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IMPORTANT LOCAL EVENTSbi the mttorjr of our Tillace, which lilt reader will Had useful for refer-Mrs.ea'feyThe following te madmup from tbe filFef^nf the Echw aim the dates'given are dates of tlte paper in which the incidents are recorded.January 8. Mrs. Frank Yeager died^ ?JAN. 15. John Lucas shot and killed ‘WraV Riley, ah Irishman, oh a trading boat-kept by the former, at the head of the Rig. Bayou. Lucas was trted and •* «clt;^tdfetedy - '*// ■ •:' - - •Jap£29. Mat Lindsey, residing in the bottoms, while in fit te)l into the fire and' was badly burned. James Hughes slipped aud fell upon the ice, breaking an arm.February 5. A carving match took place at Bethel church in which John Montgomer was pretty badly cut by Fefix Swallow.Feb. 12. Mrs. Harry Garten died of consumption. A daughter ol Dr. West died at the residence of W. A. Speck. The dwelling of David Beloat, about four miles south-east of this place was burned ^Sunday school organized at the General Baptist church. Warren Doherty, of Bowling Green, Ky., was married to Miss Fanny Mauek of this township.\M. B. Kirkpatrick married to Miss Helen Humphreys.Fkb. 19. Jesse Harmon, one of the pioneers of this township, died. Henry Williams diedrp Hiram Clark was married at Patoka to Mis3 A. D. Coco-nower./Excursion to Evansville to see Kate Ciaxton.Feb. 26.y-M.rs. Isaac Knowles iret with ar severe accident, being badly burned by falling with a kettle of hot water. . Mrs. Geo. Waters died. A. J. Knowles died of consumption.. 'March 5.'lt;Tbe engineers located •the line of the Cynthiana extension. Wm. H. Maddox tried on a charge of incest-with his step-daughter and com-mitted to jail.March 19. Thos Gooch appointed •constate, Roth’s variety companyinjufel^y being thrown from a wagon' near the residence of George Keueipp. March 26. James Westfall died. April 2. Lzze Thompson, daughter of Thomas Thompson, died of pnuemonia.April 9.'/ F. m. Welboru Co’s safe burgled and about §2,006 stolen. John Hillyard hurt by a falling tree. Henry Gambrel and Miss Jane Simpson married at Mt. Carmel.April 16;/AVork commenced on the railroad extension. Mrs. Malisa Gentry died.April 23. Frank P. Waters died. May 7. Mrs. John Simpson stricken wi tli paralysis. Nancy Poe died. Mrs. W. F, Humphreys died.May 14. The t.at.er-bug makes his appearancer/.The Harrison family suddenly taken ill, resulting in the death of a child and the su''aequent death of Mr. Harrison.May 21 •'/■Forty-four persons baptised by Elder Wm. Clark. /Six pairs of boots stolen trom Tremor’s shop.May 28./-J. E. McCullough and Miss Eila Welboru married. Thos. Harrison died. tJune 4. John Dragoo and Frankie Rumble married.June 11. Oscar Knowles and Annie Willy married. »June 2-5)%The people decide to incorporate.^ Thoinas Thompson's reaper fired by tramps and burned,July 2. Mariou Gordon moved to New Harmony. Cbas. H. Leonard ftud Miss Florence Gorman married.July 9. A mau named Youug was shot by an officer while resisting arrest.July 16. An infant son of Wyatt Gentry died. Thos. Bump married to Miss Lottie Archer,July 23. Mrs Martha Slater died. The Chicago Comedy Company collapsed. -Spencer Peal injured by the accidental discharge of a gun,August 13. Mrs Polly Short died. aug. 20’v4lavvey Eneas and Mias Cordie Knowles married ./Attempt to fire the dwelling of Mrs. Harrison. .Wm. Houtz accidently cut himself.Aug. ^7. Residence of Abe Mauck burned.Jacob W. Waters died. Cbas. Mahrey died,September a.^C Trains began running to Cyntb.ana. Jack Rose died.Sept. JO,'/The County commissioners declare the toWu of Owensville an incorporated town.October l.)^Car load of second crop pielqns shipped.-..Memorial service at the M. E. church, and business entirely suspended.