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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1890
Page
4
The week lists temperatures from 72 to 82 with variable conditions. The longest days of the year are near. The Methodist festival receipts reached about 125 dollars. Oats are ruined by insects and dryness.
Local items report bargains at Henry Brown and Beary Brown Clothier and plans for new furniture at the post office building. Voter tallies show 1,929 county primary votes with campaigns led by Voorums and various Democratic candidates. forecasts call for large watermelon crops and re elections. A Chamberlain cough remedy endorsement concludes the column with a sale note.
The Town Council met in regular session with J H Johnson Col Duclos O R Rawlings Henry Mann W C Trethewey present. Rawlings presided as the journal from the prior meeting was read and approved. Claims allowed include New Harmony Reaistenr for public health notice 1. EnocH Fillingim marshal salary 41.75 D Lance burying dog 0.50. Duclos moved to postpone indefinitely a prior resolution. Treas urer authorized to draw town funds from the county treasury. Corbin's school trustee term expired nominations named H P Owen and A H Fretageot, Owen elected for a three year term. Meeting adjourned.
Harmony Township voters showed a near 90 percent Democratic turnout in the Saturday primary as 310 ballots were cast. John C. Smitit led for representative while George H. Wilson and many local officials were elected to various posts. A board of election included John Doyle, Wm. Carr, John Givan, Jas. Axton and Thos. Pisely.
The Poseyville Mews notes Jacob Becker as the Farmers nominee for treasurer and Republican committeeman for Center township. He met farmers at Wadesville on May 8 and 22 and spoke with the Republican central committee at Mt Vernon on May 15 about campaign strategy.
A large barn on the Thompson farm two miles north of Mt Vernon burned early Saturday morning along with several horses hay corn and farm implements. Owned by William Bailey and occupied by Flo Pritchard the loss is about 3000. The fire origin is unknown and the building burned before discovery. Also notes a local remedy Cham berlain s Pain Balm praised for sprains with Wm V. Wiley & Co selling it.
A planter's wife cigar product is listed as sold by F Lyon in a short notice. The item appears in a historical trade record.
Local notes record numerous Hvansville visitors and residents traveling to nearby towns. Names include Mr and Mrs Orr, Decker, Lean, LeRoy, Kreipke, Gundrum, Weaver, Thrall, and many others visiting kin, attending dances, visiting relatives, or attending events in Evansville, Mt. Vernon, Bloomington, and Grayville.
A Wednesday special train brought seven car-loads of visitors to a Walnut Street Evansville Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at the fair ground. After dinner locals joined the guests for a baseball game between Hivaneville and New Harmony, Hivaneville winning 25 to 7 after seven innings. The visitors departed at 5 PM, pleased with the day.
Three men Ike Bell Dan Taylor and John Schnee escaped drowning while fishing at the old dam last Sunday Their boat capsized in rapids and water flooded the hull but quick work and rough navigation brought them to safety by hard effort
A clay-pigeon shoot is set for July 4 at this town with details obtainable from Percy Bennett. Storm damage reported south of town from Wednesday evening. Coal orders may be left at Capt. Vandegrift's office beside Husband's grocery. H. Brown's advertising new spring shoes for men and boys.
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