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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1877
Page
3
New stock includes Freach Oranges Lemons California Dried Peaches Alden Evaporated Fruits and related items. Miss Laura Gassrete left yesterday to visit friends in Missouri. The post office department feature is the latest. Wheat reports from many parts of the state say it is in excellent condition.
In Indianapolis a city election looms with Democrats favored to prevail against Republicans over belt railroad, aldermen, and street policy. The letter notes gerrymandered wards, debt, and unreliable city orders while predicting Democratic gains and shifts in control. Also referenced are Louisiana commission politics and local Stewartsville notes including a marriage, band visit, and social events.
Resolutions drafted by the committee of New Harmony Lodge No 87 I. 0. 0. F. express sympathy for Brother William Cox who died March 27 1877 near Grayville Illinois. The lodge drapes its charter and emblems for thirty days and sends copies to the widow and local papers.
The Lynn township health remains poor with winter fever and pneumonia causing several recent deaths. Wheat prospects look favorable after winter break up, with a likely heavy yield. A local trustee clash with teachers is described as a failed lone effort, while a mourner vows to revisit childhood roots. Music lessons influence a youth nicknamed G. D. The piece ends by offering gatherings to readers at half price due to hard times.
A Washington letter to a Pennsylvania paper says the Presidentess has recovered. The writer notes ongoing negotiations over a tract in Decatur County Georgia to settle a colony of French immigrants from Germanized Alsace.
Frank Smith launches a new Mt Vernon dry goods store praised as a popular former mercantile clerk. Citizens are urged to visit, inspect stock, and note his advertisement in another column. The item also mentions theatre rehearsals and local assessors in Posey county.
April 11 1877 records show licenses issued to Isaac N Hester and Fancy L Biford Samuel Powell and Lucy Buckner Jonathan Oglesby and Nannie Warner Gro W Curtis Clerk
List of patents granted in Indiana for the week ending April 10 1877 furnished for The IncistER by Cox & Cox solicitors. Landau Quarter Lights to R Dunn South Bend Cultivators to H Nichols Northfield Clothes Pounders to A Bughee Hikhart Middlings Separator to E Dolman Westville Curtain Fixture to A Foster Muncie Spark Arrester to J Gilbert Lewisville Wrenches to J Shepard Angola.
Farmers prep ground for corn planting in the township. Dr. Cosby and Dr. Montgomery announce building projects. Odd Fellows host a well regarded free supper. A man south of Big Creek jokes about swallowing a dictionary. Local editors face criticism for personal remarks. Wit on slow horses and future harvest prospects. Notes on flood debates and historical views. asks for Quill Pen's take. Occasional.
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