Bloomington Progress, Volume 19, Number 2, Bloomington, Monroe County, 11 March 1885 — Page 3
MOTION ROUTE. JbmutBillt, KtwAOtmyi Chicago Kailuay This Tt.e at BLOcuuteTox. Arcves gotegKcrtk:' C.iueago DftT Mail, U:A.t do Night Express,-...... 15-Ar-ivss, going South : i,uttUvttto Cay Mai!. 4-.30F.K do Sight Express... 5fc4SA.it See General Advertising Card.
CnAYESS' is headquarters for Groceries. Ax immense spring stock of general merchandise, will arrive at Cravens' this week. Dos't purchase your dress goods until you have examined that nice line at Cravens'. Freer supplies of groceries are received each week by Witsosf, the corner grocer. Among the latest is the "Magic Yeast Cakes, and the "Empire Baking Powder.'" All the novelties in groceries can he found in this house. Alt goods delivered free of charge.
"Wanted Solicitors ; good wages
and aieadv employment guaranteed
Must give a good bond. Address, or call on T. J. Brigos, Mitchell,
Iudiaoa. nwj27
Tobe Smith has bought a job lot of parlor matches, the best made, and is Mlling three nickle boxes for five cents.
or auven boxes tor a cime aim in ow.
Everybody ought to use "Cream
Flour " sold bv drones U. Ctark-
it-is the talk of the town. If you
use it once von will wonder why
didn't use it before. Retnem-
lr that it is the "Bee Hive" grocery, next to the postoffioe, that
keeps this "Uream J tour.
Cosje and see our new supply of Wheat-Drills. Yob will need one this
jfall. JtcFRErrxas& Sboemakeb.
flaVIf vou want to borrow
money at lowest rates, or if yon want to insure your property, call va East & East.
IaLIiA
SPRING STOCK
IN DAILY ARRIVAL
IS BEING RECEIVED.
For Choice Groceries or Cream Flour, James B. Clark, Grocer, Next to Postoflice, Takes the lead in Bloomington. Cream Flour takes the lead in all the kitchens of the city. There is no such word as fail, in breadmaking, where Cream Flour is used. Sold by J. B. Clark. Cream Flour n akc3 tho sweetest, whiiost broad. J. 11. Olark sells it.
The (Hat Stock of Dress H
EVER EXHIBITED HERE. And You will be better prepared to Purchase.
Rye Bread, the sweetest, most nutritious, and wholesome article ever sold in this place, is now baked by Geo. Benekart. II you have never tried the Roe Brerd it will pay you to do so. It is very nice.
Every mail brings letters from persons in other localities who desire to remove to Bloomington. Now that the completion of the
University buildings is assnred by
Wabath Scratches, and Itch, cured n 30 miituUa, bv Woodford's Sanitary J.oliois. Use no other. This never fails ki by H. Liodley, Druggist- fcovt2-y
Ai:i.ej the old hardware man,
hm been buying carload lots of
Naiis, etc , anrt tanners who tniena to build or repair, this fall, will
find that . at pays to get n.is praxs. Biooeb all the time, grows W. J. Allen's sto;k of Cook and Heating stoves-and larger each season are he sales.' The best cook stove in the county is sold by Allen. For Tools of all kinds, and Wagon Makers' supplies, it will iwy yon to po toV. J. Allen, j;t.ontiugtan, lad. BuiMHSe material of all kinds ut verv low prices. Call and sec u-rT , i-.. W J. Ai.r.KS.
in nrnirc taiisa - ...
isolt snap tir the lightning ro
From. ell the surronnamg conn-, mt.n for, alter getting YV -luer t
ties the people flock tt Bloom g-, - one tJll.-ir iroaelucl contracts
-No President has ever before been given as general and cordial aid and sympathy in the important and grave duties before him as has Grover Cleveland. There is a disposition among Republicans to give him a chance to show his ability for administering the government
in a wise, business-like manner, and people, irrespective of party, will rejoice at his success, feeling that
his success is theirs. Cleveland
impresses the general observer as
reason of the passage of the 30,000,
appropriation bill, a different phase jrbeing an honest, straight-forward
is put upon matters here. Our factories, are bsginning (o run ou full time, the turnpikes will soon be completed, and a veritable boom is one of the certainties.
