Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 March 1894 — Page 7

1VLOOMING CITY.

Wheat looks line. One more week of school. Roads are in bad condition. The Ratsburg scribe is choked.

Pete Trout lias a lazy man's job. II. Trout has live horses for sale. Sugar making is about over with. I j. M. Crowder is plowing for oats. Sherman Trout has cattle for sale. The Sunflower scribe is a beauty. Dave Fullemvider is hauling fodder. Airs. Martha Elmore is on the sick 'list.

C. A. Elmore reports a good sugar run. Fred Custer has been admitted to the bar.

Knos '"Conner is improving the -roads. People will soon commence plowingfor corn.

Guy Crowder is the best debater in our club. Capt. Lawrence was hauling wood last week.

T. \V. Sutton has purchased a new wind pump. A. E. 'Elmore, prognosticator, predicts a breeze.

Chick Lawrence will work for Cohoon it Fisher. The Sunllower scribe was in our midst last week.

T. W. Sutton was in Thorntown last week on business. Hruce Morris goes to see a patient about Thorntown. .1. W. Kellison and family visited D. E. El more Sunday.

Seth Crowder. after a spell of lung fever, is out again. Abe Elmore has made about fifty gallons of molasses.

John Henry, of Thorntown. has been visiting Evi Martin. The daughter of Abe Custer is sick with typhoid fever.

Dave Elmore purchased a horse of Elmer I'atton last week. Bert Remley is looking after the crickets at T. W. Sutton's.

I). M. Crowder has been cutting- tim ber for Creighton Jvimler. Creighton Kimler is getting logs hauled for his new house.

Frederick S. Martin runs the mail wagon once a week to Alace. Julia Cox. Frank Sliephard and Josie Henry visited Evi Martin Sunday.

There will be an entertainment at Kingslev's Chapel Easter Sunday. D. M. Crowder made more molasses than any other man in this vicinity.

J. Sliephard and N. Alartin with their families, visited Evi Alartin Sunday. Evi Alartin has been very low with heart trouble but is some better now.

Uhas. Eshelman and family of Burlington. la., are visiting his father-in-law. Evi Martin.

Last Tuesday night the boys had a great time at II. Trout's sugar furnace. They boiled down a hogshead of water and made a kettle of wax.

There is a vicious character and slick tongued individual at Kingsley's Chapel who thinks nobody knows he has an interest, in the columns of the Ji• lucir. He is a young lad aged about MO years, with black hair and brown eyes, smooth face, weighs IT") pounds and is about six feet tall and his hayseed brain weighs five ounces.

COI/FAX.

R. A. Clark was in Frankfort Monthly. Jacob Alusgrove is unable to do any work.

Walter Carson was in Thorntown Friday. Thomas Morgan was in Indianapolis Tuesday.

Ira Waggoner was in Thorntown Saturday. G. V. Bnrk returned from his trip to I Miiladelphia. Saturday.

The last institute of this year's school was held here Saturday. Clyde Shobe was given thirty days in jail and fined S5 for chicken stealing.

Willie Powers, of Lafayette, was again on our streets Saturday and Sunday.

Aliss P.essie Allison, who has been staying at Lafayette, came home Saturday.

Thomas Knott and Joseph Stunkard went to Bowers Station on business Monday.

Lewis Tucker Roudebusli made a llying trip to Thorntown Sunday. We wonder what for?

Scott Shobe had a valuable horse, saddle and bridle stolen Alonday night. So far the thief is unkown.

Rev. Plunket tilled his regular appointment Saturday and Sunday evening at the Christian church.

H. L. Gery returned Friday from his trip to Harlem, Penn., where he has been visiting the past two weeks.

Thomas Fleming is preparing to move his house back from the street. He will also build an addition to it.

James Dain, of Illinois, is moving in the Mitchell property on Clark street, lately vacated by Grandma Canfield.

The trial or Elmer Flemings took place on Tuesday of last week at Lebanon. He was sent to the reform school.

The show given Alonday and Tuesday nights by the Fordyce Comedy Company at I. O. O. F. hall was largely attended.

Miss Nettie AlcConnell, of Oxford, came home last Thursday to visit friend. Accompanied by Miss Grace Dunbar she went to Thorntown Friday to visit her cousin.

