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Salem (IN) Leader, February 17, 1899, p. 1.
The school at College Hill will not be continued but closed 18 days short of
the number allotted on account of the burning of the school house. It was
thought best to discontinue rather than secure other quarters and buy a
complete set of new school books for the scholars who had lost all their
books and supplies in the fire.
Salem (IN) Leader, February 17, 1899, p. 1.
Grandma Tash, mother of Benton Tash, is dangerously ill of pneumonia.
Benton and one of his children are also quite sick.
Salem (IN) Leader, February 17, 1899, p. 1.
Kossuth-Mrs. Elizabeth A. Coffey, mother of John W. and James Coffey, died
very suddenly on last Monday, aged 83 years.
William Durnil Died
Salem (IN) Leader, February 17, 1899, p. 1.
William G. Durnil (difficult to read) was born September 22, 1866 (difficult
to read), and died February 10, 1899, of heart trouble and dropsy. He was a
great sufferer for a year past, but he was always cheerful and gave up only
when there was no hope. A wife and three children survive him. He was kind
to his family and neighbors and will be greatly missed. Owing to the
extreme cold weather Sunday, instead of holding a service at the grave the
remains were taken to the home of Josiah Godby where a brief funeral service
was conducted after which the body was buried in the Hall Cemetery.
No sour noted, penciled date of August 17, 1935, from an unidentified
scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS
donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana.
SHORT ILLNESS IS FATAL TO OMER MASSEY
Omer H. Massey, age 58, lumber inspector for the Showers Bros. Company, died
at his home 325 South Jackson Street at six o'clock Saturday evening after
an illness of only a few days. Death resulted from heart disease. Mr.
Massey had been in ill health for some time and last Tuesday was forced to
leave his work. He was apparently improved until 2 AM Saturday when his
condition became critical.
Massey moved his family from Salem and for the past (illegible) years was
lumber inspector for the Showers Bros. Company. He was an active member of
the First Christian Church and had served as a member of the official board
of the church for several years. He was affiliated with the Modern
(Illegible) and the Red Men, holding the latter membership at Salem.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Omer Massey; two daughters, (Illegible) and
Vera Mae Massey; one sister, Mrs. Mae Kettrey of Indianapolis; a brother,
Albert Massey of Indianapolis; and a half-sister, Mrs. Celia Spaulding of
Indianapolis.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Christian
Church and the body was taken to Salem for interment.
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, September 24, 1891, p. 6.
It is now believed that the bones found in the ruins of Sapinsky &
Steinberg's mill at Scottsburg, Ind., which was destroyed by fire last
Monday night, were those of Marshall Ranney who has been missing from his
accustomed haunts since that time. Ranney was employed in the establishment
and usually slept there, but no one has seen him since the night of the
conflagration, and it seems to be reasonably certain that he was cremated.
All doubts as to whether the bones found were the remains of a human being
have been removed by Dr. J.M. Watson who says they are, undoubtedly, those
of a man.
Humboldt (IA) Republican, August 13, 1891, p. 3.
A three-legged colt was lately foaled on the farm of Herbert Meranda near
Scottsburg, Ind. The missing member is a foreleg and there is no sign of
one where it ought to be.
Bronson (KS) Pilot, October 2, 1891, p. 1.
Sapinsky & Steinberry's barrel stave and heading factory at Scottsburg,
Ind., burned Tuesday. Loss $10,000. It will be rebuilt.
Hancock Democrat, Greenfield, Ind., October 29, 1891, p. 1.
Frank M. Davis of Scottsburg, Ind., the traveling salesman for the Straight
Wood School Furniture Co., of this city, was in the city on yesterday. He
is one of the jolliest men in the southern part of the state.
Topeka (KS) Daily Capital, August 7, 1885, p. 1.
Scottsburg, Ind., August 6-Early yesterday morning John C. Brady was
murdered in his house by an unknown burglar, who escaped.