On Thursday two lightning rod men made their appearance
at Jno. Walker's home and wanted to rod his building, which were
already provided with conductor.", offering to trade their new rod fur
his old Offf, or in their language,
they "would trade and give a foot
of new rod for foot of old rod."
This looked like a soft snap, to get
. new rods for old ones, and it "was a
1
College flair. The Endowment Bill of $30,000, is finally passed. The new buildings will now be equipped and the University made ready to offer its students the best advantages. It
is said that, $9,000 will be devoted to the new Library.
should have been announced so on the night of ..the contest, especially if the gentleman who wrote the announcement knew the facts, as he ought to have known them. President Jordan was not responsible fur the written announcements. V The Senior Class will have a Class Day, during Commencement
week. The Class numbers 26, of whom i are from Bloomington. These four are ladies s Misses Kate Pearson, Minnie Bryan, Grace Wood burn and Ella Wilson.
tain in g schoois.
to the wejare of their
The lanes Concert, the best part of which was by home talent, had a good house, Monday eve, Mar. 2. Mr. Innes may have shown great skill in getting the music he did
Mrs. Jordan, Dr. Weir and Prof. out of his trombone, but the room
Clark acted as judges on the Temperance Contest. Rev. Robt. Collyer's lecture was listened to very attentively by a large audience,-last Tuesday night,
was too. small and the ceiling too
low, or tho noise too loud or our peiception too dull to make his effort pass for a musical entertainment. He will have to practice a
eood while before he will be able
On last Sunday afternoon Prof. Newkirk lectured ou the subject : "The Source of Civil Power." Ho advocated the Social Compact theory, maintaining the houored doctrine that "governments derive their. ju3t powers from the consent of the eoverned." His lecture was
an answer to that of Re. J. M. Foster's of u few weeks previous. Prof. Newkirk based his conclusions on authorities, history, scripture and reason.
The Term closes Friday, March 20th.
Rev.W. P. McNary, well known in University circles, will preach in the U. P. Church next Sabbath.
March 3. His subject was "Clear : to etbuse an audience like the cor-
Grit," which, he thought, consisted,; nct gploj.t of the Chicago Madrigal
in a young man, in being able to say
no, to saw himself, to give himself
for others, to get married young
Club seemed able to do. The effort of our amateurs simply shows,what
we often rise to remark, that our
and raise a large family of children, ! j,ome talent is worth cultivating
and to he content with his lot. He advised the boys who were there with their girls to "pop the question" as they went home. The lecture was witty, in parts eloquent, and throughout quite enjoyable. The boys and girls, however, found it convenient to talk about something else as they wended their way home uuder the starlight, especially those who had been thinking seriously before, about the advice of the lecturer.
business man, who will do his best
to give the country a healthy administration. The people of the
country are anxious for a belt'
business out-look, for a general re
newal of trade, and as everything has seemed to have touched rockbottom, the re-hound, which is inevitable, will redound to the ben-
.cfit and reputation of the new ad
ministration, even though it may have little to do with shaping it. The Democracy could not come into power at a more fortunate time for itself, as it has the advantages
It is said De Pauw will not be represented on the State Oratorical Contest. Their orators could not agree on their judges. It is immaterial, as their representative sel
dom affects the result one way or
the other. Still we think the weaker colleges ought not to fail out of
the race.
