The Rochester Sentinel - 1878 The Rochester Sentinel 1878 Published every Saturday by BITTERS & DANIELS Saturday, January 5, 1878 Dr. C. B. HIGGINS, of Peru, dropped in upon his numerous friends of this place for a short visit on Wednesday last. Doc was once one of the jolly good fellows of Rochester, and is always a welcome visitor at this place. (Estray Notice) Taken up by the subscriber living 7 miles north of Rochester and 1-1/2 miles west of the Michigan Road, one white cow with a bell on ... Appraised at $15. ROBERT DIBELBESS. January 1st., 1878. LOCAL and MISCELLANEOUS Davidson's Academy of Music -- everybody likes the name. The room on DAVIDSON'S ACADEMY OF MUSIC is about ready for heavy storms. Mrs. Minnie HUGHSTON is spending a few days with her many friends in this place. Mrs. Dio HAUK and daughter of Logansport, are visiting at the old homestead in this place. The social gathering at Dr. GOULD's, Wednesday night, in honor of Miss PORTER, of Urbanna, Ohio, is said to have been a very pleasant affair. Moore RALSTIN has sold his valuable farm lying north of town and will, with his family remove to Washington, Territory in April next. He will be accompanied by Mr. A. C. ELLIOTT and family of this place. Miss Lulu ROBBINS, Cynthia BROWN and Carrie SHRYOCK returned from Peru Thursday. They have been enjoying the holidays and receiving callers in that gay burg. L. M. MONTGOMERY has sold his ware house and grain elevator to Mr. HOUSTON, a gentleman from near Mansfield, Ohio. The transfer of property was made yesterday and the new proprietor is now in possession of it. B. F. DAWSON of the Michigan University is enjoying holidays at his home in this place... G. G. LONG has thrown down his awl, hammer and last and has removed to Indianapolis where he will engage in a new branch of business. The following named officers of Rochester Lodge No. 47, I.O.O.F., will be publicly installed this evening... W. H. DENISTON, Wm. DOWNS, Robert GOULD, L. S. EMRICK. The "First Day" in Rochester. The pleasant afternoon was occupied by many in receiving and making calls. At the residence of D. W. LYON, Miss Estella LYON and Miss Dora ROBBINS received their friends. At Lyman BRACKETT's, Mrs. BRACKETT and Miss Minnie BRACKETT entertained many callers. Mrs. RYLAND and daughter, assisted by Mrs. A. T. BITTERS, Mrs. EMRICK, Mrs. SHIELDS and Miss Mattie SPOTTS waited upon numerous callers. At the residence of Mr. COWGILL, Mrs. Geo. HOLMAN and Miss Ella REX extended a kind greeting. MARRIED. -Jan. 1st, 1878, by A. V. HOUSE, at his residence, Mr. Milo MARTIN and Miss Ella WHEELER, both of Liberty Township. BLOOMINGSBURG ITEMS by Vera Mr. P. C. DUMBAULD is doing a good business in the dry goods and grocery line. Billy TAYLOR is an obliging clerk. Mr. FINLEY has opened a new grocery in the Kesler and Fish building. A. MESSENA, the blacksmith is an expert. The BUGBY boys are running a shoe shop... V. H. Bougher, the wagon maker is always ready to do your work on short notice. Teurs ELY is about to start a steam saw mill. He is an experienced sawyer and will do good work. Frank MONTGOMERY, our school teacher is on the sick list. We have a good school. A social dance occurred at the house of Mr. FIX, last Tuesday evening. A KALLENBAUGHER met with a bad accident. He was driving his team and standing on some loose boards on the wagon when one of them tipped up, and he fell between the horses, was kicked, and the wagon passed over him, breaking one of his arms and bruising him about the chest; however, his injuries are not serious. Aubbeenaubbee Township Institute. Leiters Ford, Ind., Dec. 22d, 1877.... at Leiter's School House ... (names mentioned) E. MYERS, J. T. GOUCHER, N. D. ELLIS, BOYCE, MOON, MILLER, ALLEN, MINTON.... S. J. Barger, Trustee... LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Rochester post office for the week ending Jan. 5th, 1878: Geo. H. AINSWORTH, J. A. AUGUS, John W. BRAMAN, Grace BOWMAN, Lou COOK, Milo DAVIS, Mrs. M. DOSAR, W. F. EMMONS, Mike EFFMAN, Jennie GLAZE, Charles GRABER, Gibbert GROVE, Poselta HALTERMAN, John HAMLET, W. H. HARTMANSPERGER, Ida HELERDLEMAN, Mary Ann JOHNSON, Ellie B. KING, Andrew LEWIS, Marie LUBBRIGEY, Allareta MARTIN, Ida E. MARTINDALE, T. P. MAXWELL, W. MILLER, Benjamin F. MILLER, John NEBELSIGER, Larsar NOYER, Arthur RODEFER, The Rochester Sentinel - 1878 Libbie STELONE, John SUEMAN, E. J. Tracy, Katie WAIT, George WALDROP, Samuel WOLF. -- Mrs. E. J. Ryland, PM. Miss Lida STRADLEY and Miss Mollie HORTON are on a visit to Cincinnati and other smaller places. They will return in about a