120 YEARS AGO North Vernon Sun North Vernon, Indiana Thursday April 15, 1880 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Local and Miscellaneous News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Born to Eldo Hicks and wife, a new heir. Attend the Scipio Normal this summer. Engineer Andy Malony pulls the Branch local. Thomas Mitchell moved to Indianapolis Monday. The Scipio Normal School gives evidence of success. A. J. Hahn & Son have seed sweet potatoes for sale. BOTTOM PRICES on Clothing at J. D. Cone & Co's. John Nichlaus, of Madison, was in the city Thursday. John Rash is at home this week, not being able to work. N. A. Piper is acting roadmaster on the Louisville Branch. Now the question is, which is Romeo, and which is Juliet? David Hahn, deputy assessor, is listing property for taxation. Peter Wahl's barber shop is the place for a good clean shave. For cheap Wall paper and Borderings buy of J. D. Cone & Co. A special term of court will convene in this county Monday next. The J. M. & I. pay car passed over the road, Wednesday morning. Wall paper 20 percent less than city prices, at J. D. Cone & Co. The central hotel is receiving a new coat of paint, Fred Bohnen artist. Call on A. J. Hahn & Son for sweet potatoes before you are to late. Read the advertisement of Scipio Normal School in another column. The slaughter of innocent patriots at Vernon Saturday was heart rending. Joy Qucese is running through freight between Louisville and Cincinnati. Mel. King is the new clerk at J. D. Cone & Co's store on Walnut Street. Nearly all North Vernon ladies are talking of house cleaning and new carpets. Col. Vawter was in this city last week, having apparently recovered his health. Arthur Donaldson is taking a little vacation while his engine is being repaired. Come and examine our large stock of Wall paper and Bordering, J. D. Cone & Co. Mose Alexander is stretching a new awning in front of his building on 4th St. Fish and Oysters at C. C. Alley's, fresh and in any quantity and of the best quality. Lou Haney is agent for the Columbus Daily Democrat. Takes 'em right to your door. Butlerville's bad boys were in this city Monday, and so were her gay and giddy girls. A Sunday school was organized at Zion church, last Sunday, George Euler superintendent. John G. Thomas has been appointed administrator of the estate of Ephram Thomas, deceased. Gumble Bros. have shipped 13 carloads of old iron from this point - and made a bushel of money. J. Y. Smith intends to build a room near his dwelling on Walnut street soon, to be used as a tailor shop. A car load of [exodusters ??] were brought up the branch Thursday for distribution throughout the state. The new telegraph company's linesmen have planted poles from here to Mitchell, and are still going west. Thomas Burk, roadmaster, has again been forced to give up his position on the road on account of ill health. R. A. Johnson, oc Cannon City, Colorado, writes an interesting letter. He wants the SUN and wants it bad. Mrs. Hill, wife of Hon. T. W. Hill of the Kentucky Legislature is visiting her sister Mr. C. F. Green, in this city. Not so many butcher shops in town as formerly. Fat cattle are higher and no ice crop here, the probable cause. Three of James Dorsey's children eat some dock root Monday evening from the effects of which they came near dying. Dave Bay's horse fell through the bridge on the Y and came near crippling it for life. The railroad is repairing the bridge. Green Fowler, of this place, has secured a position on the Cincinnati Southern R.R. but has not yet moved his family from here. Michael Laferty and his son came in to see us Thursday and informs us that they wanted to buy a car load of good young horses. Judge Berkshire is holding a special term of court in Madison to dispose of the Bedford, Brownstown and Madison railroad [ - - - -] case. At the caucus held by our republican friends last Friday night a great many naughty words -- to vile to appear in these columns, were said. Wm. I. Robinson, the popular operator of Cincinnati dashed through this city on Monday on his return from a visit to his attraction of Madison. John Coryea of the firm of Coryea and Galloway, commission merchants, Cincinnati, was in the city Thursday, soliciting consignments for his house. A PLEASANT PARTY. A pleasant party was given at the residence of F. W. Verberg last Friday night, and owing to arrangment previously made, we were unable to attend but the following account has been handed me by a friend who was there and who enjoyed the affair immensely. A host of friends were invited to a party at W. F. Verberg's last Friday evening by Misses Sallie Davis, Mollie Brolley and Mrs. Dickerson, and at the appointed time the parlors were crowded to their utmost. This was a pinafore party, the like of which has never ~~ well, hardly ever ~~ been witnessed in this city. The table was loaded in the most artistic style, it was a