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Ft Branch Francisco Hazleton HaubstadtOakland City OwensvillePatokaPike CountyPrincetonWednesday, November 9, 1977ily ClarionPrinceton, Indiana Since 1844?0lt; per copy2 wwki by carrier it SO 4 weeks *3 00Monument to soldiers and patriots of American Revolution being erectedBy SUE CARNAHAN SMITHMembers of the General John Gibson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be dedicating a monument erected on the Gibson county courthouse lawn on Thursday at 11 a.m. The monument is in place to commemorate the soldiers and patriots of the American Revolution who are buried in Gibson county.The welcome will be given by Gibson county chapter regentGrace Jacobus of Princeton. Members of Princeton VFW post 1147, VFW Ladies auxiliary, and Princeton post 25 of the American Legion will have a joint color guard at the ceremony. Cathy Watson and Shari Fryrear, senior trumpet players in the Princeton Community High School band, will play taps.Speakers will be Princeton Mayor Frank Dasch and Mrs. Richard 0. Creedon, state DAR regent. A wreath will be presen-Petersburg chamber recognizing industries; Orr guest speakerPETERSBURG - “Honoring Industry” is the theme for this year’s annual Chamber of Commerce dinner that will featureLieutenant Governor Robert Orr as guest speaker.The dinner will be held Wednesday, November 16, at 6:30ted and a prayer given by chaplain Mrs. Nelle Blood of Owensville.Following the dedication, everyone who has made reservations will adjourn to the Holiday Inn for a 12.30 luncheon. In case of ram, the dedications will be held in the lower hall of the county courthouse.The names of the following men are carved on the monument: from SouthCarolina, Robert Archer,p.m., in the cafeteria at Pike Central High School. Jack Kin-man, a past president of the chamber, said a crowd of around 200 is expected to attend.Special recognition will be given to two Pike county coal firms, AM AX and Old Ben, as well as Indianapolis Power and Light, and Hoosier Energywhich have nower nlantsThomas Bell, Daniel Putman, Thomas Sample, a Simpson or Sampson; from Pennsylvania, Nicholas Boren, Robert Cash-bott, Andrew Gudgel, Robert McCleary, William McEntire, James Patten, John Witherspoon and James Winders.From Rhode Island, David Bucklin and Dr. Gorton Jerauld; from Virginia, Charles Cross, James Evans, Moses Grigsby, Landon Key, Joshua Kitchens, Thomas Kitchens,Francis Lucas, Hugh McGary, Samuel Montgomery, Thomas Montgomery, Joseph Neely, John Pritchett, Aaron Redman, John Severns, James Smith, Thomas Waters, JamesWheeler, Joseph Woods andJeremiah {Jere) Wyatt.From North Carolina, George Holbrook Sr., John Reel, and David Stillwell; from Connecticut, Jesse Kimball and John Kimbell; from Maryland, Benjamin Sharp; and from New Jersey, Christopher Vanar-sdall.Any descendants of these men are welcome to attend the dedications. Several are reported to be coming to Princeton from out-of-state.
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