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Newspaper
Salem Press
Location
Salem, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1886
Page
3
Salem Press itemizes weekly happenings including visits by Mrs. Clark and others, Harvey Thompson's eateries, Prow's store bargains, religious notices, and social events. Mentions James Masterson beginning law study, Ayer's Sarsaparilla endorsements, and local entertainment plans at Wiseman schoolhouse. Includes political notes, subscriptions, and business changes in Salem Indiana.
Benton Tobbs of Carthage and Annie Wilson of Canton are listed among visitors and locals. The column notes illnesses including Miss H P Albertson and M J Mead, social visits, Sabbath school progress, a barn raising, and a social at Virgil McCoskey’s. A marriage between James Hebbard and Alice Morris is announced with best wishes.
The remains of Mrs Emma Hobbs were transported from Carthage Missouri to the home of her uncle Joseph Trueblood last Wednesday evening. A funeral service was held at the church Thursday morning at ten o clock conducted by Revs Sam Trueblood EF Cadwell and IL Trueblood.
Local residents and families visited kin Sunday including Hitchcock Cauble Axam Overman and others. A cow was killed by No 2, appraised at 35 dollars, while Grandma Handy suffered a stroke and nears death. locals discuss farming, schooling, and egg packing plans for winter.
Hooker reports visitors from Campbellsburg and Kero in Orange County. Local court attendance, a quiet wedding at Mill Crees, and a wagon accident near Salem are noted. A Sunday school gathering at Millcreek under John Wible and Henry Mitchell is mentioned.
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