Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1891 — PARAGRAPHS OF LIFE. [ARTICLE]

PARAGRAPHS OF LIFE.

IN THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS STATE OF INDIANA. Hunters Ignoring the Lew—lmpaled on a Pitchfork —Hurtled to Heath—suicides — Heaths. Indiana Legislature. The Legislature of Indiana convened at the State Capitol, January 8. The House was called together by Secretary, of State Griffin. The following officers were thereupon selected: Speaker, M. J. Biblack, of Knox; Clerk, Thomas Newkirk, of Kush; Doorkeeper, Frank D. Haimbaugh, of Miami; Assistant Clerk, Charles Crawley, of Stillivan. For Speaker the Republicans voted for Mr. lioss, of Wabash, and for W. F. Severson, of Tippecanoe; B. A. Nay, of Jefferson, and John Childs of Delaware, for Clerk, Assistant Clerk mid Door-keeper respectively. The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov. Chase, and the following 6ffioers were elected: D. H. Fenton, of Lake, Secretary; Geo. F. Pleasants, of Switzerland, Assistant Secretary; O. T. Wells, of Marion, door-keeper, and W. Mannix, of Allen, Postmaster. The Governor’s message wa£ read January 9. In the Senate a resolution was presented looking to a redistricting of the State for judicial purposes. Minor State Items. —The name of New Providence, Clark County, has been changed to Barden. —A movement is on foot to start a bank at Darlington,Montgomery County. —.John S. Donham, near Brazil, basin his possession a ilax-hackle, bearing date 1761. j. —John R. Moore has been employed as a compositor on the Wabash Journal twenty-one years. —Fred C. Dahne was arrested in Laporte, Wednesday, charged with scattering “green goods.” —John Hitz, Madison' fruit-grower, says his raspberries not him a yearly profit of SSO per acre. —Bud Whitesides was kicked in the head by a mule at Jeffersonville and has gone violently insane. —Michigan City is counting on getting the shops for the manufacture of the Hoffman ice machines. —Edwin Terrell, minister to Belgium, cabled to his home in Richmond the announcement of his wife’s death. —Natural gas, with a strong flow, was struck at Princeton at a depth of 630 feet. The town went wild with enthusiasm.

—A stationary engine at the O’Brien wagon-works, at Lafayette, “ran away,’* demolishing itself and everything within reach. —Mrs. Daniel Forrester, of Liberty, a young widow, was shot twice by Mrs. Harry Griffin. A love affair was the cause.. —Airs. John Ilartun was instantly killed near Clay City by the discharge of a revolver lying in a trunk she was moving. —Horace McPherson," near Akron, was terribly disfigured by the accidental discharge of his shotgun in his face. He may die. —Mrs. Edward Poindexter, colored, Marion, was found dead lying by a gas fire, badly burned. Believed to have been murdered. —The daughter of L. N. Redman was fatally injured by being thrown against a desk while romping in a school-house near Millcrsburg. —A farm-hand named Newby, near Cartersburg, upon entering the barn at the Davis farm, was shot and seriously wounded by tramps. —Henry Baker, a Chicago and Indiana coal road brakeman, was struck on the head by a detached car, at Coxville, and will die of his injuries. —Citizens’ natural gas company, Slttolbyville, in opposition to the one now furnishing the city with gas, will sink wells near Fountaintown. —Joseph Plow, serving a life sentence in the prison north, from Warsaw, vfor murder, died recently. He confessed his gutlt on his death bed. —Mrs. Edna Fearley, of Shelbyvillc, got $2,000 damages from Samuel Hamilton, of Aladison, for injuries received by falling into his open cistern. —Dr. Edward Viets, of Plymouth, has been held in $2,500 bonds, charged with assaulting Mary, the 14-year-old daughter of Bradley C. Southworth. —John Creamur, of Jeffersonville, who was injured by the fall of a derrick at the Union Cement Company’s works, has been paid $4,000 in settlement of his claim. —Mrs. Jacob fcarl, Jonesboro, kept count of the pies she baked in’lß9o, and says the total is 696. Says nothing about the number of dyspeptics in her family. —The Business Men’s Association at Crawfordsvillc, are determined to get the New Market hub and spoke factory, which ean be secured for $5,000 and live acres of land. —Muncie Herald tells about a man named John Edwards, living there, who is so inhuman mean to his wife that the “White Caps” ought to lash him three times a day. —William Park, teacher at Tiflinger’s school, Clark County, refused to give the usual holiday treat, got into a fight with some of the larger pupils, and was roughly handled. —Dr. Solomon Davis, an old soldier and prominent citizen of Lexington, died of heart disease. The old man had been confined to his room for seyeral years from the effects of a fall. He was found sitting in his invalid chair, dead. —Elder Wm. Green, living near Dugger, married and the father of three children, was arrested, charged with being unduly fond of Miss Lou Cade, a member of his flock. They waltzed him aut of the pulpk so quick “his head iwkamed.”

