Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 September 1911 — Page 5
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>>t •> ❖ ❖ to Andrew Durham and wife daughter, on August 25. Misses Nellie Fry and Ernestine Town are visiting at Clayton. John P. Allee has returned from business trip to New York and licbigan. , crawfordsville Review: “Miss Ljjth Couk. of Roachdale, is visiting ijss Hazel Benson. ]d rs D. V'. Moffett, Mrs. Ora Moftt and Mrs. O. V. Smythe, of Clovdaie, were here Saturday. Xhe county road superintendents , a de their bi-monthly report Satur v and received their pay for their
ork.
Harry Maxwell goes to Huntington jnd., to conduct the music at the eachers’ Institute to be held there
Ins week.
Belle Tolin and wife came from Indianapolis Saturday to attend the ieunion of the boys and girls of
jhirty years ago.
Miss Mayme Trueblood of Loogoo tee, who has been here visiting Mies
Miss \ era Kelley has returned
from a visit in Monrovia.
George Christie is home rrom the
Shades where he camped for
weeks.
two
Mrs. Roxy Ridpath is here from Greenfield, visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. C. T. Reck returned Tuesday afternoon from a four months’ tour of Europe. Mrs. McCalip and Mrs. V\’olfe, of Brazil, are visiting Mrs. Charles Hough land. Miss Helen and Miss Frances Martin, of Indianapolis, are the guests of Miss Hanna and Miss Mary Cur-
ran.
Mrs. Johnson, or Greenwood, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Nelson and Mrs. H. B. Longden and
families.
Miss Jean Stroube, Miss Gail Stroube and Miss Ruth Stroube have returned from a camping frtp to the
Shades.
Leo and Robert Martin, of Indianapolis and George Kissman. of Chicago, spent Sunday with Miss Hanna
and Miss Mary Curran.
Mrs. Roy B. Glenn and daughter, Miss Dorothy, of Terre Haute, came
Isie Naylor, returned to her homej 011 Tuesday for a visit with Mrs.
onday morning. The city lot sale at Cloverdale Saturday afternoon was successful, recording to reports received from jhat town. The Harmony band mr fished music during the afterno > . A. 0. Reed, colored, who works or Alec Lockridge, on his farm, just rest of town, brought three wafer „elons to town Saturday afternoon, hat caused no little attention. • The elons weighed on an average of orty pounds apiece. They are of he Monte-Chrsto variety. Dr. T. A. Sigler returned from oronto, Canada, at noon Saturday,
George Grubb and family. A large portion of the Greencastle colony at Bay View, Michigan, will return to lodge ’neath their own vines and fig trees this week. Miss Martha Ridpath has returned from a visit of several months in Spokane, Wash., where she was the guest of Mr. William Ridpath Miss Eva Smith of Greencastle, is visiting her brother in Lima, Ohio. She will return in time to take up her school work in Washington
township.
Mr. and Mrs. Benton Curtis drove to Indianapolis Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. James Moag, of Indianapolis is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Christie. Glenn Cooper, of San Francisco, will come September 6, for a visit with Fred O’Hair. Thomas McCammack and childrea of Belle Union, were here Tuesday to attend the circus. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gillespie, of Indianapolis, were here Tuesday visiting friends and relatives. George Callender, of Anderson, is here called by the death of his nephew, William E. Callender. Mrs. Albert Brooks and children, of Indianapolis came on Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Thorn.
Mrs. Grace Wiseman and son, William, of Altamont, 111., came Monday night for a visit with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R
Grogan.
Miss Edith Singleton has returned from a visit in Rockville and Bloom ingdale. Miss Alice Coleman, of Bloomingdale accompanied Miss Sin gleton here for a visit. The Rev. Jack Newgent lectured at Union Chapel, one tnrre west of Mortin, in Clinton Township Wednesday evening, August 30: subject: "The Five G’s.” The lecture was given for the benefit of the
church.
I Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Williams \ announce the marriage of their daughter, Jesse, to Mr. Thomas Wll son Annabal, on Tuesday, Augus 29, at Greencastle. Mr. and Mrs- An nabal will be at home after October 1, at Peru, Ind. A number of the merchants were heard to say Tuesday morning tha they believed the crowd in town Tuesday w r as the largest here for a circus in several years. The crowd is almost as large as the crow'd here for Greencastle's Big Fourth o July celebration.
