FEARED TO MOVE THE 'BODY'
Nearly let woman freeze in snow while waiting for the coroner.
Misconception of the coroner's law nearly caused Miss Olive Sanders of Brookville to be frozen to death in a snowbank. In a warm room, the "dead" woman came back to life.
Miss Sanders' sister missed her from the house and found her, seemingly dead, lying in the snow in the barnyard. Neighbors were called and stood in a ring around the body, consoling the weeping sister and all possessed with the notion that none dare touch the dead until the arrival of the coroner.
It took two hours to get the coroner to the Sanders place. He viewed the body and it was carried into the house and the undertaker called to prepare for the burial. At this stage, Miss Sanders revived.
(She finally died in 1951.)
Democrat, June 1907
REMONSTRANCE
Prevented Allen Lewis from getting a license -- Fairfield will continue dry.
The County Commissioners were in session. A remonstrance containing the names of two-thirds of the voters of Fairfield Township prevented Allen Lewis of Fairfield from being granted a liquor license. Philip Meyer of Brookville was successful in securing the license, although an effort was made to prevent it being granted.
(Fairfield, to the end, never had an active liquor license.)
American, November 1908
'Nether Two-Legged Pig
Lurton Roberts of Route 1 probably had the most interesting show here last week. It was a two-legged pig. It had only two front legs and count get about with ease, balancing the body. There are no evidences of any attempt to grow legs, the body being perfectly smooth. Th pig is a pet, having ben cared for by Mr. Roberts since its birth. It is well worth 10 cents to see this freak of nature.
(Pickled pig's feet.)
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