Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 11 August 1910 — Page 1
VOL. XXXI
THE AUTO DRIVER WAS NOT GUILTY
Banker Proves to Satisfaction of Court
That He Was Not to Blame for
Accident Tuesday.
Town to stop the machine and driver. This was done and City Marshal Saumway notified. Mr. Wallace was accompanied by his wife and family and they returned with Officer Sliumway to this city, where a plea of not .guilty was entered in mayor's court by Eldon Robb, attorney for Mr. Wallace.
The evidence of the defendant and his* family and other witnesses was that in an effort to pass Mr. Vaughn, who was driving in the same direc-
T-ion, Mr. Wallace turned bis machine I
DEATH GAME AT OLD SETTLERS' MEETING
Judge Felt Was Speaking When David
Duncan Was Attacked With
Fatal Apoplexy.
While present at an address by -Judge E. W. Felt, Tuesday afternoon, 33 the Old Settler's Meeting at Mooresville, David L. Duncan, of this •city, was attacked with apoplexy and died immediately.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan had been £3 their farm, four miles out of Mooresville, the last three weeks puting up fruit" and looking after other work there. Tuesday they attended :ne Old Settlers' Meeting at Moores--v ille, where Judge Felt was the principal speaker. Being old
•snces Mr. Duncan was anxious to at"^nd. The Judge stopped iiis address and rave every attention to Mrs. Duncan. He was the only person present that was nob a stranger to her, tnd Mrs. Duncan said, "I don't know "what I would have done if it had not been for Judge Felt."
Mr. Duncan was drinking a bottle if pop at a refreshment stand on the grounds. He had drunk over half of when he placed the bottle on a •board, and taking his hat, remarked, "I drank too much of that." He sank to the ground and died within twenty Minutes. Death was caused, it was aid, by the ice cold drink.
Mr. Duncan had been in his usual wealth and there was no suspicion of in affiction of such a serious nature. He was sixty-four years old. The '•ody was brought to the home of the deceased, on Noble street, this city, Wednesday morning.
The funeral will be at M. P. church Thursday at 2 p. m., conducted by :he Rev. E. T. Howe, pastor of the M. P. church. Interment at Park :-emetery. Friends may call at any *ime until the hour of the funeral.
H. Eshelman :harge.
is the undertaker in
SUPPLY OF H06S LARGER PRICES DROP 10 TO 15C
LARGE RECEIPTS OF SHEEP
Indianapolis, Ind., August 10.
Receipts, 5,500 hogs,l,406 cattle and 3,100 sheep against 3,223 hogs, 1,476 cattle and 458 sheep a week ago and 5,882 hogs, 1,970 cattle and 761 sheep a year ago.
Receipts of hogs were considerably larger than they have been since last Friday, and with a high market here ^recently compared with other places,
there was a decline of 10 to 15c, the heaviest grades showing the most change. Hogs weighing 225 pounds and upward sold for S8.25 to $8.65, and those weighing from 200 pounds down sold at $8.80 to $9.10.
Receipts of cattle were a little larger than they have been for several! days, but there was not enough in-! I crease in female butcher grades to meet requirements. Under an active demand sales were steady to strong,
Steers moved slowly at prices 10 to I 15c lower. Feeders and bulls were steady the good calves were a little higher, with others about steady.
There were more than twice as
William Wallace, of Donovan, 111., was arrested at Knightstown Monday many sheep and lambs as the daily on complaint of Mr. Vaughn, a sew- average this month and more than ing machine agent of this city, for: three times as many as the daily av- Par^ this citj owned by running into his buggy with an auto-1 erage this year. There was a good Brothers, of Muncie, and which has mobile on the National road near the demand from all sources and prices home of Porter Wiggins. Vaughn I were steady. Ordinary to good spring telephoned to the officers at Knights-! lambs sold for §4.50 to $6.50, yearlings as high as $5.25 and slieep for S2.00 to §4.50.
Old Men's Corner.
The Gant block at the corner of West Main and Pennsylvania streets has been dubbed the "Old Men's Corner." During the spring and summer a number of the elderly citizens of Greenfield have been congregating ar, that place, and Chesteen Gant finally made a long bench or board seat to accommodate them, In the are Moses
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to the left as the law requires, but! Hendren, Rowan Raines, Jared Meek, Mr. Vaughn failed to turn to the!Eli
Moses Hamilton, Jerry
Gant'
right, but kept the road until the car Gant and illiam P. Penney. was at his side, and two ladies coming west in a buggy met at the same point, thus forming a wedge which the machine had to cut, and in doing so crashed into the rear wheel of Vaughn's wagon.
