Smithville News, Volume 1, Number 18, Smithville, Monroe County, 5 December 1908 — Page 1

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SMITHVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1903.

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Ira McDowell is the bashful father of a second edition which arrived last week. He has the look common to all happy fathers, that of the Cheerful Idiot. But it wilL pass, Ira, it will pass.

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A Mr. Gryce, a Diamond saw salesman from England favored us with a visit on Monday last. Comrary to our common bebief he talked English without a bloomin’ accent, and did not call the ladies “bloomin’ skoits.’’

JOHN. T. NANCE At Post-Office Phone 20 Harrodsburg, Indiana.

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ELOPEMENT

S. Greer was absent from the mill all last week on account of illness. Anticipation of theThanks- » giving dinner is given as the prime t cause.

OF JOHN D. BELL

Jamas Kitcham is working for H

HARRODSBURG

A Druggist of Harrodsbu

C. Allen

Miss Kffie Wil iams of Danville has bten visiting here for a few days.

Radical Sylvester is visiting with Lon Sylverter.

from a visit at Washington.

J. H. Luther and wife spent a few days visiting in Lawrence county re-

John Forney is ill with an of eart-burn. We dosed him with essence of pepsih lasInTgnt He chews too much tobacco fur a kid of his size. •

Harrodsburg society is all exciteme over the e’opement of John Bell, tie well known druggist, at that place, ai d ,h e widow Louella ( of Kirksville, who has been marrii d three limes, her last husband, Walt er Morgan, was killed one night by a train as he was coming home In a n intoxicated condition. Mr. Bell was considered one of the leading citizei s of Harrodsburg, and his action is a great surprise He has beeft conductir g a well stocked drug store and was thought to have been doing a goc[d business. He has a wife and five children. The last heard of them was a letter written by him in Chicago, telling his wife he was not coming back any more and to do what ever she pleased with the store.

Mrs. Mack Sare and daughter Mabel, and Miss Edna McConnell of Bloomington, visited at Whit Carpenters last Saturday,

Mrs. Voliva, nerth of town, is conva lesceiit after a severe attack of grippe.

Chas. Sylvester has purchased Dimple, the Old Reliable, from W. McMillen & Son. If the Auto is as good and faithful as Old Dimple, there will be no kicks or swear words coming.

Aaron Wampler is recovering from a severe attack of tonsilitis.

Dr. Hon and wife spent Thanksgiving with her parents Mr. and Mrs. N. K. McFadden.

Walter Clifft is digging a large cistern 10 feet in diameter and 14 feet deep.

Mrs. J. Sweeney and Mrs. D. Wright spenCWednesday with Mrs. A. Forney.

John T. Nance made a business trip to Indianapolis last Friday.

Ben Floyd, of Missouri, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. F. McCormick.

Mrs. Minerva Anderson formerly a resident of this place, who died at Bedford last Friday night’ was buried here Monday. Funeral was conducted by Rev. Bair, at the home of Juhn T. Nance.

W. Sare has disposed of a valuable sorrel horse to Don Fox. We 'think Fox got soaked for Wylie is a sharper.

Cecil Perkins has moved to Mathers town.

It looks as if it might be possible to start something to prevent this fine litrle paper from mak ng its weekly bow only three quarters dressed. Why not fill the empty page with an ad, or better still, start a homeliest girl contest among the Clear Creek maidens. Fach one is sure to be a winner.

Mrs. George Stipp, who has been visiting the family of her father, Silas Grimes, for the past month, will leave to-monow for her home in B)nsley, Alabama.

This office will sell gasoline, more as an accommodation, than for the money.

Frank Snow of Bedford, came up with Hershel Clay Thanksgiving, and spent the day hunting.

Dr. J. Kentling has returned from a business trip to Indiana-

Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Smallwood were surprised Friday evening by a number of their frionds, ©Id and young, calling on them before their departure to Florida to spend the winter. Mrs. Claud Smallwood and Byron Smallwood and family will accompany them.

Chesley Burris recievd a letter from his mother, who is visiting, relatives in Kentucky, stating that she has lost her pocket book containing spectacles and quiet a sum of money

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Mrs. David Guy, and daughter Kdith of near Bloomington, visited at hd Stulls Sunday.

W. Johnson, M, Cardwell, R. Jones and Wes Duvall atteiided the shooting match near the latters place on Thanks giving day, after partaking of a rattling good dinner prepared by Mrs. Duvall, it each one bagged a turkey at the shoot, I which is going some.

Mrs. Geo. Stipp and Miss Anna Grimes, visited the family of Newton Stipp, near Bedford, this week.

NOTICE.

All my accounts not paid will be found with Drs. Holland and Cobbel, whom I can heartily reccommend to the public as capable men. See them and settle your accoun t with me soon. Yours Resp.,

After attending county institute last week and visiting home folks over Sunday, Miss Grace Hainey returned to her duties a mistress of the Linthicum schools Monday morning.

R$v. Bair is holding revival meeting at the Linthicum Chapel, beginning last Sunday evening.

We note that Wild-cats are surrounding the town of Smithville preparatory fto eating all the inhabitants thereof ialive and kicking. We flatly refuse to believe this, as a Wild-cat must be in desperate straits indeed, and nearing the close of her ninth life, before she would have the colossal nerve to tackle an inhabitant of Smithville. Having spent three months in Missoorah, as the saying goes, they have got to shc^vus.

If you have saved ea h number of the News from 1 to 17, we will give 1 cent each if brought to this office.

Miss Mary Thrasher has bought of Grant Hazel, a fine new piano, which was dedicated by a number of friends last night.

Dr. J. V. Baker

Miss Nell Butcher and Alger Burkhart, of Victor, were the guests of Mrs. John Tatum Wednesday afternoon.

CARD OF THANKS

We thank the kind peoole for the kind symathy they have shown us in regard to our dear brother Claud Reynolds death. Also the W. C. T. U. and the kind people of Cle ar Creek. Mother. Brothers and Sisters.

F. M. Holman and John Sylvester, have had their house repaired. George Gaither, Joe Stull, Geo. Davenport, Jas. Burkhart, John Moore and Ollie Collins did the work.

This seems to be a “hog killin’ time’’ nearly everyone in the country is engaged in butchering since the cool weather set is.

Further than the above deponent sayeth not. The spark plug is on the bum so that means “QUIT.”

I Dr.O, M, Morris j General Practitioner And Surgery telephone Clear Creek Ex. No. 12,

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