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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1873
Page
3
A temperance lecture by Mr Crawrorp at Union Hall attracted a good audience last Thursday evening. Other items note Mount Vernon papers missing Thursday deliveries, and readers urged to attend Christmas balls next Thursday and Friday at Union Hall.
The piece notes Christmas Eve and Christmas Day festivities for 1873 with planned celebrations across Union Hall including two grand balls on December 25 for adults and children. It mentions toy sellers crowded with shoppers and a hopeful wish for a twelve pound turkey and festive trimmings, expressing a broad cheerful outlook.
Town readers urged to contribute old theatre records playbills and memorabilia from 1828 to 1858 for study and preservation. The notice notes preservation and return of any collected items and references local interest in theatrical history.
Persons hold borrowed theatrical wardrobe must return to J P Jackson or J T Augo promptly. The Dramatic Company grows and wardrobe should be collected at Farmers Grange Posey County. A Grange support meeting is set for Saturday December 27 1873 at 1 PM to organize county action for Labor and representation in the next election. Leaders include Owen Pulleyblank Pete Cartwright W Cartwright Pote Elliott Pote Nash Stallings Hinson Fillingim Nash Wiley Overton Ramsey Allman Johnson Hinson Bailey Kight Boyle Burke Clark Lewis Truscott Price.
The Z N Aliller, laid up for repairs, was sold to Capt John R Slugo for 4000. Hugo will run her on the Wabash. A new Thesplan Society formed with Tom Cringle drama opening soon after New Year. Col Frederick Denv, widower of President Grant's wife, dies in Washington. Fire destroys walnut lumber valued at 20000 in Grayville. Union Hall entertainment with oysters and music planned tonight.
The January number of Ballou's Monthly Magazine offers 100 pages of reading for $1.50 annually or 15 cents per issue. It includes New Year stories, poetry, children’s tale, and the thrilling novelette The Ghost of Henidee Hall, with a Chrome lithograph for subscribers. Thames Yalbot publish from 36 Bromfield Street Boston, Mass. No traveling agents.
Original land entries in Section 24 Township 4 Range 14 near New Baltimore record James Allen entry on November 8 1819 for 174 62-100 acres and entry of section 23 containing 8 acres later owned by John Wheeler. Dabney Brooks entered fractional section 14 January 5 1815. section 15 portion contains 864-100 acres now owned by John H. Waller and J L Brooks. Gallison Price entered northeast quarter of section 12 February 20 1818. land now owned by J I Whitson and Wm Utley. Northwest and southwest quarters of sections 18 Township 4 Range 13 entered by George Rapp and associates in 1814. 587 64-100 acres near Black River now owned by Isaac Price others. Rapp and company also entered sections 1 and 30 north of Fair Ground totaling ~1700 acres. Notes about settlers along river bottoms and early wet lands. Various short notices follow on a murder, a steamer surrender, a Universal Amnesty debate, hog packers, holiday shopping, Washington reporters, and Zachary Taylor’s burial site relocation.
The New Harmony Literary Society plans its Eighth Annual Reunion at their Club-room over Working Men's Institute on Christmas Eve. Members from distant locations are urged to attend without further notice. December 20. Ex-CATHEDRA noted.
List of Patents issued from the United States Patent Office to Indiana inventors with hearing dates. Names include Marness Pad s A Marker Indianapolis Barrel Hoop lt Ogborn Richmond Flattening Oven for Plate Glass J B Bouli eault New Albany Lifting Jack J T Hamilton Boone county.
A brief overheard exchange in a New York office shows a merchant admitting dull business after stopping advertising a month earlier. The canvasser remains calm as the conversation reveals a causal link between ad cessation and sales downturn.
J Knights & Son promote fashion styles and fancy goods with boastful savings promising customers cheap stock. The ad urges buyers to shop at their store to avoid panics, claiming unbeatable prices and ocean sized stock despite promotional nonsensical lines.
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