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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1899
Page
4
Local items cover visits and travels including Miss Roda Poland, J. H. Steele in Indianapolis, and Mrs Elsie Lowery Phillips from Indianapolis. News of Montgomery county fair plans, school starts, construction, accidents, social events, and upcoming real estate transfers fill a dense community update with names, places, and dates.
After delays the big dry goods store by Louis Bisener reopens Sept 12 with a grand opening that runs all week. The doors close briefly for removal and again Wed 6 pm to Thu 6 pm for Yom Kippur observance. Everyone is invited to view the largest store in the state.
White Sulphur Springs and Jamestown offer rail rates 7.85 and 8.85 to Hot Springs Virginia with tickets on trains No 2 and 12. Final return limit September. Crawfordsville Montgomery County fair offers 50 cent round trip from Jamestown with tickets on sale.
Jackson township teachers will hold their first institute at Advance on September 18. The program includes open exercises, recitations, music, and lessons in reading arithmetic geography and more. Superintendent Harney will be present. Granville Wells is secretary and invites all interested in education.
Community updates include Wullman’s bogey hi, Dice and Co painting O Bowman's barn, New Ross meeting, Love moving to Whitesville farm, Mrs da Buree and daughter returning from West Lebanon, Bursett family visiting Hendricks county, Oliver Bowman moving into Love’s former house, Smiley family moving from Max area, widespread attendance at Crawfordsville Labor Day event to hear the Governor, and Rider James Smith preaching for Paptiots with weekend meetings.
North of Advance notes report Ara Sutton’s health. M Smith sold 30 hogs to Bowman and Shera while Harper Hookstep plans to move to Indianapolis next month. Gardner cuts clover seed on his grandfather’s farm last week and William Smith attended a teachers' institute at Lebanon.
A church elder unable to attend service due to illness remains at home while others gather at Mider Darnell's residence for Sunday afternoon prayers and a shortened meeting.
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