Again no date is listed but 1906 is written on the article in pencil:
Eugene Simonton and Miss Louisa Smith were married Thursday at
Vevay. The wedding was somewhat of a surprise. The bride is a pretty
and popular young lady, the daughter of David Smith. The groom is one
of our best young men, a son of Isaac Simonton of Hominy Ridge. They
have a host of friends who extend their best wishes.
The Florence public school closed here last Friday after a very
satisfactory session of ? months. The teachers were Phil Markland,
principal; Cimmie Scudder, intermediate department; and miss Elizabeth
Albro, primary department, and all the teachers rendered excellent
service and gave public satisfaction.
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Again this date would indicate the year 1928:
FLORENCE
Married at Vevay Wednesday eve, April 4th, Robert Moore and Miss
Vie Tapp. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zebb Tapp
and is a very pretty and lovable young lady. The groom is an upright,
moral young man, both parties are well known and highly respected
young people. The best wishes of their many friends are extended to
the happy couple.
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The birth/death date here would indicate 1906:
It becomes our painful duty to record the death of Lemuel Bledsoe,
Sr., who died at his home near town, Tuesday, Jan. 23rd, at a few
minutes after 12 o'clock, after an illness of several days. He had
not been well for some time and his death was caused from consumption
which resulted in other complications. He was 73 years old, having
been born Dec. 22nd, 1832, at New Albany, Ind., and had been a
resident of Gallatin County for about twenty years, moving here from
Florence, Indiana, where he was in the mercantile business with Simon
Beymer for many years and was very successful. Since moving to his
elegant farm on the river front near town he has occupied himself
mostly with doing a small dairy business which he has carried on for
several years, renting the most of his large farm. He has been a
daily visitor to Warsaw with his milk, and was a very familiar figure
on our streets, and during his recent illness his absence was very
noted by every one and many inquiries were made about him. Mr.
Bledsoe served as enrolling officer for York Township, Indiana, during
the civil war, and was commissioned by Govenor O.P. Morton as captain
of the Florence Guards, who were organized July 18th, 1863, and were
delegated to prevent John Morgan's command from crossing the Ohio
river into Kentucky, and Mr. Bledsoe wrote a lengthy account of the
maneuvers of his regiment for the INDEPENDENT not many months ago. He
was a man of the strictest integrity and a true gentleman in every
sense andcommanded the love and esteem of all with whom he came in
contact. Mr. Bledsoe was twice married; first to Miss Julia C. Stowe,
April 1860, who died in June 1865, leaving one son Benjamin M. Bledsoe
who is located at Newport, Arkansas. His second marriage was to Miss
Mollie Allen who still survives. This union resulted in three
children, viz: William A., Lemuel and Beymer, all of whom are married
and reside here. He was ever kind as a husban, parent, friend, and
his demise is a great sorrow to all of his relatives as well as to all
who knew him. Mr. Bledsoe was of the highest type of noble manhood
and his long life of usefulness was a public benefaction. He had a
most kind and gentle disposition and his equipoise on all matters is
worthy of emulation. His character was of the most lovable quality
and he endeared himself to everybody by his modest and unassuming
manner, his strict sense of right, his unimpeachable integrity, his
high motives in life, his charity to all, and his just consideration
of all matters with which he had a relation. He was the
personification of honor and there could be no compromise with him on
any proposition that carried with it a questionable nature. He was
just; but generous; he was true to all the higher attributes of life
and he has left a noble history of what a good man can do in being
honorable and trustworthy. It is inspiring to dwell on such a life,
and awaken the highest ambitions for good and usefulness. "Tis no
wonder that the community drops a tear to such a memory, and treasure
his virtues in their heart. The funeral took place Thursday at 2
o'clock from the Christian chuirch of which he had been a consistent
member for many years, the services being conducted by Rev. D. F.
Stafford, of Louisville, assisted by Rev. A. Sanders the pastor, after
which the orders to which he belonged, Florence Lodge of Masons, and
Utilis Lodge, No. 260, I.O.O.F. of Florence, Indiana, assisted by the
Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges of Warsaw, took charge of the remains
and tenderly laid them in their last resting place in the Odd Fellows
cemetery here with their beautiful ritualistic ceremonies. The
pallbearers were: Active--Albert Robinson, R. B. Brown, George T.
Thompson, J. E. Mountjoy, W. B. Lineback and J. W. White.
Honorary--Judge Ben S. Lindsay, Col. Rod Perry, Florian Cox, Peter
Weldon, Frank Allen, Albert English.
The good man has gone to his reward,
A name we loved has fled;
The tyrant Death hath sheathed his sword,
The prince - the man - is dead.