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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
8
Seven days remain before Christmas and the store touts bubbling gift stock with early buying advice. Shoppers can select items now for delivery Christmas morning, ensuring usefulness and attractiveness. The showroom promises comfortable crowds and a superb display of giftable articles inviting all to visit.
A fragmented price list presents items such as neckwear handkerchiefs gloves umbrellas mufflers shirts suspenders cuff buttons hats caps and hosiery with price ranges from 5c to 5.00. The text reads like an old shop or catalog fragment listing numerous items and their costs.
County news reports from Maxville that John Beard’s hogs suffered dog bites last week. Five hogs went mad on the ninth day, and the remaining hog turned mad on the night of the fifth day.
An entertainment will be given at the M E church on Christmas Eve. Admission is 10 cents and all are invited. Last Saturday a special car arrived bearing the grand moguls of the electric road. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Allen Byers on December 14.
Miss Grace Osborn Floyd Martin and Miss Jessie McGuire Clarence Miller, well known young people, wed last Thursday at the M E parsonage with Rev RB Bryan officiating. Friends wish them a happy life voyage. Mrs Chas Parr and Graham Lashbrook and Mrs Sepha Osborn and daughter Kathryn plan a Pekin Chicago visit.
Adam Huffman a prominent farmer made his first trip to Evansville this Tuesday. Mt Zion church near the town has undergone repairs improving its appearance with interior papering painting and a new carpet. A rostrum has been installed in the church.
Mr and Mrs Ferdinand Lindauer and daughter Marie traveled to Owensboro on Saturday and returned Monday. A son was born Friday to Mr and Mrs Vincenz Gudorf. Ferdinand Lindauer visited Troy on business. Edwin Simon and sister Miss Katie visited Mariah Hill last Tuesday. Richard Wagner Hardy Spayd Frank Hollander and Ben Kapner of Mariah Hill visited here Sunday. Ben Birchler moved his family to Siberia this week. George Hollander and Wolf Nemer conducted business at Troy Tuesday. Frank Jacob and his men un
Three cars of lumber were loaded at Evanston on Tuesday. The brief item notes the action and location with no additional context about the seller, destination, or purpose.
The creamery must haul water about a quarter mile to keep operations. business remains strong. Albert Cooper leads as boss hunter with $14 in furs in one week while Troy Model Brewery sues to quiet his saloon title, noting four years of beer sales for the company. A Christmas entertainment is planned at the M. E. church for Christmas Eve. Sheriff Phil Widmer of Perry County visited town Friday night as Shallcross and Hanselman of Cannelton hunted, reporting excellent bird limits.
McKenney and Engle plan to move their saw mill to Hatfield in a few days for extensive contracting. The E and E railroad power house suffered a breakdown Monday, hindering car movement until crews attempt to fuse two engines into one by week’s end. Ed Jackson injured with a cut gash from an ax edge snagging a clothes line while kindling. Crowder and Crowder finish an office at their warehouse. A Rebekah lodge was instituted with about 100 visitors from Rockport. local lodge has 15 members and strong growth prospects, followed by a social supper. Nora Wilder of Evansville visits Homer Small’s family. Frank Ashby was in Rockport Wednesday.
Santa Claus Ed Wortman made a business trip to Dale Thursday. Mies Flossie Zwickel left Saturday for Louisville, where she will visit relatives some time. Robert Bettag attended the fun.
An array of social updates from Dale and nearby areas details visits by William Kaiser and family, Miss Tillie Koenig of Dale with relatives, and Peter Moll Sr visiting Boonville relatives. The G.M. E. Sunday school is preparing a Christmas entertainment for Christmas Eve.
Local events unfold with church services at Oldy Pigeon, a teaching institute by Clay township teachers, and visits from Lewistown and Evansville residents. Notes on hunting visitors from Cannelton Tell City, and family visits. Tragic update: Frank Lamar’s young burn victim died after last week’s fire injuries.
Mariah Hill reports Mrs. Martin Marienbeier improving slowly while friends and relatives visit the ill Anna Hohl and other local families. Attendance at local yesterdays includes Dr A J Maslowsky and Rev Simon Barber with a quarterly M I meeting electing officers for the coming year.
Fine weather persists as Theodore Fischer travels to Louisville on business and Jacob Neu visits Celestine for several days with his ill brother Mathias before returning. Charles Roess from Louisville visits for a few days. Seminary students begin holiday vacation next Tuesday and many will return home for Christmas. school resumes January 6. A previous item misstated a boy’s whereabouts. correction notes Nich Klneh and Isadore Egloff in Tell City on business. A free lunch at John Kost’s last Saturday drew many friends after a rabbit hunt. Mrs Joseph G Storm was seriously hurt Monday evening in an incident.
An accident at a wood shed left a woman with a fractured rib and other internal injuries described as very critical. Earlier, while returning from Adgeville Tuesday afternoon, Dr. N. A. James' team collided with a wire fence, tearing a buggy but causing no further injuries.
Mrs W G Hile and Mrs Florence Brown attended a revival at U B church north of town in Mt Vernon where twenty three conversions and seventeen accessions were reported. The fourth Carter Township and Dale teachers institute will be held at the Dale school building next Saturday. Mesdames McClary Brown and Rudiell and Dr and Mrs Bryant were in Evansville last Friday. A hog owned by John Beardsley died this week after hydrophobia from a dog bite. Stephen Allen moved to Winslow last Tuesday. F B Heidelbech returned from Shawnee Okla. The Dale school building was dedicated last Monday with Co Supt Lindsey and Oakland City College President W P Dearing delivering the address and lecturing at the M E church on The Heritage of the American Youth. The new building is praised as one of the finest in Southern Indiana. Dr D V McClary attended the County Medical Society meeting Tuesday.
Grandview residents Mrs Elizabeth Arnold and Will A Wohler wed at the Forsythe home with a small family ceremony. Emory D Riley dies aged sixty seven. funeral at New Hope cemetery Newtonville with I C C F lodge tribute. Surviving spouse and three daughters listed. attended by Mrs Lou McNutt and daughter Mary Troy. John Robinson sells his Main property and business interests.
Rev J tiedt of Rockport was a guest of the Dawson family while Charles Rogers and wife of Tell City visit this week. Myr and Mrs Will Cook and John Cook of Evansville visited Mr and Mrs John Beard. Will Cook plans to build a residence and checked D B Cadicks in town.
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