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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1879
Page
3
E F Owen and Co advertises a large shipment of wagons at carload prices with freight rates, offering 865 complete wagons and very low prices on buggies. Calls requested for viewing.
The Golden Dramatic Troupe with brass and orchestra will tour Mt. Vernon on May 2 and 3 Carmi on May 5 for a week, then New Harmony starting May 12 for another week, presenting six top plays with superb music and acting. Dr George W Bucklin, recently from Bellevue, has settled in New Harmony to practice medicine.
The New Harmony Graded School ends today with exams for High School and Grammar Grades. General opinion praises Prof Joan Moore for his successful first year as superintendent and hope is held that his services may be secured for the next term.
Senator Menzies and C A Parke visited New Harmony last Monday and returned to Mt Vernon Tuesday. He met a cordial reception from constituents, his first visit to New Harmony since taking the Senate. Dr G A Gotwarp presented a useful copy of the Legislative Hand Book of Pennsylvania for 1879. A ball held last Saturday to raise funds for a new fire engine fell short of expectations, suggesting a fair would better realize contributions.
Total loaned out in six months. All the magazines and the Scientific American are bound at the conclusion of the volume and placed on the shelves. Charles H. Whith, Librarian.
L Virginia French of Tennessee wrote Darlingtonia for the Detroit Free Press. Set in 1862 in and around Tennessee the tale centers on exciting events of that era. The work promises thrilling incidents with witty humor sentiment and finely drawn characters. Detroit Free Press available through dealers or three months for 50 cents by mail.
Grayville Independent reports that Thomas A. Hendricks will not seek the second spot on the 1880 Democratic Presidential ticket. He says he is not ambitious for either top position unless the people demand it, believing the office should seek the man. He expresses confidence the people will elect him in 1880 as in 1876.
The river is dropping rapidly signaling an early start on the Cutoff dam project. Captain Hurchison, in charge, departed for Grayville yesterday to bring down government implements and establish New Harmony as the headquarters for river improvements. A large warehouse has been built at the cut-off to store government property, and work will advance once the river recedes.
The Mt. Vernon Democrat changes hands from Tom Corius to Mr A A Sparks. The former owner Mr Conins is thanked for amicable relations and success wished in his future business. The new owner is welcomed and the venture expected to be pleasant and profitable.
A new field opens for graduates from medical colleges. Dutch Cape settlers prize physicians, even to the point of selling farms to hire a doctor. King Alfonso is reportedly set to marry again, though his first marriage lasted briefly.
Squire Fiuuincim who died is mentioned as a Posey county resident of sixty three years. A call to action to see Arrah Na Pogoe tomorrow night. H C Prronep Esq noted in town last Sunday looking fat and jolly.
Washington report details Representative Garfield of Ohio proposing a war secretary plan to issue rations and tents to arriving northern black migrants with a $75,000 appropriation. The piece condemns the motive as a lure to "laziest and most vicious" blacks. It contrasts Republican rhetoric on racial sympathy with the rejection of Joseph H. Rainey for Third Auditor amid party protestations.
A young man with a blue seal ring flirts with a Louisville shop girl. He spends $11.25 on fruit after a clumsy approach, fails to salvage the moment, and leaves in embarrassment with his purchase, cash, and pride.
The Golden Dramatic Troupe performed Divorced French Spy and A Celebrated Case to packed houses in Brownsville Tennessee. A petition sought an extended stay but prior engagements prevented it. Also noted: discussion of U. S. leaders and Grant’s terms. Gen Grant to arrive in San Francisco aboard the City of Pekin around June 1.
Thrall and Mumford advertise as the boss paper of the country offering a vast catalog of goods at low prices. They promote groceries, fresh produce, coffee blends, canned fruits, seeds, seeds, wall paper, sewing supplies, drugs, paints, and a new song based on Uncle Tom's Cabin. The ad emphasizes quality, variety, and savings across Southern Indiana.
A brief item notes new season offerings at the Dry Goods and Notions shop recently opened by G. W. Engler. The piece highlights fresh arrivals and shop interest as readers explore the new store.
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