Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 December 1894 — Page 9
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Pitta Gardner and llosalie Ilarwood won the prizes offered last week
KLM DALE.
Henry Vaneleave and Charley Mitchel are cutting wood for 1. M. Coons this weelc.
Professor llicks' blizzard struck this village on Wednesday. It was a very disagreeable day.
Theadore: Coons and wife, of New Market vicinity, were the guests of Carlton Moore and wife Wednesday.
One night last week a thief stole llite Alexander's buggy, harness and horse blanket. The thief has not yet been captured.
Mix Nettie Allen was called to the bedside of her father. Mr. Etching, at Indianapolis last Monday. He is not expected 1o live.
Mrs. Tip Clough made dinner at tier home on Christmas day. It was for a family reunion of the doughs anil Swanks. The guests enjoyed themselves tine, uud all went home 111 the eveuiug feeling that it was a day well spent and one than would long be remembered.
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I hope all the corn' merry Christmas. Charley (loft's wife mad prise dinner Sunday. .lames Vaneleave and wife are visiting friends at Marion.
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VVintford Swing and wife entertained quite a number of friends Christmas day.
The quarterly meeting will he held at !!oinid llili the first Sunday in .lanu.i ry.
Hessie Coons had a family reunion Christinas day, and all her father's family was present, and all her husband's people but George Coons and family. It was also her birthday, she being born on Christmas 38 years ago. She received some nice presents from her friends, Carlton Moore making the presentation speech. All seemed to have a jolly good time, and it is to be hoped all will live to have a familv reunion next Christmas.
KOULDKIt VALLEY.
Billy Smith and family visited Sain Coulter on Sunday. Jim Summers and Tobe llostetter were breaking a colt on Sunday.
A. J. Stone and sister made a tl.yiug visit to the southwest on Sunday. A. J. Stone was at Crawfor.dsville on Friday and Saturday of last week.
Some farmers did an unwise thing in buying the diseased sheep sent down from Chicago.
Miss Jennie Chilian made her pupils glad, on Friday of last week, by treating them to candy and oranges.
Mr. Rostetter has returned from the north part of the State, where he attended the burial of a sister.
Ask lid McCarty what bird he likes best. He will say he has liked the Wren if she dadn't got a Mote in her eye.
A tramp slept in the school house on Thursday night of last week, and next morniug called on Andy Stewart for his breakfast.
Mrs. Cope, of Linnsburg-, died on the 143d, and was buried on Tuesday, at Union cemetery. She left two sons and three daughters. "We all want to hear Lou Jackson's speech, and think it will draw a criwd from all directions, as he is highly honored in every respect.
KATTl.ESNAKK.
A happy New Year to all. Miss Sarah Coons has the grip. M. Dale has moved on the Geo Wert's tarni.
Milt Darnel and family ate dinner with W. K. Galey and wife Christmas day.
Alex Harrington and family ate Christmas dinner with Ceorte Powers and family.
James Galey and wife and son ate turkey with M. Mikels and wife of Crawfordsville. Christmas.
Theodore. Coons and family and Kraxton Cash anil family visited VV. 15 (•aley and family last Sunday.
W. 1. Coons fell and fractured two of his ribs last Monday. He is sulVeriny a great deal of uain with them at the present time.
Candy I.evvallen lost Ms day hook with some valuable papers in it last Saturday between his house and Crawfordsville. Anyone finding it will confer a favor by returning the same to him.
The friends of rs. I'arks made her a nice donation of the necessaries of life to live on. They presented to her on Christmas day. She is a widow with three children and these gifts of the good people will be very acceptable with her.
We suggest that the legislature make a law this winter forbidding any young nian to get married that has not got five hundred dollars in some bank in the county they live in. then this would teach young men who contemplate matrimony to save their money.
James Galey is doing quite a rushing business now in the way of trading horses for cows. If any one has a cow that they want to trade for a horse all they have to do is to call on James Galey and lie will accommodate them, lie means business and don't you forget it.
Now brother and sister correspondents as we enter into the new year as correspondents of This Jouknai.. one of the best county papers in the State, let us with the help of Tub Joi:iinai
Company strive to make it better this next year thau it ever was. and try to get everyone to take the paper we can. So a happy New Year to Tin: .Ioi'rnai. Company and her corps of correspondents.
