Jan. 5, 1871 Estray, Henry Thompson took up red steer two miles north of Cadiz, appraised by James B. Haggy & James Burr. Spiceland Library Association elects directors: Jenkins Kennard, Jesse Gordon, William Dawson, A.H. Johnson, Clarkson Davis, Solomon Macy, and George R. Bundy. J.P. Bogue granted letters of administration on estate of William Small. Resolutions of Mechanicsburg Masonic Lodge for John C. Goodwin, died Dec. 12, 1870, in 43rd year. Signed J.H. Ritt, J.W. Cooper, Geo. Hasty. Spiceland: Caleb Hall visiting North Carolina. Ash tree recently cut down on his farm produced 12 cords of wood. Description of sermon by F.W. Thomas at Dunreith. Last 3 tracts of land in Henry County entered in 1849. Married, Dec. 15, by Elder D.H. Gary in New Castle, Josiah Masterson and Mrs. Amanda Counsellor, all of New Castle. M.L. Reed of Yancton, Dakotah, visiting. "Andrew and Thomas Harrold have shipped 3,700 head of hogs this season. They averaged over 320 lbs weight. Who can beat it?" Citizens Bank in Dunreith robbed. Robbers missed $500 in envelope left by Caleb Johnson. New Castle: Ben Moor has purchased Billy Murphey's grocery on north side of public square. Obituary. Lindley M. Stafford, died at home of father Daniel H. Stafford 4.5 miles south of New Castle on Jan. 3, aged 24 years, 3 months, 7 days. Buried at Rich Square. Member New Castle IOOF Lodge: resolutions signed by Benj. Shirk, W.F. Boor, R.B. Carr. Funeral preached by Francis W. Thomas. Dunreith: "Mr. Amasa Harrold met with a serious accident last Friday while out hunting. It appears that some one had left a small particle of cotton in the gun after cleaning, and this caught fire and remained in the barrel of the gun after Mr. Harrold had discharged it: when Mr. Harrold was pouring the powder down in reloading it ignited and communicated to the can, which burst, with nearly half a pound of powder in it. Harrold says it lifted him up and put him down about ten feet away; one side of his face and eye are very severely burned, but it is a marvel that he escaped with such slight injury considering the amount of powder ignited." Phineas Hall, trustee of Dudley Township, had house destroyed by fire. Henry Circuit Court, Emma E. Carter & Robert W. Carter v. Mary Noland and Stephen Noland, performance of contract to convey real estate Land and Town Lots Delinquent for 1870: Wayne Township: Albert Doren, Edward Beeson, Alfred C. Reeves Franklin Township: Mary F. Johnson, T.A. Johnson heirs Dudley Township: Benjamin F. Black, Elizabeth Cook, Samuel Morris, Daniel Winslow, Peter Winslow heirs, Joseph Willis, Joseph Winslow heirs Liberty Township: Daniel Landis Sr., Joseph Wise, Nancy Williams Henry Township: John H. Lowery, Daniel F. Lockwood et al., John Millis Harrison Township: Calvin Compton, Solomon Coon heirs, George Carrel, John Barman, Henry Minesinger, John Ward Fall Creek Township: Christopher Fansler, Joseph Fleming heirs, John M. Gray, John Thumma, A.C. Tomlinson, Laoni Wrightsman, Philip Bushong, Bridget Benin, David Hodson, Simon Adamson, Tarvin & Summers, James Wisehart Prairie Township: Ann E. Allender, Henry Brown, Thomas Gough, John P. Johnson, John Mellett, Priscilla Macy, Charles Mansfield, John S. Powers, J.W. Stanton guardian, David Williams Stony Creek Township: Samuel Bundy heirs, John Bailey, Leonidas Houck, Thomas Peirce, John S. Powers, Samuel V. Templin, George Whitehead Spiceland Township: David Duncan, Jesse Gordon & C. Hiatt, Jemima Griffin, Amasa Harrold, Edwin Johnson Jefferson Township: Caroline Courtney, Caroline Cleland, Josephine A. Feeger, James P. Hutson, George U. Mann, Wilson Maddy, Henry U. Minesinger, Sarah McGinnis, James Pickenpaugh, Sarah Pickenpaugh, Philip Rinker