Bloomington Telephone, Volume 8, Number 12, Bloomington, Monroe County, 2 August 1884 — Page 1

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VOL. 8

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, August 2, 1884.

NO. 12

Supplement. JZrtrry subscribe' of Ae Tklkfhox itf entilted to an extra sheet our SuppUmiUthat is Jtlled with interesting reading matter. LOCAL NEWS

Miss Swa Black ia visiting her sister ac Terre Haute. Dorv Hodges and his eldest son are in the city. His home is at Maryville, Mo. ProC Clark is placing an addition to the Burke property, on east 5th street, bought by him several weeks ago. The regular months meeting of the W. C T. XT. will be held next Son day evening in the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, at 7i o'clock. All are earnestly requested to be present. Old Settlers meeting at Unionville next Thursday. Among the speakers to be present are R. A. Fulk, R. Y. Miers, W. B. R Treat Eli K. Milieu and Jas. S. Williams; and aside from this all the old settiers will have a word to say. New Albany Ledger. "A gentlemeu from Jackson county, in the eity to-day, informs the Ledger that hog cholera is very prevalent and fatal in portions of that eeunty. The largest and finest hogs are fall ing victims to the epidemic. Some farmers have lost as many as seventyfive of their best hogg. and man? of their fgrmere harlost from twenty t fifty head." H. C. Duncan and J. F. Pittman are engaging quite extensively in the cultivations of the celery plant, having recently received one thousand plants from New York. They have set them out and the recent rains makes them give good promise. For severalyears past Mr. Pittman has been quite successful in its cultivation and has taught a dozen or more to grow celery for their own use. Park Phillipsturmed Wednesday morning from near Nortomville, Kansas, where he has been located for the past two years. Mr. Phillips is much taken up with the west and says he has been prosperous beyond all expectations. Land that sold two years ago for $3,000 per quarter now brings $6,000. The crops, he says, are beyond comparison with what can be raised here, and the purchasing price for living is very little, if any high er than in Indiana.

The meeting of the various State organizations of the Christian Church will take place at their newly purchased encampment grounds, near Brooklyn, Ind., Aug. Istl7th inclusive. A commodious hotel has been erected, also a large tabernacle, capable of seating 2,000

persons. The grounds contain 37

es and will be laid out in the

most approved fashion. It is the intention to erect additional buildings next year. Gosport Reporter: "The Third Annual Meeting of the Old Settlers of the counties of Morgan, Marion, Hendricks, Putnam, Montgomery, Green, Knox, Lawrence, Monroe, Brown, Clay and Owen, to be held here on our beautif id Park on the 7th of August, will undoubtedly far surpass that of the two previous years, although that of last year was almost stupendious in its monstrosity, it being estimated that fully 15000 people were present on that day. Our space forbids description of the many new and happy features arranged for this meeting the managers, but it presents such an array of attractions that all will find itfull of interest aside from the vast social privileges it presents.51

B. F. Adams and wife spent a few days at the Springs. Charley Tourner has been very sick during the week. George Williams and Will. Bell left Tuesday for Chicago. The Albertson family are now located in Springfield, Ills. Mrs. Fuller of Chicago, has been visiting her brother, J, K. Anderson.

Dr. McGee spent last Sunday and Monday at Loogoottee, visiting Mrs, Carnaham.

Mrs. Sid Hatfield, of Boonville, h visiting her friends and relatives

in Bloomington.

Excursion rates will be given to both the Quincy 'and the Gosport Old Settlers' meetings.

Miss Lottie Lutes has returned from Lake, Spencer County, where she has been teaching. H. C. Showers has completed a portion of his residence on east 6h street and moved into it.

The business meeting of the Blaine and Logan Club will be helt Saturday night, Aug. 9th. Kearney Buskirk is now up in Iowa snuffing the breezes of prohibition ,nd visiting relatives. Miss Ella Anderson, of Havrodsburg, has been the guest of Miss Anna Wallingford during the week. William Bawles returned from near Lafayette last week after several weeks absence. He has been harvesting.

