June 6, 1872 "Samuel Porch of Spiceland is engaged in repairing watches, clocks, etc. Mr. Porch is an adept in these matters, and those having machines of this sort afflicted with stoppages or any sort of 'won't go' ailment can't do better than consult Mr. Porch professionally." "Professor E.J. Rice, well remembered in this place, died recently at Trinidad, Colorado, where he was engaged in teaching." Thomas Ball of Franklin Township, aged about 50, died last Saturday, buried by IOOF. William McDowell's stable in New Castle burned. Elmer Albaugh lost tools stored there. L.L. Burr building in New Castle burned. Occupied by Burr, dry goods; Hoover & Ridgway, grocers; Monroe Mowrer, harness maker. Circleville supporters of Horace Greeley for president include T.G. Wright and Thomas Sears. People borrowing books from Spiceland library, William Dawson, librarian, in past year: Josiah Unthank, Thomas Deem, Charles Stubbs, Solomon Macy, Carrie Newby, Thomas Wilson, Wm Wilson, John Hiatt, D. Holloway, Asa Holloway, R.G. Boone, Jabez Henley, Milo Talbert, Jabez Talbert, Albert Johnson, Jesse Jessup, Calvin Ratliff, David Edwards, Samuel Porch, James Cochran, Wm Morgan, Charles Dickinson, Caleb Hall, Jerry Ballard, Aaron Stanley, Jos. Holloway, D. Wickersham, James Sears, Jacob Taylor, Wm Edgerton, Geo Bundy, Caleb Johnson, Wm Dawson, Luzena Thornburg, Clarkson Davis, Jason Williams, E.C. Foster, John Simons, John Unthank, Jabez Meredith, N.H. Ballenger, Jas Lewelling, Henry Hoover, Samuel Hoover, Cyrus Ratliff, Joseph Unthank, Mord Unthank, Josiah Hiatt, Jesse Burnett, Thomas Evans, Albert Hodson, Joseph Newby, Wm Unthank, Nathan Scoville, Albert Porch, John Baldwin, Jesse Bond, Jesse Gordon, Jacob Elliott, Alpheus Rayl, J.E. Bogue, J.P. Bogue, Franklin Symons, Elwood Pleas, Lewis Wood, Benj Pleas, Elisha Ratliff, Edward Strattan, Thomas Cook, Jenkins Kennard, Levi Copeland, Dr Baily, J.W. Griffin, O.H. Nixon, Jehu Hall, Amos Stuart, Jonas Hodson, Jehu Simons, Welborn Haley. Albert Hodson and L.M. Copeland qualify as executors of will of Edward L. Woolen, decd., late of Henry County. Sheriff's sale. John W. Burson et al. v. Christina Walker et al., undivided 2/3 of east half of northwest quarter of section 27 township 19 north range 11 east. Henry County Democratic Convention. Participants: N.R. Elliott, N. Mowrer, Edmund Johnson, Col. Miles Murphey, James Brown, L.E. Bundy, Dr. Rea, Mr. Loveland, "John Keiser, sole proprietor of the Empire Saloon."

