>From Scipio, March 24th, 1873. John Griffith, who moved to Illinois about ten years ago, is visiting friends in this county. J. F. Wright has moved his goods to the depot at this place for the purpose of shipping them to Kansas, to which place he will go in a short time. Mr. John H. Wright, our county surveyor, was here yesterday doing some surveying for J. L. Goodnow. Rev. J. Gilchrist is holding a protracted meeting at Oak Grove church, on Mutton Creek. Sixteen additions have been made. Mr G. is a man whose whole soul is fully in the work and who is alive to every interest of the church. May the good work go on. LETTER LIST. The following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the Postoffice at North Vernon, on Monday, March 24th. Hauke, Leany McCammon, W. H. Jackson, C. W. Shattuck, N. Williams, L. T. Persons calling for these letters should state that they were advertised giving date of this advertisement. J. C. COPE, P.M. Opening of spring styles in Millinery at Mrs. J. R. Robinson's, on Thursday and Friday, March 27th and 28th. All the novelties of the season just received. Ladies, call and see them. James M'Donnell has sold his property on O. & M. Avenue to Mr. Thomas Kelly, agent of the O. & M. railway. Mr. M'Donnell will remove to Indianapolis this week. APRIL 1, 1873 - North Vernon Plain Dealer The building lately occupied by the post office will be used as a furniture room by Fred Evans. School Examiner Carney, has our thanks for a copy of the last report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The walls of the fence around the Court House square are to be 18 inches at the base and taper to 15 inches at the top. It will be 4 feet in height above ground. The walls are to be of white lime capped with blue stone, with projection. It will be more durable than any other kind of fence. The Branch road from this city to Jeffersonville, under the supervision of the efficient Roadmaster, Ofr. Patrick Wickens, is in excellent condition for this season of the year. Through trains make Louisville from this place, a distance of 62 miles, in one hour and forty minutes. Fox scalps are now worth $2 each. The county is the purchaser. A gentleman last week carried a basketful of scalps to the county seat and drew $2 for each. The law requires that all scalps be taken to and counted by the Clerk, after which the Clerk issues his certificate and the Auditor draws his warrant for the amount. County Assessor John H. Cox, made the following appointments of deputy Assessors on Saturday. For Bigger Twp., Meredith Johnson; Campbell, James Myers and Joseph Hole; Geneva, Kennedy Clapp; Marion, Thomas Adams; Montgomery, Philip Jones; Sand Creek, Cyrus Jackson; Spencer, Edward Marsh and Andrew Haley; Vernon, John West; Center, James King and Wm. H. Black; Lovett, Miles A. Perry. The assessment will be commenced today. Charley Meyer, who has just taken a thorough course in bookkeeping at Cincinnati, returned from that city on Friday. >From Wimple Creek - Mar. 28, 1873. Rev. W. E. Spear is devoting his whole time and talent to the ministry. A series of religious meetings are being held this week at Pleasant View church by Rev. Fowler and others. Considerable interest manifested among the members and eight or ten persons have joined the church. Mr. Frank Overturf, of Holton, lately invested $2.50 at the Clerk's office, in Versailles, and has taken unto himself one of the fair daughters of Eve, and has moved to his farm in this neighborhood. Welcome, Frank. Now subscribe for the Plain Dealer and your happiness will be complete. >From Brewersville - Mar. 28, 1873. Messrs. Jonathan J. H. Stearns, of Boone county, and Mordicai Stearns, of Decatur county, are visiting a sick relative at this place. Obituary. Departed this life, March 18th, 1873, Mr. John W. Fields, aged 70 years, two months and twenty-eight days. He was born in Rockingham county, North Carolina, December 20th, 1802, and emigrated to Scott county, Virginia, when a small boy. He married Miss Susan Heaberlin, of Russel county, VA, March 10th, 1830, and moved to this state in 1849. He was the father of eight children, four sons and four daughters, of which only two daughters and one son remain. He also leaves a loving companion and a large number of friends who mourn his loss. He was a devoted husband and father, and was a firm believer in the Universal doctrine until January 8th, 1872, when he was soundly converted and joined the United Brethern church, since which time he has been a devoted follower of Christ, ready and willing at all times to testify to the goodness of God, and that Christ has power on earth to forgive sins, and exhorting sinners to not delay as he had done. During his Christian life, he set an example well and worthy for any of us to follow. -J.I.R. >From Scipio - Mar. 28, 1873. Miss Sallie Reynolds will teach our school this spring. James Pindall, of Missouri, is visiting friends at this place. He has been attending college at Greencastle. Daniel Merrell received the sad intelligence that his father was lying dangerously ill in Franklin county to which place he is gone. C. F. Green, formerly of this place, is traveling agent for the firm of Milhous & Son, nurserymen, near Butlerville. Mr. Gibony visited our town last week introducing his steam washer, leaving a few on trial. If it proves a success we may look to see the old tubs and washboards all discarded. MARRIED - Lattimore-West. On the 26th ult., at the residence of Edward Marsh, in Spencer township, by Rev. Washington Malic, Mr. Walter Lattimore and Mrs. L. E. West. Conklin-Burke. On the 10th of September, 1872, at First Baptist Church, Peru, Ind., by Rev. E. G. Leonard, Mr. P. Conklin, of Nebraska, Ind., and Miss Mattie M. Burke, of the former place, late of Bethel, Ohio. (the foregoing marriage notice was published in these columns some time ago, as having taken place at Nebraska, this county, and solemnized by Esq. J. M. Cos. The publication was a mistake and we cheerfully give