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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
5
An advertisement offers an elegant eight room brick street home with barn and outbuildings in a prime residential district and invites inquiries on terms and prices. The text lists numerous local names, officers, taxes, supplies, and road repairs reflecting a municipal or real estate page.
One of the pest stock farms in Da viess county three and a half miles out on a gravel road within sixty rods of the farm. Good improvements and well watered. A. J. Biddinger.
Lizzie Goslin visited Orwell while Wills Chapman repaired his ferry boat. Charles Alester and family were at Waco. Daniel Horrall shows improvement after illness. Corn planting near White river east fork nears completion. Oren Killion visiting north of Washington. Pearl Scott visiting sister Lula Chappell at High Banks. George W Williams and family hosted by A T Conley. A large turnout attended the Glendale convention Sunday afternoon. Daniel and family with Mrs Franklin Massey and Harry Goslin were guests of the Martins Myers Sunday.
Big Windy reports wheat cutting to begin here about Monday. Work has begun on the pew barn for Thomas Singleton. Pleasant Hill church commencement exercises last Saturday evening were well attended and the program was engaging. Miss Baille Willey visited relatives in Pike county Sunday. Rev. J. B. Hadlock of Petersburg will preach at Mt Olive on June 1.
Farmers say wheat will be ready to harvest at noon and Bruce-Catt visits from Washington to see grandfather A M Ragsdale. Jet of names and various church, road and social events fill a town’s week with travels, Sunday school planning, and a Fourth of July festival.
Alfordsville and surrounding area report visits by Deckard Clem ents Godwin McCord and others. A Gypsy band passed through town. a fishing boat launched on White River. Miss Sadie Brown returns from Pool 4. corn planting expected to finish by June 18.
A flurry of visits from Washington and Cincinnati as residents report trips, illnesses, and celebrations. Several individuals, including Mrs. Emerson Hoffman, Margar ite, and Miss Regis Reese, travel to see families. Dr Michaels attends American Medical Association meetings in Chicago. a dance at Can nesburg draws attendees from nearby towns. A storm strikes a local house, the Rebekah lodge elects officers, and upcoming baptisms and sports events are noted.
Sunday school 930 preaching 3 pm children day exercises at Pleasant Hill Veale township commencement crowd at school house Miss Susie Saunders visited Barber sisters and Lizzie Bender Pearl Fitzgerald visits J Barbers and Ruth Wise's circle townsfolk attend events Aden Sloan from Terre Haute visiting Bert Jones Bert White leaves for Danville to study Will and John Wurtz host a young folks gathering Ethel Shanks visited by Lucy McGehee from Washington Nina Ricks and family visit in Washington Miss Agnea Fyffe visits Mabel Reeve Oral Gregory seen Sunday afternoon Children’s day exercises at Maysville attended by locals Mrs Oslo Johnson visiting Milton Fitzgerald Fitzger ald notes Stella Fish visits Nina Hicks.
Plainville residents share Sunday visits with friends and relatives in Elnora Story and Linton. Albert Killion adds a house addition on his farm east of town. Dr E D Millis visits Randolph to see brother Charles after forty years. The infant of O M Allright died from stomach trouble and was buried. John E Cox of Eaglesville attended local gatherings. Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as winter tonic. Foley's Honey and Tar promoted for coughs.
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