White River Standard
Bedford, Indiana
December 22, 1853

[NOTE: The items below were abstracted by Randi Richardson from a microfilm image of the original available at the Lawrence County History Center. Unfortunately, the microfilm reader/printer would not print, the abstractions were done by hand and then typed.]

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Elgin AKA Hicks escaped from jail. Elgin was imprisoned some years ago for the murder of a woman 75 years old. The case was tried in Orange County on a change of venue.

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Pamelia Adaline Nunnally died. Her funeral sermon was preached December 25, 1853 in the N. S. Presbyterian Church.

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John Tannehill married Nancy Woolery. Both were from Lawrence County.

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Elizabeth Ann Hammersley sued her husband, William K. Hammersley, for divorce.

Typed and donated by Randi Richardson.