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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1889
Page
4
An advertisement proclaims their men’s three fine calf shoes unsurpassed, urging readers to visit Ford Bros. and Lichtenberger’s. It also includes a paint odor tip with hay and water, and a payment reminder asking indebted customers to settle subscriptions, ads, or job work promptly, noting small dues can add up.
Poseyville Noels and Motts played to a drawn game after a disputed seven inning stoppage as Poseyville protested fair calls in the eighth. Henry Muth umpired with Coonrod delivering key hits for Motts while Coonrod and Schaffer sparkled for Poseyville. The crowd saw wild throws by Poseyville lead to nine Motts runs and a late field evacuation by Poseyville before the game ended in a draw with gate receipts settled.
In a Mt Vernon Illinois Register piece the editor notes a recent trip to New Harmony Indiana. He praising locals as hospitable open minded and social and says the town stands apart in this country with a burning desire to return someday.
A man lay half under a bridge gutter last Sunday. initial thoughts of murder gave way to death by whisky overdose, but investigators soon found the figure to be a dummy rigged by local youths and a prank that fooled several onlookers.
Indiana jurist and former congressman Wm E Niblack is anticipated to attend the upcoming Posey County fair, promising warm reception from friends. A Cypress tree nearby, grown by Silas Myers, stands 10 feet tall, claimed as the town’s sole survivor from Hovey's Lake transport in 1880. A local accident at Mann's saw mill left James Horrall with a torn shoe after his foot was caught in machinery.
Editor J. J. Brydon Senator Virg Bozeman and James Kilroy led Poseyville’s leading men and baseballists in recent gatherings. A stream of locals including Walter French of Lynn township visiting Lafayette and Bloomington, and numerous residents visiting Mt. Vernon Evansville Terre Haute and St. Louis for schooling, church work and social calls.
Regular session notes list members present and actions approved including licenses and fines. Town officers authorized to hire special police during fair week, saloon license orders, and coal oil contract. Local anecdote recounts a dispute with two men over bug juice and a room at Marshal Wade’s castle. Annual Posey County Fair near. weather permitting expected to surpass prior years with thief warnings. Pension official J M Tanner resigns amid debt and scandal in Washington. Minert Hugo wedding announced in New Harmony with Ellinwood groom.
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