Joseph C. Bryan, a Bloomington bov. at present a student in Vin-
eennes University, in the Oratorical Contest at Vincennes, Feb. 27, was awarded the Gould Medal, a $20 prize. There were four ladies on the Contest against Joe, who was
the ouly bov. Coming out a victor ;
against such odds, proves emphatically his superior merit. At the Southern Indiana Teachers' Association, which meets at Mitchell the first week iu April, Prof. 13. A. Bryan, President of Vincenues University, and Prof. J-
K. Beck, Prin. of our Preparatory
Miss Essie Fee, as violin soloist pleased the audience greatly, and
received the most enthusiastic en-, core of the evening ; Mr. Gee Adkins,b.isso, is always popular ; Messrs Oaks aud Tourner on the cornet aud flute showed unusual els ill; Misses Clara Orchard and Ida Manley, in a duet, and the former in a solo, showed considerable musical capacity, and proved themselves a valuable acquisition to the younger musical clement of the city; while the chorus, "Italia," strong in all its parts tenor, bass,
soprano, nnd alto, reminded us of
the palmiest days of Mendelssohn and leads us now to suggest that these musicians maintain a musical organization to provide enter
tainments aud concerts for the public, while securing education and
nrofit for themselves, Let our
home musical taleut be organised
and cultivated, and they will find enough lovers aad patrons of music in Bloomington to give them enthusiastic encouragement and support.
Marriaure licenses were issued
siuce last report, to John C. Young
and busan bcisco, Phillip o. Horn-
stra and Sauie 1. Reeves, Wm. O
Green and Agnes Burke.
Nat. U. Hill, Vice Prest. First
National Bank, has a very desirable
piece of property for sale, cast of the
new Christian Church, on Jvirk-
wood Avenue.
Gtl'iSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE.
of "circumstances in its tavor, ; Deprt m are both on the program, and tint party will not be slow i prijf j..j.-., ,oi)J.;ut !g Wili -l'ow-
claiiu ail mat is m jglit. nci" Pro
On fast Wednesday, (itiatigur- 0f
Geo. M. Seward, (son of Hon
Wra. B. Seward of Bloomington)
was married in Abilene, Kas., on Feb. 18th, to Miss Nettie Sumner. Miss Annie R. Collins, of Paoli, is visiting the family of her grandparents in this place, John B. Buskirk and wife. Miss Nannie Woodward leaves Bloomington, this week, for Nebraska, which State she will make her future residence. Geo. Strain and Ed. Adams leave Monroe county this week for that land of low-priced com Nebraska. J. G. McPheeters jr, and R. W. Miers, were with the Senate till it passed the $30,000 bill, and did some effective work for u". Mrs. Minnie Wallingfurd, nee
Coffin, is dangerously sick at her
home in Indianapolis. It is said
that there is but little hope of her
tsm to examine Tobe Smith s wcn-i - , , . . i.-ij- , ;(ti0n t-dv a number of candidates Kirn.ter is also on the wwaus her were there
...... 1 .!f..l 4.. IUV IIf'ttt;JVl J '.? .-to. - ' i
tfrlul aisptay or ueaauiu. r-, . . . , ., j for ei)Vcrnment office, such a :!- ,ul,;,,t U entitled
His riore a sort of museum, m m
The Preparatory celebration of
Emancipation Day' was attended hy recovery
f. IJrvin'K, "The Progress the largest, audience ever iu the. ,Ja. I:awlins ar-
pel. Oi i citiici.rf , retunu'U trorn re.r;
whw had never been , miwd to that State
ou Pi!-, there tielore auu irom urst to law ; ago. I hey now oec-
KMii.v.iSimv.il Tho:nrht." ullSS illiTli t-hOOl CSapel
'Talk
whieh every article ever heard of is trt. He is a skillful watchmaker.
and tarns out some splendid work. The famous five cent counter attracts great crowds when the weathr is warm enough to spread the goads out doors. No Store in Io--lisna carries a better stock of fine fewelry, silverware, watches and clocks.
Haviso enlarged our stock of flenarat Hardware, completing in every detail oar line of Builders' Materials, eronraein? all new and attractive patterns, MePbeetcrt & Shoemaker ask yon to give nsaeall before fax chasing. Bread the great staff of life is all the better for health for being
ira arood. That- is the kiod
Benekart, the baker, bakes. Jbvrybody that has eaten this bread will eat it again. It is superb. BtjilIjERS,- farmers and mechanics, will find it greatly to their interest and profit to call at our Hardware store before making purchases. We can give tbem some inside figures on these specialties. McPheeters & Shoema ker.
