Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 January 1898 — Page 8

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CORRESPONDENCE.

MOUNT PLEASANT.

Uncle Jake has a new pipe.

Geo. Simms is sick at this writing. Sam Miller lost a valuable cow Ohis week.

Charley Lyons spent Christmas with his best girl. Mrs. Jim Smith was buried at this place Thursday.

Jack Lyon says it has been so "cussedly" slick that this week's prosperity slid clear past us.

NEW MARKET.

Claude Miles took Christmas at Waveland. Charley Miller came over from Dan yilje to see the home folks.

John Britton took Christmas at Frankfort with his mother, Loren Britton. Rev. J. P. HenBon, of Waynetown, closed his pastorate with the Baptist church,last Sunday.

J. W. Vancleave has purchased Mrs. Fletcher's poplar timber and is having it cut.

Mrs. fAlmeda Walker and son from Milroy are here at her father's, Milton Demoret'e.

PerrylSmith and family, of Rockville, are here with Mrs.Smith'B mother, Mary Dickerson.

Albert Bowers and Miss Hinta Wray are spending a few daya with Terre Haute friends.

Edgar Bennet and family, of Waveland, ate|ChristmaB dinner at the home Of

Ed Lawrence. Wm. Hicks Jand [.family, of Lebanon, and Milt Carrington and family, of Brown's Valley, spent a few days with the family of David Hicks.

The teacher in one of the schools near here requires his pupils to bring pieces of pastetoard tg him to write their grades oh to save bill! buying paper. It is needless to say he didn't treat his pupils Christmas. A threatened ducking failed to bring him to it.

The baby show was a grand success. There were lots pretty babies on ex" hibitioc and quite a diversity of opinion aa to which baby should have the ribbon, but the judges gave it as follows: Under one year old—G.W. Miles' Leooa, 1st Ed Lawrence's Forest, 2nd. Over one year old—J. H. Winn's Robert, 1st: Charles Easley's 2nd.

SMARTSBURG.

Mrs. Welch is on the sick list.

Mrs. Greene is slowly improving. School close WiBt Friday lor a week vacation. johh Downs will move to the prairio in the near future.

Miss Nora Gobel is visiting friends in Darlington this week. Jim Gobel is learning the'blacksmith trade with Win. Wright.

Mrs. McFeely and daughter Evylan are visiting at Walter Wisekart's. Rev. Kelly preached his farewell sermon at this place last Sunday night.

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Ever shown in Perlumes, Toilet Waters, Fancy and Cut ^Bottles, Toilet Manicure, Fan, Glove, Shaving and Smoking Sets in Celluloid Boxes, Brushes, Combs and Mirrors. Cigars put up in boxes ot 12, 25 and 50.

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[22 North Green St. The People's Drug Store.

Miss Ella Moore is working for Jim Steward, near Darlington, this winter.

Mrs. Wm. Russell and Mrs. Will Butler are visiting with their mother, Mrs. Greene.

Mr. Brown, of New Richmond, has bought the Irwin property and has moved in. vl '-r:

Miss Myrtle Newlan and brother Frank spent Christmas with Mrs. Moore of Tinkersville.

George Kennedy and wife attended the social given by Miss Anna Fenton at her home in Orawfordsville last Monday night.

STRINGTOWN.

A happy New Year to all.

Skating is all the rage now.

Butchering is now the order of the day.

John Ames and family spent Xmas in Crawfordsville.

Several of our young folks attended the Christmas tree at Liberty church.

The Mahan Brothers had to postpone hauling their hogs a few days on account of the ice.

JakeSimms ana wi'e visited her father last Tuesday who is suffering from a fal on the ice.

It is surprising how straight and careful everybody ie walking at the close of the old year. SJ 5

Several have fallen on the ice, but no one has been seriously hurt except Aire. Spencer Lee who broke an arm.

BROWN'S VALLEY,

Bert Gardner, of RusselUille, was in town Monday.

Robert Leisi re, of Rrussellville, was in town Monday.

The Christmas tree was well attended here Friday night.

Uncle Newtoa Fu'lenwider is very low at this writing.

Wiilie Wilson, of Reno, is visiting relatives here this week.

Mr. George JHartman and wife are the proud parents of a fine big girl baby.

Frank Bracket and wife, of New Market, are visiting at John God's this week.

Uncle Henry Williams and Mamie are visiting relatives .at Darlinirtoo this week.

Mrs. Mike Daily and daughter, of Waveland. was the guest George Co iper this vcek.

