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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
5
Graysville reports the first street oiling to reduce dust, seen as a clear benefit. Local residents note visitors and travels, with obituaries and a pasture cleanup warning from G W Nowlin for blackberry pickers.
Mr and Mrs Bert Miller spent Sunday at Wm C Millers. Frank Hawtin of near Olive Branch will move into his fathers house here this week. Nancy Goins of Sullivan visits Henry Asrey. Wiley Gambill and family of Sullivan visit Hezzie Gambill. Wm Brewer and family spend Sunday with Ern Hammond of Dugger. Rhodes and Gambill families visit Everett Rhodes and family. Carl Gambill returns home from visit with sister Mrs Clinton Johnson of Primto. Wiley Miller and family and Mrs Harold Headley and children visit Frank Leveque. Everett Rhodes and Willie Brewer fish at Richland Creek near Bloomfield. report good luck. George Barnes and family have moved from our community.
Mr and Mrs QO Turner and their children returned from Trinity Springs after a week away. Walter Julian Geo Britton and families spent a week at the springs. Steve Klinger and W J Williams attended Ebenezer M E church. Rev Gilbert from Harvey Illinois preached for the 2nd Baptist. Edgar Lyons and Miss Mable Marlow visited Danville Indiana. A surprise for Alvin Stark north of town drew about seventy five guests with singing and speeches led by Lee Gritton. Stark family plans to move to Vigo county.
Mrs Newton Plummer and her daughter Ida of Indianapolis are visiting her sister Mrs Jake Booker and other relatives this week.
Social notes list neighbors dining with the Trimble family including Frank Cox Kate Walters Ivy Lena Nan Cox Nellie Mason Betsy Shake and Rush Trimble. Others at various dinners include W L Shake Betsy Shake near Paxton and Paul Near Delpha McCammon. A fish fry at Hiatts Ferry drew Ben Trimble Marion Bishop Ray Jones and more.
Mr. McComes of Marco began grading for the rock road Monday. Mrs. Margaret Cooksey and Mrs. Margaret McClung attended a Sunday school rally at Indian Prairie with James Townsley and Zilpha Dot Charley and Carl Jackson. Nelson Padgett lost a valuable cow last Saturday. Floyd Page moved into Nelson Padgett’s house. Albert Price and Goldie Hagerman were married last Monday. Walden Padgett and Delcy Allen wed on Wednesday. Mart Shoptoun assists Homer Montague in his shop. Dr. Plummer of Dagger tended sick stock for a couple of days last week. Aus Medley and family moved to Linton last Thursday. Frank Hale fears rain will hinder hauling watermelons.
Willis Farrand and family visited Chas Woodsmall while Daniel Peak is ill. John Douglas and family traveled to Sullivan. C B Witherer moved to a Terre Haute farm. Rev Blakeman to preach Bethel next weekend. Edna Stivers and Burl Stivers family visited several neighbors. Beatrice Thompson and Karl Bevis drove out Sunday. Hinkle Eslinger went to Indianapolis for a few days.
A series of short local notes from Merom and nearby areas recount visits and social calls. Names include the Corders Raleys Bogards Hopper Pinkston Lemons Pierson Myers and Allen with multiple Saturday and Sunday visits and a new player piano purchase. Crops are reported very short due to rain.
Howard of Pleasantville spent Saturday night with John Hopper then traveled to Illinois Sunday morning with watermelons. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown of New Lebanon visited Mr. and Mrs. John Hopper on Thursday.
Sullivan County merchants reported strong customer response for a first Dollar Day event last Saturday. Buyers enjoyed unusual one dollar offers from perfume to pianos and shopkeepers urged wider countywide advertising before a planned next sale.
Mr BE S Lopez of Marilla New York says Bucklen's Arnica salve heals all cuts burns wounds and sores. Keep it handy for burns and wounds and it helps prevent lockjaw. Available from Joe K Smock & Son at 25 cents at your druggist.
The Public Library will close for two weeks from August 10 to August 24. YMCA meetings will proceed as usual each Monday evening in the library's Assembly room. Alice M. Burns, Librarian.
James K. Wilson, a noted Haddon township farmer, was in the city yesterday for a business call at the Union. He was en route home after visiting his daughter Mrs. Charles Pirtle south of town.
A local Bloomington Star column items satire rural life in town. Stories note a watermelon patch hunt, a broken bottle incident, a wooden leg incident, liquor suspicions, social events, a missionary luncheon, shopping and ramage sale, a traveling horse doctor, Union underwear, a Congressional record wrapper, Lazarus in hades sermon, a one armed barber shop, a platform dance and heat disturbed sleeping.
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