Greencastle Star, Greencastle, Putnam County, 21 February 1880 — Page 7

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FEED STABLE! Tfc* .un<Ivri<ivnoil bi li-ave to inform p«kli«4h:it he hnr bought the stork onil intn ostofHanun A l!lo -k in the liverv bo inv'-.

Saw ili<- Hags.

| The nio»t noticeable, perhaps, of all the advances during the late “boom” haa ■

CITY AND COUNTY been in the pn e of ru's, which have 1 pt-es of the I ,ns * and note themormore than doubled in value, and ate no« !, , ''. T " nts whu:h l,HVC had 1

. ; tendency to nuprovo ami elevate the " ^ r ^' 0lin ’ 'vorld. Below are a 'lumber of the moat

‘important events in the world’s history: 1’rinting from movablu tyjns was in* j vented by tiutt.nburg in the \.ai IJ40.

GEORGE BIOKINTELL,

Mtntrat turer and 1) alcr in

The <Tiui'4'h in .It'H't'rsoii.

Editor Star:

c J In la-t week's issue of the Banner the correspondent from JclTerson township attempted to give the history of the

churches of this township.

He commences by trying to give the t,,e histoiy of Mill Creek Church of Rogul r IVudestinarian Baptists, but has failed in

JOHN T. CRAIG-,

and i? now prepared to furnish all who wish

anythin? in his line witii irima Tea ms, Cur- several particulars. I propose to ^ivc > ia«es. Buggies or Saddle Hordes. Also buy, i . i . i «* t » sell and feed horses and muiep. you a shoit sketch ol the church as Northeast Corner i’uhlic Square, sliown hv the the clnirch recoidB: ^gpaatle, Ind, .M >11 N CAWl.I.V, Mil| Cn „. k church was constituted the

3rd Saturday in April, IS.'l'J. Elder John 'Jones and Elder Thomas Broadstieet were Mmlerut'its, and Isaac Alspaugh Clerk on that occasion. Eleven members were in the constitution of this church, said members 1> ing dismissed from Deer 'Creek Church in good standing. The following are the names that were in the constitution of Mill Creek Church: Ahsolom Hurst and wife, Caleb Buis an l wife, John C. Sherrill, Jane Reader, Win. Barker and wife, Martha Branham, Eli/, abeth Cotton and Polly Nosier. All of these old pioneers have gone to rest except Polly Nosier. John C.Sherrill served th 'church as clerk for ten years, being present at every church meeting, except two. The next clork was Isaac Hurst, who served from JO to ’4!>. The next clerk was Eli Baldwin, who served as clerk from’P.) to ’76. Elder Joel Vermi,ion united with this chnreh in March, 41, and continued to be their psstor from that time until his health failed, which was about the year 18t>7. Theh Kldey Eli Beaman took the pastoral care ol the church, and has continued to serve the

BtiK li<>k uimI Donlor in Fr« % sh

sincl Sail ^It'als.

v ’bop, opposite Howe k Vermilion's, near Van>ialia Depot. M k%t IU:m\ i.uki> in any nart of the city, it any hour (l‘-ii« il . Ireo ut < hnrgc. I'UBtomcrs supplied with the choie’est meat at lowest pricey* Oayh pai'l tor tat ?t< u A "

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Headquarters

FOR

Groceries,

POWDKU. SHOT, CAN.NEH liOOHS. CON-

FECTION lilt IKS. I'OHAtT'O. (T11A KS, AdiI "II kinds ofCOl NTUY PHODl’CE. Especial attention is called to my

LUNCH COUN 1 LR Church up to the present time

where you can eat and drink the best, A LAllOE STOCK OF SHOT OCXS, SHOT POUCHES AND POWDER FLASKS. T O "ST S, 6c C KIBF/SR’S, North side square.

