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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1884
Page
3
Local readers learn of patients and visitors including Mrs. Sherman, Mr. Lockland, Miss Hereford, and Miss Smith. sales ads for safes, furniture, beds, and baby carriages. plus the Daviess County Fair dates, marriage licenses, court notes, and insurance reassignments in Sullivan Indiana.
W H Griffin, chief of the fair ground police, discharged duties with warm praise as his force deported themselves excellently. Griffin worked day and night to ensure smooth proceedings. Murray Crawley and Cland Crowder rode bicycles to Terre Haute at over ten miles an hour, signaling a forthcoming bicycle year and future glory for Sullivan riders.
Marshal Lucas leads a dramatic street widening on South Court with support from the town bard while the community celebrates good order at Coffman’s grove camp meeting. Terre Haute figures feature in obituaries and events as Vincennes notes accidents, theatre plans, and Union organization drives.
Dr J F Berry nephew of Sheriff Jerry died suddenly on Monday while caring for typhoid stricken family members. In moments before death he cried out that he was ill and asked to send for Dr Lisman, indicating he felt unable to continue.
A jury convicts fourteen year old Bede Jewell of whipping Aaron Frakes and fines him. The Sullivan bar spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Shelburn expounding the law in related cases including hunting on Sunday and bathing near a house.
Princeton Democrat reports J. D. Skelton displaying a hen egg with a scene showing two dogs in combat on the fore body and heads. Reversing the egg reveals a woman throwing a right arm. The egg followed a prior dog fight between Skelton's poodle and a larger dog after a house occupant used a tool to chastise them.
L Stewart’s Sons receive commissions of appointment for the Old Reliable companies once represented by I Stewart and will continue the business at the old stand over Sol Goodman’s store. Their long established reputation as the county’s most reliable agency is pledged to keep providing prompt fair adjustments and satisfaction for honest losses.
A letters page extols Gems for the Fireside as the best book of its class with exquisite selections. Critics W. A. Ber W. A. Crawtorp and M S Huavenniner commend its merit and urge purchase for chaice literature lovers.
At the Southern Exposition Sullivan County presents an exceptional display compiled by Prof. John W. Spencer of Sullivan. The exhibit includes fourteen wheat varieties, five oats types, twenty three grasses, a six foot clover, a twenty foot corn cluster, coal samples with a geological map, and Carboniferous fossils plus fruit destroying insects, drawing high praise from visitors.
New Lebanon notes a Sunday school reorganization planned for next Sunday. Local updates include trips by Y B Springer to Kansas and a wedding anticipated soon. Burials for Nellie Hunt and a child of Emery Barco are reported, with multiple visits and travel updates from residents.
A bustling columnlike snapshot recounts town life with satire and local color. Remarks on Bella Moore next Tuesday, Dr John Phillips bets on the Plumed Knight, Guthrie Eaton and cigarette capacity, Nelse Wilkey’s real estate boom, and daily post office crowds. It notes jail vacancy, Nev Crowder’s political trajectory, and sheriff candidates Lem Willis and Tom Burton visiting Antelope Valley. An Irishman Pat OBrien finds campaign papers littering his yard amid Know Nothing and tariff era chatter and a humorous tale of burning a cache of political documents.
John W. Smith returned from Texas Saturday. Charley Edwards came home from Kansas last week. John W. Edwards sold his farm to Thomas Spencer for 32.50 per acre. James B. Patten will address south Jefferson at the John Shake school house next Saturday night September 27. Alvin Harbin plans to move to Stoddard county Missouri with C. Hinkle. Democrats raised a pole last Friday two feet base and 137 feet long. Adventists meetings drew readers. John Sisson thinks of joining to rest two days. John C. Briggs speaks Thursday October 2. Public urged to attend as he discusses issues clearly. Si Ellis burned 150 bushels wheat and 200 bushels oats due to a spark from the engine. Union correspondent allegedly misrepresented Democratic party in the township. pole raise events explained. Republicans held three speeches in town. Greene from Aurora misrepresented pensioning rebel soldiers. George Riley spoke in the grove to about thirty or forty hearers. Arthur Holmes of Sullivan spoke to about a dozen voters. Jefferson.
Local items report Ed Hill resuming a Mason's post, flour selling at 55 cents a sack, and a sick Captain in Abs. Cluggage’s district. The county house is being renovated, Star Paint Co. works, and porksteaks lead Crowder’s market. Town life includes quiet streets, a post office lobby scene, a pump purchase, and a troubled girl seeking church support after a harsh remark from peers.
Gov. John J. Kinkead sails for Sitka to take command of Alaska Territory with staff including M. C. Hillyer A. T. Lewis I. W. Haskett Col. J. A. Thrie Henry Slater and Navy Captain N. E. Nichols. The Pinta carries two 12 pound howitzers and a Gal ling gun and 25 Marines are stationed at Sitka. AWrangel court may be held next month with eight cases awaiting trial.
Reports say Germany negotiating with Spain to purchase Ferdinand Po Island. Other items note Earl Dufferin named viceroy of India, a fatal train collision near Locle, and varied international updates on war, politics, and disease.
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