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I' THE REPUBLICAN COMPANY, Publishers The Whig, 1840. ESTABLISHED The Republican, 1852. TERMS, S1.50 A YEAR. VOL. 49.

nUSHVILLE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1889 NO. 48 An A SINGULAR CASS. Paralyzed by Orange Township Lady Running a Needle into Her Breast. A Double Beau Knot Mrs. Nettie Carter, widow of the late Joseph Carter, of Orange township, met with an unfortunate accident on last Saturday.

She had a small cambric needle sticking in her dress just above the right breast. By some means, during her the needle was driven into the flesh just at the lower margin of the second rib. She experienced most severe and lancinating pain from the wound and immediately, with great difficulty, extracted it. A large swelling followed, attended with great pain. Complete paralysis of the whole left side of the body supervened, there being entire loss of both motion and sensation.

Symptoms of lock-jaw promptly put in an appearance on Sunday night and Monday morning, and at this writing she is lying at her home in a most critical ooudition, with little hopes of her recovery. Mrs. Carter is a woman of most estimable qualities, being highly esteemed by her friends and neighbors. Much sympathy is going out toward herm the affliction she is undergoing. Some four or Ave years ago, a son of Mr.

and Mrs. John S. Myers, of Noble township, invaded the pleasant home of their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Quffin, and carried off one of their daughters into a state of matrimony.

The turn oame this fall. On Wednesday evening of this week, at 7 their son Lincoln returned the compliment by capturing Mr. and Mrs. daughter Nettie. And so these two good old Noble township families have thus been doubly bound together.

to say nothing of the still older ties of friendship and good neighborhood. All who know the young couple testify to the fitness of the match. Lincoln is a Trotting Park Association. sensible, manly young man, abounding in good qualities and of excellent promise. His bride would not be the daughter of Mr.

aud Mrs. John Myers if she were not what all agree in pronouncing amiable, intelligent, and lovely young lady. The knot was tied by Elder Walter S. Campbell, in the presence of an ingathering of kinfolks and neighbors. The old epublican which has been a visitor in both families for pretty nearly as many years as heir combined ages number, offers its congratulations and cordial good wishes.

Excellent success is being met with in securing subscriptions to the Trotting Park Association stock, aud it is now certain the enterprise will go. Present plans are to build the grand stand on the southeast side of the track, at a point about north of Mr. barn. Some stables will be built on that side and others on the northwest side. A clubhouse is also on the program.

Work on the track was progressing finely under Mr. W. A. energetic management until the rain set in, which has now lasted four days. Ga Saturday he had thirteen teams at work.

Opera tions will be resumed as soon as tho ground is dry enough to work. As indicated above, the track lies northeast and upper turn extending to a point just abou eouth of Main street. The stretches are 1595 42 IOO feet long; the turns 58-100; and the distance between the stretches feet. These figures are taken from the plan drawn by Mr. T.

J. Newkirk, the engineer who laid out the track. A meeting is now in progress at the house, to complete the organization. The following excellent Board of Directors was elected W. T.

Campbell, Local Brevities Catholic Fair all next week. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving. Frank Foach is working in Cincinnati. There is a growing demand here for a Sunday mail. Joe Johnson returned from Boston the latter part of last week.

Dr. J. F. Hutchison and wife will not remove to Glenwood this winter. Gurney Nixon has come back from Kentucky, where he has been working for some time.

Another of our good young men will take unto himself a helpmate, next week. George Helm has secured a good position with a large hardware firm in Chicago, and left last week to accept it. A gloomier and more disagreeable day than last Sunday, woald be an impassibility. P. Monday was.

The latest in fashionable society is to make a surprise party for a widow lady, to celebrate her wedding anniversary. Major Doxey says there fewer in Connersville will Catch On. On invitation of Major Doxey, the following citizens of Connersville came over here on the night of the 13th to witness a display of natural gas: T. L. Griffis, Chas Mount, Herman Munk, J.

E. Roberts, D. W. McKee, G. C.

Fiorea, J. M. Higgs, Thomas Downs, Austin Ready, J. M. Heron, N.

W. Wright, W. F. Downs, M. C.

Buckley, C. W. Morrison, E. Dwight Johnston, Richard Wait and A. M.

