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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, August 19, 2015 C-7 HISTORY Submit history photos: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg Files of the past Pike County Historical Society Gleanings from the Pike County Democrat, 1904 Irene Drew DeJarnett –Littles community Irene (Drew) DeJarnett, 34, was the daughter of John Nelson and Jennie Myrtle Drew, and wife of Irvin DeJarnett. She was born Sept. 9, 1888, and died Oct. 29, 1922. She was born and raised in Littles and taught school for a short time. She was the sister of Edward Drew, Johnny Drew, Carrie (Drew) Miley, Frances (Drew) Barrett, Leola (Drew) Trautvetter. She was buried in Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg. SIXTY YEARS AGO The Petersburg Press Thursday, July 7, 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Austin As- bell and family, of Peoria, Ill., and Mrs. Elizabeth Asbell, of Harrisburg, Ill., spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Asbell and family in Petersburg. Aviation Cadet John W. Mosby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Mosby, of Petersburg, is enrolled in the Primary Ba- sic OBserver Course at Har- lingen Air Force Base in Har- lingen, Texas. Upon comple- tion of this training, Mos- by will be awarded his silver wings. Dr. Charles E. Hendrix, 30, son of Mrs. Eli Hendrix, Sr., of Petersburg, has announded his association with Dr. Ralph O. Smith, of Vincennes, with whom he will specialize in the practice of internal medicine. Dr. Hendrix is a broth- er of Dr. Eli Hendrix, Vin- cennes optometrist, and is a graduate of Petersburg High School. Following premedical training at Indiana University, Dr. Hendrix received his de- gree in medicine at Washing- ton University, St. Louis. He completed his internship and residency at Indiana Univer- sity Medical Center at India- napolis. He married the for- mer Helen Holman, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Holman, of Petersburg. They have two children, Ann 3 1/2 and Charles 11 months. The Hendrix family resides in Vin- cennes. Major and Mrs. Lawrence W. Biggs and daughter, of Willsboro, Pa. spent the hol- idays with Mr. and Mrs. Law- rence Biggs. Deaths: Samuel Whitting- ton, 48, of Princeton, died June 30 ; Mrs. Flora Payton, 75, of near Otwell, died Ju- ly 1 at the home of a daugh- ter, Mrs. Edna Schrolucke, in Otwell; Mrs. Ellender En- gleman, 93, of Petersburg, died July 4 at Riddle Nursing Home; Mrs. Edna (Crow) Wil- hite, 80, of Bowman, died Ju- ly 3 in Myers Nursing Home in Washington. FIFTY-NINE YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Friday, July 13, 1956 Birthdays of John Wood and Kent Soderling were hon- ored with a picnic dinner at Hornady Park Sunday. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, Elaine and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. John Benjamin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- son Soderling and Kent. Fifteen young Pike Coun- ty ladies have registered as contestants for the beauty contest. They include Nel- lie Baker, Judy Lee Young, Nancy Ann Whitelock, Judy Borders, Sherry Lynne Bur- ton, Betty Jo Thomas, Doro- thy Sue Henning, Phyllis Da- vis, Mary Nell Miller, Janet Barnett, Sue Gladish, Taun- ya Jones, Ellen Youngs, Judy Winland and Michael Paul. Winslow Merchants were in high spirits Sunday as they defeated Princeton 7 to 5. The Princeton Club is rat- ed as the best in the league by most people. The two teams played a remarkable game. Edrington was catcher for the Merchants. Princeton has been defeated only twice during the year. The Sunday defeat was their first on the home field. Visiting Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Willis in Pe- tersburg were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hollon, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cunningham, of Oak- land City; Richard Chamber- lain and Judy Sims. Capt. and Mrs. William Doty, Billie and Jimmie, have returned to Layton, Utah af- ter spending the past 10 days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Doty and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hisgen. Mr. and Mrs. John E. But- trum, of Cincinnati, Ohio, spent a few days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Denver Deffendoll and family last week. Black's Dept. Store, Oak- land City – Summer jewelry, 79c; ladies and children's san- dals, $2; boys' slippers, $4.88. