152. September 25, 1965 Newspaper

The Winchester Journal-Herald newspaper
September 25, 1965

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Homecoming 1965.

  The second annual Homecoming at the Driver High School is scheduled for October 1, 2. The theme for this year is "From The Land Of Mother Goose" with class floats being created around this theme. Work has already started on many floats.
  The Homecoming parade is scheduled for  Saturday night, at 6:30 p.m. with the Homecoming game against the Cambridge City Eagles at 7:30.
  Homecoming queen candidates are Marsha Wickersham representing the sophomore class; Kathi Sutter, senior class; Carol Breaker, junior class; and Susie Fast, freshman class. Miss Breaker recently moved to the Winchester community from Anderson.
  Last year was the first year for the local high school to have a Homecoming celebration. Miss Anne Overman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Overman, who was a member of the 1964 senior class, was chosen as the first Homecoming queen.

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151.Randolph County Misc. (Jaycee Mardi Gras, Fudge Mound, Townsandville, Bootleg Liquor, Modoc, Church Burns, Bronson, Losantville)

RCHS Blog Post Number 151. 

Randolph County Misc. 

(Jaycee Mardi Gras, Fudge Mound, Townsandville, Bootleg Liquor, Modoc, Church Burns, Bronson, Losantville)

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Jaycee Mardi Gras

Winchester Journal-Herald. October 17, 1960. 

Date of photo not noted on the poster that was donated to RCHS. 

      Downtown Winchester was jammed with holiday crowds Saturday afternoon and evening during the annual Jaycee Mardi Gras festivities. Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the parade of queen candidates, high school bands, masqueraders, National Guardsmen, Boy and Girl Scouts, antique automobiles and riders from the Circle-X.
      A crowd estimated as high as ten thousand people massed around the public square during the evening's entertainment. They saw Miss Donna BOWEN, Spartanburg high school senior, crowned Queen of the Mardi Gras, with Miss Joy PEACOCK of Farmland and Miss Mary Ann HIATT of Ward-Jackson as attendants. Miss Bowen had also been chosen as "Miss Personality" by the queen-candidates.
      The Jaycees luck held when an early threat of rain failed to materialize. Pleasant, warm weather was probably one factor which encouraged the large attendance at the festival, with larger crowds in both afternoon and evening than there have been for a number of years. The Jaycees' share of booth, concession and carnival returns was expected to be high due to the attendance at the Mardi Gras.
      Glen PETERS, Jaycee treasurer, reported donations of $425, which lighted seventeen candles at the candle-light ceremony Saturday night. Although the Jaycees had hoped for twenty-five candles, which would have meant pledges of $625 for their Exceptional Children's fund, Peters said he was confident that booth receipts, of which the organization will be 25 per cent would add enough to bring in sufficient funds for the Jaycee project.   

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Prehistoric "Fudge Mound"

Winchester Journal-Herald. October 3, 1929

      The work of excavating the prehistoric mound in what was once the fair grounds at Winchester has just been completed. The work was done under the direction of Frank SETZLER of the University of Chicago promoted by the Indiana Historical Society and the Smithsonian Institution of Washington, D.C.
      Early settlers here discovered these prehistoric works which included an earth embankment in the form of a parallelogram enclosing about thirty-one acres with entrances on two sides and the mound at about the center of the enclosure. The embankment was several feet high in early days but only traces are seen today.
      Mr. Setzler and his helpers began the work of excavation several weeks ago. A careful survey was the first made of the mound to determine its height and diameter. It was staked off in five foot sections and the work of digging began on the south side, a section being excavated at a time. Great care was necessary in removing the earth to see that nothing valuable was destroyed.
      The survey showed the mound to be about seven feet high and eighty-five feet in diameter. Early settlers remember it as being quite a bit higher and not so far across, time having flattened it out.
  The diggers soon struck the floor or sod line of the mound and advanced the excavation on that level, section by section. photographing each section as it was completed.
      The results of the excavation from an archeological view point, as furnished for the Journal-Herald by Mr. Setzler, are as follows:  The entire mound was built for the purpose of burying a middle-aged person, who was evidently a person of note. At about the center of the mound there was found evidence of a burial. A pit 5 by 8 feet and 3 feet deep had been dug. Much red ocher was found here and in other places in the mound. In this pit was found the only skeleton discovered in the mound. With this skeleton was found the skull of a young person but it was badly broken. This skull lay near the hips of the skeleton. In all probability this skull was buried for ceremonial purposes.
      Part of the body was found a series of post holes about 6 inches in diameter showing that there had been at one time, a wooden structure enclosing the body found. About two feet from the periphery of the pit was found a row of small stake holes one inch in diameter, there being as many as 24 in 10 feet. Also 3 feet beyond this row of holes was found another row of holes 3 inches in diameter and 14 holes in 10 feet. These are also proof that a wooden structure had been built around the inner burial chamber. The form of these three enclosures conformed closely to the form of the large outer embankment enclosing the mound.
      Around the burial pit and 3 feet higher than where the skeleton lay, and to the south and west, there was a heavy stratum of bark and ocher. In this stratum were found votive offerings to the dead. These consisted of two broken ceremonial spear points, one carved and drilled slate gorget and one sandstone gorget. A good deal of burnt clay and cremated animal bones was found. On the west side and opposite the burial pit were found two leather pouches surrounded with bark containing numerous copper bracelets. The leather was so decomposed that only parts remained, the form being retained by the copper rings. Sodium Silicate was immediately sprayed over them in an attempt to preserve their original form. They will not be opened until the material is studied in the laboratory in Indianapolis.
      These pouches were found on a bed of burnt clay and cremated animal bones. This is the first time any copper bracelets have been found in a scientific excavation of mounds made in Indiana.
      The findings in the mound are well worth the efforts put forth and adds some additional knowledge concerning the ancient peoples who inhabited this country we know not when.
      Mr. Setzler wishes to express his gratitude to Messers FUDGE and MONKS for their kindly cooperation and to the many people who became interested in the work.
      A further survey of the location of mounds in this section will probably be made next year.  
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Townsandville

1880.

     Townsandville, Randolph County, is 2 1/2 miles north and one mile east of Farmland.

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100 Gallons of Prohibition Bootleg Liquor

Winchester Journal-Herald. April 10, 1930. 

      By the invitation of Sheriff Lee BRINER, the W.T.C.U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union) met at the county jail last Friday afternoon where over 100 gallons of liquor, including white mule, wine, beer etc., was disposed of by being poured into the sewer. About 100 people from Union City, Huntsville, Green Twp., Spartanburg, Losantville and Winchester Unions were present and each member was given an opportunity of emptying some of the liquor into the drain. In the absence of the county prosecutor, Mrs. Mary BLY, of Huntsville, Mrs. Pearl BRAGG, president of the Winchester Union, presided. The meeting opened by signing Onward Christian Soldiers, which was followed by prayer given by Mrs. MARTIN, of Green Twp. Rev. Frederic CARTER then made a short talk after which the "grand pouring." After disposing of the liquor, the slot machines were destroyed and the money, $4.60, which was in the machine, was turned over to the treasury of the W.C.T.U. to assist in carrying on their work.   

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Modoc

Winchester Journal-Herald. August 11, 1927. 

