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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1886
Page
3
Local brief entries detail visitors leaving and returning, church events, horse and other races planned for July 3, births, marriages, and multiple residents visiting relatives or travelling to nearby towns and states. Advertisements promote goods at John Davis & Co and various services around Sullivan.
Mrs. Mahala Bays of St. Louis visits her son Jno Bays with grandson Roy for several weeks. Richard Park elected Superintendent of Orleans public schools. See Tom Whitman for cook stoves and wares with guaranteed quality. For sale or rent a two story eight room dwelling on West Jackson Street Sullivan. Dr. J L Durham reports good wheat yields in Graysville region. Christian church members host a successful picnic at Perry Maxwell’s lawn. Charles E Boles and Miss Jennie Martin wed in Sullivan. Abstracts of Title now offered by Barrett & Barrett at 25 cents per page. Palestine Enterprise notes through trains to begin next month. Sam Goodman’s Hamburg trip took fourteen days from New York. Multiple marriage licenses issued. Dr. Phillips and Seiver altercation ends with Seiver fined for carrying concealed weapons. Newton Press notes W B Halisted visiting from the I and I RY Co and rail improvements under Blue and receiver P H Blue.
The 1st Baptist Church of Sullivan sponsors an excursion to Chicago on July 17, 1886. All are invited to attend. D. B. Miller serves as committee chairman.
A local carriage shop advertises repairs and painting for buggies and carriages with a guarantee of high quality at low prices. The shop is located one door west of South and Fairey’s blacksmith shop.
Citizens are urged to rise early on Saturday July 3 1886 and attend a Sullivan event featuring Yam Yams Yayhoos and grand fire illuminations for a festive morning gathering.
A large stock of summer resort guides is now available detailing routes rates and hotel costs in the north and northwest. Call at 624 Main St Terre Haute Ind to obtain copies. R A Campbell General AgentG E 1 R R.
A playful tandem team of gay bicyclists aims to amuse Fair Grounds crowds on Saturday July 3. The event will precede horse racing, with both boys and girls invited to watch the spectacle.
The following names appear as unclaimed mail at the Bullivan postoffice and will be sent to the Dead-letter office if not collected within thirty days. James Basson Sarah Cox Frank Chace Maggie Halberstadt Sue Halberstadt Zibe Howe Polly Ann Kelly Mollie House Wallace Houpt J O McMahan Pheby Mc Mahan Albert McClure Chas Over street Mrs Jane Patten W H Reeves Edward Stanfield.
Mrs Retta Jones Orr died Friday June 4 at the family home four miles west of Gordon Nebraska. Funeral services were held Saturday at the house by Rev E W Howell. Born in Indiana she was 25 years 9 months and 19 days old and leaves a husband and two small children. A member of the Christian church she was regarded as a fine Christian woman.
A portrait feature profiles Mrs Endicott Mrs Manning Mrs Vilas and Miss Cleveland as key social figures in Washington. It notes their origins New England New York and the West their roles in White House society and their collective influence on Cleveland era etiquette. It highlights Kate Bayard and Rose Elizabeth Cleveland and their public reception and manners.
Visitors ride from the Battery to Liberty Island to view the statue in progress. The piece notes Bedloe's Island rename, a canal boat crew, and the Brazilian warship Almirante Barroso nearby. It describes the statue pedestal, torch access, and a vivid account of mosquitoes, daisies, and the sculptor Bartholdi's claimed motherly likeness while detailing court notices and union leader William Aimison.
Judgments awarded in several cases: Albert Drake et al. versus John C. Hopewell for on note and mortgage. Union Central Life Insurance Co. versus Thos J. Scott et al. for on note and mortgage. Farmer’s State Bank versus James W. White and C L Davis for on note. John W. Rovers versus S R Hamill et al. to quiet title. John T. Hays appointed to make deed. deed made and approved. Sami Ford versus Elwood Chambers petitions. Decree committing Chambers to reform school until age 21. Sale advertisement for clothing stock by Mosk Wilkey offering $3,000 worth of extra fine clothing at cost. West of post office frame building.
A quirky community event features groups named Yams and Yayhoos sharing red lemonade and loading supplies. Local organizers invite neighbors to participate, highlighting teamwork and festive spirit amid a casual gathering.
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