Local Notes Highlight Visits and Socials in Monrovia Area
Flora Henley visits with friends in Monrovia this week. Sue Wilson returns home to stay indefinitely. Pleas Mills family trip to the Caves Sunday. King Bagot performs at Dreamland Saturday night. Donald Burk to occupy West Harrison property. Carl Park and Chester Bain return from west trip. Lost key to M E church returned to J L Matthews. Katherine Ballard visits Clayton. Straw hats sold by Reeves. W A A meets Aug 1 at Mrs Sadie Shepherd’s. Curtis Utterback returns from Greenfield for Sunday. Beth Sheets and Claude Matthews’ visit from Indianapolis. Reeves offers work shoes. prices range 1.75 to 4.00. Free oiling noted. H E Sink from St Augustine visits with Ira L Sink family. Youngest Payne child ill then better. O B Chandler family at Brooklyn and Bethany Park. Albertson and Henley families visiting Salem. Harness for sale by Mrs Neal Comer. Oral Reed visiting sister Mrs Will Pierce. H Searece attends Columbia Club banquet in Indianapolis. Lou Clark of Martinsville visits Robbins family. Straw hats and Panama prices listed. Indy guests F A Likely and children visit Mrs Lawrence.
Indiana Poet James Whitcomb Riley Dies at Indianapolis Home
James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana’s famed poet, died at his Indianapolis residence last Saturday night. The obituary notes his visits to the place in youth with relatives, his violin playing, sign painting, and a humorous high school hall entertainment. The piece mentions local residents and several brief social items and notices.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Indianapolis
James Marine
Albinus
Frank Marine
Riley
J. P. Calvert
Calvert
Auto Crash Injures Three From Hall on Indiana Trip
A Thursday night auto accident near Henry Spornberg's and Frank Joyner's, while en route from Indianapolis for threshing machine repairs, seriously injures Jesse Sterrett with a back injury, deep knee cut to Thomas Hirt, and driver Thomas Vincent. the car rolled after hitting gravel at about 50 mph. Dr. Thompson treated Sterrett at the McCracken House under T. C. Carter care. accident blamed on fast driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Sterrett
Thomas Hirt
Thomas Vincent
Hall
Indianapolis
Henry Spornberg
Frank Joyners
Sterrett
Thompson
McCracken House
T. C. Carter
Hirt
Union Service Unites M P Church Members at Town Park
Members of the M P church of this place and Antioch joined in a union service at the town park on Sunday. Rev John Heines, a former pastor here, preached.
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M. P. Church
This Place
Antioch
Town Park
John Heines
Masonic Picnic for lodge members in town park
Members of the Masonic lodge and their families enjoyed a picnic in the town park on Monday afternoon. A bounteous supper was a pleasant feature of the occasion.
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Masonic Lodge
Public sale announced for Mooresville area farm herd goods
Fleener Bros. announce a public sale at Jeff T. Park farm five miles southeast of Mooresville starting 10 a.m. Monday August 14. Auctioneers G. M. Senhower and E. F. Marvey list 24 horses and mules 11 cattle 84 hogs hay grain and farm implements. See bills in upcoming issues.
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Fleener Bros
Jeff T. Park
Mooresville
G. M
Senhower
E. F. Marvey
Notice to public on continuation of business by Shortridge
Notice states E B Shortridge will continue real estate loan and insurance business at the Carlisle building after purchasing Arthur H Keller's interest in Short ridge and Keller. He asks for public patronage and thanks customers for past favors. Office and residence phone numbers are listed.
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Arthur H. Keller
Shortridge and Keller
Carlisle
E. B. Shortridge
Owice
Mooresville Church Ladies Plan Old Settlers Day Dinner
The Ladies Aid of the Mooresville M. E. church will serve a chicken dinner on Old Settlers day with ice cream in the afternoon. Plan now to enjoy a good dinner that day.
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Ladies Aid
Mooresville
Temperance talk and missionary meeting announced
The Friends Missionary society will meet with Mrs. Eliza Mills next Wednesday at 2 30 pm. Rev Lewis Stout of Carmel will give a temperance talk on the Friends Church campus next Thursday evening. Family visitations and birthday notices highlight a series of local gatherings and moves in Plainfield and nearby towns.
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Friends Missionary Society
Eliza Mills
J. C. Cole
Chicago
Dayton Harvey
Lewis Stout
Carmel
Friends Church
Samuel C. McNeif
New Albany
Thomas McNeff
Indianapolis
J. W. York
O. E. Rooker
Friends Church Plans Summer Socials at Local Lawn
The pastor invites worshippers to a short service next Sunday and urges all Sunday School members to attend the following morning for plans. A Sunday School lawn social is set for the evening of August on the church lawn. The C. E. group schedules their social and business for Friday evening, July 28, at the church.