Previous to the time that these old

Elders took the care of the'church,Elders >' ellow ‘K’—j" u ' ll .V fellow,young, vig

Benjamin Parks, Ahsotom Hnrsl, Samue oro,ls sni * s “ li cy, w ith Wright and John Lcathennan frequently cou,, i tr - v i '‘ ir , * buut

served the Church as pastor; but all of these old brethren except Elder Beaman have gone to rest The first church building was of round logs, with two tiro-

woith three cents and

At this price, and even at much less.ii will pay to save them and sell them The same is true of old papers of nearly every kind as by cleansing they are jreconverted into white papers by the

' manufacturers.

In consequence of the scarcity of ragand old oapers, the price of ’'print” or paper for news purposes, has gone up from six and a half to ten cents at wholesale. If this price keeps up, there will i be a general ii>e in tho subscription price, as has indeed, in many instances,

already occurred.

Almost any fami^- can make enough in a year, by soiling rags and old papers, to pay for their reading matter. S'stiiiiie laH'iliuenoi*.

Indianapolis Ji urnal.

“Talking of rtegs, - ’ said Dr. F. , “I’ll tell you a true story. When 1 lived in Dayton, 1 had a neighbor, Dr. Van Tuyl, who had a niastall named i,ige—

after the prophet, 1 suppose. Ho ha invented in It-4(».

-rown old, and gray and toothless. Dig The first railroad was built in 18:50. had got to the stage in a dog’s life tha' The llrst telegraph lino was put up ;n

corresponds to that in a man's life, the IS44.

one preceding the last scene of all which T he lirst grain reaper w as invented in

•ends this strange, eventful history'— ] ipt:;

Shakspeare, h in. He had been, in his Aml in ,| 10 |^ t ()( . rft ,j e j.;,; ison i m< in . prime, without a peer in a lairand squar. j vcnt( , () thtf |, onPi phonograph and dog-fight. but now he was on the retired . olher won( i or r u | a,,,! i„ gl . n ious machines list. It was hard for TJge togiveupauu To "enp ,h e dimax,” a light which is to spend his dog days in inglorious ease. Tifi WIth th() „„„ jn hiilliancy is under Every nowand then, feeling the rust of process of perfection. inaction, he wnuld engage in comba' with some wandering dog, to h. uud. Imliunti >«•«*«. painfully aware of his enfe.ibleil age. Urn W \'. \ k-buro, Feh., 1 J. —Dr.Bid.linger, day when 'Lige was quietly do/.ing on residing near here, and township trustee

the front porch he looked up and saw in the street, under a load of wood, a larg.

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rhe lirst weekly newspaper of which ihere i- any account was printed in i Venice, Italy, in 1'1'J” I'he lir-t print!'g this side of the Atlantic Ocean was at the t ity of Mexico. 'I'he first printing m the 1 idled States was at Cambridge, Mas .. in I'd'.j. I’he lirst newspa). r printed in the I nited States was printed in Boston, Mass., in 17J1. til-.ss was first used in windows about

lino.

The first gunpowder was manufactured

in Ei’JU.

It was in the year 1GS0 that Newton discovered the secret ol gravitation. Steam engines wc r invented by Watts

in 1784.

Fulton completed the lirst steamboat

in 17!ia.

rhe first practical sewing machine was

tin! Farm IBarfoii: <tv 4piriH‘rallv.

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Jti<t l ee.dv' 1 an ith( r ear d> i I of the r-J t.iatf. 1 OM.IVIIIS

I'l.OWtsi. to."ih<" with a line |j f \»»V VAt'i: ( I l/l’IT \T«»K^ and DEER*8 NI.H DBF 1CJ I I KE t t J/rttk t i'OH with springs, also the Deer l.reakinc B! i>vs, tidjnn Sulky I’t.i'v- and I), t and Maosur Com planter,

also the Buckeye Corn Blanlei and Hoosier Coi l Drill. Opeu and Top Buggies Tor Sale. ALSO SUGAR KETTLES, 1

SHOVELS, SPADES-

ARM HEELS,

EORKS

of Clifty township. Bat th.deinew conntv. this morning found his three valuable horses dead in their stalls, having been

unmistakable poisoned during the night by some brutal

The stranger fiend.

