Neil's Creek Items

Neil's Creek Items

Neil's Creek, March 18---We are having some beautiful weather at present. Farmers are commencing to sow oats. Wheat is looking splendid, especially where fertilizers were used,--Mr. Stephen Witham and family, who went to Kansas four or five years ago, came back yesterday to make this their future home. They were not satisfied with Kansas.---David O. Stiles has disposed of his farm on the creek, and preparing to move away.---R.N. Spielman has sold out and removed to Gosport, Ind.---Tommy Martin also has soldd his farm. We do not know where he will locate. This will be quite a dissapointment to some, as Tommy was considered quite a catch among the fair sex--Mr. A.G. Wyne has gone to Champaign County, Ill. to work by the month this season.---George Lawrence has rented forty acres of land for corn of E. Sears.---James Hutchinson is chopping cord wood for F.M. Landon.--The measles and whooping cough has been very prominent here this winter.---Miss Stella Shinness' school will close next Saturday. There will be an entertainment at night. Every one is anticipating a good time.---The Rev. Turner preaches at the Nelson school house every two weeks on Sunday night. The young folks should turn out and hear good sermons.---J.R. Spicer is proving himself quite adept as a pension agent.---Uncle Davy Watson expressed himself quite well pleased with his change of residence.---Walter McElroy, the jolly genial one armed veteran is doing a roshing business merchandizing at Lancaster. He deserves the partonage of all honest citizens.---The question of a new school house in this vicinity is being agitated. It is something that is very much needed here.---J.R. Tewell, the veteran huckster, is rapidlyconvalescing from his severe attack.----George Phillips took a new bride to visit her mother to-day.----Warren Rector, the mail carrier, surprised every one by getting married last week.                                                                             A.C.N.                                19 Mar 1889

A Happy School Celebration

Neil's Creek, March 25, 1889,-----The closing of Miss Stella Shinness's school was a most enjoyable entertainment to all present----and the room was crowded. Across the backgroung of the flower decked stage where the words "May Wisdom's Star Ever Guide Us Onward." The music was by Prof. Frank Weeks' famous string band and orchestra, Miss Viola Shinness presiding. Among those on the programme were Miss Tilly Inniss, Uncle Jack Sherlock, Wm. Inniss, Laura Fewell, and others too numerous to mention. At the close of the delightful exercises a beautiful silver table caster was given to the teacher.

                                                                                                                                                                     A.C.N.                                29 Mar 1889

Notes from Neil's Creek

Neil's Creek Items

We are having fine weather.----Farmers are busy gathering their corn.---Arthur Phillips has been very sick with fever.----Frank Judkins is complaining of having weak eyes, and had to quit school.----D.A. Roberts and wife, of Smyrna, visited friends at this place on Sunday. Mr. Roberts is a hustler.---Wm. Dunham moved to his new home on Bear Creek last week.----Dr. Haley, of Louisville, is visiting friends here.----William Stockhouse, of Louisville, visited his uncle, G. Shinness, ex-postmaster, of this place.----Chas. Benefield is moving into his new home.----Wm. Walton has his new cottage finished and will move in a few day.---Geo. W. Shaw is building a new barn and will be ready to raise it in a few days.----Joseph Boardman was here last Thursday evening to hear the young singers and says he was highly entertained.---A large number from this place attended the Crystal Wedding of Chas. McClanahan, of Big Creek, and report a pleasant time.----We had quite a number of amateur trappers in our midst. It is hardly safe to venture into the woods for fear of being caught in some of their numerous steel traps.----J. M. Dixon of Bear Creek, gave us a pleasnt call.----The singing class at this place under instruction of Miss Florence Stevens, is meeting with grand success.----Every one is happy here over the elections. Democrats as well as Republicans.----G.W. Shaw is hauling sheet iron roofing for his new barn from Paris Crossing.----Henry Sherlock is able to be out again.---Fillmore Stout is improving his farm with a new fence.----John Ashton, the stock-dealer, passed through this section en route to Mosqueto to purchase some stock