Sinks. The latter gentleman priuts in Times, of which he is editor, a well-written and pleasant account of the visit and display. From it we learn that terms have since been practically agreed to by Mr. Doxey and citizens of Connersville to extend the line from this city to that. Mr.

Doxey and associated capitalists offer to subscribe $100,000, and the people of Connersville $40,000. Of the latter sum $39,000 was already subscribed, and the Times says the remaining $1,000 will be raised without difficulty. Gas is to be piped there by January 1st. The Catholic Fair. Our citizens should keep in mind this I fair, which is to begin in Melodeon Hall W.

A. Jones, J. T. Johnson, J. F.

Gal- Monday, and last through the fin, L. Link, Theo. H. Reed, Amos Winship, Wm. M.

Cook, J. Amos, John F. Soanlan and W. B. Legg.

President, Frank J. Hall; T. H. Reed, Tice President C. F.

Kennedy, Loa Link, Treasurer. Executive Com- week. Many attractions will be presented. Interest in this event is great, and promises to continue so to the end. Good order is always a feature of these fairs, No effort will be spared to make the fair pleasant to all its patrons.

The mil A. Jones, J. P. Guffin and ftnd gentlemen in charge of the J. M.

Amos. Who Pays the Taxes? The result of the last assessment has tabulated by the County Auditor, shows the total valuation for purposes of taxation to be as follows arrangements are energetic and experienced. We bespeak for them a most liberal patronage and large attendance. Mepsre.lfTBranu and Theo. Osborne have bought of the county the only Fosey Walker Orange Anderson Rushville Rushville Jackson Richland.

vacant ground left on the north side of 865,1751 West Third or Elizabeth street and are 9 32 I arranging to put up two more nice four- 1 lr00m i8 tbe kiud 7. I terprise needed in our city. Less money lending and more house building. 860,955 817,830 R. a Durnan has resigned his posi- 9 I lion as private secretary to U.

S. 090' urer Huston, at $1,800 a year, to take a I Aft OOO Dlace in the Pension Bureau. $2,000 place in From this it appears that the city of MiQ8 Idft Tanner, daughter of the ex- Rnshville pays more taxes than any oommi88i0ner of Pensions, succeeds Mr. township in the county save the one in i j)arnaDt which it is situated. Combined they Qeorge Megee skipped off to Caua- pay more than any two townships, and the latter part 0f ja3t week, sold a more than one-fifth of the whole county good biU of desks for the Sooool Furni- tax.

ture Co. up there, and returned home This matter was under discussion Tuesday. George a hustler from among a number of gentlemen here, the other day. Commenting on the I gamuel Itmig( 0f Milroy, who form- fact, the question was raised why Rash- law in Rushville, has re- vil'e is never represented on the Board tanJed here and formed a partnership of County Commissioners? No good I Thoma8 Ochiltree in the law reason oould be assigned, and it is ques-1 buBine88i Their office is in the Ringle- tionable if a valid one can be give. The question has been many time3 talked about here, and the feeling is growing that, witn her large interests, the town should at least be placed upon Payne building.

J. W. Alsman, as executor, will settle the estate of the late Elizabeth Brannigan, of Posey township. Willard Bennett, with Edward an eauul footing with the townships in the Board, and given a voice with them Crosby, is one.of the best grainers ever in the management of the county busi-; in the town. ness.

It would hurt no one if one of Amos Allison, an old citizen of Orange township, is reported to be very sick. ttle three Commissioners were selected from among the competent business men of this town. Joe Lyons has been on the sick list for a few days past. The McGibeny Family Dec. 10th.

forget the Catholic Mr. Friend has moved into A. house, on Morgan street. Read the new advertisements of Bodice A Bon, and the Mauzy Co. Drury Holt, is working on Tompkins A books.

Rushville than in any town in which he has been interested in the gas business. Mr. Fargo, the gentleman who turns on the gas from the mains into the homes, has been a much-sought-after individual, the last few days. Constant we do not think the Volunteer or Richmond Comedy will be here again this season. Some other season, maybe.

