The Butcher-Knife, Volume 1, Number 6, Danville, Hendricks County, 6 June 1857 — Page 3
iJjr We notice that Col. Nare, after "whacking" the Supervisor in the suits that grew out of his fencing the Brownsbilrg road, is voluntarily opening it to public use. We hope this will end the controversy, and result in the establishment of a good road on that line for all time to conic.
fMT There will be a meeting of the citizens of Danville and vicinity at the Court House, this evening for the purpose of making arrangements for the celebration
down in tho East at 3 or 4 o'clock A. M. The desire for a sight is reforming some of our late risers.
The old bakery-building, erected
by Meek in the East part of town, was pulled down yesterday, and the material taken to another location, where it will do duty in future as a dwelling house.
good turn-out.
(r The Methodist Church edifice in this place is getting to be rather a shabby
cn the Fourth of July. Let there be a1 institution. The naked, unpainted, weath
er-beaten brick walls the rusty roof, and dilipidated surroundings generally arc far
05" Supervisors Strickland and Ragan ; more suggestive of decay and stagnation
Lave been putting in several days lately ( than of energy, taste and progress, and en the Roads traversing their respective reflect credit neither upon the town or the Districts, and the consequence is a good; wide-awake and efficient society worshipmany "rough places have been made pjng there. This church is abundantly smooth" for which all wayfaring men and able to build a better house, and we hope
oessts are doubtless duly grateful. Good they will speedily do so,
toads in a country are said to be among the highest evidences of the wealth and
refinement of its people.
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"Our city ha s at length waked up. and we have had a good deal of excitement. On Tuesday we had a large fire, which
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J:e President of this ancient and j""'1"" "uuul' B,S'U uluut'!l"u uo,lars factorable order upon the streets Tester-1 worth of On Wednesday there i , n ,, was a small child scalded to death bv fallday m full uniform viz: sans everything . . .. V , 1. j i , ' , . mg into a kettle of boiling soap; and this hnfc shirt and hrfimhfi a r.ntnma afc on o wur'
picturesque and seasonable.
A Naughty Man. We understand that a certain very pious but partially deaf old lady of this vicinity, overheard a crowd commenting the other day upon the anticipated visit of the Comet, and the dire results to follow, but slightly misapprehending the name of the destructive interloper, she was heard to remark afterwards that for her part she didn't believe McCormack was going to do any such a thing.
Or The young ladies and gentlemen of town have organized a swinging party at the Pic Nic grounds this evening, where a good time is anticipated. 07 The Editor of the Cincinnati Gazelle is informed that if he will insert our prospectus and act as agent, vre will exchange with his Daily without extra charge. iiST Our friend John F. Darnall hp nearly completed one of the cosiest r most tasteful dwelling houses in the ?" era part of town, to which he in a few days.
: morning a man by the name of Charles Prathcr was accidentally killed at Gro-
03- Tho County Commissioners have vcr's Foundry, by the band slipping off awarded the boarding, clothing and keep- the wheel. Business is rather dull far
ing of the insane man recently returned to rners are busy on their farms; wheat, &c, our county by the Asylum, to Mr. Petty, looks well. Yours, &c, F. C. at 050 per month. This contract will!
stand we suppose until arrangements are i lhG following gentlemen have
made for sending him back to Indianapolis.
paid their subscriptions since our last is-
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- r w v, auiii. una v 10. xnuiiia.a liiciiuia ' Maccoun of this place, and Ward Mac- Glm lrxvn t Aeron Ila-t coun of Putnam, left here the other day Wesley ilarclwick on a flying visit to Missouri to see the r ss
country and some relations located "there J Hamilton Oleric!'
This Wintry-Summer weather is just the time for traveling. The Hotels here, have raised the price of board from 2,50 to $3 per week the recent rise in breadstuffs, meats, and other provisions having made this course necessary.
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James Payne Jehu Emmons James Smith Thomas Baxter 11 G fladley Josiah Hartia Joseph B Blake
Oartsrsbur can beast of haying n interesting Sabbath School.
Our old friend Baker, the "Drugger" is ovebauling his establishment, repainting and introducing such improvements generally as will make it one of
the neatest and most pleasant business rooms in the place. . Vvrc take great pleas-
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of good taste.
Married -- On the 28th John A. Thompson, Mr. 1 ( of Hendricks county, to Mi Pringle, of Tipton county, 1. On Thursday, June 4th, by k Woodard, Mr. James Stewart to M;., Welshans, all of this county.
Large and delicious was the cake which came with the above notice. The happy couple have the best wishes of the printers. Died on Sunday evening, the 31 ult., Jessie, infant daughter of J. W. & E. J. Comingor, aged about eight months. Died on the 30th ult., at Belleville, in this county, of consumption, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, in the 27tli year of her
Died at his residence near Pecksburg, on Sunday night last, Mr. Abram West, aged 53 years. Died at the residenct; of her brother-in-law; Ezra W. Sceare, near Danville. Hendricks county, Indiana, on Sunday, May 31st, 1857, after a long illness Mrs. Joanna Connally, aged 50 years. I do no more than speak the language of all her acquaintance to say that she was an affectionate and amiable companion, and exemplary and devout christian. She departed this life under ths influence of the love of God, fully believing in the doc
trine of impartial and unlimited grace, and found by sweet experience that it had been to her, during her protracted suffering, as it had been in health, a never failing source of consolation, and m death
an inestimable treasure" "Blesccd the dend, who die in the Lci d.
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