JANUARY 6, 1897

Robert Hedges returned home to spend the holidays with his parents.

J. E. Padget of this place was a visitor to Martinsville Sunday.

Pros Leseure was a prospector in this burg last week.

Iredell Evans and wife of Oak Hill were in the village Wednesday.

Miss Josie Miller of York visited friends here Thursday.

Gie Hasten of Arcola is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.  B. Hasten of this place.

J. M. Wells transacted business at West Union Tuesday.

Mr. Smith, father-in-law of John Secrist of Northern Illinois is visiting Mr. Secrist here.

Mr. Kinworthy, representing the hardware firm of Finkbiner and Dunweg of Terre Haute interviewed merchants here Friday.

Byron C. Hasten has recovered from his late illness and is now able to be around.

Miss Mamie Howerton and little sister are very low with typhoid fever with slight hope of her sister's recovery.

Ralph Snavely and Miss Rose Greenly spent Christmas at Maxville and Terre Haute.

Rev. F. M. Buckner having just closed a series of meetings in Jasper County returned home and lent a helping hand in the revival at Potters Hall.

Miss Sophia Hasten and sister Florence entertained their young friends one evening last week, it being the formers birthday.

John Day Wells had an old time shooting match for turkeys on New Years day and an all around good time for the boys.

In consequences of the warm weather our merchants have ceased to buy what in Melrose is called the Jake or cottontails hence our nimrods are out of employment.

Mrs. Iredell Evans was in the village shopping Saturday.

Miss Bertha Wells is teaching school at Liberty this summer.

Miss Hattie Gard of Ernst called on friends here Saturday.

Lee Buckner has returned from the west looking hale and hearty.

Mrs. Belt is preparing to erect a new fence around his premises.

Otis Dix from Middletown, Indiana, is here visiting his uncle, J. T. Fowler

Lindsey Smith accompanied by his mother from Darien passed through town Sunday.

Remus Hall from Palestine formerly of this place was on our streets Sunday.

B. B. Tarman and Henry Wood of Orange Township transacted business in this hamlet one day last week.

The democrats advertised for a convention here last Saturday to select seven delegates to attend the county convention at Marshall May 1. S. D. Cooper appeared as committeeman and was greeted by one devoted democratic brother, James Thompson who was willing to go into the caucus with Doug. The portly anatomy of William Cornwell finally appeared on the scene but he positively declined to act as a delegate.

Mr. Hedges is on the sick list.

P. F. Dodd has sold twenty mowers and six binders so far this season.

Lizzie and John Henley of Martinsville are visiting friends and relatives at this place.

Little Jimmie Thompson was seriously hurt Sunday morning by falling out of a wagon. We hope the results will not prove fatal.

Some rumors of a railroad coming here are circulating.

Frank Hedges is improving slowly.

Will Stanfield is learning to play croquet.

Have you heard the latest news! R. Cornwell has scrubbed his store.

Ed Miller and Miss Lizzie Greenley made a flying trip to Terre Haute last week.

Dan Wolfe's Fourth of July celebration was very suddenly changed to sorrow on account of losing a horse. Dan went to Martinsville Saturday. After staying some time, he decided to drive to Casey. When within two miles to Casey his horse made a sudden leap and fell dead.

Mrs., Sue Hasten and son, Percy, of Arcola are visiting relatives here.

Mrs. J. E. Padgett who has been sick for some time has been recovering slowly.

A patent medicine man was on our streets Friday advertising stump water.

George Barnes and wife enjoyed ice cream with a few of their friends Saturday evening.

Dr. Weir of West York was called here Saturday to see William Belt who is in critical condition.

Perry Wells is the happy father of a bright baby girl of standard weight. Valuation $100, 000 then some.

B. C. Hastenings was spirited away to Mount Moriah Sunday and is smiling on one of Mariah's fair daughters.

Miss Leona Fowler of this place is visiting her uncle James Dix at Middletown, Indiana. Hence our young bloods have red eyes but none from wine.