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Pipes, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Griffith and Brian, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Lewis spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Emil Leistner, Marsha Kay and Janet Elaine in Alford. Mr. Griffith has been transferred from the Kroger Store in Sikeston, Mo. to Paducah, Ky. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Owens, of Evansville, a daughter, July 4; to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Stinson, of Oak- land City, a daughter, Chris- tia Ruth, July 7; to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osborn, of Evans- ville, a son, Thomas William, July 8; to Mr. and Mrs. Ter- ry (Kay Knowles) Barker, in Terre Haute, a daughter, My- ra Lynn, July 5; to Mr. and Mrs. John Young, of Peters- burg, a daughter, July 7. Marriages: Ann Helen Hawes, of Petersburg, and Esley Sisson, Jr., of Oak- land City, Saturday; Mrs. Ed- na Shields, of Oakland City, and Wiley Goodwin, of Pe- tersburg, June 28; Alice Faye Greene, of Boonville, and John David Dedman, of Win- slow, June 30. Deaths: John L. Stevens, 66, of Princeton, father of Shelby Stevens, owner of Ste- vens Clothing Store in Peters- burg and father of Fred R. Ste- vens, of Sullivan, former own- er of this 5c and 10c Store in Winslow died suddenly July 3 following a fatal heart attack; Joseph Tooley, 72, of Oakland City, died Monday following a heart attack; Mrs. John (Dar- la Hean) Tharp, 25, of Peters- burg, died Tuesday suffering from Hodgkin's Disease and leukemia; Harry C. Layman, of Los Angeles, Calif., former resident of Winslow, died Ju- ly 3, suffering from a heart ail- ment; Sarah Ella Poselwait, 62, of Otwell, died Saturday; Edgar L. Simpson, 71, retired Cynthiana carpenter and na- tive of Pike County, died Mon- day. FIFTY YEARS AGO The Pike County Dispatch Thursday, July 22, 1965 A Board of Directors was appointed to manage affairs of Prides Creek Conservan- cy District in the Pike Cir- cuit Court Tuesday morning. Judge Lester Nixon made the appointments. Appointed were Austin Rudolph, Louis Lamb, John Kidd, Gardner Willis and Vir- gil Rumble. A parade and coronation of the queen will be at 8 p.m. Sat- urday at 2 p.m. Featured in the parade will be the queen Judy Foust and her attendants Ju- dy Shoultz and Brenda Carter. Lorraine Bell was crowned queen of the 1956 Pike Coun- ty 4-H Fair. She was chosen from 11 entrants. Runners-up were Carla Foster and Karen Davis. The winners attend Pe- tersburg High School. Amanda Tucker, of Moores- ville, is spending the week in Winslow with her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newt Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil A. Pos- tlewait, Shawn, Cindy, Neil and Keith left Monday for their home in St. Petersburg, Fla. Mrs. Poselwait, the for- mer Virginia Ashby and chil- dren had been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ashby in Petersburg the past few weeks. Mr. Posel- wait arrived over the week- end in Petersburg from Viet- nam where he is employed by the State Department. He will spend about 10 days with his family before his return to Vietnam. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Art Holland, of Las Vegas, Nev., by adoption, a son, Burt Daniel, June 7; to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Quiggins, of Plain- field, a son, James Steven, Ju- ly 14; to Mr. and Mrs. William C. Sloat, of Huntsville, Ala., a son, Mitchel DeWayne, July 13; to Dr. and Mrs. Fred V. Sanders, of Oaktown, a son, David Scott, June 30 ; to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dan Aikman, of Petersburg, a daughter, Carol Diane, July 15; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Smith, of Evansville, a son, Kevin Lee, July 12; to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leighty, of Peters- burg, a son, Brian Thomas, July 15; to Mr. and Mrs. Rog- er Romine, of Oakland City, a son, Donald Joseph, July 16; to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kin- man, of Petersburg, a daugh- ter, Gina Michele, July 14; to Mr. and Mrs. Crillis Gross, of Petersburg, a son, William Er- ic, by adoption, July 19, born June 18. Marriage: Kaye Ellen Sims, of Winslow, and Bill Smith, of Ayrshire, Saturday. Deaths: Oliver Ropp White, 42, of Campbelltown, dropped dead on the patio of his home Friday following a heart attack; Ida Wood, 75, of Winslow, died July 20 follow- ing a heart attack; Herbert D. Toler, 68, of Hazleton, died Ju- ly 19, suffering from a heart attack; infant of Donald and Vonda ( Johnson) Wilson, still- born July 16; William A. Mat- tingly, 