According to the Lebanon Patriot of February 14, 1889, this is precisely what Lewis Ullery, a Lebanon man did after being severely bitten by a dog believed to have been mad. Ullery took the next train to Whitestown where "Uncle Moses" Neese was the owner of a madstone, which had been found in the Gulf of Mexico and appeared to be a piece of petrified surf. Detailing the treatment, the Patriot article said: "When Mr. Neese applied the madstone near the swollen wound, it seemed to draw to it like a magnet. At the first application the stone adhered two hours and twenty-one minutes, and the longest period it adhered at any one time was seven hours and forty minutes. The last time it was applied it adhered for thirty minutes after which it failed to adhere.

Mrs. Charles Hoskins of Jennings County, mother of the Pipes children, who were recently inmates of the Boone County orphan's home, and who received word that they were heirs to a small fortune from West Virginia oil lands, from the estate of their grandfather, John B. Pipes, was in this city Monday inquiring into the matter. She was of the opinion that she was entitled to one third of the estate which would have been left to her first husband, had he lived. But in this she was mistaken, for her first husband passed away before the death of his father, John B. Pipes, and the 5 children are the sole heirs. Had the elder Pipes died before his son Mrs. Hoskins would get her one third. Two of the children are with their mother, and the other three are in private homes. Cleveland, aged 13 and Blanche, aged 7 are living with their mother and step father in Jennings County. Samuel, aged 15 is with Walter St. Clair, near Zionsville, Johnnie, aged 11 is with William E. Walker near Advance and Austin, aged 9 is with James Walker near Advance.

Family Reunion

On the 19th of January, Mrs. Jane H. Smith celebrathed her ninety-fifth birthday, at her home, the residence of Jackson Smith, on the farm on which she has lived ever since moving to this county in 1825. All her children who are living were present except one daughter. Those present were, Margaret age 72; John B. age 71; Ambrose age 66; Agnes age 62; Catharine age 60; Jackson age 58. The daughter not present was Mrs. Sarah Bond of Huntington age 64. The sum of the ages of those present amounted to 391 years, 2 months and 2 days. Mrs. Smith is the mother of twelve children, of whom seven are living as above. She has 25 grand children, 42 great grandchild and 4 great, great grand children. Seventeen of her grand children and four of her great grand children are married. Mrs. Smith was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Her maiden name was Boreman. Her brother Kenner was the father of the Boreman family of this state. Her parents died while she was but a girl. Her father was Clerk of the Court at Waynesburg for many years. Shortly after the war of 1812, she married Gilbert Smith a soldier in that war and in a few years later emigrated to this county. She draws a pension on account of the services of her husband in the war. Gilbert Smith was killed by the falling of a tree on the Friday after the presidential election, 1860. She has one sister living, Mrs. Anna Pipes age 92. Both are enjoying good health, considering their advanced age. (Jan. 1889) I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy - H.R. Logan - Notary Public, Commission expires Dec. 30, 1930.

After the death of his third wife, William Sharpnack married Miss Eleanor Pipes, of Tyler county, who still survives. He lived a long and useful life, dying on July 8, 1890, at the age of eighty years. He was a leader in the Methodist Episcopal church, and was Captain of the Militia before the Civil war. His sons Elias and Anthony, were soldiers of the Union army for three years.