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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1896
Page
3
Local notices report Col A M Hardy’s post office issues and greetings from Daggett & Co. plus Christmas shopping tips at Abraham’s and Prank Potts. Reports include Christmas gifts, jewelry offers, a bevy of names visiting, school pageants, weather notes, and shop advertisements in a small town.
Charlie Baird, four, daughter of Mrs. Kate Baird, died Tuesday morning near Good tlope from diphtheria and was buried at Walnut Hill at noon.
The column records people visiting relatives in nearby towns, illnesses of Shirley Stoward, and social visits by Mr. and Mrs. Storts and Mr. and Mrs. Sipes. A No 110 school event raised funds for books, and Henry T. Roberts reportedly went to Cuba to aid insurgents. School window screens were installed by the trustee. Masters Oved and Hershall Siiley visited Stotts. Mrs. Briner and Biosd traveled to Indianapolis to see her son William Z. Leve.
The No 7 Christmas program drew a beautified hall and pleased audiences. Pupils performed admirably with music by Robert and Richard Richardson and Miss Zeta Stotts, and Curt Musima played Santa Claus as the tree sparkled with presents. Net proceeds totaled 285.
One of the best dress cutting systems offered, promising excellent fit through precise ressmaking. Contact Jonnes Ordon or Lola Penrod to arrange a fitting.
New drug store announces Best of Drugs and wide cigar and candy stock at Pensinger’s old stand. Danner Williams advertise goods and invite patronage. Two Van Buren township youths Charles Lamb and William Taylor tried by Squire Moone for disturbing meeting. Fined $25 and jailed twenty five days for disorder at Ceney Church. Constable Nendrick Myers escorted them to jail after disturbance at Cen ey Church.
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