The Shelbyville News
Saturday February 21, 1948
Page 8
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YOUR TOWN --- MARIETTA
By Hortense Montgomery
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We found disagreement about the platting and the founders of Marietta; 1835
founders John Heistand, David Engles, John French, S. Robertson
and Redding
Money. Mr. Chadwick in 1909 says June 19, 1838 by James Wray
We believe Rev. Sluter must have had an eye for scenery for nearly always he
calls attention to the attractive country and here he notes that Marietta had
the advantage of a high commanding position on the Edinburg pike. The old
railroad passing through Marietta to Edinburgh was taken up about 1860 or 1862
and if it had been any advantage to the town that advantage was lost.
In later years an addition was made to the town and is known as Engles
Addition. The first merchant was William Cooper and the first general
store was that of S. Robertson. Mr. Heistand who was a large lumber
cutter built a saw mill but it, with a grist mill, was burned. Mr. Dan Slagle
rebuilt the saw mill but it too was burned. Samuel Elliott rebuilt the
grist mill long before Civil War days.
During the 1880’s the village had several business houses and was quite
prosperous. Years ago Marietta had one of the Grange societies but its building
burned and the order went out with the passing of the national organization.
The village now has a population of about 200. Among the older citizens are Sherman
Becker, O. M. Bland and Elmer Snepp. Squire Jones served his community
by keeping well-written records and he was followed by Squire Becker,
grandfather of Mrs. Howard Scott, who is now a teacher at the Shelbyville
Colescott school. John Scott is a past county auditor and Josie Jones
has been one of the valuable citizens of the community for she has served in all
the community’s welfare projects.
There are now two groceries in the town owned by
O. Z. Rogers and Earl
Drake, and two garages owned by Floyd Jackman and Mr. Johnson.
W. E. Pile has a blacksmith shop and James Rohm and
Charles
Pile each have a filling station . An upholstering business is carried on by
Irvin
Pile and Delbert Kanouse carries on an extensive market business.
The school children go to the township consolidated school.
There is one
church, the Methodist. We wondered if there might be a women’s club in the
village but we find that the Women’s Society of Christian Service, of the
church and the township Home Economics Club give opportunity for the religious,
cultural and practical affairs of the village women.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Daily Evening Democrat
Monday, October 1, 1883
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MARIETTA MUSIC
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---Wheat about all sown.
---Moses Hall
has moved to Greene county.
---Charley Slagle
visited friends in Cincinnati last week.
---Elijah Snyder
and wife have returned here for a short time.
---Sol Steinbrook
occupies the house made vacant by David Anderson.
---Frank Law
has registered at the Guile House since my last report.
---James Ricketts
and family were the guests of Dr. Stewart Sunday.
---James Munson
has purchased A. F. Salla's farm, paying $80 per acre.
---James Abernathy
has taken the contract for painting the new church.
---James Richey
has packed his grip sack and skipped out for parts unknown.
---David Anderson
has moved into the house formerly occupied by Mose Hall.
---M. E.
Robertson and D. W. Treon visited relatives at
Indianapolis last week.
---The plasterers are
at work lathing the church house and will soon commence plastering.
---Married -- Sunday,
the 30th, ult., William Hildebrand to Miss Cramer,
Rev. B. Sturgis officiating
---Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson Stewart have returned from a trip with relatives in
Switzerland county.
---William Story
has succeed[sic] in obtaining $400 back pay as pension, and will hereafter
draw $2 per month.
---The Misses
Laura Frederick, Nettie Shane and Lillie Robertson were
visiting Miss Maggie Lamar Sunday.
---The chimneys that
were erected at the new church have been taken down, and will be rebuuilt by a
more experienced hand. The mechanics who did the work did not understand
their business, or did not care, we don't know which; but he got $8 all the
same.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Republican
Thursday, August 23, 1877
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From Marietta.
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Sickness is increasing in
our town. Sol. McClain's wife and two children have been sick for a
few days. A number of others are on the sick list.
Charlie Single
has regained his health and is again in the mill.
A few days ago we had a
centennial celebration of the battle of the Cowpens; Arch Treon,
John Lamar and Co.; represented the Americans and Wm. F.
Higgins, The Munson and Co., the British. The Britons marched
through the cornfield and surprised the Americans in their works, and they fled
in confusion; Noah Moor and Jim Jones
plunged into the river and waded through at the risk of life. --- They rallied,
however, and returned to the conflict, and drove the British before them.
It is said the Americans lost two axes, and the Munson, on the part of the
British, turned a summersalt over a large stump. The sequel to the affair
is this: A number of our townsmen went across the river to repair a fence
for a neighbor who was too indolent to do the work himself and about as many
more thought they would have some fun; so they took their shot-guns and
revolvers and went over the river and got in the cornfield and began to shoot;
this frightened the other party and created considerable excitement. Both
parties acknowledge that they were scared.
Dr. J. A. Comstock
is filling his door yard; Thomas Griffin has the contract of
hauling one hundred loads of dirt for him.
Peter Slagle, of
Clark county, Ohio, is visiting his uncle, D. H. Slagle, of our town.
A certain woman in our
town thinks a great deal of our new blacksmith; at least she talks considerable
about him.
Frank Law, from
Tipton county, is visiting his father, Joel Law, of our community; he
reports crops good in Tipton.
Wanted -- About
twenty-five boys and as many men to come to Marietta to play marbles; we have
room for that many yet; come soon and get choice of ground.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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Plat of Marietta
The Town of Marietta is situated on the South West Quarter of Section Thirty-two, in Township Twelve North of Range Six East in Shelby County Indiana. The East corner of Lot No. 1 being South one half degree West from the needle points sixty-three and 7/10 poles from the center of Said Section. Main Street runs North 25 degrees east from the needle points. Water and Poplar Streets run North 65 degrees West. The length of the lots and also the width of the lots, streets and alleys are as they are marked on the plat in feet.
Scale 66 feet to the inch. J. B. N., C.S.S.C.
State of Indiana §
Shelby County §
Personally appeared before me, Milton Robins, the recorder within and for said county, James Wray the Proprietor of the Town of Marietta in Shelby County, Indiana of which the annexed is a correct plat and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for the purpose of laying out said Town plat, and he further requests that same be entered on record in my office agreeable to the law in such case made and provided.
Given under my hand and seal this 19th day of June 1839.
Signed: Milton Robins, Recorder
(see original plat in Book “H” page 763)
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