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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1911

Page

5

Local notes and society items from Eureka region

Eureka residents and visitors on town business announce new appointments and property changes. A bank assistant bookkeeper named Victor Mohr is hired at Richland City. Miss Helen Hibbs becomes post mistress replacing Miss Nell Hargis who resigns and plans a Madison summer. Engaged at St Bernards is Lena Kersteins and George Weyel of Evansville. John Kehrer lays a new concrete pavement at Elm and Lincoln. J. H. Walker renovates vacated building for Smith & McCullough law office. Local social events include Country club dinner hosted by Mrs Catherine Kramer with guests Mrs Hoougland, daughter, and Rev Diehl. Dr H L Stratton called to Sullivan after father Jos P Stratton dies of apoplexy aged 69. A general county rain and strong electrical display cause no major damage, improving the tobacco season. Florida ad promotes land: 202 acres in DeSoto County at 20 dollars per acre, timber value 10 dollars per acre, through H F Nunn of Panama Park.

Wright Conducts Local Business and Rockport Commencement Plans

Be Wright of Jackson township transacted business in town Wednesday. Miss Mary Owsley who will lead music for the Ohio Hammond township commencement at Rockport wishes to meet Rockport high school pupils who sang at the Rockport commencement at the College building at 9 a.m. on Wednesday June 14 to arrange for the June 16 ceremony.

BE. J. Wright Jackson Township Mary &. Owsley Ohio-Hammond Township Rockport al Rockport High School

Sale notices and listings from Rockport area ads

Multiple classified items listed in Rockport include Oxfords and slippers at half price at Fred Walker’s, a 2 H. P. gasoline engine for sale by J. A. Sargent, an ice box for sale, men’s shoes priced at 2.00, painting and paper hanging with estimates, a farm of 120 acres 24 miles west of Lamar, domestic coal prices, and a lodge meeting notice for Rockport Lodge No. 112 F and A M on June 12.

Lamar Guss L. Tabelman

Personal notes from Luce township and nearby towns

Local residents from Luce township and surrounding areas are listed with visits, business, and travel in the city and region. Entries include Dr H L Lamar, Joseph Goepfrich, F H Crowder, J B Richardson, John C Fella, H C Hartley, Sam Speck and family, Miss Louise Fischer, Mrs Helen Hoagland, Miss Edith Wright, Mrs Silas Richardson, Mrs Charles Barney and Edith, Mrs Caroline Branham, Miss Minnie Branham, Irvin Stocking, C B Bruner, Rev J A Hile, Downey Kessner, and others with movements to Owensboro, Mammoth Cave, Evansville, Denver, and Laurel area. Municipal visitors and students, trips to Purdue, Dale, Princeton, and Tell City events are mentioned along with protests to parcels post bill.

Luce Township H. L. Lamar Joseph Goepfrich Dale F. H. Crowder J. B. Richardson Eureka Court House John C. Fella Chrisney H. C. Hartley Yankeetown Wm. E. Hartley Sam Speck Grayville Ill Louise Fischer Owensboro Helen Hoagland Boonville Catherine Kramer Edith Wright Denver Colo Silas Richardson Lewisport Will Wetzel Charles Barney Edith Cannelton Caroline Branham Muncie Minnie Branham Evansville Isaac Peckinpaugh Irvin Stocking Rose Polytechnic College Terre Haute C. B. Bruner Princeton Ind Gentryville J. A. Hile Downey Kessner Cora Ice Louise Olsch W. T. Kelley New Albany T. R. Hardy Sam Schumacher Miss Dixie Nell Rimstidt Mammoth Cave, Ky Caroline Britton Rachel Hicks George Kersteins St. Mary’s Ind Henry Spayd C. C. Conner Burlington Ben Halihan Robert B. Pattie, Jr Grand Rivers Ethel Haines Kings Mills

Church Services and notices for Trinity Elm Rockport and area

Trinity Lutheran Elm Street near Fifth led by Rev J H Diehl holds Sunday school 9 10 a m and worship 10 30 a m with Wednesday prayer at 7 30 p m All welcome. Rockport circuit M E Church lists Sunday school 9 30 a m children day 10 30 a m Alexander 2 p m and 3 p m U B First Fifth Street 9 30 a m Ben Hur memorial sermon 10 30 a m no evening service Ebenezer 9 30 a m Sunday school 7 30 p m childrens day You are invited J A Hile pastor First Baptist O A Carman pastor Sunday school 9 15 a m sermon 10 30 B Y P U 6 45 service 7 45 Luce township high school case set for hearing June 27 at 10 a m before County Superintendent Strassell Arch Stevenson for remonstrants J H Foster Evansville and Allen J Payton for trustee and advisory board present

Trinity Lutheran Church Elm Street Fifth Rockport Circuit M. E. Church Alexander U. B Fifth Street Ben Hur Ebenezer Church J. A. Hile First Baptist Church O. A. Carmean Luce Township Lindsey Arch Stevenson J. H. Foster Evansville Allen J. Payton Strassell

Grandview schools names for teacher assignments

Grandview selects Hardin Thomas as superintendent C C Wollner as principal Ben J Wade for 7th and 8th Emma Grace Thorpe for 5th and 6th Ella Kennedy for 8th and 4th Emma Hiley for 1st and 2nd grades The assistant principal and the colored school teacher remain to be chosen.

Grandview Hardin Thomas C.C. Wollner Ben J. Wade Emma Grace Thorpe Ella Kennedy Emma Hiley

Eureka resident Crowder visits town last Monday

F. H. Crowder of Eureka was in town last Monday, stopping at local shops and meeting residents during a brief visit.

F. H. Crowder Eureka

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