Does anyone know how to get information about people buried in Hill Crest Cemetery in North Vernon from a distance? I have several ancestors buried there: Mary Gorbet (nee Reichle) died March 06, 1948 in Louisville, KY Edgar Woodrow Gorbet died about June 17, 1929 (we think in Ohio, but believe he is also in this cemetery) We think Mary's father, Chris Reichle, (who came from Germany) may have died in North Vernon, and since families are often buried in the same cemetery, we think he may possibly be buried here as well... he died at about age 37, sometime in the late 1850's early 1860's. I appreciate any help! Thanks, Kristin Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

Posted on: Jennings County IN Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/In/Jennings/10709 Surname: FOX, KIRSCH, STONE ------------------------- I, too, am researching KIRSCH and FOX in Jennings County. At the moment, however, I seem to have hit a "brick wall" in discovered when/how my KIRSCHes arrived there. The KIRSCH families I am working on are John KIRSCH I and John KIRSCH III (also known as John KIRSCH Jr. apparently). In 1870, they were apparently living in the same household, so I, and other researchers, have surmised that they were father and son. John KIRSCH III (b. about 1832, d. 1888) married Mary FOX (b. 1831 or 1834, d. 1868) in 1855 and had six children. Mary FOX is the daughter of Nicholas FOX/FUCHS and Elizabeth Augustin. Both families were from France, possibly Lorraine, but I haven't been able to get more specific than that for John K. III or John K. I. Would love to correspond with you on these families. Cecile SANDS Researching Fox, Kirsch, Stone, Sands, Gresham, Loweth in Indiana

The new "Indiana Vital Records Disks" put out by Heritage Quest do not contain Jennings County Indiana birth, death or marriage records. The reason given was, Jennings County does not have WPA records. The counties that are NOT included in the disks are as follows; Blackford Brown Crawford Dearborn Decatur Debois Fayette Grant Jefferson Jennings Lawrence Marshall Noble Ohio Porter Randolph Ripley Rush Scott Steuben Switzerland Tipton Union Wabash Whitley Pulaski County has no WPA birth records but does have Marriage and Death records included in the disks. The WPA records were recorded between the years 1936-1940. 68 of 92 Indiana Counties. Vickie

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thanks for the info, it was driving me crazy, never thought of the Mississippi part, my gg-grandfather and his brother came down from Canada to Indiana and worked the railroad to earn money, not sure which one yet. My grandfather and several of his brothers worked for B & O for years. Thanks for the answer. Jenny ----- Original Message ----- From: timothysmom97 <timothysmom97@netzero.net> To: <INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:03 PM Subject: RE: [INJENNIN] O & M railroad > Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. My ggg-grandfather was a carpenter for them in > 1886 (I have his employee passes), and then worked for the B & O > Southwestern Railway Co. (I also have some of his employee passes from > there). > > -----Original Message----- > From: jennylogan@worldnet.att.net [mailto:jennylogan@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 8:28 PM > To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INJENNIN] O & M railroad > > > Posted on: Jennings County IN Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Jennings/10705 > > Surname: BEMISH, BEACH, BINDHAMMER > ------------------------- > > DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE O & M RAILROAD. I KEEP READING ABOUT > IT IN THE OLD JENNINGS COUNTY NEWSPAPERS AND WONDERED WHAT THE INITIALS > STOOD FOR, MY THOUGHTS WERE OHIO AND MICHIGAN OR POSSIBLY OHIO AND MADISON. > I COME FROM A RAILROAD FAMILY BACK 150 YEARS, MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR > b & O RAILROAD. > ANY INFO WOULD BE APPREICATED. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > Shop online without a credit card > http://www.rocketcash.com > RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

i wanted to remind everyone to check out the 100 Years Ago Today column. Go to http://www.northvernon.com. Click on Local News and then scroll down to find this week's column. Happy Hunting! Terry

Hi Everyone: I have some information on this book for those of you who are interested. Right after e-mails regarding this book first started coming in, I decided to call a cousin of mine who lives in Seymour, IN and ask if she knew about this book. Imagine my surprise when she said not only was she familiar with it, but she wrote it! Her name is Phyllis Hurley and, like me, she is the great-granddaughter of George Washington Spaulding. I had planned to send this earlier, but my computer died on me and I had to order a new one. Well, it finally got here yesterday, but, alas, I had misplaced the information that Phyllis had given me. But I will give you her address and you can contact her. She isn't on the internet so it will have to be by snail mail. I do remember that the cost was #16.00, plus postage. She also has two other books that she has written and will be glad to give you the information on those. Her address is: Phyllis Hurley\ 258 Central Avenue Seymour, IN 47274 You can use my name when contacting her - Shirley Spaulding Tolbert. Be sure and ask for info on the other books and the one she is working on. Hope this helps. Good luck with your root digging! Shirley Tolbert > [Original Message] > From: Judy McGinnis <Judy@aculink.net> > To: <INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/19/2001 10:22:29 PM > Subject: [INJENNIN] The Way They Were In Jennings County Request > > If anyone has access to this book, I would like to know if the Lewises are > in it. (Also their relatives, the Letts, etc.) > > Zadock Lewis, b about 1750; William Lewis, 1783-1879, m Sarah Jane Miller > Butler, buried Coffee Creek; Rev. Timothy B. Lewis, b 1819, m. Mahala Lett > April 23, 1840 Jennings County, d Aug 1877, Stockdale, Riley County, KS. > These are just a few of them--they were a prolific bunch! > > Judy > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > --- Shirly Tolbert --- sjtolbert@earthlink.net --- Eart

