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Col. John Starr, of Bainbridge, has turned his attention to bringing tomatoes to a high state of perfection, and is meeting with flattering success, as the specimens received show. The “General Grant” is his favorite variety. On the second page will be found a re port of the testimony in the case of W.S. Busick, charged with burning Narris Brothers’ mill. The case is one of more than usual interest, and it is hoped that the guilty parties will yet be brought to light. The colored people had a grand orator ical contest at the Courthouse Friday night, in debating, ‘“‘Which is the great est evil, whisky or money?” The great Medley and Hutchinson were the stars, and the former brought the whisky side ahead. Two of the Japanese students called on the SANER this morning. They are intelligent in appearance and gentlemanly in deportment. The young man who expected to come over with them and learn farming, went to the Ja panese war instead. James Darnall, W. A. 3B. Roberta, Tom Bosson, Gus Werneke and Mel Burrow went to Putnamville Friday night, and by their matchless eloquence on the sub ject of temperance succeeded in organiz ing a Murphy club of forty-one mem bers. Eloquence will tell. A house on Fox Ridge, belonging to Jeff Crawley and occupied by a Mr. Burk, was burned Thursday night. In surance, $400, being about the amount of loss. The building was fired on the outside by incendiaries, whose tracks could be traced through adjoining lots. On Friday Mr. Silas P. Beal and wife visited the family of Mrr. Alfred Bow man in Jefferson township. While put ting his horse in the stable, Mr. Beal was kicked twice by one of Mr. Bow man’s horses. He was knocked down and severely bruised in the chest. He is still confined to his residence. All property consigned via Vandalia Line for exhibition at St. Louis Fair or at State and County Fairs, on which full charges have been paid one way, will be returned free at the close of exhibition on presentation of certificates from Sec retaries of such fairs or associations, showing that ownership has not been changed. There is a rich agricultural region in Clay county that can be made tributary to Greencastle with a good road, and if our citizens would lead in the enterprise such a road could be built. At Bowling Green they are already talking of build ing a road to this place and Vincennes. This is a good opportunity for Greencas tle. Shall we improve it? J. A. Will has been absent during the past week in attendance on the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias of the world, at Cleveland, O. A large amount of very important business was done. The parade was the finest ever seen in America on a similar occasion. The drill exercises were extremely fine, and Indiana came out ahead. The immedi ate object of Mr. ITiVs visit was the in troduction of a ritual for a ladies’ rank, which was unanimously approved. The next session will be held at Indianapolis. Instead of accepting the challenge of the Postmaster to prefer his charges of official crookedness, with specifications, in such shape as to enable them to be re ferred to the postal department for ex amination, the editor of the Press whines about our attacking his little boy. We have made no attack on his little boy; he did that himself, and we rebuked him for it. And if there is no other evidence against the little fellow, except that of his father, we shall believe him innocent. The public doing business with the post-office knows that the charges of the Press are false, so that it is unnecessary to occupy any More space on the subject. The popular verdict is that the Press is trying, by hard lying, to get revenge for not being permitted to violate the postal lins with impunity. Instead of injuring the Postmaster in this thing, the Press only damages itself with all intelligent citizens.
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Greencastle Banner
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 23, 1877
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