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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1875
Page
3
Local Thrall and Mumford's advertise fresh bacon hams sides and shoulders out of smoke. They offer dyes and dye stuffs garden seeds lye and soap making supplies plus sorghum lime and onion sets. Also notes town chatter about a publishing heirs and public figures with brief remarks on the president's visitor hours and a political reference.
Register A H Freractor Co announces a large stock of dry goods notions dress goods boots and shoes plus well stocked furniture rooms with additions. Also notices of fire loss debts, a Carmi Thespians debut, horse losses, a descendant of Ethan Allen in New York, and sales by Mrs Eliza Scunen. Wool buyers seek 50000 pounds at Fretageot.
A long reminiscence cites Ethan Allen and the capture of Ticonderoga in 1775, detailing the Green Mountain Boys, the fort’s surrender, and the 48 soldiers taken. It follows Col Allen’s later life, wit, and courtly interviews, then traces his descendants through Vermont and Illinois with anecdotes of Old Ticonderoga Johnson.
At a regular meeting of the New Harmony Fire Engine Hook and Ladder Company held at the Engine House on May 7 1875 a vote of thanks was tendered to the citizens of New Harmony for a donation recently received and to Mr Ernest Dale Owen for his active role in soliciting the subscription.
The issue contains thanks to Mr and Mrs Chappel smith for fifty dollars for fire sufferers. A visitor admired Maple Hill Cemetery monuments crafted by J W Milner of New Harmony. News notes report Wat EK Ninnack Jr joining the US Civil Engineers bound for Puebla Colorado. W A Kiarr seeks new stock and J Kiaur & Son advertise stylish goods. Two brothers once divided by war meet in Columbia Tenn and part without speaking. The National Banner at Ligonier Indiana gains praise for size and quality. A drowned unidentified woman is found near Buena Vista on White River. Mrs Cus A Parke of Mt Vernon visits her mother Mrs Owen with her children.
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