Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1892 — IF YOU AUE IN QUEST [ARTICLE]

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OF FRESH INDIANA NEWS, PERUSE THE FOLLOWINQ: Important Happening* of the WeekCrime* aud Casual tie* Suicides— Death*—Wedding*, Etc. Minor State Items. James L. Jackson of Orestes, Madison County, is a grandfather at 32 years of age. Frank lloran, an Itinerant tailor of Buffalo, N. Y., was killed by the cars at Angola. James Wilkins of Lagrange was bitten by a tarantula concealed In a bunch of bananas. Mrs. Robert Beveridge of Cardonia, fell from a chair and broke her arm in two places. A 3-year-old son of Jefferson McCauley, near Kokomo, was kicked to death by a cow. William E. Jenkins, who has been on trial at Richmond for killing John Dixon, was acquitted. The old sway back mulo car line at Ureencastle is boing converted into an electric line. Students will rejoice. Jamks Miller was instantly killed by a fall from a hotel on which he war working at Pike Lake, near Warsaw. Albert Ross, a railroad laborer at Now Ross, was killed by jumping from a train running at a high rate of speed. William Burns, Superintendent of tho water works at Napanco. was fatally injured by tho collapsing of tho standpipe. Richard Jackson, aged 21, was Instantly killed In a runaway south of Lebanon, lie loaves a wife and one child. John Ditnham, a young Madison county farmer, fell from a fence on to a scythe and cut a horrible gash in pne of his limbs.

The Garland Range Stovo Works of Whoollng, W. Va., will locate at Muncie. Nine buildings of brick will be required for the plant. John Mitchell, a wealthy farmer, living near Columbus, was assaulted by a highwayman and robbed of his gold watch and money. James Duncan, ono of the oldest pioneer residents of Howard County, died at the residence of his son, near Kokomo, aged 84. The Rev. William Wirt King of Huntington, W. Va., has accopted a call to tho pastorate of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church at Lafayette. A team and loaded wagon belonging to Samuel Stroup of Shelbyvlllo, broke through a bridge over Deer Creek, south of Waldron, and the driver wa« soriouslv injured. 4t Groonsburg, Fred Wellingor was found dead in bod, by hts little daughter whp went to his room and called him for breakfast. He Is supposed to have died from heart trouble. Representatives of the tribes of Red Mon from different points In tho State met at Columbus and arranged to hold a general celebration of all the tribes in Indiana in that city, Oct. 21. John Anadel of Joffersonvllle, has suod tho P., C., C. & St. L. Railroad for $2,500 damages for an injury received from a blow with a shovel In the hands of another employe at CementvUle. A oano of burglars have boon working Kokomo tor the past week, the depredations being confined to private residences. Eight houses have,been broken into, and watches, jewelry and cash taken. Lake E. Thompson and William Cox of Muncie, are lu Jail at Greensburg charged with larceny. They had quantities of gold watches, and are said to havo robbed a jewelry storo In Delaware County. The ’squire who marrlod a couple at Eckorty Is a native ot Newport, Ky., tho groom a native of Newport, Ark., and tho bride a native of Newsport, Va. All wero born during the month of August, 1805. Bert Mclntirk, aged 21, died at Cr&wtordsvlllo, and Physicians agree that death resulted from excosslve cigarette smoking. Young Mclntlre bought them bv the case and smoked from fifty upward per day. Judge Gki.lett of tho Porter Cfrcuit Court, has granted an Injunction asked for by the B. & 0. railroad, restraining tho County Treasurers along tho lino from attempting to collect taxes under tho now tax law. A band of thirty-two tramps, seedy and foot-sore, claiming to be Tennessee miners on their wav to Chicago, stopped at English the other day for sleep and refreshments, which wore sorved by the sympathetic citizens. The Hlncss of Gen. F. W. Bennett of Richmond, still continues. He was unable to attend tho reunion of his regiment at Muncie. His friends have become anxious about him, as it is feared he cannot regain his strength. . , At Industry, a horse driven by Orvln Brady ran awar. Mr. and Mrs. Brady, their daughter Ethel and little Inez Banks fell under the carriage, which upset, and the whole party wore injured. The little girls are seriously hurt William Soules, tho old man who came from Kansas to Doolittle’s Mills, near Eckerty, to recover a stiver bullet which he shot at a witch over sixty years ago, and which lodged in a sycamore tree, recovered his prize after a week of hard labor. The Twelfth Indiana Volunteer Regiment, in reunion at Mooresville, passed a resolution by a rising vote denouncing the action of the monument commission for placing dates on the shaft at Indianapolis commemorating other wars than the war for the Union.

In looking over some old books it appeared that .Tames Miller a native of Rowan County, North Carolina, was the first prisoner to do time in the Southern Penitentiary at Jeffersonville, after the grand opening in 1823. He got eighteen months for counterfeiting. Muncie has anchored another important industry of Springfield, 0., which will locate near the Whltely reaperworks, in the new suburb Whitely. Mr. B. F. Hewells of Springfield, contracted for the removal of the Howell foundry and machine shops, and the concern will give employment to 150 hands. While ex-Councilman Ira Rinehart of Delphi, was returning with his family from Battle-ground, his horse took fright and ran away; throwing the occupants of the vehicle down a steep embankment. The aged mother of Mr. Rinehart had her shoulder broken and was otherwise dangerously injured. A Goshen girt laughed so hard the other day that her jaw flew.out of joint, and for forty-eight hours she had to talk through her teeth instead of her hat. William Robebtson, a prominent resident of. Crawfordsvilie, died from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He was a native of Scotland, coming to this country in 1830. Reuben Lloyd, aged 11, had a close call at Muncie recently, while playing in an old ice shed with Elmer Shell, aged, 7. “Crip” Mullesnix and a companion, were shooting at a' mark, and Multertdkfired at the ice house. The ball trated the board and tore the end of ifcgi Lloyd boy’s nose off. Mulleraix vri| Disced in jail.