Sullivan News Roundup Highlights Local Moves and Guests
Sullivan Ind. reports a flurry of Wednesday to Saturday movements. Residents include Mr. Guthrie Eaton resigning from the road, Miss Allie Hines departing for Pleasantville, and Col Ed Price planning a brief home visit next week. Local business notices promote Fleming and Stewart’s insurance, while Sol Goodman and Miss Enna Rheinstroin visit from Philadelphia.
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Enna Rheinstroin
Philadelphia, Penn
Sol Goodman
Our Store Will Always Be Closed on Sundays
A local retailer announces permanent Sunday closures marking a shift from weekend shopping and inviting customers to plan weekday visits. The notice emphasizes a steady policy change and urges patrons to adjust their routines.
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W.A
Ackerman Visitors Return Home From Switz City
Mr and Mrs C Ackerman of Switz City return home this week with their cousin Mrs Kate Sherman after visiting Mrs Ackerman s mother Mrs Louisa Bord ers in town Solon Brokaw fell from a step ladder in a show window injuring a large pinte glass window a new pane has been ordered W Ed Shepherd left for Ansonia Dark county Ohio to manage his brother s hardware stock for several months possibly making Ansonia his permanent home
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Sam, R. Engle
Ansonia
Ohio
W. Ed. Shepherd
Ackerman
Switz City
Solon Brokaw
Solon
Dark County
J. W. Ranwarring
Id. Vanarshall
Ilisha Burris
Stark
Joe Asbury
New Mill
Jr. Cummins
Sullivan
Baptists
Hugh Patton
Jackson Township
Falks
Greene County
Dan Ring
Stutzman
Pittsburg
Ed. Tattle
Champagne County
Hinsis
John Ford
Green Shepherd
Eit
Everhart
Cox Muntry
Johnson
Hoseas
Stiddleberry
Shuoh
Hugh R. Patten
Clay City
Harry M. Badders
Lie
Shelburn
Worthington
Jasonville
Wright
Etta Badders
Josie Shepherd
Dir
J.C. Badders
Volnie
Dr. Thralls
Gasoline Cook Stoves Promoted by Local Dealers
Local dealers Davis Engle & Davis invite all residents to inspect gasoline cook stoves claimed to be far ahead of any on the market. Sale details provided by the firm.
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Davis, Engle & Davis
For Sale or Trade Piano Inquiry
For sale or trade a Hallett and Davis piano. It cost seven hundred fifty dollars new and is worth more than any new five hundred dollar instrument. Will be sold for cash or traded for stock bargains. For particulars inquire of Wim Joyce or at this office.
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Hallett & Davis
Aba
Wim. Joyce
Only Showman Presents Tight-Rope Horse Blondin
The text touts W. W. Cole as the sole showman with a twenty foot high tight rope act featuring Blondin the horse. It urges readers to see the big show on Thursday, April 30.
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W. W. Cole
Blondin
Sullivan County Fair Organizing Meeting and Committee Named
Citizens met at the court house to form a Sullivan County Fair Association with Capt Wilber VanFossen presiding. T J Davidson of Haddon Township was elected chairman and C M Stewart secretary, a nine member drafting committee from each township was appointed to prepare by laws and report April 25 1855. The meeting adjourned with preparations announced for the next session.