week. (Sheriff's Sales) Elmira H. WALLACE vs John M. HUNTER ... I will expost at public sale ... on Saturday, January 26th, 1878 ... the undivided four-fifths ... (real estate described) situate in Fulton County... Taken as the property of John H. HUNTER and others at the suit of Elmira M. Wallace ... William A. WARD, Sheriff, Fulton County, Indiana. January 3d, 1878. Enoch STURGEON, Attorney for Plaintiff. Indiana ex rel Robert ANDERSON, Adm'r of Estate of Jesse BIRD vs. S. FOUDRAY, Absalom NELLANS and James H. BLUE, Adm'r of Estate of Nathan BYBEE... I will expost at public sale... on Saturday, January 26th, 1878... Lot number Seven (7), located on the north side of Main street in the town of Bloomingsburg, Fulton County... William A. WARD, Sheriff, Fulton County. ESSICK & HOLMAN, Attorney for Plaintiff. Union Township Institute, Kewanna, Dec. 29th, 1877... (names mentioned) F. L. WAGNER, Miss Laura GEIGER, A. J. HARSH, Miss Olean BAINTER, Miss Allie WEARY, Wm. GORSLINE, Henry D. HOWELL, D. LOUGH, Jr. Saturday, January 12, 1878 (T)here are many men who are willing to take the chances of escaping punishment, and plunge into all kind of villainy. The last one that has come to grief in the county is Albert TAYLOR, who was formerly a resident here, but for the past few months has been living near Paris, Ill. Tired of living in the Sucker state, he concluded to return to his native sod, and the best means that suggested itself to him to make to trip was to appropriate a farmer's horse... Sheriff WARD had some notice of his coming, and on last Saturday afternoon started south on the Michigan Road to meet him. About four miles out he espied his man... The arrest was immediately made... On Monday Sheriff WARD started with his captive to Illinois and the horse was returned by rail on Tuesday... KEWANNA ITEMS by Eli Leiter Miss Norma PHILLIPS accompanied Miss Emma BARNETT to Terre Haute, where they are attending the State Normal. A. RIMES has bought John F. ROBBINS' wagon shop and blacksmith shop and expects to commence work here before long. James McGORSELINE has opened a wholesale and retail grocery store in Robbins' block, corner Main and Logan streets. John H. TONER was fifty and two years old on last Monday, and of course he killed the fatted -- turkey and made merry with his numerous friends. Henry HOWELL and John WILLIAMS with their families have commenced keeping house in the late residence of Dr. James SMITH, now owned by H. PHILLIPS. DIED. -A strange and sad incident occurred at the funeral of Mrs. Dora MURRAY, Dec. 28. While on the way to the graveyard their child of several summers died of diptheria. -Mr. Lindley MOORE, an old citizen of Wayne township, died on the night of the 5th inst. Mr. Moore has long been a resident of this county and has lived to a good ripe age; had gained his "three score years and ten." LOCAL and MISCELLANEOUS James CHAPIN and Joe ALLMAN are yet on the sick list. Carpenters are hammering away at the store rooms under Davidson's Academy of Music. J. P. MYERS has resumed his position of postal clerk on the Michigan Southern railroad with a run from Cleveland to Chicago. M. S. WEILLS, formerly head clerk in Mercer's hardware store, is now engaged in the same business at Fred. Fromm's new hardware store. Ex-Sheriff John DAVIS was interviewed by M. WILE and Fred. FROMM at Ashton's place in Windsor, opposite Detroit, the other day. Mr. ASHTON and Mr. Davis are both enjoying good health. F. P. ZORTMAN became tired of lacing shoes for the "fair" customers and is now embarked in the hardware business for L. MERCER. James M. BEEBER was at home this week in his new suit of blue. "Jim" has passed an examination as postal clerk, and is now very familiar with his long route, Chicago and Crestline. PACKING PORT. One of the principal stock buyers of this county, Mr. Alexander CURTIS, of Akron, together with John F. FROMM, is now engaged in the pork packing business in this place. Mr. Curtis is buying hogs that are being barreled by expert packers in the north room of Fromm's frame building. Both of these gentlemen have had much experience in the pork business and are capable of conducting it on an extensive scale, which they are thinking of doing. Just at this stage of the hog market, the outlook is favorable for packers, and it is altogether likely that Messrs. CURTIS & FROMM will carry on their new branch of trade as long as the prospects are as good as they are at present. We hope it will prove a profitable investment for the Rochester packers. Last Saturday evening the officers of Rochester Lodge, No.