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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
8
Wm. Patmore Jr of Warrick county visited relatives in the area last week. Philip Hoch Sr was seriously ill Tuesday but showed some improvement. Wheat threshing was delayed several days due to heavy rain. Sin is described as sexless.
Willie Emmons and wife attended the Lincoln City ice cream supper Saturday night. Miss Carnie Scott of Evansville is spending the summer with her grandparents at this place. F. A. Barker and wife went to Lincoln City Sunday. Sherman Wardrop, wife and baby visited home folks at Mt. Olive Sunday. Miss Mary Staten of Lincoln City,
Miss Oma Staten and Sunday visitor Prof Ooo Hinkle from Chrisuey called at F A Barker and wife Saturday Monday Miss Imogene Varner and Miss Ethel McGrew from Evansville and Mrs Lottie Varner from Little Pigeon visited them during the week
Born to Mr and Mrs Robert Shelton last Monday a ten pound boy. Mrs Sam Parker of Oklahoma visiting relatives here with her parents Mr and Mrs Matthew Glenn. Mrs Fannie Butler of Dayton Ky guest of her daughter Mrs Hilbert Bennett and relatives here. Argie Kenneth and wife of Exansville visiting Mr and Mrs Nathan Hornback. Netter Cain is quite sick this week. W R Headley was in Rockport on business last Saturday.
Sickness and visits mark a busy week across Patronville and nearby communities. Lou Hamilton has been ill while Forest and a young son from Sutherland Ky visited Parsley family. Mina Cain travels to Owensboro to see relatives. A Boultinghouse child suffers dysentery and parleying visits continue among Parsleys of Central City and Galatia Ill. Otto Thompson of Indianapolis visits Don Seay family. Fred Frank sustains a severe hand injury at a hay barn pulley. Wallace Adye visits Newtonville relatives.
Regular preaching days set for next Saturday and Sunday with a call for attendance Saturday at 2 PM. Sunday morning communion services announced. Birth announced: a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Will Ice man last Friday. Community social hosted by Mrs Jake Meece last Friday night. Rev Brown of Ft Branch visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Oskins over the weekend. Harry Crawford’s illness improved and he is out. Sick list includes Mrs Ben Meece Mrs Susie Burkhart and Grandma James. Nina Lee Burkhart of Buffaloville visited grandparents Mr and Mrs John Swonders midweek. Myrtle Barnett spent last week with her sister Mrs Will Moore of Pigeon Switch. Farmers express disappointment on crops.
Claude Willis and Misses Ocia and Fannie Survant visited relatives in Orwell last week. Fay and May Oskins returned to Hymera after a two week visit here. George Dendinger of Louisville stayed with his parents Fred and Mrs Dendinger. Victor Warner of Evansville guests of Earl Oskin. Andy Spurlock of Terre Haute spent Wednesday and Thursday here. Mrs Mack Herron and children from Elwood arrived for a county visit. Miss va Oskin of Stephenson nearby for a few weeks. Sid Stocking and wife of Rockport visited. An amphitheatre is being erected in Lincoln Park with John Pyle of Rockport holding the contract. Lincoln City Athletics defeated the Lincoln City Greys 13 to 1.
Funeral attendees from Owensboro and St. Meinrad gather for Mr. Lampert’s rites. Residents share visits and travels with family in Ferdinand, Evansville, and nearby towns. A birth brings joy to Ferdinand Lindauer as a boy arrives.
Dale and Mrs Gates of Boonville visited John Beardsley Sunday. Paul Heidelbech and wife from Louisville visit relatives. Will Thompson injured from a fall at Gainre store. Catholic church construction paused awaiting materials. work to resume in a few days. Rev S L Walls and family visit French Lick. locals travel to Ferdinand. U B church to receive repairs and new carpeting before August Annual Conference. Barn of Joseph Goer rich located two miles southeast of town.
A cordial invitation invites readers to visit the business location to review upcoming plans. The notice proposes an on-site look at facilities and outlines steps to assess proposed developments.
Dale suffered a major fire last Monday morning destroying part of his wheat crop stored in the barn. Estimated total loss reaches about fifteen hundred dollars with five hundred dollars insured. Also noted: Sunday visit by John Collier and wife of Lincoln City. a buggy overturn injured Mrs. Huppert, breaking a bone in her hand, while Grant Huppert and others escaped unharmed.
Edmond Sturm is listed sick. Frank Jend and wife return to Louisville to live. Miss Tillie Greulich visits Louisville. Citizens attended a Ferdinand picnic. Edward Boxer and Lula visited their Louisville parents. A A Sturm and wife attend the funeral of Miss Anna Eple in Oklahoma. she died at nineteen. A child born to Mr and Mrs Adam Becker last week. Lincoln City Athletics to visit next Sunday. Jos Schwindel loses a horse in a cistern drowning. A cyclone causes minor damage and flooding on Brewery street and to crops along Anderson river. Common sayings conclude the column.
An old advertises a claim that deafness from inflammations of the Eustachian tube can be cured constitutionally. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured, and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
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