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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1889
Page
4
Henry Hunsdon notary public and commissioner for Illinois in Indiana will handle writings and acknowledgements of deeds mortgages powers of attorney and related business. Mother poem lamenting long years of sorrow and praise, dated Curcago Ito Aug 6 1889.
The Carmi organized White Caps defeated the local Motta nine 23 to 21 at the fair ground in a ragged Sunday game. Hargrave was hammered by Carmi, while Bill Conrad pitched well for the Motta but received little field support. Umpire calls and strained rules marred play as fans grow tired of long delays and drifting balls. Players listed include OC Conrad W Conrad G Pfohl L Zellar T Mott H Husbond Tom Wilson Ed Rutledge Les Stallings with Rutledge and Pfohl from Poseyville drafted for the occasion.
A flurry of local visits and travels fills the week as residents and guests move between Evansville Mt Vernon Uniontown Ky Memphis Muscogee and Princeton. Names include Mr and Mrs M Babcock E V Johnson Mrs Althouse Miss Wiley Miss Elliott Prof Hiliott Wm Fayette Roy Miss Bessie Williams C H Wheatcroft Wm Franzmano John Hempbling Annie Ford Lena Elliott Wm Kreipke Will John Bennett Essie Newsome Lucille Eagle Mrs W S Wolfe Mrs W O Trethewey Athey Newsom Natalie Dr Murphy A H Fretageot Homer Faunt LeRoy Mrs Hi O Shepard Mrs Lou Sturgrave Lottie Engler Miss Maud Miller and others.
Residents reported a shower of white cold ashes last Thursday around 5 pm that resembled snow. Fragments, as large as a dime, showed burned leaves with visible veins, likely carried from distant forest fires in Montana and the northwest. The shower hit the northern town area, prompting superstition about a looming fire.
Time shows three trains daily with specific leaving and arriving times. The Princeton Democrat mentions Petersburg supporting multiple lodges including Masonic, K of P, I O F C, G A R, and A O U W in a town under 3,000. New Harmony lists even more lodges for a smaller population. Prince Russell, son of Harrison, appears as a royal family member nearly fee to public expense, while a Missouri Democrat uncle is excluded from such privileges.
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