110 YEARS AGO VERNON BANNER Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana October 8, 1890 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REPUBLICAN SPEAKING. HON. JOHN W. LOVETT, Republican candidate for Attorney General, will address the people at North Vernon, Thursday, October 9th, at 7 o'clock p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. John R. Lynch, of Mississippi (colored), will speak at the Court House on Friday, Oct. 24th, at 7 o'clock p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General William Grose, Senator from Henry county, will speak at the following places, in the eveing of the following dates and days, at 7:00 o'clock p.m.: Scipio ~ Monday, Oct. 13th. Zenas ~ Tuesday, Oct. 14th. Paris Xing ~ Wednesday, Oct. 15th. ========================== Deputy Auditor Shepherd is at his post again. Mrs. Maggie Mitchel is reported to be better. Irby Hartwell has been very sick, but is better. Mrs. D. G. Fenton is at Hanover on a visit to relatives. Alonzo Rich has moved to his father's farm east of town. Albert Walt and son visited relatives at Retreat over Sunday. Mark Storen, Clerk of Scott county, attended Court on Monday. Olin Bundy is teaching the Union Star school in Lovett township. Dalton Hinchman is sorely afflicted with a felon on his right hand. Miss Forrest Weir, of Crothersville, is here on a visit to her brother. Miss Abigail Burt of New Jersey is here on a visit to relatives. John McGannon, of Illinois, is here on a visit to his sister, Mrs. A. Stott. Mrs. C. P. Frost has gone to Thomasville, Ga., on a visit to her daughter. James Mallett, an old soldier of North Vernon, has had his pension increased. Will Hilton, of Kentucky, visited his father, Mr. Emsley Hilton here last week. BORN ~ To Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Dixon, on Monday morning, Oct. 6th ~ a boy. Mrs. S. W. Convoy visited her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Cowell near Butlerville last week. Mrs. Smith K. Vawter and children returned to their home at Turkey Lake, on Monday. Geo. Rogers and wife attended the funeral of Miss Lizzie Maupin at Dupont on Wednesday. Several farmers near Seymour realized a profit of $75 per acre by cultivating sweet potatoes. Columbus B. Harrod, Republican candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, was in town Monday. J. E. Murphy, the enterprising Liveryman of Butlerville, was among our callers on Wednesday. Andrew Henderson, the clever trustee of Campbell township, has our thanks for substantial business favors. G. F. Whitsitt, the popular musical instructor of Deputy, has ordered the BANNER sent to his address. C. P. Lurton, the jolly merchant of Commiskey, attended Court on Thursday and gave us a business call. Rev. H. M. Elwyn preached his first sermon for this conference year at the M.E. Church on Sabbath morning. Wm. H. Wells, one of Spencer township's solid farmers, called on Friday and renewed his subscription for another year. Harry Elliott, an employe in the North Vernon O. & M. yards, had an arm severely injured while coupling cars Sunday night. Wilton Kellar, of North Vernon, while in town trading on Saturday, called and renewed his subscription for another year. J. H. Wagner, of the Vernon Plow Works, called on Monday for a friendly chat and renewed his subscription for another year. Maxell Crawford, one of Lovett township's rising young teachers, called on Thursday and renewed his subscription for another year. Henry Hinchman, our good looking Trustee, has our thanks for a basket of fine eating apples. Albert Wencke was the recipient of a very novel gift on Monday evening. It was from several of his lady friends, and as a matter of course came neatly wrapped. Albert's surmises as to what it might be were many, and with nervous fingers he seized the package and begann to unfold it. He was thinking of the nice watch or splendid charm that would probably adorn his person through the years to come, but his disappointment can easily be imagined when his eyes fell upon a "doll baby". Misses Annie and Prudence Gilchrist returned home from Oregon last week, where they had been on a visit for more than a year past. J. H. Cover, a red hot Republican and hustling farmer, who recently moved to Montgomery township from Ohio, was in town trading on Thursday. Riley Brougher, a hustling young Republican of Sand Creek township wants to keep up with the procession, so he has ordered thte BANNER sent to his address at Brewersville. Misses Hattie Wetzel and Clara Jordan, two charming young ladies of the Centerville neighborhood gave us a pleasant call on Monday afternoon and left us a basket of excellent cake. Alex Arbuckle, a wide-awake farmer of Montgomery township, was in town on business on Thursday and ordered the BANNER sent to his address at Commiskey and also to his son, Ellison, at Winchester, Tenn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~