4/15/1891
I. W. Little, former saloonist of this place, now has charge of the Depot
Hotel, at Washington.
Shawhan & Boonshot will soon begin the erection of a handsome business
house on main street about the 1st of May. (for those who remember, this is
the old Handy Hardware building that was destroyed in the tornado)
John B. Young has purchased the Coonrod Farm a mile and a half east of town
- thirty-nine acres for a little less than $800.
C. C. Davis has been appointed administrator of the estate of Martha Davis
who died at her home near Winslow, last week.
John Craig and Ollie Chambers married at the residence of John Smith in
Jefferson township last Friday afternoon, Squire Edmondson officiating.
Lemastersville - Geo. Wiggs has sold his beautiful Flat Creek Valley farm
to Mr. Harbinson.
Zach Hurt is about building a new house.
The following pensions have been secured by John M. White during the last
week: Thos. Johnson, $4 from Mar. 11, 1886, and $8 from Dec. 17, 1890;
Jesse T. Battle, $12 from July 19, 1890; William J. Shrode, Increase from
$8 to $14 per month from Nov. 19, 1890; John K. Hummer, $12 from July 14,
1890; Samuel G. Coonrod, $12 from June 11, 1889; Calvin Grubb, increase
from $4 to $8 from Sept. 10, 1890.
Noxid - Miss Permeila Richardson purposes beginning a spring term of school
at Noxid next month.
Rev. George Whitman will preach at Noxid next Sunday at 10 o'clock a.m.
4/22/1891
Physicians tapped Em. Mitchell for dropsy the other day and succeeded in
drawing about three gallons of water. Mr. Mitchell has been resting much
better since the operation.
Mr. J. G. Scott, proprietor of White Sulphur Springs, Velpen, this county,
has an announcement in this paper. Mr. Scott is refurnishing the Springs
Hotel in fine shape, and his guests are assured of comfortable quarters and
polite treatment, while the waters of the Spring have lost none of the
efficacy that brought fame for the beautiful resort in other seasons.
Spurgeon - Arthur Thompson and F. H. Wood are buying up the live stock in
this community.
B. F. Lance is clerking in the store of G. H. McKinney, near here.
Married at the residence of L. W. Roy, on the evening of the 18th inst.,
Mr. Franklin Robinson and Miss Nellie Lawrence, elder Leonard Roy officiating.
Arcadia - Simtown - Warren Wiggs is appraising real estate.
And now Miss flora Reed has become Mrs. Cornelius Jackson. With them much joy.
Mrs. Nancy Mason was buried at Blackfoot cemetery this past week. Her
husband, Arnett Mason, died a year ago.
Logan township - Zachariah West started for Missouri, his future home.
James M. Richardson is building a fine barn on his excellent farm.