Thanks once again to Antoinette for all her help and hard work in typing this up! 120 YEARS AGO North Vernon Sun NorthVernon, Indiana April 1, 1880 Legal and Miscellaneous News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ All Fool's Day. Scott County court adjourned last Saturday. Riley Elliott has gained his pint ~ made a ticket. A. J. Hahn & Son have seed sweet potatoes for sale. BOTTOM PRICES on Clothing at J. D. Cone & Co's. United States Detective Rathbone was in this city Monday. Upwards of 700 people passed west on the O. & M. Tuesday. Peter Wahl's barber shop is the place for a good clean shave. Wall paper 20 percent less then city prices, at J. D. Cone & Co. Mrs. Sallie Davis, of Indianapolis, is visiting her friends in this city. Andy Hagg has improved his place by stretching an awning over the side walk. Enoch Harrison will give a dance at his house, at Bunea Vista, next Monday night. The temperance meeting Sunday night was well attended and much interest manifested. Richard Sommerville was run over by the cars near Scottsburg last week, and instantly killed. Prof. Charlton will enter upon his duties as superintendent of the House of Refuge at Plainfield today. The bull-dozers of Vernon met with a signal defeat when they attacked Henry Hinchman last week. For a good cigar or brand of chewing tobacco go to John Rech's barber shop. He keeps a good assortment. The Columbus Republican has risen, Phoenix-like, out of her ashes, and will resume publication Monday. Rev. R. Elrich of Jonesville will preach at the German Lutheran Church in this city next Sunday April 4th. Webster Dixon, the talented young followers of Blackstone, who makes Columbus his home, was in this city Saturday last. Four of the Denver and Rio Grand passenger Coaches passed over the O. & M. road last Thursday. They were beauties. Two fine brood mares, sound and gentle, for sale cheap, for further particulars call on or address Dr. J. M. Lyle, Commiskey, Ind. Thomas Morgan, one of the pioneers of Bartholomew County, died near Elizabethtown, last week, at the advanced age of 80 years. Judge Berkshire will not appoint street commissioners to take the place of those whose term has expired until he consults with parties interested. Thomas Mitchell, an old citizen of Campbell township, has sold his farm near Nebraska and will take up his residence with his daughter at Indianapolis. Last week Ed Johnson and Mart Miller both of whom live near Seymour, got into a dispute and Miller plunked a pistol ball straight through Johnson's abdomen. Dr. Shields gave it as his opinion that the wounded man would recover if inflamation did not set in. The case of Catharine Lutz vs R. Levy in which the plaintiff is making an effort to set aside conveyance of the property occupied by Mr. Levy, has been taken from Jefferson county where it had been taken from this county, upwards of a year ago to Bartholomew county and will come up for trial at the next term of that circuit court. Jennie Watson of Mattoon, Ill., is visiting in this city. The whooping cough is whooping up a number of children in this city. J. O. White, travelling for B. V. Harding of Seymour, was in this city on Saturday. Margurite Mariani, blind musician, will assist in the concert Friday night at the Presbyterian church. Henry Verban will construct a fish pond on his premises in which he intends growing a number of imported fish. Miss Anna Wrape is stopping with Mrs. Zaren who is instructing her in the mysteries of fashionable dress making. The storm of last Saturday did considerable damage throughout the county, uprooting fruit trees, unroofing houses, wrecking out-buildings, fences, etc. Report of the Public School -- For the month of March, I make the following report. There was enrolled 246 pupils; the per cent of attendance was 93; the number of cases tardiness was 7; number of visitor, 16. The average standing in examination in the four upper grades was 86 per cent. The readers of the foregoing report will see that the pupils are beginning to take an interest in getting to school at the proper hour. If parents of the pupils will now lend a helping hand, to secure more regular attendance, so that the classes may not constantly be held back by absentees, a greater service will be rendered the schools than most people have any conception. It is impossible to make the school what every graded school should be, unless regular attendance can be secure. Will H. Isley. BUTLERVILLE BATCH: Samuel Engle is visiting at his fathers