      West River Township was organized in 1819. At first it comprised all of the southeastern portion of Randolph county. Later Nettle Creek Township was formed, in 1835, from the west portion of West River so that the early history of this part of the county is connected with these two townships.
      Some land entries were made as early as 1810 but the permanent settlements were made about 1816.
 Hugh BOTKIN settled southeast of where Huntsville now is in 1816.
      Many of the early settlers in this region were from Kentucky. They were a sturdy class of people and so impressed their moral and industrious character upon the community that it has remained a church going and industrious people ever since.
      Various religious denominations have served the people throughout the history of this section of the county. Many of the first inhabitants were Methodists and circuit riders held religious services in the cabins of the pioneers.
      The early settlers had their ups and downs as was common in the settlements of Indiana. House raisings, log rollings, quiltings, singing schools were among the opportunities which enabled the people to get together and become acquainted.
      This region was visited in 1824 by a terrific tornado. Quite a strip of the virgin forest was leveled by the storm and formed what was known as the "Fallen Timbers" for many years. This strip of country grew up with briars and bushes and served as a hiding place for fugitive slaves. Slave hunters often visited the place in search of runaway slaves but the sturdy Abolitionists gave them a cold shoulder and no help in capturing their slaves.
      Robbers and other criminals often sought to hide in the fallen timber region but it was kept pretty free from such characters.
      The dense forests of this region served as a nesting place for the wild pigeons for a number of years and the "Pigeon Roost" was known far and wide.
      Mills, blacksmith shops, wheelright shops, country stores and other pioneer industries came into existence soon after settlements began. Hugh Botkin established a tannery soon after settling and it existed for many years.
     A socialistic experiment was tried in the Unionport settlement following the leadership of John O. WATTLES. A community woolen mill was built but it failed to prosper. The society did not flourish and the enterprise went to pieces, many of the members lost about all they had put into it.
      A number of villages were started but all have gone the way of the world except Carlos City, Huntsville, Modoc and Unionport.
      This region has become noted for its agriculture and stock raising.
      Modoc, located about fifteen miles southwest of Winchester, is one of the small enterprising towns of Randolph county. It is said that the name, Modoc, was chosen in a unique manner. A group of men gathered in the general store of GADDIS and SHOEMAKER and were discussing names when someone noticed some bottles of Modoc Bitters on a shelf and suggested the name of Modoc, which was the one chosen by the postal authorities from the list submitted.
      Thomas DOUGE built the first house and owned the first store in the small building where the Barker Harness Shop now stands.
      Ira SWAIN was the first postmaster and while he held this position the post office was moved from Swain's Hill.
     H.A. GADDIS and J.K. SHOEMAKER had a general store at Lee's Summit. This building, with its contents, was moved to the site of the present bank building. A good trade was kept up all along the route of moving.
      The U.B. Church was here when the town was started. Some years later a new building was erected near the site of the old one. In 1888 the M.E. Church was moved from Concord to Modoc and a few years later a Nazarene Church was erected.
      The first school, a three room frame structure, was built in 1890. The present one is of brick and was erected in 1910. The Bank building was constructed in 1911.
      The first train ran over the I.B. and W. Railroad on June 1, 1882. The railroad station burned February 29, 1912, and was replaced by October of the same year.   

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Toilet For Sale

1927

For Sale, A good outside toilet. Ed STAKEBAKE, 722 W. Washington st.

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Winchester Methodist Church Burns

The Winchester Journal. July 5, 1899.

      About half past two o'clock last Wednesday afternoon the fire alarm sounded and it was with little or no difficulty the site was discovered, as by the time the alarm was given huge volumes of smoke was issuing over South Meridian street from the west. The wind was blowing gales at that time and for that reason the alarm sounded more dreadful. In less than two hours the homes of J.S. HIATT, Charles SMITH, Mrs. Benjamin SIMMONS, Mrs. Merle FARQUHAR, Mr. RAU and the handsome M.E. Church and the barns of Mrs. William ASHTON, Charles SMITH, Mrs. Farquhar, J.S. Hiatt, Andy AKER and Frank BUNDY were complete ruins.
      Several ideas are advanced as to the fire's origin, one being from boys shooting firecrackers, another from sparks from the heading factory on the west side of the railroad. The fire was first discovered in Mrs. Ashton's barn on an alley parallel on the west with Meridian street; the flames fanned by a furious gale soon spread to the other barns and to J.S. Hiatt's property, and as the Charles Smith and Mrs. Farquhar property were very close they too were soon in flames.
      The high wind carried cinders of large size into the ventilator on top of the high roof of the Methodist Church and soon ignited it; the cinders were probably helped in their work of devastation by bird's nests in the ventilator. The dwelling of the late Mrs. Pheobe REED was unquestionably saved by the giant maple trees which stand in front of that lot. The house occupied by Mr. Rau on the south of Mrs. Farquhar's property, owned by Mrs. Cora VEACH, burned to the ground and the home of Mrs. HOUSER, just south of Mrs. Veach's property was extinguished by hard work after one end was burned. The property of Mrs. BOWEN, of Chicago, occupied by Joe HUFFMAN and Mrs. Pheobe Reed's barn were saved after hard fighting. The barn of B.F. Bundy, to the east of The church, was also consumed, but the high walls of the church doubtless broke the heavy winds and flying embers, many believing that if a frame building had stood where the church was, the wind would have made the fire sweep a path through the east part of town. Shortly before the church began to burn, the hopelessness of contending successfully against the flames was seen and Mayor HUTCHENS communicated with Greenville, Union City, Portland, Muncie and Richmond for assistance though not without difficulty as many wires were down. The Union City brigade responded promptly and the G.R. & I. railroad sent the switch engine to Richmond, the crew making the trip in several seconds less than 60 miles an hour gait, including stops. Before any outside assistance had arrived the flames were under control and the Greenville department was stopped at Union City, Portland at Ridgeville and Muncie at Parker, where they assisted in extinguishing the Furniture factory which was on fire. The promptness with which these neighboring cities responded to our calls for aid is duly appreciated.
      Some idea of the fierceness of the flames and wind can be surmised from the fact that the new dwelling of William D. CLARK, Professor BAKER's residence, Lon FARQUHAR's residence, Calvin DIGG's barn, all three blocks away, and numerous other buildings were ignited several times and only saved after hard work. Nearly all of the residences between these places and the fire, including the Christian church, were on fire many times. Nearly all of the house wives in the south and east part of town had part and in many cases all of their household goods packed for emergency. The fire fighters deserve great credit for their valiant efforts and they were ably assisted by our citizens generally. Those not on the fire or bucket brigade did good service in removing household goods, the latter helping to lessen the loss.
      The heaviest loss is the Methodist Church, representing nearly $25,000, and a fine new pipe organ that was added only a few months ago. The church was a superb structure and strongly built as the walls were pushed down only after hard work. An insurance of $10,000 was on the building. A portion of the contents, including several of the benches were saved, though only by hard hot risky work.
      The J.S. Hiatt property was a large two story, 20 room boarding house, a large portion of which he erected this past spring, thoroughly equipped with bedding, furniture and cooking utensils of which but little was saved. Mr. H. carried $2,000 insurance, but this will not compensate him by nearly $3,000.  Mr. Charles Smith's house was erected only a few years ago and had recently been painted and extensively repaired. All or nearly all of his household goods were saved. He carried $1,200 insurance, but this will in no way cover his loss.
      The property of Mrs. Farquhar, well known as the Oliver Mills property had only been recently purchased by the lady and to which she had just finished making some substantial improvements, was occupied by herself and the widow of the late County Recorder Benjamin Simmons. Their household effects were nearly all saved.
      Mrs. Farquhar had insurance that will nearly cover her loss.
      On the Bundy barn no insurance was carried and his loss will be considerable as the building contained many tools.
      The barn of Mrs. Ashton contained a part of her son Tony's circus outfit and other articles of value.
      George ENNIS' barn contained his son-in-law, Harry KIZER's household goods, which were a complete loss. A dog, which belonged to Mrs. Ennis lately deceased, was also burned. Articles of value in the other barns were burned, but none as valuable as a bus and a new vehicle belonging to Joe HUFFMAN.
      It has been a saying that Winchester was lucky about fires, but with the burning of Andy VOTAW's spoke and hub factory, Rev. WILSON's home, the new high school, the beautiful church and the fine homes destroyed Wednesday, isn't it about time we should say we are unlucky?
      Our citizens certainly owe a great debt of gratitude to Richmond, Muncie, Union City, Portland and Greenville for the prompt response to our appeals for help.
      The bucket brigade did a great work and fully sustained their reputation. But for their heroic work the loss would have been much heavier than it is.
      The saving of the Houser property after the north end was burned out was almost a miracle. Had that building burned, fire would doubtless have been far more destructive.
      The fine maple shade trees in front of the late Mrs. Reed's residence undoubtedly saved that building and prevented the fire from spreading farther to the east.
      There is quite a loss in household goods caused by getting things broken and mixed and it looks as if there had been some stealing done.  