AND HOLS il t tlic lowest jM’it’cs. Riirticular attention to Imrso-siiooiiiji; an.l I’t’piiiring t^onorally, 1 hsnkful lor past tavors, I ll(lJM , !i\ rlusi* attoution to liusinos** afitl fair (U’tiling, to merit a contiimaiic’o of tin* same. Northeast corner Indiana and <'olumhiii streets, (inieneastlt!.

places, built in the year 1632. The id xt

•Well. I should Sill I !(*, house was built of hewn logs, :! f l\40. in

'42. 'I’he next house, the one now used, is a frame, 34x18, is well furnished and the best church building in the township It was built in ’71, by Thos. Foxworthy. Tho present membership is .To. ‘rhe

ION ISli IIIS^ congregation meets on Saturday before .' :U! ‘

the .‘Id Sunday in each month, for the u ''''J' transaction of rhur. h business and re

iigious worship. An Oi.ii Fio.nkku.

Mt. Meridian, Feb. J, ’80.

Anil Forlinuld ('vnryhody when they learn iii:.l llicy can nave m nicy hihI ol'lnin the hert giiwls by going to WYSONGS

to buy their

Groceries. I* 1

Qnoensware and Cdassware.

K>p('cial atiention is caMod to tho Hot that our

sto<k is always fresh and complete. When yon want anything in croecries. provisions, cann<tl froofis,

tobaccos. ciRnrs, fruits,country produce. etc., bo sure

to ex11 at

jr vsoxg'S, N ' l -tli\vc--__c^r:i' r I* uni it; - i u.t rr Greencastle Foundry

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3£AC’III1M’2 <’0>II*A>. V. —Maoufaeturora of— Culvers Iron Drag Saw And all Kinds of Machinery and Castings. i,vlt''i'»iriiiir on EMill Work and Farm Machinery done (romi'lly. Shop near South Depot, flrcencastle, Ind.

VliKliwvtn Tow nshi|».

Snow has visited us this wcuk .... John Wright is on on the sick list Harvey Wright and Lemuel Johns are keeping boarding house since tho stave business commenced in this vicinity . ! L. B. Smith’s hands intend finishing the stave business on Harvey Wright s place

this week....

hewing staves tho other day, tried the edge of his axe on Ids knee Messrs. Bill East and Addison Cohen are the boss slave livers—they rive 2,800 a day. Who can beat it?........The Good Templars were to give us a lecture

was looking around in a supercilious way. as if there wasn't anything thereabouts worth a second giauco. Lige irintle up his mind that this dog needed to be taught humility. 8o nut he went and straightway engaged the stranger. A ciotnl of dust, a halo of hair, and old 'Lige returned with his ears torn and bleeding. Smarting with defeat, he ran through the hoii'-e, out the hack dooratni jumped a side fence into an adjoining Dr. Brennan lived there, lie hud a largo, well-knit fellow, much such a dog as 'l.ign had been at his best. 'Lige found this dog, and a council of some sort was held. 1 don't know wlmi was said; all I know is the result of the conference. Half a minute after 'Eigu’s defeat, and before the country dog had

Mutsnni ; n rob., 12.—On tho grade just north of tins place, last night in the dark and lain freight train No 17 broke in two, and Nat Brown, hrukeman, cousin if Conductor Ha was, in going Back to stop the train, walked olf and fell to the tiii- k, sustaining serious if not fatal injune-. XoiiutsMi.i.u, Feb. 12—'Ihr case ol Tate vs I’ouder, which came here on a change of venue fr un Indianapolis, the one being in process of trial in that city when Tati kiMed Love, was decided this motning. The jury returned a verdict fortflT 1 1177 for Tate, the amount claimed in full. Hanna, of the firm of Hanna. KneHer A Borryhill. and F. Kain appeared for Tate; Judge Harrington and 1). Moss for Boud *r. •

