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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
3
Hallowe en events and small notices fill the page: Scott's stores advertise flower pots and syrup while local residents attend social events and report illnesses. A county surveyor and several townsfolk are noted, with promotions for Hood s Sarsaparilla and DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve referenced in ads and health mentions.
Michigan City hosts exposition week as Plymouth Wagon company fails for 25000 dollars and local merchants offer deals. Various town updates include marriages, lectures, fires, and a prairie blaze threatening nearby towns.
Anid Timer Rev. Hayden Rayburn, noted Christian minister, died at 84 after spending most of his life in Kokomo. He officiated 1,277 weddings, earned $3,090.21 in fees, and kept a meticulous marriage registry of 2,554 couples. His wife, now 80, survives. they had been married 62 years.
Westville residents Mrs. Young and Mrs. Charley McKellips host friends from Laporte and Chicago. A near miss with a horse and barb wire injures a hired helper but he recovers after camphor. The Benson anniversary yields a folding lounge and decorated dishes. Horses bolt, a horse scratches in the run, and a helper escapes serious harm.
A cold wave lingered as a school house social drew a good crowd last week. Nearly 29 attended the event. Mr and Mrs Cummins of Union Mills visited Friday and Saturday with D McKellips and John Cathcart.
The children of the late Grandma Morris express deep thanks to neighbors and friends who assisted and supported them during their grief. They note kindness and consideration were beyond parallel and helped ease their sorrow.
A longtime couple, Mr. Jos Dolman and his wife, celebrated twenty-five years of marriage with about fifty friends. Village men served oysters at the gathering, and the evening featured sociability and humor as guests toasted continued happiness into future years.
Shell-bark hickory and white ash butts wanted for delivery to LaPorte Carriage Co. We can use pieces 4 feet or longer, cut to be knot and branch free, with a minimum small-end diameter of 6 inches. Address: 26 61 LaPorte, Ind.
Jacob Brown, lead merchant of Rainsville Indiana, says many citizens never lack Chamberlains Cough Remedy at home. The medicine is valued for colds and croup in children and mothers rely on it. For sale by E. T. Scatt.
A. G. Bartley of Magic Pennsylvania reports to the public that Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured his eczema and a running leg sore in his son. E T Scott confirms the testimonial.
Two farmers from Coolspring township sue the Postal Telegraph Cable Company for damages claiming the telegraph line along the highway burdens their land and damages trees. Jacob Bies and Paul Biewer seek $350 each, with H B Tuthill representing them.
Health tip notes that early hoarseness signals croup and that giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at onset prevents attacks. Advertises 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by E. T. Scott.
New boot and shoe store advertises fresh arrivals daily. Wma A Punsky operates the shop under the name indicated.
Elizabeth Morris daughter of Hugh and Frances Allen born October 16 1812 in Blount County Tennessee. Married William Morris September 4 1833 in Wayne Indiana later living in Porter and Laporte counties. She died October 24 1895 at about ten p.m. aged 83 years and 8 days. survived by eight sons and two daughters. Her faith spanned Friends Baptists and M K church.
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