The patrons of Miss Mollie Hall played quite a surprise on her last Friday by going to her school with -well tilled baskets of good things to cat. They took possession of the house, spread a table the length of the room and fairly loaded it down with good things to eat. There was sixty persons, large and small ate dinner, and each one seemed to enjoy themselves. After dinner school was called to order by Miss Mollie. Then tin scholars all said their speeches, after which Miss Mollie called on Mr. Cash for a speech. He declined, and said he would rather hear from .Jaines Cilliland. .Mm said he had ate so much squash pie. that he could not talk above a whisper and that he wished to be excused. Miss Mollie thanked the patrons for their kindness they had shown her and' closed her school till after holidays.
I'OTATO CltKEK.
K. L. Edwards and wife spent Christmas with home folks. Milton Ilollowell and wife went to Darlington on Saturday.
Clias. Custer and Robert Dikes were at Darlington on Sunday. Clias. McGuire ami wife visited nas. Cood and wife on Sunduy.
Miss liclle. McGuire was the guest of Miss Agnes McGuire on Sunday. IJyrd Steels and family were guests of Ferry I'eterson on Christmas.
Miss Anna Smith, of isew Richmond, is the guest of Mrs. U. M. Little. Mrs. K. M. Little and Miss Anna Smith spent Sunday with Mrs. Little's parents.
Perry Little, of Indianapolis, was visiting in this neighborhood during the holidays.
John Dodd has gone to southern part of the State to visit his mother and other relatives.
There was a Christmas tree at John Elolloway's for his grandchildren, and also a Christmas dinner.
Robert Dykes and family and Miss Anna Dykes were guests of James Dykes and family on Christmas.
Miss Alma Snyder, of Crawfordsville. was the guest of Misses Ella aud Agnes McGuire on Saturday r.nd Sunday.
The Christmas cantata, or the Cap ture of Santa Clans, at Potato Creek church, on Christmas eve. was good what there was of it.
Thomas Grey and wife celebrated their tenth anniversity on Sunday evening with an oyster supper. Only relatives were present.
Dan aud John Mahoy and sister, Alice, and Sam Huhey and family, and Tom Gray and family, ate turkey with Joe Mahoy, near Crawfordsville. on Christmas .IAMKSTOVVN.
C. D. O'rear spent Christmas at home. Dick Matthews is here to spend holidays.
The Christmas tree Monda\ evening was a success. Jas. Southard, "of Chicago, is home for the holidays.
Miss Ella Mitchell is visiting friends in Danville, Ind. John Hendricks, of Crawfordsville, is visiting- home iolks.
Henry Lamb, of Lebanon, is here making holiday calls. Mrs. Will Reeves and daughtea are the guests of Mrs. M. O'Rear.
Ed Davis, of Greeneastle, is the guest of E. P. Hendricks and family. Alton 15. Grimes, of Chicago, calling od friends here Christmas.
Mr. and Airs. Jess Hamriek are visiting their mother, Mrs. Soinervilie. Mess O'Rear will entertain her Sunday school idass Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wimm, of Anderson, are visiting J. W. Darnell and family. Mrs. Charles Harlan and son of Win gate, are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. iieat.
The K. of I'. entertainment New Year's eve promises to be a very brilliant affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherdom. of Indianapolis, are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Camplin.
Mr. and Mis. .1. 11. Ca'.npiin entertained quite a number of their young friends Saturday evening in honor of their guest. Mr. Hamilton, of Ohio.
WKLI.SVIL.LU.
New lloss will smoke the cob pipe. Srthool has closed until next Monday. J. M. Walkup sold a tine hog last week.
Sam Finch sold old lleuipy last week for .*1. Harry Freeman went to Frankfort Saturday.
A. VV. Johnson will study to be an auctioneer. Hill Morris went to VYhitesville Sunday evening.
Ross Myers will work for Wheeler Linn the coming summer. Robert and Hannibal Finch went to Frankfort Monday evening.