heirs, Henry Spell, Benjamin Veach, Wm. M. Yost Blue River Township: Mary Fouts, Philip Good Raysville: Elijah Armstrong, Sarah Jackson, Francis S. Rock Knightstown: John Bogue, A.A. Budd, James Conly, Sarah B. Cooper, W.S. Gephard, Sue B. Holloway, Wm. Mitchell, E.D. Pratt, Wm. H. Peters, Eli Sheridan, Melinda Silver, Catherine Staff Lewisville: George Baird, Frank Baird, Jennie Smith New Lisbon: C. Hoffacker & S.A. Harvy, Amanda Hoffacker, John H. Replogle, Thomas Walter Millville: Abraham Abbott New Castle: Martha Livezey, Rhoda Moore, Alex F. McDowell, Catherine Welch Greensboro: Mary E. Foster, David S. Heaton, Duncan C. Wilson Cadiz: Pharaba Guyman, Newby Modlin, Joel McCormack, Milton Nelson, A.W. Showalter Mechanicsburg: Thos. S. Beck, Thomas Ginn Middletown: John Hart heirs, W. & J. Wisehart Luray: Robert Goble Hillsboro: Rebecca McAfee Blountsville: Huldah Galyean Dunreith: I.B. Adams, William Fuller, Samuel Sinex, William Wright Ogden: John Anderson, David Duncan, Jesse Murphey Spiceland: Nathan Brown Sulphur Springs: Bardon Hamilton et al., L.D. Harvey, David Neff, Showalter & Shively, Wm. S. Yost, Samuel L. Yost heirs Lands Returned Delinquent for Non-Payment of Turnpike Taxes Duck Creek & Southern Turnpike Harrison Township: Isaac Brown Jr & Sr trustees of Sarah Ratliff, Robert Crandall, Morgan Hasket, Richard Hutson Jefferson Township: William Sanders Flat Rock Valley Turnpike Liberty Township: John L. Wiseheart heirs Junction (Southern) Turnpike Franklin Township: Ann Foulk, J.W. Glidden, Harriman Hare, Thornton A. Johnson, Thornton Johnson guardian, W.H.H. Smith, Wm. H. Wilson Flat Rock & Symons Creek Turnpike Liberty Township: Mary Bruner, Batchfield & Wimmer, Paul Hughes, Johnson H. Knight, Mary Landig, E. McDowell Junction (Northern) Turnpike Prairie Township: Ann E. Allender Hillsboro: William Conwell, William S. Darr, Robert Frazier, John Fisher, Abraham Fraizer, John Gray, Thomas Gough, Rebecca Jarvis, M. & A. Stilwell, C.N. Williams Hillsboro & Franklin Turnpike Liberty Township: Zachariah Albaugh, Jacob Kessler Northwestern Turnpike Harrison Township: Isaac Brown Sr. & Jr. & trustees of Sarah Ratliff, Richard Hutson, Daniel Hutson, Barbara Pressnall Prairie Township: Isaac Lamb Jefferson Township: William Deavers, Nancy W. Eddleman, James Hutson, William Lynas, Sarah McGinnis, Eli Murphey, B.W. Scott Henry Township: John Powell heirs, Joseph Sanders, Joseph Williams New Castle & Flat Rock Turnpike Liberty Township: D.B. Allen, Micajah Forkner, Johnson C. Knight, Daniel Landis, Benjamin Runyan heirs Union & Blue River Turnpike Wayne Township: Seth H. Allee, Mary Martin, John L. Porter, John M. Shank, Elisha Scovell Sulphur Springs & Cadiz Turnpike Henry Township: Joseph Draper, George Hewitt Harrison Township: Isaac Brown Jr. & Sr. trustees of Sarah Ratliff, Robert Crandall, Matthias Huff heirs, Barbara Pressnall, Thomas Stephens, Teeter & Holsinger Jefferson Township: Mahlon W. Compton, Nancy Eddleman, James P. Hutson, William J. McSherly, William Sanders Sulphur Springs & Western Turnpike Jefferson Township: William Burner, J. Burner, R.S. Gossett, M.L. Harry, B.W. Scott Sulphur Springs: Henry Harvey, J.L. McCorkle, David Osburn, A.J. Petty Fall Creek Township: J.N. Gray North Western Extension Turnpike Jefferson Township: John Burner, William Burner, Jacob Baker, John Crandall, William Conner, Peyton Chapman, William Chapman, Creed Chapman, William Deavers, S.W. & J. Deavers, Samuel Deavers, Nancy Eddleman, R.S. Gossett, Jacob Huffman, H.T. Harvey, A. Harvey, Geo. H. Mann, B.W. Scott, Noah Shoemaker, Sotha Tomlinson, William B. Whitworth Harrison Township: Isaac Brown Jr. & Sr. trustees of Sarah Ratliff, Calvin Compton, Daniel Hutson, John