Mrs Lillie Landes from Battle Ground.
has returned
Miss Ruth Baker has returned from a visit in Indianapolis. Mrs. Cohn and Mrs. Lane, of Bainbridge, were here on Tuesday to attend the circus. Mrs. Della Thorne and daughter Ruby, of Lena, are here for a few' day’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charle
Thorne.
Birch Hughes, who has been spending the summer in Oklahoma, has returned home to resume his studies at the university. Mr. and Mrs. John Woods, of Vivalia, have rented the David Houck property on South Jackson street and moved into it Tuesday. Oscar Mecum and Miss Lottie Mecum have returned from a visit with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Welty. at Frankfort. Rev. J. M. Rudy has returned frcm Ladoga, where he conducted the an nual two-week’s revival meeting a the Christian church in that town.
Professor and Mrs. Seaman and children left on last Tuesday for a visit in New Paris, Ind. Miss Vera Sercumb, of Louisville, K>., is here visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Williamson. Miss Bernice Allen has returned from a month’s visit at Devil’s Lake Wisconsin, and other points in the North. Chief of Police Brown and Sheriff Nance were at Greencastle Tuesday taking in the circus and getting a line on the crooks with the show.— Brazil News. Mr. and Mrs. Torey Robinson, of Westport, who have been here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huffman, have returned to their home. Mr. Robinson is postmaster at NewportMrs Johnson, who has been here visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Longdon, returned to her home in Greenwood Monday. Mrs. Longdon accompanied her as far as Indianapolis.
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Boswell Reunion. The Boswell family reunion will be held Thursday, Sept. 7, 1911, at the old Boswell farm, one-half mile south of Clinton Falls. Bring well filed baskets. Frank Bee, Pres.
Mrs. John Abrams, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L Denman,
Invitations have been received is visiting Mrs. A. Hillis, who lives here by the court officials to attend i ust north of town. She will return
the dedication of the new Owen
Itrown Fnmlly lirunton. On Thursday, August 17th the Fourth Annual Reunion of the members of the Brown family was held at the home of ,T. W. Ferrand, just west of Somerset chureh. The meeting was well attended, over one-hundred relatives and several friends being present. Members of the family began to arrive early and many pleasant greetings were exehanged as It was tha first meeting of several of them for many years. Quite a number were
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Roy Jackson, owner of the Jack-
there he had been attending the ses-| Th(iy went to Indianapolis over the! son Dry Cleaning establishment, ha
ions of the International \eteriaary i) anv jii P r0 ad and relumed by way jSurgeons’ Association. He reports a of thp National road .
delightful trip and a most suceessul and interesting meeting, anu uluo (that the next meeting of the assoei-
Albert Vaughn, the day operator at the Vandalia station, ts reported
ption will, in all probability, be held as critically ill at Marshall, III. Mr.
|at Indianapolis. At Shelbyville, Ind., on Friday iCharles H. Tindall was shot to death by C. E. Vanpelt. The trouble was Jover lodge affairs, both being conineeted with the Court of Honor, and Vanpelt aserts that Tindall insulted him and accused his wife of stealing 11,200 belonging to the lodge, (’iris. H. Tindall was at one time a student of DePauw university, and was i o'i known by many of our people. S. A. Hazelett has returned from South Bend, where he has been attending the summer meeting of the State Horticultural Society. Mr. Hazelett states that the fruit crop in the north part of the state is excellent and that the outlook for a Rood corn between Indianapolis and the north line of the state probably was never better. He states that the farmers in that part of the country are very jubilant over their crops. The first posts for the cluster lights, which are to adorn the public square, were put up Saturday morn-
ing.