Neil's Creek Notes

Old Neil's Creek is still on the boom.----Sleighriding is now just splendid, and all the young folks are enjoying it while they can.----A large crowd gathering in the little old school house Saturday evening to get the benefit of the sermon that was to have been given by Rev. T.A. Childs, but they were disappointed as he did not come, and after all had a pleasant chat all returned to their homes.----Mr. Nancy McClanahan is still sick.----Miss Emma Singer spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at this place.----Valentine's day is drawing near and postmasters are preparing for busy times.----Lizzie Walton spent Sunday with home folks.----Mr. William Eonis is very sick with heart trouble.----Miss Izetta Shinness has been visiting her little friend Pheby White las week.----Walter Judkins is the best coon hunter around here.----Mr. Henry Eogen, of Indianapolis, made a flying visit to see his many friends Sunday.----Minnie Ogden, who has been visiting friends at Brownstown, has returned home, and reported a good time.----Every one is putting up plenty of ice, and they intend to enjoy the summer with lots of ice cream                                                                                                                    Evening Star                                19 Feb 1895

Neil's Creek Notes

What has become of our beautiful snow which we all enjoyed so much?----Mr. Clara Fewell, our worthy teacher, is going to give a grand entertainment the last day of her school----Mr. Joseph Boardman and John Ashton visited Neil's Creek last week.----A.J. Shinness made a flying trip to Madison last Saturday.----Our weather prophet has taken to his sign. He was frozen out the other day.---Mr. Wolf is building a saw mill at this place and will soon be ready for business.----The young people and many old ones are spending many pleasant hours on the ice, participating in the exhilarating exercise of skating.----J.H. McKay is the boss log hauler.----Fred Weeks is very dangerously sick. He is under the care of Dr. Birdsall.----Harvie Nadne, who spent a few weeks with home folks, has returned to Rushville.                                                                                                         Evening Star                                19 Feb 1895

Neils Creek Notes

Corn planting is at high speed.----The prospect for apples is good.----Henry E. Sherlock has rebuilt his residence , and it is a perfect beauty.----Thomas Recotr and Henry Lapp are repainting the residence of Eliza Stevens.----Sidney McKay is building a road to his south side farm.----Joshua Miller is visiting James Newkirk, on Big Graham, in Jennings County.----The Neil's Creek youngsters took in the box supper at the Crossing on the 26th it was a grand success.----Frank Wilson, of Davidson's Branch is frequeently seen on the creek.----Special Examiner Stile, of Rushville, called on some of the soldiers last week.----Preaching at Nelson twice a month.----John F. Wilson and wife called on Louis Spicer and wife Friday.----The hucksters are making their regular rounds each week and report trade good.----The farmers' wives are busy attending garden.----John F. Wilson has invented a wire fence, which is a good thing.----John F. Wilson is experimenting in a new plant called sachalinese. The plant is especially adapted to waste land and swamps.----George Shaw has completed his new stock barn.----Jas. Hutchinson has completed his new barn.----Success to the Carrier.   Blue Bird                                30 Apr 1895

Neil's Creek Items

The farmers are mostly through sowing wheat in this vicinity. Corn husking has begun.----Mr. A.O. Stout, who has been on the sick list, is reported better.----The speaking at Millers school house last Friday night, Oct. 12, was largely attended. The speakers were the Hons. Roberts and Lemen.----Mr. Will Stephens lost a fine calf last week.----Mr. Rodomel is making great improvements on his farm he lately purchased.----George SHinness, Jr., is the boss farmer.----Mr. Charles McCaslin, wife and little daughter Ethel spent Saturday at Mr. Edgar Spicers.----Misses Norma and Mabel Krumhaar called on their sister, Mrs. Ida Spicer Sunday evening.---Mabel, the little daughter of Otto and Lizzie Phillips, is on the sick list.----Mr. James B. Tewell, who has been very sick is slowly improving.----Mrs. Margaret A. Spicer spent a few days in Deputy last week, called there by sickness of her aunt, Mrs. W.B. Stout.---Mrs. ALma Oliver and daughter Nora, returned home Saturday after spending a few days with her parents who are very sick at their farm near Pisgah.----Mr. Lewis Spicer and family have returned from Madison, called there by the death of his grandchild, little Earl, son of John L. and Myrtle Spicer. Had he lived one day longer he would have been two years old. The fond parents have the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends on Neil's Creek. Your home is made sad and lonely by the death of the little jewel, but think of him as another bright jewel in Heaven, budded on earth blossomed in Heaven.

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