Earl Reeve won the corporalship of his company, over eighteen competitors, at the Claverack (N. Military school, last month. He ranks in his classes among the highest. George Osborn fell through the outside cellar door at Dan Monday night, bruising one of hie legs severely. It had been left open, and he walked into it in the C.

E. Johnson A Co. have sold the Morristown Sun to Tague ATolan. May prosperity attend all. A newspaper can do Morristown much good, and its citizens should give it a liberal patronage Connersville has a real ghoetess, who roams around after night, stopping men on the street and asking them if knew the One ghost should not annoy a town like Connersville.

The Richmond Comedy went to Connersville last Thursday, and spent the time between that and Monday iD rehearsing some new pieces. They did not commence these before they were needed. Thomas Talbott, an old citizen of Noble township, died at his home, a mile this side of New Salem, last Sunday. His sickness had been long. The burial was at East Hill, Monday afternoon.

He was nearly 90 years old, and was respected by all who knew him. In the epublican list of manufactories and and business interests, last week, the cigar factory was inadvertently omitted. Mr. Wiogerter employs force of 15 hands, and can then hardly keep up with his orders. We are glad to know that his trade is steadily growing.

Thomas Talbot, and old resident of Noble township died last Saturday night of heart failure, aged 89 years. The funeral services were held at the home on Monday afternoon, at I conducted by Dr. P. Orr, of Glenwood. The remains were interred at East Hill.

The home opera company will produce M. S. instead of of It is a much prettier opera, and more fun in it. The rehearsals have been commenced, and it is expected that the company will be ready to render it inside of four or five weeks. Watch for the date.

Little Tycoon will be put in rehearsal and produced at Connersville. Col. McKee, Mayor Keyser and Adjutant Frank, of Indianapolis, mastered in our local militia company, Monday of last week. Thirty-two men were mustered, bat thirteen more have been added to the list since. The commissioned officers were sworn in and took the oath of aliegance.

rink has been rented to drill in, which will be commenced immediately. This is a splendid thing for the young men, and more should join the ranks. The promoters of this scheme have worked hard, deserve success, and should encouraged. Mrs. L.

Mulno, of East Ruth street, is quite sick. Wm. Harden is working on the Shelbyville pipe-line. Judge Study opened court at Greens. burg last Monday.

It looked like rain for abont twenty- three hours of last Sunday. Wm. H. Mauzy has moved into the west part of of Dr. John house, next to Landon A boy knocked out a $50 plate-glass window in one of the Helm rooms in Commercial Block, the other day.

The Grand Lodge, I. O. O. is in session at Indianapolis. Edwin Farrer and Lievi Sherwood represent the local lodge.

J. C. Barton, of Milroy, had his collar-bone broken by a fall last week. We are sorry to report that his injuries are quite severe. Home and Farm is the name of a neat little new paper making its appearance last week at Charlottesville, under the eidtorial control of Frank Griffiths.

C. E. Kinney, of Orange township, is a graduate of the C. L. S.

and a firm believer in the benefits to be derived from the study of the course laid down by it. Poe is able to sit up part of each day. His restoration to health is hoped for, and the whole town woald be glad to see his familiar figure on the street again. C. A.

Mauzy and Ab. Pavey have bought the Blair property, next to the Catholic church. Mr. Pavey will occupy the house, and Mr. M.

will add his part of the property to his residence lot. The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church will give a social in the lecture roon, Thanksgiving evening. General admission 15 cents. Refreshments free. Rev.

E. L. daughter May eloped with a young man named Louis Sutliff, and they were married at Cov ington, a few days ago. The parents gave their blessing and pardon, and the young folks will settle at Kansas City. Brad Guffin drove his mare into a gas-ditch in the dark one night last week.

Sue fell down and skinned herself up somewhat. Mistakes are liable to happen in the present hurry and press upon the Gas but care may prevent serious accidents. Wm. F. Walter returned from Cincinnati last Friday with his bride, Miss Melcina Ferree, to whom he was married in that oily the day before.

They stenography at Dayton, pulled were given a joyous reoption here, and reoeved many pleasant tokens of friendship in the way of wedding presents. Stewart Beale reports that there is a thrifty bearing pawpaw bush in Mrs. H. D. door-yard.

