Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1916 — INDIANA AT A GLANCE [ARTICLE]

INDIANA AT A GLANCE

Interesting. Newsy Notes From All Sections of The State.

The Indianapolis Presbytery held its spring session in the Presbyterian church at Roachdale. J- C. Smith, age seventy-six, a wealthy retired fanner, of Vincennes, fell dead while eating his breakfast. Mice chewing matches started a fire that resulted in SSOO damage to St. Ann’s Catholic church at North Vernon. Gabriel Tysor, age seventy, an inmate of the Soldiers’ home, was killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train at Marion. Forty violinists took part in the Easter cantata, “Easter Angels,” at the Central Christian church, Anderson, Sunday. Dr. John Kennedy, age eighty-two, physician of Paragon, is dead. He had been a member of the Christian church fifty years. Milo Boles, of South Bend, will represent the Thirteenth district when the State Discussion League meets at Bloomington on May 5.

Thirty-four acres of land, boSght for $6,000, were added Tuesday to the grounds of the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane, making a total of 374 acres. Between 800 and 1,000 visiting Eagles attended a district meeting of the order at Columbus. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Shelbyville. The jury in superior court, Indianapolis, called on to decide whether a husband or wife owns the household furniture, decided that it belongs to the husband. Announcement was made at New Albany of the purchase of the Groscurth property at East Eleventh and Market streets for a Masonic home to cost $60,000. The Freedom Baptist church, near North Vernon, one of the first built in Jennings county, was consumed by flames. Lightning struck the edifice, causing the fire.

Edward Rybarger, of Brazil, arrested for intoxication, admitted dancing a jig on a hot kitchen stove, but declared he did so because he was angry at his wife.

George Buck, Sr., age eighty-five, father of George Buck, Jr., principal of the Shortridge high school, and a resident of Indianapolis for about fifty years, is dead.