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Schoolhouses & Students 

1870. 

     Randolph County has 128 schoolhouses and 8116 school children.

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Bronson Becomes "Losantville"

Winchester Journal-Herald. October 10, 1960.

     The town board of Losantville, with no objections from voters, reported Monday that their town is now officially "Losantville" and the old, confusing name of Bronson will from now on be of interest only to historians.
      In an announcement, the board reports:  HEAR YE!  HEAR YE!  LOSANTVILLE IS TO BE ON THE MAP!
      Wednesday, October 12, 1960 is the day Bronson ceases to exist and our town officially becomes LOSANTVILLE!
      We're having a celebration honoring this event on that date at 8:00 P.M. in the basement of our new Masonic Temple. A special program is being planned and light refreshments will be served.
      All former and present residents of the immediate and rural community are urged to attend. Bring nothing but a sense of humor, memories and any old records or pictures you might have pertaining to our town of years ago.
      What better reason could we think of for celebrating. We'll have a chance to see old friends we haven't seen in years and to make new ones. So let's all get together for a celebration that in future years we and coming generations will remember as "The DAY OUR TOWN BECAME LOSANTVILLE---OFFICIALLY!
      Pass the word along to any former residents. We'll be looking for you.

Town Board Members:
Carl D. BALDWIN, President
Clifford B. FARMER,
Francis JESTER
Charles D. Beeson, Jr. Clerk-Treasurer.

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Randolph County, Indiana 1818-1990
Commonly referred to as "The Red History Book"
Compiled by the Randolph County Historical Society, 1991, Second reprint 2003.

Read page 129-140 to read "Death Records And Cemetery History." Page 131article titled "Franklin Township Cemeteries: 1. Race Street" has a very brief description.

Read page 446 to read the family history of Joab Addington which was submitted by Joanne Moulton.

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150. Jericho Friends School History

As Given In A Pageant At The Jericho Friends School Reunion Held August 23, 1927.

Plat Book noting the location of the school. 

Modern map noting the location where the school would have been. 

  Let us open the book of memories and cherish the spirit of the old school days. As I look at that old blackboard I recall the faces of those with whom we recited our lessons and wrestled in our games ten, twenty-five, fifty or sixty years ago. Those spelling lessons in which Wick CHENOWETH would spell "w-a-r-e, war;" those Physical Geography cloud explanations which caused many to lose some play time; those games of "Rabbit" among the trees and the tombstones; the rush at noon to the old cat-pond across Joe THOMAS' woods where we played "Shinny-on-the-ice"; the parting words of our teachers, and the expression of gratitude of the parents after the program and the big dinner on the last day of school-our feeling of regret because we felt that it would be ages until school would open again. No, we shall never forget the hard bumps we received in play, the patches on the seats of the boys' "jean" pants, the stodgy leather boots, nor the long dresses, high-topped shoes and the braided hair of the girls. There were holes in the wall where the cold came in, and how hot it was on the side next to the stove! But our Exhibitions and Debating Societies developed the thinking powers and oratory of our "to-be" professors, lawyers, preachers and lecturers. Then there were our ciphering-matches and spelling contests where the boys did their courting while helping the girls through the mud and snow on the way home.
  I wonder if we can find in this book of memory anything about the origin of the Jericho school?
  The school established here was not named for the old Biblical city, but for "Uncle Jerry," Jeremiah COX who was the first of the line of settlers to come here from Randolph County, North Carolina, in order that they might live "free in conscience and practice" from the growing curse of slavery.
  1816, 1818, 1830. Whose names are these? Benoni HILL, Henry HILL, Elijah COX, Abram and Amos PEACOCK, Francis FRAZIER, Benjamin PICKETT, Elihu CAMMACK, John PIKE, Jeremiah COX, John SMITH, William ROBINSON, Nathan FREEMAN? Among the Friends, education has always gone hand in hand with religion. These Jericho Friends established the first church and school in Wayne Township. The first school, composed of twenty or twenty-five pupils, was taught by Miriam HILL in the old log church house, thirty rods west of the old cemetery on what is now Jim CHENOWETH's farm. Soon they built a schoolhouse, southeast of the cemetery, opposite Roscoe HARRIS' lane. Here school was conducted for many years. This house had two windows, one door and a large fire place. The desks and seats were slabs of logs with wooden pegs for legs. As was the custom of the Friends, their pupils went in a body to the meeting-house every Fourth day at ten o'clock for an hour. Daniel HILL used to tell an interesting experience he once had as a boy attending one of those regular mid-week meetings. When all had been silent for quite a long while, a large house snake appeared at the northwest corner of the ceiling and wound itself slowly down over the logs to the floor. It glided across the floor under the gallery seats and disappeared in a hole in the floor.
  Amos PEACOCK taught several terms in this first school of the community without compensation save only as Friends divided their household provisions with his family. Later the teachers were paid by the subscription plan, the meeting making up the deficiency. The Elders and Overseers of the meeting prescribed the curriculum and assisted in guarding the morals of the school. This meeting and school were conducted in these buildings for about fourteen years, or until about 1831. A new school was then built on the southwest corner of section thirty, just east of the present Jericho meeting house.
  An extract from the journal of William Robinson which was written in 1898 well illustrates the spirit of those early Friends;  "Sixty years ago I gathered with these venerable Fathers and Mothers for the purpose of worshiping God. Like Jacob of old, many of who were very feeble were leaning upon the tops of their staffs. So united were they that should one be absent from public worship, inquiry was made at once to learn the cause and to render assistance where needed."
  To show their attitude toward strangers who came to look for a home in this vicinity we quote from the reminiscences of Steven SHOCKNEY;  "When we came to this community we meant Jonah PEACOCK who told us that the Quakers had taken most of the land on White River. He suggested a place for our buildings. This good Friend assured us that he would announce at meeting the next day that we had arrived. Accordingly the next morning many of the Friends came to our camp well provided with axes and various tools for the "houseraising." Later the women wearing their Quaker bonnets came I wagons bringing a bounteous dinner. Before the night the house was ready for us to occupy. The Friends all shook hands and departed wishing us much joy and prosperity in our new home."
  This was the beginning of the Salem settlement. Such deeds as these caused others to become interested in the school. Thus many pupils began to come to the school that were not the children of Friends. This shows how closely the history of the church and that of the school are connected.
  Before the Civil War, when the more conscientious of the Jericho Friends refused to use the products of slave labor, eating sorghum molasses instead of sugar and using linen and woolen goods instead of cotton, the meeting divided into the "Pro-slavery: and "Anti-slavery" Friends. This division was naturally reflected in the school.
  These "Anti-slavery Friends" were zealous to see justice given the Black Man. They established a station of the "Underground Railroad" at Sorghum Corner a mile east of Jericho and assisted the run-away slaves not only by giving to them of their means but also by hiding and hauling them on their way to freedom.
  A little later in the community history some of the Pro-slavery people, Jeremiah COX, John KEYS, William Robinson, some of the HILLS and others , built another school for their convenience on the corner of what is now Frank THORNBURG's land and called it "West Jericho." The East side retained the first school house that had been built in 1819. Some of the teachers in this new school were Susanna BOND, Rachael PUCKETT, Lydia ROBINSON and Ann COX. Later this school was absorbed by the Roundtop and No, 12 schools which eventually became a part of the McKinley consolidated school.
  During the agitation connected with the discussion necessary to the settling of the question of human slavery, despite the fact that the whole nation was torn in civil war, these Friends maintained their piety and close communion with their Savior and their strict adherence to the laws governing men's relation to each other. In all these years the appearance of an officer in the community was very rare.
  A frame church and a frame school had been built on the present Jericho grounds along in the early 1830's. The church house was located just back of this present house and the school house in front on the east side of the drive. These buildings served up until the early sixties. Friends sponsored this school through all these years, and although Wayne Township had organized district schools in 1838, Jericho Friends cared for the education of this community. Many of the older people report that in the years 1860 to 1865 great harmony prevailed among Friends here. The school and meeting prospered in every respect. At this time it was decided to build a more substantial brick house in which to worship. By subscription a sum of one thousand dollars was raised. Sixteen of the subscribers had been pioneers of the community. This fact shows that even in their old age these Friends were eager to see education and religious worship promoted. The most of the brick for this house were made and burned on what is now Mollie COX's farm, north of here. This school grew in attendance until it was soon necessary to build another schoolhouse. The township could not put a building on the Friends ground with public money. Most of the pupils being Friends, an agreement was effected in which the township was to build the house on the crossroad, opposite the present cemetery, and the Friends were to chose the teachers and have the school attend meeting every Fourth day morning at ten o'clock. Thus the Jericho school we so vividly remember was built. Unity continued to prevail and the school soon became so large that it was necessary to add another room to the building and to hire two teachers instead of one. During this time the first lyceum, literary and debating societies of which we have record were organized. The records of these meetings make very interesting reading.
  About the year 1878 during the Wilberite and Guerneyite division of faith, the Conservatives, as they were commonly called, built the white church across the road, south of the brick church. They also established a school near the center of Levi THORNBURG's farm. Later this Conservative school building was moved to the hill on the north side of the road just west of Ora ROBINSON's house. This building is now part of the Emma HINSHAW house. Emily HADLEY, Susanna COX, Mattie COX, Sally KENDALL, Charley HINSHAW, Adeline MACY, Abe PEACOCK and Abbie BLACKBURN taught here. This part of the Jericho school was finally absorbed by the township district school and by other Friends schools in other communities.
  The organization of this school had caused such a decrease in attendance of the township district school that the trustee refused to hire more than one teacher, and the two rooms were thrown together.
  Some time before the abandonment of the Conservative school, a Sabbath school was organized in the new brick church.This attracted many young people and greatly increased the attendance at the church there. Later, others than the Friends came and a Union Sunday School was organized. It was at this time that Reverend Esther COOK conducted a series of meetings here and gathered so many into the service of the Master. The young people organized a Christian Endeavor society and took the lead in the religious affairs of the community. The day school was by this time completely controlled by the township. Nevertheless the spirit of union and harmony in the church influenced the school that it soon became one of the largest district schools in the township. The literary and debating societies were revived; spelling and ciphering matches became very common and people came from miles around to attend the plays and other forms of entertainment given by the pupils of the school.
  Along about 1890 a dispute arose between the two township trustees concerning who should bear the burden of school expense, since the school was on the township line between White River and Wayne. The majority of the patrons favored keeping the school in the old place while the trustees preferred to move the school to Sorghum Corner, one mile east. A compromise was effected and the school was built half-way between the two places. During the history of this school other literary societies were carried on. The Prohibition constitutional amendment question was the chief subject of debate.
  When Wayne consolidated school was organized, the Jericho school was the first to petition for admittance. Thus it is lost in the Wayne school and were it not for these reunions it would forever cease to be.