Dr. Moss is absent from the city,

visiting at Chatauqua where he will take part in the exercises of society by that name. The rail road fare to Louisville, during the exposition will be one cent a mile, or $2.00 from Bloomington and return. The annual reunion of the Rogers family will be held on the farm of A. W. Rogers, east of town, on Thursday, the 21st of August. The local insurance Board met last Monday and accepted the resignation of H. H. Friedley. Frank Wooley was admitted as a member and made secretary. The old Leonard's mill, sooth west of Bloomington six miles, has been purchased by Jas. S. Williams, and the machinery will be placed ua a building at Gosport. B. Rogers has recently had made a beautiful wagon for campaign purposes that is entitled "The Music." It is just the "rig" for the boys to go out campaigning and will likely be in demand. The Treasurer of Green county had $7,000 of the county funds deposited in the Harrison bank of Indianapolis when it failed, and his bondsmen are now in a pickle to kribw what to do.,

The following gentlemen uncorked themselves at the Democratificationlast Saturday: C. R. Worrall, R. A. Fulk, John R. East, Lon. Rogers, Henry Corr, Jas. S. Williams and Eli K. Millen. E. H. Frazer and wife, (Lucy Howe) left this week for Atlanta, Georgia, to make that point their future home. Mrs. Frazer has very weak lungs and desires a climate more adapted to her condition. The first State elections to occur before the Presidential this year will be those of Alabama and Kentucky, first Monday in August; the Vermont and Arkansas, first Tuesday in September; then Maine second Monday in September; then Georgia, first Wednesday in October. The presidential election in all the States will occur November 4th.

Republican Central Committee meeting to-day. K . O. Hert, of Owensburg, was in Bloomington Monday. He is now the O. & M. agent at Owensburg. Read our supplement carefully and lay it away for reference. It may prove valuable before the campaign is over. Maj. James Mitchell, of the University Board, is talked of as a Democratic candidate for Congress against Peele, in the Indianapolis district. The . election of our worthy townsman, Hon. W. F. Browning, to preside over the meeting of the Indiana commissioners of the Louisville ex (position, was a worthy compliment. Both Dr. Weir and Mr. Browning were present at the meetiug and enjoyed the hospitality shown them very much. The resignation of George Reeves as Marshal takes place the 1st of Aiigust, and it will devolve upon the City Council to appoint a successor. This is really the most important office in the city, and the man to fill that office should be selected with very great care as to the probabilities of his performing the duties properly. Rev. Haydem Hays, a pioneer preacher of Indiana M. E. Conference, and formerly pastor of Wesley Chapel, New Albany, died at Greencastle on the 20th inst, aged 72 years and 2 months. His wife, to whom he was married in 1833, preceded him to the grave four months ago. Deceased was widely known in Indiana, and greatly esteemed. The funeral of James W. Spencer took place last Saturday from the Christian church. Mr. Spencer died at his home near Unionville at the age of 79 years. He come to this country in 1836, teaching the first public school in Monroe county. He became a member of the Christian church in 1832. The funeral services were conducted by. Rev. Phillputt. The committee appointed from

the Democratic central committee and a like one from the Republican committee met Monday and decided to erect a union stand and seats in the court house yard, on the north west corner. They also took down an almanac and divided time each party being given every other Saturday up to November 1st The Democrats get the last Saturday. The annual meeting at the Tague Grave Yard, in Indian Creek township, will be held on the 9th of August. Rev. J.'H. Oliphant and Rev. M. C. Fulk will be present toaddress the people. This meeting is held eveiy year when the people ;of the neighborhood gather to clean up the grave yard, and during the day hold fitting commemorating services. Mr. S. K. Hooper has been tendered the position of General Ticket and Passenger Agent of the L. N. A. & C. system by General Manager Carson, and will probably accept the responsible office. Mr. Hooper is a native of this city and commenced his railroad career on the L. N. A. & C. He served most acceptably as General Ticket and Passenger Agent of the Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad, under the General Superintendency of Manager Carson. A few months ago he was appointed to the same position on the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, with headquarters at Denever. If he accepts he will probably enter upon his duties on theX. N. A. & C. between the 1st and 15th of August, and will do mu6h to assist Manager Carson in developing the travel on this new and popular route between Chicago and the South, (

James Alexander is having built a neat little cottage in the Dunn addit

ion.

John Grafton and wife roturned trom a two weeks visit at Columbus, Kansas, last Tuesday. John May is making prepcrations to build a new rear to his house, corner 7th and Walnut streets.

