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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
5
The piece lists upcoming church services at Trinity Lutheran and Christian churches, a St Bernards parish donation party, the Huntingburg fair, and a Troy merchants carnival. It also notes a Campion of illness recovery for Melba N., social events for Rev. Joseph Gordon, travel notes from J. W. Strasser, and various local business notices and sales for Rockport.
Bauman to supervise work as part of ongoing cemetery upgrades. The committee asks interested parties to ensure graves and stones are not neglected to reflect the recent improvements.
A list of residents and visitors in Rockport and surrounding towns including Dr E P Harrison and J C Conner in town on business, Miss Emma Himmelheber at a Georgetown U B conference, numerous Misses and Mrs entries visiting relatives, and several men from Richland City Eureka Hatfield Hammond Mariah Hill St Meinrad and Louisville in town or traveling. Also includes resolutions of respect for Joseph s Mattingley with mourning drapery and publication in local papers.
The Oak Grove M E church will observe fifty years from September 6 to 10 with a Sunday morning Old People's Meeting Love Feast at 10 a m, preaching at 10:45 by Rev J A Ward. Monday features a lecture The New Generation by Judge Rosco Kiper. Tuesday night Epworth League entertainment. Wednesday Historic Meeting includes historic sketch Don Seay and Col J B Wright addresses KOA and others. Public invited to all meetings.
The Spencer county soldiers reunion will be held at Chrisney September 16 to 18 with sham fights dress parades camp fires and fireworks. All old soldiers will be fed free and all G A R posts are invited with flags and arms. For information contact the adjutant J P Baker commander H W McCoy quarter master J M Burlingame adjutant. The St Bernard church lot improvements and concrete pavements were added around the parsonage sisters home and church. Many free amusements will be at the Huntingburg fair next week.
A retailer invites customers to visit and try the fall shoe styles, emphasizing confidence in repeat business. The notice highlights first purchases as a path to ongoing shoe shopping and invites inquiry even if not ready to buy, naming Royal Blue Shoes with prices $3.50 and $4.
The piece proclaims John W Kern as a gentleman who earned prominence by self effort and wise leadership and predicts he will become the next vice president. It contrasts him with Nick Longworth who is described as returning to obscurity as Roosevelt’s son in law.
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