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Sullivan County
Court House
Wilber VanFossen
T. J. Davidson
Haddon Township
Davidson
C. M. Stewart
Capt. VanFossen
Jackson
Nelson Patten
Henry Wallace
Carry
Tobe Gaskins
Richard Smith
Fairbanks
John Scott
Jas. Pounds
Turman
Thos. Collier
Wm. Aledsker
Traiashon
rev.Goodwin
C. P. Riggs
Cass
Wm. McClellan
Wm. Wollinbarger
Jefferson
John Wisson
Alonzo Melowells Haddon
Jesse Hadden
Wm. McConnell
Gill
Rh. F. Knotts
Thos. Springer
T. E. Davinsos
CG. AL. Srnwanr
Frail justice and rural politics in a skeptical year
A satirical column notes a lawyer claiming his client is innocent while hinting at a rash of local issues. It mentions Uncle Joe Wolfe’s rheumatism, Gill's Prairie farmers, Mr B W Shepherd, and county commissioners Arnett and Schaffer clashing over narrow gauge use and stock roaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hultz
Alexander
Joe Wolfe
Gill’s Prairie
B. W. Shepherd
Shepherd
Arnett
Schaffer
DeVel Promotes American Sewing Machine In Town
Jas B DeVel is the sole agent for the new American sewing machine urging calls to examine it at the lone brick opposite Waton’s mill on Section street. Mrs T P McBride died Monday night with funeral held Wednesday at 2 pm from the family residence.
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Eaton’s Mill
Section Street
Jas. B. DeVol
Biuser I. Eaton
Evansville
Jas. B. DeVel
Ie American
Mr. DeVel
Waton’s Mill
T. P. McBride
Evansville Courier appoints new city editor role
Claude G. DeBruler ends tenure at Terre Haute Express and resumes as Evansville Courier city editor. Rumor says Governor Gray may appoint Mrs. Wilson of Sullivan widow of Henry K. Wilson as Knightstown Home for Soldiers Orphans trustee.
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Vincennes Sun
Claude G. DeBruler
Terre Haute I Express
Evansville Courier
Gov. Gray
Wilson
Sullivan
Henry K. Wilson
Knightstown Home For Soldiers
Easter Services at M. E. Church Next Sabbath
Easter services scheduled at the M E Church next Sabbath begin with a 10:30 sermon by the Pastor on The Resurrection of Christ. Sunday school follows at 12:30 p m and the evening service at 7:15 includes an Easter exercise with songs readings and recitations. All are welcome especially strangers. M S Heavenridge.
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G. I. Ireland
M. EE
Christ
M.S. Heavenridge
Ditching Machine Test Impresses Visitors in Vincennes
Dr J R Mantle of Vincennes and Mr A Griffith of Terre Haute witnessed a test of the Mevator Ditching Machine in Newark Ohio on Dr Crowder's farm west of town. Two men with four horses could sink one hundred rods of ditch three feet deep in about ten hours. The Christian Church renovation progresses with church ladies leading the effort aided by brothers. The acoustic improvements, new union set, carpet and fresh paint aim to have the interior ready for spring and summer, with completion expected before next Sunday.
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J. Rh. Mantle
Vincennes
A. Griffith
Terre Hante
Newark
Ohio
Wm. Cochran
Cass Township
Cochran & Son
Buell
Wim. H. Gambill
P. O. Blue
Blue
Sam White's Store Promotes Extensive Fresh Stock
Sam White, a druggist, has finished an elaborate paint and papering of his Sullivan store room. His store boasts the largest stock of drugs, fancy and toilet goods, paints, oils, varnishes and wall papers ever brought to Sullivan. Every bolt of wallpaper is brand new in the latest style and offered cheaper than the old style.
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Sam White
White
Sullivan
Times
Pittsburg Notes Record Local Happenings and Justice
Delayed Pittsburg column lists new barn and carpentry work, school enrollments, protracted religious meetings, farm activity, and local trades. Legal notices show judgments, sales, guardianship actions, and a Rose Polytechnic Institute claim. Community updates include travel plans, mail route discussions, and a birthday celebration.
Graysville Notes Include Local Visits and Events
Miss Stella Thomas seeks Thornberry school placement as Dr. Sam Wilson helps his mother pack. William Merom visitor Bill McLain bluffed Merom boxers. Four applicants Tom Moore Will Springer Mary Cushman Etta Bicknell sit for exams at the schoolhouse amid ongoing protracted meetings at the Springs. Aunt Lucy Clarke suffers a serious thigh fracture. Uncle Billy Turman, 65, is mentioned.
