Graysville Church Vacancy and Local News
In Graysville Rev Case has closed church duties as the Presbyterian pulpit sits vacant for a period. Mrs Will Yager and Mrs Will Pogue with children travel between Washington and Chicago. Families from Frankfort Indiana and Terre Haute visit Graysville. Rev William Russell and family have moved in. Several locals move residence. Mrs Ryland remains in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case
Presbyterian Church
Will Yager
Washington
Will Pogue
Chicago
Hiram Thomas
Frankfort
Indiana
Wm. Russell
Chas. Bicknell
Chas. Huff
Chas. Mayfield
Jas
Jared
Kern Medsker
Brooks Watkins
Nancy Turman
Lycurgus Turman
Ruben Ransford
Terre Haute
Ryland
New Lebanon Rail Yard Incidents and Local Movements
Ab Lisman mashed foot handling railroad irons at Riverton last week. Uncle Tom Springer and wife visited son Ed in Garden City Kansas last Thursday. Lucile Coulson Guendaline Brokaw and Edith Hart nutting Saturday with good results. Jess Eaton mashed finger loading rails on a flat car last Thursday. Uncle Harvey Gill wife and daughter Stella and Wm Bennett of Terre Haute dined with John Lilly and wife Sunday. J W Philips and wife after visiting Mrs Philips father Mr McCoy returned home to Paxton Illinois Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Springer
Garden City
Kansas
Lucile Coulson
Guendaline Brokaw
Edith Hart
Jess Eaton
Harvey Gill
Stella
Wm. Bennett
Terre Haute
John Lilly
J. W. Philips
Sunday Social Notes From Merom and Corinth
Whit Moore and wife of Merom spent Sunday in the vicinity. Bro Jackson held meetings at Corinth. Chas Wilson and wife of Sullivan visited Frank Wilson. An infant son of Commodore Chastain died and was buried at Little Flock. Several locals visited kin and friends at Corinth. Some plan health trips to Denver for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whit Moore
Merom
Bro. Jackson
Corinth
Chas. Wilson
Sullivan
Frank Wilson
Amos Goodwin
Jeff Blackburn
Elory Blackburn
Wm. McKinley
Iva
Hallie
Commodore Chastain
Little Flock Cemetery
Len Taylor
Benson Chapel
Ralph Hodges
Pansy McClure
Mabel Burton
Deserter hid in a hole in Turman straws caused arrest
James Mayfield deserted from Camp Dick Thompson after a drunken spree and hid in a ground hole in Turman township. Hardy Osborn led a posse to seize him with bayonets, delivering Mayfield to Terre Haute. Mayfield later died after a life of crime and heavy drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mayfield
Graysville
Mayfield
Terre Haute
Dick Thompson
Turman Township
Sullivan County
Dan Harmon
War Department
Harmon
Home Guards
Turman
Fairbanks
Rose
Burks
The
Hamill
Hardy Osborn
Hardy
Osborn
Col. Dick Thompson
Col. Dick
McCrea
United States
Col. Thompson
Anomens
John Riggs
James R. Riggs
Hollows
York
Illinois
J. L. Durham
Dinner gathering and house fire destroy Lillie St Clair home
Dr J W Lisman and colleagues with families dined with J K Coulson Sunday. About 11 PM Saturday fire destroyed Mrs Lillie St Clair's house from a defective kitchen flue. Family asleep. house lost most contents saved only partially. Insurance valued at 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lisman
J. G. Brokaw
John Allen
Harlin Allen
J. K. Coulson
Lillie St Clair
Concord Meeting Series Draws Local Interest
The community reports a successful run of meetings at Concord amid a pleasant Indian summer. Warren Dickerson of the Narrows visited nearby Sunday and Rev. Hogan led a sermon at Douglass Chapel that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Warren Dickerson
the Narrows
Douglass Chapel
Hogan
Mt Calvary Notes and Local Appointments
John Fifer has about recovered from illness. Emory Brodie built a new barn. G J Spencer and family were in Merom on Sunday. Orlan Arnett of Mattoon visited relatives in this county. Elva Farr and family from Illinois have been visiting. L H Willis expects Western sheep consignment from Chicago this week. Charles Ridgeway completed the Wilson rock road. Mr and Mrs John Story of Linton visited G T Wilson last week. Coal drillers work on Ed Robbins farm. T M Keyhoe of Terre Haute was here buying hay. A list of Sullivan visitors includes Pete Alsman Ed Shoke and others. Congressman John C Chaney recommended John P McBride for Caledonia postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fifer
Emory Brodie
G. J. Spencer
Merom
Orlan Arnett
Mattoon
Ill
Elva Farr
Illinois
L. H. Willis
Chicago
Charles Ridgeway
Wilson Rock Road
John Story
Linton
G. T. Wilson
Ed Robbins
T. M. Keyhoe
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Pete Alsman
Ed Shoke
Sam Burch
David Bedwell
David Graham
John Harlow
Mel Creager
Clarence Spencer
Ed Dailey
Dan Purcell
Lem Willis
John, Bluford
Anthony
Oliver Robbins
Ewes for Sale by W. Sco Deer Head in Fairbanks
Forty breeding ewes aged two and three years are offered for sale at four dollars fifty cents per hundredweight. Seller W Sco Deer Head located in Fairbanks Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.sco
P Fairbanks
Ind
Do Not Always Trust Your Ears and See for Yourself
A county friend with two fine colts misreads a street scene as a peddler passes, while a sales pitch extols the Quick Meal steel range. The tale contrasts listening with seeing and urges inspection of bargains rather than rumor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Lebanon
Ab Lisman
Riverton
C. O. Thornberry
Clint Murdock
Arthur Willis
Jack Brokaw
Mae Wilson
Grace McClure
D. H. Lovelace
Shelburn
Lovelace
Sarah Land
Russell Davis
Oscar Johnson
Perry Hayden
Denver
Colo
Severa
Knights of the Golden Circle
Hardy Born
Julius Hatry & CO
J. B. Mullane
South Main Street
Citizens’ Trust Company
EATON
Scott Gity
H. J. Hamilton
Hymera
M. H. Hamilton
Gus Clouse
Virginia
Wm. Hough
Frank Chowning
MT. Calvary
John C. Chaney
John P. McBride
Caledonia
Mattix, Turman & Riggs
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