149. Randolph County Misc

Heathering-Berner, Randolph County Highway Department Road Paving Machine.  @1940.

                                              Vern Brown   Jim Pegg     Ronald White

                                           

1929. New County Highway Garage To Be Built.

  The Randolph County Commissioners have decided to erect a steel building 50 x 90 feet in size, on the piece of land bought by the county of Samuel DWIGGENS, southeast of Winchester. The building will be used to house all of the county tools, trucks and machinery.  Winchester Journal-Herald, November 7, 1929.

1930. Bid Let For Building.

  The county commissioners have let the contract for constructing the county highway storage building to H.R. CRAWFORD and Son for the sum of $9,066.50. The building will be located on a triangle tract of land southwest of Winchester where the Bloomingsport road branches off of the BUNDY Mill pike. The structure will be 60 by 100 feet of steel and glazed block walls and cement floor. The building is to be completed by September 1, 1930. This building will house all of the road machinery and serve as storage for highway building supplies.   Winchester Journal-Herald, April 10, 1930.

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1950.  Lynn Farmer Arrested.

  It took seven police officers and tear gas bombs to capture an enraged 69-year-old farmer after he locked himself in his house and threatened to shoot the heads off the invading policemen at a farm near Lynn Monday night.
  When finally captured, Herman HILL was arrested and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon and for resisting arrest.
  In Randolph circuit court Tuesday morning the elderly farmer was described by Prosecutor Merrill NICHOLS not to "be of sound mind to determine right from wrong." Hill said in court that he couldn't remember resisting arrest and spoke of persons trying to poison his drinking water.
  Judge John Macy ordered the proceedings to be halted until Hill could be properly examined and ordered the defendant to be held in custody of the sheriff until the examination was concluded. He ordered Dr. Russell B. ENGLE and Dr. Lowell B. PAINTER to make the examination.
  HINES reported that the trouble started at Hill's farm, one mile south and three miles east of Lynn, after Hill had ended an argument with several neighbors, Tom BROWN and Paul WITTER of Lynn, and a tenant, Russel MANNING, by shooting a double barreled shotgun and injuring Brown who was later treated by a private physician.
  Hines reported that Hill became enraged when he felt he was getting the short end of an agreement to divide the corn on his farm. Hill then ran to his house and returned with the gun. After firing the shot wounding Brown, he ran back into the house and locked himself in.
  Hines and Deputy PERRY were called and arrived at 4:30 p.m. When they heard the story they returned to Winchester and obtained a warrant for the elder Hill's arrest.
  They returned to the scene accompanied by State Police Trooper Merrill WANN. Darkness had set in so Jennings and Wann threw their police car spot-lights on the farmhouse while Hines tried to open the door. He got a screen door jerked off when the other policeman shouted a warning that Hill was drawing a bead on him.
  When their constant pleadings for Hill to surrender were futile the officers called the state police at Pendelton for tear gas. State Police Detectives SPANNUTH, JESSUP, COOK and Perry arrived about 9 p.m. In the meantime a neighbor of Hill's, Roy BOWEN, approached the house to get the aged farmer to give himself up but Hill shouted that he was "gonna shoot all of 'em."
  When the tear gas bombs arrived the state policemen shot them into the upstairs windows and then into the downstairs windows but still Hill would not surrender.
  The officers laid back awhile to let the gas spread through the house. Finally Hines, Jennings and several of the state policemen saw Hill crack open the front door to get some air. They rushed the door and forced it open. Jennings and Hines then grabbed Hill who was armed with a large kitchen knife but subdued him before anyone was injured.
  Hines reported that it was after 10:30 p.m. before they finally got him in jail at Winchester.   Winchester Journal-Herald, October 31, 1950.

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1942. Kelly Tool Co.

