From Scipio, March 24th, 1873.
John Griffith, who moved to
Illinois about ten years ago, is
visiting
friends in this county.
J. F. Wright has moved his goods to the depot at this place for
the purpose
of shipping them to Kansas, to which place he will go in a
short time.
Mr. John H. Wright, our county surveyor, was here yesterday
doing some
surveying for J. L. Goodnow.
Rev. J. Gilchrist is holding a protracted meeting at Oak Grove
church, on
Mutton Creek. Sixteen additions have been made. Mr G. is a man whose
whole soul is
fully in the work and who is alive to every interest
of the church. May the good work go on.
LETTER LIST. The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Postoffice at North
Vernon, on Monday, March 24th.
Hauke, Leany McCammon, W. H.
Jackson, C. W. Shattuck, N.
Williams, L. T.
Persons calling for these letters should state that
they were advertised giving date of this
advertisement.
J. C. COPE, P.M.
Opening of spring styles in Millinery at Mrs. J. R.
Robinson's, on Thursday and Friday, March 27th and
28th. All the novelties of the season just received.
Ladies, call and see them.
James M'Donnell has sold his property on O. & M.
Avenue to Mr. Thomas Kelly, agent of the O. & M.
railway. Mr. M'Donnell will remove to Indianapolis
this week.
APRIL 1, 1873 - North Vernon Plain Dealer
The building lately occupied by the post office will
be used as a furniture room by Fred Evans.
School Examiner Carney, has our thanks for a copy of
the last report of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
The walls of the fence around the Court House square
are to be 18 inches at the base and taper to 15 inches
at the top. It will be 4 feet in height above ground.
The walls are to be of white lime capped with blue
stone, with projection. It will be more durable than
any other kind of fence.
The Branch road from this city to Jeffersonville,
under the supervision of the efficient Roadmaster,
Ofr. Patrick Wickens, is in excellent condition for
this season of the year. Through trains make
Louisville from this place, a distance of 62 miles, in
one hour and forty minutes.
Fox scalps are now worth $2 each. The county is the
purchaser. A gentleman last week carried a basketful
of scalps to the county seat and drew $2 for each. The
law requires that all scalps be taken to and counted
by the Clerk, after which the Clerk issues his
certificate and the Auditor draws his warrant for the
amount.
County Assessor John H. Cox, made the following
appointments of deputy Assessors on Saturday. For
Bigger Twp., Meredith Johnson; Campbell, James Myers
and Joseph Hole; Geneva, Kennedy Clapp; Marion, Thomas
Adams; Montgomery, Philip Jones; Sand Creek, Cyrus
Jackson; Spencer, Edward Marsh and Andrew Haley;
Vernon, John West; Center, James King and Wm. H.
Black; Lovett, Miles A. Perry. The assessment will be
commenced today.
Charley Meyer, who has just taken a thorough course in
bookkeeping at Cincinnati, returned from that city on
Friday.
From Wimple Creek - Mar. 28, 1873.
Rev. W. E. Spear is devoting his whole time and talent
to the ministry.
A series of religious meetings are being held this
week at Pleasant View church by Rev. Fowler and
others. Considerable interest manifested among the
members and eight or ten persons have joined the
church.
Mr. Frank Overturf, of Holton, lately invested $2.50
at the Clerk's office, in Versailles, and has taken
unto himself one of the fair daughters of Eve, and has
moved to his farm in this neighborhood. Welcome,
Frank. Now subscribe for the Plain Dealer and your
happiness will be complete.
From Brewersville - Mar. 28, 1873.
Messrs. Jonathan J. H. Stearns, of Boone county, and
Mordicai Stearns, of Decatur county, are visiting a
sick relative at this place.
Obituary.
Departed this life, March 18th, 1873, Mr. John W.
Fields, aged 70 years, two months and twenty-eight
days. He was born in Rockingham county, North
Carolina, December 20th, 1802, and emigrated to Scott
county, Virginia, when a small boy. He married Miss
Susan Heaberlin, of Russel county, VA, March 10th,
1830, and moved to this state in 1849. He was the
father of eight children, four sons and four
daughters, of which only two daughters and one son
remain. He also leaves a loving companion and a large
number of friends who mourn his loss. He was a devoted
husband and father, and was a firm believer in the
Universal doctrine until January 8th, 1872, when he
was soundly converted and joined the United Brethern
church, since which time he has been a devoted
follower of Christ, ready and willing at all times to
testify to the goodness of God, and that Christ has
power on earth to forgive sins, and exhorting sinners
to not delay as he had done. During his Christian
life, he set an example well and worthy for any of us
to follow. -J.I.R.
From Scipio - Mar. 28, 1873.
Miss Sallie Reynolds will teach our school this
spring.
James Pindall, of Missouri, is visiting friends at
this place. He has been attending college at
Greencastle.
Daniel Merrell received the sad intelligence that his
father was lying dangerously ill in Franklin county to
which place he is gone.
C. F. Green, formerly of this place, is traveling
agent for the firm of Milhous & Son, nurserymen, near
Butlerville.
Mr. Gibony visited our town last week introducing his
steam washer, leaving a few on trial. If it proves a
success we may look to see the old tubs and washboards
all discarded.
MARRIED -
Lattimore-West. On the 26th ult., at the residence of
Edward Marsh, in Spencer township, by Rev. Washington
Malic, Mr. Walter Lattimore and Mrs. L. E. West.
Conklin-Burke. On the 10th of September, 1872, at
First Baptist Church, Peru, Ind., by Rev. E. G.
Leonard, Mr. P. Conklin, of Nebraska, Ind., and Miss
Mattie M. Burke, of the former place, late of Bethel,
Ohio. (the foregoing marriage notice was published in
these columns some time ago, as having taken place at
Nebraska, this county, and solemnized by Esq. J. M.
