Local notices and updates from Vincennes area July 24 1886
Local items report visitors and departures from Vincennes, church notices, hospital and asylum movements, property sales and building material ads. Individuals named include Elijah Burnett Fred Briggs Jos. L. Stewart W. H. Burks John M. Humphreys Edna Burks and C. L. Davis among others. The Knox county Board of Equalization lowers city valuation by about 20000 while Grigsby House renews and advertises supplies abstract services and new building materials.
Sullivan Town News Notes and Property Advertisements
For Sale or Rent a two story frame dwelling with eight rooms near west Jackson street in Sullivan. Inquire of C B Harris with Hays & Hays. Ex Sheriff Berry closed a large 973 acre coal land sale in Cass township southwest of Dugger to E H Scott of Laporte with I V R R outlet through the land. Bloomfield News notes Sullivan County Agricultural Society premium list for the Sullivan fair on Sept 61. Juvenile Missionary exercise and Sunday school picnic on Aug 14 at New Lebanon old fair grounds. Walter Robertson celebrated his birthday with friends sharing dinner. Brick Pomeroy opens Pomeroy's Democrat at 234 Broadway New York City promoting Democratic principles and labor rights priced at two dollars a year. agents wanted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
Sullivan
C. B. Harris
Hays & Hays
Berry
Cass Township
Dugger
E. H. Scott
Laport
Bloomfield
Sullivan County Agricultural Society
Sullivan Times
Joseph Orr
New Lebanon
Ind
J. L. Cooper
Pomeroy
Colorado
Broadway
New York City
Democrat
Cleveland
Democrats
M. M. Pomeroy
Snake tale defies size order as racers and cows entwine
Mr. Perry Empson reports that while harvesting hay on Tuesday, he, D M Chambers, and Edwd Wolfe helped Master Odie Wolfe kill a black racer three feet five inches long. A spotted cow snake three feet eight inches long emerged from the racer’s mouth, and the two snakes were laid side by side. The smaller cow snake appears outside the larger racer, witnessed by Empson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Empson
Indiana bicycle tour ends with many towns and many turns
Messrs Murray D Crawley and Claude H Crowder return from six day Indiana division LU A W tour starting Rushville July 9 to Indianapolis. Route covers 270 miles through Lewisville New Castle Pendleton Noblesville Tipton Russiaville Kokomo Lafayette Crawfordsville Lebanon and ends at Bates Exposition grounds. Towns entertain riders with music serenades and dinners.
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Messrs
Murray D. Crawley
Claude H. Crowder
Indiana
LU. A. W
Terre Haute Express
Rushville
Lewisville
Newcastle
Pendleton
Noblesville
Tipton
Russiaville
Kokomo
Lafayette
Crawfordsville
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Bates
Exposition Grounds
Hollingworth
Lewis
Nutt House
Carey
Partcipants
Electric lights for Court House park for children
A satirical plea urges installing electric lights in Court House park for nightly child amusement. The writer mocks journalists and suggests a town board should open a school teaching modern swearing and refined language to indicate a man’s church affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Corn Suffering From Drought Strikes Local Lands
The article notes corn suffers due to lack of rain and lists local movements including Miss Hattie Ayers in Evansville, Dr Daily’s trip to St. Louis, Mr. Harry Stipes from Knox visiting town, Mrs. A E Taber of Richmond visiting Dr Peyton, and Squire Eagle near Sullivan. A traveling Arabian beggar canvassed the town. Some neighbors lacked hands during threshing, prompting local young women to assist in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Ayers
Evansville
Daily
St. Louis
Harry Stipes
Knox
A. E. Taber
Richmond
Ind
Dr. Peyton
Squire Eagle
Sullivan
Jerusalem
Juno
Graysville Notes On Visitors Illnesses And Harvest
Nellie and Naomi Canary visit Graysville while S. M. Phillips recovers from pneumonia. Ransford fell ill Friday while working in the hay field as a cold snap disrupts fans and parsors. Farmers prep to thresh wheat from shocks. C. A. Freeman of Sullivan enters blackberry work nearby. Dr. Durham owns a Tom Thumbeauf measuring twenty inches high thirty inches long and weighing twenty four pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Naomi Canary
Big Springs
S. M. Phillips
R. Ransford
C. A. Freeman
Sullivan
Graysville
Dr. Durham
Tom Thumbeauf
Nemo
Sullivan town board and county clash over sales to Mr Pearce
An article ridicules a local figure called the kicker who opposed improvements. It describes a dispute over selling an old city hall to Mr Pearce for 100 dollars, the buyer not appearing, auctioning the house for 81 dollars, a $25 city loss, and public criticism of the kicker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Vincennes
Pierce
Old City
Pearce
Mr. Pearce
Josh Billings
Merom Notes on Illness and Local Happenings
Miss Jennie Page is seriously ill and Merom reports a mother hubbard epidemic with a dozen seen on the street. Big Springs entertained Merom boys last Saturday while Hop and Jim Giles searched for pointers in town. The Rosedale freighted to Merom wharf Tuesday and Jimmie Crook visited Linton after a stop in town. Doc and Will Hawes aided threshing for Russell Minter and Anna Stanley plans a private theatricals group at month end.
