Grayville Community Notes From a Quiet Week
Graysville reports calm weather and daily sounds like a self binder. Visitors include Judge Buff and wife, E G Caruthers and wife, Homer Lester and family, and Mrs W R Turman with children. Revs Taylor and Weigle lead a tabernacle meeting. Various locals hosted guests from San Francisco to Seymour and Danville. attendance at services at Big Springs and Bethany noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buff
E. G. Carruthers and
James Taylor
Chas. Weigle
Olen James
San Francisco
Elsie Shields
Prairie news items and social notes from Ring area
Miss Jennie Aynerson of Terre Haute visits relatives here. Allie Kester spends weekend in Terre Haute. Othello Yeager Josie Watson Grant Piety Leona Yeager visit Merom. Prof. Kessel of Terre Haute visits relatives here. Middletown beat Shelburn 11 to 12. Clarence Pinkston in Graysville last week. R F Davis in Terre Haute Saturday. Young people party at Ring Bros hall with large crowd. Otis Weir and wife visit relatives. Ring Bros to remodel hall and add a piano. Aaron Hayhurst returns from Virginia. Miss Lela Ring comes home for summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Aynerson
Terre Haute
Allie Kester
Othello Yeager
Josie Watson
Grant Piety
Leona Yeager
Merom
Prof. Kessel
Middletown
Shelburn
Clarence Pinkston
Graysville
R. F. Davis
Ring Bros. Hall
Otis Weir
Ring Bros
Aaron Hayhurst
Virginia
Miss Lela Ring
Rain Gracefully Falls as Small-Town News Unfolds
Fairbanks reports a needed rain on Friday and local social notes from Merom to Graysville. Several youths attend a band concert. holiness meeting and visits fill the week with neighbors calling on Ethel Ransford and Miss Ora Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom
Graysville
Allison Wisner
Ethel Ransford
Lorena Patton
Bob Davis
Sullivan
Kingsley Chapel
Flo Coppage
John Foutz
Ruby Drake
Mary Foutz
Orlena Lester
Adisa Bicknell
Kingsley
Shiloh News Social Notes From Local Families
Ceph Beck and family near Freelandville visited relatives in our locality Sunday. Ben Figg and family also spent Sunday with relatives here. Robert Richard visited relatives in our community. Jesse Page was in Dugger earlier this week. James Driver and wife from Sullivan were mentioned in the notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James South
Sullivan
Henry Miller
George Bennett
Linton
Bro. Denney
Bethany
Ceph Beck
Freelandville
Ben Figg
Robert Richard
Jesse Page
Dugger
Wheat harvests, visits, and gatherings in Big Springs
Wheat harvest is in full blast as locals report visits from Martha and Joseph Durham in Sullivan and other regional residents. Attendees at Graysville church and supper gatherings at J W Watson's reflect a busy social week. Ernest Jones helps harvest. Children’s Day exercises drew a large crowd with a $11 collection for home missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Johnson
Martinsville
Steve Newlin
Hutsonville
Medsker
Ernest Jones
Merom
Warren Watson
Briggs White Wedding In Sullivan Cottage
Miss Bertha Briggs and Robert P. White were married Saturday evening at the bride's mother's home on South Court street Sullivan. Rev. Dr. W. H. Grim performed the ceremony in the presence of relatives and friends. The couple left for a Western trip and will reside in a newly furnished cottage on South Court street after August first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Briggs
Robert P. White
Josephine F. Briggs
South Court Street
W. H. Grim
Sullivan
White
Sullivan Union
Shelburn Defeats Pixleys in High-Scoring Showdown
Shelburn defeated the Pixleys of Terre Haute 12 to 2 in Shelburn on June 17. Fehl delivered a sensational stop as Shelburn built a large early lead, with key hits from O Connell and Hirschfield and a strong pitching effort by Smith. Attendance was about 500 as Umpire Ladson presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelburn
Pixleys
Terre Haute
Fehl
RHE Shelburn
Smith
Buckley
Cassidy
Johnson
O’connell
Hirschfield
Wheeler
West Linton Tops Dugger in Ten Inning Tilt
West Linton defeated Dugger 8 to 5 in ten innings at Linton on June 17. A highlight was Mur dock hitting a home run. Score shows Linton 8 runs on 8 hits with 2 errors. Dugger 5 runs on 3 hits with 1 error. Batteries Nolan and Murdock vs Harding and Taylor. Umpire King. Attendance 386. Time not reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
West Linton
Dugger
Murdock
Nolan
Harding
Taylor
King
Sullivan Elks Defeat Hymera In Local Baseball Game
Sullivan Elks beat Hymera Elks 10 to 8 at Coffman s Park on Friday afternoon. Booth and Dale pitched for Sullivan with Mikesell for Hymera. Lineup includes Stratton Finney Dale Reed and Beasley among others. Attendance reported with umpiring by Star and Sareen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffman’s Park
Sullivan Elks
Hymera Elks
Booth
Dale
Sullivan
Mikesell
Hymera R.stratton
Finney Dale
Mikesell Chaney
Bate Barclay B.crowder
Battman Sparrow
Reed H. Crowder
Beasley Booth
Plew Eaton Cone Ee Batey
Martin and
Sareen
Library Hours and Notable Cheering-Up Books
