A $600.00 Blaze
A story and a half tenement house belonged to W. B. Schwartz on Shattuck street in the East end was destroyed by fire at two o’clock on Monday morning. Loss $700.00, insured for $600.00. The building was occupied by Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Fudge a as lodging place.
“A $600.00 Blaze,” The Brazil Register (Brazil, Indiana), 19 November 1885, p. 1, col. 3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 12 January 2014).
W. B. Schwartz and John E. R. Ewing have dissolved their partnership in the law practice owing to Ewing’s intention to go West and grow up with the country. Mr. Schwartz, however, will always be found prompt to attend to all legal business in the same office over Hauck & Son’s store.
“City and Vicinity,” The Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 16 July 1885, p. 1, col. 3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 12 January 2014).
W. B. SCHWARTZ…………………………J. E. R. EWING
SCHWARTZ & EWING
ATTORNEYS AT LAW & NOTARIES PUBLIC
Collections promptly attend to. Represent several Reliable Insurance Cos.
Office over Hauck & Son’s Grocery Store,
BRAZIL…………………………….INDIANA
W. B. Schwartz and John Ewing have formed a partnership for the practice of law and established their office over Hauck’s grocery store.
“City and Vicinity,” The Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 12 February 1885, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 January 2014).
MASONIC NOTICE
Centennial lodge No. 541 I. & A. M. will meet in regular communication on Thursday Dec. 25 1884 it being the night of our annual election of officers and other import business all members are fraternally invited.
By order of W.M., W. B. Schwartz
“Masonic Notice,” Brazil Miner (Brazil, Indiana), 11 December 1884, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 10 January 2014).
[Editorial note: They had their meeting on Christmas Day! Evidence of a time when Christmas was not the big celebration that it is today, perhaps…Also the abbreviation W. M. mostly likely stands for Worshipful Master, one of the Masonic Lodge officer titles. According to Wikipedia, this was the highest honor one could achieve in the lodge and was a position usually voted upon annually. The term generally means one “worthy of respect.”]
John R. Ewing, of Holmes county, Ohio, is in the city, the guest of his young lawyer friend, W. B. Schwartz.
[Editorial note: John R. Ewing was W. B. Schwartz’s brother-in-law. He married Sophia Schwartz in 1880.]
“Personals,” Brazil Miner (Brazil, Indiana), 2 June 1883, p. 1, col. 4; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : 7 January 2014).
W. B. SCHWARTZ,
Attorney at Law
Brazil – – – Indiana
[?] All business entrusted in his care will receive prompt and careful attention. Collections made a specialty.
“Advertisment,” Brazil Miner (Brazil, Indiana), 26 May 1883, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 January 2014).
–W. B. Schwartz, late a Harrison township teacher, has taken up his abode in this city.
“Personal,” Brazil Democrat (Brazil, Indiana), 15 March 1883, p. 8, col. 2; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 January 2014).
Charles Beasley built the first and second distill-houses, and made whiskey.
Dr. Snyder built a little tub-wheel, water-mill, on the Mosquito branch, and afterwards sold it to George Walker. Walker’s mill ground about eight bushels of corn per day.
Old Sammy Jewell built a horse mill.
Jack Baber, Early History of Greene, Indiana: as taken from the official records, and compiled from authentic recollection, by pioneer settlers… (Worthington, Indiana: N.B. Milleson, 1875), 48; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 7 Decmeber 2013).
“Indian Camp branch was named by the old settlers, on account of the many Indian camps, where Elisha McDaniel now lives; Big Branch was named for its great number of big springs; Mosquito Branch for its wet bottom lands; Dead Hoss branch was first called the Jewel branch, for old Mr. Jewell, its first settler.—The Jewell branch was afterwards named Dead Hoss, by a party of surveyors on the old central canal, down on the east side of White river. The Dover branch was named for its first settler, Neely Dover; and it is said of him that he moved from that house, and left an old hen sitting; changing his location twice during his absence. He finally returned to the first place before the hen had succeeded in hatching out her brood, thereby giving his wife a chance to take care of the chickens. The Beaver pond, near Aunt Katie Ballard’s, was named by the old settlers on account of the dams made in the slough, by ancient water beavers.”
Jack Baber, Early History of Greene, Indiana: as taken from the official records, and compiled from authentic recollection, by pioneer settlers… (Worthington, Indiana: N.B. Milleson, 1875), 48; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org : accessed 7 Decmeber 2013).
Image via Google Maps (click to enlarge)
Satellite view of Dead Horse Branch, formerly Jewell Branch. The White River flows through the top left corner of the image. East of the pin mark are the original land patents purchased by John P. Jewell in 1837 and 1839. Although Samuel built the mill, he does not appear to have owned the land.
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