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Jennie Page
Merom
Big Springs
Hop
Jim Giles
Mother Hubbard
John Buff
Rosedale
Jimmie
Crook
Linton
O. H. Price
Doc
Will Hawes
Russell
Anna Stanley
Old Settlers Convene at Gosport on August 5 1886
The Old Settlers of Marion Clay Hendricks Putnam Montgomery Knox Greene Lawrence Monroe Brown Morgan and Owen counties will gather in Gosport Indiana for the fifth annual convention on Thursday August 5 1886 to recall the halcyon days of yore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Clay, Hendricks
Putnam
Montgomery
Knox
Greene
Lawrence
Monroe
Brown, Morgan
Owen Counties
Gosport
Owen County
Indiana
Unclaimed Letters at Postoffice on July 19 1886
The following letters remain unclaimed and will be sent to the Dead-letter office if not called for within thirty days. Names include W T Bennett F M Crary Lillie Esel Josie Kerns Albert Leek Joseph V Merrill Mrs Christina Mize Retta Plew Sarrah Plough Douglas Patten Dr Ross Caroline Smith Sallie Smith E C Sims Chas Watts J Ernest Sullivan. Ind. July 19 1886.
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W.T. Bennett
F. M. Crary
Lillie Esel
Josie Kerns
Albert Leek
Joseph V. Merrill
Christina Mize
Retta Plew
Sarrah Plough
Douglas Patten
Dr. Ross
Caroline Smith
Sallie Smith
E. C.sims
Chas. Watts
Real Estate Auction Notice by Rieas & Berry
We offer sale of all the real estate and certificates of purchase of the Italian Life Insurance Co in this county. Bargain prices may be available. Call and see us, Rieas and Berry, Real Estate Agents, Sullivan, Tud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iitna Life Ins. Co
Rieas & Berry, Real Estate Agts
Sullivan, Tud
Long Branch Seaside Life Mixed With Gambling and Glamour
Scenes at Long Branch describe hotels and cottages around central dining rooms, ornate porches, shell chairs, and a flashy gambling scene led by Phil Daly at the Pennsylvania Clubhouse. The piece notes wealthy visitors, a lack of amusements for day-trippers, and a notable barrel stunt on the water.
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Paradise
Phil Daly
New York City
Coney Island
Ocean Grove
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Newport
Elberon
Garfield
Hollywood
America
John Hosy
Sunday School Reunion to Meet at Jas B Manns Grove
The Sunday school reunion is set for the last Saturday in August 1886 at Jas B Manns grove. Exercises begin at 10 AM with schools sending delegations the day before to police and ready the grounds by 8 AM. Refreshment stands may be arranged with Warren Watson. Treas T K Cushman is president C B Eno secretary.
