May 2, 1880

Workman have been engaged for a few days in putting in a substantial culvet and crossing at the intersection of Main and Orange Streets, at the south-east corner of the court house square. A needed improvement.

‘School marms’ are needed in Dekalb County schools. Wages are $15.00 to $17.00 per month.

Bad roads. High waters. Thunder storms are frequent. Fruit yet uninjured. Election on Monday. There will be three polling places in Albion. One in each ward.

The fishing season had commenced. Corn planting will soon be here. Rome City is to have a newspaper.

This has been a remarkably quiet week in Albion, as far as items of news are concerned.

A force of workers have been engaged in putting up several additional wires on the line of telegraph along the Baltimore & Ohio rail road.

The Universalist society will meet at Mr. and Mrs. Austin Taylor’s on the afternoon of May 12 and on Friday May 17, Rev. Wm. Tucker, Universalist, will preach in the school house near E. B. Spencer’s west of Avilla.

Wolcottville is lively and business brisk….Don’t fail to attend the Assembly at Sylvan Lake, as it will be the grandest affair in the state. It commences June 23 and closes July 8…. Wheat looks well and a fine prospect for bushels of peaches.

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