The Butcher-Knife, Volume 2, Number 5, Danville, Hendricks County, 29 August 1857 — Page 2

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For the Butchcr-Kxufe. ' ri Mm School. On Friday evening a large and respectable' number of our citizens met at' y Cotillion Hall" for the purpose of organising

C:.::SX2, Editors. a cotillicn party. . .

------ "- On is'.timi of Cs-t. Pussel, Geo. Cham-

1 - - 'r f :" : ' u 1 ' "; 1 rM- .'.iv.-idhtb chair; and upon

' .". . ::otic.icf:i:'-j. Bmg:::, Wm. P. Gregg

.v, ., ; --as srr ointed Secretary

, ""-.,"'7 f; i ' 4.. . ,J ririVBurrecs stated the object of the

"" 5 IV 7r f s ,.,:,!., "to be the organising of a Cotillion

'VI, :n hd .,,,irV vo b,nr.--d m school: in short, to elevate the institution

their shop a few evenings sbco and were of dancing, 'and place it upon alevel viU Vdiown com 3 lobs thai will give Iheta a high other amusements, ia Danville. character amen, marble workmen. Some The following persons were duly cect- -' . -Hi f ed eGeers for the. coming winter, of .their specimens will oe seen at the fair. . . x , .9 nrmp i - - - Committee ef Arrangements. Ueoige ;,-SAPDLrs. Wilson ad McPhet- Chamberlain, James Burgess, - Anthony . ridge are said to bo i-oming harder .to Crafton J. S.Miller, and Moses Kcncy. please the pcoph than other met in town -Treasurer. David G. Wilson. Their manufacture ef saddles and harness Jjcor Keeper. Talmadge Darnall.

mav be seen' all over the county. They Mr Crafton moved that the school meet

every Tuesday, at 6 o'clock' r. m..,- ior

have no workman but what put up, the first class jobs. 0rJes Martin is still in the goods business and intends to remain soJ - lie keeps everything usually found in Dry Goods stores, and sells at very reasonable prices, besides we do not hesitate to say that he is a clever, honest and upright man.

-"J" By reference to our advertising

ri, . V r v" 1 f T, I tillion party which is to meet ever Trowbridge, of new Winchester. ihem nr.u;n tt.u t.,i

the .purpose of receiving instructions.

Adopted. It was ordered that the above proceed incs be published in the Butcher Knife. GEO. CHAMBERLAIN Prest. Wm. P. Gregg Sec.

For the. Butcher Knife. One of the "meddlers" intimated that

decent people would'nt attend the co

rr...w.J..r ,,S.W f if f!,til linn TTsil! Trth'O

Doctor s reputation, as a priysieian, needs du ... , A, . 1 J Notice Mr. Meddler, we dance on our own

no cemmenuauon irom us.

Frcc!CC.i:i:3 of tbe Lisps. The Society met and was called to or

der by the President.

The Secretary called the roll wnerr H

wns asceiuuiieu si ii uuiiiuv.i v

the members were present. Bro. Smith, of Cincinnati, made an eloquent speech, urging th brethren to be faithful and stand up to their intrigito. Bro. Curtis tendered his resignation as President, accompanied by the following speech :

Dear Brethren : 1 on all anow i 111 a

constitutional Limp. I've always made it

my duty to fee that the brethren were amply supplied with meal and bacon.

I have been so onfortunate as to receive a deed for my property, and also have a hundred dollars ia my pockets!' (Great applause.) You see, brethren, it is on-

possible for me to serve you any longer as

President. (Lamentations from the brethren.)' 'I hope you will prosper and wish you the same success that you have enjoyed heretofore. There are lots of men in Danville who ought to belong to our order, but are acting hypocritical in the

i premises. (That's so, says Bro. Gordon.)

My advice is to leave a page for every one of them, and you'll be sure to have 'em, for it is hard work now for some of them to ret credit for Ave cents worth of tohacca. Brethren, if I possessed the eloquence of Patrick Henry, of Fajinmj, I could'nt ex

press the sympathy that I entertain for

'r':ZT Jesse Thompson is carrying on his ca I: net and undertaking business in a way which will certainly please everybody. Jesse will no doubt be pleased to see his friends.

soledeather.

OLD ACQUAINTANCE

For the Butcher Unife. Jt fact worthy of Note. Indiana has the highest per cent of ignorance of any o( the free states in the

03List Thursday a severe wind storm 1 Union. In 1850 we had 70,510 free white r: ed over this place which did consider. "( p- ron- who coud either read nor ; 'amage. J. W. L. Matlock had a write. . Hero is a work for Christians and fsriel mare killed. Ezra Scarce' philanthropists. Will they do it? that's the 1 .Avr Kr tl,n (V. 11 ;-.. r-.f nnosllon.

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tree i and Wra.' Barnttts orchard was lit

si.-K"T demolished. This is about all the a-';e that has been reported to us.

tr Thomas N. Jones, has removed his Gun and Silversmith shop to the east side

of the public square, where he is going to

. '"-y man ; eakiiic of the co-' make things tell ia the wav of starting di

' ' h 1 mf ed, that there was no lapidated time, and making old guns shoot

.t S e ' vil the upper hand ef j exactly to the mark. Give Tom a call.

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.CrDr. Bovhe. will not remove to

t. S;h has taken charge cf: Piltsboro as was reported. The doctor

1 ietCJ in Carters!)!! I" P. V.;i ' hi fi rriA Plirctoinn nfwl i!nr.oi'Vf"3 nifrn.

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nage. Sec hn card m to-day s paper.

"ts in the best style.

you ; out siuiice it 10 say inai as jong as

I have a cent, I will divide with you. In retiring from the chair, I would recommend that you elect our worthy brother, D. Stutsman, as my successor. As Bro. Curtis concluded his farewell speech, the Limps cut a shine which would have th rowed tan-bark in the eyes of the

aiistoeracy if they had been present. The Secretary informed the Society that the page left for Fred Ilouk, was full whereupon the President appointed Bros.. Shuler, Baxter and Dunnington a committee to escort Mr. Honk to the Tan Yard, next Saturday night, where he will hi initiated. ; Bro. Armstrong presented the petition of Mr. Hall, but it was rejected on account that it would be a pity to separate him from his 1:100! e. Bro. Wilkeron presented the petition of James Hobberts. Received. Bro. Lockridge, Gordon and Nichols (Perry Nolan's Oy-catcher) were appoint-, ed a committee' to examine into the expediency of having a dance every Tuesday evening. A-'j .ar:w d. " P. CURTIS, President. J.. Buss-ll, Secy.