeral occurred this day.
Dr Samuel Lawrence recounts a tale told at the fair about an old man weeping over a tombstone in Plymouth cemetery. The inscription reads Here a lawyer and an honest man, prompting the question how two poor fellows came to share one grave. Lowell Citizen.
Two of Mr Charles Hurst's children on south Walnut street are sick with scarlet fever. Mr and Mrs A Geile celebrate their thirty fifth anniversary of marriage. James H Hinds and family report prosperity in their new home at Indianapolis. Mrs Page and Mrs Bettie Whartos spent the day at Wirt visiting Mrs Sering whose condition is slightly improved. Rev Chamberlain of Hanover town Banner. Fred C Hennessy in friend States.
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