Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 15 April 1899 — Page 7

Established 1841.

Jeweler and Optician.

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Knowledge ..And ^Wisdom

ZZlShould go in hand to make learning profitable Don't read at the expense of your eyesight, when yon can protect it with the skill for which we are fa'tuoue as

OPTICIANS...

M. C. KLINE.

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Olores Block, Crawfordsville.

RUBEN'S

Bates House Clothing Parlors.

Reading glasses will save your eyesight and we will fit it perfectly if it is defective or only needs aid.

Opp. Court House.

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A Complete .florps Mid Bugtfy Store!

We make our HARNESS from

Good Selected Stock.

A 1 Buggies bear the name-plate

of the manufacturer, and are sold under a strict guarantee.

The BEST Buggy and Harness Store in the county. ••••.

Great piles of clothing have melted away during the past two weeks, under the hot rays of our severe price cutting. If you have not already attended this sale, do so tomorrow, or you will do yourself and your pocketbook an injustice, for this is the greatest money-saving opportunity of the season.

Your choice of a S} li-li Cheviot suit, in single or double breastc ti, or a blue ar black Kersey Overcoat, fit aid wmkmanship guaranteed—

Challenge Sale pi in- $4 50.

I Imici' HII cli gant suit, in plaids, overc111 rk. .-CHtches neat, effett Inncv wor=i.ds, or :i swell overcoat, in llue. h'ack or brown kerseys—Challenge sale riee 557.50.

Bates House Clotlpg Parler.

110 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind.

"iiiug Out The Old, King In The NeW.':

T. E. ALBRIGHT.

An Up=to=Date Bakery.

Why not eat bread that is clean and good? Such bread cannot easily be made by the old way of baking, but with the up-to-date machinery that mixes it and kneads it without being touched. This being the only shop

in the county that has such machinery. Why not ask you grocer for it, or call at our room, 201 South Washington Street.

This Is the Place

T« bring your watch when It goes on strike or your Jewelry when! It gets broken. When a watch leaves our hands It's as good as the day It oame out of the factory. When we get through with a pleoe of Jewelry Its strongest part is the mended place.

Main Springs, 75 Cents. Cleaning 75 Cents. Crystals 15 and 35 Cent*.

N. W. flYER,

Druggist and Jeweler.

Water u4 Callage

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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT

FROM DEATH DEALING DYNAMITE NEAR W1NGATE YESTER­

DAY AFTERNOON.

ilrs. John Carrington and Baby Killed

and the House Blown to Atoms.

Yesterday afternoon on the farm occupied by John Carrington, one and a half miles south of Wingate, occurred a most appalling accident which resulted in the death of two persons, the details of which were telephoned to the MOKMNU REVIEW, through the kindness of the young ladies at the central office of the Home Company.

John Carrington was engaged in blowing stumps on the farm and using dynamite for the purpose. He had purchased one hundred pounds of the deadly stuff and had it stored in the house. Yesterday afternoon he commenced his work and took twenty-five pounds of the dynamite to the field with him, leaving seventy-five pounds of it at the house near the stove to thaw out by the time he would need it. He was at work, when suddenly as a clap of thunder from a clear sky came an explosion which shook the very earth. The dynamite at the house had exploded and torn the building to atoms. The father ran to the wreck, and was horrified to find the baby dead and his wife so badly injured as to leave no hope. The unfortunate woman died at 9 o'clock last night. A sister of Mrs. Carrington who was the house, escaped by a miracle with her life, only sustaining a few bad bruises.

This is one of the saddest accidents ever occurring in the county. It was brought about too through carelessness in the handling of a high explosive. Constant handling of such things makes men careless. It is on a par with the "unloaded gun" by which so many lives have been lost.

The two victims of the awful tragedy of last Friday in Coal creek township, were buried yesterday at Salem church-yard in Brown township. three and one half miles northeast of Waveland, where they had formerly resided. The dead mother and mangled baby were laid to rest in the same casket. There was a large outpouring of people at the funeral, the attendants coming for miles. Great sympathy was expressed for the unfortunate victims and the disconsolate and almost crazed father. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Leonard S. Gaiey.

Landmark to Be Removed. The old red two-story brick building- known as "Binford's corner,'" situated -.it the corner of Main and Green streets, was emptied of its contents this week preparatory to its destruction which will begin in a few days. This old building is one of the few remaininglandmarks of Crawfordsville, there leing only one older brick building in town than it. The foundation for it was put in in 1832, and the next year the building erected upon it. A stuck of drugs was first put into it Iiy its owner, Mr. Binford, the father ul A. \V. Kin ford. Some fifty years ago the building was occupied by John S. Brown with a stock of dry goo Is. The building was erected by Jos. Eusminger. who died last year, and the brick for it were made by hand by the late Benj. Kistine, father of the Ristines oi this city.

nay be Epidemic.

There are several cases of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis in the city at present, among them, Wilbur Reynolds, the little daughter of Willis Sharpe, a son of Clarence Lindamood, and we are told, others. This begins to have a serious look. Every precaution should be taken to preveut an epidemic of this dangerous disease.