—The Montgomery Coun t 3 r grand Jury has returned an indictmen 1 against a young lady for stealing chlckt us. —Farmers fn the southern pa rt of tlio State are killiug all the quail the, v w ant, ]ust utterly ignoring the quail law. —At the house of James H. Davis,. u fi ar Hagan, his little daughter, aged 3 yea. rs > was horribly burned by her clothing igniting while alone in the house, and died within two hours. —Mrs. James Stinson, near Danville, poured coal oil all over herself, and then applied a match. Her husband was badly burned trying to save her, and both are in for repairs. —Thomas B. Foster, living near White Hall, one of the best known citizens of Monroe County,- died from paralysis. Ho was 71 years old, and a member ot the Christian church. —A Midland train and a f reight on tho C., C., C. & St. L. collided at a crossing at New Ross. Tho Midland engine was destroyed and the engineer severely Injured. The property loss was SB,OOO. —Ruth Hollingsworth, a young lady 24 yoars old, living near Dana, was fatally burned by her dress catching fire from an open fireplace. Her clothing, was consumed and her body burned to a" crisp.

—J. B. Foster, of the Fort Wayne Sentinel composing-room, has invented a eontriviance for printers’ use while distributing type, called the “compositor’s bracelet wrist protector.” Said to bo just the tiling. —Among the members of the, Seventh Cavalry killed in tho battle of Wounded Knee were James Coffy, of Richland Township, and James Campbell and W. F. McCl in took, or Benton Township, Monro County. —Albert Cochran, while walking on Main street, Brazil, accidentally slipped and a gun ho was carrying discharged itself into Ills body, tearing one leg off and inflicting a dangerous and perhaps fatal wound. —Robert Holloway, of Crawfordsvlllo, has receivod notice from the Canadian Queen, at Toronto, that ho had won one of the first prizes in the word contest, which will either be a froe pass to Europo with expenses, or $750. - —Jefferson Vest, a resident of Greenwood, met with a severe accident tho other day. He was working with a revolving emery-wheel when it burst, striking him, in the face, breaking both jaw-bones and knocking out his teeth. At the time his injuries were considered fatal, but now Jie has good prospects of recovery. —Miss Martha Miller, daughter of Judge Miller, of Groonsburg, visitingat tho residence of Mr. Joseph I. Irwin, Columbus, went out riding with Mr. Win. G. Irwin. When the two returned to tho residence the horse took fright and ran away, , throwing Mr. Irwin to the ground and cutting a gasli on the top of his head, from which he bled profusely. The buggy was turned over and Miss Miller was thrown out. Sho suffered a slight wound on the head, —William S. Pope has filed a suit In the Circuit Court at New Castle, against his mother-in-law, Martha Kendall, a wealthy farmer's wife, for alienating tho affections of his wife, and asking for’ $5,000 damages. He alleges that shortly after Jals marriage to tho defendant’s daughter, the latter was coaxed and pursuaded to leave him, and that by reason , of her desertion of him ho has suffered great mental anguish, and had his life j rendered a barren waste. —lt Is seldom that three weddings occur in one family on tho same day, but sucli a transaction took place at the Funderburg residence in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County. The first couple united were Madison Mcllwain and Mrs. Mary Funderburg. Next came Edward Funderburg, son of tho former named bride, and Nellie Mellwaln, daughter of the first named groom. Then James Gray and Lillie Fpnderburg, the latter also Mary’s daughter, took the binding obligation. —The result, with the average percentage of the examinations, for the appointment to West Point for the Eighth district, is as follows: W. 8. Mcßroom, Montgomery County, 94.2; L. G. Cavlns, Sullivan, 85.1; Herbert L. Jones, Vigo, 83; Howard Griest, Montgomery, 82.8; Hardy Convor, Fountain, 75.8; Wallace Wheat, Parke, 75.2; Robert F. Darby, Vermillion, 73.4; H. R. Rosencranse, Parke, 63.7; Win. Plumb, Brazil, 55.6.

—A big fall of slate in the Diamond Mine at Coal Bluff crushed Henry and Joe MeCahan, father and son, and slightly injuring William Lawhorn and B. Morgan The former is in a critical condition and may die. In the same mine, Dan Piper caught his hand under a bolt on an ascending cage and was hoisted to the top, nearly a hundred feet. The cage had to be lowered again for his release. —The enterprising farmers of Greenwood have undertaken the cultivation of tobacco. Parties from Louisville will erect a large tobacco warehouse, furnishing them a home market for their products. Several acres were cultivated last year with marked success and large profit, and this year about 'one hundred acres will be planted. The tobacco shipped from this place last year was graded first-class and commanded the highest price. This fact promises to make this a great tobacco region. —A South Bend poultry buyer had to pay 85 for bringing a load of ducks, to town with their legs tied. South Bend has a vigilant humane society. —Mack and Woody Underwood, colored, aged 11 and 13 years, at Terre Haute, confessed to the robbery of their grandfather and father of 8139, and that to cover the tljeftirom the father they burned Jhe house. Tins was about a year ago and socunningly did the youngsters plan the crime it was only recently that they were, suspected.