Thomas Stilwell, of Anderson president of the Madison Construct ion Company, which is building the square improvement, was here Monday. Mr. Stillwell stated that the stone hauling outfit, consisting a traction engine and 12 stone cars of 3 yards capacity, which will be used In hauling the stone from the A & C. Stone Quarries to the square, is being loaded in Anderson today and W >11 be here the middle of the week. As soon as the outfit arrives the hauling of stone for Franklin street will begin. Mr. Stillwell states that he hopes to have the work corap'eted here within 40 days provided the stone quarry can furnish the stone as fast as he can use R. The members of the Putnam County Bar Association met in the attorney's lobby in the court house at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. The nteeting was called for the purpose of choosing committee to draw up resolutions of respect in memory of Granville Moore, whose death oc :urfod Friday night. The committee chosen are: B F. Corwin, chairman: John P. Allee and Col. C. C. Matson. The committee Is to draw up the resolutions and report at the l-r.-t day of the September term of court. A duplicate copy Is to be mad’ and Presented to the family of the deceased. The members or the association decided to meet in the r‘or"ey’s lobby in the court house Monday morning to attend the funeral service of Mr. Moore, in a body
established a dry cleaning plant in Brazil. Heretofore Mr. Jackson had
a branch office of the local estab lishment in Brazil. From now’ on the Brazil business will be run inde pendent of the business here. Miss Margaret Baker wdll leave
county court house, at Spencer, on
Thursday.
Reuben Henderson and brother and sister, of North Salem, and Mr. Davis, of Omer, Washington, were here Tuesday. All four are former DePauw students. They drove here from North Salem in an automobile Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crawley entertained about ten couples at a dance Monday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins, of Texas, who are here visiting the formejr’s parents. Dr. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Hawkins
William King, who lives Just north of town, is confined to his home by illness. His daugnter, Miss Florence King, who recently under went an operation for appendicitis at a hospital in Indianapolis, Is rap Idly recovering, it is believed that she will be able to be brought home some time during the latter part of
this week.
to her home in Louisville sometime 1 mPt nt Greencastle and conveyed to this week. Mrs. Hillis will - ‘-l tho p,a< ' e ° f m<> etlng In rigs Mr.
Louisville with Mrs. Abrams.
teacher
in the high school
of
that
town.
Miss Florence Talburt
has
taken
a simular position
in
the
Vaughn w’as taken 111 a short time ago and went to Marshall, where his wife makes her home. His illness is said to he kidney trouble and it is said that his condition has been very critical for the past few days.
The twelve-year-old daughter °f high school at Swazee and also will Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beman, of Wash-J leave Friday morning to begin her
ington township, who was kicked in w’ork.
the head by a horse last Tuesday!
morning is doing as well as can be! M >ss Forrest Luther, of South expected The child is not yet out of, F * f »i Street, who attended the sum
danger and her physician is closely
watching any development as there is danger of blood riot forming on the brain. A small barn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Monnett, on Maple Heights, was slightly damaged by fire about 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The fire started from spontaneous combustion, caused by a load of green hay stored in the loft of
fire before it gained much headway Frank Davis, of Sullivan, ind, and
Miss Hazel Kirk, of Indianapolis, were married Sunday noon by the Rev. Beck, at his home on Bloomington street. The young folks came to Greencastle to be marrteff so as surprise their friends- Miss Pearl Newgent, the deputy clerk, was called upon by the young couple and came down to the court house to is-
sue a license.
Frank McGill, who lives near Manhattan, is In jail awaftfng papers of admittance to the State Hospital for the Insane in Indianapolis. Mr. McGill has been in poor health for some time and a commission which considered his case at Cloverdale Saturday recommended that he be sent to the hospital. Sheriff Stroube and Deputy Sheriff Kelley went to Manhattan Sunday and got McGill. He will be kept In jail until he is taken to the hospital At the meeting held in the college library Saturday afternoon, at wblch were present Professor Seaman, Athletic Director Berndt, Football Manager Trorell and “Big Mike" Stansell, Captain of the DePauw football team, arrangements for the coming football season were perfected. There will be no change in the schedule “Cotton” Berndt. the new a'hletic director, stated Sunday that he believes the outlook for a winning team this fall Is most excellent There are several good men who were on the team last year and several new men are coming, who, It is believed, will make stars on
the gridiron.
Ralph Overstreet has
having a fine time. He also states that his parents, Dr. and Mrs. O. F-
Friday morning for Mulberry, where Overstreet and Mr. and Mrs. Frank she has accepted a position as Donner and son, Wilbur, and ..L
and Mrs. F. G. Gilmore, who are at Bay View, are all expecting to re-
turn home Sunday.
