This is the second one that I have ready. Antoinette 120 YEARS AGO THE VERNON BANNER VERNON, IND. Wednesday, . . . Jan. 12, 1881 ====================== It snowed last week. Wheat 90 cents per bushel. No prisoners in the county jail. .The Indiana Legislature is in full blast Dennis Kearney has become the driver of a dray. Eugene Hale will be the next Senator of Maine. Mr. Chapin Wagner is now attending school at Bloomington. Mr. R. Leavitt is daily adding improvements to the Campbell farm. Mr. J. S. Smyth has moved his store into the room adjoining his residence. A religious revival is now being conducted in this place by Walter Lattimore. In the Northwest the mercury is still at the bottoms of the thermometers. The BANNER will get its choice for U. S. Senator. Ben Harrison is his name. Pneumonia prevails extensively in Bartholomew county, and many deaths are reported. Jim Woods, the Warrick county miner, is the first assistant of the doorkeeper of the House. A large delegation of Irishmen attended Governor Porter's reception on Monday evening. If this sleighing is not over soon there will be no fat horses left, in fact it is slaying the horses. It is reported that Mr. Blaine has stated positively to his friends that he will be Secretary of State. Benjamin Louis, a colored man aged 100 years, died at the Knox county Infirmary last Friday. Mr. Lafe Hand, one of the Bigger township blacksmiths, intends going to the Colorado mines soon. The county Clerk issued but two marriage licenses last week. The weather was probably too cold for the business. It costs eighty thousand dollars a year to run the White House, and the President gets a salary of fifty thousand a year in addition. The second trial of Mrs. Mary Brown, of Marion County, for the murder of her husband, resulted in a verdict of imprisonment for life, last Thursday. The little village of Clifford, six miles from Columbus on the Shelbyville line of the J. M. & I., was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Friday night. Mr. James Myres, of Butlerville, sold his Jersey Bull and a young Jersey heifer with her first calf, to Indianapolis parties last week, for the neat little sum of $500. Beaconfield's novel, Endymion, cannot be bought in England for less than seven dollars and fifty cents, while in this country it can be bought for fifteen cents. The following persons were installed as officers of Mt. Ida Lodge No. 73, I.O.O.F., on last Wednesday evening: Joseph Baily, N.G.; John Reynolds, V.G.; T. B. Reed Secretary; I. S. Wagner, Treasurer. A young dentist in Bigger township has hit on a novel plan for getting work. When any of the boys are backward about having teeth extracted, he sees their girls about it and gets them to agree to suffer no kissing till the faulty teeth are remedied. The plan is said to work well, and his Monday's business is large. The Indiana delegation ought to push Godlove Orth for Speaker of the next House of Representatives. That body will contain no man better qualified for the position. Gen. Garfield is engaged in reading the inaugural addresses of all the Presidents who have preceded him. It is believed that his address will lay all the others in the shade. Gov. Gray's message fills over nine columns of the Journal, which is doing pretty well for a man who has been Governor but a few weeks. What he could have done if he had been Governor for two years is a subject too vast to speculate upon. Hons. Will Cumback and Godlove Orth withdrew on Monday from the Senatorial race. The Republican caucus was held last night and no doubt Gen. Harrison was chosen without opposition. This is very bad news for Democrats and very good news for their opponents. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OVER THE RHINE. Monday, Jan. 10, 1881. Bring on your sleighs. A deaf mute is attending school at No. 8. I. N. Foster moved to Bartholomew county last week. Frank H. Wiest of this place is at Cincinnati, on business. We feel highly flattered by the compliment paid us by the editor, last week. W. T. Hacker, of Bartholomew county paid the West End a flying visit last week. A huxter from Commiskey got one of his horses leg broken near here, a few days ago. Did the teacher at No. 8 get fastened out of the house? We should smile. Did the scholars get a treat? We think not. Miss Etta Hill, who has been at Seymour for some time undergoing medical treatment at the hand of Dr. Gerish, returned home a few days ago, much improved. Everything here passes on without even a ripple to disturb the smooth surface of everyday life. Not even a wedding, nor a bir--- hold on. Just as we "go to press" the news reaches us that Smith Sayers if the father of a bran new girl baby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN MEMORIAM. Whereas, It has pleased the All-wise Ruler of universe to remove from our Dodge circle and community our beloved Brother, T. J. Snodgrass, Past Grand, of North Vernon Lodge No. 329, to the grand home above, not made with hands. Therefore, Resolved, That, in his dealth, our Lodge has lost one of its best members and the community an honorable citizen, while his presence in our Lodge room will be greatly missed, his memory, by his Brothers, will be ever cherished, as well as by all who knew him. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to his family; and that they be publised in the Sun, Plain Dealer and Banner. A. S. Conner, ) Issac Gumble, ) Com. P. C. McGannon, ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Jennings Circuit Court, the undersigned Administrator De Bonis Non of the estate of Johnson W. Summerfield, deceased, will on Saturday, the 15th day of January, 1881, offer for sale, on the premises, at public auction the undivided two thirds of the following described Real Estatee in the county of Jennings, and State of Indiana, to-wit: Twenty-one (21) feet off of the north side of Lot fifty-six (56) and running back to the alley the whole length of said lot; also, 12 feet front and 21 feet back off of the south side of lot fifty-five (55) fronting on Pike Street, all in the Town of Vernon, in said county and State. Terms of Sale -- One third cash, one third in 9 months, and one third in 18 months from day of sale, the purchaser to give his notes, with approved security, and bearing 6 per cent interest from date for the Deferred payments. Erastus Summerfield, Administrator. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEMPERANCE COLUMN. Edited by the W.C.T.U. For God, Home and Native Land. ======================== "Ask and ye shall receive." 'Tis heaven alone that is given away, and its glory for the asking. Many prayers are going up this week for individuals - for you. Why not decide for Christ now! On every height there lies repose. - Goethe. Wine has drowned more than the seas. No man is free who fails to command himself. Our Vernon Union has secured a nice little roll of names to the Prohibition petition -- and "Still there's more to follow." The Union will meet next week at the residence of Mrs. Brown. The Journal of Freedom and Right (the rum organ) says, "The Prohibition element is gaining strength, and they are most indefatigable workers. Petitions have been circulated throughout the State of Indiana, to which they claim to have already over sixty thousand signatures, asking for a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicants . . . . Unless we awake, and that pretty quickly to our danger, and go to work in earnest, we will be bound hand and foot, and delivered over to the cold water apostles." "Good enough!" "Sing another verse."