The  National  Volunteer
SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA
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June 22, 1854

          The liquor and grocery establishment of  James Hardin had been destroyed by a group charged for riot etc... No names were listed, but most of the damage was to Mr. Hardin's liqour stock.  Several shots had been fired, no one was killed but one was wounded.......  The Methodist Meeting House had received some bullets through its upper front windows.  Several liquor and molasses barrels had been stoved in.
Abstracted by Maurice Holmes, in his book Shelbyville, Indiana, Newspaper Excerpts: 1853-1859.  Submitted by Sherry Badgley Ryan, with permission from the author.

The  National  Volunteer
SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA
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January 5, 1854

          Mary M. Harden  vs  William R. Harden, divorce, defendant not a resident of Indiana.
Abstracted by Maurice Holmes, in his book Shelbyville, Indiana, Newspaper Excerpts: 1853-1859.  Submitted by Sherry Badgley Ryan, with permission from the author.

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