Shirley, could you tell me if there are any mentions of Waughtel, Keith, Vantreese, Storms in the book? I believe I will write your sister though on the other books. Thank you for posting. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) waughtel@oz.net Shirly Tolbert wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I have some information on this book for those of you who are interested. > Right after e-mails regarding this book first started coming in, I decided > to call a cousin of mine who lives in Seymour, IN and ask if she knew about > this book. Imagine my surprise when she said not only was she familiar > with it, but she wrote it! Her name is Phyllis Hurley and, like me, she is > the great-granddaughter of George Washington Spaulding. > > I had planned to send this earlier, but my computer died on me and I had to > order a new one. Well, it finally got here yesterday, but, alas, I had > misplaced the information that Phyllis had given me. But I will give you > her address and you can contact her. She isn't on the internet so it will > have to be by snail mail. I do remember that the cost was #16.00, plus > postage. She also has two other books that she has written and will be > glad to give you the information on those. Her address is: > > Phyllis Hurley\ > 258 Central Avenue > Seymour, IN 47274 > > You can use my name when contacting her - Shirley Spaulding Tolbert. Be > sure and ask for info on the other books and the one she is working on. > Hope this helps. Good luck with your root digging! > > Shirley Tolbert > > > [Original Message] > > From: Judy McGinnis <Judy@aculink.net> > > To: <INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 2/19/2001 10:22:29 PM > > Subject: [INJENNIN] The Way They Were In Jennings County Request > > > > If anyone has access to this book, I would like to know if the Lewises are > > in it. (Also their relatives, the Letts, etc.) > > > > Zadock Lewis, b about 1750; William Lewis, 1783-1879, m Sarah Jane Miller > > Butler, buried Coffee Creek; Rev. Timothy B. Lewis, b 1819, m. Mahala > Lett > > April 23, 1840 Jennings County, d Aug 1877, Stockdale, Riley County, KS. > > These are just a few of them--they were a prolific bunch! > > > > Judy > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > --- Shirly Tolbert > --- sjtolbert@earthlink.net > --- Eart > > ============================== > 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists > http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/

Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. My ggg-grandfather was a carpenter for them in 1886 (I have his employee passes), and then worked for the B & O Southwestern Railway Co. (I also have some of his employee passes from there). -----Original Message----- From: jennylogan@worldnet.att.net [mailto:jennylogan@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 8:28 PM To: INJENNIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [INJENNIN] O & M railroad Posted on: Jennings County IN Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Jennings/10705 Surname: BEMISH, BEACH, BINDHAMMER ------------------------- DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE O & M RAILROAD. I KEEP READING ABOUT IT IN THE OLD JENNINGS COUNTY NEWSPAPERS AND WONDERED WHAT THE INITIALS STOOD FOR, MY THOUGHTS WERE OHIO AND MICHIGAN OR POSSIBLY OHIO AND MADISON. I COME FROM A RAILROAD FAMILY BACK 150 YEARS, MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR b & O RAILROAD. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPREICATED. ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary

Posted on: Jennings County IN Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Jennings/10705 Surname: BEMISH, BEACH, BINDHAMMER ------------------------- DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE O & M RAILROAD. I KEEP READING ABOUT IT IN THE OLD JENNINGS COUNTY NEWSPAPERS AND WONDERED WHAT THE INITIALS STOOD FOR, MY THOUGHTS WERE OHIO AND MICHIGAN OR POSSIBLY OHIO AND MADISON. I COME FROM A RAILROAD FAMILY BACK 150 YEARS, MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR b & O RAILROAD. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPREICATED.

120 YEARS AGO THE VERNON BANNER VERNON, INDIANA Wednesday, January 26, 1881 ============================== Seymour has the measles. Johnson county has the hog cholera. Next month is the shortest month in the year. The January thaw is making slow progress. Kokomo had a $25,000 dollar fire on last Wednesday. Vernon has enough ice put up for next summer. Rich men should be extravagant, and poor men economical. Judge Berkshire is holding a term of Court at Jeffersonville. Coasting and sleighing was never better than at present. Jennings county can boast of having no prisoners in her jail. Mrs. Mattie D. Clarke, of Franklin, is visiting relatives in Vernon. Lafe Develin, of Knights of the Golden Circle fame, died last week. It looks as if Indiana, will not get a Cabinet position under Garfield. Several little strangers put in an appearance in Vernon last week. A disastrous storm prevailed in the Eastern States the last of last week. Vernon will have a Normal School this year. It will be opened in June. It is reported that some of the fords of the county are blockaded with ice. Hon. C. H. Van Wyck was electd Senator from Nebraska last Saturday. Mr. Charles Butler and Miss Alice Wilkerson, of Scipio, were married last Wednesday. It is said that Theodore Parker was the first protestant minister to welcome flowers upon his pulpit. Mr. Charles Bassett died at his home in bigger township, lasst Saturday. He was (80 ?) years of age. The farmers have no reason to grumble about the late snow fall. It is good for the wheat. The M. E. church could not furnish seats for all who attended the meeting on Sabbath evening. The ice in the Muskuketuck broke up and run out Thursday night, without doing any damage. Elmer and Ned Wagner drove to Greensburg in a sleigh the first of the week. They say the roads are number one. Only one marriage license was issued by the County Clerk last week. The boys must have sworn off the first of the year. Harvey, son of A. E. Rust of this place, who has been in Kansas for the past five years, returned home on last Friday. Hon. Michael G. Bright, who is well-known throughout Indiana, died at his home in Indianapolis, last Wednesday morning. Some of our young men received bruised faces and skinned shins while coasting, on Monday night. They run into the fence near Stott ford. Mr. Lattimore conducted services in the Presbyterian church at North Vernon, last Sabbath