Steward Lanum, Willie Herbin, Willard Blacker, Harry Goldsberry and Girt Hickerson went to Indianapolis Alonday to join the regular army. Only two stood the test, Willard and Girt.

Alessss. Abbie Shirley, Lewis Roudebush and Marry Dukes and Misses Inez Young and Grace Northup spent last Thursday evening at the home of Miss Cadus Johnson. The evening was spent in playing games.

There is a certain man in town who will go into Mr. Clark's woods at 10 or II o'clock at night and get a shoulder load of limbs and saw them up before going to bed. We would wonder why he goes to work so late.

Wm. Wilson and Bennet Coleman, living south of here, have gone into partnership to bore for gas. Wilson is to furnish the machinery and Coleman the wood and land on which to bore. They will begin in the near future.

While Homer and Jessie Dukes were on their way home last Thursday night scune one threw the light of a dark lantern in their faces and immediately shut it off. The person was standing' in the alley by .1. 11. Bundy's barn between the towns. It is not known who did this, however, but it =is supposed he was looking" for a certain citizen who passes that way every night about 10 o'clock.

SIN I'LOWKli.

Our school is progressing nicely. David Jackson was in Crawi'ordsville last week.

Our school visited Stout school the other week. The Blooming City pen-pusher is on the sick list.

Airs. David Jackson was at Mrs. J. "\V. Kellison's last week." Robbie Jackson has been hauling fodder for the past week.

Lizzie Swisher went home with Alinnie Jackson the other night. Bobbie Jackson will graduate next winter under Pleasant Ruck.

Airs. Joanna Evans visited home folks in Wring Neck last week. Frank .Stout purchased a line Brahma cockerel of Mrs. J. W. Kellison.

J. XV. Kellison and family visited 'Kingsley's Chaple folks last Sunday. Robert Welch will take his children to Valparaiso to complete their education.

Edward Conrad and wife are setting up housekeeping- on the old Swisher farm.

Clyde Strawderman has changed his occupation from going- to school to duck raising.

There is some talk of George King, of Round Hill, taking up his residence in Sun Flower.

We may expect any time to see a telegraph wire along our road from Henry's to Simpson's.

The Weaver twins carried home their diploma last Friday with much honor from Prof, llobuck.

Airs. 15. F. Conrad and son. of Garlield, were here last week, visiting Air. Chas. Driver, who is very ill.

Peter Town.sley, of Darlington, was down last week, surveying fence to see how many rods he had on his :t5 acres.

Frank Hale says that if he had only studied his lessons when he was little he would be far ahead of the common schools.

S. I). Kellison has his ground all rented out. There are 11 and 1 yet wanting ground, and he wishes he had twice as much more to accommodate the public.

NEW KOSS.

Ogle, of Ladoga. was here

Olivei

Alonday. -••,••••. .lames Cline left for Sharpsville last Saturday.

Asbury Finch, of Canden. was here last week. O. AI. Eddingfield was over at Crawfordsville.

Oscar line! spent Alonday night in Crawi'ordsville. James Higgins. of Advance, was here Saturday.

The township examination will be here Saturday. Ed lulow will swipe horses at Ladoga this Summer. ••Shiner"' Gott lias returned from a visit at Hillsboro.

Howard Patton was at Mace on an official trip Alonday. J. E. Mount, of Darlington, spent Tuesday night here.

Aliss Sallie Hurt returned home from Indianapolis Alonddy. Geo. Alyers, of Ladoga, spent Alonday with friends here.

Jesse Pyler. of Shannondale. was here Tuesday evening. James Dayton and Enos .Norman spent Sunday at Jamestown.

We think this matrimonial advertising is growing monotonous. Claude Bramblett, of Danville. 111., is visiting friends here this week.

The meetings are still in progress at the Chsistian church with six additions.

Dr. Benefiel. of Crawfoi-esville. was here last week trying to purchase Zeiglar.

It is near time that parties are after morcliella esculenta, or morel to flavor the inner man.

New Ross has organized a tell-tale society with a young lady on Crown street at the helm.

Rev. Johnson, of Lebanon, spent Sunday here and delivered a sermon at the Christian church Saturday.

