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North Vernon Sun
NorthVernon, Indiana
April 1, 1880
Legal and Miscellaneous News
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All Fool's Day.
Scott County court adjourned last Saturday.
Riley Elliott has gained his pint ~ made a ticket.
A. J. Hahn & Son have seed sweet potatoes for sale.
BOTTOM PRICES on Clothing at J. D. Cone & Co's.
United States Detective Rathbone was in this city Monday.
Upwards of 700 people passed west on the O. & M. Tuesday.
Peter Wahl's barber shop is the place for a good clean
shave.
Wall paper 20 percent less then city prices, at J. D. Cone
& Co.
Mrs. Sallie Davis, of Indianapolis, is visiting her friends
in this
city.
Andy Hagg has improved his place by stretching an awning
over the side
walk.
Enoch Harrison will give a dance at his house, at Bunea
Vista, next
Monday night.
The temperance meeting Sunday night was well attended and
much interest
manifested.
Richard Sommerville was run over by the cars near
Scottsburg last week,
and instantly killed.
Prof. Charlton will enter upon his duties as superintendent
of the House
of Refuge at Plainfield today.
The bull-dozers of Vernon met with a signal defeat when
they attacked
Henry Hinchman last week.
For a good cigar or brand of chewing tobacco go to John
Rech's barber
shop. He keeps a good assortment.
The Columbus Republican has risen, Phoenix-like, out of her
ashes, and
will resume publication Monday.
Rev. R. Elrich of Jonesville will preach at the German
Lutheran Church
in this city next Sunday April 4th.
Webster Dixon, the talented young followers of Blackstone,
who makes
Columbus his home, was in this city Saturday last.
Four of the Denver and Rio Grand passenger Coaches passed
over the O. &
M. road last Thursday. They were beauties.
Two fine brood mares, sound and gentle, for sale cheap, for
further
particulars call on or address Dr. J. M. Lyle, Commiskey,
Ind.
Thomas Morgan, one of the pioneers of Bartholomew County,
died near
Elizabethtown, last week, at the advanced age of 80 years.
Judge Berkshire will not appoint street commissioners to
take the place
of those whose term has expired until he consults with
parties
interested.
Thomas Mitchell, an old citizen of Campbell township, has
sold his farm
near Nebraska and will take up his residence with his
daughter at
Indianapolis.
Last week Ed Johnson and Mart Miller both of whom live near
Seymour, got
into a dispute and Miller plunked a pistol ball straight
through
Johnson's abdomen. Dr. Shields gave it as his opinion that
the wounded
man would recover if inflamation did not set in.
The case of Catharine Lutz vs R. Levy in which the
plaintiff is making
an effort to set aside conveyance of the property occupied
by Mr. Levy,
has been taken from Jefferson county where it had been
taken from this
county, upwards of a year ago to Bartholomew county and
will come up for
trial at the next term of that circuit court.
Jennie Watson of Mattoon, Ill., is visiting in this city.
The whooping cough is whooping up a number of children in
this city.
J. O. White, travelling for B. V. Harding of Seymour, was
in this city
on Saturday.
Margurite Mariani, blind musician, will assist in the
concert Friday
night at the Presbyterian church.
Henry Verban will construct a fish pond on his premises in
which he
intends growing a number of imported fish.
Miss Anna Wrape is stopping with Mrs. Zaren who is
instructing her in
the mysteries of fashionable dress making.
The storm of last Saturday did considerable damage
throughout the
county, uprooting fruit trees, unroofing houses, wrecking
out-buildings,
fences, etc.
Report of the Public School --
For the month of March, I make the following report. There
was enrolled
246 pupils; the per cent of attendance was 93; the number
of cases
tardiness was 7; number of visitor, 16. The average
standing in
examination in the four upper grades was 86 per cent. The
readers of
the foregoing report will see that the pupils are beginning
to take an
interest in getting to school at the proper hour. If
parents of the
pupils will now lend a helping hand, to secure more regular
attendance,
so that the classes may not constantly be held back by
absentees, a
greater service will be rendered the schools than most
people have any
conception. It is impossible to make the school what every
graded
school should be, unless regular attendance can be secure.
Will H. Isley.
BUTLERVILLE BATCH:
Samuel Engle is visiting at his fathers home.