*/ First towq election. Henry Pullen shot by Theophilus Bixler. Oct. 8. Mrs. Aaron Lagrange-hurtBoard. Mrs. Ollie Vaughn died.Wm. B. Kimball died.Oct. 15. Thos J. Waters died. Henry M. Sumners and Miss Mattie E. Forester married. John H. Eaton and Miss Mattie E. Little married at Prince, ton.Ods. 22. A double wedding took place at the residence of Eld. Joel Hume (24th), Newton Wilkinson and Johan Davis, and Ephraim Murray and Susan Wilkinson being the contracting parti's.Oct. 29. Mrs. Yanson, a Swedish lady died. George H. Williams aud Miss Funny Scott married, Sunday night, at the residence of W. B. Kimball. Miss Alice M. Hull and Albert G. Holcomb married, at. which wedding MiBs Alice Finch was seriously injured by being thrown from a buggy.November 5. Wm. O. Lucas and Mary Bingham married.Nov. 12.%Mrs. Ziliak killed by the cars at Haubstadt. ’Nov. 19.' Jas. Sumners bought the business of W. B. Kimball.Eov. 26. Cbas. Jones killed by falling from a wagon. J. W. Steelman and Mrs. Hestira Wilsou married. N. R. Gooch married to Miss Rosa Page.Dec. 3. Residence of MrsJJane Jordan burned. Wm. Conrad and Fannie Williams, married. Maggie Fisher and Marshal Bromfield married. Henry Bruce died.%First railroad mail toCyn-thiana.Dec. 10. A youngman named Lemma accidentally shot near tbe residence of J. W. Knowles./.Scott Bros’ store and the Adams Express safe burglarized. Mrs. Laxton Harmon died.FBOH IIAUBNTADT.Rain, no end to rain.Corn is selling at 75 cts. per bushel at this place.Bill Kelty says it’s a boy, and a smasher at that.Doctors all say it’s distressingly healthy at present. No chance to make Christmas money.Everybody getting married this winter.If I was single' I tsoqid ^ur^I^ijp “tSe samS,' to Be ta style. ! ‘Nearly all the preparations for the Catholic fair are completed, and a great time is expected.. The fair will open on Christmas evening, and will continue until after new year. Guess we will all have to go.An eagle was killed about two miles from town, by Johny Williams, last Friday. It measured seven feet from tip to tip of its wings. It was bought by G. J. Singer, who took it to Evansville for tbe purpose of having It stuffed.The jury in the case of temperance, vs. whiskey, in the debate at the high school building, last Friday evening, decided in favor of whiskey-. G. W. Trible, Elmer Lockwood and Geo. Seitz argued the side of whiskey, and make it so plain that it was impossible for the jury to do otherwise.YEW liberty.J. W, Ewing’s pet got away.Christmas comas 011 the 25th of December this year, an old man was heard to say.Andrew Ewing says he chopped the timber and split 900 rails iu two dpys. Who can beat it?Saturday night some house breaker tried to force his way iu one of our neighbors houses aud came near succeeding, Thieving is progressing finely.Some of our most enterprising men are contemplating erecting a tile factory at Mt. Carmel, They went there and hauled over to Ft. Branch some soil, and found it makes No. 1 tile.E. C, B, was seen the other day with a basket full ot what he said were cranberries. He offered them at 45 cts. per gallon, five oents eheaper than at the store. His object of selling, was that he wanted Mangrum to take some large Fiotures, but when he was told his basket contained red haws, he was seen to brush away a tear.Princeton Ind., Dec. 20th 1881—J, Mangrum, while bunting nuts iu the Wabash bottoms by the mearest accident I discovered a possom den. I hastened to inform you. Will wait for orders. Yours, James.Dec. 22nd 18S1--J. Mangrum,—In selecting a suitable place to erect my observatory, as I expect to write Almanacs, I found the woods were full pf 'possoms. Please send your expert,The Babylon (L. J.) South Side Signal quotes from a Missouri paperi Mr. Wm. F. Quinlan, Crystal City, Mo., suffered occasionally from rheumaticpains in his knees, for which he successfully tried St, Jacobs'Oil. •
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Owensville Wekly Echo
Owensville, Indiana, US
Sat, Dec 24, 1881
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