II. Finch has taken out an agency for the Empire Metal Wheel Co. for wagons.
Miss June Heck will spend this week with friends and relatives in Crawfordsville.-'
Jim Rurkholder and wife, of Crawfordsville, visited Jacob Caster last Monday night.
Everybody is invited to attend the oyster supper at Kingsley's chapel Kri day evening. Dec. :Jrt.
.John Finch ami family, Davis Wilson and family and Henry Morris ate turkey at Mrs. Wilson's on Christmas.
Jacob Caster and family, Frank Cox and family and Abe Caster and wife spent Christmas with Wm. Rhoads.
Don't forget to eotne to the watch ga I1 rid ay meeting and basket supper at the school house at Mace New Year's eve.
There are certain young men who pass through here every two weeks en route to Orth, hollowing and whooping as though they never had any raising. I think if 1 was a young man and thought myself big enough
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the girls I would not make so much noise on Sunday. Last Sunday wiil be forever remembered in this vicinity. Between, the hours of 11 «nd 12 a crowd of young people assembled at the residence of John Ward. A oouutiful repast was served after which the"" young people walked into the parlor where the air was filled with vocal and instrumental music. The crowd enjoyed themselves joking with one another and you may rest assured the time was pleasantly passed. There were about tifty persons present and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves.
The basket supper at l'onel's school house last Friday night was well attended from this place. After the baskets were all sold a cob pipe was put up for th ugliest man present and was awarded til Allen Johnston, of New Ross. Next, was a toilet case for the prettiest lady present, and was awarded to Miss klla Swisher, of Ortli. So New Ross has the cob pipe and Orth has the prettiest young lady and the Tiger Valley hoys have the honor of getting Miss Swisher. The prizes amounted to S'.Mi.ijo.
WINUATIS.
W. J. Cord is in Kentucky. W. R. Allen was in Lafayette Monday.
Wm. Marmadukc was at Attica on Tuesday. P. C. Ivrosse now resides in the Smith p/operty.
Isaac Sutton is again a resident of )ur village. See A. S. Hart for all kinds of hard and soft coal.
The little daughter of Frank Stover is convalescent. James Spaulding has moved to the G. N. Meharry farm.
Miss Maggie Garland, of Lafayette, is here visiting friends. Lin Naugle and family are visiting relatives at Indianapolis.
John Orr has gone to Veedersburg to work in a restaurant. Malinda Wainscott has gone to Grats, Ky.. for a fortnight.
The Fullenwider brothers are home from Merom T. C. College. D. P. Frazier and wife, of Hillsboro, were at R. L, Cord's Sunday.
Rill llarper, of Cayuga, is here the guest of his brother Charlie. James Oxley and son Aus, are at Jamestown for a ten days' visit.
Bert aud Cora Markle, of Lafayette, visited G. E. Rickets Wednesday. Misses Jennie and Mollie Franees went to New Richmond Wednesday.
Charlie Renner has gone to Huntington to spend the week with his parents.
Mrs. J. M. Rush is spending the week with her father, Wm. Davis, at Lebauon.
The mail route lettiugs were awarded to James Wainscott and P. C. Dovefield.
Henry Goosey has gone to a Southern clime. Some say to Central Kentucky.
Wm. and Joliu Potter went to Forest. Ind Wednesday iu view of a land trade.
Ira Bowman, of Ridge Farm, III., was here over Sunday visiting his uncle, J. M. Rush.
Mrs. 11. R. York, of Indianapolis, is the guest of her parents. M. 0. Clark aud wife.
Ed Ferguson, of Spring Valley. 111., is here visiting his grandmother, Abigail Grenard.
Elston Say res and wife ate turkey with their son, C. R. Say res, at Frankfort Tuesday.
R. R. Donovan and wife, of the Capital City, are here visiting H. II. Donovan and family.
Mrs. John Jordan and family baye gone to Frankfort to spend the holidays with her parents.
There was a family reunion held at Jonathan Mitchell's Wednesday in the interest of the Wilsons.
Rev. Trotter will hold a series of prosracted meetings here commencing the fourth Tuesday of January.
James Cadwallader and wife, of West Lafayette, are here spending the holidays with his son. C. C. Cadwallader.
