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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1883
Page
4
Two trains leave New Harmony daily except Sundays for Evansville. One departs at 7 30 a m and the other at 5 20 p m. They arrive at nine o clock in the morning and six fifty p m respectively until further notice.
Classified notice seeking a man of industrious habits to engage in a profitable business in his own county through fall and winter. For particulars address C. W. Moore manager Evansville Indiana 819 Main St. se28 41
In Posey county a three time death penalty verdict has been handed down by juries for murderers, recalling John Garris in 1865 and his near hang at Wadesville. Garris was commuted to life, died in prison, defended by Spencer and Loudon among others, with Judge Parrett on the original bench and Sheriff Lichtenberger involved. The recent Snyder case mirrors the old verdicts.
The Indianapolis Journal narrative in Cincinnati News-Journal style decries party apathy with slogans like The Republican party must go. It references Ben Butler from The New York Herald and notes a broad mix of local items. The piece mentions Thrall and Mumford music stores, Frank Bourton, Tom Keene in Evansville, New Harmony travel, Rev. Gus Jones, Rev Coarney B Watts, a patent chur, and Fox River game fish destruction efforts.
Report from Carmi papers details Green Graham a laborer from Big Prairie who slipped while threshing and had his leg crushed in the machine. He died after being neglected for hours, moved only to the county poorhouse by wagon, with public anger directed at John Myers and a failure of medical aid and compassion.
The State university at Bloomington reports 128 students in the college, 154 preparatory, totaling 260. Critics argue state funding and endowment costs inflate expenses per pupil, while others favor free classical education. The item also notes a consolidated band lineup and local curiosities from Kentucky to Carmi, including a midget child and river navigation claims.
Turatt & Mumworp open the largest stock of school books and supplies ever brought to town with free covers, bookmarks, blotters, and other inducements. Special prices on Ray's new Arithmetics and Harvey's New Grammar for teachers. Also notes on printers, a traveler, and local happenings including local political notes and a band prize at Princeton fair.
An advertisement touts Henry Brown's on Church street as the best place to shop for clothing with a large assortment, fine well made garments, good fitting, and very low prices claimed to be lower than any competitor. Call and judge for yourself.
A property list shows transfers for the week ending September 29 1835. Entries include Susan Rider selling lot 2 at Price's Station to Jesse F. Fifer for 200 dollars and Wm Price selling Lot 2 at Price's Station to Mrs Lou Heady for 6 dollars, among numerous 40 acre and 31 acre lots in various townships. Additional items cover stock, rail, and agricultural goods with a table of prices for commodities such as molasses coal rye and dried beans.
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