Mr. Wallace was pronounced not Lowery and wife on route 3 today, guilty, and he proceeded on his way, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fort spent a:ter a delay of half a day. He is Sunday in this city at the home of V. cashier of the Citizen's Bank at Don- Early. 'van, and with his family on way to!
Lemuel Gooding, Chesteen
FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY.
Ben Strickland, of Cumberland, was here today on business.
Mrs. James L. Smith visited J. W.
Rey Paui
tn.e East. Philadelphia circuit, was at the concert last night. Sylvester Burk and daughter, Mrs.
Truitt, pastor of the
Wilson, of Philadelphia, came over to the concert last night.
The Elwood and Elsbury family reunion will be held at Jackson's Park, near Center ville,, Ind., Friday, Aug. 19, 1910. Wm. Elsbury.
W. W. Henricks went to the home of his son, Thomas M., in Buck Creek township today where they are threshing wheat.
Jack Ball and Preston Coffin, of Carthage, are painting William Bundy's house on North street, near the Christian church.
Enos Copple, of near Fairview church Shelby Co., had a stroke of paralysis last Thurseay, which he has not entire!v recovered.
I Daniel Fisher, of Mt. Comfort was looking after business in Greenfield Tuesday. Mr. Fisher has been suffering from paralysis for some time but is improving.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. John A.
acquaint- Rhue, a baby girl, August 9th. That date was also the anniversary of the birth of the mother Mr. and Mrs.
Rhue are at Bluffton.
John Frost left this morning for New Castle where he will visit Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Crider and attend the county fair. Mr. Frost is a great admirer of fine stock.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Newhouse, of Blue River township, left this morning for Clear Lake, Iowa, where they will visit relatives. Mrs. Newhouse has two sisters living near that town.
There will be an ice eream festival at the home of Mrs. George Mace at Westland, Saturday evening-for the benefit of the high school piano fund. Everybody cordially invited. llt2w
Miss Leo Chambers and Willard Mogle, of New Castle", were married yesterday. Mrs. Mogle is well known in this city as she has visited here on numerous occasions and taught in the Maxwell schools last year.
Ernest Naftzger who was to have left today for New York City, on evangelistic work, has postponed his trip on account of the serious illness of Charles W. Alexander, of Birmingham, Eng., who is also an evangelist.
On account of the Circus show being at Greenfield, August 26th the Thomas family reunion has been changed to August 30th. It will occur at that time at the Freeman Braddock Grove southwest of Willow Branch.
The fruit jar factory supplies cinders for use generally in this vicinity and usually there is a supply on hand, but it was too greatly reduced and now where cinders are needed to level warehouse floors and other purposes, it is necessary to order two cars shipped in. This is an unusual occurrence and it is the first time recently that cinders has been on the wanted list in this city.
been shut down for the summer, will resume operation just as soon as the
I new machines can be installed. I Every season when this factory closes down tor the summer, people who always see the dark side of things begin to bemoan and say, "Well, it will never start again." It
Howard Shields, of Anderson, accompanied his cousin, Clay Shields home to spend a few days.
Isa Linder, of Indianapolis, has been visiting Thomas Nicholas and family.
John Lane and wife, accompanied by Russell Phelps, of Carthage, were at Indiauapolis Tuesday.
Mrs. B. F. Wilson, of Greenfield, spent Wednesday with her daughter, Mrs. Clay Duncan.
Mrs. Smith and daughter, Leone, of Mt. Comfort, visited Rev. W. H. Gray and family part of last week.
Maude Fort, of Indianapolis, visited Helen Craft Wednesday night. Anna Lane is visiting friends in Ohio.
Mrs. Oscar Weeks and daughter, Helen, Mrs. Frank Weeks and daughter, Pauline visited relatives at Greentown from Friday till Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lane attended the wedding of Mrs. Lane's son, Russell Phelps to Grace Reddick, at Carthage, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of the bride.
Inez Haywood returned home from a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. S. Bates at Indianapolis, Saturday. She was accompanied home by her nephews, Howard and Garrett Bates, for a two weeks' visit.