Ml LUO IN. II \\\ \ & BLACK

oflVr*their x r\ ices a

well digested his victory, tho Brennan Lakav i:ri k. *I\n . Feh. 12.—At noon dog accompanied him over the fence, j J a ek Dewerly entered the shcritrs office through the A an luyl residence, across to day and gave himself into custody, the porch into the street, and there Lige i sa ying he had killed the notorious Joslooked on while his friend tackeled the eph Adams. Dewerly stated that Adams country dog, giving that verdant victor » yetuerdar had whipped Mrs. Dewerly wholesome defeat. ' Lige being now fully (mj i,;. | Adam’s] wi'c, who is a sister of

IF You liavo a ('OLD

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WEAK LUNGS, TKY TEE IE GOLDEN ROCK RYE!

lyout. You

Lemuel Johns, while r, ' v< ’ n P od and Tindicat0d ’ returned to their homes, leaving the country dog much crestfallen, lieking his wounds. To me tliat proves clearly that animals can communicate w ith each other 'Lige told his friend of his defeat and that he wanted him whipped, and tho friend . atue to his assistance with atnia-

at the Christian Chapel last Thursday

night. A number congregated at the ,,le P ro '' , P'ncss and efficiency.”

It is tilt’ host VOIIHM will lintl it tit tin

Chapel, but no Templars came Isom and John Wright have the contract for sawing tlfty stave trees for Alfred llirt The boss social of the season was at the residence of Mr. McCamey Ballews Harvey Wn.'htsoldMr Benley three oak trees for $50 We

have no “exodusters” in this part of the miles from any house, M’l popUlal I t owns |,jp We propose to give our labor immense forest I'he

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r.iiKhkill. I’a. S|iecinl to I’hlladclphia Press. A few miles from tliis place, in a gloomy cave in the rocks, lives Austin Sheldon, the “Lehman hermit,,’ an old man, 7!) years old. Sheldon has no companions, and his lonely cave is several

in the midst of an old man has no

] to tlie white boys We have been weapons save a knife which he manufacvisited bv fruit agents this week . . .. tured by rubbing an old lile on a stone

llttatlquailtTS I" I pilD’ (llltl fine TiikStar is “bouning” in tliis vicinity, until it became sharp. A few days ago

the hermit went out in search of lirewood and war absent fron his cave about an hour. When he returned he was amazed to see a large black bear crouching in a corner of his underground abode. Before In* could get out of the cave, however, the bear sprang toward him, dealing him a hard blow on the shoulder. Sheldon drew bis knife and struck B.rtiin in the neck, but the wound only infuriated the Beast. lie again attempted to retreat but the boar renewed the attack. Tho hermit then endeared to deal him another blow in tho neck with the knife, hnl the weapon glanced and severed one of the animal’s paws. Sheldon now sue

of the cave, where

tho strucgle was renewed, the hoar getting him in his embrace and nearly hugged tlie Breath out of him?but the old man was plucky, and drove the knife into tho monster’s heart, killing him in-

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old liquor;:.

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Conrad COOK,

Solo :iRont for Pure

Ea?le \7hits Lead!!!

very Keg Warranted. West Hide public e niure.

Cor ksckrw, Koi'lMVillt*.

Tha following is a report of the school . in District No. 3, Washington township, ! for the month ending Friday, Feb. 13: Harrison Furney, B7: John Spaulding, 03; Willie Fox. G8; Carrie Furtiey, j Sarah Gibson, 90; Matthew Furney, 90; Linnio Furney. 90; Charlie McCray, 93; Annie Gibson. 89 Timothy Bund. 91: Jennie McCray, 94; Addiu Calthrop, 88. Those who have not Been absent during the month are—Matthew Furney. •Jentde McCray, Willie Fox, Carrie Furney, Newton Stokes, Flora Fox, Linnio

Furney, Charley McCray and Josie Fox. ccuded tn getting nut

Jkxni'.tta 0. Wales.

Teacher.

I’iik Indianapolis Sentinel says: i he L. D. (V S. is doiaga splendid freight and

Dewerly. Adams was arrested and Brought Before the Mayor and fin d. To-day, as Dewerly and his wif* were eating. Adams came in with a knife in hand and said In would niurderDewerly. I'he latter grabed a club and gave Adams a terrible beating, and to nil appearances bad killed him. Adams, how ver. after a time recovered sufficiently to walk to

his home.

