110 YEARS AGO NORTH VERNON BANNER North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana October 22, 1890 ~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~><~ Hon. John R. Lynch, of Mississippi (colored) will speak at the Court House, on Friday night, Oct. 24th. Everybody should hear him. _________________________________ Senator A. M. Kennedy of Rush county, will address the people of Hayden on Wednesday, Oct. 22d, at 7 o'clock p.m.; and the citizens of Lovett on Thursday, Oct 23d, 7 o'clock p.m. _________________________________ Hon. J. B. Rebuck, of Versailles, will address the people as follows: Grayford, Wednesday night, Oct. 22d. Ridge school house, Northeast part Geneva township, Thursday night, Oct. 24th Brewersville, Friday night, Oct. 25th Hege school house, Monday Oct. 27 San Jacinto, Tuesday Oct. 28 Hopkins school house, Wednesday, Oct. 29 Deer Creek school house, Thursday, Oct. 30 Nebraska, Friday, Oct. 31 __________________________________ Hon. John Worrell Republican candidate for State Statistician, will speak at Commiskey, Thursday night, Oct. 30. __________________________________ The best quality of Pittsburg Coal is sold by C. C. Jordan. J. R. Parker will shortly receive a car load of the best Pittsburg coal. Leave your orders with him. He will not be undersold. The Vernon township teachers will institute at the school building next Saturday. Stephen P. Skinner and wife went to Clifford, Ind., on Saturday for a short visit to relatives. M. R. Montgomery, wife and son, of Shelbyville, visited her sister Mrs. Chapin Wagner, over Sunday. FOR SALE ~ ~ A faithful, trusty work mare and a good milch cow. Enquire of Rev. T. A. Childs, Vernon, Ind. Hon. John R. Lynch, the eminent colored orator of Mississippi will speak at the Court House next Friday night. Don't fail to hear him. County Auditor Cope went to Indianapolis on Monday to represent Muscatatuck Tribe No. 99, I.O.R.M., in the Great Council, now in session there. Col. Wm. W. Dudley, of this State, for four years Commissioner of Pensions, temporarily in Washington, D.C., engaged in the practice of law, has been very successful in obtaining pensions for ex-soldiers. See his card in another column. Abram Wagner, of Indianapolis visited his mother here over Sunday. Mr. Wagner called Monday for a friendly chat and paid up his dues on the BANNER. Rev. Mr. Read and wife, of Columbia, Ky., are here on a visit to Prof. D. G. Fenton. He preached two very able sermons in the Presbyterian Church on Sabbath. People who complain that their homes and farms are excessively taxed for State purposes should vote for Fielden Lett for Joint Representative. The Republican party is pledged to a new system of taxation. Frank F. Frecking, who has been at work several years past getting up a complete abstract of titles to real estate in this county, is about to complete his work, and is now able to furnish an abstract on short notice. A. D. Hamrick and Miss Annie Crist will be married at the home of the bride's mother near Grayford this afternoon. Mrs. Minerva Spears wants all the news of the county and has ordered the BANNER sent to her address at Commiskey. Clerk Wagner went to Indianapolis this morning to receive the official state ballots from the state Board of Election Commissioners. S. Burchal, the clever merchant and accommodating postmaster at San Jacinto, called on Wednesday and ordered the BANNER sent to his address. Fred J. Wright, a solid Republican and rustling farmer of Bigger township, while in town trading on Saturday, called and renewed his subscription for another year. J. A. Hall, a wide-awake farmer of Lovett township was in town trading on Wednesday, and called for a social chat and ordered his name placed upon the BANNER'S subscription list. Mrs. Sarah Vawter and Mrs. Maggie Hutchings were called to Indianapolis on Monday morning to attend the bedside of Mrs. Vawter's sister, Mrs. McKeehan, who was reported to be in a dying condition. Our readers should not forget that on next Tuesday, there will be a grand closing out sale of the entire Oak Grove Stock consisting of 78 head of high bred trotting stock at public auction, on the Fair Grounds at North Vernon. The stock is the property of the late J. B. Curtis and the pedigree of every animal sold will be guaranteed to be correct. __________________________________ DIED. TWEEDY ~ ~ On Monday morning, October 20th, 1890, at the home of his parents, South of Vernon, Mr. George B. Tweedy, in the 28th year of his age. The funeral services were conducted in the Presbyterian church on Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. S. E. Barr, after which the remains were interred in the Vernon Cemetery. Juliett Riley, wife of Joseph L. Riley, was born October 16th, 1851, and departed this life at her home in Vernon, Oct. 16th, 1890, after a lingering illness, aged 39 years. A sketch of her life will appear after the memorial service to be held in memory of the departed at the Baptist church, on Sunday, November 2nd, 1890, at 6:30 p.m. ___________________________________ RUSH BRANCH ~ ~ October 20, 1890 Henry Mix, jr., is sick. J. N. Callicott attended a grand rally at Scottsburg, Saturday. The singing class conducted by Prof. Whitsitt is well attended. Nut-gathering seems to be the principal occupation of our citizens. Abner Woolman, of Kansas, who recently lost his wife, is on a visit to his sister, Mrs. J. N. Callicott. The infant child of George Spencer, who recently moved here from Jefferson county, was buried in the cemetery here on Friday. Mr. Spencer and wife have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.