morning. Quite a number of our citizens were in attendance. J. L. Kendrick of Spencer township, has a sleigh that he made in [1---]. It has been in use every winter since that time, and serves as good as when first made. Rev. Dr. Benjamin M. Hill, the oldest Baptist minister in Connecticut, died in New Have on Saturday, the 15th inst., aged 87 years. He was a native of Newport, R.I. Mr. N. DeVersy is having two arches made between his dry good and grocery rooms. He will repaint his entire business rooms, which will add much to their appearance. Miss Mary Burt, who has been ill at her uncle Dr. Parvin's, in Indianapolis, for a month past, still survived at the last accounts we have heard of her, but little or no hopes of her recovery are entertained. It is claimed that a man by the name Joseph Snow, of this State, told his wife to shut her head. That was twenty-one years ago, and she has not spoken since though constantly living together as man and wife. Joseph is fat and contented. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALL HAZZARDS. And none of the Cherubs "Got Away" ~ ~ ~ Scott county failed to get the Vice President of the United States, but a native of that classic region has immortalized himself and brought the "state of Scott" into noteworthy eminence. Michael Hazzard is his name. He and his wife reside at Monticello, Ill. A most remarkable event occurred in their family last September, the particulars of which are explained in the following letter to the National Republican: Dear Sir. ~ Excuse me for presenting you a picture of my five babies, born September 18, 1880. I am anxious to learn whether there is any other such case on record or not. From all authority I can gather there is no man can show a picture of five; and if I am the only man that can do so, I think I am entitled to a premium. I am a wounded soldier of the late war. Yours Respectfully, Michael Hazzard. P.S. ~ Their weight when born, averaged from three to five pounds; total 19-1/2 pounds. ~ On the back of the picture is the following: Born September 18, 1880, of Mrs. Asenath Salina Hazzard, wife of Michael Hazzard. "The wife was born at Little York, Washington County, Indiana, May 2, 1844; Michael Hazzard was born in Vienna, Scott County, Ind., December 7, 1841; married October 1, 1863. "Michael Hazzard enlisted in Company C, Thirty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteers, August 26, 1861, and was shot through the right shoulder at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862. Discharged December 31, 1862, and moved to Monticello, Pratt county in 1866. Both Americans." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A MISTAKE. That editors are always delighted to get anything to "fill up" their papers. That they have plenty of time to correct bad manuscript. That they should "puff" everybody for nothing. That they should know everything whether informed or not. That they have plenty of money. That they should "notice" every scalawag that travels. That they should print the name of every man who attends a dog fight or a horse race. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melvin J. Tobias instituted suit in the United States Court, last Thursday, against John King, jr., of the Ohio & Mississippi railroad, for $5,000 damages aleging that he was badly scalded and permanently disabled in a wreck which occurred at Paris Crossing, on January 14th, 1889. The complaint recites that the wreck was the result of carelessness and could have been avoided had there been any attention given to the running of the train. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following is a list of the Petit Jurors drawn on Monday January 24th, 1881, for the March Term of the Circuit Court: ~ ~ Bigger, F. M. Cox; Campbell, Albert Barnum; Columbia, Wm. Galloway; Geneva, David McConnell; Marion, Charles Hein, jr.; Montgomery, Wm. G. Humphrey; Sand Creek, F. M. Coryell; Spencer, Chas. Wilkins; Vernon, John F. Spaulding; Lovett, John E. Ward; Center, Silas West and Allen S. Conner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Horace Scott will put engineers at work at once to survey a railway route from Madison to Lawrenceburg, which will be done by the first of March. He proposes to build a railway without receiving a cent until it is completed. If Madison really wants a railway this is certainly a good chance for her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following named persons have been elected Prison Directors by the Republiccan members of the Legislature: For Souther Prison ~ Z. F. Finney of Wayne For Northern Prison ~ W. T. Hortne of Lake; A. C. Beeson of Randolph, and L. Levy of Huntington. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hon. W. S. Wilson is likely to be appointed internal revenue collector at Louisville, The work he done for the party, and the character and ability of the man are all strongly in his favor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James W. Pate, clerk of Ripley county, has been sent to the Insane Asylum for treatment for insanity growing out of the excessive use of alcohol. During his indisposition the business affairs of his office will be managed by Roland Holman, who is the choice of Pate's sureties. It is said that, owing to Pate's infirmity, the office matters are in a tangle financially, and upon Mr. Holman will devolve the duty of straightening them out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARIS CROSSING ITEMS. January 24, 1881. Tom Montgomery talks of going to Jeffersonville to work. John S. Wells, of Lovett, was down to see us last week. L. G. Hudson, of Vernon, was down to see his father, last Sunday. The cars killed seven hogs last Sunday, belonging to Mrs. Wigom. The public schools in this township will close in about two weeks. Wm. J. Graham was married some time since. He has our best wishes. The creek at this place is gorged with ice for many miles blockading roads in many places. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FARM FOR SALE. I have a good farm of nearly 100 acres, on Graham Creek, two miles southjeast of Lovett, which I wish to sell. It is good land and the fields are clear of briars and grabs (?). There is never failing water in one corner of each field. 