  An infant Winchester industry, just past five years old, is turning out 800 to 900 finished parts weekly to keep the army, navy and air corps in the thick of the fight against the Axis.
  The industry is the Kelly Tool Company which moved to a new location September 21 after outgrowing its second successive building. The present location is on Railroad avenue at East street in the building formerly housing the Randolph County Farm Bureau and the drying plant of the Randolph County Hybrid Corn Growers Association.
  The company is owned and managed by Beneville (Ben) K. KELLY who founded the factory as a one-man institution in August, 1937. The first location was on West Franklin street in a building that has since been razed and the second location was in the former Indiana Union Traction Co. car barns on West Washington street near the city limits. At the car barns it was known as the Kelly Gunsight Company.
  Back in the early days, Mrs. Kelly helped with the office work and the two sons of the family, John and Robert, helped in the shop, but most of the work was done by Mr. Kelly.
  Today the plant employs 24 persons and is working 21 hours a day, six and one-half days a week. Ninety to 100 percent of the production is on war contracts, Mr. Kelly said.
  Bringing with him a wealth of experience in tool making, Mr. Kelly learned his trade at a glass factory in Cincinnati. During the first World War he was employed at the Washington Navy Yard and subsequently worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Cincinnati Milling Machine Company before coming to Winchester in 1925 with the Overmyer Mould Company. Before leaving Overmyers in 1937, Mr. Kelly was tool room foreman.
  Although the war has brought a more rapid expansion to the company, it is by no means a "war baby" but has grown steadily since its establishment. The company still makes tools, as it did at the beginning, but much of the production is in small parts for local industries and for factories in Muncie, Dayton, Ohio, Louisville, Ky., and Washington, D.C. In recent months, because of war shortages, the company has built some machine tools for its own use, but not for other companies.
  The shop in the present building contains about 5,000 square feet of floor space and about 15,000 square feet is contained in the entire building including storage and office space.
  Several new machines have been added since the factory moved and continued expansion is expected, Mr. Kelly said. New expansion will be to the second floor of the present building although there is room for new additions to the structure if they are needed.   Winchester Journal-Herald, October 19, 1942.   (Years after the war "Rudy" Litschert said that he had a contract with the government during the war to make the lenses, or optics, for the Army Air Corps bomb sights. He said that Ben Kelly's company and Overmyer Mould were also making metal parts for those bomb sights also.  mh)

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1930. Lynching In Grant County.

  This is not Randolph County related but I thought it might be of interest. My father and his brother were on their way back to Purdue in Lafayette from their home in Adams County early on the morning after the lynching and as they drove by the courthouse they saw the bodies of the two young black men still hanging in the trees. He told me about seeing the bodies but never said anything about what had happened the night before as he probably never knew more than what they saw. This is the story that was printed in the Winchester Journal-Herald on August 14, 1930, possibly taken from a Marion newspaper.

Marion Mob -- Hang Prisoners Taken From Jail.

  A mob of several thousand persons broke into the Grant County jail last Thursday night and took from the authorities two negroes, Thomas Shipp, 19, and Abram Smith, 19, charged with killing Claude Deeter and attacking Miss Mary Ball, his companion. The attack on Deeter and Miss Ball took place Wednesday evening and the negroes were caught Thursday morning.
  The excitement over the deed grew all day and when evening came a crowd began to assemble. The mob spirit grew as the crowd increased and in a short time leaders took charge of things. Hoot Ball, father of Miss Ball, entered the jail to talk the matter over with Sheriff Jacob Campbell. He had been sick and as he left the jail, Ball stumbled and fell. This seemed to turn the frenzy of the crowd loose and a rush on the jail started. The jail was attacked on two sides. Holes were battered through the walls, locks were broken and as the leaders gained admittance to the prisoners quarters Shipp and Smith were recognized. They were dragged from the building, beaten by the mob and taken to the courthouse square where they were hanged from trees, where the bodies remained until early morning when they were cut down by the sheriff.
  Great excitement prevailed throughout the night.
  Efforts were made by the sheriff, his deputies and others to prevent the crowd from breaking into the jail but the crowd was too large and excited to be controlled.
  Two companies of National Guard troops were hurried from Camp Knox to help keep the peace and prevent further conflicts between the negroes and whites of the area.

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1927. New Swimming Pool On Orange Street.

Aug. 25.    The new swimming pool for Winchester, the need of which, recent drownings have made very evident, is now assured. The ground has been bought and the cement work will be started soon. The pool will be located in the low land, south of Orange street, and just east of Salt Creek, and will be 60 x 150 feet, ranging in depth from two to ten feet. Playgrounds will be provided for small children, tennis courts for older boys and girls and all the accessories of a first class swimming pool will be installed. Best of all, there will be supervision by competent and experienced attendants. Glenn DAVIS is in charge of the construction.

Sept. 22.   Those interested in the proposed new swimming pool, and they are many, will be glad to know that the driven well just finished at the Orange street pool site is furnishing a fine flow of water of unquestioned purity.

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148. Randolph County Misc.

The Old Franklin House Hotel by Joe Hamilton.

  After the election of 1840. the Winchester residents turned their attention to many different pursuits - they began to build new homes in the little "Salt Creek Settlement" (Winchester), they began to take pride in their appearance, they started to attend church and they formed themselves into organizations.
  Sensing the great change that was about to take place in the Randolph county backwoods Jeremiah Smith, a South Carolinian who had come to the new county in its infancy and attached himself to the courthouse and its various functions, became a lawyer, school teacher, surveyor, author, historian and sharp businessman, built the Franklin House on the southwest corner of the public square, where the Oliver (Davis) Building now stands.
  It is surprising, when one looks backward, to find a large, 3-story brick hotel being built in the midst of a little cluster of some thirty rude cabins and shacks! And, at the same time, and this was in 1839, Judge Smith was building his own palatial residence that we now know as the "Town House" restaurant (on East Franklin street, Winchester). The answer to this riddle would not be fully known until two more decades had passed and the Judge had proved himself to be a man of vision by just happening to own, along with his cousin, Hon. O.H. Smith, all of the land upon which the new town of Union City must be built to provide a terminal for two railroads which would meet there in the 1850's. Opportunities were on every hand in those early days, ready to be grasped by any man who had the vision necessary to recognize them, and Jeremiah Smith was just such a man.
  It is true that Old Peter Reinheimer operated the Franklin House at a profit, and it is true that the old hotel occupied a position of importance in the community, serving as a depot and ticket office for the stage coach lines which served the town for several years, and affording a meeting place for a crowd of politicians who continually swarmed around the courthouse across the street. Reinheimer kept a good table, and each morning and evening he would drive his milk cows up from their pasture beyond Salt Creek and milk them, and then drive them back. The people of the town, hearing the bell in the cupola of the Franklin House, would gather there and enjoy the splendid board the house provided.
  The story was told, many years ago, that Mr. Reinheimer, genial host of the hotel, prided himself upon his continual efforts to make his house more attractive to the traveling public than were those of his competitors. He advertised that his hostelry offered many modern conveniences.
  Now, Mr. Reinheimer's day in the Franklin House was a day, of course, in which the modern indoor plumbing fixtures were as yet unknown. The bowl and pitcher on the wash stand in each room served as the bath, and the other fixtures one ordinarily finds in the bathroom were "out behind.)
  But, here again, the incomparable Reinheimer provided at least a little extra in the way of comfort, not to say luxury, for his guests. For behind the clerk's desk in the hotel lobby, there was a row of wooden pegs driven into the wall. Each peg was numbered to correspond with one of the rooms in the hotel. And on each peg hung a Brusseles carpet toilet seat! The guest, hurrying to the one-holer on a cold winter's night, had merely to pause at the clerk's desk and say, "Number 8, please," or, "Hand me Number 4, please," and the knowing clerk took down the required Brusseles pad and passed it to the guest without smile or comment. Such was the modesty of that far day.
  And the guest was delighted. One can imagine the luxurious comfort of such an accessory, and besides, being personal and individual, they were perfectly sanitary! Hmmm.
  But time marched on. The great campaign of 'Forty was soon a memory. But the social and political change in the little community remained. Winchester was not  a numberlonger a backwoods settlement. There were roads of a sort now, and the stage coaches were stopping at the Franklin House bringing travelers from Indianapolis, Dayton, Cincinnati, and other far places, and with them came news and ideas. The Winchesterites were beginning to learn about the ways of the world.
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( In 1892, Obed W. HUSTON, a Civil War soldier and native of Pennsylvania, took over the Franklin House and acted as its proprietor for a number of years. He had married Miss Rebecca DOOD of Henry county and the couple had three children: Elsie (Mrs. Charles BEST), and twins, Sarah (Mrs. Charles ENGLE) and Joseph. Mrs. Huston died when a run-away horse upset the family carriage. The son, Joseph later left home to join a circus, the aim of most youngsters of his day. In subsequent years he helped build the famous Gentry Dog & Pony Show and Sells Floto Circus and traveled for many years with his own animal and sideshow displays. On his death at 88, Mr. Huston, known in show business as "Sam HOUSTON," was returned by his daughter Adonna to Winchester for burial. On his tombstone is the inscription "Hoosier Globetrotter Comes Home")   Winchester News-Gazette, Aug. 16, 1968.



