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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1881
Page
4
President Hayes delivers an inaugural address emphasizing service to both party and nation. The text frames partisan loyalty as supporting national progress and unity, urging lawmakers to prioritize public welfare over factional fights. The message underscores duty, reform, and constitutional stewardship.
Reports from the White House describe improved conditions after the President’s removal to Long Branch. A Sunday flare prompted rumors of lung involvement, but subsequent bulletins showed stable pulse and respiration and doctors said the ball had encysted and would not cause further trouble.
The first world assembly of the Methodist Episcopal denomination met in London with 400 delegates split evenly between clergy and laity across eastern and western hemispheres. American and British branches are listed with specific delegate counts, led by Bishop Simpson’s opening address and an advisory, non-governing role aimed at fostering harmony.
The Robinson Argus newspaper announces it has shifted to a folio format. editors promise improved layout and easier reading for local news, notices, and advertisements.
A deep blackout hit New England last week with no clouds in the sky and a greenish pall. Factories halted, crowds gathered, and some interpreted the event as judgment while science offered two explanations. The second theory blamed vast smoke from Michigan forest fires for absorbing white light and allowing only prism rays to reach Earth.
In Washington on September 11 Sergeant Munson of Battery B Second Artillery fired at Guiteau through a jail cell window. The bullet grazed the skull and lodged in the wall. Mason was quickly arrested and confined at the arsenal afterward.
Our Own Correspondents reports social and civic items from Sullivan County. Notable notes include Giteau being slated for hanging in Lincolia Society and the Franklin Society denying Conkling wing involvement. Local business lines list stores, a two story hotel, and a coal operation led by F. M. Duggar, with Dr. C. M. Lowder building a practice amid county assets.
The community discusses drought, hog prices, and local deaths. Arthur Orak died after a brief illness with a hemorrhage, and his funeral was led by Rev. Fuson at the Baptist church. The Good Templars re elected officers A J Pinkston Sim Harris and J H Strain. Prof Spencer to lead Beech Grove Academy this winter. Greenberry Riggs offers cats and dogs.
A correspondent recounts a Friday trip through the county east, noting Buell's principal merchants Pope and Huff and physician Dr N H Brown. The writer remarks Duggar as a flourishing town rapidly growing from nothing last February to its current prominence.
Rain brightens farmers faces in Nasbys Gross Reeds Jackson Township. Charles Denton leaves for Greencastle College on the 12th. Rev. Alex Asbury preaches at Buckhannan’s for Mrs Buckhannan. Mahan returns to Eel river area. Barnet farm house fire destroys home with no insurance. Mrs Vie Stock visits her father while husband Charles finishes RE. Wambaugh’s house. Frakes praised as busy Squire in the community. Hoggett released after jail for disturbing worship. Watts trial spurs temperance calls and prohibition talk. Rev. Ketcham reappointed for another year. Appointments list for BF Rawlins circuit across multiple towns. Rev J A Ward transferred to Indianapolis district Mooresville.
Graysville records a Saturday afternoon rain and notices a string of local incidents. A Burke child was buried last Wednesday after a fatal head injury. A Green Bicknell boy suffered severe injuries from a fall at Biz Springs while jumping sleepers at a new school building. A local wagoneer reports a 1900 pound yearling filly owned by John Bostick. A wagon tyre hung beside the road near Hutsonville, west from T H Collier’s. Looker On.
H. E. Carpenter isq Henderson New York, cured of psoriasis after twenty years by Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura soap. Cure certified before a justice and local citizens. Those afflicted with similar skin diseases urged to request the testimonial in full.
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