Cos. The publication was a mistake and we cheerfully
give room to the above correction.)
M. W. Jackson has closed his books and will in the
future do a strictly cash business. His old customers
will find on hand a full stock of watches, jewelry,
musical instruments, notions &c at reduced prices.
Those indebted to him will please call and settle.
Hargrove & Smith, at their meat store on Madison
street, will supply our citizens with the best of
fresh beef, veal, sausages, &c., every day.
APRIL 8, 1873
Lewis Hemberger has re-opened the National Hotel.
J. P. Fable will burn three kilns of brick this
summer.
Mrs. Ada Whipple of Madison, is visiting friends here
this week.
A. W. Phillips has removed from this place to West
Virginia.
Casper Gessner has just finished laying a stone
pavement in front of his residence on Hoosier street.
J. C. Cope has our thanks for a copy of the Tribune
Almanac for 1873.
A mine of lead ore exists within our city limits. As
yet, it has not been tested as to quantity.
Our young friend, Joseph N. Hagins, of Vernon, left
that place last week for New Orleans, where he expects
to locate permanently.
Mrs. Powell has traded her house and lot in this place
to a gentleman in Indianapolis, for valuable property
in that city.
Rev. Mr. Cheany will deliver a temperance address at
the M. E. Church, in this city, on Friday evening
next.
Hiram D. Green and W. H. Baker were, on Saturday,
appointed by Assessor Cox, deputies to assess Columbia
Township.
Dr. Deputy, the dentist, of Vernon, intends removing
soon from that city to Noblesville, Hamilton county,
this State.
At his post, Dr. J. G. Jones has returned from an
extended visit to the West and South, and will again
be found at his drug store, ready to wait upon his
customers.
J. B. M'Millan, the famous agricultural implement
dealer, has received and shipped a large number of
mowers and reapers within a few days past. He has a
large number on hand and for sale.
Tom Canaan, engineer, who runs the passenger train
from here to Louisville, KY, made the distance, 54
miles, on the night of the 24th ult., in one hour and
10 minutes. Decidedly fast time and has not been
beaten on the road.
The law providing a fee of $2 for each fox scalp,
failed in the Senate. We published its passage on the
authority of the State Journal.
The weather signal service bureau is now daily
furnishing the Post-office at this place with reports
of the weather. Our citizens may now inform themselves
each day of what kind of weather we are to have
several hours in advance by consulting "Old
Probabilities' at the Post office.
J. V. Milhous has shown us a handsome cane sent him by
a brother, of Zanesville, Ohio, which was made from an
oaken mill shaft of the old mill mentioned in Dr.
Hildreth's history of the settlement of Ohio. The mill
was built upon the Muskingum river, at Marietta, Ohio,
in the year 1791. The mill was afterwards burned and
the shaft sunk in the river. After a lapse of more
than seventy years the shaft was recovered from the
river bed, from which the cane was made. It was said
to have been the first that ever rolled over in the
Northwest territory. The head of the cane is another
relic, being of black walnut and carved out of a joist
of the first house erected in West Zanesville.
FROM Deputy April 4th, 1873
Miss Hattie Gasaway is expected to teach our Spring
term of school. We all wish her success.
Mr. F. M. Tobias, a late resident of Ft. Smith,
Kansas, has located with his lady, on their old
homestead, about two miles from this place. We welcome
them back.
As the Paris correspondent to the Banner has spoken
indifferently in regard to "croquet by moonlight," we
feel like chastising him slightly for here it has been
made quite a success. After he has once tried the game
for himself he will think it highly entertaining, even
by moonlight. - Thorndyke.
FROM Butlerville. April 7th, 1873.
Dr. Spencer has fitted up his new drug store in fine
style, new shelving, &c.
Albert Eldridge is now clerking for J. W. Pell.
John Greer and Tobe Grinstead intend starting a
peddling wagon.
Sales of real estate are reported as being more active
in Campbell township than for a number of years past.
FROM Scipio - April 4th, 1873.
Rev. Wood, of Franklin, and Rev. J. Gilchrist have
been holding meeting in this place for one week; five
persons have joined up to this time.
The United Brethern have also been holding a
protracted meeting, at Tannersville, with good
success.
An infant child of J. G. Bazemore died this morning at
six o'clock.
Mrs. I. N. Love died on Wednesday morning; at the
residence of Harvey Pease, her step-father, of
consumption. She had been married but a short time.
She leaves many friends to mourn their loss.
OBITUARY. Elizabeth May, daughter of John and Nancy
Lewellen, was born near Raleigh, North Carolina, in
which vicinity she passed her youth. About the year
1830 the family came to Indiana, and settled in Geneva
township, Jennings County. On the 20th of December,
1836, she was married to Jonathan B. May, and shortly
after united with the Presbyterian church at Scipio,
which connection continued up to Wednesday morning,
April 2, 1873, when she very suddenly fell asleep in
Jesus.
She was the mother of ten children and step-mother of
two. Seven of the children are living and of age; five
of them are married.
Her pilgrimage here below was nearly three score
years.
MARRIED: Barnes-Lattimore - On Thursday, April 3d, at
the residence of the bride's father, Mr. J. O.
Lattimore, by Rev. J. M. M'Ree, Mr. Frank E. Barnes to
Miss Maggie F. Lattimore.
DIED: Rose-In this place at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. John Tennis, on Sunday the 6th Inst.,
Callie, son of Era Rose, of heart disease in his 14th
year. His remains will be interred at Vernon today.
Thus has Callie, a most excellent and amiable little
boy, as we personally knew him to be, "passed over to
the other side."
Sanford Kersey has opened a barber shop in this place.
He gives a neat shave.
New machinery for Mr. John A. Kellar's mill, new
Brewersville, has been received by him.