Miss Loa Fairley is reported to have another. Noble Brann says there is one in the dooryard of Mrs. W. W. Carr and W.

S. Conde has one growing in his less India Hackleman is able to sit up a little. John Holt is learning gas-fitting with Hill A Henley. A pension has been granted to Wm. Dickerson, Arlington.

W. H. Moffett A gas fitters, have a handsome new wagon. The new time-card of tbe Ft. L.

A C. road appears in this issue. Claude Camb8rn returned on Satnr. day from his hunting trip to Mississippi- Harvey Blacklidge, of Union township, is doing a fine business with his sawmill. Dick Wilson will probably move bis family back from Greenfield to Rushville.

Lewis Doughty will move on to the Alger farm, east of town, aud try farming again. Sheriff Redman leaves to-iav on a short visit among many friends in Ohio and Kentucky. Wm. Streetman, Trustee of Jackson township, makes a good report for the schools therein. pipe line is finished, and an illumination was on the program for Tuesday night.

Mr. James Hood reports hog cholera as being quite prevalent and fatal in Richland township. At Chicago, last week, R. J. Wilson refused an offer of $2,300 for his Bine Bull mare, Lona Guffin.

The tendency to diphtheria should admonish parents to keep the little feet dry and warmly clad. Deputy clerk Stevens who has for some time been gunning for quails ap in Howard county, is expected home today. Earl Reeve recently took first honors in military drill at the school in Claverack, on the Hudson, whioh he is attending. Marriage licenses were issned daring the past week to Franklin Cherry and Mary Alexander and George E. Bohannon and Viola B.

Biggs. The Sunday school institute advertised to be held at the Norris school house, last Sunday, was postponed, on account of the weather, until Sunday week, Dec. 1st. Connersville is about to send forth a kid minstrel company. No amateur show outfit is complete unless it contains one pair of easy walking shoes for each member.

A. J. Dickerson, who is studying a man out trom under the wheels of a moving train in the C. H. A D.

depot, at Oincin natl, a week or two ago. An Indianapolis insurance man gives to the News, of that city the name of James H. Hincbman, of Rush county, as one of a number of men in the State who are carrying $20,000 life insurance. The Jacksonian has information that W. J.

Cowing, formerly editor of the The Gas Mixer. Dorste A six wells supply one hundred fires at Milroy. The Natural Gas Co. has fitted up a business office for the Secretary in Commercial Block. The piping of Rushville for natural gas has given the laboring men and mechanics a busy Fall.

People living near the natural gas stand-pipe are beginning to complain abont the blowing off of the gas. The Natural Gas Co. and the city have about closed a contract for fuel for the ekctric-light station and city building at $500 a year. Capt. U.

D. Cole has contracted for a service pipe from the end of the line on the Indianapolis road to his i distance of about 900 feet. yard. Who else? epublican has been appointed chief clerk of the Bureau of Animal Industry Judge Cullen returned last week from Agricultural Department, at his annual Fall hunting excursion. Tbe census of his trophies in fur and feathers has not been taken, or at least not made public.

But the other benefits derived are without doubt even more numerous. The Judge is wise in his determination and fortunate in having the leisure to live much out of doors. G. Washington. Mr.

Anthony Geraghty again favors the epublican with Washington and Baltimore papers. Anthony is pretty thoroughly doing those two beautiful and interesting cities, besides attending the sessions of the Catholic Congress. He will also visit a large circle of rela- County Surveyor Downey reports the! t-vea penn8yiVania before returning growth among Rush county farmers of I hom0 a feeling in favor of tiling open ditches, and patting them underground. There are many serious objections to the open ditches. Such a ditch takes a strip of land at least a rod wide out of circulation, and iu every half-mile that makes just an acre.

They are inconvenient to cross, and make bridges and water-japs a necessity. They are expensive to maintain, and are never-tiriog distributors of the seeds of noxious weeds. Fred A. Capp and John H. Bebout attended the annual Poland-China sale of Boyer Bros.

A Hamilton, at Warsaw, last week. The former the sale, at which the second-largest price of the season were Mr. Capp E. L. Kennedy reports that the Homer gas well, after having been shot and cased off, is a good one.