A very serious acrid -nt happened to Little Ray 'lYdd lust Friday, lie whs engaged carrying in wood when he fell and ran a splinter two inches long and an inch wide into his jhw. lie is,sutler.ing considerably from the injury.

BOWERS.

Fine winter weather. This is a harvest for the blacksmiths

Dutch Bunday visited Wm. Bun/lav last Sunday. Uncle John Kirk was over.-.to Stock well Tuesday.

Mrs. Jenny Warren, of Colfax, visited I hei parents this week.

Mies Mamie Hamilton visited her mother over Christinas.

Mr. Gordon, of Lafayette, is visiting his son and daughter here this week. Uncle Abe Riley is able to be out again. He cut hie foot with an ax several weeks ago.

Wm. Hundy, the blacksmith, was kicked by a horse one day last weak, but is still able to make the anvil ring.

WIDE AWAKE.

Dick Bible is hauling logs for his brother.

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Bill^Goben ie just finishing husking his corn.

Perry Clark is visiting hie brother, A1 vin Clark. John [Flemings is greatly improved this week.

Sleigh-riding is almost^played out for the present.

Services will be heldjat Roberts Chapel Sunday. Mrs. Julia Hoefgen is laid up with rheumatism. .-

Mrs. Spencer Lee is improving with broken arm.

Mrs. Jane Barcus is the guest qf HenryWalters this week. Mies Nellie Harrison was the guest of her cousin, Pearl Lofland,

Jake Francis and Frank Delainey are pole-cat hunters in this section.

Fish Commissioner Smith and wife spent Christmas at John Stine's. Will Layne is seen going east once or twice a week. Wonder what for?

Lotna Goben was seen in the east end of Wide Awake a few weeks ago.

Pearl and Anna Long and May Edwards visited Mr. Buck, Tuesday. Miss Lula Hughes is talking ot attending the high school at Soap Factory.

Sev.-iral from here attended the party at Nelson Chesterson's on Thursday night.

Henry Walters is showing the boys how to hunt rabbits, if he can't shoot them—just throw the gun at them

Mrs. John Mclntire, while on her way to the train ^Saturday morning, was throw.n out of the sleigh and broke her arm.

Phoebe Long caught fire one day last week and if it hadn't have been for the presence of her father it would have proved fatal to her.

Location of "Wide Awake:" Wide Awake is a small village about three and one-half miles north of Crawfordsville. Bounded on the east by the Monon railroad on the south by Lovers' Lane *west by the New Richmond road and on the north by Cherry Grove. Town Board met Monday night and elected their officers for the year of 1898Mayor, Curtis Edwards treasurer, Elias Frances clerk, Spencer Lee marshal, Bert Breaks assistant marshal, Richard Bible councilman ward, M. Lofland 2nd ward, J. N. Chesterson 3rd ward, Capt. A. J. McClelland councilman 4th ward, Henry Walters Btreet commissioner, George Hutton attorney. Frank Davis general reporter, this correspondent.

BALKINCH.

Plenty of ice. Vacation this week with our schools.

Lon atingley has moved from this place. Uncle Chas. Smith is poorly at this writing.

Thomas Ilarwood has his barn nearly completed. Mr. Warren will move to the city in the near future.

No one in Balhinch has been hurt by falling on tbe ice.

Mrs. Jane Coons is with her sick daughter in the city.

Mr. Kellar is moving into George Wert's property for the prescut.

Stephen Tinsley was the guoFt of I Ilenry Layson and family Sunday. The neighbors hauled wood for as

Swindler and his sister one day last week'.

Mrs. Charles Ramsey and children spent Christmas with her parents in Paike couutv.

He has been confined to the house for Katie Payne, Mrs.

ten days. Mrs. Meda Morris, planed a big

We think when a school teacher is so

BLACK CREEK.

John W. Shanklin is confined to a sick bed—don't know the nature of his sick-

nesB. Mrs. John N. Stout is very sick at this writing. She is thought to be dangerously ill.

Miss Ottie Snyder, who first saw the sunlight of day on the creek, but now a resident of Oxford, is visiting heie

While we are waiting for prosperity wouldn't it be a good time to sit down on that little country called Spain?

John J. Miller and wife, of Pittsboro, came over to spend holidays on the creek and visit the haunts of earlyyouth.

The Jmany friends of Miss Florence Demmeritt will be glad to know that she has recovered after BO long suffering with dipthera.

We have a very energetic colored man on the creek by the name of Douglas, who is at present whitewashing pig pens at 15 cents each.

Why starve to death tlio^e "within sight of the Florida Keys? Let Mack call for 400,000 men. These things we hear almost every day on Black Creek

Hazel Couger, one of the creek's brightest little giils, who has suffered so long with diptheria, made her mother a pleasant visit this week. We are glad she has recovered.

