Charles Mayfield Dies After Long Illness
Former county sheriff Charles Mayfield died Thursday after a long illness. He served the county in the public safety role and was widely known in the community for his decades of service.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
8
Death of Charles Mayfield longtime Sullivan county figure
Charles Mayfield a former county sheriff and railroad employee died Thursday night at his Sullivan home after a lengthy illness from Brights disease. He had served as sheriff from 1898 to 1902 and held various local posts including marshal of Sullivan and street commissioner. He is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral services were held Sunday with burial at Center Ridge. The article also documents the history of Hiram Lodge No. 18 Carlisle and its charter, listing past worshipful masters since 1821 and noting its current status and proposed revival as Carlisle Lodge No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mayfield
Bright
Mayfield
Harry Mayfield
BE. & T. H. Railroad
Wes
Frank Mayfield
Sullivan
Index Store
The
Christian Church
Knights of the Maccabees
Ruby Mayfield
Edward Stitzel
George Mitchell
Jasonville
Dick Mayfield
Kansas City
Nick Mayfield
Milton A. Haddon
Hiram Lodge
Carlisle
Haddon
Indianapolis
John Wheeler
Jerusalem
F. & A. M. Carlisle
Ind
Grand Lodge
Corydon
James Nash
James B. Wasson
William C. Wattersey
William M. Purdy
Job M. Baker
John W. Davis
John W.davis
Lodge
Congress
China
Hiram Lodge No. 18
Grand Lode
Carlisle Lodge
LL. D
Sullivan County
Carlisle Lodge No
William R. Haddon
W. M
James K. O’haver
S. W
Alexander Trigg
Carlisle Lodge No. 3
J. K. O'Haver
William M. Akin
William M.akin
Albert van Fossen
William M. Mertyn
David C. Nickerson
William M. Martyn
G. G. M. Arnold
John Akin
Johns. Akin
John 8. Akin
John S. Ak
Wife of minister asks for divorce in circuit court
Minnie Wagoner files divorce suit against George O. Wagoner former Graysville pastor now with an oil firm in Terre Haute residing in Sullivan alleging unfaithfulness and naming Flora Freed in a statutory offense she seeks divorce alimony of 500 and custody of their 14 year old daughter. Attorney Walter F. Wood represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Wagoner
Methodist Church
Graysville
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Minnie Wagoner
Flora
Freed
Wagoners
Wagoner
Mattix
Walter F. Wood
Former Carlisle man dies by his own hand in Terre Haute
Frank J. Wilson 43, painter and paper hanger, drank poison in the Terre Haute Loan Company office after domestic troubles. Witnesses recount competing motives including debt, a supposed California move, and a threatened divorce, with Wilson dying later at St Anthony's Hospital and burial planned in Carlisle. He leaves a widow and two sons, with his parents and a Carlisle brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Wilson
Terre Haute Loan Company
South Seventh Street
D. R. Reynolds
Wilson
Reynolds
F. W. Shaley
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Callahan and Hunter
Carlisle
Ind
Russell
Wilford
Robert Wilson
Los Angeles
Cal
Alonzo
Decorators and ‘Paperhangers’ Union
Modern Wire Fencing for Poultry on Farms
Farmers can keep fowls from garden areas with neat modern poultry wire fencing. Alternative colony plans place henhouses away from buildings, trading eggs directly to gain higher returns. Dressing birds on the farm and selling on order can yield better prices than live sales.
Scratch Shed Plan For Small Poultry Keepers
The article describes a simple laying house and scratch shed design for a backyard poultry keeper. It references D. C. R. Hoff of Neshantic New Jersey and provides example dimensions like a 10x18 ground with a 10x10 scratching pen, noting that the layout must fit the available lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. R. Hoff
Neshantic
N. J
Poultry Feeding Notes From a Historical Guide
The text discusses using the comb as a health indicator for chickens and encourages varied foods to boost hen appetite. It advises starting with Pekins, warns ducklings against getting wet before a good feather coat, and notes that compact poultry houses reduce construction costs. It also mentions ducks as heavy eaters and critiques water access.
Seed Saving by Clover Planting on Acreage
Farmers can save seed by sowing clover at 8 percent of a bushel per acre on 7 acres. With 25 acres, savings exceed 315.00, nearly a quarter of drill cost. The plan promises better stand, less waste, and a single operation that stirs soil and boosts wheat growth.
Fragmentary Euripides Quote Sparks Debate on Beauty
The fragment discusses the Bacthae of Euripides as a last witness to a beauty whose secret is lost and the ancient mold broken, deemed almost incomprehensible and never to be repeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euripides
Gilbert Murray
Ambition and Gender Roles Describe Early Child Observation
An old manuscript fragment notes a three year old boy named Richard watching a woman attempt to crow, reflecting on masculine attitudes shaping feminine ambition in early years. The text depicts social expectations and child behavior without clear resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Myard
Quick Mustard Plaster Recipe Clipped Note
A trained nurse advises a simple mustard plaster method using a thick bread slice dipped briefly in hot water then spread with egg white and dusted with mustard to prevent blistering. This casual tip appears in a London clipping following a fragment about Jimmie and a handwritten note.
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Gourty
Richard M. Whalen
A. V. Minich
George W. Pirtie
Joe T. Akin
Frank Minich
Salathiel Boone
Frank Willis
George E. Douthitt
Riley
Allen
Poultry House
Springer & Carrithers
Lindley
Interurban
TOR
Timothy Meadows
Turman
Jimmie
London
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