Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1914 — VETERANS MEET AT MARTINSVILLE [ARTICLE]

VETERANS MEET AT MARTINSVILLE

(Reunion of White River Valley Soldiers. Sheeting is well attended Many of the Veterans at the Twelfth Annual Gathering Are Accompanied by Their Wives and Daughters.

Martinsville. —The twelfth annual iTßunion of the White River Valley Soldiers' association was held here in the Blackstone theater. There was a large attendance. A number of the YBterans were accompanied by their wives and daughters. A. B. Crompton, department commander, of Delphi, and X R. Fesler, adjutant, of Indianapolis, were among the speakers.

Charred Bones of Man Found. Lafayette.—The charred bones of William Higgingbotham, aged fiftyfive, were found in a mass of blackened debris In the cellar of the house that had been occupied by him In Colburn. The building caught fire during the night and burned to the ground. Nothing was seen of Hlgglngbotham and no cries were heard, and it is believed that he had been suffocated beforg the fire was discovered by William Noble,

Brazil Worhan Burned to Death. Brazil. Julia E. Robbins, age fifty-six, wife of Mathew Robbtns of this city, was burned to death, her clothing catching fire from a match. Mrs. Robbins was looking for a pair of scissors in a back room and dropped the match, which caught In her clothing. Charles McKinley, who tried to rescue her, was perhaps fatally burned. Mrs. Robbins is survived by a husband, three brothers and a Bister.

Woman Ordered to Jail. A abash. Mrs. Lillian Bingham Kintz, convicted recently of selling liquor Illegally, was sent to jail for ten days. At the time the "Woman was found guilty she filed notice of an appeal to the appellate court and gave bond. It was learned that no steps had been taken to carry the case to the higher court and Mrs. Kintz was ordered placed in jail. Body of Contractor Found In River. Peru.—The body of I. N. Doron. building contractor of Peru, was dragged from the Wabash river. A heavy stone was attached to a rope around his neck. It is evident that he committed suicide. A few days ago b,e was found in an alley near his home and his throat was cut from ear to ear. He said that he had been assaulted.

Offer Prayers of Thanksgiving. Laporte.—Prayers of thanksgiving for the recovery of Rt. Rev. John Hazen White, bishop of the diocese of Michigan City, who resumed the duties of the bishopric after a long Illness which it was' feared would prove fatal, were recited in all the churches of the diocese Bishop White Was threatened with total loss of Bight. Wounds Betray Fugitive. Fort Wayne.—William Faga, who made a sensational escape from the residence of Earl Brown at Crumstown, St. Joseph county, after robbing the home, it is charged, was arrested here. Several bullet wounds, one of which was in the jaw, led to his arrest. He was shot when he fled from the Brown home. M. E. Church Is Dedicated. Terre Haute.—Bishop William F. McDowell presided at the dedication of the new Liberty Avenue Methodist church. which,, replaces the building burned on election day last year. Pledges of $3,300 provided for the remaining debt. Yearly Meeting of Friends Closes. Richmond. Devotional services brought the ninetyTourth annual session of Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends to its conclusion. Not in many years has the "l?ig Sunday’’ of the Indiana Yearly Meeting attracted so many visitors.

Woman Bleeds to Death. Bloomington—Mrs Louisa Jeffers, fifty-six years old. widow of Charles Jeffers, to deiath from a ruptured artery in her leg. She had been suffering from an Infection of the leg. She is survived by two daughters. / Bishop at Conference. Tarre Haute—Bishop Hurd of the African Methodist Episcopal church arrived direct from the west; coast of Africa to attend the Indiana conference in session here. Woman Held for Murder. Terre Haute.—An indictment charging first-degree murder was returned by the grand jury against Mrs. Myrtle Gibbons, who shot and killed Elroy B. Smith, owner of the Orpheum theater, several weeks ago. Mrs. Gibbons 'was allowed her freedom under bond of 110,000. Mrs. Anthony Returns Home. Muncie.—Mrs. Charles H. Anthony, ■who sailed to Europe early in the summer, has returned home to Muncie.