R.M.Foster is teaching one of the best schools we have had for some time. We find him to be an up-to-date man in the teaching profession, eiving his whole power and earnestness to the work.

Our girls have organized themselves into a mitten society. The object is to see which one will give the largest number in a year. The boys say they will take the mits for souveners and balance books at the end of the year.

Revival has commenced at Mt. Zion, The services are conducted by E. Maten, The discourses Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday, were master pieces. His text Tuesday night, "What Is Life," lifted his audience to profound silence and meditation.

Miss Louie^ Morris, the orphan girl, has made her home with Mrs. R. B. Snyder for years, made glad the hearts of the poor in this locality. One poor family if eight persons were all remembered, as well as many others. Many are the children who are now thanking her for their precious gi.ts.

Grant Agnew, THE REVIEW hustler, called on the writer this week. The team went out and gathered in a good subscription list for THE REVIEW. We worked oft' all our jokeB on Grant for new ones. Call on the writer to hear how he once on a time served a Bum. mons down at Ab Cope's,

Robert M. Foster ip a very bright young man and well educated, and is able for almost any public trust. For two terms he has been school teacher at No. 14, Union township. It is the determination of his many friends, with his consent, to bring him before the next democratic convention for auditor of this county.

The Christmas entertainment at our school, No. 14, the valley, was a com. plete success, barring a lamp explosion. Robert Foster, the teacher, is credited with its succt-ss. It was fully developed that Bob is a comedian of no small calibre. The Christmas treoivas-a thing of beauty, and was loaded with presents or' all kinds. The house was packed to the door with a merry, laughing, happy crowd. The teaclvr received a very handsome present fro no the .patrons iii the way of a SI lamp.

Mrs. Lucy Swisher, wife ot Benton Swisher, die Inst Tut-sd iy -morning, about 10 a, m., of consumption, and was buried at, Wesley oil Thursday afternoon. Lucy, as she was familiarly known, was not only a pretty woman in life but a good woman with all the virtues that make an excellent characer

Brax Cash had quite a lively time this easy to live and easy to part with life, week getting his hogs out of the hoi-J Sitting in a rocking chair she drunk a lows which they had slipped into.ou the glass of water, then rocked herself to ice. I sleep to wake in a house not made with

W. J. Coons has had quite a serious hands, but whose builder is God. tine with larengetis of the wind pipe. One day last wek Mrs. Wm. Viers,

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Couger and Aunt Mary Wolliver. '1 he I dinner was served at 2 p. m. on the above day. The table could hardly I bear the weight. The Rkvirw writer was there. How we did grin,so did liob

Troutman. \Ve were glad we didn't ili.) when we were little, so did Bob. We ate and ate,

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On last Monday we dropped in at tbe homo of Uncle Dan Boraker. Uncle l)an had many things to talk about— how he had lived there on the same farm for sixty.four years, and never once in his life had been to Indianap olis how he nad enjoyed the associations and pleasures of those around him. No man have we ever met in life who enjoys so much of the sunny side of it. If he hBB a trouble it is hidden in his own bosom. In these declining years of his life his good wife, Aunt Jane, walks down the road with him.

LINDEN.

Geo. W. Reed moved his family to Mitchell last Tuesday, and Charles Sutler moved his family into the house vacated by Reed.

Uncle Simpson Montgomery had a bad stroke of paralysis on last Sunday night, and it is very doubtful if he recovers from ite shock.

George Facker, of Marion, was down to see ^his sick family the fore part of the week. He has had a tough tim9 6inco leaving Linden.

J. H. White, wife aod daughter, start for Hot Springs on New Year's day, he having been there before. He is troubled with indigestion and goes for his health.

Miss Nettie Russell has had a very bad spell with her nerves and other ail- enclosure.

There is no question about it whatever

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Tbe long talked of scales for the corn stock factory have at last arrived ana put in position, and now al' the company lacks to start the work of receiving the fodder is the Bheds to store it in until the factory can be built.

A. S. Clements and Perry Mason were here on Tuesday last. Both were looking after insurance. How they succeeded we wer» not able to learn, but we really think that if other agents will skip Linden that our old insurance agent could write all there is here to write.

In order to satisfy people that do not know, we will say that the fodder for the cellulose factory will be stacked on the twenty ner sand 1he factory part of tbe works be on the forty acre lot, and a high board fence will b,j "reeled on ail sides of ir to keep peopl- out, as every thing will bo clean and nice within the

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