Town Clerk Hank Dewberry Accused Amid Treasury Scare
Regular Se lectmen meeting at Town Hall sparked rumors of graft after Hank Dewberry claimed only 1.74 dollars were missing from the town treasury. Hank says he lost it, others doubt his tale and call for investigation. Eph Higgins Amaziah and Hen Weathersby defend officials as town contables consider action.
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Hank Dewberry
Eph
P.M
Hank
Hank Arit
Higgins
Amaziahins
Hen Weathersby
Corey
Henk Dewberry
Hen
Amaziah
Town Selectmen
Seth Dewregia Lines Brother
Thunder Storm Scare Strips Bingville Citizens
A severe thunder and lightning storm last Tuesday caused chaos in Bingville. Residents fled stores and homes as a glaring bolt struck near Hen Weathersby’s, causing fright, property damage, and odd aftereffects including a struck elm, a cow killed by lightning, and townsfolk recounting misadventures and bets on the storm’s lingering impact.
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Bingville
Ike Hawley
Ike
Lem Brown
Lem
Widow Skinner
Hank Dewberry
Brown
Ranse
Fire extinguisher mishap at Hen Weathersby store
In Bing ville Hen Weathersby kept a fire extinguisher at his shop. Bill Hepburn grabbed it, squirted the contents, blindfolded the room, and hurled the device through a window. Hen demands payment for damages while Bill refuses, arguing the item was improperly stored.
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Hen Weathersby
Bingville
Hen
Bill Hepburn
Bill
Local notes report fowl thefts and household mishaps
Fragments tell of foxes stealing hens from the community and a string of domestic incidents. A varnish job was ruined by a wind storm, a colt injured a man then fled, and a resident bought fabric for a dress but delays loom. A candle incident caused a false alarm and local roads saw no summer improvements yet.
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Simpson
Lon Peters
Lon
Miss Mary
Whittacre
Hen Weathersby
Rafe Atkins
Calf falls through hole in stable in crude country note
A collection of rural anecdotes reports Mrs Jemima Pepper's calf breaking a leg after slipping through a hole in the cowstable. Jaspar Tarbell suffers a bunion and wears mismatched shoes for relief. Arioch Perkins slides from a mow hole tearing his seat, while his wife mocks the worn pants. Hester Jones moves on from a late husband and remarriage. A trip to Bingville describes lively scenes and a new family moving in, with talk of more arrivals in summer. VOX POPULE
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Jemima Pepper
Jaspar Tarbell
Jasp
Arioch Perkins
Arioch
Hester Jones
Roomer
Hester
Jake Haines
Bingvilla
Bingville
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Nomhity
Dor
Monebhy
Rory
Bel
WIL
Pers
Sumpin Wildcats
Jasper Tarbell
Apia Bu
Perkins
You Vallee
Serteee Infusnaien
Brad Hing
Jim Petersby
Seth Dewberry
Seth
Bill Wen
Bud Hinckley
Bud
Lafe Whittacre
Lafe
Solon Tripp
Solon
Lige Green
Dave Smiley
Dave
Jabez Crum
Slab City
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