Crawfordsville, Indiana, Saturday, April 11, 1899.

Released. A'

Ed Reynolds and Sam Coombs, who were arrested on the charge of having stolen some sheet lead from Lee S. Warner's new residence, were released yesterday on their own recognizance, the evidence being insufficient to sustain the charge.

UTTERLY DISGUSTED

Is Dr. Utter Over the Perverseness

of One Juror.

The jury in the Utter-Xutt case wrestled with the problem of do or not do until 1] o'clock night before last, and one juror hung out from start to finish for the defendant. He could not be moved from his impregnable position and so they at last agreed to disagree. It will probabcome up for hearing again 011 next Tuesday that being the time now set. is thought that the case will not lose any of its original warmth on the second trial, but be much more torrid than before. There is also talk of a change of venue from Squire Stilwell. This may be only talk. There is also talk of a compromise between acts.

The Flag.

Xot until the frost adorns the "pun'kin" will the battle flag of Terry's Texas Rangers be returned. Governor Mount has so informed the Texas legislature \The reasons are time and money. The liberal minded jegislators, while appropriating an enormous sum of money, failed to make the amount large enough to properly represent the state of Indiana at that interesting ceremony, says the Governor. It seems that considerable pomp and circumstance, calcium lights and dissolving views, are necessary to lend dignity to the occasion. Xo matter. Who cares for expenses when we are going to celebrate a sort of jubilation over the healed breach between Xorth and South? That the matter can be calmly discussed and with very little dissent, shows what a tremendous stride we have taken in a few months toward casting a charitable mantle of forgetfulness over the animosities engendered by civil war. The storms of indignation that burst above the devoted head of the rash statesman who a few years ago made a similar suggestion, and buried him beneath a hail of condemnatory resolutions, might have inspired with terror any bold expermentor who would have toyed with such a proposition in the future. "Times change and men change with them," how rapidly some times! and it is well. They may be better, and we may always hope so, at least. Let rankling wounds l)e healed, and pour the balm of gentle words on hearts that have been torn by passion and by error, but are nowrepentant. Ashes to ashes.

Discoura ging.

Prof. Robert E. Lee Bui-ton, Royal Interpreter of the goose bone, and special emissary of the ground hog, came into the REVIEW office last night as bearer of ill news. He said that after consulting all the "hokey-boes" in his possession and viewing the signs of Zodiac with unusual care, he was convinced that the ground hog would not yet emerge from his retirement for a period of six weeks. The Professor's mind however was not in its usual state of equilibrium, owing to the fact that deputy assessor Gabriel Drake was trying to fix cash value on all the rabbit-feet, bones, and hokey-boes in his possession. An exposure of those treasures to the atmosphere was regarded by the Professor as sacrilege and all tlieasses eon! 1 list of valuable lWonging to the great prognosticator was his name and a pair of overalls, which he declared were his only earthly possessions within reach of the grasping publican who presides over the county Treasury, and cited Plato, Diogenes and Jay Gould, as men who were too poor and too philosophical to lay down all they had to the aid of the public treasure chest.

Conflicting Dates.

The National Horse Thief Detective association mwts in Crawfordsville on Mmday and Tuesday of the street fair, and there is some distress of mind felt 011 account of the clash of dates. Tiiere can be 110 interference whatever. The two days of the detective convention will be the davs of preparation for the fair, and the days following those who attend the convention will have the opportunity of attending the biggest street fair in the west. It is rather fortunate for all concerned that the dates come so close to each other.

—Read Demas Gilbert's local in the news column.

HOW IS THIS?

The Wool riarket Seems to Have

Gone Glimmering—The Journal is Compiled to State the Nauseating Fact, in the

Face of Its Old

Promises.

We publish the following from the Crawfordsville Journal, and ask our readeis to line it up alonside lis editorial columns, and interview with Governor Mount on the sheep question and the tax on wool, which they deftly pulled over the eyes of the farmers in 1896:

Last evening Yount & Russell made a deal with the agent of a Xew England factory for the purchase of the wool they bought here last spring. They have seventy-five thousand pounds of an excellent quality and for the most of it paid twenty-two cents a pound. They sold it yesterday at a positive loss on the purchase price and still received the top of the market for it. Last spring there was a great rivalry among the western Indiana buyers and the Montgomery county dealers in order to maintain th6ir time honored reputation for paying more than the dealers elsewhere, had to go beyond the price their judgment warranted. Still they hoped to come out all right as the war with Spain promised to boom the market, and besides there was a general elevation of all the markets. The wool market, however, failed to keep pace and still gives no material promise of a boom. The production of wool in this country last year was enormous, and this fact had much to do with the keeping of the price down. The clip of this year will begin to come in next month, but it will not command the price that last year's wool brought. The market will probably open at eighteen cents and if it goes over that it will bt because of something not now calculated upon. In most parts of the state last season the dealers paid only eighteen cents and in selling this spring to the eastern factories they barely come out even.

New Ross K. P's.

