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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1892
Page
4
On the first page, voters urged to poll at least 170 votes each and Democrats urged to turnout next Monday. Headlines promote Henry Brown's hat shop and Wilmoth Wilhelm Co goods including wallpaper and paints while reporting Republican marshals struggles and local party tensions in Evansville.
P J Burns of Vincennes secured the order for a grand Gov Hovey monument after consulting heirs in Mt Vernon. The piece will feature two bases a heavy die block with a life governor bas relief profile and a large bronze flag cast in standard bronze. It will rest on dark Barre granite weighing over eight tons for the base and nearly seventeen tons for the die block. Burns earned the contract over rivals due to experience and state ties. He will operate from New Harmony with George Franklin in charge of marble and granite stock. Franklin will handle orders with prompt attentive service. Consult Franklin now for work before Decoration Day.
Mrs Sam Lyon and daughter of Vincennes visited relatives in town. J W Hiatt returned from Washington DC via Crawfordsville to see kin. W T Robson disbanded his Chicago troupe for summer. W F Barton from Grayville visited friends. Maud Enagelson and son from Poseyville visited relatives. Luke Wiley, noted Lynn township farmer, was in town. Numerous visits from Grayville Grayville Glasgow Mt Vernon Evansville Griffin Owensboro Ky and Poseyville noted.
All members except Duclos attended Tuesday night. Minutes approved and claims allowed for Thos Axton Hawkins and others. Clerk reported $40 saloon license. Petitions granted for a barking rack on Brewery street. Draining and filling Chareh street referred. Treasurer and clerk reports received. Election inspectors and deputies appointed. Soper ordered to erect platform and repair sidewalk. board adjourned.
The ladies of St Stephen’s Church present a two night bazaar and stage show at the opera house on April 29 and 30. Useful articles will be for sale and a supper served by charming young ladies in period attire. The program changes each evening with a Cake Walk and Spanish Tambourine Drill and notable local musical talent. Admission ten cents.
A local druggist, T. Mustorop Jr., touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption, New Life Pills, Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. He guarantees satisfaction and offers refunds if results are unsatisfactory, saying the remedies are popular on their merits.
A mixed ad text offers a guaranteed safe investment promising relief for throat and lung ailments with trial bottles at Mumford's drug store. It also includes voting instructions for Democratic and Republican tickets in a large square roaster, plus a salve claim for numerous skin issues sold by a local drug store vendor. James G CampWent opens a paint and painter materials store next to Hott's dry goods.
Town of New Harmony Indiana presents a printed receipts and disbursements statement for the year ended April 25 1802. It lists receipts from former treasurer county treasurer first and second installments saloon license fines rent of stable sundries and other items while disbursements cover officers salaries hogs and dogs advertising fire company rebates street work bridges lumber and related sundries. Cash balance on hand amounts to 2107 55 dollars with WM F Lichtenberger as town treasurer.
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