Through a mistake it was printed in last week's paper that John Craft fell from a load of wheat and cut his lip. He fell from a wheel and cut his lip so the doctor had to be called to take a few stitches in the wound.
Neval Phelps, of Rush ville, Russell Phelps and wife, of Carthage, have been visiting John Lane and wife.
Robert Oldham and granddaughter, Helen Thomas, left Saturday for Fort Collins, Colo., where Mr. Oldham will visit his daughter, Mrs. Charles Thomas and other relatives and will
ham. Helen will remain with her mother ro make that her home. Mrs. Emma Watson returned home from St. Vincent hospital Thursday evening. She is improving in health.
Virgil Wales, of Shirley, and John Judkins, of Chicago, visited Henry Wales Friday evening.
Ladies of the Charlottesville Aid Society will hold market Saturday morning in the Pratt building. They will have ice cream to sell at night. Everyone is invited to come and the ladies will appreciate all gifts and the patronage of the people. .The Fort reunion will be held in Craft's grove next Saturday, Aug. 13. Ice cream will be on sale on the ground by the Ladies' Aid. The desire the patronage of the people at the reunion and will be thankful to them for kindness.
While cutting beef S. I. Harlan cut his thumb and finger to the bone Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Winn, of Greenfield, visited T. E. Niles and wife one day last week.
Al Mattix and^ wife are visiting James Mattix "and family at New Castle.
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GREENFIELD, IND., THURSDAY, AUGUST 11.-1910,
THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE FACTORY IS TO LEAVE DOES
Thousands of Dollars Being Expended for Improvements at the Fruit Jar Factory That Will Double the Capacity.
The big fruit jar factory in the west I ger and better than ever. Hereafter this city owned bv Ball
always, has and last year was run big- year will cost many thousand dollars.
be accompanied home by Mrs. Old- baby girl. Mrs. Dillman was formerly Bessie Young, of this place. Mrs. Clarence Walker and children, of Maxwell, visited relatives here last^week.
W. R. White and wife, of Greeii-
Notice.
We will open New Palestine a buggy and implement store, consisting of a full and up-to-date line of buggies, wagons, carriages, har plows, harrows,^'binders, manii spreaders, drills, cultivators, mowers, stack tanks, twine, fertilizers, cream separators and gasoline engines. We have the goods in quantities, so you can get them when you want them. Come in and get acquainted.
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Yours Very Truly, Pope & Showalter.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Quigley are visiting friends in Falmouth.
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field, visited relatives here Monday. Luther Pressnal, of Indianapolis, Clint Pressnall and family, of this place, Albert Williams, wife and daughter, Helen, of Cleveland, visited Margaret Pressnal Sunday.
Wm. Badger, wife and sons Earl, of Spiceland, visited John Badger and family the first of the week. Mr. Badger and Earl stayed to visit until Sunday.
Belvia Stevens, of near Mays, visited Tom Gray and wife last week. Marion Philpott and wife visited SC. Bennett and wife at Wanamaker Sunday.
Mr. Gray, of Elwood, visited his son, Rev. Walter Gray last week. Little Martha Niles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Niles, died Thursday morning, age 9 months and 24 days. Services were at the house Friday morning. Interment at Six Mile cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Senechal visited friends at Greenfield Sunday. Lewis Lineback died Tuesday evening, aged 71 years. Funeral services were held at the Friends' church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clook. Interment at Walnut Ridge cemetery. Mr. Lineback will be greatly missed, as he has 'been drayman here for about thirty years.
Mrs. John Bell still continues in very poor health and was not able to attend the funeral of her father,! Lewis Lineback. I
Ray Montgomery, son of Otto Montgomery, died Monday. Funeral at 9:30 at the residence Wednesday morning. Interment at Fountaintown.
John Badger and wife left Wednesday to visit their daughter, Mrs. A. J. Locke at Miami.
Joe Dillman and wife, of Mt. Comfort, are the pi*oud parents of anew
Mrs. Frank Nicholas and daughter, Ruby May, are spending a few weeks at New Castle the guests of friends.
Mrs. W. R. McKown and son, of Greenfield, visited her father, Robert Oldham, the last of the week.
John G. Munden and family, of Moment-is, 111., are visiting Mr. Munden's parents, Gus Munden and wife. Claude Shields, of Anderson, visited his father, Conrad Shields and family over Sunday.
