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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
5
Local items note visits and gatherings among residents, including Joe Kercheval’s trip, church and carnival social events, and multiple families hosting relatives. Several farm sales and property transfers are reported, plus underwear ads from Briggs & Co and household entertainments across Sheridan.
Circus style notices list participants and awards across multiple horse classes with names such as J A Hart E Elder D R Elder and M Mabrey. Attendees include families from Whites town Carson Corner Indianapolis Kokomo and Delphi. Social notices mention dinners visits and guests from nearby towns during the Sheridan Carnival week.
F. D. Stanley offered premiums during the carnival a premium table cloth for the best Angel Food cake and another for the best Devil Food cake. Seventeen cakes were exhibited at his store with Ruth Harris winning the Angel Food prize and Mrs. Chas Lee the Devil Food prize. Judges were Mrs. Collings of Indianapolis and Mrs. A Steffey.
The Methodist church choir is expected to be reorganized and ready for duty next Sunday. The morning sermon will discuss the Progress of the Kingdom in Korea, reflecting twenty five years of Christian work there. The evening service will be evangelistic.
Hovey H Bragg and Miss Lula Parsons were married Saturday evening at the brides parents home. Rev Geo Bragg of Windfall officiated in the presence of relatives and friends at the ceremony in this city.
Mrs D A Smith sells her West Second street residence to Harvey Boatman for 1600 dollars. She separately buys the Woods property at Second and California for 900 dollars and plans remodeling. Boatman will take possession after the election.
Two entrants battled a greased pole stunt at R. M. Pet tijohn's store during the carnival. Earl Beck finally reached the top and won the dollar prize.
Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ALO Brage honored their son Hovey and his bride. Guests included Rev. Geo Brage and Windfall daughter, Thos Remser and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jas Parsons and Daisy, Trvin Vining and family, and Grandma Davenport.
The Golden Rule showcase features a 40 inch diameter 39 pound squash. Frank Bailey of near Deming wins the premium, awarded as a pair of shoes valued at 5.50 dollars.
Doyle Harrison won the sack race and Gladys McKinzie won the barrel race. Premiums of 1 dollar each were provided by Cox and Rickard.
Mrs Eliza McIntosh and children express sincere thanks to the Grand Army Woman's Relief Corps neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in the loss of husband and father.
The top entry weighed 21 ounces and was displayed by Mrs. xee of Biddle, north of town. Ten entries competed for a $2 China dish premium.
A $1 premium for the largest potato at HE E Newby’s Real Estate office was awarded to Bob Gooner.
H B Wiles exhibited the winning peach weighing 11 ounces for a special premium offered by C J Eliott for the largest peach displayed in his store room of wallpaper. Six entries were shown in the contest held at the store.
Vickery and Ogle exhibited the best ear of corn at Gifford's drug store while Orvie Fouch won the prize for the longest ear at C. A. Briggs & Co.
Marion Moore won best 5 ears of corn at Smith & Collins with a $3 pair of shoes premium. One entry shown. Young & Steffey had two entries for best half bushel of corn at their store, premium awarded to Cap Moore. F. Boyd served as judge.
Local hardware visitors Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fox and family and Geo. Beaver and family met friends in the capital city Saturday night at M. H. Robbins. Wanted girls over 16 to operate power machines at the Glove Factory. Good pay nine hours easy work. Best operators earn up to 1.40 per day. one year’s experience raises to over 2.00 per day. Apply at Sheridan Glove Company office with reference if a stranger.
Dr Fristoe a specialist in optics offers a retinoscope examination with every eye pair as a safeguard against mistakes. No in stock over the counter items. Focus on young people’s eye care. Located at residence on 5th Street.
Sanitary surveys of many school houses prompted the state board of health to require ongoing maintenance of good conditions. The rules ban crowding more than one pupil per 224 cubic feet and bar attendance of pupils with severe illness or contagions such as diphtheria smallpox scarlet fever whooping cough chicken pox or tuberculosis.
The Symons Sorghum Factory in south Georgia supplies the locality with first class molasses. Call the factory for rates on five gallon orders. Farmers are urged to rush cane to the mill as the season ends soon.
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