J. VaB SEstnelt &, Son, DKRTAKEBS AKB DKALEKS IN Metallic Burial Caskets, Cases and Coffins. Hearse and Carriages furnishtd to order. Orders by telegraph will receive prompt attention. Shop on College Avenue, north nd of W. O. Foe's Building, Bloomington, I ndiaua.
A Favorite Hotel is the Orchard Bear, situated opposite the depot The. howe ia large, conveniently arranged, nd the rooms are comfortably furnished. Hood beds, a well supplied table all that ay one might dire, are to bo found here. Well arranged sample rooms are fitted op in tlx; Orchard House, and Commercial travelers will 6d the Orchard a honae at which to stop.' Keats sop-
tilivd to persons at reasonable figures Orchard A Son are I ho proprietors. The " ExwlLhn-Gate" is sold m!v XrFheeters A Shoemaker. It is the twst and strongest Gate made, and retails fnr the low price of 3, including hinges and latch, iit and examine it. J. W. Dickson has 4 town lot tn Grant and Third Sts., which l.e desires to sell. He will alaosvtl bis meat hop he intends loco w"t next Snrine;.'
and then, after deducting e Joot of new rod, they charged him enough for the balance to amount to $208. Of course-he k eked and kicked hard, but they just laughed at him, and he was finally glad to compromise by paying them $5 in cah and giving his note for $150.
Slielbyvilie Democrat.
That cholera will visit this country the present summer all who
have given the subject any atten tion believe. 'The work of clean
ing cellars, back yards, and espec
ially privy vaults, cannot begin too
w I T . 1 1
goon, jonn mown or inis piauc
advertises in another column his readiness to do the latter work, and the health board should begin to give some attention to this phase
of filtbiness. Jt would not make so much difference if an individual's
slovenliness only jeopardized bis
own health, but it endangers the
health of others,, and so must he
looked after as a sanitary measure,
If any one imagines that therej
is any security in the postal note
he k mistaken. If it is lost or
stolen the finder or thief can use it as readily as if it were a dollar greenback. There is no record kept of the parties and the re is no
responsibility on p:rt of the post-
office department. In this particu
master,' collector of inter, m: nue,etc, took a pair of anvils to a
vacant lot west of town and burn
rv Tnchipjv
In the Temperance Essay Contest
i i . mi , I . 1 !
ed some powder. The names of muiwwy nignt, tne ur pr.v these patriotic gentlemen,.it is said,!f 20 was warded i0 Mr W- J3' were afterwards inscribed on a Mason, the second prize, $10, to Mr. sheet of fooUcap paper and snt E1'er E- Griffith' Tl,ere were by special messenger to Grover. j vea essays nant,ed to the judges;
Perhaps he will reward them, tho:vB 01 "'"e-were re!' w w.euuu
the game of "perhaps" is very un
certain. f -We take great pleasure in directing attention to a department under the comprebeusive heading: "College Matters." This may be a
heatttfeoTthe Progress in the fu
ture, and will be taken charge of by
a eentleroan whose ability to treat
I itrnirKom
the subject intelligently would1 not;1 6 . , 0 i i M .otAa'' TntamnnMnan enrl Ilia Tnwott
Ho. The judges knew the essays
only under assumed names, and decided on (bethought arid style, leaving out the matter of delivery. Their sealed decision was in the
' through ft long performance listen -led attentively and with interest.
The occasion was calculated to inculcate patriotism, and the principles of liberty and union in the minds of the young. The slavery contest, and the causes of the war were reviewed ; the services of Lincoln were justly remembered ; the sufferings aud victories of the soldier boys brought to mind, and the better union of the two sections well emphasized. , The sketches on Abraham Lin
coln by Misses Mary Dodd, Kate
hands of Prest. Jordan at the be
ginning of the performance, its con- j Hopewell, Anna Kelley, Kate
tents unknown to any one save the
judges. The following was the
be questioned were we at liberty to
name him. College affairs are really of interest to others beside students, aud they will be written of in a style that will make them welcome to the more sedate, as well as to the intelligent young people of town
and country. The. oratorical contest will take place in College Chapel ou Friday
night. Admission 25c. There is some talk of the Leonard mill being removed to Smith-
ville. That would be a good loca
tion, and as it is on the railroad
! it would be a much better point on
account of the case with which ship-
!.. Ut X mnnpitn evriroKS monev -
...... j.., i ning could be done. order is far in advance of the pos-M 6 tal note, and if it is security you The funeral sermon of Wm
desire, you had better give the pos-' Umbarger was preached Sunday a
tal note the go-by.