William Adams, McCalla's accomodating clerk, is taking a few days vacation at West Baden Springs Miss Emma Brant will accompany her friends on their return to Martinsville and remain several weeks.

According to a law passed by the last Legislature the township trus tees make their annual report August 1st instead of October. R. A. Foster and wife returned Tuesday from a several weeks visit among their old home friends in Rush and Decater counties. Maj. Mulky has returned from Milwaukee, where he was a delegate attending the anual reunion of the Grand Army ' of the Republic. Among the distinguished soldiers who took: part in the proceedings was General John A. Logan. Teibe Smith, last Tuesday, was in

receipt of a fine lot of bass from

his friend of the Sigier House," on Cedar Lake. The Cedar Lake

is fast becoming one of the most popular summer resorts in Indiana and growing with it in its popularity is the Sigler house, with the extra accommodations and polite pro

prietor. Cedar Lake is doing away

with a great deal of needless fals

ifying so prevalient at this day in

4he way of fish stories, in as much

as a man that goes out fishing there

never needs to exaggerate always

gets all they can tell about.

Tub Telephone has within the

last year grown so in circulation at

-every point in the county that, though justice to the readers in every section, a department is to be

set apart in the future for our

country correspondents. It is our am to make this portion of the

paper for excell any former effort by

any paper, and to do this we must have the assistance of all our

friends. Items of interest from every section will be gladly received and published, and will be taken as a special favor. By a small effort on the part of individuals our friends can make the department a grand success, and we earnestly request them to do so.

The Cincinnati (O) Commercial Gazette of Monday publishes reports from the corn-growing districts of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, of which it says editorially: "The reports of the condition of the crops in the Ohio Valley which we print this morning do not make a bad showing. Between the 4th and 24th of July no rain to speak of fell in all this region. The fair weather was most favorable to the harvesting of hay and wheat, which were 3afely housed and in most excellent condition. The quality of the hay, if not so abundant in quantity, is better than the ciop of 1883. Wheat everywhere turns out a fair average yield, and is of the highest quality. But while the dry weather was favorable for harvesting, it was not so good for growing crops. Early potatoes are every where an admitted failure, but there is a chance now for a fair yield of those latter planted. Corn has, no doubt, been damaged, and in many counties will not be a half crop, but the rains nave fallen just iu time to save the crop from complete ruin. With warm, moist weatlieL from now till the 10th of September, however, it will make prodiguious recovery, and we should not then be surprised to learn that it is a full average crop. As to fruits, there is not much promise of anything but apples and grapes, and for these we are not dependent, or the large cities and towns, at least, on the home product."

John Gentle, a graduate of class '84, is attending Normal. Sixty cents will pay for the Tele

phone to the end of 1884.

W. A. Wallingford was up from Harrodsburg, Wednesday. Over fifty are attending the nor

mal School, now in session.

R. A. Fulk is talked of as a Democratic candidate for Treasurer.

The Louisville Southern Exposition opens Aug. 15th, a week from next Friday. J. H. Nichols and John Nichols are each erecting a cottage in the Dunn addition.

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Hession took place last Sunday afternoon. She lived in Clear Creek township. A crowd of young folks took carriages and spent last Friday evening

at Leonard's mill, taking along a

bountiful supper.

The Queen City Clothing Store has closed its doors and the stock

will be sold by the asignee at public auction, Aug. 9th.

Row J. E. Brant attended the

Mitchell camp meeting Thursday

and Friday, and preached for the

people Thursday night. - O. L. Kelso will leave Saturday for a week's visit at his old home in

Bu Bois county; thence he goes to

Anderson, where he has a position

William Bryan has recently been

offered the position of Principal of

the Wabash High Schools, at a

salary of $800, but owing to his

previous acceptance of the position in the city, declined.

