Private School Opening and Public Examination Notice
The notice states a private school will open one week after public schools end, with twelve weeks of term, and tuition terms available at Co. W. Mills. Posey County Indiana superintendent will hold a public teacher examination January 24, 1874, at 9 a.m. Also mentions various local happenings and theater notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lans
Co. W. Mills
Posey County
Indiana
A. M
James B. Campbell
The New Harmony Thespians 1836 1838 Theater Tales
The article chronicles New Harmony theater history from 1836 to 1838, detailing touring troupe members such as Scupper, Keusix, and Bannard, a southern tour with a boat set and scenery by Bannaroo, stockholders including Cox and Bennett, and an eventual partnership dissolution. It covers 1837 1838 bills for Tekeli Pizarro Richard III and other performances, rising ticket prices, smoking in theaters, and notes on the Thespians disputes with stockholders ending with an unresolved memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony
Scupper
Keusix
Joan Bannard
Bannaroo
Harmonites
Wa. O. Cox
James Bennett
Frederick Fauntleroy
Jesse Matthews
Memphis
Tenn
Banvarpd
New Orleans
Mississippi River
New York
James P. Cox
Happy Village
Jim Brown
New Harmony Disseminator
New Harmony Thespian Society
R. B. Sheridan
New Harmony ‘Thespian Society
Kotzebue
Pizarro
Tuc Deato
Roua
James Henry
Joan C. Wheatcroft
Shakspeare
Boswenth
Alonzo the Brave
Imogene
Fea
Oxurver Optic Magazines for Young and Old
The February issue highlights serials by Oliver Optic including The Coming Wave with new characters, DeMille's The Lily and the Cross, and Running to Waste by Geo. M. Baker. Mrs L B Urbino on bread making, Camp in the Gulch tale, seasonable poems and full page valentines accompany ongoing departments and illustrations. Published by Lee & Shepard Boston at three dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxurver Optic
YOUNG
Oup
Oliver Optic
Professor DeMille
Cross
Geo. M. Baker
C. G. Bush
W. L. Sheppard
L. B. Humphrey
Oracles
Lee & Shepard
Boston
Death of Magnus T. Carnahan State Senator
The Hon. Magnus T. Carnahan state senator from Posey and Gibson died at his residence near New Harmony yesterday morning. The funeral is set for today at noon. We could not publish a fuller tribute this week due to late news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnus T. Carnahan
Posey and
Gibson
New Harmony
Officers of Farmer s Association in New Harmony
The New Harmony Register notes the Farmers Association officers: President Moses Johnson, Vice President Lytle Wiley, Treasurer T. J. Johnson, Recording Secretary John B. Elliott, Corresponding Secretary James N. Johnson. A meeting is set for Saturday January 24 at 1 PM in the Agricultural Rooms. It also lists patents granted to Indiana inventors for the week ending December 30, 1873 including items by Q Holderman, D Boyd, J C Miller, J Taggart, G C Westover, and H A Hight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony Register
Farmer’s Association
Moses Johnson
Lytle Wiley
James N. Johnson
T. J. Johnson
John B. Elliott
Farmers’ Association
Eugene F. Owen
United States Patent, Office
Indiana
Messrs
Cox & Cox
G. C. Westover
Vernon
H. A. Hight
Ft. Wayne
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending January 19 1874
A list of transfers from J S Wilsey M D Randolph J Lyon Breith and Preitch S Fitzgerald W Defur Jane Wilsey J Campbell L Meyer G Wentzel J Lewis Jaquess Defur L W Cleveland and others for Maclures New Harmony Owen New Harmony and adjacent parcels. Totals show 10912 50 dollars plus several 800 1000 and 1500 dollar deeds.
