Many, Many thanks to Antoinette for typing this up. This one was a real eye killer. 120 YEARS AGO NORTH VERNON SUN North Vernon, Indiana Thursday July 15, 1880 ======================== Local and Miscellaneous News. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Draconia at M. H. Andrews & Co. Prof. Isley has gone to Edinburg. Benny Foster is at home on a visit. J. N. Marsh was in this city Monday. Ab Ewan (Evan) is running an engine on the train line. Another sheriff of Old Geneva will appear next week. Mrs. G. W. Meyer is visiting her daughter at Cleves, Ohio. Haney will deliver daily papers at your door. Buy of him. The O & M pay car went west Tuesday making the boys all happy. Charley Clark, Mayor of Columbus, was in this city Thursday night. The Judicial Convention will be held in this city, Friday, July 22nd. The Old Settlers Meeting at Paris this year promises to eclipse any former effort. L. G. Whitcomb has closed a contract to start a school house in Spencer township. The success of the Camp Meeting on the Fair Grounds is assured. The bills will be up tomorrow. Yellow fever has again made its appearance. A fatal case occurred at New Orleans last Monday. D. H. Brown, the Editor of the Seymour department of the Brownstown Banner was in this city on Monday. Charley Repp has purchased the Houpert property, corner of 5th and Hoosier streets, of John Nichlaus. Nic Stein swung onto the hind end of a wagon last Saturday and was as violently thrown off that he was badly bruised about the body. Ed Wood has been by the commissioners appointed sheriff of Ripley county, to fill out the unexpired term of Amos W. [Gro----], deceased. George Wallace passed through here on Tuesday evening with his arm in a sling. He said he would be able to take his train out in a few days. W. H. Siddell will this week raise the frame work of his new mill, which, when completed will be one of the largest in this portion of the state. Last Friday, Peter Wertz, who lives near Brewersville, dropped a coal of fire from his pipe into his vest pocket, and before he was aware of it, his clothes caught fire, partially destroyed a pension check and a lot of letters. It was a narrow escape. P. Conlin will erect a brick building on the site now occupied by McMillan's agricultural warehouse, containing two large [ ] rooms, one to be occupied by A. C. Conner and the other by John Rech. He will commence work immediately. During my absence I have authorized John Zurin to look after my property and if any there are who wish to settle their accounts I hold against them they can do so by paying the same to Adam Schubert who is authorized to receipt for the same. Henry Lange. Tank Mayfield, one of the solid boys who was raised here, is now a local freight conductor on the Cincinnati division of the Cincinnati Soouthern. He was a pioneer brakeman here and rendered good service, hence his promotion. Judge Charles L. Jewett spent a short time in the city Wednesday while waiting for a tain west where he was going to spend a short time at West [Baden] Springs, where he went to recover from the exhuasting effects of his late race for judge of this circuit. Our Ripley county friends will please make a note of this. The crop of blackberries in this section, will, this season, be greatly in excess of former years. A new variety has been added that, it is claimed, attains huge proportions. The strange feature of this variety is that but one, and never more than two, grows upon one stalk. This latter fact will prevent their becoming a great favorite in this community.