week, at the house of his son, in
Stanford, and the remains were interred in Chapel Graveyard. Now that the appropriations
er, riuuuai'&i. "X" The Liquor Traffic a Subjoct for Legation, KLMBtt GRIFFITH. "Publius" Prohibition and Economics, V. O. MASON. "Stanley" Prohibition versus High License, W. S BLATCHLdSY. "O.K. Mumm" Prohibition,
CUAKLKS KLLIS. "Katrina" The Liquor Traffic, J.W.CAER. "Hypatia" The Temperance Problem and the uwory, KATE MILN BR. The essays aU showed healthy
thought, an enlightened and growing sentiment among our young men and women on this important topic.
Miss L. E. Reed of Indianapolis,
and Mrs. Newkirk of this city, deserve the thanks of the public and of the students and faculty, tor their gifts and efforts in this direction. It is to be hoped that this new feature of our College year will be con
tinued in the years that are to conic.
Stephenson, Mr. Chas. Baker, and
Mr. John Bicknell, made a promi
nent and instructive feature of the program, Miss Effie Ewing in her declamation "On Board the Cum
berland," Mit--s Elsie Rankin on
"The New South," (oration) Miss Gertrude Spencer in declaiming the "Sleeping Sentinel" did themselves credit. The colored boy, Monroe Graham, in his debate in favor of the right of suffrage for the negro,
won the unanimous approval of
Rawlins pbee, some si- i '
of Bloomington.
The old Wall Hight house,
occupied for some time by Rev,
Bower, has been rented to T. E. Phillips, of Ellettsville, who will remove to Bloomington this week. We notice that the program for the southern Indiana teachers' Association, to be held iu Mitchell, April 3d and 4th, contains the names of Prof. Beck and Miss Strader. Ed. Woodward the well-known stock buyer has removed his fami
ly from the country, and occupies the new house recently erected by Dr. Ehorer, on one of Mrs. Cherry's lots. Samuel Rogers, brother to W.
P. Rogers, left Bloomington this week for Santa Fe, N. M, Mr. R. has resided iu New Mexico some seven years, but has been spending the winter with relations and friends. Mr. Wallace, who during the recent campaign was the active and efficient President of the Irish Re-
tbe audience, and was himself the . publican Club, arrived in Bloom
chief argument for his side of the iugton last week after an absence of
question. The last part olthe performance was by Miss Josie Pittman ami the School, on "Old War Songs." Miss Pittman, in an ora-
m 1 .. r
tion on the power ot music ana mc og jttS old war spirited the audience with an(j 1 .1 :Ali..a,
oowcr ana enuuisiasm imo no :f
The skating rink mania in this city is still increasing. We
, , , . . , have been secured ami the complcyottng lady of rare beauty and ac-,"" , .. .. 1 , , . . .. , , , : tion of the college buihlingsasiured, M..tiahmt.nfa haa ii!tr oil Hr.r on. O " '
Jroor.t rino for a nair of skates : Kirkwnod Avenues will become as
and another of equally rare person- important a street is the once fash-
1 characteristic has pawned her jonable College avenue, and pro-
gramlmothers goici spectacles tor ai t on ,be new "Avenue" will new bustle one that will du to fall : . , . ,
oe as mucu sougoi
II. sdT. KICHOLS, ABCBI TECT nan and Fpecifeatioca earsfalTy preared for dwelling houses and puwic buildings. Ako estimates of buildings im cleted tbrcoBttout. Ml worlt iaowf at the-time sjreci&ed. ao3tin?tC2 Iai, Ma.a:.l8e.