39-1/2 acres of timber, and a good orchard. I have two good dwelling houses. One of them is a brick 44x36, containing six rooms and a hall, a good cellar, well and cistern. I have also a good frame bard 40x36, and out buildings. TERMS -- One fourth down, and the balance in one, two and three years. E. Harlan, Lovett, Ind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OBITUARY. DIED. ~ ~ At her father's residence in Vernon, on the 18th of January, 1881, Lydia F. Baughn, in the 31st year of her age. Her affliction, though protracted and painful was borne with great patience, and her composure of mind in contemplating her departure as near at hand was evinced not only in the calmness with which she made known her wish as to the place and character of her funeral service, the place where she wished her remains laid to rest, as well as in the division of her little tokens of remembrance among her surviving relatives. Lydia was characterized by a modest quiet and affectionate disposition as a daughter, a kind sister, and to all these amiable qualities she added an early recognition of God's claim to the affections of her heart and the service of her life. She made public profession of her faith and united with the Vernon Baptist church March 8th, 1870 of which she remained a worthy and exemplary member up to the time of her death. Her religious life was characterized by an exhibition of the highest type of christian piety. From a careful study of her Bible she learned the duties she owed to God, both in private as well as public devotions. In the services of the Sunday School she recognized a field of labor both as a learner and teacher. Her heart was much engaged in the cause, and while health permitted she rejoiced to meet her class, and even when deprived by sickness of this priviliege she did not forget her class, but advised in reference to the selection of a suitable and faithful teacher to supply her place. In accordance with her espressed wish funeral services were conducted by Elder A. Hill, at the house, attended by many sympathizing friends after which her remains were conveyed to their final resting place in the Cemetery near Brush Creek Baptist church, where they repose beside her mother and other members of the family who had preceded her, there to await the resurrection of the Just. "Peaceful be thy silent slumber ~ ~ Peaceful in the grave so low. Thou no more wilt join our number; Thou no more our songs shalt know." "Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled, Then in Heaven will joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed." The end ~ ~ Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) for Terry Engel (Jennings County, Indiana) tengel@sourceharvest.com

Posted on: Jennings County IN Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/Jennings/10704 Surname: Starkey, Francis, Butler ------------------------- Sorry. I have no Floyd or Helen Starkey that I've run across. Lynne

A LIST OF LANDS AND LOTS In Jennings County, Indiana, Returned Delinquent for the Non-Payment of Taxes for the Year 1879, and Previous Years (Although the listing includes a description of lands & lots by Section, Township, Range and Acres I am only including the Township and the Owner. If the owner has more than one parcel I will put the number in parenthesis). This is to give a person a time frame of where his ancestor may have been during this given time. BIGGER TOWNSHIP NO. 1 BOYD, Margaret BUNDY, Emma L. BLAND, Thomas E. COLEMAN, Patrick COLEMAN, Julia EDWARDS, Oliver S. (2) FRANCIS, Thomas FLINT, Mariah FIELDS, John GRAHAM, Samuel GRIGSBY, Charles GRIGSBY, Henry HANN, Phillip (5) HUGHES, B. W. & Isabella (7) HEAD, Joel B. IRISH, Samuel F. JOHNSON, James LITTLE, David (2) LEWIS, Archibald McDOWELL, Newton SHAW, Maria A. (2) SAWYER, Cathareine WRIGHT, Electa J. WILSON, Golson WAGNER, Amelia (2) CAMPBELL TP. NO. 2 BEEMISH, Thomas (2) BOYD, Mary L. CARR, Isaac R. (2) CRAIG, Hannan E. & Jas. (2) GORDON, Rob't heirs (2) JEFFRIES, Thompson (2) JEFFRIES, Presley W. (2) JENKINS, Jane JEFFRIES, Mary (3) LAERTY, William P. (2) POOL, William J. (2) RENFRO, Margaret SMITH, Rebecca STOREY, Harrison SAVILLE, Jacob W. (3) THOMAS, Mary J. (2) COLUMBIA TP. NO. 3 BURKMAN, Christian (2) BRADBURA, Rebecca BAKER, Alzora DAVIS, Francis M. DAVIS, Noble F. DAGGETT, Isaac M. TRUSTEE New York City ELLIOTT, Mary Ann (2) FIFER, Theadore (4) HAYMAKER, Isaac N. (3) O'CONNOR, Samuel (6) SNIDER, Bartholomew (2) SMITH, Fountain P. UNDERWOOD, Sarah VanDerHOOR, George (2) GENEVA TP. NO. 4 CARSON, Oliver CARSON, Milton COCHRAN, Elizabeth (2) COCHRAN, Richard (3) CAMPBELL, David COX, Thomas CARSON, Nancy HARTWELL, Mary E. KIRTZ, Rebecca MAYNARD, Charles McMANAMAN, John PARKER, E. L. et al (2) PARKHILL, Joseph WOOD, Mary (3) MARION TP. NO. 5 BRIDGES, Elisha HUDSON, A. V. JOHNSON, James (3) McCAMMON, Mazilla (3) TAULMAN, Harmon WILLSON, Ben F. WETZEL, Eva (2) DEPUTY, Jachariah H. (2) MONTGOMERY TP. NO. 6 DEPUTY, Henry (2) FILES & SHEPHERD FARTHING, James R. KRENNING, Barney heirs (2) MONTGOMERY, David (2) MURPHY, Anderson MONTGOMERY, Thomas L. RANDALL, Sarah L. SAMPSON, Wm heirs (2) WIERING, Sarah heirs (3) WILLSON, Melly J. WALTON, Abram (2) SAND CREEK TP. NO. 7 CLARK, Frederick GEILING, Jno C. Sr GOING, Elhanan C. MONCRIEF, Beny MONROE, Susan UUMMINSETTER, G. K. WEST, Joshua J. SPENCER TP. NO. 8 BARNHART, Joseph F. BANTA, Peter C. et al CARVER, Josephene M. EVERHART & MOORE (6) EVERHART, R. F. HALEY, Barnard jr. HAMMOND, Lydia KROCKENBARGER, Mary LIMING, Ann S. SIMMONS, Acy A. (4) STOLTZ, Mary (2) VERNON TP. NO. 9 BROWN, John W. CLARKSON, John F. ENNIS, Jacob et al FRANCIS, Thomas (2) GREEN, Jasper L. GREEN, William W. KNIGHT, Thomas heirs MURPHY, Jane (3) McCLURE, Samuel L. (2) MURPHY, Patrick PETTIFOOT, Henry READ, Hiram T. (2) READ, Samuel T. (4) WETZEL, Hartman (3) CITY OF VERNON NO. 10 COMLEY, Lucinda J. VAWTER, Charles (H. or II) et al WESTOVER, Maggie (2) CENTER TP. NO. 11 DeARMAND, Minerva (2) HOLDRETH, M. PARKS, Allen S. TENNIS, Samuel M. NORTH VERNON. BUHLER, John A. BOOTH, Peter BUTLER, John BUSHBY, John (2) BATMAN, F. M. (2) CHEENEY, S. S. (2) HELMICH, George (2) HEYNER, Serelda HENSLEY, Alydia HARRINGTON, Carolina JACKSON, George L. JONES, George W. KNAPP, E. W. KNOLL, Henry LANNINGER, Jacob MARLETT, Susan McILROY, Jesse H. McKAY, Lavinia E. (3) PRATHER, Hiram heirs PRATHER, Mary A. (7) PARMER, John (3) PURCELL, J. B. PICKET, Joseph (3) POND, J. M. (4) REGESTER, Ester SWEITZER, Mary Ann (2) UNKNOWN WELCH, David (3) WHITMORE, Alpha A. WHITNEY, Mark WELLS, Samuel B. LOVETT TP. NO. 13. GASKILL, Nancy