1956. Winchester Grocery.

  The Frank SINCLAIR's, after conducting a store for 25 years at 470 E. South street, sold their home and store to Mr. and Mrs. George HOERST, who have moved to the residence, redecorated, restocked and established a snack bar for the convenience of the residents of the southern part of town and employees and visitors at the Randolph County hospital.

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1968. Southern Sympathizers.

  There has always been a strong bond between many Hoosiers and their fellows south of the Mason-Dixon line. The current enthusiasm for Alabama Ex-Governor George Wallace and his presidential candidacy is an indication of the way in which this bond continues up to modern times. As a result of this fellow-feeling, some unusual organizations have grown up and flourished locally over the years.
  The Knights of the Golden Circle (Sons of Liberty) were a subversive organization of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War.
  Randolph county had its share of these "Copperheads," but in the period after the war the ex-Knights, including some women and their families were not proud of these activities and the roll of the organization, although reportedly still in existence, has been hidden away. However, there were five of these "circles" in Randolph county alone.
  In 1863 the state organization became so powerful it actually encouraged the Southern general John Hunt Morgan to invade Indiana, assuring him of a general uprising of sympathizers. They also planned to overthrow the state government and release Southern prisoners held at Indianapolis.
  The details of the movement were revealed by a citizen of Randolph county who had belonged to a Circle until he saw that actual treason was planned. The conspiracy was broken up as a result of this confession, and the ringleaders arrested.
  The Ku Klux Klan, which originally developed in the South after the Civil War as an organization of masked white men intent on "protecting" the countryside against freed negro slaves, had a rebirth in both North and South in the post World War I period.
  In it's new form, the Klan with an elaborate ritual, peaked white hoods and white robes and the burning of fiery crosses, sought to inspire awe and fear in those it opposed: "foreigners," Catholics, negroes and Jews. It claimed its members were "One hundred per cent American." Using the threat of boycott, the Klan intimidated many businessmen and others into joining an organization they would not have joined voluntarily.
  Many persons can remember when the sheeted Klansmen paraded openly in Randolph county. However, Klansmen never revealed their names and always appeared as part of the Klan masked in their ghostly hoods.
  The back of the Klan in Indiana was broken in the mid 1920's when D.C. Stevenson, Grand Wizard for Indiana, was imprisoned for murder.
  However, with the Negro drive for equality in the past several years, the Klan has reappeared in the South and is rumored recruiting membership in the Midwest again.

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1957. Lynn Mail Carrier Retires.

  "I think, if I could go back to the time of making a decision in my life work, this is what I would choose to do." This remark was made by Ray SUMMERS as he prepared to bring to a close his career as a rural mail man.
  If he could go back to the beginning, it would be August 16, 1916, when he entered the postal service at Winchester as a clerk in the post office. He later served as a city carrier until the time of his enlistment in the U.S. Army in December of 1917. After his tour of duty, which included 13 months overseas, he reentered the postal service at Winchester December 3, 1919 and remained there until his appointment as a rural mail carrier on a Lynn route in 1920.
  He terminated that service October 31, the date of his retirement, having completed 41 years, two months and 17 days in postal service.
  During the time he has been at Lynn the routes have been combined and he is leaving a 63 mile route which accommodates approximately 285 homes and business places with mail service. His beginning route was 29 miles, and incidentally, his pay at that time was 35 cents per hour. Since 1920 he has driven 527,058 miles.
  Ray has been the owner of 20 automobiles, beginning with a 1920 Model T which had to be cranked, and ending with a 1956 Fordomatic, with power steering. He recalls one time when the ModelT was stuck in the mud at a farm home mail box. Coming to his rescue were two boys, John and Ed MURRAY, who "lifted" the car out to solid ground.
  It has been estimated that 14 million pieces of mail have been handled by Mr. Summers and that does not include several thousand packages.
  This year also marks the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of the Summers'. Mrs. Summers is the former Miss Gaynelle PICKETT, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pickett. They are the parents of two children, Mrs. William STEWART of Corvallis, Ore. and Ray, Jr., who is a junior in the Lynn school. They live at 110 West Church street.
  Statisticwise, estimates can be made of the miles traveled, mail handled in the years gone by, but no estimate can be made of the friendships made, the happiness brought by each days visit, the eager faces at the windows, or a member of the family waiting at the mail box. Sometimes a hand raised in greeting from a field, these are the memories that will be recalled by ray Summers as he remembers his life as a "mail man" on route 1, Lynn.
 His plans for the immediate future are rather indefinite, but with winter coming on he will probably stay close to home, especially since they are anticipating a visit from their daughter and her husband at Christmas time. Later plans may include a trip west.
  Patrons and friends of Ray are honoring him with a supper, Thursday, November 7, at the Lynn school cafeteria.   The Winchester News, Nov. 4, 1957, by Lena WELCH.

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147. Randolph County Records & Misc.

Latest donations to the museum;

8 x 10 photograph of the Spartanburg High School. In front of the school are all the children and both motorized and horse drawn hacks. On the back; Drove school motor hack second year to Spartanburg, 1921 Ray Isenhouer.

Items from the Winchester Methodist Church;
Small New Testament, in pencil on the flyleaf, Mr. Elmer JENNINGS, Bernice and Neomi JENNINGS.  A small New Testament signed Irene L Meier, Nov. 19, 1899 from Amy.  A well worn copy of The Christian Psalmist with pencil signature of Lucinda HIATT.

8 x 10 photograph of people in front of organ. On back; Easter 1907. Top Row- John BISHOP, Myrtle BARNES, George LEGGETT, Lee DRIVER,  Next Row- Dr. HUDDELSTON, Ed BAILEY, Ernest BARNES, Clyde MARTIN, Mary BOLTZ, Grace KELLY, Margaret KENNON, Ed BEST, Orla KENNON.  First Row- Maud UNDERWOOD, Minnie FISCHER, Hattie PARRY, May McINTYRE, Grace BISHOP, Irene MEIER, _____  LEAVELL, Edith HIATT, Elta WAY, Fran, VESTAL.  Front- Rev. and Mrs. NORRIS.

8 x 9 photograph of 52 women in front of the church at the NW entrance. They are dressed in their Sunday best with the large hats. No date but this is probably the 1885 church as the brick are showing some deterioration. Picture date is around 1905-10. The ladies have been numbered and 20 have been named on the back. Mrs. Tom LEAVELL, Mrs. Chris WRIGHT, Mrs. ____ PRESTON, Mrs. Elizabeth RUBEY, Mrs. Ruth SMITH, Mrs. _____ HITCHCOCK, Mrs. John C. MEIER, Mrs. Marion HARTER, Mrs. Enos WATSON, Mrs. _____ HEASTON, Mrs. Lizzie CLARK, Mrs. _____ MOORMAN, Mrs. Minnie EVANS MILLER, Mrs. Marshall BAILEY, Mrs. Haney BROOKS, Mrs. Dennis KELLY, Mrs. Ella DAVIS, Mrs. Laura HUDDELSTON, Mrs. Beal BOTKIN, Mrs. Nile CROPPER.

