Illinois State Journal, Springfield, July 19, 1911, p. 1. CIDER CAUSES QUARREL Indiana Man Dying and Several Hurt in Free-for-all Fight at Church Festival Scottsburg, Indiana, July 18-The introduction of hard cider at a church festival held at Greenbrier Church, near here, Saturday night caused a riot. As a result, Grover Gardner is lying at his home in a dangerous condition, he having been stabbed a dozen times by several other men who participated in the free-for-all fight. Gardner and a boy names James started the trouble, and several other young men rushed in to stop the fight. Instead of stopping it, they took sides in the battle and several youngsters are wearing bandages as the result.

Cleveland (OH) Leader, January 7, 1896, p. 1. BEGS TO BE KILLED A Jealous Man Murder His Wife and Then Shoots Himself at Little York, Indiana Scottsburg, Indiana, January 6-There was a terrible tragedy this morning at Little York eight miles west of here. Walter Coombs shot his wife through the bowels, she living but fifteen minutes. Combs then shot himself below the heart. He is still alive and begs for someone to kill him. The two children of the Coombses are absent at school. Mrs. Coombs was a highly respected woman and there was no cause save jealousy.

J. W. Melson Died Columbus (Bartholomew County, Indiana) Republican, February 4, 1897, p. 6. J. W. Melson, aged 72 years, who resides one mile west of Newbern, died Thursday after a few days illness with neuralgia of the heart. The funeral occurred Sunday morning from the M. E. Church, Rev. Allen officiating. ____________________________________________________________________________ _____

Burns, Clara Marie. "Presidential Election: The Election of 1896," WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORIAN, (Salem, Indiana: Washington County Historical Society, Fall 2010), pp. 12-15. NOTE: The information noted below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from material that is copyright protected. For more information, contact the John Hay Center at 812-883-6495. The article is accompanied by a number of pictures. In 1896, William McKinley the Republican nominate for president, along with Garret Hobart, his running mate, faced off with Democratic presidential nominee, William Jennings Bryan and his running mate, Arthur Sewall. There was a huge campaign rally in Washington County in the weeks just prior to election. Seven thousand people gathered in Saltillo for the rally. Soon afterward, McKinley won the nomination, and it was under him that John Hay gained national recognition when he was appointed as ambassador to Great Britain and later as secretary of state. He continued to serve in the latter capacity under the next president as well and, in fact, served in that capacity until his death in 1905.

Watertown NY) Daily Times, July 6, 1918, p. 2. 114 MARINES IN (WWI) CASAULTY LIST War Department Issues Two Honor Rolls Washington, July 6-The marine corps casualty list today contained 114 names, divided as follows. Missing in Action- .Ralph Lindley, Paoli, Indiana. Killed in Action- .Francis M. Leslie, Scottsburg, Indiana.

Paoli (IN) Republican, June 13, 1961, from the collection of Wilma Davis, Paoli, Indiana. JOHN ABELL, 53, HEART VICTIM John Francis Abell, 53, died Thursday evening at his home on Route 2, French Lick. He was the victim of a heart attack. His body was prepared at Schmutzler Funeral Home and taken Friday to Dixon and Atwood Funeral Home in Elizabethtown, Ky. Services were held Sunday afternoon with burial in Rudge Creek Cemetery. Mr. Abell is survived by his wife, Mary, and four children: Francis Nile, Mark Andrew, Joyce Marie and Ada Aileene, all at home; one brother, Jesse O. Abell of Louisville and two sisters, Mrs. Dan Wilhite, New Salisbury and Mrs. Raymond Slinker, Elizabethtown, Ky.

Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Citizen, March 26, 1982, p. 8. Rev. John Talbott of Orleans has celebrated his 84th birthday. He entered the Indiana conference 54 years ago and is now one of the oldest superannuates.

The item noted below should be dated 1892, NOT 1982. Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Citizen, March 26, 1982, p. 1. NOTE: Consider Brannam as a spelling variant of Brannaman. NOT GUILTY So Says the Jurymen after Being Out All Night The Webb murder trial came to an end when on yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and today Marion Wood is a free man. It will be remembered by our readers that this trial grew out of a finding of the grand jury at its January term charging Marion Wood with the murder of John T. Webb on Nov. 14, 1891, at a lonely place on Lost River near Webb's residence. The trial has been in progress since Tuesday the 15th, occupying seven days. There is yet some strong feeling existing in the matter, but we shall not say anything regarding it. Our readers are so well acquainted with the testimony given in that for want of space we will not attempt a rehearsal. The defense was conducted by Alspaugh (illegible), Lingle and Farrell while the prosecution was ably represented by Buskirk, Brannaman and Wright-Orleans Progress.

The date on the item below should be 1892, NOT 1982. Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Citizen, March 26, 1982, p. 1. NOTE: Consider Brannam as a spelling variant of Brannaman. NOT GUILTY So Says the Jurymen after Being Out All Night The Webb murder trial came to an end when on yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and today Marion Wood is a free man. It will be remembered by our readers that this trial grew out of a finding of the grand jury at its January term charging Marion Wood with the murder of John T. Webb on Nov. 14, 1891, at a lonely place on Lost River near Webb's residence. The trial has been in progress since Tuesday the 15th, occupying seven days. There is yet some strong feeling existing in the matter, but we shall not say anything regarding it. Our readers are so well acquainted with the testimony given in that for want of space we will not attempt a rehearsal. The defense was conducted by Alspaugh (illegible), Lingle and Farrell while the prosecution was ably represented by Buskirk, Brannaman and Wright-Orleans Progress.