HENDRICKS, Simeon HENDRICKS, L. D. HINCHMAN, Mary E. (3) JOHNSON, John KINDER, Nancy J. KELTY, John MAYFIELD, Adelaide PERRY, William (2) PERRY, George L. (3) POLL, Charles (2) REDMAN, Nancy SHEPHERD, Miles A. SKINNER, Stephen P. (3) STEADMAN, Vandiver WOOD, Jennie (2) STATE OF INDIANA} Jennings County } SS I, Henry Carney, Jr., Auditor in and for said county certify that the foregoing is a correct list of lands and town lots returned delinquent by the Treasurer of said county for the year 1879, together with the delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs thereon, to which are added the current taxes for the year 1880. I also certify that the same was recorded in my office between the 15th day of December, 1880, and the 1st day of January, 1881. Henry Carney, Jr., Auditor Jennings County N O T I C E. The Treasurer of Jennings County, Ind., will sell at Public Auction, at the Court House in Vernon, in said county on the 2nd Monday in February, 1881, the foregoing list of lands and town lots or so much thereof as will pay the taxes, interest and charges that may be due thereon or due from the owners thereof at the said time; of which sale all persons interested will take notice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL NOTICE. Whereas it has been ordered by the Board of Commissioners that all school fund loans of more than five yhears standing must be renewed or paid, notice is hereby given to all parties holding such loans that all such as are not paid or renewed by the 1st Day of March, 1881, will be foreclosed and land sold for the benefit of the fund. Henry Carney, Jr., Auditor Jennings County End of Part 2 - Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) for Terry Engel (Jennings County, Indiana)

120 YEARS AGO THE VERNON BANNER VERNON, IND. Wednesday, . . . . Jan. 19, 1881 =========================== Circuit Court will convene on the 7th of March. Miss Minnie Nauer is visiting friends at Joliet, Ills. Fred Bantz and Jep Dowd left for Texas, yesterday. Senator McDonald was married to a Washington Lady last week. Mrs. C. E. Wagner is visiting her parents in Columbia township. Mrs. Winsor, of Greencastle, was elected State Librarian, yesterday. The official census gives Jennings county a population of 16,453. Mrs. Nellie Sartoris has given birth to her fourth child. Col. Vawter is a member of the committees on Claims and of Public Expenditures, and is Chairman of the committee on Canal Funds. Mr. U. Wagner and his son Elmer are traveling in the interests of J. H. Wagner & Co. George Hartwell caught a mink in a steel trap in R. Leavitt's spoke yard on Saturday. Judge Martindale and laate State Treasurer, Fleming intend building a paper mill, and all the towns in the State want it located with them. Jacob Straub, a well-known citizen of Madison committed suicide on last Monday, by hanging himself. The English language does not contain words of sufficient capacity to describe the disagreeableness of the weather yesterday. John Powers, of Danville, Ind., weighs six hundred and fifty pounds. His wife tips the beam at seven hundred pounds. Mr. David Starkey, formerly of Bigger tp., but of Illinois for thirteen years past, returned home last Thursday, after a ten days visit among relatives and friends here. Gasper Henninger fell a few evenings since while at work in the stable and dislocated one of his ankles. He will soon be all O K again. John Brown is ninety years old. He is Postmaster at Brownville, Md., and was appointed in 1830 by Jackson, and has not since been removed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARRIAGE LICENSES. ~ ~ Theodore LOCKWOOD and Mary Von BEHREN; Peter F. MILLER and Mary KIPPER; Hector CORYELL and Matilda A. FOSTER; Henry A. WILSON and Marietta CRIPPEN; Charles CALHAN and Mattie STEWART. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DIED.~ ~ On January 8th, 1881, Mrs. Alice Anne Barnes, of Consumption. Mrs. Barnes was the daughter of Mr. Isaac Richardson, formerly surveyor of this county. Her husband removed to Iowa a few months since, where her father had preceded them. Her remains were interred at Bethel cemetery on the 13th. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVER THE RHINE. ~ ~ Monday, Jan. 17, 1881. School at No. 6 will close next Wednesday. John Hutchinson will go to Missouri in the spring. Several spellists made a vain attempt to "get away" with McGuffey at No. 8, last Friday night. A programme has been made out for the next Institute to be held at Lovett, on the second Saturday in February. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BUTLERVILLE.~ ~ Jan. 17. Our mills are all busy again. Each company got about one thousand logs into their yards during the present snow. The revival at the M. E. church closed last week without any accessions to the church, but the members were greatly revived and the whole community benefitted. The Friends held a protracted meeting in their church of several days duration, including last Sunday. Several ministers from a distance were in attendance. They will hold their quarterly at Azalia next Saturday and Sunday. In the Spring the Baptists will build an addition to the front of their church, making an entry for the two doors, and surmounting it with a belfry and a fine bell. Rev. McCoy held services last Sabbath. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARIS CROSSING ITEMS. ~ ~ January 17, 1881 Sleighing is still all the go. Farmers are hauling lots of saw-logs to the saw-mills. The Teachers of this township instituted at this place last Saturday. County Superintendent McKeehan was down to see the schools here last week. Mr. Shrewsbury of Dupont is shipping a good many cherry logs from this place. Mrs. Eliza Leech, of Paris, was visiting at Cincinnati last week and returned home on Sunday. David Tobias of Scott county died last Saturday, and was buried at Coffee Creek on Sunday. The O. & M. pay car passed over the branch road last week making glad the hearts of its employes. Amos Spears an old citizen of this township started last Saturday for Kansas where he will make his future home. A. R. Shepherd of this place has secured a clerkship in the State legislature. His daughter Nancy is teaching out the term of school that Mr. Shepherd had been teaching at Lovett. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARRIED. CARSON -- McCASLIN ~ ~ On Thursday, January 13th, 1881, near Columbus, Ind., Mr. Daniel R. Carson to Miss Susie McCaslin. The printers were kindly remembered with a bountiful supply of cake, which we pronouce number one. Dan is one of the best men living, and we wish him and his bride a world of pleasure. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DIED. BAUGHN. ~ ~ At the residence of Mr. P. D. Baughn, sr., on Tuesday, January 18th, 1881, at 6 o'clock p.m., Miss Lydia F. Baughn of Consumption. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has this day taken out Letters of Administration, on the Estate of John Carney late of Jennings county, deceased. Said estate is probably solvent. P. C. McGANNON jan.12 2t. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Part 1 - Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) for Terry Engel (Jennings County, Indiana)