Aliss Daisy Dillon returned home to Pittsboro Saturday. She will enter the normal at Danville April 1.

Members from Ladoga. Jamestown, Darlington and Sliannondalo attenbed K- of P. lodge here Tuesday night. ,1. E. Alorrison and wife entertained quite a number of young people last Friday evening. All report a good time.

Coroner Brouaugli was called to Crawfordsville on official business, on Alonday, by the untimely death of Jacob Ilarslibarger.

Chas. Davis is getting up a party. The refreshments are to be hokeypokey and bananas. He will furnish the guests with sheet music.

A neat surprise was planned for Otto Van Horn one night last week. It turned out to be a pleasant social and everyone had a nice time.

There will be an Easter service at the AI. E. church Sunday. Alarch M5. Rev. Stephens will deliver a sermon and baptism of infants. The programme will be interspersed with concert readings, songs, etc. Everybody invited.

The last institute will be held here next Saturday and promises to be a very interesting one. The following official programme will be carried out: "Orations of Burke and Webster," C. E. Johnson: "Recitation." Aliss Laura Grubb "Essentials of Aletliod,'' E. E. Fry "Grammar," Aliss Grace Byrd "School Management," W. B. Walkup "Physiology," F. E. Kincaid "Recitation," Mrs. Jennie Biddle "Arithmetic," A. W. Johnson.

YANGTSKKIANO.

Frank Smith has quit hauling ties. Trustee,Hampton was here Wednesday. L, George .Icwets" corn-cutter is a sue cess.

Charlie Lee has his eyes on a Martin bird. Roy Siebold is sutfering with sore eyes.

J. A. Mount will have 150 acres for corn. W. C. Aliller's twiu pigs are doingwell.

Ewel

Bros. Silas Orth.

Engle is still with the Cox

Pickering has located near

Albert Alullen lias put up a nice lot of ice. Lawson house.

Biddle. has re-roofed his

Trimble is quite a hortieul-

John 11.

tu rist. Robert Finch Sundaved near Potato Creek.

John Trimble is marketing his wheat. U.S. Tribbett was at Thorntown on Friday.

Albert Alullen finished sov 'ng oats Alonday. Jim Thompson is a resident of Yangtsekia ng.

Baby Doll is with Win. Mount this summer. .Mack Francis makes weekly visits to Air. Reed's.

Prayer meeting at Flat Creek Saturday night. The Sarah Hall property is undergoing repair.

Joe liagsell will farm with Dave AIcAllister. Otto Aliller will stay with his father this season.

Cap Pritchard has some fine Clydesdale horses. Alicliael Garner called on the Sprvs last Sunday.

Frank Buchanon lias completed his gravel road. Robert Peebles has a herd of fine black cattle.

There are some fat hogs in this ciuity for sale. Airs. Emma Castor was the first to make garden.

The Bundv brotl cis vill farm with J. W. Tribbett, Ezra Pickering has cleared six acres of new ground.

L. AI. Butler will farm on Jos. 1L Stewart's place. Earl Cox says the Ivy is the prettiest vine that grows.

The Flannigan Bros, will put out a large corn crop. S. Spy Trout reports all kinds of stock trade good.

The Shaver brothers are almost done plowing for corn. The moon has newed and Henry AIcDaniel has moved.

A. Elmore lias made Ions of molasses.

over liftv gal

his new ground

Berry Bryd has ready for the plow. The Flat Creek Sunday a thriving condi tion.

School is in

Oliver LaFollette will track,his liors for the season's races. Alort Stew: rt and family dined A. Elmore's Sunday.

Wm. Ferguson and Jack Gray ditching for H. S. Johnson. .lames II. Stewart will put out rods of ditching this Spring-.

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Thomas Cox lias sold his tine draft horse to George Gray. Rev. Hikers will preach at Center Grove the 4th Sunday.

Christian Endeavor every Sunday nig-ht at Center Grove. C. W. Crowder is preparing to tend Joe Lafollette's farm.

Wm. Livengood is staying with Alf. Deck, of Boone county. Wheat 48 cents and corn :U' cents! Give us Republicanism!

John Cooper and Virgil Francis are husking out shock corn. Roy and Sherman Trimble champion rabbit hunters.