A new circus graft developed Tuesday with the llagenbeck-Wal lace aggregation. Tho new stunt is a photographer’s stunt. The man with his camera stationed himself at the side of the sidewalk on Jackson street and solicited to be allowed to take the picture of all those who passed. And the new stunt took woi with the public and several person had their pictures taken. Ezra Champer and William Kreigh had a narrow escape fron injury last Friday evening. They were driving west on Hanna stree and when they were near the end of Indiana street, the horse became frightened at an interurban car. The animal reared, breaking a wheel am throwing Itself. The men had ths storm curtains on the buggy and it was some time before they could get out of the rig. However, they nineaged to get out and hold the ho."e before it could run. The accident oc curred at about 5 o’clock Friday
evening.
go iu Ferrand nml family endeavoring to do everything possible for the comfort and pleasure of relatives and
An accident at the handle factory friends Near the noon hour the usual Tuesday morning will necessitate bountiful dinner was spread on large
tables In the shade of a large maple tree, and after a fewr wr>rds of thanks all were Invited to help themselves to what was In front of them and no one went away hungry. Ice tea and
lemonade were served as drinks. In the afternoon, the meeting was
called to order by the president, Wm. Hall. “Sunshine In My Soul Today,” was sung by the crowd and a prayer
was offered by Rev. Bratton. The secretary’s report was then
rend, after which the family history was read, a portion of which had been trace! hack to the year of 1676 The secretary also read a paper which had been prepared in memory of Mrs. Martha (Rrownj Ferrand. An Interesting relic, an old letter which had been written by the late Wm. Pierce to his wife and children while nt Camp Chase In the year 1S64 was
west corner of the square Tuesday| read by Mrs James Grantham. The
letter was found by J. D. Pierce among his father’s papers and also contained a few words from T. J. Ferrand. who was also In prison at the same place, that being the only word received by their families for ninny long months. Following the
that it be closed down for several days. A piece of machinery was broken and a new piece will have to be sent from the factory to take its
place.
Mrs. Roberta Ada Evans, through her attorney, James P. Allee, has filed suit for divorce in the Circuit Court from her husband, Herschel B. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Evans were married on April 10, 1901, Mrs. Evans complains that her husband abandoned her on October 12, 1907, and that she has not seen him
since.
While excavating at the north
afternoon tho workmen opened up an old city well, which has been covered up for several years. The hole, which will have to be filled up, is said to be 100 feet deep. Mr.
returned' Downey, in charge of the street
from a stay at Bay View. He reports work, dropped his tape line down '"FdMh
the Greencastle colony all well and! into the well to the depth of 60 feet
and then gave up attempting to
measure its depth
mer term at Winona Lake, has re turned home and will spend the re mainder of her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lv’her Miss Luther will leave September 1 for Greencastle where she will com plete her senior year at DePauw university.—Terre Haute Tribune. Hay will be the highest priced feed this winter in this section unless oats take the lead. Horsemen and general stockmen and farmers
the structure. The Maple Heights^ w j|| ( j 0 we || provide themselves “bucket brigade" extinguished the w j th c ] over an( j timothy hay substi-
tutes, such as millet, cow peas, etc., for the winter hay, and with vetch,
rape, early sown rye, etc., for fall
’pasture. Fall and early spring pas-
ture is a great hay saver, and an ideal fall and spring pasture may be had on almost any farm, In almost any State in the Union, by sowing on well-prepared ground a mixture of vetch and rye or It may be pastured during the fall. Some farmers are putting their straw In the hay lofts for feed this winter. Word was received here Monday of the election of Chester a. Jewett of Indianapolis to the presidency o the Epsilon province of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Mr. Jewett was elected by the general council of the
Mrs. Mcllroy R Glenn, of South Seventh street, will leave Thursday for Greencastle, whore she will spend the remainder of the week visiting Mrs. George Grubb and family. Miss Dorothy Glenn, who has been spending the summer vacation with her sister, Mrs. James Maxson
the little folks: Parthena Hall. Killth MeGlothlin, Gertrude Ferrand. and Nellie. Taiellle and Sarah Glldewell. Instrumental music was furnished by T.jT Ferrand; a monologue by Ferol Ferrand and recitations by Olenwood I Danis, Madge Glldewell, Arminlta Ferrand. Sarah Glldewell, Ray, Goldie end Hope Evans and Daisy Danis. Officers for the ensuing year were then elected as follows: J. D. Pierce, President: James Fisk, Vlce-Prest_ dent: Mrs. J. W. Ferrand was reelected secretary and was also appointed treasurer. A committee on
Secrest, at her home in Hammond,! programme, consisting of T.enn.n W.