*51.00 Muiti' from ‘J.* frills. 25 cents' woith of Giit-Edge Butter Maker will iticrease pruduct and market value of butter produced $3.1X1. Give* butter a rich golden color the year round. Increase produce B per cent. Increases quality 20 per cent. Brevents butter from becoming rancid. Makes duly. August aud Winter Butter equal to the h-st June product. Sold only in boxes, By druggists, croccra and go-ieriil storekeepers. Send stamp for “Hints to Buttermakers.’’ Addn *s. ButEi Improvement E'o., Bufl'uln. N. \ .

TJ" ID S T It) the ciiirons of Putnam iin*! ni^itiininK 1 counties. Thcyhavo tho largest stock and mo.-* complete lino of caskotn, codlns, hui ial r«»'>es, ct«*., in wos** rn Intlinna. Diiiertiis arranged an'l conducted with the (‘arc H-simNl hv thirty yenrs-’ <>\|tri ;<>nce in :he husincei*’. No. 14 and 1<» East NVaitliinyton Street, (Ircen astlt, Ind. Bargains. BARGAINS, Bargains! MONEY SAVED AND MONEY MADE! Mulliol.ii, Hanna, & Black FURNITURE DEALERS.

-eftdy to yd I all kinds of Furniture at prices lower than were ever before offer

'd in Putnam bounty. We pn*pose to larircly in relume our ntock by additional pur« r.ases, and

*“tne Largest, Cneapest and Best line of goods ever ~ 1 Al “

are now 1

Put

.0 keep on hands

offered in this market.

1Y0 trust per ons noedin : mythin/in e ir line will • ill^and >*‘e us before t;oing’eIsc where. It is no trouble to us to show goods. Call and See Us at the Old Stand, Nos. 14 & 16 East Washington St., Greencastle, md. H VVV\ X 65Ba \4'3i.

NICHOLS.SHEPARD & CO.Me Mt,Mich.

- OR | C)NAL AND ONLY CENUINE

Callender & Dunn, ProprUtcri of CASTLE MILLS.

Uealori in

Flour, Meal and Feed. , 11 Itfbest market price paid fir gruin.

CaetumlgrindinK « Rpeouill.y.

on Mill lot formerly oMiipied bv H

HUE Til OHBHSOAATTiE.

passenger bttainess. During three days of „tantly. As the bear fell dead, Shelton

fainted and was found, unconscious, several hours after, by a party who had cornu to visit his cave. He was in tliis place yesterday. and is apparently fooling none the wor e for Ins adventure, although he still bears the bruises on his shoulder where

the bear struck him.

last week tliere were shipped from Tuscola. Ills., 232 cars of shelled corn.

FITS OF DOCTORS.

The fee of doctors is an item that very many persons ar ■ interested in just at present. Wo believe the schedule for visits is $3 00. which would tax a man con lined to his bed for a year, and in nood o( a daily visit., over $1,000 a year j for medical attendance rt’one! And one single bottle of Mop B tte s taken in time

The news reached Denver in the afternoon that gold had Been discovered in I’latte (’anon, and B 'fore night hundreds of prospectors had stalled By train for the place The valley was covet' il with claims within two day*, and at the . nd of a week Blatto ('alien ha 1 Become a oily. A CROSS BABY. Nothing is more conducive t" a man’s ri maining a bachelor as stopping for one ti ght at. the hous" of a M in i' 1 friend ■ind being ic>pt awake for live hours by tin'crying of a cross baby. All cross, and crying li»Bi, s need only Mop BitE r> lo make them w *11 and smiling. Young uian remember tlrs.—Traveler. lilt A tramp found a woman alone in a Vermont furm house and threatened to kill her if she did net give him live cents., ''Well, hero it is,” said sue. showing the coin, 'but l guess I'll shoot it to you,' and she dropped it into the barrel of a shotgun. The fellow did not stop to

take it.

