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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
5
The report notes contractor Ed Carrithsr begins laying gravel on the road south of Staffordshire while Charley Riggs and family visit Terre Haute. Other items include a Narrows concrete bridge underway and various local visits, travels, and school actions among Fairbanks residents.
The town reports repair on the old gravel road and grading on the new road underway. J W Woner and son started a clover huller last week. A preliminary institute was held with teachers present. Geo Morris of Merom visited area last Thursday. Guy Dickerson and J P Martin were in town business visitors. Cyrus Pierce transacted business here last week. Several residents attended camp meeting at Sullivan. School opened last Monday. The last quarterly meeting occurred at Providence last Sunday.
Mrs August Kielblock returns home after a two week Illinois visit. Miss Mabel Lind attends a Westphalia picnic. Ed Lind and sons Wilbur and Bruce visit Linton on Thursday. A tent meeting is held locally by Christian church members. Lew Taylor works with a bridge gang in Illinois. James Risley has been ill for a few days. Corn crop outlook favorable due to rain and heat. Local youths attend Bethel Baptist Sunday school social at John Tringle's home. Schools begin Monday September 9. Ruth Hunley of Pleasantville at Dist No 12.
Successful leaders need health and energy, and Electric Bitters are praised for restoring well being. Charles B. Allen of Sylvania Georgia reports relief from rheumatism liver trouble stomach disorders and kidney issues after four bottles. Sold for 50 cents at Joe K Smock & Son.
Mrs Will George and her son Willie of Jersey City New Jersey are visiting her mother Mrs Brown and sister Mrs Pete Klash. She will return home next Saturday.
Local social notes recount community visits and travels across Merom Sullivan and surrounding towns. Residents attend conventions, teach, visit relatives, and move residences while plans to trade a piano for a horse are noted.
In the district school year opens with Hazel Murdock teaching. Local residents joined a birthday dinner for Mrs Rooks Berry on Sunday. Helen Hughes and daughter Jennie visited Edna Clark on Thursday. Frank Benson will haul lumber to Shelburn this week. Vivian Hardin spent Sunday with Fay and Fairy Benson. James Hiatt and family visited William Breedlove and family. Zibe Shields and son John spent last week at the state fair. Ed Burnett's baby remains ill. Cora Palmer’s three month old Otto Wain died Saturday and was buried at Quaker Cemetery Sunday morning.
Revival services at Concord draw crowds. Hank and Curt Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Hopewell are mentioned in a round of visits. Aunt Sarah Hopewell, turning 78, plans a family gathering next Sunday at Hayworth grove near Farmer sburg to share dinner and fellowship.
Mr and Mrs Will Myers moved from Commodore Andersons place to Shelburn. Mrs Wyatt Dix and daughter Hester visited the county seat. Mr and Mrs J W Dix of Terre Haute spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives. Mr and Mrs Lynn Slader dined with Lonnie Trueblood. Mr and Mrs Rob Pugh called on Willis Sluder Sunday. Miss Florence O Neal stays at Hank Johnsons.
Advertises a cloth bound 855 page volume priced at 35 cents, distributed by Tract Society at 17 Hicks Street Brooklyn New York. The notice cites Atlanta Consolication and Bill Arp praising the work as a unified exposition of scripture shaping love mercy and wisdom.
Advertised letters remaining unclaimed as of September 11 1912 in Sullivan Indiana include Mrs Cena Gott Mrs Josie A Jones Hugh Cuthbut B B Cushing Milt Critsfield Albert Giff Mandy McGiffey R A Rankins John Stanley Wyatt Vickerman Harry. Callers should say advertised. one cent due per letter. two weeks before transfer to Dead Letter Office.
In Bloomington Star many brief items describe local life. Zeke Billings shod a horse and faces scruples. Salina Baker travels to Indianapolis for lingerie for a coming marriage. A watermelon festival may aid a tombstone payment. A pension and society reception, liquor during a dry spell, state fair visits, fiddling, a barn dance, and insomnia from bed bugs appear as light community sketches.
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