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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1889
Page
4
Several storefront advertisements highlight Ford Bros. & Lichtenberger offerings from groceries and clothing to floor coverings and travel accessories. Community notes report a Gresham creek bridge repair, temperance lecture recaps, a dramatic troupe show, and a funeral for Mrs. Exizanpets Hope, 75, with familial survivors.
Mrs. M. W. Rawlings leaves for Tacoma to join her sons Herschel and James. Various locals travel or visit, including Will Stevens from Joliet visiting Will F. Clarke, Mrs. Adler in town for her daughter’s illness, and many others in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Canada. Some are recovering or moving, with several in camp or visiting Mt Vernon and Hopkinsville.
About one hundred residents traveled to Evansville for the opera last Friday and many more would have gone if better travel facilities existed. They lament the dirty baggage cars used on the New Harmony branch, with women forced to sit on boxes and crates. The piece urges Magnate Mackey to replace the worn carriage with a comfortable coach, noting the branch’s strong performance compared to the main line.
Two schoolboys on Church Street in a Tuesday morning exchange imitate a child’s speech to hide a tale of reasons why they missed school. They joke about their mother being sick and fish bones as excuses, trading phrases in a humorous phonetic mash.
A historical remedy prescribes curing a felon by freezing a finger in a salt and ice mixture repeated four to five times before pus forms. The method emphasizes numbness and repeated cold exposure to destroy the disease.
Dr Neal killed four quails and a woodcock at sixty five yards in one shot while out gaining last Wednesday. He did not set the woodcock as he fired at the quails. Enoce Flauiarm and Wa Richards sent word from Cairo that their detective mission succeeded but details were withheld. We have used your baking powder and Mrs Sullivan praises it highly. River is swelling a bit and quails are getting wild.
Town council members William Read Col Duclos Samuel O Rawlings William O Trethewey met last Tuesday. Journal approved. G D Seikmann paid 675 for hauling cinders and dirt. Committee on council room reported no room yet. Duclos motioned to rent a room ASAP. Read motioned to seek school trustees on moving engine house and adding a story for a permanent council room with cost report next meeting. Adjourned.
A $50 two barrel Baker breech shotgun with 75 rounds and loading tools is offered for sale by H. T. Slater. The notice warns that the first Monday in November is the last day to pay taxes or face delinquent status. Newaick & Orr Bros. announce a permanent photograph gallery opening in New Harmony next week opposite the Logo House. An ad endorses C. P. Baking Powder as trusted. Mrs. Thos C Bridwell of Kr anaville endorses it. sep27
Edward Murphy plaintiff seeks 9331.95 to satisfy a Posey Circuit Court decree against Mary Wiley and others. On November 2, 1889, at the Mt Vernon courthouse west door, rents and profits from five parcels totaling about 290 acres will be offered to the highest bidder, with a second sale of fee simple if needed to cover the decree interest and costs. Edward F. B. Highman, Pcll of Posey County, is sheriff. Wm. P. Edson represents the plaintiff.
The commissioner in a Posey County case between Charles Chadwick and Charles Pelham will sell at private or public sale the real estate in New Harmony lot 55 containing 24 square rods. Private sale price equals appraised value. public sale two thirds of appraised value with one third due at sale and two installments due in six and twelve months, notes with interest and attorneys fee, mortgage on confirmation. Eugene V. Johnson, Commissioner.
In Washington. Oct 20 report accuses Virginia governor candidate Bill Mahone of ruthlessly organizing black voters into groups to sway the election. It claims backing by the Republican committee and Harrison administration and hints at a fraudulent post election government with federal troops.
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