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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1878
Page
3
Page item mix notes Ei Owen Co hardware stock including nails and wire cloth, sep27 ad for Klcut & Co school goods, Thrall & Mumford brushes, and E F Owen Co polishing irons. News items cover Union Hall ball, county primary politics, a Georgia marriage notice, Methodist conduct case, and a Gypsy burial at Phillipstown.
The Harmony township results show a lower statewide vote than in 1876 due to absent citizens and apathy. The tally lists many candidates for state offices, Congress, and county roles with vote totals and party affiliations. A critical editorial note laments the First District decline and calls Heilman’s ascent a setback, while praising dam work and a minstrel show fundraiser for the Working Men's Institute Library.
A large party of ladies and gentlemen left last Tuesday for St. Louis. It includes Mr and Mrs Euas Johnson, Mr and Mrs Ecuarp, Mrs S R Jackson, Mrs R CuLarKEs, Miss Fannie Fretacerot, Miss Ipa Fauntecroy, Miss Lena HeckMAN, Mr O N Fretaceot, Mr C Cuap wick, M GotprEn Jr, Witte Golpen, Harry Huspanos and others unnamed. The Register asks who will vote the jury guilty, noting First District trends. Brerri sells fresh oysters daily for dine in or wholesale.
A telegram dated October 11 from Mt Vernon reports Deputy Sheriff C O Taomas killed Thursday night by a negro. The assailant, named Flarris, shot Taomas through head and breast from a doorway after Taomas attempted arrest. The negro was jailed amid Mt Vernon unrest. Taomas was a popular sheriff candidate. Max Zurich in Switzerland hosts Professor Victor Meyer in a celebrated chemical lab attracting international students.
Mr and Mrs J T Eacie and Mr and Mrs Wa Barpwin traveled to Ivanaville last Wednesday to handle U S Court matters. Wa Barpwin seeks a New Harmony liquor license as advertised in a Mt Vernon paper. National Bank rate discounts, election contributions, Captain Eads on logs to the South, Colonel Lawrence Jones deathbed wishes, and Indiana and Ohio banking mood noted.
A fragment notes Lieutenant Governor Gray will assist redistricting with his casting vote. It mentions Tuesday's solid Democratic victory outside the 1st Indiana district and praises Lyon township with a cheer.
Krantz, Paris exposition chief commissioner, offers to organize a special performance for yellow fever sufferers. McCormick thanks him for the gesture. The fete is set for the 15th. General Borel has sent $500 francs to support American yellow fever victims via Minister Noyes.
A historical note on the completed New Harmony Cut-Off Dam work from 1877 to 1878 detailing gaps filled, crib sizes, embankment reinforcement, and the extensive timber iron and stone materials used. The report notes the old section’s failure in January and the subsequent strengthening measures ensuring uniform level and slope, with a focus on safety from overflows.
The note describes dam scouring efforts on the island near New Harmony and praises the dam as among the best in the country. It lists annual meeting results for the Working Men's Institute with officers elected for the ensuing year, including William Read as Senior Trustee and Robert Clarke as Second Trustee.
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