A small booklet- MANUAL - of -  STONE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,   Winchester, Indiana, 1896. There is a picture of the '96 church, membership list, church societies and officers, committees and officers and a brief history of the church noting that it was first organized in 1832 when the Camp Meeting Preacher James HAVENS, established a class of nine members. They were Mrs. REEDER, Wm. KENNEDY and wife, Elias KIZER and wife, Mrs. Rebecca GOODRICH, Miss Caroline L. GOODRICH, Mrs. Margaret FISHER, John ENNIS, and Mrs. Ellen WAY.
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Randolph County Orphans That Applied For Admission To The Indiana Soldiers & Sailors Children's Home At Knightstown Springs, Rush County. Indiana State Archives.

ANDERSON, Eugene  1889.
BURRES, John  1888.
CALDWELL, Mary J.  1896.
CHAPINS, Louie  1905.
FOREMAN, Bessie  1888.
HUMPHREYS, Carrie  1888.
HUMPHREYS, Eddie  1888.
HUMPHREYS, Emmett  1889.
HUMPHREYS, Mary  1889.
JOHNSON, Harry  1888.
LEGALLY, George A.  1892.
LEGALLY, Nellie E.  1892.
LYNCH, John Pearl  1891.
LYONS, Minnie M.  1889.
MONKS, Clifford  1890.
MONKS, Maggie  1890.
MOORE, Alfred  1904.
MORANDE, Effie Elizabeth  1888.
MORANDE, Rosa Altha  1888.
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Items from the Lynn Herald, June 1, 1899.

Bargains at W. E. HINSHAW Hardware and Furniture.
HIATT, HODGIN & Co. Furniture, Bicycles and Hardware.
Spring Millinery at Mrs. LIGHT's.
Farming Implements, Buggies, Fertilizer, Oils, Etc. John LEWIS.
BOWEN Brothers Shoes. We pay the highest price for wool and country produce.
W.E. BERRY, Drugs, Toilet Articles and Confectionary. Spartanburg, Ind.
Dr. J.H.MORONEY Office and Residence, West Church St.
Dr. C.R. COX, Physician and Surgeon.
Boots, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Clothing, Groceries, Hardware Etc. J.D. BOWEN, Spartanburg, Ind.
E.F. JONES, Barber, Opposite Bank.
Clarence HOUGH & T.W. MORGAN, M.D. Druggists, Spartanburg, Ind.
Lynn Deposit Bank, General Banking Business. and Feed
HECKER Bros., Real Estate Agents.
The Nichols House, H.D. & W.A. NICHOLS, Proprietors. Comfortable Rooms, Good Food,   Reasonable Rates.
Lumber, Lathe or Shingles. J.B. CHENOWETH.
The Lynn Exchange for Flour and Feed. B. PIERSON & Son.
Books, Magazines or Newspapers. E.J. HINSHAW.
PERKINS & BATCHELOR, Bakery and Restaurant, Ice Cream, Lemonade, Ginger Ale.
C.A. CHENOWETH, Jeweler.
G.F. CHENOWETH, Clothing.
GREEN & Son, Harness, Trunks, Suit Cases, Valises.
F.C. HAMILTON, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Glass and Queensware.
A.B. MOODY, Pumps and Farming Implements.
Ben JOHNSON's Barber Shop.
Old Reliable Dairy, S. PARRY, Agent.
D.C. BEVERLY, Successor to L.M. HARLAN, Staple Groceries, Tobacco, Cigars, Smoked Meat.
George H. FICKEL, Undertaker and Embalmer.
Arthur BROOKS Prop., The Old Reliable Meat Market.
J.J. ROLAND, Tinware, Roofing, Spouting, Plumbing a Specialty.
D.H. CROW, Hauling of All Kinds.
The Herald Printing Co., S.H. LIGHT, S.B. ECKENRODE, J.M. LIGHT.
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Greensfork Township Register Of Temporary Relief.

10-13-1891. Orphan Girl, 2nd Reader,  .15 cents.
10-16-1891. Joseph Slick, Grandchildren, Boots, Caps & School Books,  $2.98.
11-3-1891.   Bertha Culpher, Colored Orphan Girl, Primer, Grammar,  .25 cents.
         1891.   Johnson Coston, Ex. Union Soldier, About 50 Years Old- Private Co. F 5th Regiment U.S. Colored Volunteers. Enrolled Sept. 1, 1863. Discharged Sept. 20, 1865 at Carolina City, N.C. Died August 1, 1891. Burial in Clements Grave Yard, Darke County, Ohio. Occupation While Living-Farmer.
Expenses of Burial - Coffin & Box and Attendance With Hearse, $35.00
Embalming,  $2.35.
Suit of Clothes and Slippers,  $12.65.
Allowed and Paid =  $50.00
12-4-1891.  Johnnie Stubblefield, Colored Orphan Boy, School Books,  .85 cents.
2-3-1892.    Mahlon Slick Sr., For Keeping Nathan Aughr,  $15.00
4-2-1892     Mary J. Burrell, School Books For Orphan School Girl Bertha Culpher,  $1.60.
11-23-1891, Mrs. Weaver, Meat and Flour,  $2.00.
6-30-1892,  Mrs. Julia Fulton, Groceries,  $3.00.
7-18-1892.  Joseph Bright, Bacon and Beans,  $4.00.
8-5-1892.    John Elam, Medicines Prescribed by Berry-M.D.,  $3.25.
9-4-1892.    Miss Shores (Indigent) 14 yrs. old, School Books,  .95 cents.
9-12-1892.  Bertha Culpher,   "                 "                "                .35 cents
10-5-1892.  David Tisor & wife,   old,  To get something to Eat at Noon,  .15 cents.
12-17-1892 Reuben Long,              "      To get Groceries,  $1.00.
2-28-1893.  Gus Flatters Children, Arba, 3 School Books,  $3.00.
3-10-1893. J.F. Cousins for Bertha Culpher "orphan", 1 History, 1 Comp. Arithmatic, 1 Adv. Phys.  $1.70.
4-4-1893.   Joe F. Cousins for Miss Bertha Culpher, colored, about 15, Copy Book,  .05 cents.
4 -15-1893. David Tisor and Wife, Mending Boots and Shoes, .65 cents.

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146. Randolph County Misc.

April 19, 1956,  "Randolph County Day" In Winchester.

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The Gamble's store was located on S. Meridian St. across from the Court House. "The Attic Window" is there today, 2019.

Jo's Shoppe was in the Davis building on S. Main St. We know it today as the Oliver building, 2019.

From the Winchester Journal-Herald:  We call your attention to the "Certified Values" emblem which appears in most of the advertisements in this issue. They represent items so listed as "certified," all items having been passed and approved by a special committee which guarantees extraordinary bargains and values.
  Examples - From one dozen doughnuts for a nickel to a $22.95 dress for $1.
  Advertisements tell the exact times the stores will be open, generally 8-9 a. m.
  Customers are urged to be at the stores when they open, or at least in advance of the times the "certified values" items go on sale.
 Future sales around the square were called "Sidewalk Sales," Shopwell's had "CrazyDaze," "Moonlight Madness" etc.
 Some of the stores around the square in 1956 were the Boston Store, G. C. Murphey, Sumwalt Jewelers, Fisher's Hardware, Baumgartner's Jewelry Store, Penney's, Comb's Shoe Store, Frazier's Jewelry, Winchester Bakery, Duvall Clothing, Pierce Gift Shop, Waltz Drug Store, Payne's Ace Hardware, BY-LO, Haines Rexall Drugs, Fuller's Womens Wear, Reed's Pharmacy, A.T. Engle & Sons, Maine's Wallpaper & Paint Store and Puckett's Meat Market.



Winchester Teachers Remembered. Nellie Cornelius And Nora Ford.

