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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1908

Page

5

Local items and notices from Spencer county

Born on Monday November fifteenth to Mr and Mrs Garrett Quirey a son. Fresh meat pork sausage and wieners at Laird and Mohr s. Samuel J Ellsworth 45 farmer Spencer county to Mary J Meece 42 Spencer county. Wanted at once dining room girl at the Occidental hotel Good wages. A new theaterium will open the latter part of this week in the Columbian Block. Clerk J A Hopkins has issued more than two hundred hunters permits this season and still goes on issuing them. Wilson Moore who has been ill for several weeks at his home in Walnut street is improving some being able to sit up in his room. Terre Haute is very much wrought up over a mad dog scare. About fifty persons from that place are taking the Pasteur treatment for dog bites. Prof E Jones of the State University at Bloomington will be the instructor at the Spencer County Teachers Association at Chrisney Nov 27th and 28th. Fire at the Reformatory at Jeffersonville Sunday destroyed five buildings entailing a loss of 100 000 to the state and 150 000 to the Indiana manufacturing company. John Ruble has again become the agent of the Singer Sewing machine company for Spencer county He will have his office in Rockport with A J Glackman on Main street. The Thanksgiving service will be held this year in the Presbyterian church the several ministers of the city assisting therein. The sermon will be preached by Rev G N Wall pastor.

Wilson Moore Walnut Street John Ruble Singer Sewing Machine Company Spencer County Rockport A. J. Glackman Main Street Logsdon Hatfield John C. Haines Richland City Fred H. Crowder Eureke Gilbert Bosler Evansville A.M. Cassidy Maxville Davis Enlow Lincoln City O. S. Brooner The Dale Reporter George F. Reiff Grandview Hubert Bennett Eureka Court House J. C. Kinney Grass Township J.T. Hodges Newtonville Emma Vetter John Haller Harrison Township Gyrus E. Davis Bloomfield Ind Edwin Taylor John Himmelheber Indianapolis Himmelheber New Albany Isaac Peckinpaugh Denver Colorado W. H. Merithew Chas. Kasser Louisville Mary Zinzer Anna Miller Vincennes Zinzer Henry Miller Richey's Louis H. Kreeger Vernie Whitehouse Kreeger L. N. Savage Owensboro Theodocia Karney Clarence Karney American Tower and Tank Company U. S

Local church revival and Thanksgiving services announced

A series of revival meetings led by Rev. Ram som Brown continues as churches promote Sunday Bible school at 9:00 a.m. and multi church services through the week. Programs include Lutheran, Presbyterian, and U Pirtle listings with special music, organ voluntaries, and a Thanksgiving service schedule on the 26th inst. Choirs from city churches plan gatherings and rehearsals.

Ramsom Brown

Local merchants advertise goods for Thanksgiving and sales

Multiple notices list for sale groceries, oysters, fruit, turkeys, chickens, and clothing from Fred Walker J H Walker Mammoth Grocery and Allen Payton. The Rockport area ad invites Thanksgiving purchases and farm notices warn against hunting or trespassing on farms. Mike Spayd seeks coal vein information near Ferdinand Spencer County.

Allen J. Payton Mammoth J. H. Walker

City Briefs Log residents and visitors on business

Hatfield's Logsdon and Richland City's Haines among many travelers listed in city notices. Denton, Eureka, Maxville, Lincoln City, Grandview, Grass township and Carter township residents visited for business. Legal depositions in a damage suit and Thanksgiving poultry orders noted.

Spencer County Teachers' Association Program at Chrisney

The Spencer County Teachers' Association meets in Chrisney on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28. The program lists Rev L T Taylor Otto Atkinson Wyoma Barnett Alema Lloyd Florence Abbott Prof EK E Jones and a full schedule of songs, recitations, papers, and addresses led by Prof E E Jones and Rev S J Cross with multiple performers and committee reports.

S. J. Cross Nellie Clark Wyoma Barnett Ethel Hartley Logan -Arnie Brazie Lloyd E. E. Jones

Also Mentioned on This Page

Tae Rovvport Devocant KODAK Basye Jas. G. Taylor Garrett Quirey Laird & Mohr’s Samuel J. Ellsworth Mary J. Meece Occidental Hotel J. A. Hopkins Terre Haute Pasteur E., Jones State University At Bloomington Spencer County Teachers’ Association Chrisney Jeffersonville Indiana Manufacturing Company Presbyterian Church G. N. Wall Bijou Restaurant New York Gus. Seidler Aik Trinity Lutheran Church Philip Mohr W. H F. M. Society L. W. Gross Ebenezer Church W. H. Luter French Lick J. A. Teidt L.W. Gross E. H. Boldry D. P. McCoy A. U. Pirtle Presbyterian Choir Sam Mhaaff Chrisney Exchange Special the Fair Store Emily Brenner Fred Walker Bill Posting J. A Sargent Fred Walker’s F. W. John John Kerr Fred Walker's J. WH Walker New Rockport Cider and Vinegar Company American Grocery Co Mammoth Grocery Hargis & Kincaid’s L. M. John’s T. C. Basye L. M John Ferdinand Brazil Mike Staab Mike Spayd W. W. Barton A. M. Bean Dr. ‘C. 8. Baker Ethel Dilger BE. E. Jones Christ Song _ Association Estella Carrey Man L. H. Risley Vogal J. Taylor Wush Dertha Richardson Anna DeWitt Addie Beeler E. BE. Jones South Side Main St S. Wiener & Son Rockport Merchants J.A. Sargent Savage & Kehrer FF. Seipel Rims JH. Walker Honig & Mayhall A. R. Gentry & Co Bryan Bros Laird & Mohr 7Mo LM. John Henry Hoch J.F Nueizel Bros John P. Jones Lodges New Fitwell Shoeing Shop Main Elm J. F. Onan Drs. Coffman, Gooch & Coffman Farmers’ Bank Bldg 4Th St
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