Alack Francis has gained reputation as a musician. Epli Livengood has rented the J. F. Buchanon farm. jte-

are the

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Charley Warren and family dayed at George Warren's. Walter Wosner will work at mason trade this Summer.

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fine

Harvey Pickering has bought a horse of Jefferson AIcDaniel. Joe Francis will plant four acres of Lima beans for his own use.

The show at Darlington Wednesday night drew heavy from here. Oliver Pickering and lady Smidayed with his brother and mothei

Aliller and Lafollette are I-JO hogs for the June market. Rev. Woody will hold a meeting at Flat Creek on Saturday night.

feeding

Rae Aliller. of Darlington, was here last week looking after horses. Casper Crowder contemplates a trip to Virginia and North Carolina.

Wm. Vannice and Sherman Ila 1 hauled hay from Boone Alonday. D. E. Elmore is preparing to build a lot of slat-wire fence this spring.

Wallace Buchanon will embark in the livery business at Darlington. Abner Enoch and daughter Sundayed with E. J. Sutton and wife.

Prof. Patterson is teaching out the remainder of Aliss Wingert's school. Davis Fulwider is taking treatment at the Champaign Aledical Institute.

H. C. Tribbett has sold about forty bushels of clover seed at SO a bushel. Frank Siebold's horse, which has been sick for six weeks, is no better.

Quincy Dixson is cleering and otherwise improving Wm. E. Francis' farm. Lafayette Buman has bought a large amount of tie timber of Air. Watkins.

Brenton jEngle says the world is better since he located in Turtle Hollow.

We suggest the name of Samuel S. Alartin, of Darlington, for County Assessor.

John Sharp, of Shannondale. was here last Saturday contracting for ditching.

Miss Alayme Shepherd attended the teachers' institute at Darlington on Saturday.

W. D. Peebles, the Flat ('reek breeder of Poland China swine, has a line lot of pigs.

A. Elmore had a fine bunch of cattle dehorned by line of our surgeons. Dr. Joe Shafer.

Sherman Hall has the best mule team in the eastern part, of Montgomery county.

Henry Cannon, the veteran ditcher, has all the work contracted he can do this spring.

Jonathan Boohor ,t. Co. are cutting 100 cords of wood for J. 11. Mount by steam power.

Oscar Lawrence, our North Carolina man. will Summer near Potato Creek with Wm. Cox.

Quite a number from here attended the Christian Endeavor at Darlington Thursday night. flic Francis Bros, sold to Oliver Peck twenty shocks of fodder of the sweet orr brand.

Samuel Knox has the finest flock of lig-ht Brahma chicks that we know of in Yangtsekiang.

Dick Delaney, Clarence Ferguson and L. Human took dinner at R. B. Watkins' Alonday.

Airs. Francis Stewart is visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. E. Alount, at Darlington. this week.

Charley Campbell has rebuilt So acres of wildcat fence which blew down a few days ago.

Joe Lafollette. who has charge of the J. A. Mount gravel road, would do well to scrape it soon.

Clarence Burroughs, teaeher at No. 10. visited his parents at Shannondale Saturday and Sunday.

Aliss Willetta Shepherd, of Crawfordsville. visited her sister Alayme at Alount Stewart on Friday.

C. Francis and AI iss May me .Shepherd attended the Yankeetown literary society on Saturday slight

Fans Williamson is inmrovmg the looks of the Bowers farm, lie is a hustler and will make his mark.

Our supervisor served notice on 1!. B. Watkins to trim his hedge lence along the road and save trouble.

Oscar Lawrence and Carper (.rowder, two promising attorneys-at-law. were here last week looking after imsiness.

The time for appointing road superintendents is almost here, and we hope Ewel Engle will be appointed for No.ll.

Hiram Dougherty, traveling- salesman for the Columbus Fruit Co..visited his fatlier-in-law. R. B. Watkins, last Saturday.

James II. Stewart and Albert Alullen were delegates to the Shannondale horse thief detective compaay on last Saturday.

Senator Alount. Albert Alullen and 11. AI. Stewart will attend the County Detective Association in Crawfordsville March .lames 11. Stewart, our township asessor, says this township will fall short SIOO.OOO on personal property this spring.

There is a petition being presented to the road workers praying the trustee to appoint J. \V. Dunham supervisor of district No. f. Franklin township.

