Tragedy at Farmersburg Tile Plant Ends in Death
Charles Nelson thirty five year old foreman at the Farmersburg Brick and Tile plant owned by Lash and Birlingmier was crushed to death Wednesday afternoon in a clay mixing machine. His body wedged between a pulley and the frame as gear and belt failed prompting shut down. Nelson leaves a wife and four children and a sorrowing family as the community mourns a hard working Christian man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nelson
Farmersburg
Lash & Birlingmier
Nelson
Riggs
Shelburn
Farmersburg News
Link Adams
Melvin Shoemaker
Charley
Shoemaker
Allen
Mr. Nelson
Tressie
Herbert
Inez
Vera
Merom College Head Proposes to Retire
Merom Indiana November 22 1914 the Merom Christian College announces President Daniel Albright Long plans to retire after commencement to allow a new dean and president to be chosen the board votes to sell Wilkinson land to pay debts and fund a memorial while expressing gratitude for four years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merom College
Merom
Daniel Albright Long
Merom Christian College
Union Christian College
G. W. Buff
D. A. Epperson
Wilkinson
T. M. Meeker
Indiana
Illinois
Quiet titles and foreclosures in county court docket
Susan M. Roberts and others sue for quiet title. Gerthel Pool and Elijah E. Kelley also for quiet title. Buck versus Deever. Bedwell suits for divorce. Blevins sues Gott. Buckles forecloses mechanic lien. Chaney guardian petitions to sell real estate. Curtis versus Tie & Stone Co et al forecloses lien. Bert Thompson sues for damages and money had and received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan M. Roberts
Maggie F. Reintzes
Gerthel Pool
Elijah E. Kelley
William D. Buck
Ina Deever
William M. Bedwell
Malinda Bedwell
William A. Blevins
Della J. Gott
John C. Chaney
Guardian
Martha A. Barker
Ethel
Pinch Confronts Outsider Over Advertisement for a Boy
A London Opinion remark laments an outsider who sent a letter to a paper seeking a boy to replace a worker. The speaker expresses acceptance of being fired but condemns the behavior as improper and wounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Opinion
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office 1914
Unclaimed letters as of November 25 1914 in Sullivan Indiana listed for men and women. Two weeks remain before sending to the Dead Letter Office. One cent due on each letter. Advertised letters must be called by stating advertised. W E Aydelotts P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Crawford
Charles Kable
Ben Morney
Mary E. Rose
Kate Gents
Woodsmall Case Practically Ended in Local Court
Samuel Woodsmall of Shelburn faces an end to his conspiracy to defraud case after two Sullivan circuit court trials. The charges stem from claims that a detective planned to arrest Mills’s son for incendiarism unless paid. The matter has bounced to the supreme court twice and now will be stricken from the docket and reinstated on motion by either side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodsmall
Samuel Woodsmall
Shelburn
Louella Mills
Sullivan
Woodstrall
Charles Riggs
Henry Davey
Carmi
Riggs
Illinois
Supreme Court
Lee Bays
Hunt & Gambill
Broken Leg Mending for Local Man David Watson
David Watson of north of Meroia visited the city Monday. He suffered a broken leg about three months ago when a team he was driving became frightened at a train. He can get about on crutches, though the fracture has taken long to mend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Watson
North of
Meroia
Mr. Watson
Bethany Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Birth
Miss Nancy Carrico visits with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shake. Lynder Pirtle and family attend Bethany meeting and dine with Mr. and Mrs. Chas Alsman. Bertie Dunbar from Carlisle stays with James Dunbar's family. Frank Shake, Frank Corbin, and Albert Hoke return from Indianapolis grand lodge. James Adams and wife welcome a baby girl. Dinner guests include Frank Cox family, Ben Shake, Kate Walters and daughter Iva, Hazel Lambert, Maude Hilderbrand, Betsy Shake, and John Trimble. Bailey McConnell adds a furnace to his basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Nancy Carrico
Clyde Shake
Lynder Pirtle
Chas. Alsman
Bertie Dunbar
Carlisle
James Dunbar
Frank Shake
Frank Corbin
Albert Hoke
Indianapolis
Grand Lodge
James Adams
Perry Clayton
Frank Cox
Near Sullivan
Ben Shake
Paxton
Kate Walters
Iva
Hazel Lambert
Maude Hilderbrand
Betsy Shake
John Trimble
Bailey McConnell
Local Social Notes From Shelburn and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Elmer Carrico were in Shelburn one day last week. Miss Pearl McCammon is staying with Mr and Mrs Albert Booker and family. Miss Della Hilderbrand spent last week with Mr and Mrs Scott Yates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Carrico
Shelburn
Pearl McCammon
Albert Booker
Della Hilderbrand
Scott Yates
Douglas Chapel Sees Large Sunday Turnout
A large crowd attended church at Douglas Chapel Sunday night. Visits include Charles Woodsmall and a family with John Douglas, and Orval Wilson of Terre Haute paying a call on Miss Inez Douglas. Mrs. Bolinger of Sullivan and a Wisconsin daughter visit the Ring household. Drilling on John Ring's farm halted due to the cold snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Chapel
Charles Woodsmall
John Douglas
Sam O’neal
Willis Slader
Ruby Thompson
William O’neals
John Ring
Orval Wilson
Terre Haute
Inez Douglas
Mary Bolinger
Sullivan
Wisconsin
Miners Affected by Caledonia Collapse and Local News
Winter weather slows mine work at Caledonia as Everett Hale dies from a slate fall. Hale laid to rest in Hickory Cemetery after burial in Sullivan. Grandma Wilson improves slowly, while Dale Moore relocates west of Farnsworth. The Peerless mine may restart soon. Long's chapel hosts protracted meeting. Community notices include farm moves, theft, funerals, and a planned wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Everett Hale
Sullivan
Dugger
Hickory
Grandma Wilson
Dale Moore
Andy Alsman
Farnsworth
Andy Smallwood
Long’s Chapel
Brother Adams
Bessie Harlow
Ada Burton
Buck Harlow
Bill Burton
Rush McCammon
Ammerman & Wright
Ellen Hixon
Farmersburg
Harry Davis
Maxwell
Ethel Kennady
Nora Smith
Lavena of
Ollie Moore
Charley Neal
Big Springs Social and Church News Highlights
Emerson Watson and family visited with Mrs Shaw's group in Merom. Merom residents Mrs Josie Miles and Jennie Page joined Sunday school and dinner at Mary Medsker. Irma and Edna Pounds attended Kirk Phillips's oldest daughter's funeral in Fairbanks. Dr A D Long to preach Thanksgiving sermon at Big Springs with community dinner. James Durham and Martha Durham hosted after Oxford trip. attendees included Ross Turman, Elmer Harrison, and others. Harve Woodard funeral attended by James and Martha Durham, and Emerson Watson's group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Miles
Jennie Page
Merom
Mary Medsker
Corwin Phillips
Irma
Edna Pounds
Fairbanks
Kirk Phillips
Warren Watson
Lee Phillips
Q O. T. Collier
A. D. Long
James Durham
Oxford
Sullivan
Martha Durham
Ross, Turman
Emerson Watson
Elmer Harrison
Martha
Laura Durham
Ray
Harve Woodard
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Daniel Albright
Glennville
Sullivan Union and Friends
Alice B. Weir
Weir
Methodist Church
Ludowici
Allison
Waycross
J. Kicklighter
Siv
S. & H. Green
E. A. Billman
Bostonians
Maxwell-Cowles
Gertie Alumbaugh
George Wright
Billy
Big Springs
Mrs. Shaw
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