The adjuster allowed Riddle Bros, whese store was burned nt
new bustle
n. Quarterly meeting at the College Avenue M. B C u eh next Sabbath
Dr. Hester, P. will preach morning Stanford recently, the sum of $1,-
and evening. i qqq
A number of transfers ot real Coki, Oil orders solicited by
estate have taken place within the gon, from Clark s grocery store, past week, but so quietly that the Nobody likes to carry coal oil particulars are known, only to the Clark's wagon will supply your oil. interested parties. i See J. B. Clark's coal oil wsgoa.
three months in Las Vegas, N.M
James D. Showers has swapped houses with Mrs. Sarah Showers. The trade included furniture,
D. had his uouse furnished
to accommodate
and Mrs. S. intends to
arranged
There will bea Temperance Prize
Contest from the Prep. Department,
the first of next term.
The 11th Annual Oratorical Con
test will occur iu College Chapel,
next Friday night, March 13, to
determine who shall represent Indiana University at the State Con
test. The report is that Messrs Dunlap, Fitch and Carr are the only contestants. It will pay to attend the Primary. Good music.
he nrizc monev for tho Tem-
Kearney Buskirk has purchas
ed a one-third interest iti the Mc
Pheeters & Shoemaker hardware store, east of the postoflice, and
will hereafter be found on duty
there, P. K. Buskirk is an edu
cated young man, of good business
habits and sterling integrity, pleas
ing in address aud stiaight for ward
A V W S4 I
songs, and she would he interrupt- n)akc tUat buajnes8 a speei.ilty,
ed in her speech by the large audience joiuing in "Old John Brown," The "Union Forever," "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!" "Marching Thro'
Georgia, and the "Red, White and
Blue" many of the old soldiers, who were especially invited, joined the singing lustily. The High School Chapel was de
corated with Hags, and pictures oil h) ,is dealings, and we predict,
Washington and Liueoln, and ttierc .- wj be Bft inValuable addition to were some old relics of battles : ,jal pnpuiar hag(! The lirm will swords, knives, flags, shells, &c, ! horeaflcl. knovyn aa the .'Mo
on the stand. Maj. brant indulged: plipetera Hardware Company." in a few amusing reminiscence's Witl 8(ich mftn fl, Cbal,ey Mc at the close, referring to his prison pheeleWf Capt Shoemaker and life iu Libby. The music was led K(mltn.v n..sUirk at the head, it
Iterance Contest was given, part by with great success by Misses Mattio d().s 8ecnJ tha, ,ue firm 0U,i,t t0 Miss L. E. Reed. Seo'v of the W. . East and Jennie Showers. The iW business that will ex-
C. T. U. of the State, part by Mrs. people of Bloomingtan show that ceecl the most sanguine expectations
U. G. Ne-vkirk of this city. H thf;- ar mtcrct-tea m an uiiDpcr-: ;oi u- uu; uicuus.
John Fox of Cleat?
died on Wednesday of Itst f
The wife of Enoch Goss,
Van Buren to., ded last week
with paralysis.
Mrs. M. J. Bradi'ute is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. L, Marshall
of Xeuia, O.
-Mr. John McCalla has been
in Chicago d urine the past weeK,
and has selected a lovely stock of
spring goods.
Rev. Wra. Ted ford, who was
one of the "trial" preachers ia the U. P. church several mouths ago died recently with consumption.
James Sluss is in very bad health, and is confioed to his room at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Margaret Gregory. James Bratney, a well-known
citizen of this county, died at bis
farm west of Bloomington, last Fri
day morning.
Naf.Browning of Glidden, Iowa, arrived in Bloomington Friday evening, huving been telegraphed for to be at the bedside of his broth -er Major Browning. I. O. Sutphin has purchased Jas. T. Leonard's farm, about a
half a mile from Smithvillc, paying
$25 per acre. There are one bun dred acres in the farm.
