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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
1
Weekly publication issued on Friday with subscription terms listed. Rates show one year at 25 cents and six months at a reduced price, plus per week charges for short-term reads. Single copy is two cents. Cash in advance required.
Jamestown and Lebanon shops advertise cut prices on shoes clothing and millinery. Firms like Hook Bros Yager Martin Kessler Dale’s and Camplin’s promote sales on hinges items and dinner specials while urging customers to visit the big store and elevator for seed and farm gear.
James Baker ships horses to Indianapolis. The Montgomery county fair is praised as a home institution and big fair days are planned with races and a large program. Excursions to Indianapolis and Danville offered. George Bramblette killed near Ladoga after a rail accident. his death shocks Jamestown relatives. he leaves a wife and two children.
John W Lockwood shot Geo W Quackenbush on the public highway over a bay dispute and an old feud. Quackenbush, the district road supervisor, was unarmed. The hip wound is serious. Lockwood is jailed.
The Big Four runs a special excursion to Danville Newfoundland on Sunday August 18. Fares are 90 cents from Jamestown and five dollars from New Ross for the round trip. The Jamestown departure is 8 20 a m and New Ross at 8 29 a m. The return from Danville is 7 15 p m.
Notes describe a well being drilled at No 9 school house. Mrs Marion Porter and daughters spent Tuesday in New Ross. An ice-cream supper occurred at Win Conner’s last Thursday. Rosa Shotts of Linden visited Miss Lillian McLean. Mary McLean and Rebecca Harvey visited a Linden sister from Thursday to Saturday. Join Cross’s children planned a surprise for his 35th birthday Tuesday night last week.
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