65, of Velpen, died July 13; Claude "Hopper" Gray, 78, of Otwell, died Friday at his home, suffering from harden- ing of the arteries; Betty Hil- lert, sister of Horace Eads, of Winslow, died Wednesday in a Detroit, Mich. hospital while submitting to open heart sur- gery; Nora Beatty, 75, of Spurgeon, died July 14, suf- fering from a blood clot caus- ing the aorta to rupture; Mrs. Helen ( Johnson) Butcher, of Cayuga, formerly of Oakland City, died Monday suffering from a blood clot; Ray Pride, 83, of Washington, died July 20 ; Jack Ashby, 31, of Peters- burg, died Wednesday, suffer- ing from a broken neck – he was injured while operating a pay loader at the Alcoa plant in Newburgh. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO The Press-Dispatch Thursday, July 19, 1990 Mim Robling was named 1990 Miss Pike County Fair Tuesday night. First runner- up was Charlotte Boger, who was also named Miss Photo- genic, and second runner-up was Christine Adams. 4-H Fashion Revue winners were Junior Division – Div. I Champion, Angie Stephens; Div. II Champion, Elizabeth Adkins; Div. III Champion, Melissa Ice, Reserve Div., Jayln Carter; Grand Champi- on Junior Div., Kaitlyn Ice; Re- serve Grand Champion Junior Div., Melissa Ice; Senior Div. winners, Dress Up Champion and Grand Champion Senior Div., Crystal Nalley. Dr. Dan Schroeder's res- ignation as principal at Pike Central High School was ac- cepted by the Pike County School Board at its Thurs- day night meeting. In his let- ter of resignation Schroed- er stated he had enjoyed his three years in Pike County and that the board "has treat- ed me more than fairly." He said he has accepted a posi- tion as director of curriculum at Spencer-Owen Community School Corporation in Spen- cer, Ind. Schroeder also said the move to a central office position is one he has been working toward since gradu- ate school. He added that one day he would like to become a superintendent. Beth Willis will be compet- ing July 22-29 in New York at the International and Talent Association Convention at the New York Hilton. She will be competing in runway, fashion and commercial print, televi- sion comercial and sitcom. She is a graduate of Beau Madame Modeling School of Evansville and she is in the eighth grade at Pike Central where she is a cheerleader and president of the Student Council. She is the daugh- ter of Rick A. and Vicki Wil- lis and the granddaughter of Gardner J. and Dixie Willis, Richard and Norma Britton, all of Petersburg. Birth: To Mr. and Mrs. Kel- ly Fleetwood, of Washington, a daughter, Kristin Nicole, June 26. Deaths: June (Potter) Clark, 57, of Evansville, for- merly of Winslow, died July 17, suffering from a heart at- tack; Mary Belle Elder, 73, of Winslow, died July 15; Byron Cameron Haskins, 75, of Indi- anapolis, formerly of Otwell, died July 11; Loyron E, Riley, 83, of Winslow, died July 14; Martha Violet Crow, 77, of Pe- tersburg, died July 16. By Sandy McBeth 11/18/1904—It is claimed at Velpen that Charley Wilkey last week broke into some business houses there and took some fireworks and other minor articles. He was found, it is claimed, with the property in his possession. We are informed that he has been living in the barns around there much all sum- mer—Huntingburg Demo- crat Germaine, the Wizard, will give the first number of the Petersburg high school lecture course at the M. E. church Saturday night. The New York Journal says: "Germaine is one of the most clever and mystifying of ma- gicians—a true artist." Dr. Homer F. Parr, the son of Dr. G. L. Parr, who left Washington several months ago and located in Mexico, is gaining quite a reputation in his home at Magdalena, So- nora. He has a good practice and on last Tuesday night at- tended a ball given in honor of Ramon Corrall, the vice- president of Mexico—Wash- ington Herald. The Huntingburg Demo- crat of Tuesday, has the fol- lowing concerning the burn- ing of the residence of a la- dy who is well known in Pe- tersburg and has relatives in Pike county: "The residence of Mrs. Burr Mosby, living three miles southeast of Ire- land, burned to the ground Saturday night. The loss up- on Mrs. Mosby is great as but few articles were saved. She and her daughter, Miss Edith Mosby, were alone at home and it is supposed that the flue being defective the roof caught fire from a spark and the home was falling in when discovered by Mrs. Mosby. It is fortunate that they escaped with their lives. It is probable that a new resi- dence will be erected on the ruins of the old one. The county clerk has