Faithful correspondence from Farmersburg community notes
OUR CORRESPONDENTS. FARMERSBURG. Danny Dorsey returning from DePauw University for spring vacation visits Rhoda Darby and Zula Shears. Various residents travel to Terre Haute Shelburn Sullivan and Paxton. A series of M E church meetings led by Rev Olenslager from Ohio begin Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Dorsey
DePauw University
Rhoda Darby
Zula Shears
M. E
Olenslager
Ohio
Anna Springer
Sullivan
McClanahan
Gaskins
Taylor Gaskins
Shelburn
Maggie Lane
Crary
Jim Walters
Paxton
Fairbanks Notes on Local Stockholders and Meetings
Mrs. Brook Wilson is very sick at the present. Levi Johnson and Eli Thomp son are two new stockholders in the telephone company. A meeting of the stockholders of the French Coach Horse Co. was held here Saturday afternoon. E. O. Horner will help Assessor Peacher with his work this year. The first township examination will be held next Saturday. Perley Booth is the proud possessor of a new buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Wilson
Levi Johnson
Eli Thompson
French Coach Horse Co
E. O. Horner
Peacher
Perley Booth
Local church notes and a quiet wedding
E C Pogue was unable to teach Friday but Miss Clara Scott stood in. Rev O Neil preached at Hunt church. Telephone company directors met Saturday evening. Rev Daugherty moved his Methodist appointment from Sunday night to afternoon. Arthur B Horner and Bertha Fox were quietly married Saturday 8 p m at the Drake home by Squire Harmon with relatives present and a candy and cake reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Pogue
Clara Scott
O’neil
Hunt Church
Telephone c Company
Daugherty
Methodist Church
Arthur B. Horner
Bertha Fox
Willis Drake
Squire Harmon
Wheat prospects brighten in Staffordshire area report
The writer notes very fine wheat prospects and occasional egg availability for meals. Local social notes mention a Graysville play, trips by Gus Ransford and Mrs Drake to Terre Haute, and J B McKinney enjoying strong local trade. Roads are in poor shape but optimism remains. Tom Cox has rented James property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graysville
Gus Ransford
H. C. Drake
Terre Haute
J. B. McKinney
Sullivan
Nevés
Tom Cox
James
Miles Family Plans Move to Wabash Banks
A farewell note laments the Miles Cox family leaving for a new home along the Wabash. The text condemns social double standards between poor and wealthy women, arguing money hides vice for the rich while poverty exposes virtue to judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Mr. Cox
Wabash
Small Town Notes From Shelburne and Sullivan
May Irwin visited Sullivan during the week while the Mutual Telephone Co distributed poles in town. The Old Fiddlers contest moves to March 27. Various residents including Mesdames Kehoe Linn Cummins and Miss Harper visit or arrive from nearby cities. The Eastern Stars defer their entertainment to April and the band contemplates an upcoming show. Small pox has not reached our town and Dr Nellans returned from Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Irwin
Sullivan
Mutual Telephone Co
Baron Martin
Terre Haute
Will Gaskins
Will Bolinger
Cunningham
Sullivan Times
Indianapolis
Mesdames
Billy Johns
Charley Cummins
Farmersburg
A. J. Nellans
Grace Harper
Epworth League Holds Regular Meeting Sunday Evening
Epworth League held its regular meeting Sunday evening. Charley Nesbit visited his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Charley Nesbit
Community Notes From Palmer's Prairie District
Palms Prairie correspondents report social visits and birthdays at Bailey school. Ada Davis celebrates sixteenth birthday with gifts and refreshments while Osa Graham plans Chicago medical college. Local residents attend church, move stores, and host events as M W A purchases property and a play draws a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Jessie McDonald
Bailey School
Maggie Wyman
Osa Graham
Rox Ia Bylew
Elsie Hendrix
John Wilson
Sherburn
Grover McClanahan
Jackson Hill
Lou McCullough
Dugger
Mary
Eva Davis
Ada Davis
Maggie
Aman
Goldie Tipton
Roxia Bylew
Claud Rains
Herschel Ford
Dave Hummel
Chas. Tipton
Ada
Albert Davis
Billy McClanahan
Floyd Rusher
Prairie
Chicago
Jesse Wilson
Terre Haute
Reverend T K Willis Returns From Vincennes
Reverend T K Willis returned Friday from Vincennes where he had been visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.K. Willis
Vincennes
Wanted A Furnished Room by Young Man in Good Standing
A notice seeks a furnished room from a well regarded young man close to downtown. Contact P O box 92. In town, Welborn and Mosier of Princeton review the Bayard building and plan to move their stock of gent’s furnishings and clothing. John Mosier, formerly a resident here, is Maude Crowder’s brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
Messrs. Welborn and Mosier
Princeton
Bayard
Vincennes
Mosier
John Mosier
Maude Crowder
Woods Ready-to-Wear Claims Hand Tailoring Quality
The ad asserts Woods clothes are hand tailored like custom work yet available off the shelf. It promises superior craft and invites readers to view the display in the west window before purchase. The copy emphasizes confidence in Woods to deliver on the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wood
Woods
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