Union City, IN. Oct.8, 1896.
The reunion of the 7th Indiana Calvary, 119th Regiment, was held here this week. The citizens royally entertained the veterans. Hon. Thomas Shockeny gave the welcoming address at the opera house and General Shanks responded. The opera house was packed. Comrade Anderson, of Union City, was elected president for the ensuing year, with Comrade Young, of Middletown, secretary, Tausey of Muncie and Captain Branham, vice presidents.

Losantville, IN. June 22, 1898.
Professor John E. Baldwin, of air-ship fame of Dalton, 3 miles south of this place, has been in telegraphic communication with Chief Signal Officer A.W. Greely, of Washington, D.C. since last Friday. Greely has tendered and Professor Baldwin has accepted a position in the signal-service balloon train for active work in Cuba. Professor Baldwin is one of the best aeronauts in the country and has sacrificed his season’s work to serve his country. His early promotion is predicted.

6-29-1898
Since the striking of rich gas fields in Randolph County, there is considerable talk regarding the formation of a stock company in Wayne County to construct a pipe line into Richmond by way of Fountain city. Prominent and wealthy citizens in the last-named town are anxious to have gas, and have signified their willingness to give financial aid to such a project.

Winchester, IN. Sept. 11, 1898.
Abram J. Winters, of this city, died here this evening of typhoid fever, aged almost 77 years. He was born on PA., but came to Cincinnati and thence to this state in his early manhood. Had he lived till December he would have completed a half a century as a member of the Masonic order. In his early life he was a cabinet maker, but for many years had been engaged in the grocery business here. He was 3 times married, but leaves no family except his last wife. The funeral will take place here on Wed.  in charge of the Masons.

Winchester, IN. Sept. 23,1898.
Company F, 158th Indiana volunteers, gave and exhibition drill at the fair grounds here this afternoon in the presence of a large crowd. At the close of the drill Judge Marsh, on behalf of the citizens presented the company a beautiful silk flag. Owing to the continued rain last night and this morning only part of the racing could be given. The fair will be continued over tomorrow.

Winchester, IN. Sept.24,1898.
Sheriff Simmons arrived last evening from California with Charles H. Cadwallader, the defaulting cashier of the Citizens Banks of Union City. A large crowd was at the depot, but the sheriff with the prisoner left the train at the crossing below town and hurried to the courtroom, which quickly filled. Cadwallader, after some delay, gave bond in the sum of $22,000 to answer toi11 indictments 9on Mon day morning next. He was then taken to his old home at Union City by friends. Cadwallader’s bondsmen are H.H. Elliott, of Marion. Joseph T. Gist, of Indianapolis, William V. Turpen, George Hamilton, William Heitzman and Crayton Griffis, of Union city, and Recorder Nathan R. Chenoweth and James P. Goodrich, of this city. One of the cases will probably be assigned for trial at an early date.

The Friend, A Religious Literary and Literary Journal Vol. LXIII /Seventh-Day, Fifth Month, 3, 1890 / No. 40 Pg. 320Married, First Month 24^th, 1889, at Friends’ Meeting-house, Westfield, Hamilton Co., Indiana, Galileo Peacock, son of Abram and Mary Jane Peacock, to Elizabeth Macy, Daughter of Joel R. and Amy M. Macy.
[NOTE: I know this says they were married in Hamilton Co.  The Peacock's resided in Randolph Co.]
Contributed by Carried V. Tuck

Winchester, Ind., Sept 25,—Hon. W. L. Taylor, candidate for attorney general, opened the Republican campaign here this evening. He was escorted from the train by Judges Marsh and Monks and County Chairman James P. Goodrich to Gordon's rink. where a large audience greeted him. After music by the Gold Rug Glee Club and a demonstration by a juvenile drum corps, Mr. Taylor was introduced by Hon. Union R. Hunt, of this city, chairman of the meeting. Mr. Taylor delivered a telling speech, full of pointers for the voter. He first riddled the 15-to-1 straw man and then considered the difference between the Republican protection and Democratic free trade. His tribute to the integrity and ability of William McKinley was greeted with prolonged cheers. His final thought was that the Republican party is pledged to the policy of expansion—not a policy of conquest, but of retaining conquered territory, enlarging our markets and Increasing our trade upon the seas.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898

Ridgeville, Ind.  Sept. 27. Mrs. Ida Engle, daughter of George Hollowell, and living apart from her husband at the home of a friend on the Winchester and Durfield Pike, five miles southeast of Ridgeville, was assaulted about 9 o'clock last night by some person disguised as a woman, who struck her from behind, knocking her down Mrs. Engle was found in the road Insensible by some persons passing by but could give no account of the affair until this morning. A White Cap notice had been served on the family with whom she was stopping. While she is in a serious condition, she will probably recover. Samuel Merchant, with whose family Mrs, Engle is living, heard her screams and ran out as a buggy was rapidly driven away from the scene. Mr., Engle's husband Is said to be living !n Muncie. She is not yet sixteen years old. The cause of the murderous assault is not known.
Source: Indiana Journal Oct 5, 1898

Winchester, Ind., Aug. 22.—Beginning about 3 o'clock this morning and continuing until nearly 8 o'clock, one of the heaviest rains of the season fell here. For a time the electric display was brilliant and was accompanied by incessant heavy
thunder. During the storm, the barn of Frank Dundy, two miles south, was struck by lightning and destroyed, together with three horses, three crops of wheat, over sixty tons of hay, besides farming Implements and wagons and buggies. Loss
about $5,000  with no insurance. When the barn was struck Mr. Bundy was in it milking a cow and was so stunned that he barely escaped. This was one of the largest barns in the county, being 60X120 feet, with twenty-eight-foot-comer posts. It had just been reroofed, 80,000 shingles being required.
Indiana Journal June 26, 1896

Farmland, lnd, Aug. 22.—Three Japanese claiming to be members of the royal family of Japan, have been making a complete circuit of the oil fields north of here during the present week. They are also capitalists and state that their purpose
Is to learn the art of drilling oil in our. American manner. They stated that oil had been struck in Japan at the shallow depth of three hundred feet, but more often they dug wells one thousand feet, pumping air down to the workmen. They are from Toga. Japan, and Intend purchasing an outfit of the most modern fashion and shipping it back to Japan, taking experienced rig builders and skilled drillers from this country, in order that they may conduct oil business In that country in the most improved and modern manner. They also made an extended tour through the oil fields of Pennsylvania and Ohio before coming to this State.
Indiana Journal June 26, 1896

Fined for Furnishing "Booze."
WlNCHESTER, Ind., March. 3.—Taylor Button, of this city, was to-day fined $50 in the Circuit Court and given thirty days in Jail for carrying intoxicants to a man to whom all saloons and drug stores were prohibited from selling. A vigorous fight is being made against, the saloons of this county under, the Nicholson law.
The Indiana Journal March 11, 1896