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Shelby Independent News:  11 March 1875, Vol. 7, No. 20

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S.S. Bloom, Editor and Proprietor

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SICKNESS -- Reuben Holgate, Edwin Payne, Henry Myers and Wm. Tucker have been, or are now ill.

DEATHS -- D.C. Hart, last Sabbath morning.  Funeral Wednesday.  Mrs. William Tucker, last Thursday, Funeral Monday.  Obituaries next week.

The funeral of Mr. D.C. Hart, was attended by a Military escort.  He had been a member of Co. I, 15th. O.V.I.

Mrs. William Tucker died on last Friday, and the remains kept until Monday of this week for interment, awaiting the arrival of relatives.  Mr. Tucker has also been very ill.

A surprise old folks singing came off at the residence of David Post on last Thursday evening.  The old boys and girls enjoyed themselves hugely.

MARRIED, By Rev. N.H. Loose, at his residence, March 2d., 1875, Mr. Jeremiah Holtz, and Miss Mary Pickens, both of near Shelby.

MARRIED, At the residence of the bride's parents, Thursday, Feb. 25, 1875, by Rev. A.J. Kissell, Mr. H.F. Doll to Miss Eva Markley, all of Crawford Co.

The spelling match at the Town Hall on last Friday evening was well attended, but nothing like the one will be on next Friday evening at the same place.  The amount of the proceeds were about twenty dollars.  Rev. D.I. Foust and S.S. Bloom were chosen umpires, and Mahlon Dickerson, Jr., and Miss Emma Fry chose the spellers -- a dozen or more on each side.  Being otherwise engaged, we could not obtain a list of them at the time;  but we remember among them Mrs. E.W. Mickey, Mrs. B.J. Williams, Mrs. L.P. Holbrook, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. C. McMillen, Mrs. C. Richardson, Mrs. H. Marvin, Mrs. S.S. Bloom, Mrs. J. Saviers, Miss Ida Lybarger, Miss Linda Hawn, Miss Ferguson, Miss E. Marvin, Miss Lizzie Meredith, Miss Eva Sipe, Miss Hearst, Miss Bertie Hawn, Miss Emma Fry, Rev. W.W. Anderson, Mr. S. Tucker, Mr. John Leiter, Mr. G.W. Summey, Mr. John Kahl, Mr. D. Thomas, Mr. F.S. Robertson, Mr. J.S. Trimble, Mr. H. Mickey, Mr. M. Garrett, Mr. W. Hiles, Mr. M. Dickerson, Mr. P. Dickerson, Mr. David Munday, Mr. W. Sonnanstine, Misss Lizzie Gann.  Mrs. Lizzie Shepherd, and others, whose names we cannot now recall.  Mrs. Lizzie Shepherd secured the prize of $2.50 in gold, and Mrs. Thomas, $1.  There was much amusement and great interest manifested, and a lively time may be anticipated on next Friday evening.

Mrs. Jacob Clark is very ill.


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