Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1894 — HOOSIER HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS

| NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. “ ' | What Our Neighbor, are Doing—Matter* of General and Local Interest—Marriage* and Death*—Accident* and Crime*—Personal Pointer. About Indlanlan*. Minor State Item*. Flat Rock creamery, near Shelbyville, burned. Loss, $5,000. Grant County contains more than #270,000 of taxable glass works property. I Valparaiso papers think that town is a regular heaven new because tho saloons are closed on Sunday. A Lapori e justice of the piece fines any man who spits tobacco juice on the floor during the progress of a trial. The Diamond Plate-glass Factory at Xlwood has started up the remaining departments of the plant, and it la now running at full capacity. At the homo ot S. J. Jett, Lebanon, Robert Jott was shot dead by his cousin, John Fleenen of Virginia, who was visiting him. Fleenen was shooting at a hat thrown into tho air. Coroner Porter rendered a verdict of accidental shooting. William Scott, aged forty, was smothered to death in Hoosier slido, Michigan City. Ho was engaged la loading sand* at tho foot of tho big sand hill when a cave-in occurred burying him. Ho was taken out two hours lator. Scott leaves a wife and child. Mrs. William Miller of Brazil wub pouring coal oil In tho stove when tho fuel ignited, making a feaful explosion, enveloping her in llames. Hor cries for help wore not reapondod to for a short time, and when neighbors reached hor every stitch of clothing was burned from her body and hor flesh was burned to a crisp, sho cannot recover. Ben Caldwell of Lewisville, has an clock, eight foot high, that tells tile tiinoofdu.v, day of month, and tho moon’s phusos. Tho clock was made by Mrs. Caldwell’s grandfather, 75 yours ago. Ho cut tho wheels from brass plates and hammered out the steel pieces. Kvcry piece of work about it was made in an old grist mill near Connersville. John Harris, an ox-soldier and night policeman at Noblosvlllo, while on his rounds discovered burglars had gained an entrance into Metsgwr’s pluning mill office. Harris was iirod on and wounded in his right thigh. The burglars ran past the electric light plant when they lived utLirvillo, on employe, who was standing In the door, alter which thoy escaped, going west. The Whitewater River, down below Richmond, is tilled wlthdoud anil dying fish, alleged to be due to contamination from tho city’s sewage. They are scooped out by the shovelful, and residents along tho river for miles coinplain that lish are seen dally floating on the surface, and tho stench arising from tho mass is dreadful. The State Fish unu Game Protective Association has boon appealed to. John Lewis’ 4-voar-old child wus saved fioui instantdoath atGroonfleld, tho other night, in a very peculiar manner The little fellow was sitting on tho Panhandle tracks when the limited mail came thundering along. When within a few foot of the child a small dog tried to jump across tho track. The engine lilt the canine unil knocked It against tho child, tho force being groat enough to land it out of the way of the train. Tho dog was killed.

Col. 0. 12. Bbiant of Huntington. Ind., und Adjutant Allan 11. Douirall of Fort Wuyrn), have issued tho following call to tho comrades of tho EightyEighth Jndianu Volunteers: “Tho annual reunion of tho Eighty-Eighth Indiana Volunteers, infantry, will bo held at Fort Wayne, lndiunu, Wednesday, Octol er 10,1894. Hegimental and company meoting ut 10:90 a. m. Reunion ut 2:00 p. m. Camp (ire at 7:00 p. m. Wo would be pleased to have you all with us onco more and your wives and fauiil es. Please notify tho Adjutant whether you can be present.” Ran Giles, one o' tho oldest citizens living two miles oast of French Lick, was found dead In his potato patch lato tho other evening. He is supposed to huve been murdered while digging potatoes. When found by his son he was lying on his face, with his hoe yet in his hand. At the Coroner’s inquest ho was found to have had so . ere blows on tho hack of the head; also a wound on his side. There was no sign of any struggle, and ho seemed to have boon killed instantly. Ho was known to have had about $36, but when found only sll could be found on his person. lie was over 80 years old, and is supposed to have been murdered for his money. There is no clew to the murderer. . A wreck occurred on tho P., C., C. & St. Li. at Middletown. Local freight No. 75 was on tho main track and No. 19, tho fast mail, in charge of Conductor Case and Engineer Charles Bunnell, was due. This train does not stop there, but usually goo» through at u speed of forty or fifty miles an hour. Tho flagman hud gone but a short distance, when the fast mall came down the hill at terrific speed. The day was foggy and Eng neer Bunnell did not seo tho i'ag until within a short distance. Ho reversed his engine, but too late. The passenger crashed into tho rear end of the local freight, and tho caboose and two box ears were ground Into kindling wood ana others were damaged. The passenger locomotive was partially off the track and was badly damaged. Noone was hurt save 'Fireman Jones, who jumped and was slightly bruised. Engineer Bunnell remained at hii post while the locomotive plowed Us way through the crashing cars and came out unscratchod. In three hours trans were pa-sing. The Vigo Agricultural society has decided to hold a fair at Terre Haute tho first week in October. Tho usual fair week in August was devoted solely to the big race meeting, and the October week is to provide the agricultural fair. The nineteenth annual reunion of the “Old Brigade” Association, composed of the Eight and Eighteenth Indiana Infantry Veteran Volunteers and the First Indiana Battery, will be held at Winchester on the l£th instant, thU date being tho anniversary of the battle of Opequan, or Winchester. Va. William Cole, a larmer, died suddenly at Brazil. He was seated in a buggy, when seized with a fit of nausea. Sheriff Ring was passing and noticed the sick man rapidly sinking and hastened to him. He died almost instantly. Panhandle freight, No. 79, westbound, in charge of Robert Lashley, conductor, and C. C. Jenkins,engineer, was wrecked at Knightstown, by a broken rail. Head brakeman Healy was killed and eight cars were demolished. The train was heavily loaded and was running at a high rate of speed. Healy was a new man on the road and his home was at Noblesvillo.