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C. E
Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley passes away
Library notes report the death of James Whitcomb Riley and note his six volume works plus a selection of titles including Child World Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers Book of Joyous Children Farm Rhymes Eccentric Mr Clark Old Fashioned Roses Hoosiers by Nicholson with pages 156-176 Riley.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Doc Sifers
Mr. Clark
Nicholson
Marriages Recorded In Morgan And Martinsville Areas
Marriage licenses show Charles Freestone and Margaret E. Ellett from Anderson and Martinsville, Jesse Preston and Owettia Jacobs of Brooklyn, Forest D. Bray and Bernice C. Miller in Morgan county, Homer Moore and Mary Kenworthy, both farmers in James M. Merriman and Frankie M. McClister, Martinsville residents.
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Charles Freestone
Margaret E. Ellett
Anderson
Martinsville
Jesse Preston
Owettia Jacobs
Brooklyn
Forest D. Bray
Bernice C. Miller
Morgan County
Homer Moore
Mary Kenworthy
James M. Merriman
Frankie M. McClister
Shufflebarger Hosts Sisters for Fried Chicken Dinner
Mr and Mrs J A Shufflebarger gave a fried chicken dinner Saturday evening for her sisters Mrs Alice Swearingen Mrs Clara Kelly and Miss Mary Slaughter of Indianapolis Miss Helen Bain of Martinsville and Miss Emma Kerschner Monrovia may in time recover from its early year fire Harlan Kenworthy who lost heavily is building a larger two story brick place to replace the burned store rooms others burned out will also rebuild
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J. A. Shufflebarger
Alice Swearingen
Clara Kelly
Mary Slaughter
Indianapolis
Helen Bain
Martinsville
Emma Kerschner
Monrovia
Harlan Kenworthy
Oldest Youngest Overland dealer in Indiana
Harry Hadley of Mooresville Indiana is recognized as the oldest youngest Overland dealer in the state. He signed a contract with Gibson to sell cars at 19 during Overland’s infancy and has run a thriving Mooreville operation for seven years. His territory ranks highly in Gibson’s district, growing from two cars to fifty for next year. He also boasts a premier Mooresville garage.
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Hadley
Mooresville
Ind
Overland
Indiana
Gibson Company
Indianapolis
Is a Chautauqua season ticket worth the price
A promotional piece arguing season tickets offer value for a six day Chautauqua with fifteen attractions. It highlights Capt Hobson and others as speakers, noting ticket cost under 40 cents and urging readers to buy today through the Chautauqua secretary or a member of the association.
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Richard Pearson Hobson
Nels Darling
Pitt Parker
Hobson
W. Y. Morgan
Kansas
Hutchinson Gazette
Darling
America
Chautauqua
Chautauqua, Association
Yeager Family Attends Indianapolis Funeral For 15-Year-Old Cousin
John A. Yeager and his daughter Miss Mary of Martinsville visited Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wilson on Sunday. They traveled Monday to Indianapolis for the funeral of Wallace Yeager aged 15, a cousin, who died by drowning in White River north of Broad Ripple last Friday.
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John A. Yeager
Mary
Martinsville
C. R. Wilson
Indianapolis
Wallace Yeager
White River
Broad Ripple
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flora Henley
King Bagot
Dreamland
Mrs
Donald Burk
Wm. Harvey
West Harrison Street
Carl Park
Chester Bain
M. E. Church
J. L. Matthews
Katherine Ballard
James Bayliss
Clayton
Reeves
Sadie Shepherd
Curtis Utterback
Greenfield
Beth Sheets
Claude Matthews
Amos Alius
HE. T. Sink
St. Augustine, Fla
Ira L. Sink
A. C. Payne
O. B. Chandler
Bethany Park
Edmund Albertson
R. B. Henley
Mr. Albertson
Salem
Neal Comer
Oral Reed
Will Pierce
Mrs. H. ©. Seearce
Columbia Club
Lou Clark
Oscar Robbins
F. A. Likely
T. E. Lawrence
Rebecca Shuffleparger
Johnson County
Clair Sanders
Jean Elizabeth
Southport
Frank Jones
T. E
Harry Hadley
Ellsworth Aldrich
Wm. Brown
James Staley
Elza Dillon
Charles Evens
Lafayette
Reagan Addition
Comer & Scearce Co
Charles Schurmann
Wm. Smitherman
Town
M. E
Tulsa Silos
the Comer & Scearce CO
Mooresville, Ind
Albright
Havin
Union Services
Masonic
J. S. Comer
W. (. Mitchell
Harry Mitchell
New York
Paul Stokesberry
Industrial School For Boys
Plainfield
Sarah McNeely
Mrs.Stokesberry
Library Notes
Waldo E. Stein
Wilson’s Jewelry Store
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