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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1886
Page
3
The item lists Berkey Brothers and Wm. S. Persise as places to sell wool for top cash at DePauw mills and related mills. It mentions 100 pound bags, local names like Henry Mountz and Robert Meyers, and notes promotions for wool carding and higher prices, with various town notices and small anecdotes.
Harristown and surrounding area folks are cited with visits and a quiet marriage at Salem. Amanda Farrabee wed Ed Jackson officiated by Rev Monroe Carter. The town treasurer reports strong finances with $1,547,061 in the treasury and no debts. Bargain Emporium advertises new goods and wool purchase, while a water works scene is described.
Last Saturday at the quarry a beam failed while a stone was being lifted, causing the engine to fall about 20 to 25 feet. Franklin Austin was caught beneath the falling debris but survived with the help of partially protective stone, while a second worker barely escaped. Engineer William Brewer jumped free from the cab. The failure was due to a cast iron brace giving way, bearing the engine and stone.
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