125 Years Ago

Herald of Feb. 2, 1900

While at work in the ore shaft at the Mines, Isaac Greenwood met with a very painful accident. The crank of the derrick struck him above the eye, inflicting a gash two inches long.

The Mennonites in the Curryville area were contemplating building a church about one-half mile west of the village, on the south side of Andrew Kauffman’s farm. About $700 was already raised towards the cost. The young folks of Curryville have never had a church or Sunday School near at hand. This may be the cause of so many of our young folks roaming over the country hunting mischief on Sunda...