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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1904
Page
7
A collection of clipped vignettes features Elijah Brown the cobbler chasing fame through verse and a dour tale of Dr Roland Scott wooing Millicent Graham. The pieces explore ambition, misfortune, and thwarted romantic vows amid urban life.
Dr Scott reassures George Fenton before a vital throat operation needed to beat off a fatal condition. Fenton, once a secretary jailed for embezzlement, hopes the procedure will restore health and allow him to prove his innocence to a woman he loves. The doctor cautions against mental stress and plans four months of recovery.
Dr. Scott and Miss Graham confront a hidden past as Mrs. Fenton reveals her married life and a long-lost husband. She trusts him with her secret, explaining her plea to reunite with George Fenton and the yearning she still feels despite years apart.
Dr Roland Scott contemplates murder to save his love for Miss Graham. He wrestles with mercy and fate as Fenton lies in his hands, the scalpel’s edge both a threat and a temptation, while he fights the urge to claim happiness at the cost of murder.
Nine months after a scalpel mishap a doctor proposes to Mrs. Fenton. He conceals a fatal lie about a presumed husband George Fenton. She accepts his offer, they wed, and at the moment of ring placement the presumed dead husband returns, causing a stunned, fatal reaction.
Dr Scott deteriorates as he hallucinates the murdered man Fenton in the wife Millicent. The convulsive guilt culminates when Scott attacks Fenton, only to awaken from a sleep to find Mrs Fenton alive and by his side as recovery begins after the operation.
The piece discusses patience as the ability to endure annoyances and solitude in life’s concerns. It contrasts impatient energetic men who rush and fail with the patient who perseveres through obstacles, achieving inspiring, splendid success. It quotes the N. Y. Weekly on restraint and endurance.
The Philadelphia Press relays a humorous anecdote from a Franklin Inn club meeting where a secretary reads minutes containing the phrase that the troubles which they had had had now been overcome. The tale showcases a playful linguistic trap with the word had and a quip on that.
A colored justice of the peace in a South Carolina backwoods district presides over a small case. After testimony and arguments, he delivers a witty charge stating, in a grim tone, that the jury will be charged a dollar and a half apiece for the small case.
Bedford Indiana June 4 editor W H Gliddell did not appear before the special grand jury to testify about evidence tied to a recent murder editorial. Few witnesses were examined. officials questioned the case's merit as the reward for the murderer rose to 4250 dollars from local subscriptions.
A Boonville Indiana home near Tennyson was struck by an electric surge on Thursday. John Gentry Jr aged 14 Opal Gentry aged 10 and a two year old baby died. John Gentry Sr was fatally injured and Mrs Gentry and daughter Orta were seriously hurt. The storm damaged telegraph and telephone lines fences outbuildings and property across a large part of southern Indiana.
The Culver cadets formed a guard of honor as Gov. Durbin formally accepted the Indiana building in St. Louis. A parade lasting an hour preceded the dedication, with Lieut. Gov. Newton W. Gilbert presiding. Five thousand American beauty roses decorated the event. June 8 is set for a formal reception of the Liberty Bell with an elaborate program planned.
A Louisville and Nashville freight wreck near Evansville Indiana killed Wiley Blackburn Bluff City Kentucky and W L Schultz Adams Tennessee. Injured William Scherer Carmi Illinois with a dislocated hip after leaping from the track.
Rushville Indiana June 3 The county board of education gave Miss Nellie McMillin Union Township high school a gold medal for punctilious attendance. In ten years of study she was never tardy or absent.
Within the Limit. Indianapolis June 4 The supreme court ruled that a city cannot build or buy a public utility such as water works or an electric light plant if the expenditure would exceed the constitutional limit of 2 percent of indebtedness.
Terre Haute Indiana June 3 a large billy goat owned by Martin Graff butted Squire Fidler a carpenter. Fidler after noting bruises has filed suit for two thousand dollars in damages.
In Tipton Indiana on Friday Dessie and John Thomson aged 2 and 4 children of Albert Thorson swallowed carpet tacks while playing house. Dessie died within minutes from choking and John died hours later after tacks lodged in her windpipe. Both parents are grief stricken.
Judge F E Baker of the United States circuit court ruled that the Consumers Gas Trust Co property belongs to certificate holders and the company had no right to manufacture artificial gas. The $3,000,000 asset will be sold. The firm was created early in the natural gas period with citizen subscriptions to pipe and sell gas at cost to subscribers.
Fort Wayne Indiana June 2 The Pennsylvania railroad officials ordered a cut in shop funds prompting layoffs of 400 workers. A conference between shop officials and employees led to a decision to reduce daily hours from ten to seven without laying off any workers.
A Bangor Pa man James Allen claims J Fred Hull was murdered after Hulls body was found in an oil tank car at Whiting last week. Allen offers to testify for $100 and names alleged culprits, reporting to Hammond police.
James Cragan age 28 attempted death by own action in Kokomo Indiana on Wednesday evening tying a rope to his neck and a heavy rock then jumping into Kokomo creek He was rescued by a park employee and is reported safe.
In Indianapolis on June 2 a dog fight for a $200 purse was held in a barn west of the city. Armitage brothers’ dog Spider weighing 441/4 pounds killed Mike owned by Doc Warren of Cincinnati in 43 minutes. Spider won with a threat hold in the final 11 minutes.
Elwood Indiana June 2 representatives of a Cincinnati carriage company have arranged to lease or buy the late Elwood Carriage Co buildings and will start a factory employing 100 men.
In Richmond Indiana on June 4 Hank Griffin and Jim Fields two local colored pugilists fought six rounds to a draw in an old barn five miles east of the city. Referee called the result a draw at the end of the sixth round and halted proceedings.
Boonville Indiana June 4 Mrs Gentry gravely burned by Thursday lightning that killed two of her children and injured her husband and two others will die John and Opal Gentry the two dead children will be buried in the same grave
About 500 citizens led by the Maccabee band marched through Hartford City and gathered at the courthouse to form the Hartford City Commercial Club. Within under 15 minutes donors pledged $2,000 to support the new organization.
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