1878 Parke County Indiana Newspaper Items

These extracted items from various newspapers from Parke and surrounding counties.  Most of these have been contributed by volunteers.  If you have access to an old newspaper and would like to share something, please contact James D. VanDerMark

 Rockville Republican, August 21, 1878 

LOCAL 

• “Firman ALLEN goes east next week for a fall stock of groceries.
• Mrs. D. R. STITH and grand-daughter go to Tuscola, Ill., to visit friends.
• Mr. Daniel STRICKLER of Washington Township died this morning of bilious fever.
• J. B. CONNELLY took his Sabbath School class on a pic-nic excursion to Turkey Run yesterday.
• George W. McMURTRY, of the Buckeye Store, Terre Haute, is visiting friends here.”