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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1885
Page
3
An 1855 Times notice previews the first chapter of Englishman, a portrait of Mona Scully, inviting readers to live through her thoughts and dreams. The piece also notes an April 4 publication date and mentions various local social notices and advertisements.
Reader notices and small ads cover shops sales legal notices and social events in Sullivan Indiana. Vendors promote table oil cloths dress goods and gasoline stoves while Dentists and legal professionals appear in society notices. A Perry County institute president dies and Antelope Valley colonists plan travel.
The Circuit Court convened on Monday with the Grand Jury in session though little progress occurred. Bailiffs are listed including Sheriff Willis with B W Menifee and W H Powers, J M Yrout, and L Eaton. A prior criticism of the courtroom fence is retracted as the design is deemed to deter escape during sensitive trials.
Jas B DeVol sole agent for the new American sewing machine claims it is the best for all work. He invites customers to visit the lone brick building opposite Hatan's mill on Section Street to examine the machine.
The Episcopal service at the Presbyterian church drew a large crowd as Bishop Knickerbocker gave an engaging sermon on the church year. He outlined seasonal daylight changes and the approach of spring, while Oscar Vanderbilt of Indianapolis promotes a new 1885 Yellowstone Park guide sent free on request. Paxton to start a spring term on March 25 with tuition from 1.50 to 5.00.
The noted evangelist W. I. Black will conduct a protracted meeting at the Christian church in Sullivan in May. his past visit twenty years ago is still remembered by many citizens and the community awaits his renewed outreach with broad support.
Ledford Democrat notes Bedford’s carry of 310 in circulation and pride in being financially sound versus larger towns. Bloomfield Democrat announces a spring summer building boom to fill the hollow south of the square with new business lots. Terre Haute Express reports Crawford county Circuit Court appoints Charles H. Steele as receiver for the Indiana & Illinois Southern Narrow Gauge Railroad with $10,000 bond and $100,000 in certificates to fund claims and repair operations.
The Paxton Graded School closing exercises last Friday impressed attendees with notable talent. Under Prof Foutch the program featured first class orations essays declamations and dialogues delivered with credit to students and teachers. The Paxton patrons are congratulated on the school’s talent and efficiency and asked for continued prosperity.
An 1885 notice promotes eight page forty column weekly for fifty cents a year if sent before April 1 1885. Rochester New York publishers Rogan Homi Co claim the Rural is the best farm journal with original practical content and reputable contributors.
A noisy mix of social gossip and county notices. The piece mentions grand jury activity, court house remodeling, and local officials including a marshal candidate and a sexton. It also lists multiple Sullivan county land listings with prices and features, inviting buyers to contact Riggs & Berry at the Masonic Building in Sullivan, Indiana.
Scott Puffer traveled to Sullivan last Saturday. Miss Ida Crapo visits her sister Mrs. 8 A Yager. Mrs Kelley plans to build a house on her farm and move from Sullivan. Rev J L Phillips conducts a revival at Big Springs. Miss Baker’s school ends next Wednesday with a community dinner for her. Carruthers Bros to install a new prescription case in the drug store built at Yager Bros. Weather shift favors sugar makers but hurts wheat growers. The Concord puzzle is the Sunday school. A flock of wild geese landed east of town and hunters found them gone before reaching the field. Miss Martha Davis visited sugar camps last week. Misses Nannie Annie Marris and Hattie Lester spent Sabbath with town folks. they are noted for entertaining. Mrs Jones sells household goods to move to Antelope Valley. She has long been a church and sick worker in town.
For sale by owner two parcels near Shelburn. No. 1 offers 200 acres rolling prairie 180 cultivated with two coal veins four and six feet thick, 60 acres meadow, two dwellings, one half mile from town, $45 per acre. No. 2 offers 95 acres timber land fenced with dwelling, barn, orchard, water, three miles NW of Shelburn, $30 per acre. Also 80 acres coal land, 60 acres ???.
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