The date on the item below should be 1892, NOT 1982. Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Citizen, March 26, 1982, p. 8. The trial of Marion Wood is over, and he is honorably acquitted. This report is received by Marion's many Monroe County friends with great joy. We have no better family in our county than the Woods (sic), and when the report came that Marion was charged with murder, it was too much for us to believe. Now that he is acquitted, his friends join with him and his honored old father and mother and relations in joy and congratulations.

Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Citizen, March 26, 1982, p. 8. The trial of Marion Wood is over, and he is honorably acquitted. This report is received by Marion's many Monroe County friends with great joy. We have no better family in our county than the Woods (sic), and when the report came that Marion was charged with murder, it was too much for us to believe. Now that he is acquitted, his friends join with him and his honored old father and mother and relations in joy and congratulations.

Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) Citizen, March 26, 1982, p. 1. NOTE: Consider Brannam as a spelling variant of Brannaman. NOT GUILTY So Says the Jurymen after Being Out All Night The Webb murder trial came to an end when on yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and today Marion Wood is a free man. It will be remembered by our readers that this trial grew out of a finding of the grand jury at its January term charging Marion Wood with the murder of John T. Webb on Nov. 14, 1891, at a lonely place on Lost River near Webb's residence. The trial has been in progress since Tuesday the 15th, occupying seven days. There is yet some strong feeling existing in the matter, but we shall not say anything regarding it. Our readers are so well acquainted with the testimony given in that for want of space we will not attempt a rehearsal. The defense was conducted by Alspaugh (illegible), Lingle and Farrell while the prosecution was ably represented by Buskirk, Brannaman and Wright-Orleans Progress.

Ellettsville (Monroe County, Indiana) February 27, 1892, p. 4. W. J. McClelland, formerly station agent at Paoli, now has a position in the general offices at this city.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, March 8, 1893, p. 1. Paoli Republican: A series of cases from Lawrence County to be tried at the coming term of the Orange circuit court are likely to attract considerable attention. One William H. Tincher, a merchant of Lawrence County, was sued by W. C. Winstandley (sic) and others, and his goods were attached by the sheriff. About 25 other parties filed under the attachment for claims due them. Then James Tincher, father of William H., comes in and claims the goods as his own property and brings suit against the sheriff, Windstandley (sic) and others for the possession of said goods. All the cases were commenced at Bedford, venued to Monroe and then to this court. The replevin suit was tried at Bedford and resulted in a hung jury. It will probably be tried here on Thursday of the first week of our next term. A struck jury has been demanded.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, March 8, 1893, p. 1. Dave Hackney of the gallant old 31st Ind. Infantry was visiting Monroe County friends last week. He now resides in Lawrence County.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, March 1, 1893, p. 4. DR. GARDNER'S GIFT Washington, Feb. 22-Dr. Joseph Gardner of Bedford, Indiana, has advised Miss Clara Barton, president of the National Red Cross Society, that he has deeded to that association "as a thank offering of humanity," for the purpose of making it the headquarters of the association, a tract of land containing 782 acres, or more than one square mile in extent, in the bluegrass region on the Kentucky border of Indiana. He modestly says of his gift: "Though not improved to the standard of excellence that I could wish for your sake, yet it has upon it a village, a post office, barns, tenant houses, orchards, forest, including groves of sugar maple, quarries of the famous Bedford Oolitic stone, a beautiful river frontage of one mile and springs of excellent water. A trunk line of railway passes through it and three other lines of railways are near it making it easily accessible for shipping purposes to all parts of the country. For speedy transit, it leaves little to be desired. It is three hours from Louisville, four hours from Cincinnati, six hours from St. Louis and seven hours from Chicago." Miss Barton, as president of the association, has accepted the magnificent donation.

Lawrence County, Indiana Smithville News, July 31, 1908, p. 4. NOTE: A book containing scanned copies of extant newspapers from Smithville, Indiana, is available at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana. Lucille Gobate of Oolitic is the guest of her grandparents, Whit Carpenter and wife, this week.

Lawrence County, Indiana Smithville News, July 31, 1908, p. 3. NOTE: A book containing scanned copies of extant newspapers from Smithville, Indiana, is available at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana. Miss Elizabeth Pearl and brother, Leo, of Bedford are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Reynolds and other relatives here.

Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune, October 3, 1899, p. 2. BABY BRADLE WITH A HISTORY Seymour, Indiana, October 3. At the street fair that closed here Saturday night, the most unique exhibit was a baby cradle carved by a pioneer with an ax in 1820 (difficult to read, could be 1829). It is the property of Mrs. A. C. Willey of Seymour, his grandniece. The story is that in this crib his thirteen children, twenty-six grandchildren, besides about 700 children of the neighbors were rocked , the cradle having been in service over almost all the territory now included in Jennings County, Indiana.

Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune, November 3, 1899, p. 2. FREE MAIL DELIVERY AT SEYMOUR Seymour, Indiana, November 3-Postmaster Wilhelm has received word that free delivery of mail would be established in Seymour beginning January 1, 1900.