June 13, 1872 Married June 9, at residence of the bride, Nathan Livezey & Caroline Gallaher, both of New Castle. Married June 8 at the Taylor House in New Castle by Rev. Seth S. Bennett, Levi M. Keesling to Emma McCurdy, all of New Castle. Died, June 6, Aralie, only daughter of Eli & Mattie Phillips, of tubercular meningitis. Commissioners Court report and allowances: William Vuncannon appointed Greensboro Twp. constable. Dr. Butler of Spiceland Township. W.O. Bogue appointed inspector of new voting precinct at Straughn's Station. Nicholas Mowrer allowance for arresting and committing Bob Fletcher. Daniel Over exempted from work on highways and poll tax on account of physical disability. Rezin Powers appointed inspector for new voting precinct at Luray, Prairie Twp. Miscellaneous allowances: John C. Livezey, D. W. Kinsey, Wilcox & Scott, Pence & Moore, Hugh L. Mullen, Jacob Brenneman, M/D. Harvey, Rotheus Scott, S.S. Bennett, Dr. Boor, H.L. Shopp, John Shroyer, W.T. McLucas, Parker Prig, W.D. Cooper, F. Collins, B. Pickering, Owen Evans, Jabish Luellen, R.H. Cooper, N. & D. Parker, T.N. White, W.F. Walker, Petitition from large majority of citizens of Jefferson Twp. to release sureties of John B. Benbow, defaulting trustee. "Frank Bowers is back in New Castle. Too much smallpox in Dayton to suit him." "Dave Hoover is acting as confidential clerk for Bedford & Hazzard." "Winfield Scott Shirk, having purchased a home on West Broad Street, is putting in all his spare time trying to find out what he can about gardening, etc." "Spiceland has been somewhat scandalized by a case or two of 'flagrante delicto.' It is rather a moral town as a rule, but the bad material sometimes seem to gather, like bad matter in the human system, and come to a head, and become offensive to the sight and moral sensibilities." Spiceland: "On the evening of [June 15] Elkanah Beard, who for two years past has been a missionary in India, will give some account of his experiences. We understand that he has brought a number of native idols and other curiosities with him." Boston Sunday School "is no more." Boston is in Liberty Township, school district 3. Organized in spring of 1872, "and J.H. Hewit, a young man of good moral abilities, was selected as Superintendent." Problem-superintendent more interested in music than Scripture.+

June 20, 1872 J.M. Hiatt of Cadiz represented Henry County at state Sunday School convention at Logansport. Mrs. Anna R. Dale opening "forenoon school" at New Castle Academy. New Castle: "The proprietor of the White Swan indulged his patrons in a huge old drunk last Tuesday night, and then to save his foul carcass from the minions of the law he lit out in company with Jim Gray, another dead beat, and the prayers of the community are offered up for their continued absence." Hillsboro report: T. Ice & N. Mower, wool merchants; Mr. Cary runs saw mill. Resolutions of Wildey Lodge IOOF, Lewisville, in memory of Thomas Ball. Spiceland: Elkanah Beard lectured on India. Spiceland: "Our octogenarian, Driver Boone, can show the best patch of corn around. It is about to the top of an ordinary board fence already."

June 27, 1872 Results of election for postmaster at Spiceland: O.H. Nixon, 93; William Dawson, 27; Hannah Buffkin, 20. John H. Link, pastor of English Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Castle, signs book testimonial. Rev. Thomas Comstock, ME pastor in Richmond, died last week, buried at Liberty Mills in northern Wabash County. Spiceland Academy graduates: Henry W. Painter, Robert B. Mitchell, Lindley M. Johnson, David H. Henley, Jacob Hill. New Castle Courier sold to Adolphus Rogers for $5,000. "Of Mr. Rogers we will say only at this time that he is a thoroughly wide-awake young man for whose abilities and accomplishments we entertain a very high degree of respect, and whose good opinion we hope to merit, and with whom we trust to be an ever amicable relations." Robert L. Polk nominated by Republicans as judicial candidate for Henry, Hancock, and Madison Common Pleas Judge. L.P. Mitchell of Henry County lost nomination for prosecutor to Mr. Saunders of Madison Co. School District #3, Liberty Township items: Moses Brown has built new barn, Joel Healton a new fence, and William Wimmer a new tenant house. One Mr. Allen is blacksmith and the other the township assessor. "Michael Wright has sold his farm and bought one on Buck Creek." Ez Schildknecht courting a Koons and William Conway a Couch. Sheriff's sale: James Stilley et al v. State of Indiana, part of southeast quarter of northeast quarter section 31 township 19 north range 9 east. Sheriff's sale: David Yount, Henry C. Murphey et al v. James P. Hutson, south half of west half of northeast quarter of section 30 township 18 north range 10 east. Sheriff's sale: Thomas Rogers, admr. of Samuel Graham v. Robert Brodby, part of east half of southeast quarter section 10 township 17 range 10 east.

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