It shows a dame of twenty-three feet. The well promises to supply all the gas Homer needs, and the epublican congratulates he enterprising men who had it drilled, and the people of Homer, on their good brtune. A circular received on Monday, an nounces that Minor A Dixon, grocers of Cincinnati, have bought the entire stock of the old house of Wm. Glenn A Sons, and will occupy the building of the to 72 Vine Dec. was promoted to up there, I aud added largely to his reputation as an auctioneer.

He is getting near the head be of the procession in that line. Mr. Capp was much impressed by the spirit of enterprise displayed in the towns in that part of the State, particularly the beauty and solidity of the churches and public buildings. This is a point which at once attracts the attention of all visitors to that section. They are a awake, liberal, pushing, public-spirited people in Northern Indiana, W.

H. Moffitt A Co. are fitting up the city building for burning natural gas. The fire in the steamer will be lighted automatically in case of alarm. Under date of Monday, J.

T. Robertson writes toE. L. Kennedy that the Homer well is showing more force and was stronger on Sunday and Monday than when shot. Tbe regular autumnal paragraph en the subject of few loads of good dry wood on will no longer appear in the Rushville papers.

They are all heated by natural gas. Many Rushville benedicts are now engaged in earnest efforts to point out the path of duty to their wives, in regard to the long-neglected duty and privilege of getting up first. No very brilliant results have yet been reported. A private company, composed of Noble Brann, D. P.

Shawhan, J. H. Bebout, L. H. Havens, and perhaps others, will sink a well near the residence of the first- named the corner of Harrison and Magnolia streets, so it is reported.

If anybody finds any other body wandering over tbe face of the earth, with an anxious cast of countenance, or with a joint or two of stovepipe nuder his arm, he is from Rushville, and is either oohing for Fargo, or going down to have a damper put in the pipe. All on account of natural gas. A party of gentlemen came over from Connersville last Thursday evening, to hear the natural gas breathe. Thoro has been some talk of an extension of the pipe-line to that place; but we have since been informed that the Conners Ville folks have decided not to undertake it. Messers.

Higgs, of the Examiner, and Sinks, of the Times, were of the party. We did not get the other names. The continual lighting of gas fires with matches or paper will in time litter and fill them up with ashes. This will interfere with the free circulation of the gas through the besides making the grate or stove untidy. These ashes are extremely light, and will find their way through the rooms, and perpetuate a nuisauce which housekeepers expected to get rid of when gas oame.

These considerations suggest the use of a lighter which will leave no ashes. A laudy one might be of metal and used with alcohol, on the principle of cigar- ighters. Gas well drilling seems to have only fairly commenced in Rush county. E. L.

Kennedy is now moving drill outfit from Homer to his farm in the northeast corner of Rushville township, and will put down a well. The Circleville Co. has let the contract for a second well. Among farmers who are credited with like plans, more or less definitely matured, are Lewis J. Newhouse, W.

T. Newkirk and Dr, Lot Green, of Jackson; T. N. Link, of Rush Ville township; T. P.

White, R. N. Hincb- man, Josiah Bishop and Nathan Weeks, of Union. I 1st. Mr.

Dixon is an Rushville whose hosts of friends here and hereabouts note with great pleasure the unmistakeable signs of his success. The Indianapolis musical department had this item, Saturday: Rushville Musical Society is preparing for a series of comic operas to be given in that city this winter. Mrs. A. W.

Posey, formerly Miss Lavonia Kackley, a sister of Miss Margaret Reid (Kackley), will sing the leading soprano roles. The tenor will be Mr, B. F. Dr. Geo.

E. Coughlin, dentist, has returned from his southern trip and will be in his office in the Grand Hotel every Wednesday. The doctor is beginning on his seventn successful business in Rushville. W. L.

Dunn completed the sale of him residence to the Winston sisters on Tuesday, and is moving into Rev. D. cottage, on Morgan Mr. Dunn will probably build a house next year. Martin A.

Blacklidge, of Union township, reports that he got Ieee than IOO bushels of corn off of sixteen acres of land on which the grub worms worked during the summer. I John Cavin has been appointed minis trator cf the estate of the late Aaron Jones. There will probably be litigation among the heirs..