Charlestown, Clark county, is the

most amply supplied with churches

of any town of its size in south

eastern Indiana, having no less than eight: each having its seperate church building. This is a church to about every one hundred and twenty five inhabitants. Wm. Collins, the man whose injuries by the late explosion at Harrodsburg were reported in the Tele

phone, died last Friday. This

death made four who were killed by

this accident : William C. Graves,

John Carter, Wesley Carter and William Collins. In another column of this issue is thecard of S. C. Curry, who has

again located among us and will

work at his trade. Mr. Curry has made considerable reputation at his trade as a carpenter and cabinet worker, and has arranged for orders to be left at J. M. Hunter's store. Bedford Journal: "The Blaine and Logan Club was addressed last Friday evening by Hon. Toseph E. Henley, of Bloomington, -and Hon. W. H. Martain, of our own town Their remarks were received by the large audience present. The club now numbers near 200 members, and still increasing. Another meeting will be held to-morrow night,

when other speakers will be present.

John J. C. Harrison was arrested

at Indianapolis for embezzling over $95,000 of the funds of the Indiana

Banking Companj', of which he was

the Receiver. He was held in $60,-

000 bond which, up to last night, he

had failed to give. He had but $6,-

206 of the funds of the bank of

which he was Receiver while he

should have had $102,000.

Lafayette Journal: An attempt

was made on Friday by some par

ties near Roachdale, south of here, to secure damages for stock killed on L .N. A, C road, everai men headed by a constable endeavored to board the freight train, but retired when the conductor, with two cocked revolvers, and the brakemen with loadded car pins, appeared.

Kev. Henry W. Urabb, WW occu

pied the U. P. Church pulpM here a few Sundays ago, writes m Rev.

Hutchinson of Madison, Ind., the

following letter, that we wMd es

pecially commend to thep sober.

second thought of many ;of our

Democratic brethem. RevCrabb

is not a stranger but is wejpknown in Bloomington and is 9 brother of

Mrs. John. Cherry. His home is in

Buffalo, where Cleveland lived.

Says the letter: "Buffalo, N. Y. July 26, 1884. "Dear Brother Hutchinson In regard to your inquiry concerning UOhreland. I am very sorry to say in reply that he is a corrupt, licenentiousman. He has never been married;, and is notoriously bad with women . I met a respectable, good eitizen this morning, who told me that he could go right to the house in this city where there is a child of Cleaveland's; and the more I hear of him the worse he becomes. Cleveland is well known here, and it is a reproach to the city that he was ever its Mayor, and to the State of New York that he evergot into the gubernatorial chair. I most sincerely and ea rnestly pray that he will not be our next President He is not as popular here as he once waft. His public life is revealing in trne character, and it is not possible for him to draw from the Republican ranks as he c id when he was nominated for Governor. I do not know what will b'3 the end of the stories in circulation concerning him It may be said by some. 'It is done for political capitoi' but the trouble Uf the stories can't be refute L I am yours fraternally, Hesby W. jCbaube."

You may be able to get s large city weekly, filled with accounts of murders, scandal cases, cock fights, etc., for the same moneys thaet you pay for your local papers, but those city weeklies do not advertise your county and make your property more valuable. They don'e help along your schools and churches; they don't publish your county news; they say nothing of yon or your town and have no interest m you. A good newspaper is as much advantage to a town our county a are good schools. If one of our farmer friends should happen in one of these offices he would find out in about two minutes that he had no cordial welcome there such as he would receive in the p Pin ting office at home. Stand by your home papers, for they always stand by you, and are ever on the lookout for your interest. The Telephone now offers for 60 cents to the end of 1884,

James F. Morgan has this week moved his law office into the room last occupied by Buskirk and Duncan, that has been nicely fitted up and is now quite attractive. Owing to sickness Congressman Peele was unable to speak Saturday night, but no one went away regretting the fact after listening to Maj.. Furgenson. Services in the Episcopal church next Sunday morning also at night Sunday school at 9 a. m. J. S. Walker, of Stanford, is a Democratic candidate for Com

missioner.

Prof. Fred, Trued ly has been vis

iting his brother at Mitchell during the week.

No services will be held at the T.

P. Church to-morrow Sunday.

A good deal of summer sickness

ie reported by the physicians.

The Light Running "Domestic" Sewing machine is at the head- Its in the lead in the market beats them all, everbody wants it. C. H

Sibert is the Bloomington agent; see kirn before you buy! The Star that leads them all the Domesticsewing machine. C. H. Sibert, Agent. Buy Upham Bros. Hand sowed Shoe ol G. T. Atkinson.

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