Veteran Teacher Dies At 81.  Miss Nellie B. Cornelius, 81, died Monday morning at the Randolph County Hospital.
  A Randolph county native, Miss Cornelius had spent most of her life in Winchester at the family residence, 432 E. Washington St.
  Miss Cornelius was a teacher in the Winchester school system, at Willard elementary school, for 41 years and her entire teaching career spanned 46 years.
  A graduate of Winchester high school with the class of 1901, Miss Cornelius attended Valparaiso and Earlham colleges. Records of the Randolph Central superintendent's office show that she then taught in Ward township from 1905 through 1908, coming to Winchester to teach at Willard in 1909.
  Miss Cornelius retired in the spring of 1950, according to school records, but had served as a substitute teacher since her retirement. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
  Survivors include two sisters, Miss Ida Cornelius and Mrs. Edna Poyer, both of Winchester.
  Winchester Journal-Herald, November 18, 1963.

Miss Nora Ford, Retired School Teacher, Dies.  Miss Nora Ford, 72, 418 East Washington street, Winchester, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 1966, at the Randolph county hospital. Miss Ford had been recovering from a fractured hip received several weeks ago when she became seriously ill one week before her death.
  Born in Farmland, Miss Ford was a daughter of Roy and Aurella McNees Ford. She graduated from Muncie State Normal College and taught school for 48 years, with 41 years at Winchester. From 1912-13 Miss Ford taught in Fern Valley township, Palo Alto, Iowa; from 1913-19 she taught in LaGro township, Wabash, Indiana; from 1919-59 she was with the Winchester school system and from 1959-60 she was with the White River township school district. She retired in May of 1960.
  Winchester Journal-Herald, November 1, 1966.

A Tribute To Miss Ford By A Staff Writer At The Journal-Herald.   My mother often commented that Miss Nora Ford was one of her favorite teachers. As a seventh grader at Willard, I learned why she was a 'favorite teacher' for so many.
  Miss Ford taught seventh-grade English, and under her expert instruction I received a solid background in the subject. Her 'expert instruction' didn't mean much to me until I got to college and ran into a lot of students who had never had a 'Miss Ford' to drill them in grammar, sentence construction and spelling. Then her expert instruction really began to mean something.
  Her teaching was tops, but what I remember most about her was the fairness with which she treated all her students and the pleasant outlook she always seemed to have.
  Then there was her fantastic memory. She could always remember both name and face, even if she hadn't seen a former student for several years.
  Miss Ford always remembered my name, and I can assure you that her's is a name I shall never regret.   Winchester Journal-Herald, November 5, 1966.
 


1966.  Saratoga's Pet Crow.

  Sam is a pet crow said to be owned by Keith Alexander who is now in the armed services. Keith's dad, Lee Alexander, is a farmer in the Saratoga vicinity and , according to reports, while Sam lives at the Alexander place, he frequents the town of Saratoga during daylight hours.
  Being a pet, Sam is not afraid of human beings, and according to Mrs. Kathleen Boze of Saratoga, one of several residents who feed him, he enjoys swooping down at folks, much to the discomfort of some. Mrs. Boze claims that Sam would not strike anyone while swooping and suggests they not be frightened by his antics.
  While a member of the staff of the Journal-Herald was calling at the IGA grocery store, Mrs. Boze saw Sam flying outside her residence windows across the street from the grocery, procured some dog treats for the bird and crossed the street in front of the store, calling to Samto come down from a tree nearby to get his food.
  Sam, our reporter said, flew down and took the bits from the hand of Mrs. Boze. The reporter meantime was rushing to his car for his camera, and by the time he had returned, Sam was walking away from her with his mouth full of food. He flew up to a roof nearby and consumed the treat.
  Both Mrs. Boze and the reporter stressed the fact that Sam is a pet, the pet of a young man in the service and that they hope folks will treat the bird with kindness and not do it any harm.

Also from Saratoga, April 3, 1956.  The Saratoga Lions club sponsored an Easter egg hunt Sunday afternoon on the Ward township school lawn and athletic field at Saratoga. Twenty-five dozen of bright colored eggs were hidden for all the children of the surrounding community.
  The first group was the seven years of age and the lucky ones were Janice Whitacre, gold egg and live rabbit; Connie Almonrode, silver egg and silver dollar; Kenneth Wood, bronze egg and silver dollar; Billy Isenbarger, most eggs, eight in number, received a silver dollar.
  Second group, seven to 12 years of age, Maria Simmons, gold egg and live rabbit; Russell Butler, silver egg and silver dollar; Jennifer Prescott, bronze egg and silver dollar; Jimmie Wiist, most eggs.
  Bob Simmons, the official photographer, took a film of the children during their excitement. It will be shown at a Lions meeting in the near future.



Winchester.   Police Seek Kidnapper Of Santa.

  A new candidate for "the meanest holiday thief" was up for nomination today as Winchester police sought a vandal or vandals who stole a six-foot tall, electrically lighted Santa Claus from the front porch of a Winchester home.
  Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ditmer and their daughter Mrs. Carolyn Smith reported around midnight Wednesday that a big Santa had not only been taken from the porch, but that the electrical wires attached to it had been ripped away in the process.
  The Ditmers said that they had put the Santa on the porch of their home, 700 South Main St. partly to entertain the neighborhood children. Ditmer is caretaker at Fountain Park cemetery where the home is located.
  Mrs. Smith reported that she had seen a car full of young men driving slowly in the vicinity just prior to the vandalism.   Winchester Journal-Herald, December 15, 1966.

( I have an informant that told me he was sure that the leaders of this criminal gang were Jan Smith and Bill Quick, both since deceased. I can't reveal the names of the other two perps as I'm still alive, as is the other fellow. I'm told that he fled to Illinois, but does slip back into town each year for the Alumni Banquet.



1966. "The Golden Times", WCHS Newspaper.

STAFF; Co-Editors, Linda Warren and Charlie Haviza; Assistant Editor, Anita Kenworthy; Headlines, John Hardwick; Sports, Jay Hoover; Fashions, Gloria Felty; Feature, Nancy Raisor; Photo, Melanie McKibben; Humor, Nancy Foland; Reporters- Dave Doughty, Steve Harrell, Royal Harty, Doug Edwards, Roger Graham, Leesa Horn, Susan Leader, Alice Resler, Debbie Miller, Paula Smith, Marty Robinson and Teressa Wisner.

Annual.  This six weeks the Annual staff is taking subscriptions. The down payment is $2.00 wi The jackets have alternate stripes of black, gold and white around the cuffs and the th a balance of $2.50 to be paid later on in the year.

Class Jackets.  The sophomores have received their class jackets and sweaters. The jackets are black knit; the sleeves are made of black leather. The jackets have alternate stripes of black, gold and white around the cuffs and the waist. The sweaters are made of black wool and have a V-neck. Both the jackets and sweaters have the initials of W.C. and the class of "69" on the sleeves.

Number 1 Record.  The Newspaper Staff took a record poll of all the students favorite records and these are the top 10 records.  1. Snoopy vs. Red Baron-The Royal Guardsmen. 2. I'm A Believer-The Monkees. 3. Little Black Egg-The Nightcrawlers. 4. I Want To Be Free-The Monkees. 5. Mellow Yellow-Donovan. 6. Winchester Cathedral-New Vaudville Band. 7. Single Girl-Sandy Posey. 8. There's Got To Be A Word-Innocents. 9. Let's Get Lost On A Country Road-The Kit Katz. 10. The Poor Side Of Town-Johnny Rivers.

Freshman Cheerleaders.  Congratulations to the girls who tried-out for cheerleader. They are Deanna Durbin, Cheryl Ertel, Connie Fields, Jeannie Hinty, Jody Krahulec, Chris Loney, Becky McCoy and Cheryl Pack. Tryouts were held in the old gym an October 31, before the freshman class and their sponsor.
  The winners are Deanna Durbin, Jeannie Hinty and Cheryl Pack. Cheerleaders must maintain at least a C average in their school work.