The Xew Ross Lodge K. of P., Xo. 294, is in a flourishing condition and is preparing for an era of expansion and prosperity. Three old wooden buildings have been purchased and on their site will be erected a splendid brick building, containing a castle hall. The work will be begun within sixty days and will be pushed rapidly to a finish. Two large business rooms will occupy the lower story, while the Castle Hall will take up the entire upper story. The building will be of handsome design, and will add very materially to the appearance of the town. The Xew Ross K. of P's. are energetic and enthusiastic and take great pride in the order. They are to be commended for their enterprise, and congratulated upon their success and the promising future before them. Xew Ross is fortunate in the possession of such a flourishing order of enternrisinsr citizens.

Peculiar Accident

Helen, the eight-year-old daughter of Walter Cruce, met with a peculiar experience yesterday while playing with her companions at the Central school building. The children were running, and a companion of the little girl caught her about the waist and gave her a violent squeeze. The child lost consciousness and seemed entirely lifeless, the heart action having ceased. The mother of the child was called, and Dr. Keegan summoned, who after considerable work resuscitated the little one. TIK accident was a rather peculiar one, and such as to greatly frighten the parents, and necessitate the dismissal of two rooms for a time.

Lost a Finger.

Ed Keesee, employed in the W. B. Xash wholesale house, was so unfortunate as to lose a finger in the treacherous cutting box on Friday last This is Mr. Kesee's second mishap, and the next time he feeds the horses he will take care to keep human flesh off the bill of fare as a matter of economy.

Infant Ransdell.

The funeral of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Ransdell, of Fiskville, will occur this afternoon. Interment at Oak Hill.

Hal Y. Thewlis and Lulu M. Bratton.

At Alamo.

The

examination of pupils for

graduation from the public schools of Ripley township will be held at Alamoon the third Saturday in April. Pupils will take notice.

58th Year, No 32

SAD ACCIDENT.

A Little Girl Fearfully Burned While

Playing Near a Furnace. Late yesterday evening the little daughter of Candy Llewellyn, who resides about eight miles southwest of the city, met with an accident which will probably result in her death if it has not done so ere this hour. Her father was working in his sugar camp and the child was playing about the place. The father did not notice the child until attracted by her screams he was horrified to discover her clothing in flames, which enveloped her. She had gone too near the glowing furnace in her play and in some way her clothing had caught fire. She was quickly seized and the flames extinguished, but not until she was burned in a most horrible manner. Medical aid was at once summoned, and all possible relief g^v'en, but it was not possible to accurately determine her injuries at the time the message was sent to Doc Britton in this city. It was then thought, however, by those in attendance that recovery was not possible, and that death would relieve the suffering child within a few hours. Deep sympathy is felt for the grief stricken parents in the dreadful calamity which has come upon them.

WILL HELPUST"

The Management of the Terre Haute

Fair Will Do AH Thy Can For Us.

The conflict of dates lietween the Terre Haute fair and the Crawfordsville street fair has been amicably arranged and the managements of the two institutions will work together in perfect harmony, eacli party doing all in its power for the success of both fairs. The following letter has been received from Terre Haute by W. W. Morgan, Secretary of our street fair, which explains the feelings of Terre Haute in the matter.

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April 7, '99.

W.W.MORGAN Sec., Crawfordsville," 1

Yours of tbe 5tll at

hand.

We thank the management of the Crawfordsville street fair for the consideration given us in considering a conflict of dates. Xow that the matter has lx?en amicably arranged, \\e will endeavor to woi harmoniously together, and I assure you the Terre Haute fair association will do all in its power to assist you in making the Crawfordsville fair a success.

Yours Truly, W. H. DCNCAN. Sec.

HAS BEEN FOUND.

The Meanest Man in the World Has Been Located in Ohio. The champion mean man of the universe has been located at Ansonia, O There are two of them brothers,named Brown, one of whom owns 80 acres and the other 120 acres of fine land and are worth 510,000 each. The eldest son allowed his mother to live in an old log hut in a lot adjoining hia fine mansion. This hut had no floor but the ground, and contained no bed save three chairs covered with rags on which she slept, and 110 other furniture save a tuble and Fin old cooking stovo. T.1. old lady wr found by her son's wife burned to death. The two son° nnd their sisters refused to go near the place. The wealthy sons re-**-" fuoec't to pay the funeral expenses,and they were paid by the county to the amount of $18. The body was buried by the side of her husband, and now the sons propose to remove the body of their father. This is the quintescence of cussedness, and if there ever was a case where lynching was justifiable and whitecapping was righteousness, it is at Ansonia, Ohio and the two Browns are the people. These are the facts as told in an Enquirer special, and shows just how nearly a hog a white man can be when he tries.

A Tip to Advertisers.

W. B. Nash:—"Say, the MOBNINO REVIEW is certainly a peach. Saturday morning I had a short notice in its column warning those persons who had taken pottery away from the factory, that if the same was not returned prosecution would follow, and by noon more than two wagon loads of the pottery had been returned. Everybody must certainly read it."

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—Fred Hoffman went to Indianapolis yesterday.