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Stella Thomas
Thornberry School
Dave Nickerson
York
Jones
Sullivan
Sam Wilson
Alice
Stella Burnett
M. FE. Church
Satuday
Lucy Clarke
Billy Turman
Buell Native Builds Home. Coal Shaft Resumes at Lyonton
Sylvester Gambill of Cass builds a new house in Buell while the Lyonton coal shaft resumes operations. Notices mention visits by Mrs. Knight to Willow Hill and Mrs. Geo Briggs from Sullivan. Robert Bledsoe from Hooversville trips to Buell and meets postmaster Geo W Bussey who is recovering from a broken collar bone. Josiah Gambill and wife visit relatives. Jode Rains moves toward Wilkes farm. rumor says Thomas resigns as Lyonton shaft engineer.
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Sylvester Gambill
Buell
Lyonton
M. W. Knight
Willow Hill
Geo. W. Briggs
Sullivan
Cass Township
Robert Bledsoe
Hooversville
Greene County
Geo. W. Bussey
Josiah B. Gambill
Jackson Township
Jode Rains
Palmer's Prairie
Wilkes
Thomas
Carlisle items note visitors and meetings in town
Last week in Carlisle Indiana saw visits by Miss Fannie Peyton and Mrs Gussie Smith among others. Rev J M Baxter arrived to spend days with friends while Rev Linn to begin Presbyterian meetings April 3. M E Church meeting closed with about one hundred new members and over three hundred total accessions since Rev Watson’s Carlisle circuit assignment.
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Alrn
Ei. W. Akin
Cincinnati
Fannie Peyton
Paxton
Carlisle
Eula Tansy
McCutcheonville
Ind
C. W. Speake
Antelope Valley
John S’, Hays
Willie
Gussie Smith
Ae Jones
Chicago
J. N. Young
Ella Latshaw
Oaktown
John Johnson
Palestine
Sarah Cloud
Evansville
Sarah Akin
J. M. Baxter
Shoals
Sr. Linn
Presbyterian Church
Linn
M. I
Watson
Circuit Court Proceedings Two Weeks Ended March 28 1885
Proceedings list civil docket actions including Amanda Carty vs Almarena Wood sale confirmation and reinstate leave, Jas A Alexander vs David Harter partition, John Rogers vs Sarah J Wilson sale ordered, Christopher Baker guardian docket stricken, Sewell Coulson et al on account dismissed, Artemus Harrington vs Elijah Blue affidavit for stay, James P Walls vs Isaac Arnett to proceed.
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Circuit Court
Amanda Carty
Almarena Wood
Jas. A. Alexander
David Harter
John Rogers
Sarah J. Wilson
Christopher Baker
Harrison Jewell
Guardian
Sewell Coulson Et al
Bloomfield R. RB. C O
Artemus G. Harrington
Elijah
T. Blue
James P. Walls
Isaac Arnett
The Aportal Plow Praised for Durability and Design
The advertisement extolls the Aportar plow as durable economical and desirable. Arguments cover correct principles perfect implement two or three horse use soil adaptability and interchangeable parts with easy field repairs. It claims long life and simple maintenance and invites trial with a money back offer through Davis Engle & Davis.