Aliss Ivy lliatt will begin a subscription school at No. :i about the first of Alay and will continue two months. She is an intelligent girl and will doubtless teach a good school.

During the year IS'.i:! Albert. MuUen made and sold pounds of butter produced from his herd of Jersey cows, at M" cents a pound. He also sold 117 dozen of eggs during the year. Mr. Mullen began in the butter industry several years ago. At. first he delivered but a few pounds at a time and has increased his trade until at present he is making 70 pounds per week. He has made 110 pounds per weelc.

What they say: That Jesse Aloore wants to sell out and move to Thorntown that Frank Tribbett has a tine draft horse for sale: that John Alikels has rented R. B. Watkins' sugar camp: that Itosjoe Bond is the champion wood cutter: that John Vannice will put, out a large acreage of oats: that Alber! Sutton thinks of starting a tailor shop in Darlington: that .John .Marts is feeding a carload of cattle: that Wm. McDaniel will take unto himself a wife soon that Elwood Binfortl will work at the carpenter trade at Darlington: that Charlie Elmore will be a candidate for Secretary of State: that W I). Peebles is improving his farm in the way of new fences: that Ira, lliatt thinks of moving to Crawfordsville: that .limit's Q. Hall's mules are for sale: that there are two more weeks of school at No. 7: that Walter Cox is helping Isaac Odell in his sugar camp: that Bert Decker will work on the .Midland railroad: that Miss Ria Pickering has concluded a visit with her sister, near Yountsville: that, the prospects for a good wheat crop were never better in this locality: that 11. S. John' son has lots of shock corn out yet: thai Joe Lafollette sold a fine hunch of hogs to Henry Wert, of Ladoga, last Tuesday: that Charley Butler will protect his hennery with a pop: that .lotFrancis is paying cents per bushel for corn: that Tin: Joinx.w. is the only county paper that pays to the subscribers 100 cents on the dollar invested that Wm. Russell, of near Bowers, is stopping with Pleasant Butler that Claud Alullen has purchased an incubator and is prepared to grow ducks and chickens on short notice that Tiik Joi.'HNai/s Tiger Valley pen pusher attended church and Sunday sehoolcat Kingsley's chapel last Sunday.

I'I'KH FOUNTAIN.

Lum Parsons is low with the typhoid fever. Chicken buyers antl book agents are plentiful.

Stephen Davis is visiting relatives in Illinois. 'ft' Ernest Knig is working at the coal chute.

Airs. Ora Cade visited home folks on Wednesday. J. II. Walker is at home from college on the sick list.

Clint Anter is confined to his bed with rheumatism. J. J. Rivers went to Scott's Prairie on business Alonday.

Mrs. Frank Wade visited in Crawfordsville last week.

Elmdale, visited

Mat Murphy, of schoolmates Sunday Aliss Mollie Black visited relatives near Hillsboro last week.

S. Wade commenced work for J. AI. Thompson last Friday. Perry McLain. of New Richmond, visited his family Sunday.

Harry Pureell went to Yeedersbtirg Tuesday to clerk in a store. Charley Donovan, of Wingate. was in our midst Monday nig-ht. .1. W. Newlin is still in Covington attending commissioners' court.

A taffy pulling- was given at thf- residence of Frank Kells Tuesday night. llarley Rivers, son of J. J. Rivers, is lying very sick .at. the home of his parents.

CI ay man Cooper, of Hillsboro, are moving into their new brick building this week.

J. \V. McBroom, of Hillsboro, was seen trudging through our dusty streets last week.

Prof. Gerard, of Newtown, visited Wm. Wright Saturday night and attended church at Hillsboro Sunday.

The Sulphur Spring Comedy Co. has secured the play. Peck's Bad Boy. and contemplate producing it on the stage soon.

Miss Maggie Parsons visited home folks Sunday and did not, ret,urn to school on account of the illness of her brother Linn.

AI iss Jennie Frances had the misfortune to lose her pocketbook last week, containing neaily$ir. Miss Frances was on her way to Covington to enter the 1. N. C. She will attend school just, the same.

I:I.M dai.I:.

Blanch Olen is on the sick list. Mrs. Will Foot .was in Waynetown Monday.