room to the above correction.) M. W. Jackson has closed his books and will in the future do a strictly cash business. His old customers will find on hand a full stock of watches, jewelry, musical instruments, notions &c at reduced prices. Those indebted to him will please call and settle. Hargrove & Smith, at their meat store on Madison street, will supply our citizens with the best of fresh beef, veal, sausages, &c., every day. APRIL 8, 1873 Lewis Hemberger has re-opened the National Hotel. J. P. Fable will burn three kilns of brick this summer. Mrs. Ada Whipple of Madison, is visiting friends here this week. A. W. Phillips has removed from this place to West Virginia. Casper Gessner has just finished laying a stone pavement in front of his residence on Hoosier street. J. C. Cope has our thanks for a copy of the Tribune Almanac for 1873. A mine of lead ore exists within our city limits. As yet, it has not been tested as to quantity. Our young friend, Joseph N. Hagins, of Vernon, left that place last week for New Orleans, where he expects to locate permanently. Mrs. Powell has traded her house and lot in this place to a gentleman in Indianapolis, for valuable property in that city. Rev. Mr. Cheany will deliver a temperance address at the M. E. Church, in this city, on Friday evening next. Hiram D. Green and W. H. Baker were, on Saturday, appointed by Assessor Cox, deputies to assess Columbia Township. Dr. Deputy, the dentist, of Vernon, intends removing soon from that city to Noblesville, Hamilton county, this State. At his post, Dr. J. G. Jones has returned from an extended visit to the West and South, and will again be found at his drug store, ready to wait upon his customers. J. B. M'Millan, the famous agricultural implement dealer, has received and shipped a large number of mowers and reapers within a few days past. He has a large number on hand and for sale. Tom Canaan, engineer, who runs the passenger train from here to Louisville, KY, made the distance, 54 miles, on the night of the 24th ult., in one hour and 10 minutes. Decidedly fast time and has not been beaten on the road. The law providing a fee of $2 for each fox scalp, failed in the Senate. We published its passage on the authority of the State Journal. The weather signal service bureau is now daily furnishing the Post-office at this place with reports of the weather. Our citizens may now inform themselves each day of what kind of weather we are to have several hours in advance by consulting "Old Probabilities' at the Post office. J. V. Milhous has shown us a handsome cane sent him by a brother, of Zanesville, Ohio, which was made from an oaken mill shaft of the old mill mentioned in Dr. Hildreth's history of the settlement of Ohio. The mill was built upon the Muskingum river, at Marietta, Ohio, in the year 1791. The mill was afterwards burned and the shaft sunk in the river. After a lapse of more than seventy years the shaft was recovered from the river bed, from which the cane was made. It was said to have been the first that ever rolled over in the Northwest territory. The head of the cane is another relic, being of black walnut and carved out of a joist of the first house erected in West Zanesville. FROM Deputy April 4th, 1873 Miss Hattie Gasaway is expected to teach our Spring term of school. We all wish her success. Mr. F. M. Tobias, a late resident of Ft. Smith, Kansas, has located with his lady, on their old homestead, about two miles from this place. We welcome them back. As the Paris correspondent to the Banner has spoken indifferently in regard to "croquet by moonlight," we feel like chastising him slightly for here it has been made quite a success. After he has once tried the game for himself he will think it highly entertaining, even by moonlight. - Thorndyke. FROM Butlerville. April 7th, 1873. Dr. Spencer has fitted up his new drug store in fine style, new shelving, &c. Albert Eldridge is now clerking for J. W. Pell. John Greer and Tobe Grinstead intend starting a peddling wagon. Sales of real estate are reported as being more active in Campbell township than for a number of years past. FROM Scipio - April 4th, 1873. Rev. Wood, of Franklin, and Rev. J. Gilchrist have been holding meeting in this place for one week; five persons have joined up to this time. The United Brethern have also been holding a protracted meeting, at Tannersville, with good success. An infant child of J. G. Bazemore died this morning at six o'clock. Mrs. I. N. Love died on Wednesday morning; at the residence of Harvey Pease, her step-father, of consumption. She had been married but a short time. She leaves many friends to mourn their loss. OBITUARY. Elizabeth May, daughter of John and Nancy Lewellen, was born near Raleigh, North Carolina, in which vicinity she passed her youth. About the year 1830 the family came to Indiana, and settled in Geneva township, Jennings County. On the 20th of December, 1836, she was married to Jonathan B. May, and shortly after united with the Presbyterian church at Scipio, which connection continued up to Wednesday morning, April 2, 1873, when she very suddenly fell asleep in Jesus. She was the mother of ten children and step-mother of two. Seven of the children are living and of age; five of them are married. Her pilgrimage here below was nearly three score years. MARRIED: Barnes-Lattimore - On Thursday, April 3d, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. J. O. Lattimore, by Rev. J. M. M'Ree, Mr. Frank E. Barnes to Miss Maggie F. Lattimore. DIED: Rose-In this place at the residence of his sister, Mrs. John Tennis, on Sunday the 6th Inst., Callie, son of Era Rose, of heart disease in his 14th year. His remains will be interred at Vernon today. Thus has Callie, a most excellent and amiable little boy, as we personally knew him to be, "passed over to the other side." Sanford Kersey has opened a barber shop in this place. He gives a neat shave. New machinery for Mr. John A. Kellar's mill, new Brewersville, has been received by him.