120 YEARS AGO
North Vernon Sun
North Vernon, Indiana
Thursday May 27, 1880
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Local and Miscellaneous News
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MOSES ALEXANDER
At the Star Clothing Store will pay Cincinnati Market Price in
Cash for
Wool.
Court convened Monday morning.
Greenback speaking at the City hall tonite.
First communion at the Catholic church today (Thursday)
Ab Ewan is now running an engine. A deserved promotion.
Excursion from Scipio to Indianapolis, June 8, fare, round
trip, $1.25.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Horstman are the fond parents of a bright
little girl
baby.
Ben Mulford and family, of Anchorage, Ky., were visiting
friends in this
city last week.
The man of pleasing countenance is not always honest; rouges
have been
mistaken for preachers.
Sellers' Liver Pills never fail to cure billiousness,
indigestion or
headache. Sold by all druggists.
There is a great deal of harm done in the course of a life time
which
could just as well have been left undone.
Billy Kilgannon reached Fort Scott last week and is now waiting
for
another wreck or fire to distinguish himself.
James Shoughenessy and Miss Mary Raridon were united in
marriage at the
Catholic Church by Rev. Father Missi.
Mrs. Charles Willman, who a few weeks ago received some serious
injuries
from a fractous horse, is rapidly recovering.
For Rent: ~~ A good frame house of five rooms, large yard,
stable,
outhouses, etc.
Inquire of
C.C. Alley
A good considerable number of our people attended the musical
festival
at Cincinnati last week, and all pronounce it a magnificent
success.
"They cannot all lie," was the observation of one while reading
the
endless testimonials to Dr. Lindsey's Blood Searcher. It is
infallible.
The Baptist Sunday school will give a strawberry festival at
the Central
Dining House, Thursday evening, May 27. All are cordially
invited.
Wm. Siddell has contracted with Hugh Dorsey for the stone work
of the
new mill he is erecting on the O. & M. immediately west of the
red
bridge.
Henry Verbarg and John Davis have taken the contract for the
masonry of
the bridge across Clifty near Columbus and will commence work
next
Monday.
Jacob L. Doll of Hawcreek township, is spoken of as a candidate
for
representative, and if nominated and elected would make a
creditable
member. Columbus Democrat.
Commissioners court will convene next Monday, when W. A.
Verbarg, S.
Weber, O. P. Bake, of this city, and J. W. Samuels, of
Nebraska, will
apply for liquor license.
Married at the Catholic church Tuesday evening, Rev. Father
Missi
officiating, Jas. McMannaman and Agnes McGinty.
Mrs. Naylor, of Louisville, was in the city Tuesday, enroute to
join her
husband who is engaged in the mines in Colorado.
The body of Richard Meyers, drowned at the time of the high
water four
weeks ago, on Crooked creek near Madison, was found Sunday at
Clifty
Eddy, about three miles below Madison. The body was in a badly
decomposing condition.
Mrs. C. C. Alley and daughter were poisoned while in Cincinnati
last
Thursday, as their friends claim through the agency of soda
water which
they drank. There were deathly sick until Friday morning when
they were
returned to their home in this city. Mr. Alley informs us that
they yet
suffer slightly from the effect.
BUTLERVILLE BASS BUGLINGS.
Weaver's school closes Friday.
The "dog traders" are on top and their bite will yet hurt
somebody.
The chair factory has suspended operations for a few days to
repair
machinery.
Mr. Jake Gallimore, an old citizen of this place, has moved
back from
Vernon.
Why is Jake Weaver nervous when he hears a dog bark? Chromo
for the
best answer.
Strawberry festival at the Methodist church, Thursday and
Friday night.
You are invited.
J. W. Pell, commission merchant at the city of Louisville, was
in town
Sunday. He shouts for Grant.
H. O'Connor of Nebraska, is slowly recovering from injuries
received
from the upsetting of a buggy.
A number of Butlervillians took advantage of the cheap rates
last
Thursday and hied them to ye city.
The republicans almost unanimously say that the ticket
nominated
Saturday is a good one and a strong one.
Mr. John Conner, who has been clerking in the commiserat for
the last
few weeks returned to his home in Franklin county.
The Eldridge Bros., lightning rod men, who have been making
this place
their headquarters for the past month, took their departure
this week
for the southern part of the state.
Butlerville has no cause to grumble, she is represented in both
tickets;
Mr. Braugher for Commissioner on the republican and Dr. Kelly
for
Coroner on the democratic ticket. ~~ A stand off.
Sixteen piscatorially inclined individuals of this place
chartered two
log wagons and betook themselves to Sullivan's Ford, armed with
a seine,
some balogna sausage and cheese; they returned at 11 o'clock,
having
caught what the Irishman shot at and missed.
DEPUTY DRIBLETS.
Wm. Stout, our happy landlord, has put up a new sign in front
of his
house. He is prepared to accommodate the traveling public to
the best
meals the market can afford.
Everything is quiet in our burg at present. Not much business,
owing to
farmers being so busy that they do not take the time to make
our
merchants glad with their presence.
