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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1884
Page
3
A miscellany of notices from Sullivan including visits and travels of local residents, shop ads for Young's and Carruthers Bros, property improvements, court and church announcements, and upcoming sales and telegraph notices. Town events, subscriptions, and market items are mixed with brief biographies and small-town commerce.
A BE and T HRR engine and caboose ran onto the track near Fort Knox and wrecked while the Chicago and Indianapolis express was close behind. Fireman Jas O Brien was injured though others escaped serious harm. Conductor Wm Lucas crawled from the wreck and guided passengers to safety before collapsing. The accident occurred Saturday evening. L Stewart and Sons announce agency for Old Reliable Insurance at their old stand, promising reliable, prompt service and equitable adjustments.
Miss Nannie Hawkins is very sick. Basket meeting at Last Chapel next Sunday the 20th. Weather is pleasant and corn and wheat look good. Canary's machine began threshing Wednesday. Edd Beadle and family visited John Mason's clan last Sunday. Reed Nesbith called on Miss Clara Swain Sunday evening. Farmers behind with corn. some plantings into next week. Wheat quitting mould and drying. first wheat threshed by Wm Canary in county. Miss Hattie Wall and Hinma Aber crombia visited near Paxton. New Lebanon folks plan to go to Merom on the 20th for the colored folks basket meeting. PARALYZER.
Heavy rains damaged local roads while residents from Bickner Sullivan and Pleasantville report activity. A tile factory project and cemetery grounds plan loom as community efforts plus a August 16 picnic at Indian Prairie and a strong Pleasantville Brass Band signal local pride. John C Briggs spoke at a ratification meeting amid Jefferson Democrats optimistic for fall.
Ida B Wolfe and over a hundred visitors from Oaktown gathered in Carlisle on Monday with prominent locals in attendance. Rev T H Willis and Elder P C Cauble preached at local churches while Misses Latshaw Lambeth Wolfe and Flora joined efforts to attend Sullivan County Normal. Charles W Speake returned from Antelope Valley to lead a prospecting party with rail and hotel arrangements secured for low rates. The Fourth of July was celebrated with a spirited daybreak salute and community events.
Large crowds arrived by train as a Carlisle celebration unfolded at Sproat's grove. W H Cain led the day with a nonpartisan address by Rev Willis, followed by social events, impromptu speeches by Eller Candle and Rev Baxter. An ice cream festival hosted by the W C U TP A raised 38 dollars in Mr Alumbaugh's SE room with Princeton band providing music.
The Circuit Court record lists cases: State v Aaron Smith and Mark Duffitt dismissed at defendants costs. State v Joseph Riggs not guilty for keeping a disorderly house. State v Mary Tidrick guilty fined 5 dollars and costs. State v Sarah Thompson fined 10 dollars and costs for keeping a house of ill fame. State v Cynthia Brummett continued. State v Daniel Davidson purged contempt and discharged. Several civil cases continued or resolved including quiet title actions. Judgments include 3132.51 on note in Christian Canary v John and Saml Lissman and 1097.17 plus 7732 attorney fees in Speake v Millen. Divorces granted in Adams and Dooley cases.
Jos Smith and three Reorganized Church leaders compare the Book of Mormon with David Whitmer’s manuscript in Richmond Missouri. Whitmer says an angel handed graven plates to Smith. Police arrest William Toon for $10 000 in diamonds in Milwaukee and a New York jeweler swears the invoice was bought at his store.
Reports show A. E. Armsby & Co. transferring stock to Newell & Co. with $100,000 inventory while liabilities hit $260,000. Halstead Haines & Co. assigns with $417,000 preferences. Chicago pork packers press for dockage system amid market tensions. Violent clashes erupt in Louisiana and Kentucky as mobs seize courthouses and jailer is killed, with vigilante actions and mine labor clashes near Nelsonville, Ohio inflaming tensions over foreign workers and Pinkerton guards.
Notice that the June Term of the Sullivan Circuit Court adjourns to meet July 28 1884 before Judge G W Bult to try and dispose of listed cases Nos 4531 4875 4876 4975 HOUT F098 6029 5060 and 4038 and also cases before Special Judges Nos 4023 4024 4060 4369 4390 etc all parties witnesses jurors and officers must attend at the adjourned term by order of the court seal Ivy Thomas J Mand Clerk
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