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This is the second one that I have ready. Antoinette 120 YEARS AGO THE VERNON BANNER VERNON, IND. Wednesday, . . . Jan. 12, 1881 ====================== It snowed last week. Wheat 90 cents per bushel. No prisoners in the county jail. .The Indiana Legislature is in full blast Dennis Kearney has become the driver of a dray. Eugene Hale will be the next Senator of Maine. Mr. Chapin Wagner is now attending school at Bloomington. Mr. R. Leavitt is daily adding improvements to the Campbell farm. Mr. J. S. Smyth has moved his store into the room adjoining his residence. A religious revival is now being conducted in this place by Walter Lattimore. In the Northwest the mercury is still at the bottoms of the thermometers. The BANNER will get its choice for U. S. Senator. Ben Harrison is his name. Pneumonia prevails extensively in Bartholomew county, and many deaths are reported. Jim Woods, the Warrick county miner, is the first assistant of the doorkeeper of the House. A large delegation of Irishmen attended Governor Porter's reception on Monday evening. If this sleighing is not over soon there will be no fat horses left, in fact it is slaying the horses. It is reported that Mr. Blaine has stated positively to his friends that he will be Secretary of State. Benjamin Louis, a colored man aged 100 years, died at the Knox county Infirmary last Friday. Mr. Lafe Hand, one of the Bigger township blacksmiths, intends going to the Colorado mines soon. The county Clerk issued but two marriage licenses last week. The weather was probably too cold for the business. It costs eighty thousand dollars a year to run the White House, and the President gets a salary of fifty thousand a year in addition. The second trial of Mrs. Mary Brown, of Marion County, for the murder of her husband, resulted in a verdict of imprisonment for life, last Thursday. The little village of Clifford, six miles from Columbus on the Shelbyville line of the J. M. & I., was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Friday night. Mr. James Myres, of Butlerville, sold his Jersey Bull and a young Jersey heifer with her first calf, to Indianapolis parties last week, for the neat little sum of $500. Beaconfield's novel, Endymion, cannot be bought in England for less than seven dollars and fifty cents, while in this country it can be bought for fifteen cents. The following persons were installed as officers of Mt. Ida Lodge No. 73, I.O.O.F., on last Wednesday evening: Joseph Baily, N.G.; John Reynolds, V.G.; T. B. Reed Secretary; I. S. Wagner, Treasurer. A young dentist in Bigger township has hit on a novel plan for getting work. When any of the boys are backward about having teeth extracted, he sees their girls about it and gets them to agree to suffer no kissing till the faulty teeth are remedied. The plan is said to work well, and his Monday's business is large. The Indiana delegation ought to push Godlove Orth for Speaker of the next House of Representatives. That body will contain no man better qualified for the position. Gen. Garfield is engaged in reading the inaugural addresses of all the Presidents who have preceded him. It is believed that his address will lay all the others in the shade. Gov. Gray's message fills over nine columns of the Journal, which is doing pretty well for a man who has been Governor but a few weeks. What he could have done if he had been Governor for two years is a subject too vast to speculate upon. Hons. Will Cumback and Godlove Orth withdrew on Monday from the Senatorial race. The Republican caucus was held last night and no doubt Gen. Harrison was chosen without opposition. This is very bad news for Democrats and very good news for their opponents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVER THE RHINE. Monday, Jan. 10, 1881. Bring on your sleighs. A deaf mute is attending school at No. 8. I. N. Foster moved to Bartholomew county last week. Frank H. Wiest of this place is at Cincinnati, on business. We feel highly flattered by the compliment paid us by the editor, last week. W. T. Hacker, of Bartholomew county paid the West End a flying visit last week. A huxter from Commiskey got one of his horses leg broken near here, a few days ago. Did the teacher at No. 8 get fastened out of the house? We should smile. Did the scholars get a treat? We think not. Miss Etta Hill, who has been at Seymour for some time undergoing medical treatment at the hand of Dr. Gerish, returned home a few days ago, much improved. Everything here passes on without even a ripple to disturb the smooth surface of everyday life. Not even a wedding, nor a bir--- hold on. Just as we "go to press" the news reaches us that Smith Sayers if the father of a bran new girl baby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN MEMORIAM. Whereas, It has pleased the All-wise Ruler of universe to remove from our Dodge circle and community our beloved Brother, T. J. Snodgrass, Past Grand, of North Vernon Lodge No. 329, to the grand home above, not made with hands. Therefore, Resolved, That, in his dealth, our Lodge has lost one of its best members and the community an honorable citizen, while his presence in our Lodge room will be greatly missed, his memory, by his Brothers, will be ever cherished, as well as by all who knew him. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to his family; and that they be publised in the Sun, Plain Dealer and Banner. A. S. Conner, ) Issac Gumble, ) Com. P. C. McGannon, ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Jennings Circuit Court, the undersigned Administrator De Bonis Non of the estate of Johnson W. Summerfield, deceased, will on Saturday, the 15th day of January, 1881, offer for sale, on the premises, at public auction the undivided two thirds of the following described Real Estatee in the county of Jennings, and State of Indiana, to-wit: Twenty-one (21) feet off of the north side of Lot fifty-six (56) and running back to the alley the whole length of said lot; also, 12 feet front and 21 feet back off of the south side of lot fifty-five (55) fronting on Pike Street, all in the Town of Vernon, in said county and State. Terms of Sale -- One third cash, one third in 9 months, and one third in 18 months from day of sale, the purchaser to give his notes, with approved security, and bearing 6 per cent interest from date for the Deferred payments. Erastus Summerfield, Administrator. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEMPERANCE COLUMN. Edited by the W.C.T.U. For God, Home and Native Land. ======================== "Ask and ye shall receive." 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, and its glory for the asking. Many prayers are going up this week for individuals - for you. Why not decide for Christ now! On every height there lies repose. - Goethe. Wine has drowned more than the seas. No man is free who fails to command himself. Our Vernon Union has secured a nice little roll of names to the Prohibition petition -- and "Still there's more to follow." The Union will meet next week at the residence of Mrs. Brown. The Journal of Freedom and Right (the rum organ) says, "The Prohibition element is gaining strength, and they are most indefatigable workers. Petitions have been circulated throughout the State of Indiana, to which they claim to have already over sixty thousand signatures, asking for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicants . . . . Unless we awake, and that pretty quickly to our danger, and go to work in earnest, we will be bound hand and foot, and delivered over to the cold water apostles." "Good enough!" "Sing another verse."

Due to the extremely busy schedule of your List Mistress, she has asked that I send this directly to the list, rather than to her first. So you can blame me for the mistakes <grin> Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) 120 YEARS AGO THE VERNON BANNER VERNON, IND. WEDNESDAY . . . Jan. 5, 1881 ======================== More snow. Pretty cold last week. Court adjourned on Saturday. The fun is all over until July 4th. Teachers' Institute adjourned on Friday. The State Legislature meets tomorrow. The Ohio Legislature met yesterday. Our college boys are all back at school again. The last of December was not as pleasant as May. There are nine million Jews living on this earth. Governor Porter takes unto himself a wife to-day. The snow is a fine covering for the growing wheat. The Council met in regular session on Monday night. Considerable sleighriding was indulged in last Sabbath. Jim James and Apple Jack are supposed to be near relatives. Some of the boys ushered in the New Year by the ringing of bells. Secretary Evarts is a candidate for U.S. Senator from New York. Miss Abbie Burt is spending vacation with her mother in Vernon. The jury in the Si Mosman case failed to agree and was discharged. St. Louis recorded twenty eight murders and fifty seven suicides in 1880. The Schools of Vernon are again in running order, after a week's vacation. Some of our citizens had wood stolen during the cold weather of last week. Mr. John McGannon has been visiting his parents in Vernon for several days past. Kentucky borrows three hundred thousand dollars every year to pay current expenses. John R. Ramsey and Mary M. Jones were married, by Rev. J. C. Burt, Dec. 24th, 1880. The first detachment of engineers and workmen for the Panama canal will leave Paris to day. Mr. Walter Lattimore, the evangelist will conduct the services at the M. E. Church, next Sabbath. The military of Charleston, South Carolina, propose to celebrate Robert E. Lee's birthday, Jan. 19th. Messrs. Wenzel and Hengstler filled their ice house last week with ice that measured 8 inches thick. A social dance was given in Vawter's Hall, on Thursday evening. A pleasant time was had by the those present. Gov. Porter will be inaugurated into matrimony this evening, and into the Governor's office next Monday. The Ohio River is frozen its whole length, and teams can cross on the ice on the Mississippi anywhere above Cairo. The art of photography has been so perfected that thirty negatives can be taken with one instrument in a single second. It is thought the V. G. & R. road will not be completed to North Vernon, before the middle of March or the first of April. Work is progressing rather slowly, the weather is quite severe on the laborers. Prof. Bell, who invented the telephone, has discovered that sounds can be conveyed by rays of light. He believes that he can construct an instrument by which the sounds of storms on the sun can be distinctly heard on the earth. A Georgia man has come to the conclusion that at a hundred feet in height the air is pure, and he has obtained leave to fasten a pipe to a church steeple, by means of which he intends to pump pure air into his house. New Mexico is likely to be a State before very long. There is also a move on foot to turn the exodus in that direction, and let the negro show what capacity there is in him for government, by obtaining control of a section where the old slaveholder mastery is not felt. Blondes are out of fashion now and of course all the gentlemen, who were hasty enough to marry them, will now apply for divorces. You will be safe in betting that Ben Harrison will be the next United States Senator from Indiana, the Democracy to contrary notwithstanding. During the year 1880, the Governor of this State issued seventy pardons, remitted forty-three fines, granted five respites, and commuted three sentences. A Court-martial to try Cadet Whittaker has been appointed. It will be hard to convince rational men that a negro slit his own ears. