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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1882
Page
5
Bulletin of local people and events includes visits and movements of named residents, a severe hail storm with property damage near Carlisle and New Lebanon, weather impact on Hazelton region, church revival notes, and political chatter from the Knox county area.
A quartz piece allegedly fallen from clouds after Friday hail is shown by John W. Canary. Mack Hunt narrowly misses a large hail stone. Reports of accidents, a storm unroofing two houses near Pax-ton, and town politics include bonds for new town officers. A Newfoundland-like note on a patient’s laudanum incident closes the column.
Citizens are called to meet Thursday evening May 11 to plan Decoration Day at the cemetery with full attendance requested and ladies especially invited. The Sullivan post office lists uncalled letters for May 8 1882 including GENS LIST and LADIES LIST notices. The Democratic primary chose Joshua Beasley for recorder with Beasley 769 votes and other candidates listed as reported. remaining townships had not yet reported and would not alter the outcome.
A report by James Allman claims a Willis daughter, about 13 or 14, vanished during Friday's storm while on an errand east of Paxton. Neighbors searched the area with no trace found. We cannot confirm truth and deem the report questionable. A note adds she was later located unharmed in Greene County.
The town discusses building a calaboose near unsanitary surroundings to confine inebriates and prevent harm. A severe hail storm damages crops and bridges. Joshua Beasley wins primary for recorder. Religious life, improvements, and local deaths mark a busy period with ongoing business openings and social events.
An 19th century style column parodies medical cures by touting Swayne's Ointment for clear skin and Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets. It notes cures for skin diseases and chronic ailments, with a quip about Sydney Smith and a joke about taking walks on an empty stomach. The snippet ends referencing Mason and W. G. Young & Co. as sellers.
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