SICK FOLKSOAN HAV K MONEY

Citabllnhed

In 1S48

wsmtw

Thrcsliing Miichinory and Portable uud Traction F.nc.ines. TIJE of wxociicft.D fA o '

Bating World.

MAT1IIEEn*4 fie* nraln RnvIng. Tint' r. t CUiMilnx, h i, id uti/i Thort ui.it >■ • k.

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e* I’artrt, Thorough WorkiudU ip, hUgant i’-aiah, uau

lit,inly t f M.xl.d.

>1 \KV|;f /IT* * T rd.ffv m vrrltr wnrV In *1 1 t , '

Cr»l:i, aod uni, ■ dly knuwn u un* oidy mil. fvalut 'Ibrt •.> -

In EIrx, Tlrootl* l ivur diul all nth' "' S'• D.

\ PO.Vf K F!IN4»T.‘I I? V. f .F! i:ti 1 "’i ^ '■■* • "T/ , „ ’ , ' . ■ : . ■■ i • ' roifl Mil.f . IlkAi’llON. t •slICAU.BI IfNl.V'i M |;AM-» \<J!M>.wgJ , M r . F T> n. • . i’ \. .’.i*” .. i ... ■ i 1 . i i i ■ . entir If r nm * * ■ ‘ .Sfjiarntora n p< ciiilty. Four >•/ ■* of S. t'lirnior e from ti to I. h. rs. , uwer ; hDo 2 styli • I..,|.r(»vi*tl

Fsi Vi'nPM of I'ninper**!*** uii'l I'onlliiuou* !lu»»lnt*

nt, I

Hlcnn

owrr ; h1*io2 styb ■* liu|«rov

ne«N by litis buusf, s i* bout cUsu^o ol

ir.' nt, furiii- > i‘’8 u gutuauiso for sup. riur g.Ht.ls m. I

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1 " ” vai ‘•*n m ’. rs tr'ii".v nt tfiin-i. JK-ymr ‘7 ti.. a. i , i • f f our famoiit / GE NOT DECEIVTO " ' * Ki *** s

Bv such cvn'*rlmv»ititl an’l worfhU*i* maohlncrr.

••OKIOI N \ L** un«l thu “U

from na.

C / * I t»r full purllonlnr* ^11 . n nnr r.r wrlio to u lor Rl'islrat* 4 Clr I nrs, w'u. *■ mail :• A • NICHOLS, SILEPAED & CO., Ba’.tle Creek, rkh. “

Muniit' 'l Hurst; row Mtuitt, lucaliuti, or iuaus r

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would save tlie $lAkO ail tho year's 1 using Dr. Bull s Baby Syrup

by buying the medicine known us Kid-, w „i"i to those wlio use porous plasters. It if a naiversally aeknuwledfed favt that -.kH::'-.:'';'!:'.'!;,; U; : Ben Capcine P< : . ter. ere Superior Other.

One of the most etsontial conditions rf . uses of the liver and kidneys. Ope pack- ' The greet demao I fer thetn Ims " numlier ot ®nhrk!i perfect health is perfect rest. This can 1 age mikes six quarts of medicines which pi'^tc.^ sVl'lin*a\'™ kem whe h i* th" b. *t.‘ It ibe assured to tho ISabv By judiciously contains no poisonous li.iuor*. Being pro- well known Hint sunu* "I the "hoap plaster* have be«n examined iiu'l fuuml to con tain injuii-

J o . . - 1 . 1 . ...... ... I. :U ' 1...... .1 ..n.« Aw .ve« u 4.. .too n>IUQirtu- I. ai’ll I V HI 8 11 D ft UtQOr (1 lS9iiS6 '> e

siekness.—Boat.

2t44 erytvhere for 23 cents a bottle.

Sold ev- j pared in pure water, See largo ’ulver-, c-re^. v t tisement. Priro.iBcts. 8«AB r '(5Y A J'lUNSON. (’SHimaewutlFiil Ulituiiv».bi'«* York. 4M(,