home. A recital will be given at S. W. Owens this evening. Mr. Hill's family moved to Cincinnati this week, where Mr. Hill has a permanent situation. Public school closed last Friday, and John. L. Weaver will open a private school in the school building next Monday. OAK GROVE GLEANINGS: James Little is still confined to his room. Farmers are busy sowing oats and repairing fences. Thomas Hedgern now occupies the house vacated by Mr. Graves, who has moved to Cortland, Jackson county. David Rodgers and Mrs. William Rodgers pooled their [--------] recently, and were married. May success attend them through life. James Lafever started for Kansas Monday on a tour of Inspection. If he likes the country, he contemplates exchanging his farm for a large body of land in that State. The census takers have learned of the arrival of a new boy at Randolph Foist's; another at D. M. Selock's; a girl at Charley Kain's and the township not half canvassed. This is the tenth child born to Mr. and Mrs. Foist, six boys and four girls, and if Randolph doesn't wish to kill Frank Little with envy, he will give us a rest for a season. PARIS XING PARAGRAPHS: The cheese factory company mean business, and from appearances, we presume the factory will be in operation in a few weeks. Mr. T. Etach will move to Paris sometime this week. We hope he is so "sot" to his way that flattery will not change him on the trustee question. We are told that a trustee got terribly tumbled last Tuesday while making an effort to trace a trumpet up tale, told to take the true and truthful trustee's strength away from him. On last Saturday evening the society of Old Settlers met pursuant to a call of the president for the purpose of electing new officers, for the coming Old Settlers' meeting, which will be held on the old grounds, July 24, 1880. The following are the officers elected and committee appointed: B. F. Russell, president; J. C. Wilson and D. M. Hill, vice-presidents; W. W. Dixon, J. H. Wilson and Solomon Deputy, committee of arrangements; O. Gaddy and J. A. Hill, committee on music; James Haas and H. W. Cole, marshals; and J. M. Swarthout, J. H. Hanna and W. A. Jones, committee on program. On motion meeting adjourned until Saturday evening, April 24. GENEVA'S MALLY: Mr. Editor and fellow democrats: In less than one week we will again be called up to select our township officers and since we have good candidates and the power to elect them we should not waste our strength in petty bickerings and jealousies. No trustee in the township has guarded more closely or managed the expenses of the township more economically than has Wauhgtel. What was the condition of things when he took the office? The truth is we were in debt, deeply in debt and all on the account of bad management of the republican trustee who preceeded him. The ship was floundering amid a sea of financial reefs and breakers when Mr. Waughtel took charge of her, and to day she is sailing on smooth and placid waters without a claim against her. We have determined to keep this captain at her mast head during another voyage and are confident she will yet make a better record than any made heretofore. The candidates for the various other offices are men who will discharge the duties derelving upon them, honestly and according to law and without fear or favor. Now fellow democrats and unshackeled republicans let us lay aside all personal preferments and work for the good of the ticket and our own good. Work incessently for this ticket and bring your friends and victory will be ours and we can rest content as regards the future affairs of our township. VOTER. HARDENBURG HASH: Miss Lydia Swarthout has been visiting relatives near Vernon. Mr. D. A. Daugherty was very sick last week but is better now. About three hundred persons attended the convention Saturday. Miss Lois Sullivan and Miss Marry Hopple are visiting friends at Vernon. Rev. P. J. Collep, preached at the Baptist church, Sunday morning and evening. Miss Josie Carver commenced a spring term of school, Monday, with 48 pupils. Mr. Baxter, from Washington county, is furnishing the citizens of this township with fruit trees. Mr. John Van Riper, has received a stock of groceries and commenced business in D. M. Clarks old stand. And yet the stealing goes on. After going through Mrs. Kelso's hen roost and taking her favorite [shangries] the thieves attempted to brake into her smoke house last Saturday night but the latter attempt was a failure. A shotgun reception might prove beneficial.