Court convenes third Monday in April and other local notices
Court convenes on the third Monday in April. Local items include John Rector carrying goods to the depot, the Board of Supervisors meeting next Monday, demand for dwelling houses in Marshall, and various repairs and constructions around town. Obituaries, sermons, and legal notices are also noted along with community events and visits to Terre Haute and Primrose Iowa.
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Rachel A. Lawson
Sarah L. Harrison
Emmaj Harrison
Robert L. Wiglis
Clement L Griffith
Narcissa Badger
Rachael A. Lawson
Kroma J. Harrison
Circuit Court
Tha
Robert L
Leat Decent L. Griffith
Rae Lawson
Emma J. Harrison
Daniel J. Davidson
Whitehead & Jones Compt
Marshall
The Great Evangelist De Votes a Day to Marshall
The Great Evangelist De votes a day to Marshall as a political or religious endorsement appears in the segment. The article notes the election context and potential impact on local affairs with reference to Marshall as the focal point.
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Great Evangelist
Marshall
Humble Sermon Draws Large Crowd in Marshall
Rev. E P Hammond and party arrived from Terre Haute to lead a two‑stage evangelical gathering. A crowded Inter Ocean Circus tent filled by 7 pm with hundreds from Marshall and nearby areas. Hammond spoke on Christ’s divinity from John 19 and urged conversion, prompting most of the audience to rise.
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E. P. Hammond
Our
Terre Haute
Hammond
Mr. Martyn
Abbey
Sterrett
Darwood
Wesley Park
Marshall
Harlan’s Hall
Perdue
Harlan Hall
Terre’, Haute
Terreo Haute
Local revival meeting ends with dramatic lamp blast
Mr Hammond leads a large inquiry at the hall and Methodist Church after arriving around eight. Two city women profess religion on stage while Mrs Modisett from Terre Haute addresses the crowd. A kerosene lamp explodes near the pulpit causing panic, quelled by Mr Hammond's singing. The visitors depart by train at 12:46 a.m. and return home next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Hammond
Hammon
Mr. H
Jesus
Mr. Hammond
Capt. Potter
Our City
Elders in the Neighborhood Lose Ground This Year
The report notes an accelerating death toll among older residents with three more deaths this week in the neighborhood, continuing a long list of losses.
Bell Sues Ayers in York Lawsuit Result
Clint Bell went to York on Saturday to attend a lawsuit against Ayers. Judgment was rendered against Ayers for about 40 dollars plus costs.
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Clint Bell
York
Ayers
Whitlock Builds Room for Doors Sash Stock
John Whitlock has erected a new room to store doors sash and related items. He keeps a large stock of everything in that line and sells as low as the lowest prices around.
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John Whitlock
John
Telegraph Office Move at Vandalia Danville Crossing
A telegraph office at the Vandalia and Danville road crossing will move with the Vandalia passenger depot or a new depot will be constructed to replace it.
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Vandalia
Danville R
Dem Pot
City Doctor Builds Miniature Saw Mill
Dr. N B Devol of this city has constructed a miniature saw mill and has it in running order. Call at his East Main Street office to examine it. The doctor is praised as a genius.
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N. B. Devol
East Main St
Levi‘Overmire
Bradley
Noah’n Ark
Down
Hornets Nest
Clairk County
W.s.ryce & Co
Samuel Park offers free vegetable seed packets to farmers
Samuel Park announces he has about 160 packages of vegetable seeds to distribute free of charge to farmers and gardeners who call at his residence.
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Samuel Park
Country boys seek pet birds with Dan Doll’s large cage
Readable text notes Dan Doll has fitted up a large cage for housing birds suitable as pets, inviting country boys to call for cases and guidance.
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Dan Doll
Revival in city church continues to draw crowds
The M. E. Church remains crowded each evening with about twenty new members added on Sabbath. We received the January issue of Rounds Cabinet by S. P. Rounds of Chicago praising its typographic quality. Evangelist Wash Hamy Morid, at Ser re o Hantey, maintains strong inquiry and broad interest in his work.
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M. E
Methodist Church
S. P. Rounds
Chicago
Hamymorid
Evangelist
Serre O Hantey
Abe
Belug
Dous
God
Whiteside
Ball & Whiteside
Dentists of
Paris
Marshall
Sherman House
Almost a Disastrous Fire on Main Street
Sabbath morning around two o to clock a fire broke out in Mr Johnson's store room above B R Johnsons on Main street. The blaze damaged a large stock though firefighters quickly controlled it. The dog woke Peter Campbell and his wife saving unknown damage and insurance covered most losses. The cause remains undetermined.
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Peter Campbell
B. R. Johnsons
Main Street
Mr. Johnson
Johnson A
Losa
Atua
McCabe
New Visiting Cards Offered At Short Notice And Low Price
We announce availability of visiting cards described as new and stylish or “nobby.” The printers offer to print them on the shortest notice and at the lowest possible price. Potential customers are invited to call for specimens.
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J D. Gallagher
Third Ball of the Marshall Dan cing Club at Harlans Hall
The third ball of the Marshall Dancing Club took place at Harlan's Hall on Friday evening last. It was a very enjoyable affair with a slightly smaller crowd than the previous event.
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Marshall Dancing Club
Harlan‘s Hall
Florida trip poised for artist Lockard and Chas Lake
Wm Lockard the artist and Chas Lake will start for Florida about April first. They travel by car with scenery gear to sketch landscapes. Mr L a skilled artist and plans a profitable and enjoyable journey. A Martins sighting signals spring as a six and a half pound boy greeted D O Martin last Sabbath evening.
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Lockard
Chas Lake
Florida
Mr.l
Martin
D. O. Martin
Kern Brothers Open in Bradshaw Building
Kern Brothers open in the Bradshaw building offering brackets hat racks chrome picture frames and related hardware. They are described as clever and inviting customers to call on them for items in their line.
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Kern Brothers
Bradshaw
Revival Spirit Praises Cumberland Church Minister
Rev. Thomas Bailiff of Cumberland Presbyterian Church spoke Monday praising a widespread revival across the country. The writer calls him a plain practical Christian and wishes for more ministers like him.
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Thomas Bailiff
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Local citizens honored for saving property from fire
Sincere thanks from B R Johnson to citizens who saved his property on Sabbath morning. The letter notes Levi Overmire as a skilled woodworker operating near Dr Bradley’s office offering repairs and hidden talents in the community.
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B.R. Johnson
Sad losses and a wedding amid town notices
A family on the Greenough farm endures the death of three children from membrane croup within a week, with the eldest eight, two and four year olds buried after a service by Rev. McCann. Also reported is the marriage of James E. Chew to Charlotte Hodge in York, and the death of Margaret J Jennings at age 44 near the city from typhoid pneumonia, with acknowledgments of community sympathy for the bereaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washiler
Greenough Farm
McCann
York
Glass
M. E. Church
James E. Chew
Joplin
Charlotte Hodge
Chew
Clark
Margaret J
Samuel Jenning
Jennings
Reverend Mary Tousley Dies in Darwin at 69
Mary Tousley widow of Loyal Tousley died of lung fever at her Darwin residence on February 13 1877 aged 69. Born in Mercer County Kentucky she later lived in New Orleans before returning to Darwin where she resided and reared ten children one survives. A longtime M E Church member she was sister to Mrs Stockwell and Wm M Bodine.
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Darwin
Mary Tousley
Loyal Tousley
Mercer County
Grace Malone
New Orleans
Louisiana
M. E. Church
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