The Indianapolis Star
November 28, 1915
Page 71 Column 7
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Shelbyville
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John Scott and Miss
Orpha Babb were married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Babb, the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. A. E. Scotten.
Contributed by Virginia Latta Curulla
The Shelbyville Democrat
Shelbyville, Ind., November 3, 1911
Page 1
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HENDRICKS TOWNSHIP MAN
BADLY HURT YESTERDAY
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James Babb Painfully Injured When Stretchers Broke
While He Was Building Wire Fence
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James Babb, one of Hendricks township's most prominent farmer residents, was painfully injured yesterday evening while he and his son-in-law, John F. McCain, of Indianapolis, and some other men were putting up a wire fence on the Babb farm near Jons Crossing. The accident was caused by the breaking of the stretchers that were being used to hold the wire in place. After they were released they flew back and caught Mr. Babb on the left leg below the knee, inflicting a most serious injury. At first it was believed the bone had been fractured, but Dr. S.
L. Strickler, who was called from Boggstown said the limb was very seriously bruised, but that there had been no fracture. The shock of the injury made Mr. Babb very ill and he was not able to leave his bed yet today. He is nearly eighty years old.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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