Polly Smith visited at Waynetown last week. Carlton Aloore is clearing up sonic

new ground. Henry Vancleave is helping Dan Swank cut wood.

Lee Hays antl wife attended church at Liberty Sunday. The dirt roads are drying up. They have been very bad.

Health generally good with the exception of bad colds. James Quick was the first to sow oats in this neighborhood.

Fry Thomas and son are ditching the Lowe farm this week. There is hits of tile being placed in the ground this spring.

Garret Baldwin was hauling corn to Crawfordsville last week. Eli Shelby, of Vermillion county, is out trying to rent a place.

Dan I lauk and daughter are visiting his son in Benton county. Dan Swank has bought 4 acres of ground of Garret Baldwin.

Jackson Quick1, has purchased nine acres of la.nd from Dan Swank. ,ee I lays attended the sale of Mr. Gray, near New Richmond, last Thursday and purchased a horse.

I'ncle Toinmy Phillips moved from West Point tin Lavilia Cording farm Wednesday. We welcome him to our midst,.

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Dave Patton and wife were guests of Van Patton and wife one day last weelf.

CI arley I liiriiian and wife arc visiting friends and relatives at Cayuga this week.

Johnny Vancleave had a tally pulling at his father's Saturday night in honor of his 111 st birt hday. The young people had lots of I'tin pulling tally until a late hour.

Protracted meeting commenced at, the Chapel Sunday night. Let the got id work go on.

Elwootl Swank ami family were the guests of Joe Moore and family Sun-

day. This is fine weather for Alarch and the farmers are hustling around, building fences. plowing- for oats and getting ready to plow for corn.

Dan Kirbus. of Wingate. is building a new house on his farm in the place of the one burned down last fall.

i'otato i:i:i k.

Four more weeks of .school. W II. Custer is on the sick list. Protracted meeting is gaining in interest.

S. !:. Blue went, tu Darlington Saturday. Wm. .Mart/, went to Bowers Station Friday.

Stewart Maguire will have a sale on March John Brown and family Sundaved at 1 a rlington.

Ciint Tribbett went to Darlington on .Monthly. Matt Hani went to Darlington last, Wednesday.

Gnly ::o correspondents last week and I I the week before. Ask Ella Maguire about hat kiss on stiles Monthly night.

tin Agnes Maguire was the, .gue.ist... ..of Florence Harper Sunday. aSf 9

Aliss Lizzie Brown went, Crawi'ordsvi 11 Saturday op. business. J. A. Dodd went to Crawfordsville last Thursday on buiness.

Mr. and Airs. Milton Stuckcy visited Sim Bryant's last Sunday. Bird Still is having quite a lot of ditching done this spring.

Will Hunt and Aliss Ina Corns Smidayed at Garrett Snyder's.1 Airs. Alice Cook, spent Thursday at her mother's Airs. Alary Stucky.

Garrett Snyder has a severe attack of rheumatism and has to use clutches. If George Cook has got the g. b.. it wasn't Bess that gave it to him.

Silas and Charley Peterson went to Crawfordsville Wednesday on business. If George Cook is such a ladies' man he has not called on Bessie Saiilla yet.

Frank Cook and family broke bread with Charley Cook antl family Tuesday. Mr. and Airs. John Graham spent Wednesday at John King's, Airs. G.'s father.

Aliss Lulu Trimble was the guest of Miss Annie llolloway Saturday and Sunday.

Miss Annie Maguire Sundayed at home and attended the protracted meeting.

Mr. antl Airs. John Alarsh and Billy Rice antl wife went to Darlington last Wednesday.

Stewart Maguire will stay at. Charley Maguire's till he succeeds, ..in finding a house.

Sam llolloway went to Darlington Saturday and treated himself to a, new set of harness. :jSp|

Miss Mary W ells, of near Colfax, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Alarion llolloway. this weelc.

Mrs. Billy Seybohl and children, of Waveland. have been visiting her parents. .Mr. antl Mrs. Silas Peterson, the past week.

Mrs. Nancy Lanum and children returned to their home at, Frankfort Satunlay after several days' visit with relatives and friends.

It was Jack Buyers, not Boziers went to work for A. O. Tribbet, ami Mrs. Rale Custer instead of Kate who visited John Booker instead of Boohcr.

