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Map of  Hanover Township,  see Sections 14 & 15


The  Shelby  Republican
 Friday, March 1, 1901
Page 6
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News  from  All  Over  the  County.
From Our Special Correspondents.
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FREEPORT.
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Hanover Township.
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          Miss Myrtle Justus  is recovering after an attack of lung fever.
          Mr. Alonzo Cherry  transacted business at Shelbyville Saturday.
          Mr. John Thompson  made a business trip to Shelbyville Saturday.
          Rev. Lenhart  filed his regular appointment here Sunday night.
          Mrs. William Mellis,  who resides south of here, is very ill at this writing.
          Miss Flora Bassett  is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Lola Thompson.
          Mr. John Thompson  and family spent Sunday with  Mr. William Wynant and family.
          Mrs. Minerva Nigh,  Mrs. Emma Hill  and son  Orville  spent Sunday with  Mrs. James Mosier.
          Mr. Archie Patterson,  wife and mother were the guests of  Mrs. Emma Hill  last Friday.
          Mr. William Sleeth  and wife spent Sunday with  Mr. Adam Mellis and wife, south of here.
          Mr. Hiram B. Curte, jr.,  of Connersville, spent Sunday with friends and relatives of this place.
          Mr. Rome Cole and family visited the former's mother-in-law, Mrs. Minerva Nigh  Monday.
          The boys of this place are delighted that the river is frozen over so that they can go skating once again.
DON'T  SEE  WHY       
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Republican
Shelbyville, Ind., Friday, January 27, 1899
VOLUME XXXII
Page 1
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FREEPORT.
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          Mrs. Lola Thompson is on the sick list.
          Mrs. Ellen Bailey spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. Lon Cole.
          Hiram Crute, Jr., and Miss Myrtle Justus were at Greenfield last Saturday.
          Hayes Bentley, of Greenfield, was the guest of  Miss Myrtle Justus Sunday evening.
          Examination Thursday and Friday was a success, all the pupils making good grades.
          Mrs. A. G. Mellis, who has been seriously ill with heart trouble, is much better at this writing.
          Frank Wickliff, who has been suffering from a severe attack of the rheumatism, is able to be out again.
          Homer Middleton and family, of Morristown, spent Sunday with James Sleeth and family, of this place.
          The four prospective graduates of this place are sharpening their pencils and studying like "Turks" for the coming examination.
          A mother who is old enough to know says that the only time when children are not a care and a worry is when they are of a spankable age.
          The schoolmaster may be seen smiling at any time during the school hours.  No wonder.  A nine pound boy made its appearance at his home last Sunday morning.
          Some things we would like to know:
          Why Avery Cherry goes north every Sunday evening?
          Why all the people of this town have colds when they are so slow?
          If the dances of this place will be in progress during our protracted meeting?
"WE KNOW WHY."
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelby  Democrat
March 12, 1885
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WINDFALL  WHISPERINGS.
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Special Correspondence of the Democrat.
                                        WINDFALL,  Feb. 28, 1884.[sic]
          --- A. C. Myer is building a new barn.
          --- Freeport can now boast of a rink, Phil Justus proprietor.
          --- Did you see Hod Patterson hauling those big loads of lumber?
          --- John F. Colclazier has gone to tipton county to see his other girl.
          --- Miss Mattie Jackson, of Green county, is visiting her parents at Freeport.
          --- The wheat in this section looks bad.  The late sown will not stand much March freezing.
          --- Hey Beckner made a flying visit to Windfall this week.  I am glad to see Hey and so are the girls.
BRUTUS No. 2.           
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Daily  Evening  Democrat
November 9, 1881
Page 1
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FREEPORT  FLAKES
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Special Correspondence of the Democrat.
                                    Freeport, Nov. 9.
          ----- Phil Justis  took several loads of lumber of Shelbyville last Tuesday.
          ----- There is meeting or singing all this week, and our young folds can have a good time.
          ----- Lafe and Eva  will begin keeping house in  Miss Florence Cory's  house a mile west of here.
          ----- The efforts of  Abel Bennett  to make good roads in his district, are fully appreciated by all who travel northward from here.  Wherever he has worked the roads they are far better than the Morristown and Shelbyville pikes.
          ----- Amos Church  and  Florence Croley  were married at Liberty Church last Sunday night.  S. F. McKay  was married to  Miss Eva Robinson  last Thursday night at Fountaintown.  Three of the four girls of whom I spoke in the fall have gone and committed matrimony.
          ----- The following named persons expressed themselves to your correspondent on the subject of free pikes as follows:
          Arthur Kinsley ---- I am in favor of them.
          F. L. Bailey ----- I am in favor of free pikes if they can be bought at a fair price and kept up.
          Alex Mellis ----- I would rather pay toll and have good roads than to have free pikes and bad ones.
          M. B. Chadwick ----- In favor of free pikes.
          F. M. Cooper ----- In favor of free pikes if purchased reasonably and kept up.
          Jacob Fox, Sr. ----- I have not thought much about it.
          Wm. Sleeth ----- I am opposed to it on account of the tax.
          Leander Fox ----- I am in favor of it if the pikes can be bought reasonably and kept good condition.
          L. L. Salla ----- I am in favor of free pikes.
          John Sleeth ----- I am opposed to it on account of the tax.
          Hi Justus ----- In favor of it if they will be kept up.
          Phil Justus ----- I am favor[sic] of free pikes, you bet.
          ----- Having occasion to visit Fountaintown last Monday, on business, I took a survey of  J. E. Smith's new house, about of its being so much better than any other house in this county.  Mr. Smith took great pleasure in showing me through the house and noting its especial advantages.  It is in the shape of a cross and is sixty-eight feet long and thirty-two feet wide.  The foundation is of stone, from Wiliams[sic] Creek, Fayette county, and the masonry is the work of  Adam Snepp,  one of the best stone masons in Indianapolis.  It rises about four feet above the ground and is built to stand.  It is doubly weatherboarded, and painted a beautiful drab.  The painting was done by  Mr. Rayer,  of Greenfield.  It is covered with slate by Rand & Co., of Indianapolis.  They said the carpenter work was the best fitted to their business of any job they ever slated.  It has thirty doors and thirty-two windows, ten rooms, two halls and two flights of stairs.  It is so arranged that no one need to through one room to get to another.  The walls are fully a foot thick.  It cover[sic] sixty squares and the circumferential measure is two hundred feet.  The contractor, who built it, is  F. M. Ayers,  widely known in this part of the county as one of the "boss carpenters."  He built three school-houses in Van Buren township, and each shows for itself.  In his declining years Mr. Smith proposes to enjoy himself, which is just what he should do.
BRUTUS.            
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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