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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1886
Page
3
New Meat Shop Promises Best Stock in Town
Emery Hartzell operates the new meat shop two doors west of the post office and invites customers to inspect the stock. The ad promises nothing but top quality meat and asks patrons to try the shop, asserting they are here to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Hartzell
Faery Hartzell
Marriage Notice and Local Advertisements in Sullivan County
Married on the 3rd inst by Elder B C Sherman at the bride's home Mrs Mary E Park to Mr John Neal both of Sullivan county Ind In order to make room for spring millinery stock will be sold at first cost Those seeking bargains call soon Names from Gill Turman return from northern Ills Dr Webb of Indianapolis visited Sullivan with Prof W F Black Found on West Washington street a lady s bonnet owner can claim by calling Bucher Kiser dental office Hay dealer A H Bailey offers top cash price Press and scales near railroad junction buy delivered or in stock
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Sherman
Mary E. Park
John ¥. Neal
Sullivan County
Ind
A. M. Knotts
West Washington Street
Bucher & Kiser’s
A. H. Bailey
Railroad Junction
Kentucky
U. S
Bargain offer to sell Broad street property
Mrs W G Young offers to sell the property recently bought from J P Draper on Broad street at a low figure. Property described as in good repair. Interested buyers should inquire of John C Chaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Young
J. P. Draper
Broad Street
John C. Chaney
Mr P H Blue Appointed Receiver for I I S R R Division
Mr P H Blue becomes receiver for the Illinois division of the I and I S R R replacing Chas Steele who resigned. The line falls under Blue's management and readers are invited to consult Tom Whitman about the New Sensation stove offered cheaply. A brutal murder near Solsberry, Greene County, Monday night involved a Dobson farmhand striking Mr Dobson with an ax and attempting to assault Mrs Dobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Blue
Illinois
Chas. Steele
Mr. Blue
Solsberry
Greene County
James Dobson
Bailey and Stocking Wed at Sullivan Residence
Mr. Albert H. Bailey and Miss Alice B. Stocking of Sullivan Indiana were united in marriage at the residence of Rev. D B Miller, No 404 Upper Sixth Street, at 8 o clock p m Thursday the seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tvansville Journal
Albert H. Bailey
Alice B. Stocking
Sullivan, Ind
D. B. Miller
Upper Sixth Street
Hildebrand's Cryptogram Draws Large Evansville Crowd
The Evansville Courier notes Hildebrand's Cryptogram drew over 2,100 people to Evans' Hall on the third night. The engagement here has been satisfactory and he leaves with the people's best wishes as he heads to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildebrand
Evans’ Hall
Indianapolis
Evansville
New Lebanon Society Discusses Road Improvements
The New Lebanon Literary Society held a regular meeting to consider improving local roads. Members urged continued discussion as the first step, emphasizing that more dialogue will lead to better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon Literary Society
Hildebrand Cryptogram Draws Largest Opera House Crowd
Over 1,400 people attended Hildebrand's Cryptogram at the Opera House last evening, the largest crowd ever in the hall. J. P. Diehl opens a boot and shoe shop on Washington Street near the Town Hall offering first class work at short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildebrand
Opera House
J. P. Diehl
Washington Street
New Town Hall
Real Estate Bargains From Indiana Insurers
We have on our books for Sale all the Real Estate of the two Life Ins. Co. in this county. Also all their certificates of purchase. We can give you a bargain. Call and see us. Rices & Berry, Real Estate Agts., Sullivan, Ind. DRAINAGE A SUCCESS Best quality of drain tile furnished at hard pan prices. Estimates given and contracts for laying same with Walls & Engle's tile-laying machine. Apply to Walls & Engle, Paxton, Ind., or Davis, Engle & Davis, Sullivan, Indiana. The pipes in some rooms at the school house were left with water and were found busted. Workmen from Terre Haute replaced with new cones. On Jan. 10th the Christian Sunday school elected officers: Superintendent G. F. Ireland, assistant superintendent Wm. Bell, secretary Miss Maud Maxwell, chorister John B. Mullane. The school is flourishing and progressing. Some ears hear buzzing and damp weather aids deafness. Dr. Crowley specializes in ear diseases and can cure these cases if treatment starts soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Ins. Co
Rices & Berry, Real Estate Agrs
Sullivan, Ind
Walls & Engle
Walls & Engle, Paxton, Ind
Davis, Engle & Davis
Sullivan, Indiana
Terre Haute
The
Christian Sunday School
G. F E. Ireland
Wm. Bell
Maud Maxwell
John B. Mullane
Crowley
Sullivan No. 1 steam fire engine tested
