Women-second only to the press . . .

November 19th, 1880

Old man winter had pitched his tent right here and looked like he was going to stay. The sudden cold spell with six inches of snow made one hustle along lively to the fire.  All the weather prophets predicted a cold winter.

Miss Mary Buntin was still very ill.  William Laws of Sumner would be the Deputy Sheriff after December. Isaac Shields of Birds Station moved to Olney and was reading law with Judge A Shaw. The Dedication of the Pleasant Ridge Christian Chapel would take place November 21. Two veterans received pensions, Alfred Harris of Bond and Henry A Clubb. Owen Pinkstaff, an old citizen was married to Miss Lucinda Thompson of Allison Prairie.

The road commissioners purchased two iron bridges, one for Indian Creek, crossing on the Mt Carmel road, and the other for the Osborn Mill Crossing at a cost of $1000 from the Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland.

Young attorney, C J Borden, whose office was in the courthouse, purchased 7 acres of land off the east end of Charles Prices’ farm in the west end of town and intended laying it off in town lots and erecting dwellings on some of them for rent.  Locations of offices of other attorneys: Green and Pritchett: Office in Herald building; George Huffman and F C Meserve: Office on north side of courthouse square; Brewer and Robinson: office rooms one door east of the Post Office.

 On the west side of the square was the T W Roberts dry goods store, selling material, clothing for men and boys, and groceries. Dr E H Robinson was located one door east of the Post Office. Schmalhausen Drug store was on Main Street. John Trombly, the gun and locksmith, was near the Lawrenceville water mill. B H Propes who sold small pictures, shades, tassels, window cord, hat racks, parlor brackets, etc., moved his shop to the Masonic Building.

Cross Roads Neighborhood: Robert Hardacre was principal of Cross Roads school and Miss Amanda Ray was the assistant.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was organized in Vincennes.

“Women-second only to the press in the dissemination of the news.”  A quote from the 1880 newspaper would be highly questioned as correct today.