Rockport Fair Dates and Local Happenings
Friday morning notes July 30 1909 mention Rockport Fair set for August 16 to 21 with locals across town. The Tigers beat by three to four as Miss Lizzie Barber and Leonard Hollander visit Evansville, A. A. Sturm in New Boston for Catholic church work, George Becker in Dale on church duties. Night operator Mullen at Adgeville office. a country dance at John Selig’s home reported as enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Lizzie Barber
Leonard Hollander
Evansville
John Kost
A. A. Sturm
New Boston
George Becker
Dale
Mullen
Adgeville
John Selfrig
Social visits and gatherings in Lincoln City community
Mrs. Ben Simpers and children of Rockport visit the Mc Daniels this week. Miss Myrtle Myers of St Louis visits Mr. and Mrs Mack Bufkins. Mrs Oral Collier and baby from St Louis stay with Elizabeth Collier. John Murray and Blanche Van Winkle visit Havill in Selvin. Elsie Bilderbach and baby from St Louis with Hile and Estelle Richardson of Dale spend with relatives. Lizzie and Lidda Gentry host an ice cream social. Carrie Murray visits grandmother. Harriet Murray near Chrisney hosts visitors. Dale ladies visit Lincoln Park chaperoned by Mrs Ladd and Mrs Paul Fuller. Harry Dendinger of Louisville visits Ford and family. Lem Oskin and Flora Bender from Mt Olive visit town. Jane Rhodes of Huntingburg visits relatives. Prudence Rhodes and Iva Oskins return from Little Pigeon visit with Sarah Oskin and Cecil Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Simpers
Rockport
Wm. McDaniel
Myrtle Myers
St. Louis
Mack Bufkins
Oral Collier
Elizabeth Collier
John Murray
Blanche van Winkle
Havill
Selvin
Elsie Bilderbach
George Hile
Estelle Richardson
Dale
Lizzie
Lidda Gentry
Carrie Murray
Harriet Murray
Chrisney
Lincoln Park
Ladd
Paul Fuller
Harry Dendinger
Louisville
Ford
Notice to non residents Spencer County Indiana
In Spencer County circuit court Indiana Charles Grimes sues Katie Grimes for annulment of marriage. The defendant, not an Indiana resident, is ordered to appear by September 16 1909 or the case proceeds in her absence. Clerk James A Hopkins. Attorney FUA Pierson. After the legal notice a wry remark about dealing with a razor sharp woman humorously closes the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Spencer County
Indiana
Charles Grimes
Katie Grimes
Circuit Court
Rockport
James A. Hopkins
FUA
Curious Water Spiders and Wit About Orators
The piece describes water spiders using air bubbles to breathe and build underwater nests shaped like diving bells. It notes a spider staying forty five minutes underwater and explains air transfer methods. It adds a London Standard quip about orators and applause and a wry line on selfishness and divorce lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Father of Trouble
Implies imagination as the source of many problems, reflecting a philosophical viewpoint on how thoughts shape reality.
Advertising a Friend’s Faults as a Selling Strategy
A remark on how criticizing a friend to promote them backfires by sullying the speaker's credibility. The piece suggests avoiding reputational harm when presenting a friend to others.
Proverbial Musings on Marriage and Life
A string of humorous and pensive maxims on marriage patience parenting and wealth. The speaker riffs on age luck and daily choices with witty quips about cooks elderberry pie and the value of engagement rings. The tone is light reflective and fragmentary.
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The
Rockport Democrat
the Democrat Publishing Company
Rockport Fair
Big Rockport Fair
Lincoln City
Scott
Paes
First National Bank
Rockport, Indiana
N. W. Montgomery
John H. Walker
George B. Crowder
Philip J. Bretz
John G. Haines
Allen J. Payton
William S. Rudd
Wm. L Rudd
R. S. Crowder
T. Cashier
Hatfield
Richland
Yankeetown
Buffaloville
Rockport Milling CO
England
Montaigne
Beecher
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
J. A. Sargent
Bliss
Washington, D. C
Fulda
M Miller
Gunn
Henry Hoch
Miller Bros
Tee We
ASP Ae
C. W. Halbruge Company
Coles
GA. Weyel
Coles & Weyel
Ind
Wall Street
OLD Rockport Bank
T. R. Hardy
W. C.mason
D. L. Morgan
Dan Kopp
John Biedenkopf
J. D. Hopkins
Ass’t
Theo. E
7Th & ‘Inglet
Evansville, Ind
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