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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
9
A flood of visitors and residents converged on Vincennes with many returning to Corydon Indianapolis and Evansville. Travelers including Mrs Brown Mrs Ree Foster and John Hyman were noted among those in town.
A scattered list notes Mrs Plainville visiting relatives in Indianapolis while John Jepson heads to New York City after a family visit. Others, including PAPA McEvilly of Sumner and Rev and Mrs N C Smith, travel to Vincennes and Princeton for events or to visit friends. Several plan moves or funerals as Neal returns from Pan University for summer with parents and Sara Neal.
Alfordsville residents and visitors are listed in a round of business calls and social visits from Loogootee to Washington. Names include Porter Kellett Chandler Harris Hedrick McCord Hoagland Hedrick Miles Allen Godwin and others. Public sale announced as Porter sells household goods. Cornet Band hired for Haysville 4th celebration. Smallpox cases rise in Chandler family. Sunday church program at Godwin’s hall lauded.
Ellwood fencing arrives by car load at Hatfield & Co to meet demand. Miss Pearl Stevens and Dr. H. Murphy wed at a local home, with Mia Murphy, sister of the groom, assisting as bridesmaid. The bride and attendants were noted during a recent visit.
The article reports the death of thirty three year old nephew of Mrs George F Watgen of Flora street. He died Tuesday night in Amaville Texas while traveling for Rice Stix dry goods. The body will be brought home for burial Friday night or Saturday morning and taken to the residence of George F Watgen. Funeral arrangements are pending.
The body of General Arthur Henry Lyons was laid to rest in a large funeral attended by many. It is reported that neighbors vow to avenge his death and organize for mutual protection, risking a local feud and further deaths in the area around Shoats Indiana.
Incomplete text mentions Older Miss Loward Coleen and a groom who is a brother Deputy Auditor Burton Bedford Sthil. The fragment hints at a school context and a family connection but provides no clear event or outcome.
Marshall Casper and Lola G Jacobs Tolliver MG Allen and Armanda E Mink Steven I Stollcup and Stella Elmoid Edward Rechiner and Edith Bowman James L O Brien and Florence Jane Smith Albert Ghosstt and Stella L Franklins obtained marriage licenses in the period.
Fragmented OCR recalls a legal dispute over a bastardy case and a set aside title. It notes changes in personnel for the Baltimore and Ohio line with references to an assistant engineer. Local church events and a mention of freight tonnage are included amid garbled place names and numbers.
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