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em by In dependant Normals. . The question will be debated by the following gentlemen: Affirmatire, Jno. S. and Sylvester Gwalfc-ney. Negative, C. A, Jarrett and Jno. Gunn Madden.Messrs. Elijah Christmas and Willard Madden, two prominent young settlers of this part of God’s moral vineyard, are spending a few days vacation among the knobs of Pike county.PuniLoiMessrs. Milton and George Hedges, two industrious young men of our village, will in a few days “pitch their tent” in the city of Stephensport, in Lane township, where they will engage in black smithing.T1amodivilt;stypc new 111 at lt;The very the newC N. vThe ruthless hand of death entered the : Lou household of Mr. Amos Williams, and plucked therefrom their infant daughter, an only child, which was but a few days old. The remains were interred in the , Barnett cemetery on the 12th Inst. jThere are still some cases of sickness in oar vicinity. Those whose names we learned are Mrs. Dr. Hammuel, Mrs. Richard wood and Mrs. John Taylor, all of whom have been lying very low for the past few weeks, but are slowly re-^ covering, and it is thought will be up and among us again in a few days.Mr. C. A. Jarrett, the teacher in charge of the Ilammond school, honored his pupils with an old-fashioned •‘spellin’ bee” on last Tuesday. The scholars of Hammond's “take the cake” over any we have seen lately. The scholars who stood the ongest were as follows: Flora B. Jarrett, John Jarrett and Chas. Wright.The sad intelligence of the death of Mr. Joseph Whye, reached here last week from Evansville. Mr. Whye was at Evansville under medical treatment at the time of his death. All that was mortal of the dead man was brought on the train to Chandler, where they were met by friends, who followed them to the McSwane burial ground, where they were interred. Mr, Whye came to this county a few years ago from Tennessee and made this his home ever since.Ho was a brother-in-law to Mr. Gebrge Calli* of this place. Mr. Call is and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community.On the twenty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, Uncle Robert Bulciuuy a substantial old farmer of this township; wended his wav to the far off Oakland Citv, where, it is said, “the prettiest wornen in thc worid grow,11 and 111etc 1 ic spied a pretty maid, whose name is Kimball, an 1 after a few words of explanation ail necessary arrangements were quickly made and the “nuptial knot” was tied which binds forever the happy couple in the holy bunds of matrimony. Uncle Robert and his better half will reside at the home of the hitter.We join with his many friends and wish peace, prosperity and happines3 in his more congenial marriage state.■ - : U - .xt Iin r nIT
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Boonville Enquirer
Boonville, Indiana, US
Sat, Jan 30, 1886
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