There will be a shooting match here next Tuesday under the management of Jobe Miller. Clay pigeons will be useit.
The Chris'mas tree at the hall was fairly u.ioii, not so many aiteinling as usual on account of the, admission fee. of 10 cents.
Rev. Shay ley aud wife were the recipients Tuesday, of two beautiful rocking chairs as Christmas gifts from their friends at New Richmond.
Marion Bowman, of Clark's Hill, was here Tuesday and received the honor for being the luckiest man that bought a chance ticket on Jake Rlacker's dressed pig. Bowman received 83.0:") for his luck.
J. L. Hienz has requested ns to sav in the Wingate letter that he is again free, having retired from business, and will be found «t home the balance of the winterdays with no reflections as to the past.
Ora Evans ate Christmas turkey with VV. H. Houck at Forest, Tuesday. Evans says that Houck is amassing quite a little fortune and has no more use for an elevator in the fertile hinds of old Montgomery county.
Married. Sunday evening at the residence of Tom Gott, in Waynetown, Rudolphus Ochiltree and Florence May Gott, Rev. Trotter officiating. Only the immediate friends of the family were present. Mr. and Mrs. Ochiltree will be at home to housekeeping in the Snyder property, first door north of the depot.
'DKEAHLANU.
Charles l!ioe has returned from Linden. Wm. Grider is breaking ground for corn.
George Unties had business at Lado-
M. C. Tapp attended K. of P. lodge at Ladoga Friday night. Win. Rice and wife spent Friday with W. Points and wife.
Mr. Short, of Pine '"Village, was stopping in this neighborhood last week.
Grandpa Fuust and Harry Captinger visited friends at.Darliugtou the lirst of the week.
J. F. Caplinger and wife visited Joe Layson and wife, south oi Crawfordsville, Friday.
Rutcliering hogs and marketing turkeys has been the rage in this locality for the past week.
Ren Wreath, of Fountain county, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Wm. Points, the past week.
Mrs. E. lmel and Mrs. F. Luster, of Whitesville. visited in this vicinity from Saturday evening uutill Tuesday morning.
C11K1STMAS ITEMS.
Walter Moneymaker went rabbit I Hunting. Grandpa Whitsel visited at Uncle' Jiimnie Foster's.
M. C. Tapp aud family ate tvrkey with friends near Ladoga. W. Iliinesand family ate dinner with Mr. llimes and mother.
Charles Whittington and George Davis were gunning in our midst. Mr. and Mrs. Layson and son. spent Christmas at .lames Ca.pliuger's.
W. Points and wife dined with Jaines Points and family, of New Market. F. J. Nickell and family ate turkey and oysters at Uncle Ras. Seaman's, of North Union.
Christmas day being the fisith birthday of Mrs Seaman, of North Union, a number of her friends by invitation assembled at her home. The dinner was a success, being well cooked and well served, ami of choice viands. In the afternoon the company assembled iu the parlor, where a beautiful Christmas tree awaited them, whose branches were burdened with many gifts. Iu tlieir distribution many childish hearts, as well as older ones, were made happy.
COTTAGE GROVE.
Vacation this week and the children are happy. Charley Harper's smiling face is seen in our midst again.
John Pittman took a load of hogs to Darlington Wednesday. Miss Alma Snyder, of Darlington, visited Miss Etta Maguire Sunday.
To the editor and all the correspondents: We wish you a happy New Year.
John Haves' class will give a box supper at Potato Creek church next Monday night.
Laura Custer, Tinnie Rrooks, John Brooks and Frank Custer visited at R. C. Harper's Sunday.
The entertainment at Campbell's Chapel on Tuesday night was good. The exercises consisted of singing, recitations and tableaux. The tableaux were really fine. There were two trees well laden with presents and Santa Claus was again on hands, to the delight of the children.
The cantata given by the Sundayschool and League at Potato Creek church Monday night was a success in everj' way. Notwithstanding the inclement weather the house was comfortably tilled. The children performed their parts admirably and Santa Claus appeared, looking hale and hearty, aud bringing the treat, which gladened the hearts of the little folks. Good order prevailed.
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