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. Walter Lattimore, a former citizen of this place, who will begin his labors here as an Evangelist upon next Sabbath, is recommended as follows by the "The Interior" of Chicago: "Mr. W. O. Lattimore, for nearly four years past the conductor of the gospel temperance meetings held in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association of this city, has decided to enlarge his field of operation, and will in future give his time to meetings in Illinois and neighboring states. Churches and communities, desiring his services, may address him at Evanston, Cook County, Ill. He has given much of his time to Bible study, and his personal record is unsullied from the date of his conversion. -- He has a fine education and is an effective platform speaker. His experience in the Chicago work will be of great help to him now, and we cannot doubt that a warm welcome awaits him to many fields of labor, and his usefulness is to be greatly increased." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARRIAGE LICENSES ~ ~ Curtis STANLEY and Olive MARSH; Frederick KORHOF and Mary COBBS; Phony GRIMES and Mattie MORRIS; John LITTLE and Sarah GIVIDEN; W. E. PERRY and Melissa SHELDON; John R. RAMSEY and Mary M. JONES; Philip HORGESHIMER and Rachel A. A. ARBUCKLE; Arthur DONALDSON and Eva LEAVITT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two infants, twins, aged three months, the children of William and Fannie Johnson, were frozen to death in New Albany, on last Wednesday. The father left home in search of employment, leaving his wife without fuel. The day was bitter cold, and in the evening the wife placed the children in the cradle and covered them the best she could. My midnight the temperature had sunk to eight degrees below zero, and at 3 o'clock a.m. one of the children perished from the cold, and at 6 o'clock the other followed. No one knew of the destitution of the family, or abundant aid would have been offered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BUTLERVILLE. Butlerville, Jan. 3rd. Not frozen to death yet. Mr. Willie McNeelan and wife have removed to Seymour. Our mills and factories have been idle for a week, because of the freezing up. The teamsters have made good use of the splendid sledding, and the town is rapidly filling up with saw logs. Mrs. Sallie Sanford has seemingly tired of living with her husand, and left for Cincinnati in company with her brother-in-law, Mr. Dudley, who is a widower. Mumps have been prevailing here slightly for a few weeks. There have also been many rumors about scarlet fever, but I think them without good foundation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARIS CROSSING ITEMS. January 3rd, 1881. Robert Farthing is Deputy Postmaster at Paris. Mat Terwilegar and family have gone to live in Indianapolis. Esq. John Tobias had a family reunion on New Years Day. Mr. Thompson Hudson of Kentucky is visiting relatives here. Dr. J. C. Cave, of Harrison, O., is spending a few days with his family in Paris. The cheese factory at this place still continues to ship large amounts of cheese to the cities. The week of prayer will be observed at Hopewell church during the week with appropriate service. There have been quite a number of persons visiting friends and relatives in this neighborhood during the holidays. The past week has been one much enjoyed by lovers of good sleighing as the roads are in splendid condition for that purpose. The alarming cry of fire was heard on our streets one night last week. The fire proved to be only the soot burning out of a chimney. The holidays have come and gone since my last letter. The time has been filled up with all sorts of gatherings. Oyster suppers, festivals, social parties and private dinners have followed each other in rapId succession until we almost wished Christmas times would last all the year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARRIED: STOCKMAN - - EWING At the Christian church, Greensburg, Wednesday evening, Dec. 29th, 1880, Mr. George B. Stockman, eldest son of county treasurer Stockman, to Miss Maggie, only daughter of Hon. Cortez Ewing. It has seldom been our good fortune to attend such an enjoyable occasion as this proved to be. The wedding was a magnificent affair, fully five hundred guests being present. The church was handsomely decorated, and a lovelier group than the bridal party as they assembled around the alter, certainly never greeted the eyes of an admiring audience. The bride was becomingly dressed in cream colored cashmere and brocaded satin, made en train with veil and orange flowers. She wore pearl ornaments. The four bridesmaids wore white with the exception of one who was attired in light blue. After the ceremony, the guests assembled at the spacious residence of Mr. Ewing, where they were hospitably entertained until the wee sma' hours. The following evening, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stockman, parents of the groom, gave an elegant reception at Alumni Hall, in honor of the bride and groom. It was pronounced the most recherche affair of the season. The presents were numerous and elegant. Among the most noted was a tasteful little house and lot from the parents of the bride, furnished by the parents of the groom. The young couple begin their wedded life very auspiciously, and it is our earnest wish that happiness and prosperity may attend them always. DONALDSON -- LEAVITT At the residence of the bride's parents, near Lovett, on New Year's deve, by Rev. J. C. Burt, Mr. Arthur Donaldson and Miss Eva Leavitt. This event has been anticipated for some time, and after weary waiting, we are glad to congratulate Mr. Donaldson, on the excellent choice he made in selecting a wife. May success and happiness attend them, as they plod down the hill of life together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. NOTICE is hereby given, that at the December Term, 1880, the estate of Johnson W. Summerfield, deceased, was, by the Jennings Circuit Court, declared probably insolvent. Creditors are therefore notified that said estate, will be settled accordingly. Erastus Summerfield, Administrator. John Overmyer, Att'y. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned Administrator of the estate of James Green, deceased, will sell at public auction, on the premises, on the 29th Day of January, 1881, the personal propery of the decedent, consisting of 13 stock hogs, seven stands of bees, corn, seven tons of hay, one cider mill and two iron kettles. TERMS -- A credit of nine months will be given on all sums over three dollars, the purchaser giving note with approved surity waiving valuation and appraisement laws. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock a.m. Henry Childs jan.5-4t. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~