Raymond Shultz and family, of Knightstown, visited relatives here Saturday night and Sunday.
Charls's Evans, the mail carrier, has been sick and not able to be on the route for a few days. Ora Lowe acted as a substitute for Mr. Evans.
Mrs. S. I. Harlan visited her parents, north of Knightstown, Thursday and Friday.
Morton Stanley. and daughter, Kathryn were at Connersville Sunday visiting Mr. Stanley's uncle.
Ed Carroll and wife and Mrs. Charles Carter, of Indianapolis, are spending a few days with Lavina Carroll.
Early Day Stories.
John P. Murphy, of Buck Creek township, was in Greenfield today. He is still suffering from the injuries he received from the automobile running into- his buggy several months ago. He brought his buggy to the repair shop this morning. It was a brand new buggy when the accident occurred. Mr. Murphy has lived in Hahcock county for about 65 years, and has not resided outside of a radius of three miles from his present home in all that time. When his parents settled in this county that section where he now resides was almost an, impenetrable forest. There
it is to have double the capacity for the past year, the machines being changed for the larger ones. Word Funeral of Raymond Montgomery. was received Tuesday that the first! The funeral of Raymond, the thirof the big machines was ready to be teen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. shipped by the manufacturer, and if Otto Montgomery, occurred at their there is no unexpected delay it is home near Charlottesville, Wednesthought the factory will be ready for day morning at 9:30 o'clock. The business by October 1. services were conducted by Rev.
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were a great many deer and he has carried the cow bell many times while his father watched for the deer he scared up. The deer sought the higher grounds when running and had certain places where they crossed the water places. These were known to the hunters and stationed near them, they would wait for the deer to cross after being started up by the boys. Venison was so common then that only the hams were taken home by the hunters. Turkey and gray squirrels abounded in large numbers.
Mr. Murphy in talking about those days, said that he never shot a gun until he was 18 years old. and shortly after that he enlisted in the army and carried a gun for three years and used it almost constant!v.
The improvements being made this Gray, pastor of the M. E. church at
Charlottesville. The interment was at the Fountaintown cemetery. Six boys acted as pall bearers. They were Charlie Lewis, Albert Linder, Earl Bell, Edgar Shields, Ralph and Wayne Hudson. There were many beautiful floral offerings. The friends and relatives from a distance were Samuel Montgomery and wife George Bassett, wife and daughter Curtis Bassett and wife and James Bassett, of Shelbyville Noble Bassett and wife, of Morristown Thomas Abernathy and grandson, Otis, Ray Carr and wife, William Clingham and wife, and Mrs. Sarah Carr, of Homer, Rush county Samuel Inlow and wife, Charles Rafferty and wife, Grover, Emmett «and Viona Wickcliff, of Fountaintown James R. Harrison and wife, of Greenfield, and Charles Green and daughter, Blanch, of Shirley.
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, it has pleased the Supreme Commander to summons Comrade John B. Anderson late of Co. B. 8th Regiment, Indiana Inf., a brave and patriotic defender of the flag, from among us. Be it
Resolved, By the comrades of the Dunbar Post No. 92 G. A. R-.- that we deeply deplore his death and render to his bereaved family our Seep sympathy. That he was a true comrade, of our order, an honored upright citizen, a brave and patriotic defender of our glorious flag in the days of its supremest peril.
On fames eternal campinar ground. His silent tent is spread. May glory guard with solemn round. The bivouac of our dead.
H. Snow
Com. Ruel J. Stephen, James L. Mitchell.
Public Sales.
Leslie Boring. Wednesday 2)4 miles southwest of Carrollton. William A. Clegg, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2 miles south and 1 mile east of Philadelphia.
Jesse N. Edson, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 1910, 2 miles northwest of Mohawk. J. M. Harter, Wednesday, Aug. 31, Curry's Chapel, Route 7.
John H. Binford, Friday, Sept. 2, 1910, five miles southwest of Charlottesville.
John Parvis, Friday, September 1, northeast of Greenfield. Charles W. Huston, Saturday, Sept. 3.
Forest Crider, Wednesday, September 14th, east of Greenfield. Link Cole, Tuesday, Sept. 20, north of Morristown.
Card of Thanks.