Pierce. Martha Fisk and Ethel Pruitt,
111., will join her mother in Greencastle, and accompany her home on Saturday.—Terre Haute Tribune. Miss Milllcent Coss entertained at a picnic supper, west of town on Walnut creek, Monday evening in honor of her brother’s guests, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Ristine and Mr. Hines, of Crawfordsvllle- The members of the party were: Mr. Osborne, Mr. Ristine, Mr. Hines, John Coss, Miss Millicent Coss, Miss Florence Black, Miss Helen Black, Miss Elsie Naylor, Miss Mabel O'Hair, Miss Ida Overstreet, Frank Bittles and Fred
O'Hair.
People from this city who intend
was elected. Mr. nnd Mrs. .Times Fisk of Greencastle, asked for the reunion to be held at their home next year and tt was unatmously decided to do so. A picture of the whole group taken by Mr. Knight nnd after some time spent In social chatting, the rela. lives and friends separated hoping to meet again the 3rd Thursday In Aug. 1912.
FILLMORE. Several from this place attended the union meeting of the Epworth Leagues at Coatesvtlle last Sunday evening. The old Miller reunion was held Saturday. August 26th, at the Hope grove about two and one.half miles east of here. All the teachers of the county a t-
to go to Indianapolis for state Fair! tended the Teachers' Institute at week should bear in mind the ^Ct, ''’g^raTfrom'heTe Attended the vlsthat in addition to the celebration at | lt of the Purdue wheat special at the Fair Grounds B. F. Keith’s New, Greencastle Friday night. Theatre, formerly known as the — “Grand," will open its regular sea- school Picnic, son Monday, September t4th. Many^ A " person* who have been pupils.
thousands of dollars have been spent 1? 0^10^ Nal! areencastle^Town-
fratf-nity at the annual meeting In, tin roof of the kltchen at homo Chicago last week. He will begin his, of Mr and Mrs> LooUrldj!e . It tore a
Mrs. A. O. Lockridge was surpris-
ed Monday to hear a deafening crash, ^ in her kitchen and was more sur-l ' n beautifying the lobby and the in-, ahlp, since 1883, are invited with the prised when she investigated and terlor of th(> hou8e - making this families to bring supper and hold a found a stone weighing about fiq I theatre one of the distinct features P'cnlc at the school grounds on the touna a stone weigning aoout: o.> | . . , , afternoon and evening of Monday, pounds in her pantry. Employes of, of Indianapolis, which every visitor S p pt 4th A short program will be the water company were blasting | 9 i l °nld be sure to see. | given at 3 o'clock.
on Washington street near the home, of Mr. and Mrs. Lockridge, and when an unusually heavy blast was set off It threw the stone high in the air. The stone descended on the
duties next month. Mr. Jewett is a .graduate of DePauw University where he completed the academic course in 1909. Previously to entering college at Greencastle, he attended Shortridge High School,
large hole in the roof and into the pantry.
crashed
Mrs. K. W. Perley, representative of the State Prison at Michigan City, was in Greencastle for a few
where he received his diploma in | d ays this week securing the names
of farmers of the county. In this way the prison will quote prices direct to them, for their future requirements of binder twine. The sals of binder twine at the prison factory
v 1905. He is a member of Tan Kappa Alpha, Theta Nu Epsilon and th Skulls, in addition to Phi Delta Theta. While in college he was act ive in athletics, being one of the
“mainstays" of the baseball and ( has increased since the starting of football teams. He also represented the mill, and there has been a lowthe school in state oratorical con- ering of prices to a considerable cxtests on two occasions. At present | tent. By securing names or farmers he is special representative of the it is expected to further increase th
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, in Indianapolis. Mr Jewett succeeds Neal Thurston
sales next season, as the mill will be kept running full force. The bin der twine will be on exhibit at the
Franklin '04 and Harvard '07, to the Indianapolis State Fair. Nine million office of president of the Epsilon | pounds of twine is tised each year province, which includes the seven j,y the Hoosier farmers. Last year chapters of the fraternity in the the prison factory manufactured state.—Indianapolis Star. million pounds.
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