is- sued marriage licenses to the following persons since our last report: Florian Bartl and Martha K. Bartl; Fred C. Vincent and Alice Lew- is; Dan A. Vincent and Allie R. Hooper; William M. Dos- sett and Clara Swain; James G. Smith and Sarah R. Fair- child; Sheridan S. Palm and Daisy Benjamin. Claude Boger was arrest- ed by city marshal Masters last week and placed under bond. He is charged with assault and battery on Dr. John Brumbly of Cincinnati, who came here last summer and eloped with his sweet- heart, Miss Georgia Dun- can of Bedford. Boger had come home to vote. It is not likely that the case will ev- er be tried, as Brumbly and his wife are now residing in northern California. The Princeton Democrat of last Friday on the disap- pearance of John Griffith of Union says: "The person re- ferred to in the above is a nephew of Moses Griffith, living west of this city, and is also a brother-in-law of J. O. Sickles, living in west Princeton. Saturday, Oct. 29, Griffith came to this place from Union where he lived with his wife and two chil- dren, riding a roan horse for which he had just traded. He went to the home of his brother-in-law and had din- ner, after which he said he would ride on west, and told Mrs. Sickles to telephone his wife that he would not be at home that night, but would return Sunday. He rode away and Mrs. Sickles supposed he was going to the home of his uncle, Mr. Griffith. That was the last seen of him. It is the opinion of Marshal Haley that the young man is prob- ably riding through to the home of his father in Kansas. Sunday morning about 8 o'clock the dead body of Wil- liam Harrell was discovered lying near the residence of M. McC. Stoops on east Wal- nut street. Mrs. Stoops had gone out on the back porch and saw the body lying near a tree in the yard. The offi- cials were notified and cor- oner Tyner had the body re- moved to Colvin & Brenton's undertaking rooms. He was lying face down when found, and evidently had not been there more than two or three hours, as he had been seen by Will Garland and Mrs. George Stellings about half- past four o'clock that morn- ing. A thorough investiga- tion was made, but no indica- tions of violence were found. A small box of morphine was found in an inside coat pocket. He had been drink- ing some of late and also us- ing the drug, and is thought he had taken an overdose of the drug. The coroner held an inquest Monday morn- ing and returned a verdict that death resulted from morphine poison. The fu- neral services were held at the residence of Mrs. Mol- lie E. Harrell on Monday af- ternoon, conducted by Rev. J. G. Venable, pastor of the Presbyterian church, inter- ment at Walnut Hills ceme- tery. The deceased was born in this city, September 22d, 1881, and had always lived here. He had for many years been a clerk in various stores in the city and always gave satisfaction to his employ- ers, being accommodating and gentlemanly in his treat- ment of customers and an ex- cellent stock keeper. Rumbletown Items—J. J. Gladish will move here in a few days. He has formed a partnership with Wm. Rum- ble in the coal business. Their mine is located on the farm of E. F. Rumble. NOTICE—We have decid- ed to close our store in Pe- tersburg by January 1, 1905. This will make six weeks of great bargains. No fake, but a genuine sale, and this stock must be cashed in the within six weeks. Price cutting and slashing never heard of will be yours to behold. Get your share of the great savings that will fall to the shrewd and energetic who will at- tend this closing out sale of this immense store from now to January 1, 1905. All store fixtures are for sale from this date, and also the lease on two double rooms located in Masonic Temple building, each 25x105. The lease ex- pires March 1, 1906. Every article goes at manufactur- er's cost, nothing added for freight. Our invoice is open for the inspection of custom- ers. Bear in mind that bar- gains are to be had at the Daylight Store, includes ev- erything in store from Car- pets, Oilcloths, Linoleums, Robber Goods, Trunks, Suit Cases, Cloaks, Dry Goods, Dresses, Skirts, Millinery and our immense stock of Ladies' and Children's Shoes, Lace Curtains, Blan- kets, Notions, etc. This sale will commence on Satur- day, November 19th. Thank- ing the people of Petersburg and vicinity for their liberal patronage, I am Yours Truly, H. L. Cary—Masonic Tem- ple, Petersburg. Everything marked in plain figures. George Baker and wife are the proud parents of a nine pound girl baby that arrived at their home last Friday.