110 YEARS AGO
VERNON BANNER
Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
October 8, 1890
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REPUBLICAN SPEAKING.
HON. JOHN W. LOVETT,
Republican candidate for Attorney General, will address the people at North
Vernon, Thursday, October 9th, at 7 o'clock p.m.
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Senator A. M. Kennedy,
of Rush county, will address the people of Hayden on Wednesday, Oct. 22d, at
7 o'clock p.m., and the citizens of Lovett on Thursday, Oct. 23d, 7 o'clock
p.m.
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Hon. John R. Lynch, of Mississippi (colored), will speak at the Court House
on Friday, Oct. 24th, at 7 o'clock p.m.
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General William Grose, Senator from Henry county, will speak at the
following places, in the eveing of the following dates and days, at 7:00
o'clock p.m.:
Scipio ~ Monday, Oct. 13th.
Zenas ~ Tuesday, Oct. 14th.
Paris Xing ~ Wednesday, Oct. 15th.
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Deputy Auditor Shepherd is at his post again.
Mrs. Maggie Mitchel is reported to be better.
Irby Hartwell has been very sick, but is better.
Mrs. D. G. Fenton is at Hanover on a visit to relatives.
Alonzo Rich has moved to his father's farm east of town.
Albert Walt and son visited relatives at Retreat over Sunday.
Mark Storen, Clerk of Scott county, attended Court on Monday.
Olin Bundy is teaching the Union Star school in Lovett township.
Dalton Hinchman is sorely afflicted with a felon on his right hand.
Miss Forrest Weir, of Crothersville, is here on a visit to her brother.
Miss Abigail Burt of New Jersey is here on a visit to relatives.
John McGannon, of Illinois, is here on a visit to his sister, Mrs. A. Stott.
Mrs. C. P. Frost has gone to Thomasville, Ga., on a visit to her daughter.
James Mallett, an old soldier of North Vernon, has had his pension
increased.
Will Hilton, of Kentucky, visited his father, Mr. Emsley Hilton here last
week.
BORN ~ To Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Dixon, on Monday morning, Oct. 6th ~ a boy.
Mrs. S. W. Convoy visited her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Cowell near Butlerville last
week.
Mrs. Smith K. Vawter and children returned to their home at Turkey Lake, on
Monday.
Geo. Rogers and wife attended the funeral of Miss Lizzie Maupin at Dupont on
Wednesday.
Several farmers near Seymour realized a profit of $75 per acre by
cultivating sweet potatoes.
Columbus B. Harrod, Republican candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, was in
town Monday.
J. E. Murphy, the enterprising Liveryman of Butlerville, was among our
callers on Wednesday.
Andrew Henderson, the clever trustee of Campbell township, has our thanks
for substantial business favors.
G. F. Whitsitt, the popular musical instructor of Deputy, has ordered the
BANNER sent to his address.
C. P. Lurton, the jolly merchant of Commiskey, attended Court on Thursday
and gave us a business call.
Rev. H. M. Elwyn preached his first sermon for this conference year at the
M.E. Church on Sabbath morning.
Wm. H. Wells, one of Spencer township's solid farmers, called on Friday and
renewed his subscription for another year.
Harry Elliott, an employe in the North Vernon O. & M. yards, had an arm
severely injured while coupling cars Sunday night.
Wilton Kellar, of North Vernon, while in town trading on Saturday, called
and renewed his subscription for another year.
J. H. Wagner, of the Vernon Plow Works, called on Monday for a friendly chat
and renewed his subscription for another year.
Maxell Crawford, one of Lovett township's rising young teachers, called on
Thursday and renewed his subscription for another year.
Henry Hinchman, our good looking Trustee, has our thanks for a basket of
fine eating apples.
Albert Wencke was the recipient of a very novel gift on Monday evening. It
was from several of his lady friends, and as a matter of course came neatly
wrapped. Albert's surmises as to what it might be were many, and with
nervous fingers he seized the package and begann to unfold it. He was
thinking of the nice watch or splendid charm that would probably adorn his
person through the years to come, but his disappointment can easily be
imagined when his eyes fell upon a "doll baby".
Misses Annie and Prudence Gilchrist returned home from Oregon last week,
where they had been on a visit for more than a year past.
J. H. Cover, a red hot Republican and hustling farmer, who recently moved to
Montgomery township from Ohio, was in town trading on Thursday.
Riley Brougher, a hustling young Republican of Sand Creek township wants to
keep up with the procession, so he has ordered thte BANNER sent to his
address at Brewersville.
Misses Hattie Wetzel and Clara Jordan, two charming young ladies of the
Centerville neighborhood gave us a pleasant call on Monday afternoon and
left us a basket of excellent cake.
Alex Arbuckle, a wide-awake farmer of Montgomery township, was in town on
business on Thursday and ordered the BANNER sent to his address at Commiskey
and also to his son, Ellison, at Winchester, Tenn.
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