We take this means of expressing our sincere thanks to our many neighbors and friends for their assistance and kindness shewn us in the sickness and death of our darling son and brother, Raymond, also Bro. Gray, the minister for his words of consolation, the many beautiful floral offerings, and the singers and to Mr. Morrison, the undertaker, for thoughtful kindness.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Montgomery and Little Brother.
Notice.
The regular meeting of the Milner's Corner Horse Thief Dectective Association will be held at Sugar Grove school house, District No. 1, in Green township, Saturday, August 20, 1910, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Chas. H. Jackson, Sec.
Dr. Crippen to Visit Greenfield. Dr. Crippen, who is soon to return to England, is invited to attend the horse show and unless his arrangemonts are changed he will be here Wednesday evening, Aug. 24th and take part in the Haymakers annual parade. d&w
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Owing to our recent loss by fire we earnestly request all persons indebted to us to call at once and settle either by cash or note. Scott & Comstock, Charlottesville. 10t3w
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
CLAIM A BRIDE
Another of Greenfield's Lady Teachers
Falls a Victim to Cupid's Darts
and Leaves for Far North.
It is seldom that a young man comes as far for a wife as Herman W.'Ehlert, who journeyed all the way from far away Alaska to claim the promised hand of one of Greenfield's splendid youug women, Miss Virginia Morton, daughter, of Augustus A. Morton, the ceremony taking place at the family I home in this city, pronounced by the I Rev. Joseph Williamson, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
The ceremony was witnessed only by members of the family and a few close freinds. I The bride has long been a faithful member of the Presbyterian church and Sunday school and the organist there for years. She was also a teacher in the city schools.
Mr. Ehlert, too, is a teacher, beingemployed in the Government Schools. Mr. and Mrs. Ehlert left Wednesday for Chicago and after a brief visit in the Windy City will leave for their home in Koyuykuk Station, Alaska, where they will be happy to see any of their Greenfield friends who wander that way.
Mr. Ehlert's home before going to Alaska was in New Palestine and his birthplace in Germany.
TO ATTEND BAPTIST FOUR DATS MEETING
Greenfield Congregation That Does
Much Visiting and Entertaining of
Fellow Members.
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congregation of church
people that has more enjoyment in their church work than the Primitive Baptist church of this city. It is like a large family. The members visit among themselves and have visitors from other congregations, but perhaps the most eujoyment is derived from the meetings of the Primitive Baptist Association, held frequently at different places over the State, Thursday several from this city wilr
Aug. 17, go to Union county to attend the meeting at the Sugar Grove church, which will continue over Sunday.
Among the party will be Elder Robert W. Thompson, pastor of the local church, and Mrs. Thompson I Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Denney, Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Allen, George Allen, Mrs. I Joseph Hendrickson and Miss Ruth Goble.
Family Reunions.
Fort—Saturday, August 13, 1910, Craft's Grove. Crider—Thursday, Aug. 18th.
Martin, Thursday, Aug. Joseph Martin's Grove, near pendence school house.
18th, Inde-
Elwood and Elsbury—Aug. 19, 1910, Jackson's Park, near Centerville, Ind.
Bussell—Saturday, Aug. 20th. Lacy—Charlottesville, Sunday, Aug. 21.
McClarnon—Thursday Aug. 25. Willett,—Thursday, Aug. 25, Spring Lake. 0
Eaton,—Lebanon, Ind., Aug 25th. Special cars from Indianapolis. Pauley—Craft Grove, Sunday, Aug. 28.
Thomas—Braddock Grove, Friday Aijg. 30. Binford—Spring Lake, Aug. 30.
West Virginia, Spring Lake Park, Wednesday, August 31. Addison—Thursday, Sept. 1, 1910, Craft's Grove.
Allen—Thursday, Sept. 1^ 1910, Brookside Park, Indianapolis. ffl Alyea—Sept. 4, at the home of Charles G. Alyea in Brandy wine township.
Death of Cecil Parker.
Cecil Parker died at his home in Philadelphia Tuesday night of typhoid fever. He leaves a widow. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Parker. of Buck Creek township, and a soninlaw of James M. Bussell, of rural route 8. He was married within the last year, and had worked up a good blacksmith business. He was popular and highly respected.
The funeral and interment will be at Curry's Chapel Friday morning at 10 o'clock in charge of H. Eshelman, of this city.
Harold Hufford is quite sick with malaria fever.