B. Odom heirs, Barbara Pressnall, Thomas Stephens Fall Creek Township: George W. Badgely, A.A. & M.A. Bennett, Cummins & Ellison, Robert Cummins, Joseph Fleming, George R. Fleming, William Fleming, Albert Harry, Christopher Mann, Andrew Ricks, A.C. Tomlinson, Z.G. Tomlinson, Daniel Warner Middletown & Daleville Turnpike Fall Creek Township: George Ballengall heirs, R. Crissman heirs, Robert Gordon Dunreith Turnpike Spiceland Township: Mary Ballard, T.E. Ellis, Phebe H. Tolbert, Elmira Wilson Dunreith: J.B. Adams, J.A. Anderson, Geo. W. Butler, Thos. T. Dysart, Asbury Evans, James Elliott, William Fuller, D.H. Hudelson, John M. Hudelson, Chris Nicholson, Mary E. Smith, Edmund Stewart, Samuel Sinex, Sinex & Smith, Mahlon S. Watkins, Christopher Wilson Middletown & Range Line Turnpike Fall Creek Township: George Ballengall, Bridget Bruno, Solomon F. Brattain, Reuben Crissman heirs, Barbara J. Grove, Miles Hart, Fred Hoover, Thomas Jackson, Jacob Metsker, Aquila Myers, Hugh Shott, G.C. Tarvin, Tarvin & Summers, J.L. Trout, Jacob Wise, William Wise, Wisehart Brattain & Co., Jacob Wise Jr. Middletown: Joseph Bowman, Jonathan Corey, John Hart heirs, Susan E. Lowe, Nancy E. McCullough, Sophia Vanmatre, John Thomas, John F. Windsor Blountsville Township Turnpike Stony Creek Township: J. Davidson, James Rogers, George Whitehead heirs Greensboro & New Castle Junction Turnpike Greensboro Township: John Englerth, George T. Macy, Saffell & Bowman, C. Shank, D.C. Wilson Blountsville & Windsor Turnpike Stony Creek Township: John Finch, William Finch Prairie, Great Eastern, & Franklin Turnpike Prairie Township: Levi Bouslog, John Minesinger Rogersville: John R. Kirklin Stony Creek Township: John Minesinger, James Rogers Blountsville and Millville Extension Turnpike Blue River Township: Cheniah Covault, Abigail Kerr, Silas Shaffer Liberty Township: Mary Bruner, Benjamin Clark, Forkner & Winings, Israel Hatfield, Jacob Kessler, Daniel Landis, Moses Luse, Mary Martz, Peter Rhinehart, Daniel Rhinehart, Thos. Simpson & E. Bell Millville: Amos K. Treadway Blountsville Extension Turnpike Stony Creek Township: John S. Bailey, J. Davidson, Ira Main, William Switzer, Joseph Tibbetts, George Whitehead Blountsville: Huldah Galyean, Wm. R. Parsons Sugar Creek Turnpike Wayne Township: Joel B. Lowe Greensboro Township: Wm. Johnson heirs, David Messmore Harrison Township: Moses Cottrell, William Clark, William Davidson, William Graham, Saulus Hedrick, Wash Jackson, Allen Jackson, Geo. Wilkinson heirs East Knightstown & Middletown Turnpike Wayne Township: Jacob Burris, Samuel H. Byers, John Byers, John Copeland Jr, Mary Decker, William Decker, Henry C. Decker, Luther S. Dillee, John Manlove, William Morris Jr, Jonathan Manlove, Mary Martin, Laurence Reynolds, Elliott Rose, Nancy Scovill, Ezra Scovill, John Scovill, Geo. W. Smith, John W. Vandenbark, Solomon G. Wink Greensboro Township: James Atkinson, Jabez Beeson, John Barrett, Ed. F. Bowman, James Coon, Sandy Casey, John S. Connor, Richard Dempsey, Samuel Collins, Fowler & Estell, Gavin Landy heirs, Mary A. Hutchison, Jacob B. Hamilton, Mitchell Hunt et al., Mary Hutchison, William Johnson heirs New Castle & Muncie Turnpike Mt. Summit: S.S.C. Chenoweth, John Warner

Jan. 12, 1871 Andrew Harrold, administrator of Richard Fancher, decd., sells lot in Dunreith. L.M. Black and brother-in-law Gough not found by creditors-reportedly fled. Obituary of Isaac Baker. Born in Va., ca. 1793. Moved to Henry County ca. 1824, settling on farm on which he died. Became Freemason in Va 57 years ago-faithful member. New Castle Masonic Lodge resolutions signed by Joshua Holland and Robt. H. Polk. John H. & Sallie E. Link thank members of church for donation party.

