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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
8
Special correspondence from Dugger reports a minor fire scare on Main Street with quick rescue by the town’s nook and ladder crew. The piece notes a busy social week with visits, fairs, and several locals in and out of town, plus Dugger and Washington baseball action and a Vincennes trip schedule.
Mrs Philip Walters visits her parents in Terre Haute. Miss Daisy McAnally visits Dugger relatives. Hymera teachers attend institute in Sullivan. James Funkhouser goes to Terre Haute. Cora and Lulu Branson visit Mrs John Flowers in Indianapolis. Andrew Cook and grandchildren Foster and Rexford Miles visit Hymera. Glenna and Blanche Funkhouser visit Rockville. Sidewalks begun on principal streets. About thirty teams hired for S I railroad work. Raphael Mahan and Marvy McAnally wed at bride’s home last Friday. Best wishes them.
Chas Bassett of Francisco and various visitors were noted in town last week. Several families and students attended events and institute gatherings in Sullivan and Vincennes. A tent meeting on the bluff run by two lady evangelists drew good crowds each evening.
John Rankins visits Missouri then returns home last week. Terre Haute residents Ellis Ferguson Walter Morgan and families travel here for a vacation. Clem Ring suffers a severe gasoline burn at Trinity Springs. Joe Oliver family plans Washington state move. Old soldiers reunion held near Collin's Grove with large turnout. Prairie Creek ball team defeats Darwin Illinois 22 to 13. Rebekah degree work and ice cream social organized with invitations to Fairbanks and Pimento.
Local items report Frank Patton and Mrs. Fred Wernz on the sick list while James McKee improves. Merom camp meeting thrives as residents attend. Several visitors and neighbors travel, trade, and socialise across nearby towns including Hutsonville Cal Graysville Terre Haute and Indianapolis.
The Big Springs convention was well attended with twelve schools participating and a large crowd. Notable visitors included J. B. Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Will Willis of Terre Haute, and many local residents. The day featured qu
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