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Vincennes
New Lebanon
Ind
J. F. Ragsdale
G. G
G. F. Culmer
Geo. Asbury
J. M. Watson
J. W. Moore
Thos. Burton
Prof. Cain
T. C. Banks
Banner Allen
H. N. King
W. H. Grim
Jas. B. Mann
Local Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Illness
Mrs. Wm. Cowen is very sick. Miss Ida Wiley is in Terre Haute. Miss Lizzie Brunker on the sick list. Farmers busy with hay harvest. Several residents, including R. S. Conway of Pimento and Miss Gertrude McAlister visiting Brazil relatives, are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Cowen
Ida Wiley
Terre Haute
Lizzie Brunker
R. S. Conway
Pimento
Gertrude McAlister
Brazil
W. A. Brunker
Littlejohn
Sullivan
P. L. Parks
Harriett Bucher
Julia Patton
Carlisle
Ryce McClain
Alice Melis
A. B. Fisher
Fannie Curry
Chas. McClanahan
Maggie McClain
Hardy McClanahan
May Mewheney
J. D. Baldridge
Fred Rush
Hilsdale
Jackson Hinkle
Minnie Brunker
John Funk
Grandview
Gladice
Tourist guides to northern resorts with rates and routes
A large supply of tourist guides describes summer resorts in the north and northwest, with hotel and boarding house rates and travel routes. Call at 624 Main St., Terre Haute, Indiana, to procure copies. R. A. Campbell, General Agent, C. & E. T. R. B.
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Main St
Terre Haute
Ind
R. A. Campbell
Genl. Agt. C
E.T. R. BR
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the Times
Fred Briggs
Masonic Corner
Elijah Burnett
Joshua Ernest
Indian Springs
Grigsby House
Otto Krug
Albion, Ill
Frank
Adolph Levy
G. E. Tre- Tand
A. B. Williams
Florence
Alabama
Joe Moss
John M. Humphreys
Edna Burks
C. L. Davis
Samson Shalters
Knox County Board of Equalisation
City of
W. T. Crawford & Son
Jos. L. Stewart
W. H. Burks
Grigsby
Davis, Engle & Davis
Fred Fenton
Nelse Wilkey
Southside
Christian Church
G. Ke. Treland
A. L. Blue
St. Louis, Mo
Master Roy
Mattie
John §. Bays
Ed. R. Jenkins
Jennie
Etta Griffin
Sheriff Willis
W. R. Sherman
John T. Beasley
Sullivan County
Vigo
Vermillion Counties
Chicago
Miller
Jas. L. Berry
Martinsville
Tus
Maggie
Lola
Thos. J. Mann
Anna Lisman
John Lisman
South Main Street
Barrett & Barrett
John T. Hays
Barket
Buffalo Scale Co
U. S
Geo. C. Dorland
Cage Township
Beott
Gertrude McClanahan
Sadie Kirkham
Anna Boatright
Archie Coyner
Joe Mayfield
Minnie Koltinsky
Walter Robertson
Cyckers
Paxton
the Hicker
Old Settlers’ Reunion
J. Ernest. Sullivan
United States
Pennsylvania Club House
Daly
New York
Allee Eames
West End
Eiberon
Carlisle D. Graham
Cooper
Niagara Rapids
Niagara Whirlpool
Robinson
Webb
Graham
England
Buffalo
Lewiston
EAT
Jas. Hull
Wilber VanFossen
Page
Pleasantville
Billy Osborn
Capt. Crawford
Distemper
Gip
O’haver
Oscar Reid
Prairie
Dr. Fleming
Bob Allison
McCammon House
Eli Koltinsky
American Bible Society
Cap. Brigg’s
Cap. Crawford
Howard Littlejohn
Jas. DeVol
Kansas
Lean
J. A. Catlin
Louis Koltinsky
Shelburn
Wallace Sisters’ Dramatic Company
Clint Coulson
Thurman & Co
Burton Bros
W. W. Johnson
Grand Army
T. K. Cushman
C. B. Eno
Farmersburg
Cingham
Krug & Emmerson
Tate
Sullivan, Indiana
UES
Deusee, CO
Bologna
Curry & Curry
North Side
Sullivan, Ind
Oliver
North Broad Street
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