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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1891
Page
4
September 4 1891 ad column promotes local shops and goods at Henry Brown and Mott's stores. It touts boots hats coats socks undershirts and woolens while noting upcoming Posey county fair and river safety reminders. Mentions Quails and local hunts with names like Sam Sralinus and T Mumford Jr. Also refers to C C Certain Chill Cure and local debt collection notices.
Local notes list arrivals departures visits and movements of numerous residents and visitors. Names include Beal Leikmann Fitton Owen Williams Fretageot Thompson Richards Jones Lichtenberger Mumford Kiefer Hugo Hume Coleman Snyder Miller Chaffin Gade Given White Jaquess Waters Cartwright Jett Williams Hargrave Ford Boren Owen Snow Walz Wilson Schnee D.C. Snyder Proctor Home and others with travel to Evansville Carmi Mt. Vernon Dexter and DexterMo.
Three boat loads of young pioneers establish Camp Idlewilde on Fox river narrows last Sunday while women take over for a week of base fishing and open air life. A telegraph outage delays reports. the party lists many attendees including Mrs Bolton and Kate Miller with several Ford and Fretageot family members and visitors from Mt Vernon Poseyville and Toledo. The camp plans a Saturday return, and a rain dampened commissary noted potential losses.
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee after a fair trial. Claims epidemic success with no failed cases and offers trial bottles free and large sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Ten competitors entered a prize event in Poseyville offering a pair of gold spectacles for the heaviest watermelon. Names and weights include Alf Garten 60, Wm Johnson 57, Wm Wise 55, A J Oglesby 54, Isaac Reynolds 54, Jobo Martin 54, Smith Davis 52, B A Williams 52, J W Willian hi, Jobo Harmon 47.
Advertisement claims Bucilen's Arnica Salve is the best cure for bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold for 25 cents per box by aplay T. Mumrorp.
Thomas Mumford Sr died just before 1am Tuesday after weeks of illness at age 87. He came from England at 24 and lived in New Harmony for 64 years. He leaves a widow and three children, with many grandchildren and friends. Funeral was Wednesday at 2pm from Church Street residence, followed to Maple Hill by a long procession from Bethel township. After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well.
Hon John B Gardiner a longtime Posey county figure died at his Mt Vernon home on Thursday Aug 27 in his 83rd year He served as state representative county treasurer auditor and Mt Vernon mayor Known as Uncle Bush he leaves a widow several children and grandchildren Funeral was held Saturday under Masonic auspices and followed by the largest procession ever seen in Mt Vernon.
Good looks depend on healthy vital organs. Electric Bitters act on liver stomach and kidneys, curing pimples blotches boils and improving complexion. Sold at Mumford's drugstore 50c per bottle.
A 12 inch emery wheel exploded at Culpepper's shop last Tuesday. William Culpepper was grinding a plow with Leo Ward and Chas Franklin nearby in line of the wheel. A boiler iron shield saved several men from serious or fatal injuries as fragments tore the shield and scarred the timber beneath, causing a big scare.
Mrs W M Ford killed a chicken last week and while dressing the fowl found a large bone partly imbedded in its gizzard. The bone was over three inches long and about half an inch wide. The bird showed no sign of distress and would likely have digested it if it had lived a few more days.
The grand jury for the present term includes William H. Schnee Hirjah Bailey of Harmony Conrad Greiss of Smith Joshua Hamilton of Point Peter Keck Silas Breece of Marrs. Greiss and Breece were excused. William Carr and Aug Schierbaum appointed to vacancies.
Citizens seeking premier coal should place orders with A. HB. Freitagot & Co. A disruption in service occurred due to a broken trestle at the Wabash bridge, causing trains and mails to fall behind schedule.
The schools adjourned on Wednesday out of respect for the memory of Thos Mumford Sr. Two sisters of mercy from Evansville were here this week. Much wheat ground has already been broken. The clover hulling season is on. The Tul River is down again.
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