Shelby  County,  Indiana
Populated  Areas

Pisgah / Mount Pisgah

Pisgah was an area east of Shelbyville, surrounding Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.

The  Daily  Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana
February 12, 1915
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          Misses Mabel Jones,  Lucile Coers  and  Joanna Weakley  were the guests of  Miss Edith Housen,  Sunday and Sunday night.
          Mrs. James Dobbins  is confined to her home by la grippe.
          Miss Cleora Bates  is spending a few days the guest of  Mrs. Charles Yeager,  of Blue Ridge.
          Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore  spent Sunday afternoon calling upon their old neighbors at Shelbyville.
          Little  Roberta Dobbins,  who had a bad sinking spell Monday, casued from la grippe and heart weakness, is better at this writing.  Dr. B. G. Keeney  was called.
          Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gray,  who have bbe quite ill, are better at this writing.
          Cecil Demott  spent Saturday and Sunday at Center, visiting his grandparents,  Mr. and Mrs James Aulby.  He also attended Sunday school and church services.
          Rev. John Rees  and  Rev. Frank Level  left the first of the week for Lillie Creek to begin revival services.  They are very able revivalists and we know from observation that the church will be greatly benefited and the good people of that community made no mistake when they selected these workers for the Master.  If Bro. Level builds up his children's choir as he did with Mt. Pisgah and teaches them the Jerusalem college yell, it is a sermon within itself, and one that will stay with the boys and girls in after years.
          The Ladies' Aid met with  Mrs. Charles Moberly  on Thursday last.  A pleasant and profitable afternoon was spent.  During the social hour Mrs. Moberly served a two-course lunch.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Democrat
Wednesday, January 13, 1915
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          Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore  called upon  Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LeutgeNau  Saturday.
          Master Oscip Fisher  returned home Saturday from Lewis Creek, where he had been enjoying a visit with  Masters Russell and  Paul Gue.
          Rev. Frank Level  left Saturday for Alexandria, Ind.  He will fill the pulpit at that place Sunday morning and evening, but will return Monday to Mt. Pisgah to continue in the revival services.
          School opened again Monday, January 11.  We are glad that  Mr. Williams,  our trustee succeeded in getting the school started in such a short time after our school house burned.  May our building be rebuilt in the near future.
          Masters Oscip Fischer  and  Chandos Bates,  while exploring the ruins of the burned school house, found a package of fresh sausage--two nice cakes about two pounds in each one.  Of course there has been quite a good deal of butchering around lately and of course the sausage never walked there alone.  And we are like the owl--we've been doing a lot of thinking and have come to the conclusion that there is some one that had better wake up to the road they are traveling before it is everlastingly too late.
          Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Vanarsdall  of Shelbyville, drive out quite frequently to our revival services.  They took dinner Sunday with  Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Archie.
          Mrs. Jesse Moore  and children spent a day or two last week visiting her sister,  Mrs. George Jones.
          The revival at Mt. Pisgah continues and is growing more and more interesting each day and night.  The song services conducted by Rev. Level is a spiritual feast and gets one in readiness for the splendid sermon which the  Rev. Rees  never fails to deliver.  While it is not always balm to one's ears, but filled with gall and wormwood, it shows oneself in the right light and gives you an insight into your own heart.  And men, women and children are both helped and benefited by listening to him.  Services begin at 6:30.  Come one, come all.  Everybody welcome.
          Charles Archie, Jr.,  is on the sick list, suffering from the grippe.
          Mrs. Charles Moore  spent Friday with  Mrs. Bert Watts  and in the afternoon the ladies attended the Maccabee lodge.
          Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Harney  and daughters of Shelbyville, are visiting their daughters,  Mrs. Ethel Midkiff  and  Mrs. Mae Kuhn  and enjoying the meetings at Mt. Pisgah.
Mrs. Sarah Bates,  who has been quite sick with tonsilitis, is a good deal better at this writing.
          Leo McCabe  was the guest of  Cecil and  Chester Demott,  Sunday.
          Misses Margaret Weakley,  Marie Harney  and  Cleora Bates  spent Sunday afternoon with  Mrs. William Demott  and attended services at Mt. Pisgah in the evening.
the evening.
          Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wheeler  entertained about a dozen boys and girls Sunday in honor of their niece and nephew,  Berdine and  Chester,  who make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler.  Of course a sumptuous dinner was had at noon and plenty of fun in the afternoon made the time fly all too quickly for the crowd.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelby  Democrat
April 3, 1913
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          William Bates  is suffering from a sever[e] cold.
          Master Donald Yeager  is on the sick list at this writing.
          Miss Nora Yeager  spent Monday with  Mrs. Charles Yeager.
          Daniel Kuhn  is on the sick list.  He is threatened with pneumonia.
          John Bell,  who has been suffering from a severe cold is improving rapidly.
          James Greenwell  has been spending a few days with his daughter,  Mrs. Fred Ross.
          Mrs. Sam Holcraft,  of Shelbyville, spent Sunday with her brother  Peter Fulp,  of this neighborhood.
          Frank Derrickson,  a traveling salesman, spent several days of last week with his parents,  Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Derrickson.
          Mr. and Mrs. James Sever  and the former's mother, of near Waldron, spent Sunday afternoon with  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Archey.
          Regular services will be held Sunday, April 6, at the Mt. Pisgah Baptist church by our pastor, the  Rev. J. L. Sherril.  Every one can come morning and evening.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelby  Republican
Friday, February 2, 1906
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(From Thursday's Daily.)