The new steam fire engine Sullivan No. 1 arrived last Saturday and was tested Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday it threw water twenty feet over the Court House lightning rod. The machine is praised as a fine investment after previous fires on Commercial Row and at Masonic corner last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Sullivan
Commercial Row
Masonic Corner
Blizzard hits Sullivan with record cold and drifting snow
The great blizzard struck Sullivan last week and by Saturday morning the temperature dropped to 12 to 14 below zero. Through the week readings ranged from 14 to 169 below, then rose to near zero by Wednesday as winds piled five to six inches of snow into drifts that blocked travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Mornday
Cozine the Tailor Returns with Full Force
Cozine, the tailor of the times, resumes work after three months of illness with a first class team ready to stay as long as trade lasts. Get good work at a small price with no misfits or delays. All work warranted best quality, cheapest price, and quickest service. No. 5 Westside, on stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cozine
Times
Westside
Vincennes Eyes New City Hall To Modernize Market Square
Peter Sartel, a popular contractor, forecasts an improving building outlook with several solid projects in view. A potential fifty thousand dollar city hall may rise on Market Square within a year, while some council members back a hundred thousand dollar funding for the structure. A Chicago Board of Trade contact notes Vincennes furnishes significant revenue relative to its population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Peter Sartel
Market Square
Board of Trade People of Chicago
Unclaimed Letters at Local Postoffice
Letters remain unclaimed and will be sent to the Dead-letter office if not called for within thirty days. Names listed include Mollie Creager Annie Barnes Ike Felkner Wilson Helms W A Klingman O H Kingman Mrs America Merry Tishey Plew Howard Willcox Robert Vanhorn Frank Walters J Ernest P M Jan 11 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Creager
Annie Barnes
Ike Felkner
Wilson Helms
W. A. Klingman
O. H. Kingman
Mrs
America Merry
Tishey Plew
Howard Willcox
Robert Vanhorn
Frank Walters
J. Ernest
P. M
Protracted meeting draws large crowds at church
The Christian Church continues a protracted meeting led by Prof. W. E. Black with nightly attendance often over capacity. On Sunday night next he will re deliver his discussion on The Millennial Reign of Christ by written request of prominent citizens not connected with the church. Thirty persons have joined the church recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Black
Christ
Christian Church
The Worlds Wonders By J W Buel Exploration Encyclopedia
A descriptive promotional outline for The Worlds Wonders an encyclopedia of exploration. It highlights explorers Speke Grant Baker Livingstone Stanley DuChailly and Arctic figures like Franklin Kane Hayes Hall Sehwatka and the Jeannette expedition. It promises comprehensive histories of Arctic and Tropical explorations with vivid accounts of cannibals dwarfs beasts and exotic lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speke
Grant
Samuel Baker
David Livingstone
Henry M. Stanley
Paul B. DuChailly
Alfred Russel Wallace
Col. Long
Squier
Africa
Tropics
Arctic
Sir John Franklin
Kane
Hayes
Capt
Hall
Lieut
Sehwatka
Greely
J. W. Buel
Plains
America
Siberia
Stanley
Livingstone
Annala
Mankind
Congo
du- Chailiun
Gorrilla
Central Africa
Rumanika
Mtese
Kamrasi
Magnificent Travel Compendium Nears Publication
A detailed notice extols a large 770 page travel encyclopedia on Sir Samuel Baker and Dr Livingstone, exploring Africa and polar regions. It highlights discoveries, adventures, engravings, and missionary labors, urging families to obtain a subscription through Cincinnati Publishing Co. agent Miss Daisy Robbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Samuel Baker
Upper Nile
Dr. Livingstone
Africa
Cincinnati Publishing Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Daisy Robbins
Our City
Buell Gossip: marriages, trades, and local notes
Edward Cochran offers fine ice. Freeman Keen sells hogs to J. W. Cunningham of Sullivan. G. W. Usery vies for township trustee. Dugger and Neal repair the switch. Dr. N. B. Brown moves to Danville to live with his daughter. A Buell snow drift delays the train from Saturday morning until Sunday evening. M. W. Knight visits from Willo Hill. On January 7, 1886 Miss Maggie Keen wed John Alumbaugh at her father’s home. James P. Parks leads the first spelling bee. he is praised as a first‑class teacher. Mail carrier Joseph Patten makes frostbitten horseback rounds. no other mail travels that day within a hundred miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Cochran
Freeman Keen
J.W. Cunningham
Sullivan
G. W. Usery
Dugger & Neal
Brown
Danville
Tls
Buell
M. W. Knight
Willow Hill
Tils
Maggie Keen
John Alumbaugh
Jas. P. Parks
James
Joseph Patten
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