Mr. A. Gaddy has completed an addition to his drug store, which
is quite
an improvement to the building. Lon is a live man and deserves
credit
for his enterprising business qualities.
Griff Oliver, conductor on construction train, has been with us
all this
week. Griff makes himself quite conspicuous among our
citizens. I
don't think there is a man, woman or child in town that he is
not
personally acquainted with.
Henry [Thompson] is quarrying stone for the O. & M. R. R. C. at
Big
Creek. Henry understands quarrying stone, and is a good old
Andrew
Jackson Democrat, and for fear some of our republican friends
think he
is employing democrats to vote the democratic ticket this fall,
we will
just add that they are all old residents of this place, and
most of them
republicans.
We hear it hinted that there will be a national celebration at
this
place on the 4th of July. There is nothing to prevent the
citizens from
having a big crowd here on that eventful day if they will only
put the
ball in motion, as we have the nicest grove in southern
Indiana, and
heretofore have always drawed large crowds.
OAK GROVE GLEANINGS.
Vegetation is booming.
Fruit and berries of all kinds promise to be very plentiful
this year.
Little & Brown are delivering spokes at Vernon at the rate of
2,000 per
day.
Thomas Reed, Jr., has contracted the camp fever. John
McConnell will be
the next.
Dr. Levi Wells has located at Scipio. The Doctor is a worthy
young man
and we'd be glad to see him succeed.
A. J. Ruz [or Ritz], contractor, has a force of men at work on
a mammoth
hay and stock barn that he is erecting for Col. Brown.
Mrs. James Little and Lizzie Williver left Monday for Douglas
county,
Illinois; where they will spend a few weeks visiting their
friends and
relatives.
Walter Brooks is in a very low state of health. For a long
time he has
been afflicted with sore eyes, and now he is totaly blind. His
entire
nervous system is deranged.
LOVETT LACONICS.
Farmers are happy.
Charley [Wiest], of this place, has gone to Cincinnati.
Thomas Shock will commence building a brick kiln this week.
Several of the Lovettites were visiting in this neighborhood
last
Sunday.
Samuel Hutchinson and wife, who has been visiting here a few
days,
returned to their home in Ohio, Monday.
A sturdy tramp passed through here a few days ago enroute for a
more
congenial clime. He went to Louisville.
L. C. Law goes about singing "Coons up a gum tree stump,
'possum in the
holler, pretty girl at our house, I'll bet a half a dollar" and
is
joined in the chorus by W. R. Craig who sings, "It's nice to be
a
father, etc.
EXCURSION ~ ~ SCIPIO TO INDIANAPOLIS.
The Bethel Union Sabbath School will run an excursion from
Scipio to
Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 8, fare, round trip $1.25 children
under
twelve years old, half fare. The train will leave Scipio at
7:40 a.m.
and returning, leave Indianapolis at 7:25 p.m.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Gathering of the Clans and a Good and Strong Ticket Nominated.
One of the most enthusiastic and harmonious conventions ever
held in
this county was that held by the democrats at Vernon last
Saturday.
Early in the morning the delegations from different townships
commenced
putting in an appearance and by noon every township in the
county was
represented, when a meeting of the central committee on
organization was
appointed. At 1 p.m. the committee on organization met and
soon after
the convention was called to order by Henry Wrape, and the
following
report made by the aforesaid committee: President, B. H. Vest;
vice,
James E. Wilson; secretaries, Thomas Morgan, Calvin Wilder and
Charles
D. Shank. The committee also recommended that the nominations
be made
in the following order: Representative, Auditor, Treasurer,
Sheriff,
Commissioner, Coroner and Surveyor. On motion report was
received and
concurred in. After stating the object of the meeting, a call
of the
townships was made for the nomination of candidate for
Representative
which resulted in the announcement of the names of Hon. L. C.
Law and A.
V. Hudson. Mr. Law's friends announced that under no
consideration
would he consent to the use of his name, when on motion, Mr.
Hudson was
nominated by acclamation. A call of the townships was then
taken for a
candidate for Auditor, and two or three presented the name of
James A.
Hill, and there being no other candidate his nomination was
unanimously
acclaimed. When it was announced that it would be in order to
nominate
candidates for Sheriff, A. G. Smith arose and said "It affords
me great
pleasure to announce that I am happy to embrace this
opportunity of
presenting to the convention the name of the next Sheriff of
Jennings
County ~~ I nominate William F. Verbarg. The announcement was
received
with deafening yells and unbounding enthusiasm. There being no
other
candidate his nomination was unanimously declared to be
unanimous by
acclamation. For Treasuer, Geneva township presented the name
of Abram
Waughtle, Montgomery that of William Clapole, and Vernon
announced her
choice to be Francis Tweedy. A ballot was then taken which
resulted in
Waughtle receiving 37, Clapole 21 and Tweedy 14 votes.
Waughtle's
nomination was then made unanimous. For Commissioner the name
of
Charles J. Coryell was announced by every township delegation
but one,
and he was nominated by acclamation. Dr. George Kelly was then
nominated for Coroner, David H. Hahn for Surveyor, without
opposition.
No further business appearing the convention adjourned.