A recital will be given at S. W. Owens this evening.
Mr. Hill's family moved to Cincinnati this week, where Mr.
Hill has a
permanent situation.
Public school closed last Friday, and John. L. Weaver will
open a
private school in the school building next Monday.
OAK GROVE GLEANINGS:
James Little is still confined to his room.
Farmers are busy sowing oats and repairing fences.
Thomas Hedgern now occupies the house vacated by Mr.
Graves, who has
moved to Cortland, Jackson county.
David Rodgers and Mrs. William Rodgers pooled their
[--------] recently,
and were married. May success attend them through life.
James Lafever started for Kansas Monday on a tour of
Inspection. If he
likes the country, he contemplates exchanging his farm for
a large body
of land in that State.
The census takers have learned of the arrival of a new boy
at Randolph
Foist's; another at D. M. Selock's; a girl at Charley
Kain's and the
township not half canvassed. This is the tenth child born
to Mr. and
Mrs. Foist, six boys and four girls, and if Randolph
doesn't wish to
kill Frank Little with envy, he will give us a rest for a
season.
PARIS XING PARAGRAPHS:
The cheese factory company mean business, and from
appearances, we
presume the factory will be in operation in a few weeks.
Mr. T. Etach will move to Paris sometime this week. We
hope he is so
"sot" to his way that flattery will not change him on the
trustee
question.
We are told that a trustee got terribly tumbled last
Tuesday while
making an effort to trace a trumpet up tale, told to take
the true and
truthful trustee's strength away from him.
On last Saturday evening the society of Old Settlers met
pursuant to a
call of the president for the purpose of electing new
officers, for the
coming Old Settlers' meeting, which will be held on the old
grounds,
July 24, 1880. The following are the officers elected and
committee
appointed: B. F. Russell, president; J. C. Wilson and D.
M. Hill,
vice-presidents; W. W. Dixon, J. H. Wilson and Solomon
Deputy, committee
of arrangements; O. Gaddy and J. A. Hill, committee on
music; James Haas
and H. W. Cole, marshals; and J. M. Swarthout, J. H. Hanna
and W. A.
Jones, committee on program. On motion meeting adjourned
until Saturday
evening, April 24.
GENEVA'S MALLY:
Mr. Editor and fellow democrats: In less than one week we
will again be
called up to select our township officers and since we have
good
candidates and the power to elect them we should not waste
our strength
in petty bickerings and jealousies. No trustee in the
township has
guarded more closely or managed the expenses of the
township more
economically than has Wauhgtel. What was the condition of
things when
he took the office? The truth is we were in debt, deeply
in debt and
all on the account of bad management of the republican
trustee who
preceeded him. The ship was floundering amid a sea of
financial reefs
and breakers when Mr. Waughtel took charge of her, and to
day she is
sailing on smooth and placid waters without a claim against
her. We
have determined to keep this captain at her mast head
during another
voyage and are confident she will yet make a better record
than any made
heretofore. The candidates for the various other offices
are men who
will discharge the duties derelving upon them, honestly and
according to
law and without fear or favor. Now fellow democrats and
unshackeled
republicans let us lay aside all personal preferments and
work for the
good of the ticket and our own good. Work incessently for
this ticket
and bring your friends and victory will be ours and we can
rest content
as regards the future affairs of our township. VOTER.
HARDENBURG HASH:
Miss Lydia Swarthout has been visiting relatives near
Vernon.
Mr. D. A. Daugherty was very sick last week but is better
now.
About three hundred persons attended the convention
Saturday.
Miss Lois Sullivan and Miss Marry Hopple are visiting
friends at Vernon.
Rev. P. J. Collep, preached at the Baptist church, Sunday
morning and
evening.
Miss Josie Carver commenced a spring term of school,
Monday, with 48
pupils.
Mr. Baxter, from Washington county, is furnishing the
citizens of this
township with fruit trees.
Mr. John Van Riper, has received a stock of groceries and
commenced
business in D. M. Clarks old stand.
And yet the stealing goes on. After going through Mrs.
Kelso's hen
roost and taking her favorite [shangries] the thieves
attempted to brake
into her smoke house last Saturday night but the latter
attempt was a
failure. A shotgun reception might prove beneficial.