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J.S. Wilsey
M. D. Randolph
Maclure
New Harmony
Wilsey
D. Randolph
J. Lyon
Breith and Preitch
Owen
New
J. & M. Randolph
Jane Wilsey
E. Campbell
Johns. Wilsey
L. Meyer
H.R. Ae
F. Wentzel
L. W. Cleveland
J. G. Tremor
N.W
Perfect Pupils at New Harmony Public School Week Ending January 22 1874
Report lists pupils who were perfect in all lessons and never absent or tardy for the week. Named students include Alice Holton Effie Cole Lillie Ferguson Emma Miller John Kilbinger Dalton Alt house Martha Burton Lizzie Alsop Annie Freeman Kate Franzman Eddie Hofreiter Gustave Mathias Fred James Louis Holdebar Frank Dinger Homer Shepherd Clara Schmitt David Lance and others under Principal C W Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Holton
Effie Cole
Lillie Ferguson
Emma Miller
John Kilbinger
Dalton Althouse
Martha Burton
Lizzie Alsop
Annie Freeman
Kate Franzman
Eddie Hofreiter
Gustave Mathias
Fred James
Louis Holdebar
Frank Dinger
Homer Shepherd
Clara Schmitt
David Lance
John Cawthorn
C. W. Mills
School Report for Sugar Grove Public School 1874
Week ending January 16 1874 reports enrollment and attendance figures for Sugar Grove Public School Robb Township. It lists perfect attendance students Martha Heywood Florence Boyle Silas Hyne Clara Robb Delia Robb John Daley John Miller James Reeves Ida Boyle Mary Miller Charley Reeves Edgar Boyle Louise Heckman Johnnie Reeves Magnus Boyle Maggie Heckman and includes a brisk local ad clipping on Missa Sawyer s Salve cures with a Sherman patient. New Harmony Retail prices follow for various goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Harmony Register
Sugar Grove
Robb Township
Sess
Martha Heywood
Florence Boyle
Silas Hyne
Clara Robb
Delia Robb
John Daley
John Miller
James Reeves
Ida Boyle
Mary Miller
Charley Reeves
Edgar Boyle
Louise Heckman
Johnnie Reeves
Magnus Boyle
Maggie Heckman
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Ernest Dale Owen
Attorney -At-La
Walter E. Thrall
Notary Public
New Hamony,Inc
Office
Henry Hunsdon
Notary Pubblic, New Harmony, Inc
Needien
Florence, Howe
Singer
Wheeler & Wilson
Grover & Baker
J.right & Son
saeThe
St. Louis Times
Senate
Sax
Tom Cringle
Michigan
Cairo
New Madrid County
Missouri
Sar
Spencer
Alabama
Sutler
Sargent
California
Caleb Cushing
Newburyport
Massachusetts
Bor Evansville
Sar Messrs
Turatt & Mumrorp
Ear Baxter
Sar Gipsey Jack
Methodist Church
Harmony
Boonville Enquirer
New Harmony Brass Band
Thespians
Morrison R. Waite
Supreme Court of the United States
Grayville
Ill
First Thespian Society
Alaliba
Tipeieat Qethaaeeee
James G. Walker
Richard the Third
Richard
Las Cases
Orozembo
Theatre
Ture
NEW Harmony Theatre
Theodore Edward Hook
Tekelion
Siece
MonTantz
H. M. Milner
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Selby
Seax
Morrison R. Watts
Ohio
Mr. Warre
Williams
New Harmony Thespians
Mt. Vernon
Tom Twinkle
Mat of the
Iron Hand
Mason
EH. T. Cox
Literary Notices
Batxion’s
Ballou's Magazine
Ballou
Thames & Talbot
Bromfield Street
Mass
W. F. Gray
Penfold
John Rebeyrer
Ford & Co
F. W. Lichtenberger & Sons
Veene
William Pinckney White
Maryland
United States Senate
Tom, Collins
Evansville
Conkling
Morton
White House
Wabash
Texas
Misrule
Louisiana
New Harmony Public School
Mary A. Boyle
Misa Sawyer
Silas Bryant
Sherman
Mark Tf
Thrali
ORCL
Mumford
Zhou
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