Jan. 19, 1871 Barbers in New Castle include Billy Moore and his assistant George Holland of Chicago. Calvin Buffkins, son of Jesse of Cadiz, killed last Monday by boiler explosion near Rushville. Mrs. Catherine Woodward, wife of Asahel, died Jan. 13, "after a protracted and very painful illness." Born in Maryland, Dec. 1, 1792. Moved to Washington Co., Ky., with parents when very young. To Indiana Territory, 1811. Married 1815 and moved to Preble County, Ohio. Settled just north of New Castle July 31, 1819. Lived on same farm 52 years. Jesse B. Wilson, son of John and Hannah, died near Greens Fork, Wayne County, Dec. 28, 1870, aged 23 years, 10 months, 29 days. Many relatives in Henry County. Signed by Wm. C. Bond. Spiceland: "Thomas Newby jr & Emery Bogue have purchased an interest in the mercantile house of Foster, Bogue, & Co. The style of the firm is now Bogue & Newby." "N.H. Ballenger has sold his property at Dunreith to Geo. Butler; consideration nine hundred dollars." "General Grose of New Castle, Indiana, was arrested last Saturday night [in Richmond] on the charge of visiting a house of ill-fame. He gave bond for his appearance on the 16th instant." Copied from Richmond newspaper. Samuel A. Lowe died at residence in Franklin Township, Jan. 10, 1871, "after a long and painful illness." Methodist minister. "He came to this county from the state of Maryland, 'Old Billy Woolen's' wife being his aunt, and, I think, his only relative then in the West." Left wife and son. William Switzer of Rogersville, bankruptcy petition.

Jan. 26, 1871 Good Templars convention at Dunreith. Mentioned: Arthur Belsham, Mollie O'Brien, T. Beckley Deem, Mollie V. Ballenger, Dr. Butler, Mollie J. Macy, Cyrus Dixon, Sidney Stuart, Libbie Butler, Clinton Harold, Camilda Fawcett, Stephen Wickersham, Libbie Hinshaw, Lida Wallace, R.S. Boone of Spiceland, brothers Butler & Wickersham of Dunreith, sister Clark of Cambridge, sister Hollingsworth of Milton, prayer by Brother King. Rev. Hennigh now living at Mt. Vernon, Iowa. William Saint, Sr., died at Greensboro, Jan. 17, 1871, just under 90 years. Moved from Wayne County, 1831. Ann, wife of James Griffin, died of pneumonia at Ogden, Jan. 22, aged about 70 years, more than 40 years resident of Henry County. Joseph S. Englerth, former resident of Greensboro, now at Tivoli, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Had visited Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, "looking up his old friends of thirty years ago." Lived in Henry County 24 years. "The colored citizens of Spiceland are making efforts to build an [AME] church in that village. Mr. Cornelius Goins, a worthy colored man, is soliciting donations for that purpose." Wm. Burgess, auction of livestock and farm equipment. Jurors for March term of circuit court: J.K. Bond, Greensboro Township; Wash. Jackson; O.H. Draper, Harrison Township; Levi Leaky, Dudley Township; Moses Hall, Dudley Township; Thomas Mullin, Liberty Township; John Worl, Liberty Township; Joel Healton, Liberty Township; Albert Messic; Nathan Copeland, Franklin Township; John P. Pennington, Spiceland Township; Benjamin Shirk, Henry Township.

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