C. M. Houston sold his per
sonal property last week, and has
rented property in Gosport, where
he will reside till he determines
what business he will engage in. Miss Minnie Harbison and Miss Nellie Fee,, tiro of Greencastle's most charming and attractive young ladies, were visiting Bloom
ington friends last week. Mrs. Mollie Booth, uee Bryan, left Bloomington last week for Kansas City, to meet her husband, who will be traveling in Kansas
during the next two months. County Clerk Browning made out pension papers for over one hundred persons, last week. The pension money that is circulated iu Monroe county is a powerful factor in business each year. Capt. Gil. K. Perry has returned from a winter visit in California, most of the time having been spent iu San Francisco. Cspt.
Perry was a miner in the land of
gold, away back in the fifties. Soddy Carmicbael had 40 acres of laud west of Harmony (the John Thrasher farm) which h !d
a week or two ago tf Dr. Hire ? :
'.utilfy. Mr. Small wo-" 1 of Bloomington has purchased A. E Gentry's farm. Geutry has the Kansas fever. i
Robemou Graham, for the first time, was unable to come to the county clerk's office to have his pension papers prepared. He is at the residence of John Stepp, south of town, and is said to lie perceptibly failing. He is in his 89th year perhaps the oldest man in Monroe county. Prof. Kirkwood and wife returned to their home in Blooming
ton on Wednesday morning last.
The Professor expressed himself as
happy to return home again aud
engage - in his duties, though himself and wife had a very pleasant
visif in a fine country that of
southern California.
The widow of Capt. John
Sluss, deceased, has been placed on
the pension list, her husband hav
ing been a soldier in the Mexican
war. Capt. Sluss was receiving a . a .1 I.
pension, but at tus dcatn, tnrougn some mistake at Washington, the
pension was not continued to the
widow. She will receive about $25 per month, and it is presumed, will be paid from the date of her husband's death. j
Tic Innes concert drew u
large audience, and netted the man
agers )35. The amateure rendered their numbers in a praiseworthy
inannet, aud the people seemed
to fuMy appreciate thoir cffoit't
I nncs. of course, handled the
trombone with all the dexterity that could be expected ot a mau who Is paid $'( 5 a night : swallowing and pulling it out again with the greatest of ease, and apparently without any inconvenience. Seriously, however, there is a vast deal of humbug about a performance of
that kind. To au individual wl o has vainly tried to master the trom
bone in a country brass baud and
has aroused the envy .of all thej mules within a niilej it is most wonderful to sec oik; man who can play a trombone as uasily as another man can prrfornt on a coruet.And that ia all there is in itas an exhibition of skill it is a success. But if you were hunting for a musi-
cm iu shim"- ioo satajjv
Dleasurlrl
the stock of I
H 1'j.fu.ita mntt felaA.fe
Dlote line cf NEW Oe
uo in the Now York l&otlMia
room can be bad elsewhere. ' I
.Aiii t .11 mi Air. nit.mpar. .H-inn
call sna see u i cannot anew
.Lu mmil. t t Inm tirtsia.
ED, WHamiH4ki ' m . t ';". s . ANSOVNCEIIISKT, J'J EniToa looRiSM: ThWKh:tW"wsri-
tation of numerous cltisena of MsifeKstf'
Bloom iMton regardless of party; .aSsff.
Hons, 1 have deciatod to Scorns aq - ' pendent candidate for Mayw of saiW at the May election nest. TaraagktWjs:''
bnof announcement aea toe supra m
all voters, reganlless of pittiea; rase Of color or former condition of er1ta4 .
JAJtsa jr. MUttMAin. , .
Don't Citve ttp Tet. ' r It doesn't follow that a pattest wi'I elii
because tliecoctots nave tven sim upf;?
or (hot ne win recover because .
nromise w --ouii aim laroiurn. -
nover too late to try the great virtaeaof
Parker s Tonic. Mr. Michael Gwlfo?.' of Binghamton, N. was curad jst; Rhmimril.iam bv it nfLer tun vaara of nn. 'i
speasaDie tairenns;. utx, w . auiaw ,
druggist, ot same city, wrtiOes tbjit ha.
bas sold orer a tnoosana notues ot jrarK' ...
