Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1901 — A WEEK IN INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OF HAPPENINQB FOR SEVEN DAYS. Beanion of the Famous Marrying Farson. I* Attended by Over Five Hundred People —Lawsuit at Lebanon Causes a Suicide —Horse Show. attend Reunion ,of Marrying Parson,. It was not necessary to move any of the trees in the public school park at Waterloo to accommodate the Meese matrimonial reunion. Mr. Meese, the marrying parson, was perfectly willing to do that or make any changes tor-the comfort of his guests, but they did not appear in numbers sufficient to warrant any striking moves on his part. Cloudy skies and heavy showers had something to do with the decline in attendance, and as these are matters over which the venerable Methodist parson has no control he was obliged to make the best of it. However, more than 500 people were In the pretty little grove accompanied by a numerous and vociferous progeny whose solos, though not on the program, doubtless furnished appropriate and typical music for a matrimonial reunion. On the front of the platform from which the speakers of the day addressed the gathering was suspended a banner which announced to the world “Marriage is not a failure,” and several hundred couples who had been joined together by the gray-bearded Mr. Meese who were willing to declare their belief in the declaration. Mr. Meese himself closed the program by thanking the many couples he had wedded for their presence at this the fifth annual reunion, and suggested that hereafter the children of all members be eligible to membership that they may early imbibe the principles of the association and continue its work after its founders have passed away. Plaoed on Unfair Liat. The Electrical Workers’ Union at Terre Haute has put the Central Union Telephone company on the unfair list. The Central Labor Union committee, which waited on the officials of the company, was unable to procure a settlement of the strike of the linemen, ‘ who have been holding out for a recognition of their trade organization in the signing of the wage contract; the advance in wgges asked having been conceded. The company has brought forty linemen from other places, mostly from Chicago and Muncie. The strikers have been trying to induce them to leave, but the company says that no appreciable effect is felt in that direction. Wild Man Roaming Aboat* Country people west of Logansport are alarmed over reports that a wild man Is roaming about. Several persons have seen a fellow attired only in a hat, shirt and shoes. When approached he runs with rapidity and utters savage cries. He is said to b« covered with a long growth of hair, but the stories are undoubtedly/exl aggerated, and it is thought that thd man will prove to be some insane person who has escaped from detention. He was seen by Wabash trainmen near Clymers. He stood close to the tracks as the train passed, and the railroad men confirm the reports of his terrifying appearance and actions. Welcome Preparing for the Boy*. The city of Martinsville is preparing to give the Martinsville boys who have servedin the Philippines, in the Thir-ty-eighth regiment, and who are now on their way home, a rousing reception. Seventy-five volunteers joined Capt. D. I. Allen’s company, from Frankfort, in 1899. The company has been in numerous engagements but none of the boys from this city has been killed. One member of the company, George A. Long, is now a sergeant on the metropolitan police force in Manila. Annual Horde Show. The fourth annual horse show fair, held at Thornton, excelled anything of the kind ever attempted there before. The weather was ideal and the broad streets were in fine condition, there being no dust. The town was filled with people. The majority of the exhibit- ‘ ors from distant towns arrived early. The horses entered were of a higher grade than usual, and the exhibit was admirably managed. Some fast roadsters and track horses were exhibited. B. J. Smiley of Indianapolis acted as judge. Lawanlt Caaaw * Soleld*. Santford C. Campbell, a well-known farmer, was found hanging in his barn near Lebanon. Anxiety over a lawsuit is the cause. In April, 1900, Campbell was shot twice by Joseph Reece in a fight near his home, and came near dying. The trouble between them was the result of a church quarrel of indefinite origin, which grew into a family feud. Reese was tried for shooting Campbell, but was acquitted. Preferred Death to Work. William Anderson, colored, twentyone years old, attempted to commit suicide at Clinton by shooting himself in the breast with a revolver. His wife wanted him to go to work and he preferred death. Aoeldentally Barnod to Death. The five-year-old daughter of Frank Wagferman, of Perkinsville, was accidentally burned to death, and her mother was also terribly burned in trying to save the child