Cynthia, wife of Martin P. Gray, died at her home in Sugar Creek township of cancer of the stomach. She leaves a. husband antl two small children tu mourn her loss. She was interred at Colfax Friday afternoon.

The barn of Simeon Bryant, living several miles north of here in Sugar Creek township burned to the ground last Wednesday night between 8 ami 10 o'clock. Three valuable horses and all his farming implements were consumed. lie has not as much as a bridle or a wheel of any kind left. There was $700 insurance, not enough to cover the loss. The fire commenced in the hay mow and of course was incendiary.

Al A MO.

Farmers begin to plow. Mrs. Alex Campbell is siek. School closes in four weeks. Iven Titus is buildinc him a house. Lon Stanford is clerking for S. S. Heath.

Frank Humphrey, of Crawfordsville, was here Tuesday. Abija Mc.Juiikins. of Danville, is visiting his brother Altred.

Airs. Robert, Jeffreys, of Crawfordsville, visited her family over Sunday.

The scholars of the Al. E. Sunday school are preparing for an Easter service.

Ogtlen Hughes, of Waynetown. was buried three miles north of hero on Sunday.

Rev. N. C. McCay will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday, morning and evening.

Durbert Gilkey and wife, of Huntington. have returned home after an extended visit with relatives here.

On Alonday nierht, March lit. the ladies of the Presbyterian church will have an "old fashioned spellingmateh'' for the benefit of the church fund. A prize will be given to the best speller. Music will be furnished by the Alamo Cornet. Band. Admission, lo cents. Conic everybody ami have a, good time.

SAN ITA It 11 M.

Bird Baker has purchased anew

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organ. Wm. Peterson is teaching school again.

Wm. Myers lias moved to county. Geo. Alyers is clearing a. piece ground.

Only two more wculi.t Thompson. (ieo. Alyers amount of fence

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repairing a large.

Geo. Linn and Sam Conner are ditching for A. Conner. Wesley Hunt, is painting the new-' barn for Air. Galey.

Geo. Linn will weik ft A. Conne the coming summer. The Mace literary is well attended, every Friday night.

Robert Rut-ail is interested" in the saw mill at Yountsville. Harry Sliuey is resetting quite a lot of fence for Mrs. D. D. Berry.

There will be a pie supper at Hunt's school house on the night of Alarch Ml. Tank Laughters has the sorghum factory in good repair for next season.

Rev. Taitwill preach bis farewell Sunday Hill .t,

sermon at I nioti night, a week. The String-town scribe said in his lasi letter that the Sanitarium scribe carried things a little too far. Now, Mr. Stringtown, if you look a ft.er your own affairs and fintl that overcoat, you lost last December yt.ti will have all you can attend to.

No. M--A slick tongued individual, is on the lookout for some one to join with him in the chains of matrimony, lie has been known to write to unknown friends in different parts of tile world and receive answers, but the girls of this community are all dead in nve with him. He is of a bashful disposition. however, and will not notice them. This rose of beauty is a very industrious young man and would make any young lady a loving husband. Anyone outside of Linnsburgh wishing to correspond with matrlmon-i ial intent address Albert Alyers. Linnsburgh. Intl., will receive a beautiful pen picture of him.

BOOTH SCHOOL llOt'SK.

School progressing tine. Ask Bessie Saidlaabout George Cookil George Bootsand wifcSundaycd with Gill Boot and wife.

Austin Bowers, of Darlington, was in our midst Sunday. Ask Tinnie Price about George Cook letters to Gail Vaughn.

Zengozography Hopkins was working for Tilden Moran. Zen says he never saw the sun rise t»v set either while he was there. S

A jaw breaker, slick tongued individual is always at the church looking for the girls to see that yaller tie. He is about feet, 0 inches tall, very small black mustache, black hair, weight 105 pounds, is always handsomely dressed, has been on the hunt for a wife for the last three years, is an industrious young man. lie has "been known to go to Ladoga and Darlington, and a few times west. He is quite a gentleman and treats the ladies with the best of respect that a gentleman should treat them. Any lady wishing to correspond with matrimonial intent will just address, Air. Geo. Cook. Colfax, Ind.