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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1897
Page
4
Local names Horace Clore and Henry Serrit visit relatives and attend business. A parade of residents from Vincennes to Evansville and Indianapolis travel for visits, conventions, or missionary work, including Cavanaugh, Dunbar, Yeune, and the Allen family, with various trips to St Louis, Cleveland, Oakland City, and Petersburg noted.
Thursday suit filed by Mrs. L B Parsons against Louis B Parsons alleges habitual drunkenness and marital squander of $20,000 since their 1892 marriage. She seeks divorce, custody of son Robert, and $2000 alimony. Attorneys O NeaI Hoffmann for Mrs Parsons.
Thieves burgled James Sanders of Wheatland Knox county taking 105 in cash and a silver watch while he slept. Entry by hole in screen door and latch pried. Bloodhounds trailed toward Vincennes but halted two miles out. Sanders planned to pay 100 on a threshing machine. a brother-in-law left 125 to help, but Sanders was away.
John Hyatt turns eighty four with a large gathering and dinner at his southwest city home. Mrs Henry Raymond fined 25 for age faulting Mrs Flora Hagar after a neighborhood quarrel. B&O W will run a dollar excursion from Cincinnati to the city next Sunday with low round trip fares. Albert Owens on Allen Cannons farm near eight miles away fainted on Main Street and was revived by Dr Dank. Astronaut J W Innis visits city arranging two events next Saturday. Room for rent elegantly located by furnace and gas light Box 414 City. James Loyden buys Strange Bros coal bank east of town. Taylor H Allen wins ion bridge construction bid. Actors
Mattie Rolach of New Albany and Mrs. Gorsage entertainments noted along with Riley club hosting by Omie Small. Officers elected for the club: George Sanford president Omie Small vice president Arthur Greenwood secretary. Local church market success at the M E church corner of Edhrth and Main. Dr C P Scudder adds a front to his drug store. Dr A H Faith builds a residence on East Eleventh Graham place. B&O S W trains set speed records between Cincinnati Parkersburg and St Louis. Hatfield Palmer Co relocates to Tempe Court. Fourth street building to be used as a warehouse, not a livery stable.
Mrs Thomas Brown dies at home in Barr Township after a long illness. Social and personal news from Montgomery W Va notes visits by J M Blue of Sidney Ohio, ill health of Mrs Dave Key, and many local church and community activities including Rev J A Hile protracted meeting and church additions. Knox county fair begins Monday.
The Daviess County Sunday School Association met at the Christian church for a two day event with devotional exercises led by Rev. Hammond of Shoals. County President Kelso delivered an address on the state of the county schools and sessions featured papers by Laura Lal, M. Vance, W. A. Russ, C. T. Stuckey, and Miss Mary Aikman. A faulted but lively discussion followed on keeping boys in Sunday school and temperance. The Thursday evening session included installation of officers by Rev. B. H. Hammond.
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