Lawrence (Bedford, Indiana) Mail, October 2, 1884, p. 1.
The funeral sermon of Rev. George Richards will be preached at the M. E.
Church at Springville on Sunday, October 12.
Lawrence (Bedford, Indiana) mail, September 25, 1884, p. 3.
The Seymour Manufacturing Company has closed its works for an indefinite
period throwing about 100 men out of employment. The reason assigned for
this step is the market is overstocked with spokes, snaths (sic), cradles,
etc.
Lawrence (Bedford, Indiana) mail, September 25, 1884, p. 3.
William Flick of Orange County, while waiting for a train on the L. N. A. &
C., at Crawfordsville, laid down upon the platform and braced one foot
against the rail. The train came along and cut the foot off.
Lawrence (Bedford, Indiana) mail, September 25, 1884, p. 1.
Hobson and Mitchell have bought out the livery stable of Daggy, Hodge and
Wallheiser and have combined it with their own stable. This gives them a
very complete stock of horses and rigs.
Lawrence (Bedford, Indiana) mail, September 25, 1884, p. 1.
Ol' McLahlan, a well-known railroad man, a brother of Dr. C. D. McLahlan,
was riding from Harrodsburg to his home in Polk Twp., Sunday a week, when
the horse fell with him. McLahlan was seriously bruised and had several
ribs broken. Last winter he stepped off the rear car of a passenger train
and was almost killed and had not been at work long when the last accident
occurred. -Bloomington Progress
Bloomington (Monroe County) Telephone, January 12, 1948, p. 1. NOTE: The
item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis.
SOLDIER WILL BE BURIED IN HOME SOIL ON ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH
Three years to the day from the date on which he was killed in Luxemburg in
the Battle of the Bulge, January 15, 1945, Pvt. 1st Class Harry Clifford
Kent will be interred in native soil under the government's repatriation
program for gold star soldiers of World War II. Memorial services have been
arranged for Thursday in the First Christian Church at Nashville, beginning
at 1:30 PM.
In addition to the parents, the 20-year-old soldier is survived by the wife,
the former Miss Ruth Stephens, and an infant son, Gary Richard, born three
days before his father's death, and about whose arrival the young soldier
father did not live to hear. Other survivors include two brothers, Cecil S.
Kent of Bloomington; Edward R. Kent, Bloomington Route Two; and one sister,
Mrs. Edna Deckard, Nashville Route Two; also the grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Deckard, Belmont.
Pfc. Kent was born April 26, 1924, to Loba and Iva (Deckard) Kent. He
attended the Brown County schools and was graduated from Nashville High
School. For a time he was employed by the Harry Stephens Company. On
January 10, 1943, he was married to Miss Ruth Stephens, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Stephens, Bloomington Route Two. In April of that year he
entered the armed forces. He was serving as a member of Company G, 29th
Infantry Regiment when he was killed.
Seymour (IN) Weekly Times, December 1, 1877, p. 2. NOTE: The item below
was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original.
Lorenzo Orr died on an unspecified date. To settle Orr's estate, his
administrator, William M. Williams, was authorized to sell several pieces of
property once owned by Orr.
Seymour (IN) Weekly Times, December 1, 1877, p. 2. NOTE: The item below
was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original.
Francis J. Crump sued John Brooks and a decision was made in Crump's favor
for an unspecified amount. To settle the matter, the sheriff was authorized
to lease the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 12, T3N, R6E, in
Jackson County containing about 80 acres for a period not longer than seven
years with the rents and profits going to the plaintiff.
Seymour (IN) Weekly Times, December 1, 1877, p. 2. NOTE: The item below
was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original.
Henry Zollman sued Conrad Haub and a decision was made in Zollman favor for
an unspecified amount. To settle the matter, the sheriff was authorized to
lease Seymour Lot 2 in Block A in the City of Seymour in Jackson County with
the rents and profits for seven years going to the plaintiff.