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7 March 1872 "The Gosport Independent"
Submitted by Kathy Bargerhuff
** The members of the Gosport district Agricultural Society met at Frank White's Revenue office last Monday, March the 5th and elected the following officers: President, David Gray; Vice President, J.R. Fritts; Secretary, T.C. Bally; Treasurer, J. Wooden; Superintendent, J.H. Devore; Assistant Superintendent, James Secrest; Executive Committee, J.N. Steele, E. D. Whitaker, Joseph Buskirk. The time of holding the fair will commence the last Tuesday in August next.
** By reference to another column in today's paper, it will be seen that Dr. J.W. Smith and A.J. Knightly, late of Greencastle have entered into a co-partnership in the practice of surgery and medicine. They are both first class physicians, and we heartily recommend them to those who desire the services of reliable and competent gentlemen who will do to rely on in cases of emergency.
**PERSONAL--Mr. Bain, one of the gentlemanly editors of the "Morgan County Republican", called at our office last Friday afternoon. We can not see how it is that the young ladies of Martinsville allow such a fine looking man as Mr. Bain to remain single. Ladies, this is Leap year. "Do your Duty".
**Mr. J.F. Harnes, of the "Owen County Journal" paid us a flying visit last Friday. Friend H. seemed to be in fine spirits, and signified his intention of selling out and emigrating east, provided he could find a purchaser.
**As our office is always open for the receptions of our friends, Mr and Mrs. J.R. Henry made us a short call one evening last week. Come again, friends, you will always find the "latch string on the outside of the door".
**Our young friends, James M. Goss and Jeremiah Montgomery were in town the other day. They were just from the Medical College at Louisville, Kentucky at which place they have been attending medical lectures for several months. They both received their diplomas.
ALASKA
E.P. TRUAX is moving into his new dwelling half mile west of here.
Miss EMMA WHEELER and LIZZIE WRIGHT were the guests of your scribe Sunday.
Miss ETTIE and ROSETA REID started for Chicago Monday, where they will spend the winter with their brother and attend school.
STINESVILLE
Born -- to Mrs. MINTIE LANGWELL Sept. 11, a big girl.
WM. JAMEISON contemplates moving to Gosport soon.
Mr. PERRY REYNOLDS went to Romona last Monday, on business.
Mr. LEWIS WILLIAMS visited Bloomington last Saturday on business.
Mrs. MARY A. KING, of Greencastle, is visiting in this vicinity this week.
GOSPORT
Mrs. J.M. ALEXANDER of Greencastle was in town Tuesday.
WALTER STIERWALT has been employed as janitor at the school house this term.
Mrs. EMILINE DAVIS and daughter ROSE have gone to Greencastle, where they are employed to work in the Grand Central Hotel of that city.
Dr. S.E. SMITH came down from Logansport to visit his parents over Sunday.
JOHN ELLIOTT, of Plummer, Greene county, was the guest of Mr. M. V. ARNETT and other relatives in the vicinity of Concord last week.
JAMES CAMPBELL of this place has a silver mounted cane, formerly the property of Gen. W. H. Harrison, grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison.
Mrs. J. P. NEEDHAM and children and Miss GERTIE SERVER of Clay City, who have been the guests of JOHN C. NEEDHAM and family for two weeks, returned home last Saturday.
Miss CORA MILLER of Junction City, Kansas, with two of her friends, Misses KATE ALLISON, of Oakland City, and SADIE ALLISON of Worthington, were visiting her aunt, Mrs. CARSON last week.
Grandma ROBINSON visited her daughter at Spencer last Saturday.
F.M. BUSBY of Romona is a new subscriber to the best local paper in the county.
Mrs. J.W. ALEXANDER is a new subscriber to the best local paper in the county.
WM. HOADLEY, of Stinesville, is a new subscriber to the best local paper in the county.
OTTO HOWARD of Bedford was the guest of JOHN HOWARD and family this week.
ORESTES LUKENBILL is attending medical lectures at the Medical University of Louisville, Ky.
Dr. J.W. SMITH and wife, Rev. A.J. EWING and wife and Rev. J. R. MOODY, wife and son, were attending conference at Nashville last week.
BOB BURDETTE says that God wanted mud when he made a man so mean as to tell the postmaster to return his paper marked "Refused" when he is owing several years subscriptions.
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