31 May 1912
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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
1
Harrison Vail visits sister in Tipton as several residents engage in travel. Howard Lindley buys a five passenger Ford and learns to drive. Various sales and notices include farm seed, roses, oil stores, buggies, corn, and real estate. Local visits feature Emma Thompson, Miss Eva Green, and others with multiple family and travel items.
Members of the M E Church choir gathered at Mrs A C Payne's home for practice. Harrison Vail performed with notable skill and plans to divide the choir into two sections for social activities led by captains Mrs Mary Keller and Miss Edith Thompson. Rev J W McFall spoke on choir opportunities and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Maude Sellers and daughter Ruth and son Robert from Mooresville Indiana visited Willisburg Kentucky for a week. They won many friends and Maude Sellers led services at the Christian church with Ruth providing music. Azarvin Jenkins of Martinsville Indiana visits J A Sims and wife in Willisburg.
Four people were killed when an automobile carrying Mrs. W. D. Brown, Mr. W. D. Brown, Miss Bonnie Bailey, and Miss Bessie Cure was struck by an interurban at a crossing near Martinsville. Edda Brown escaped with minor injuries. William Salmon, the interurban motorman, was badly cut.
A red letter event featured the children's chorus directed by Ferdinand Schaefer at the German House. The program included cantatas and solos with strong praise for Kathryn Smith and Florence Dipple, and plans to perform in Mooresville on June 7. The Indianapolis clipping noted Clifton Wheeler painting for the Hulme Mansur garden wall in Indianapolis.
Marriage notices show Chas H Miller to Myrtle Fisher both born 1888 with Indianapolis ties and restaurant work. Marshall Teague to Anna Eggers, born 1891 and 1894, with Martinsville and Indianapolis connections. John W Dillinger to Lizzie Fields, born 1864 and 1879, with Indianapolis grocer and Mooresville addresses.
Carmel resident Miss Helen Pidgeon visits sister Mrs George Carter. Mrs Chester Holaday returns from California. Prof Robert Smith resigns Mooresville tied post for higher pay near French Lick. Ford and Maxwell cars change hands along with local real estate and assessor figures. Community events include family dinners and visits to Kokomo with mentions of local businessmen and residents.
On Friday evening June 7 at Friends Church the German House chorus of fifty voices will present a concert. Three soloists including a violinist a vocal soloist and a pianist will perform.
Edith Barnett and May Hadley visited Miss Helen Scearce at DePauw on Sunday. Marie Haltom left for Champaign and Bloomington Illinois to visit friends. James R. Carter and Almira Hadley hosted in Sheridan and attended Wim. P. Sumner’s funeral. Will Phillips and family joined from Sheridan for the funeral. Rev Amos Clark delivered a memorial sermon at the Christian church. Army veterans attended the service with enduring enthusiasm. Dr. Hallam and Dr. Thompson named to the Library board by the town. D B Johnson and Mrs. W H Page named by the school board. Judge Williams to appoint three more library trustees to total seven.
Geo. R. Allison announces a free Upton Grand Piano valued at 400. Every $1 of purchases earns 100 votes toward winning the piano, with the largest vote total on October awarding the instrument. The scheme promises equal chances and square dealings in a bold marketing move.
Richmond prepares for the Indiana Sunday School Convention set for June 26 to 28. E M Haas leads with committees handling reception finance house exhibits ushers and decoration. Main sessions will occur at the Friends Yearly Meeting House and seating accommodates two thousand. Interested parties may contact the Indiana Sunday School Association in Indianapolis.
A German House junior chorus concert is set for Friday evening June 7 at Friends Church. The event invites community members to enjoy music and support young singers.
L. C. McCaun trades his west Main street property for a stock of hardware at Fortville and moves goods to the Lindley block Main street store room. He plans to open for trade the first of next week under the name The Model Hardware Store.
A Globe Democrat account notes Missouri pioneer preachers often carried rifles to services held in neighbor cabins. Missionaries like Rev Justinian Williams, Rev Peyton Nowlin, and Rev Thomas Kinney served in Saline county with edmonson's Creek and Big Bottom congregations. Kinney amused crowds, while Nowlin and Nowlin criticized levity.
Senator Borah praises Idaho as a good state where even those cheated profit from the system. A traveling wife recounts a Boise city stock swindle, claiming her husband bought mining stock at four cents a share. Borah identifies the mine from a newspaper quote and the woman learns her story is contradicted by the stock’s current value of 140 thousand dollars.
Mr and Mrs George Huggins of Indianapolis announce the engagement of their second daughter Edna to Dr Earl Hicks of Chicago. The June wedding is planned. Edna, a Bloomfield schoolteacher for two years, is the granddaughter of Mrs Ann Dakin and niece of Mrs Chas Cook and Mrs W L Thompson.
The elderly Harrison Johnson whose meat market once stood where the E. W. Day grocery now sits was brought from Indianapolis on Saturday morning for a funeral at the Friends church. He leaves a widow and several stepchildren including Mrs Will Rusie Mrs Charles Chambers Mrs Howard Dill of this place Milton Hobson of Indianapolis and Miss Minnie Hobson of Iowa.
Subscriptions paid include A. B. Stafford, Mrs. J. A. Taggart, Mrs. Rachel Davis, E. F. Harvey of Waverly, Raymond Mitchell of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Mary E B Sawyer of Indianapolis.
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