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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1886
Page
3
Local page pleads for visitors and residents to report to the office. Updates include court activity, sales, concerts, shoes, hats, and business moves in Sullivan and nearby towns with mentions of Krug & Emmerson, Troll & Burks, McGibeny family, and Hamilton cultivator promotions.
Local ads tout seasonal merchandise from Krug and Emmerson and Davis, Engle & Davis with a Hamilton cultivator exhibit. Abstracts of title offered at 25 cents a page. Paoli News reports Easter services at M E church with decor, sermons, and Sabbath school events. Fire Department plans Fourth of July celebration in Sullivan.
Robinson Constitution reports P. H. Blue receiver of the I. & I. railroad was in the city for a couple days last week. Wes Beasley of Sullivan Indiana, described as comely, visited Sunday and rumors say he may start a business here before autumn leaves fall.
The Palestine Enterprise notes a fine new bridge aiding the booming narrow gauge traffic. Peach bloom returns after years as trains now cross daily. Regular trains run Effingham to Palestine and Switz City to Palestine, meeting at noon, with a new timetable planned once the road is in good shape.
The Postoffice at Sullivan Indiana reports unclaimed letters including Lewis Crichfield J J Coffman Geo W Flick Nathan Howard Annie Rennie Mary Nead Sallie Plew Mrs Sarah Plew Elizabeth Patten Wm Pierce John Rea Mollie Bmydthe Master Ziba Skinner Albert Wright John Wright Willie Weaver Chas Wallas. Letters will go to the Dead-letter office after thirty days. April 26 1886.
The Democrats of Hamilton township will meet at the Court House in Sullivan on Saturday May 1 1886 at 2 p m to choose delegates for the County Convention on May 5 1886 and to elect four County Central Committee members and a Township Committee for two years by order of the Township Committee.
The town convened at the Court House on Tuesday evening April 27 with Murray Briggs presiding. F E Basler was chosen Chairman and Thos J Mann and Murray D Crawley Secretaries. Ballots selected Lang Stewart Engle Williams Hill and others for ward and town posts. Easter services at Union Sunday School noted with Miss Hattie Ayers delivering an oration. The old Henry Ayers shade tree was felled after being killed in a recent drug store fire. Newton Press: Uncle John Dumont visited his daughter at Sullivan. I I S reduces fare to 5 cents per mile.
A. M. Murphy won against the Town of Sullivan in a damages case for widening South Court Street. Trial ran Monday to Wednesday in Vincennes with costs near $700. Attorneys on both sides were listed, and numerous witnesses testified for both Murphy and the town.
The Sullivan area notes John McBride as the champion wrestler. The last session of the Literary for the year drew good attendance. About forty students remain in school with one week left. Arbor Day was observed with improved school grounds and about twenty five Normal students attempted the licensing exam, with about half failing.
S A Yager was in Fairbanks. Bland left for Arkansas last Thursday. Mann from Sullivan and Wolverton from Hutsonville visited town. Dr Durham fenced property last Thursday. Some boys went angling with modest success. Shorty jokes about fighting to justify office benefits. Rev Moore and son Artie headed to Greencastle to stay with grandparents. Weather was enchanting last week. The invalid will seek sea side, the dead beet to shady spots. Marbles and horse shoe keep locals busy. Proposals urge dog eradication due to hydrophobia rise. Nemo.
Miss Della Eaton visited Sullivan while Miss Lizzie Davis visits Terre Haute. Rev. Miller will preach in Sullivan tonight. Misses Peyton and Davis attend the Carlisle spring normal. J. T. McKinney visits Pimento to see his dangerously ill mother. Three additions blessed M E church during the recent pro tracted meeting. The Literary Society organ enhances the school building.
Sullivan and Sullivan county ladies are urged to view a large millinery stock offered at prices to suit every shopper. The notice highlights abundant selection and quality, inviting exploration of the current assortment with emphasis on value.
Readily available hats bonnets and novelties from New York Chicago Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Largest collection of children's lace caps and bonnets in the market with trims and piece goods.
A discussion on newspapers obtaining portraits by any means. It notes Miss Folsom born at 478 Franklin Street and mentions a budding rumor that Grover Cleveland may marry her, while detailing how papers procure images and the public’s appetite for illustrations. Eviza Archard praises Miss Frances at NORTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in Buffalo.
The article lists bachelor presidents James Buchanan and Grover Cleveland and notes that if Cleveland marries this year he would join them as a celibate chief. It details widowers Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren, and Arthur, and counts sixteen presidents who were married at inauguration. It then focuses on John Tyler, the only president to marry while in office, describing his two wives Letitia Christian and Juliet Gardiner, and notes the 1844 ceremony at the Church of the Ascension New York with a reception at the Executive Mansion.
Governor Bate appointed W. C. Whitthorne to replace Senator Jackson, a surprise choice praised by at least one party as indicated by celebratory cannon fire and bonfires. The piece also notes Tennessee’s dramatic natural features and warns about flood risks from inadequate bridge and dam construction, urging greater caution.
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