èo øõÄ S AGO NORTH VERNON SUN North Vernon, Indiana Thursday July 22, 1880 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ================================ Dr. Peet is at Leadville, Colorado. Frank Geohegan has gone to Louisville. Old Settlers meeting at Paris Crossing next Saturday. Mrs. John Moore and family are spending the heated term in this city. Miss Anna McCormack, of North Madison, is visiting friends in this city. George McNeelan now has charge of Fred Stilwell's caboose and crew. Griff Oliver will preserve order on the Fair Grounds during camp meeting. Mrs. Thomas Wilkerson is reported to be very sick, scarcely expected to live. Several cars of new steel rail is being put in on the O & M just west of here. John Lett an old citizen of Seymour died last Wednesday of cholera morbus. A young son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rosebery of Lovett township died last week. Doug Snodgrass has been slinging lightning from this telegraph office for the past week. Rob Swift supplys the vacancy caused by the absence of brother Good and sings for the boys. A. G. Smith will address the Hancock and English club at Lexington on Saturday evening next. The republicans in this section do not like J. N. Marsh. Poor man this will break his heart. A locomotive attached to a freight train killed a valuable ox for James H. Melroy Sunday night. Bill Rodifer, the modern Jack Shepherd of Indians, has been released from the Southern prison. As for Sellers' Liver Pills. No other possess half their virtue. 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists. Pat Dickerson, David Bay and daughter have gone to French Lick Springs, Martin County, and will remain all week. In the excitement occasioned by the camp meeting do not forget the Old Settlers Meeting at Paris next Saturday. Elder Z. T. Sweeney has returned from Augusta, Ga, where he is now stationed to Columbus to spend the heated term. At or near Scipio, Mr. and Mrs. William Hutchings are celebrating the [advent] into their family of a sweet little girl. A train collided with a handcar east of Nebraska yesterday, no damage was done to the train but the handcar is disabled. We are so crowded for space this week that we are compelled to crowd out our "Few Facts". They will appear next week. The construction train has been taken off of the O & M branch for the present and conductor Oliver is running a freight train. Hon's John Overmeyer and John Linek enjoyed the hospitalities of Warden Howard's mansion last night ~ Courier Journal Dock Mitchell reports that he was robbed of $14 while sleeping on a truck on the depot platform one evening last week. John Reynolds, of the Talisman, the order of the I.O.O.F. of Indiana, was in this county last week in the interest of his publication. The democrats of Lexington will organize a Hancock Club on Saturday night and have written A. G. Smith requesting his attendance and assistance. Ed. E. Frost, one of the truest democrats and best men in Columbus, was last week elected a member of the council of that city by a rousing majority. John B. Foy, at one time editor of the Ripley county Journal and proprietor of the Central Hotel at Osgood, died at his home in Versailles Monday. George Alley treated himself last Saturday morning to a brand new buggy. Now girls is your chance. Fred Evans can't monopolize this business always. The O & M is in the midst of another freight boom. As many as 47 freight trains have passed over the road in one day. The boys are getting awfully tired, and sleepy too. L. C. Law, Sq. Geo. Wetsil and John Ferguson of Lovett township passed through here Monday evening with a number of cars of stock destined for the Cincinnati market. Thos. Russell for a long time agent for the O & M at this station has accepted a position on the C B & Q railway as travel passenger agent and will enter upon the duties of his new position in a few days. Verbarg & Simmons have contracted to build the new block of brick buildings Mr. Conklin will erect on the site now occupied by McMillan's former agricultural ware[rooms or house ?] and also a large brick stable in the rear. One of our society young men who attended a lady from the hop at Mr. Alexander's to her home one evening last week, became so alarmed at the darkness that the young lady was compelled to see her beau home. Brave girl. North Vernone Lodge I.O.O.F. compelted their installation of officers last Thursday and the charis are now filled by John A. Adams, N. G. Thomas, J. Snodgrass, V. G. John Ester, Secretary; and William Howe, Treasurer. The Phoenix Cornet band of Elizabethtown, Chas. E. Taylor, leader, is now in excellent practice and will furnish band music at reasonable rates for picnics, rallies, celebrations &c. Campaign music a specialty. Address J. B. Anderson, Elizabethtown, Ind. Ezra Whitmore lost a pocket book between the depot and his residence Saturday night that contained a considerable amount of money. A diligent search was made all that night and Sunday morning following but so far the lost property has not been found.

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Do you have earlier accounts of newspaper articles of Jennings Co. My ggggrandparents (James and Jane Butler) were in Jennings Co at Vernon in 1833 -1858, but Jane died about 1854. James married Nancy Bundy in 1858. A daughter Martha was b. about 1862. The family then moved to Montgomery Co. IL. Nancy's father was Miles Bundy. Jane's father was Caleb Moncrief ,son of Maxwell. Does any of this have any connections to others? I hope so. June Woodyard Terry Engel wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Since I'm having some computer problems, Antoinette has "volunteered" to send > the latest newspaper articles to the list. The ones she will be sending are: > > July 29, 1880 > Oct 1, 1890 > Oct 8, 1890 > Oct 15, 1890 > Oct 22, 1890 > Oct 29, 1890 > > Some of these will be divided into 2 parts or more depending on the length of > the article. > > Thanks Antoinette! I don't know what I'd do without you. > > Terry > > ============================== > 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists > http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/