perfect bed of beautiful flowers and buds, as pretty as a picture. Much credit is due the ladies under whose supervision this party was gotten up, and the admirable manner it was conducted. Among the guests present were Miss Mollie Brolley, Sol Hecht, Miss Sallie Davis, John Reichle, Miss Sallie Brolley, Arthur Donaldson, Miss Rosa Lehigh, Tom Torpy, Miss Mary Reichle, John Davis, David Hahn and lady, Miss Fannie Hahn, Pat Dickerson and lady, Miss Shook, Frank Vawter, Miss Sallie Kyle, Henry Wrape, Miss Ida Vawter, Warren Long, Miss McLaughlin, Frank Brolley, Miss Anna Lehigh, Wm. Verberg and lady, Ed Buxton, Miss Ida Knoll, Maurice Flood, Harry Dickerson, Miss Emma Davis, Miss Kate Vawter, Will Buxton, Miss Lena Long, Thomas Brolley and Miss Lena Droiteere (?). Professor Warren Long's band furnished the music and the light fantastic toe was tripped till the approach of the wee small hours o' morn warned the merry crowd to wend their way homewards. SCIPIO NORMAL AND REVIEW SCHOOL The Scipio Normal and Review School will be reopened on Monday next, April 19th, and continue two months. The school will open under very favorable circumstances. Since the school-men of Scipio have become so enthusiastic concerning the success of the Normal which gives them, including the public schools, more than eight months school during the year, they have sought to make the school continuous and prosperous by giving it their undivided support. The school affords teachers an excellent opportunity to review their work, and to prepare for the coming winter, as well as students to pursue regular studies. For further particulars, call or address O. F. Johnson, Principal, Scipio, Indiana. BUTLERVILLE BATCH Thomas Carney has moved onto the Cleaver farm, now owned by Mr. Rankin, of Ohio. James Craig is at home again and the indications now are that he will engage in business at this point. Mrs. Scott's school is a success. The average attendance is good and her efforts as teacher are giving good satisfaction. The ladies here informed me that they are expecting Mrs. Molloy to visit this place soon and they are making every effort to make her meeting grand success. The chair factory is running on full time now, and would run much faster if the timber could be had, Billy Hatton says: "theres go in the thing and the thing must go". The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold a social on Friday night April 23. The place will be announced in due time. All are invited and a good time is anticipated. A great number of stalwarts went down to Vernon Saturday, some to attend the convention and other to sample the republican platform. When they returned they all looked as if they had been scooped. The concert given by the Merriam sisters at the Methodist church last Thursday night was well attended and the entertainment far exceeded any thing of the kind ever enjoyed by our people heretofore. There seems to be a little dissatisfaction in the republican camp over the nomination, but 'twill amount to nothing, our radical brethern will hold a love feast and pass the calumet around and all will be serene. Willie McLean was "monkeying" around the front end of a caboose last Thursday lost his grip, fell in front of the forward trucks and nothing but his presence of mind and grit saved him from being crushed. As it is, the hind end of his leg is all mashed up and he is now cripping around on one leg. The temperance people of your city came up here last Wednesday night and held a meeting that netted the society an increase of 47 members. They returned again Monday night and organized a Union and elected the following officers, Samuel Hambelton president, Joseph Cobb vice president, J. L. Weaver Sect'r, and Fred Owens Tr. They will hold another meeting Wednesday night. The township convention Saturday was more exciting if possible than any ever held here. The "Cope men" and the "Carney men" were at swords point; each making an effort to capture the delegates and so zealous were they of each other that they could not even select chairman except by ballot vote, that resulted in the selection of Joseph Hole over Rev. Wm. Evans, a veteran Methodist Minister who it was supposed was a "Cope man". After much sparring and surfeit of chin whacking Dr. Nelson introduced a back acting double geared resolution calculated to catch the delegation either a "comin or gawing" that T. Cope made an attempt to but failed to amend after which the motion was rushed through and a balloting for treasurer, auditor and sheriff was had, resulted as follows: For auditor, Carney 129, Cope 84; treasurer, Thompson 128, Cox 71, Graham 3, Shepherd 8, and White 2; Sheriff, Hayden 116, McIlroy 76, Reed 13, James 4 and Hill 2. On motion a committee was then appointed for the purpose and selected the following delegates Wm T. Johnson, Chas. Case, John Vanclev, J. C. Lee, H. G. Nelson, N. N. Groonis (?), G. W. Cook and James H. Neel.