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Nrisrua
Tiunrrentu
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Ernest
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C. E. Barrett
Indianapolis
W. H. Cain
J. 5. Bays, Esq
Terre Haute
Mr. Join Glass
Mr. Guthrie Eaton
P. E. Thurman
Col
Ed. Price
David Chapman
Curry & Curry
Charles Tickenor
Billa Hereford
A. M. Knotts
Geo Hughes
P. H. Blue
Barney Koltinsky
Lewisville, Ky
Allie ‘Hines
Pleasantville
Miss May Riggs
Mrs
Tom Whitman
U. S
L. Stewart’s Sons
Marshal BR. Lucas
John Q
Burbank
Cleanfield
Mapie and
Kalley
York, Ill
D. C. Chaney
Tia Crawford
J. J
Nelse Wilkey
No. 7
Southside
Cols
Adton G. Cavins
Bloomfield
Miles & Crowder
TL. Stewart
Myr. Porter Burks
Kansas
W. H. Grifin
Mrv J. &. Bays
Berry
Freelandsville
O. Pickins
Spencer
Owen County
Bea. Davis
Kingsley Chapel
J. B. Mann
Fred Briggs
Northside
R. H. Catlin
L. Stewart
Fred Briges
J. S. Russell
C. E. Crawley
J. P. Draper
Mart Farley
Iva Silvers
Fannie Burnett
Terre Alaute
J. F. Hoke
Matt Parke
Geo. Hoke
Pleasant’ Run
Bedford
Pleasant Ruin
I. Stewart's Sons
Cheriff Berry
Lola
Garrett van Deusen
Michigan City
South Court Street
Old Phoenix
Hartford
Wm. Wilkins
John and
Jerry Watson
John
Bays
Wilson House
Jennie ‘Thornhill
BE. H.C. Cavins
California
Sirs. Ayers
Mrs. Col. Young
Harris Street
T. J. Wolfe
Armon Snider
Continental
Wes Mayfield
Allen
C. L. Davis
Luna Bierce
Grace Burks
Jas
W. AL. Burks
M. E
Russell & Glass
Charles Mayfield
State and
Wall Streets
Sullivan Ind
Col Oe
H. Sharples
Ransom W. Reid
Francis A. Reid
Nathan Wills
Ellen Wesley
Albert Boyle
Sarah I. Pach
Squire Stuck
Nancy Stuck
Francis M. Brown
Mary
Kings
Joseph Bell
AcCammon & Wolfe
Bell
AbClanahan & Brehow
Morris
Crowder Street
A. A. You Sullivan
John ‘i. Beasley
Cora Hoke
Resell & Glass
Beasley
Miss Hoke
Rico Ararlorn
Wole'eg
C.O
RED Front
Westside
Joe Prad
Joe
Graysville Galathuimpian Club
Nema
Strator
Mary EE. Shepherd
Bell Danner Et al
Sullivan County Bank
Aaron W. Springer
Tarlton Hawkins Et al
Jas. W. Palmer
Winfield S. Curry
Wm. J. Curry
E. D. Wambaugh
Millard Baker
Sarah Ek. Hays
John Bledsoe
Scott Morris
Boyle H. Ladd
Sarah Ek
Need
John Yepton
Michael Borders
John Boles
Putman Melsissick
John Mi.umphreys
MeKissick
Humphreys
J. ©. Briggs
Admir
John W. Harlan
Wm. M. Weir
Hannah B. Smith
Thomas Douthit
Rebecca Wells
Horrison A. Booker
Mary Bowen
Sarah A. Lanham
John Lanham
Nathan Thomas
Wm Joyce
B.S. Wolfe
Eitan Life Insurance Co
Mary FE
Shepherd Et al
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Mary i. Shepherd Et al
Henry Ward Beecher
Charles Beecher
Edward Beecher
Brooklyn
William Treary Beecher
Honere Street
Beecher
Ace
Air. C. L. Wetmore
Thompson & Wetmore
Th Ave
Weetmore
Fifth Avenue
Eccentreman
Tam
Mia. Wetmore
Rr Aad Tet
Mss Nery
Graysville
W.G. Young & CO
Sulleivan, Ind
Fox Gale
Nolce
State OF
Indiana
County OF
Sullivan Circuit Court
Beasley & Williams
Mary A. Abby
Wesler Coffman
Mariette Coffman
John W. Rose
Rogers
Nevion
Thomas J. Mann
Ance Company
John Giles
Samuel K. Ilamill
Saprit Beasley &Williams, Attys
Sulrivan
Tigatoa Els Railroad
Springfield
Erfingham
South Astern
Indiana & Kusis Southern
Bloomfield R. R
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