Best pp.oDOCEalwajrs boqghtbf ; Hemp. Wilson, the grocer. Ya " can get good butter at. his store as well as all the choici:st groceries, , He makes a specialty of fine teas, coffees, cigars and toba.?co. Cash buys "a heap" of goods at the New York Store a bigger 'heap' than credit can buy any
where. It is reasonable ana ngrtt. A merchant cannot loan you his money and goods without a consideration. He is required to pay in terest. and you must expect to. When he gets the money before the goods are taken away, It is quite different. If you want to save money and at the same time get the best of goods for a reasonable figure, go to the New York Store, where they sell for casl exclosV-
ly. aaaaaVi a "i i i i Pedigreed Durham BuU, two. years old, for sale. Call, and e him, 1 mite east of Bloomioetori. .Jan. 7, 1885, 1. 1C1LT. $feHfct9. White Beixjias Seed Oats, Wt in the market, for sale by Colliuu & Karscll. ; ; 9T From now until the tat of Maroh I will seil what remains of my heavy Kip Boots and1- Shoes, at a reduction in price pf tea to Hvy ocnts per pair, spot cask W. T. BfcAitf. All my Stoga Boots must . . so down go the prices. W. T. BtAiu. W You will save money by tak;s u" in a pair of French lOp Bootk 4 13 former price $5 25 and ih 08 p! -air. These can he for. ml C.'tli at W. 2. BLAin .. pSP" Prices lv.lueo'V on :-
Goodg-ouly, to clean up stock, at W. T. BbAinY 1 ssaj .&4fjm
We use "Cream Flour" sold by J. B. Clark, because wo Had It ia the bCrt. Cream Flotjr mal es the sweeteft, whitest bread. J. B. Ohjri: setts it. Always ask for team Flour when you send in an iwder.J. B. Clark sells it.
Everybody should. ejMmme those "Walker Boats" st tliii dry goods house of McCalla & Co. ay-ety! f foot wear can bo seen at this.WiblisU-ment.
"Goi.dek RnLE."-The neatet
and most vriel stock cf cold weather goods in the town, may he found on the shelves of Charley Moblfv's store. So long has ChsrieV-b.K'n
in the business here, and so inti
mately is he acquainted with wants
of the people that be can alwaymsc-
lect a stock that i will meet tne w-
qnircmcnte of his cu$tQdsecit Tt
won't take all tne mcwT.yojt;cu
raise to ouy your winter no Mobley's, but he sells very:-
yet strictly for cash.
at
show!,
youM never select the troiubouist, be lie ever .-0 sUUIAiU
Nkver buy a new dress, a
oloik, or any article eflsdiesdres till you have examined Uioee of lie
Piled up cn every eonntcr, art) the shelves crowded with new goods, Oalla & Co. are repa.ed to taesatai requi rem eats of the trndo. There are more fiuedresa triw ings in McCalla A Oo.'a t lore thaa ta ai the others combined. iTOything f rt class in this stota. -,-atsaaa. a NotV the Spring-time Jp proaching, and the poopte l&le
birc to itsvc neatly htung twiaess suits cut and made should rjute 0 time, but hasten to Betfs')pe merchant tailoring - tstaBi8hijat, south side public ataaM choice line of French iiwtfWsk piece goods are kept it) tlimaP?
Line ia.-9.xj ia uiZftiaTdlGee iu the selection cf
s . w MTVTSSS- -j.
Htf him ..a laa. l.anMtV tlif tVt
into trarmoilts is lhfilMiwnf
L l? t. 1 Li -A. aajtaavsaaatsfeaa,.'
owes bis respectabte tippcirbl to
the skill and taste mySm. and such being tlasiai'Ms not but pronounce jaenji ; lfi . true philanthropist, ns we v thorough artist ttadi Hbmp Wiwok 0l$im' ware and elasomt'pletc. He buys fm and so can tfw;MMtom
barcaius to those m nm"
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