Dr. J. W. Baker of Orange has improved his property by building some new porches.

Miss Lizzie Hanley of Martinsville is visiting with her sister Mrs. J. C. Crouch.

T. Barker has sold his farm to Dora Medsker and thinks of moving to Kansas this fall.

Ed Griffith of marshal accompanied by his best girl was in this vicinity Sunday.

Ed Greenville of Macksville, Indiana, visited his sister Mrs. Mollie Barnes of this village Sunday.

Will Stanfield still makes his nocturnal visits to our village, Joes Fork having lost all charm for him of late?

Wade Evans of Wells returned Friday from attending the Clark County normal , having taken a full course.

Mrs. Mary Poorman, nee Wilson, of Kansas arrived here Friday and will visit relatives and friends.

George Wait has accepted an agency for a New York Nursery firm. George will doubtless make a hustling agent.

Mrs. Daniel Prust of Walnut Prairie and Mrs. Lizzie Baker of Hatton, Nora Edwards mother and sister visited here Sunday.

Joseph Hodges Jr. took in the Wild West show at Terre Haute.

George Barnes and family visited friends at Terre Haute recently.

W. H. Aucker of Aberdeen, Mississippi, is here visiting relatives and friends.

Mrs., J. C. Howerton who has been dangerously ill is reported much better.

Miss Lora Smith of this place is visiting her aunt at Martinsville for a few weeks.

Mrs. Dr. Baker of Orange spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Morton Wilson of this township.

Our school is progressing nicely under the management of J. C. Crouch who is one of Clark Counties best teachers.

George Wait and Company, sons of toil, who have been amputating broom corn in the neighborhood of Hindsboro, have returned.

The writer visited York recently and was shown through the canning factory at that place. The factory is running with a small force at present. The drought has cut shot the tomato and other vegetables to such an extent they couldn't run full force.

Constable Tingley of Marshall was here Friday.

Robert Jackson expects to start his saw mill this week so bring in your logs.

Charles Cornwell and George Waite have returned from the Northern cornfields.

T. R. Cornwell has been indisposed for several days but at present is considerably better.

Robert Blankenbaker of Orange was in town Sunday in a wagon rigged up in regular immigrant style and he plans to start a tour to the South.

On Sunday occurred the marriage of Byron C. Hasten and Mrs. Bertha Fowler.

P. F. Dodd is again on the sick list.

A new shoe shop is in our village.

George Barnes has built an addition to his hardware store.

Will Stanfield has again come out of the rocks

Mrs. Lizzie Wernz and husband of Indiana visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jackson at this place Sunday.

Otto Stanfield met with a very painful accident Sunday morning. While trying to separate a bunch of sheep in his barn, he was thrown against a pitchfork and one of the prons was force through his foot. He was carried to the house unconscious and at this writing seems to be in very critical condition.

Jesse Gallatin of Martinsville was in this hamlet Sunday.

B. B. Hastings has been nursing a very sore hand caused by a boil.

Mrs. Jonathan Medsker of this vicinity is very low with lung fever.

Jo Wallace and wife visited relatives and friends in Marshall Saturday.

Sophia Hastings has been quite sick with lung fever but at present is recovering.

Squire A. G. Cowden of the north end was in the village Sunday seeing the boys and rolling a few logs.

S. D. Cooper South Carolina's red hot democrat candidate for sheriff was a pedestrian on our streets Friday.

A singing class was organized here Wednesday evening with Oliver Meeker as instructor.

Ed Miller and S. S. Snavely have purchased a postless patent fence and are prepared to sell farm rights cheap.

Uncle John Drummond of Orange Township has been ailing for several weeks but later reports are to the effect much improved. Uncle John is almost an octogenarian emigrating from Clark County, Indiana, to Clark County, Illinois, over 40 years ago settling on his farm in Orange Township.