The library lists hours Monday to Friday 9 to 12 and 1 30 to 6 30 with Saturday 12 30 to 5 30 and 6 30 to 9. New titles include Bruner Short Sixes Clemens Innocents Abroad Cotes American Girl in London Dunne Observations of Mr Dooley Habberton H elen s Babies 5 Harland Cardinals Snuff Holmes Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Jerome Three Men in a Boat Loomis Cheerful Americans Lorimer Letters from a Self made Merchant to His Son Schultz Colette Stockton Rudder Grange Wells Her Ladyship s Elephant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruner
Clemens—Innocents
Cotes
London
Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Habberton
Helen
Harland—Cardinal
Holmes
Jerome
Loomis
Lorimer
Schultz
Colette Stockton
Rudder Grange
Wells
Local marriage licenses issued to several couples
George James Welch and Ida Belle Montague. James Edgar Hux and Ercy Adelaide Merrill. Noah Orval Hollingsworth and Gertrude Robbins. Albert Brown Pitcher and Florence Eunice Norris. Alfred Henry Mankedick and Eliza Jane Black. Robert Pearce White and Bertha Bowman Briggs. James Othwell Bryan and Eva Blanche McClanahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George James Welch
Ida Belle Montague
James Edgar Hux
Ercy Adelaide Merrill
Noah Orval Hollingsworth
Gertrude Robbins
Albert Brown Pitcher
Florence Eunice Norris
Alfred Henry Mankedick
Eliza Jane Black
Robert Pearce White
Bertha Bowman Briggs
James Othwell Bryan
Eva Blanche McClanahan
Acker Store Sold. Account Sent to Attorney for Collection
The accounts of Jonas Acker who has sold his store are placed in the hands of attorney Walter F. Wood for collection. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted are urged to settle at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonas Acker
Walter F. Wood
Miner Injured In Glendora Tail-Chain Accident
Jesse Mode a Glendora driver slipped from the tail-chain Monday and the car passed over his legs. He was taken to St Anthony's hospital Terre Haute with serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Mode
Glendora
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Terre Haute
Women ferry travelers ashore at Boulogne in a storm
A nineteenth century traveler describes landing at Boulogne when the boat struck ground in breakers and a throng of women jumped in to carry passengers to shore. He notes surprise at their methods and how those at the stern were sprayed by waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Boulogne
Sacre
Effect of Color on Plants
A report notes that red glass makes a plant grow very tall and spindly. Green glass gives a similar but milder effect. Blue glass appears to suppress or dwarf vegetable growth.
Local Notables and Visits Across Town and Regions
City notices list residents and visitors including Mrs Lon VanBuskirk of Palestine Texas who will return home Tuesday Barbershop owner Tilden Howard sells to C B Bolinger and departs for former home travelers Jack McCracklin J Hosea Anderson J W Chowning Barney McCoy Grace Harper H V Stark Mary Siner Renick Miss Clara Hill James Sharpe and others visit Sullivan Terre Haute Farmersburg Newton and Wabash Junior Order decorates graves and townsfolk remark on released visitors and soda cap Ginger curiosity context omitted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon VanBuskirk
Palestine
Texas
Tilden Howard
C. B. Bolinger
Jack McCracklin
England
J. W. Chowning
Fairbanks
Barney McCoy
Grace Harper
Trinity Springs
H. V. Stark
Mary Siner
A. Renick
Terre Haute
Jess McCrocklin
Wabash
Clara Hill
Thos. Burris
Newton
Amanda Tichenor
Ginger
Nunley
Kirkham
Siner
Dr King's New Life Pills Proclaimed Cure For Constipation Alarming
An alarming situation from neglected bowels and liver leads to chronic constipation. Dr King's New Life Pills are praised as gentle regulators of stomach and bowels. Sold by Joe K. Smock for 25 cents. Also noted: six cattle heads offered for sale two miles south of Sullivan on Dugger road by J. M. Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Ind
Dr. King
Joe K. Smock
Sullivan
Dugger Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homer Lester
W. R. Turman
Marshall, Ills
Flora Ransford
State Normal
Herbert Ransford
Maude Arnett
Danville
R. J. Conley
Seymour
Will Yager
Big Springs
Prairie Greek
Fairbanks RR
Ora Patton
Zena Fox
Hutsonville, Ills
Lillie Walters
al Davis
Providence
Boss Lester
Clair Carrithers
Shiloh
James Driver
Martha Durham
Joseph Durham
O. T. Collier
Olan James
California
George Bicknell
Dr. Durham
Rev. Moore
Graysville Presbyterian Church
C. B. Hershey
W. H. Martin
U. C. College
Maude Knoop
Christiansburg
Ohio
Zora Faught
Annapolis
Ill
J. W. Watson
Will Moore
the Narrows
Kentucky
Briggs-White
Pixley
Hymera
Miner
Woods
Clothier
Tyler Co
Texan
Texas Land Development
Dallas, Tex
Turman Township
Sullivan County
Graysville Street
Public Square
Avondale Place
Davis Hotel
Sullivan, Ind
A. E. Hazelrigg
Scowles
Oxfords
Crossetts
J. Hosea Anderson
James Sharpe
Farmersburg
J. F. Myers
John Lewis
Alvie Lane
R. P. White
J. M. Roberts
DR. Lindley
Oss
George Raley
Mr. Raley
Chas. Bosstick
South Side
Douthitt
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