          Mrs. Edward Bridges  is on the sick list.
          The members of the Christian church have hired  Rev. Lowe  for next year.
          Abram Dragoo  and wife spent Sunday with  E. R. Coy  and wife.
          Mode Compton  and wife spent Sunday with  Elmer Bills  and family.
          Several from here attended the funeral of Robert Hand, of Kansas, Sunday.
          Mrs. Edward Mathis  is visiting her brother, Frank Lewis, this week.
          Frank Mathias'  baby is dangerously ill with whooping cough.
          Roy Adams  and wife visited relatives in Indianapolis Saturday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelby  Republican
Friday, February 20, 1903
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          The roads are in a bad condition.
          Miss Bertha Farthing  is improving.
          Mrs. May Moberly  is still on the sick list.
          Mrs. Nancy Vanarsdall  is on the sick list.
          Hattie Wheeler  is no better at this time.
          George Jacob  will move on his farm the first of March.
          The  Kuhns  are getting fast hold on the girls of this place.
          Edgar Hatfield  will work for  Daniel Deprez  this coming summer.
          Charles Moberly  and  Jasper Wheeler  bought some fine hogs last week.
          Mr. and Mrs. Ites  spent one day last week with  T. W. Wheeler  and wife.
          Rev. Ricketts  will commence a series of meetings Wednesday night, Feb. 18.
          Lewis Kuhn  is the happiest man at this place, all on account of his new wife.
          Some of the young folds had better be careful how they talk over the telephone.
          The Ladies Aid Society served lunch at the sale of  Thomas A. Winkle  Thursday of last week.

SWARTZ.        

Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelby  Republican
Thursday, February 7, 1878
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From  Bugaboo.
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          Chunky Burton,  with a two gallon jug of the o-be-joyful, paid our neighborhood a flying visit last week.  Some of the boys took on too much, and a row ensued.  During the malee some luckless wretch coveted the jug and fled, much to the sorrow of Bill and Trav.
          J. C.'s  wrap-up gal did not answer his note.  He won't be consoled.
          The remains of  Mrs. Peter Gatewood,  were interred in the Mt. Pisgah cemetery last Sabbath.
          Todd and Hatfield  furnishes the J. M. road with ties the coming year.
          Cass Farthing  has a desire to locate on Derrickson's run.  Go in Cass.
          Our school closed on Friday last. --- The exercises consisted of reading from text books and compositions by the larger pupils.  Mr. Gordon,  although a young teacher, leaves the school to his successors in a good condition.  He leaves on Monday for Valparaiso to complete his studies.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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