Ditch Notice on Posey County Ditch Route in Robb Township
Notice of the Report of Viewers on a ditch petitioned by Jense L Murphy and others in Posey County Indiana. Describes route from Black River through sections 1 36 35 34 and 33 in Townships 4 3 South Range 18 13 West and other listed lands, with labor costs apportioned to landowners including Chism Fitzgerald Grayham Drake Regall Hennesse Smith Benson Tremor Martin Rutledge Knowles Ellis Bozeman Funston Robb Drake Murphy Grigsby Almon Thompson Hovey Demberger and others. Public hearing set for March 1878. Also notices public sale of real estate to satisfy judgments.
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Commissioners’ Court
Posey County
Indiana
Jense L. Murphy
Robb Township
Black River
William Chism
Daniel Fitzgerald
George Grayham
Tolbert Drake
James Regall
Annie Hennesse
Mary Smith
Sidney Benson
John G. Tremor
John Martin
John C. Rutledge
J.J. Knowles
Oliver Ellis
Virgil Bozeman
Henry Funston
John and
Thomas Robb
William and Frazure Drake
Jesse L. Murphy
B. E. Grigsby
William Drake
Thomas Alman
John W. Thompson
A. P. Hovey
Martin Demberger
Talbert Drake
Thomas Almon
Board of Commissioners
Circuit Court
John Rameey
Charles Keelin
Mt. Vernon
Woman Rescues Trains in Fog After Signal Save
In a fog bound November night in Golosha, Floss Whately rides Selim to Leeds and uses a red lantern to signal a pay train, stopping it before it meets Kirke’s Flyaway on a single track. Her quick action averts a collision that could have killed many.
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Kirke
Jack
George
Old Whately
John Halliday
George Kirke
Halliday
Golosha
New York
Iolosha
New
Dering
Jack Halliday
Garth
Gibson
All Creation
Kirka
Leeds
Whately
Fioss Whately
Kately
Floss
Doring's Cat
Selim
Fleas
Ift
Father
Pine Valley
Fulpit Hill
Leeda
Golosba
A Little Girl’s Growth In The Pages Of Time
A fragment from St Nicholas recalls a child’s early world of toys, meals, learning, and play. The verse traces growth from cradle to school days, ending with sorrow as a girl grows and departures mark time. The nostalgic cadence highlights family life, affection, and the passage of childhood.
The Advent of Hope in Heavenly Flight
A poetic tale recalls an angel’s descent to earth to inspire cheer and courage. Hore brightens the night with living flame lines, urging perseverance before returning to heaven. The heavenly host gathers to hear the soul lifting message.
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Heaven
Hore
Earth
Kirke Behind Time By Halliday Sleight In Engine House
A man confesses he saw Jack tampering with the time pieces in the engine-house the night Kirke was ten minutes late. Jack left town and was last heard of in Australia. Kirke later marries Floss Whately for being ten minutes behind time.
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George Kirke
George
Commercial
Kirke
Stony Hill
Rocky
Jack Halliday
Halliday
Jack
Australia
Floss Whately
Senator McCreery Described as Masterful Senatorial Orator
The piece extols Kentucky Senator Thomas C. McCreery, praising his restrained yet powerful oratory, vast knowledge, and Websterian phrasing. It lauds his principles, humility, and independence, noting his anticipated 1879 Senate retirement and the high regard of colleagues, with Brooklyn Eagle quoted.
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Senator McCreery
Kentucky
McCreery
Mr. McCreery
Senate
United States
Bombag
Thomas C. McCreery
Brooklyn Eagle
Water the mystery on kitchen floor humor
A four year old asked what ran across the kitchen floor without legs and answered water. A fashionable young bride was told to order dinner and requested her butcher to send home a leg of tongue.
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Sass Sale
Jobs
Quaerife
Posey
Jacob Foul
Pisinoff
Samuel D. McReynolds
Stewartsville
State of
Indiane
John L. Wheeler
Hover & Mensis
Old Government
Java
Leguayrs
Golden Rio
Green Coffees
Thrall & Mumford
Cn. Slater
My Girl
Papa
Mamma
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