Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 September 1869 — Page 8

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CITY ASP VICINITY.

A BUTTER famine prevails again.

A NEW locomotive has been placed on the new road.

BLUE AND SCAKLKT is to he the uniform of the Fire Company.

EMIGRANTS westward bound PASS through the city daily.

HUSTON & GRAHAM are selling machine brick at reduced prices.

FRESH pork is beginning to form an article of table diet. Early for the article..

THF old Pursell House is now used as the freight depot of the I. & W. Eailway.

A CONSIDERABLE amount of improve mem is going on in the south part of the city.

THE colored people of the city will give a grand ball atEltzroth Hall, October 13.

HALF FAKE trains will run between this city and Indianapolis during the ,£tnte Fair.

A CORPS of legal gentlemen from this city are in attendance at the Boone C'irCuit Court.

H. C. LAIJSM lias the thanks of the JOVKNAL corps for a sample of Ripley township peaches.

LEWI? W. SHULKR, of this county, has •been granted a patent on a clod fender for growing plants.

THE Fair grounds are being putin good condition by the officers of the Agricultural Society.

Rrv. MR. SAFFOKD delivered the lecture last Sunday evening, Dr. Tutile being absent from the city.

WK regret to learn that there is considerable sickness prevailing throughout the country just at this time.

SOME of our flour dealers complain that at the present price of grain and flour, the business does not pay.

REV.T. H. STEWART, of Kendallville, in this State, addressed the Court House temperance meeting last Sunday.

W. IVENYON has been granted a patent for a photographic head rest. It is said to be a good thing for photographers.

THE fashion for coats, this Fall, will be a good deal like that of last Fall— particularly with those who wear last Fall's coat.

SEP. VATER, of the Lafayette Journal, dropped into our sanctum Tuesday morning. Unluckily, we didn't get to see him. Come again when we are at home.

J.W. FULLEN, the School Examiner for this county, informs us that he designs holding a Teachers' Institute in this city some time during the month of October.

IN the report of the ofliccrs elected for the Ladies' Reading Association we made an error in writing the name of Miss Mellie Boynton, instead of Mrs. E. W. Nicholson, as one of the members of the Executive Comuittee.

ATTENTION is called to the advertisement of Dr. Pagin in another column. This is the twelfth visit to our city, and the number of patients that he receives each visit is sufficient evidence that the Doctor is not a humbug.

THE LaFayette Courier says that the show of carriage and busrgies at the Tippecanoe County Fair was the best ever displayed in that county, and that Doherty «fc Deighton walked off with the "red ribbon" on the best family carriage.

ANOTHER YIELD.—D. W. Gerard informs us that James Bryant, of Coal Creek township, planted one pound of Early Rose potatoes and dug therefrom two hundred and seventy-six pounds. The hills covered two hundred and fifty square feet.

CIRCUIT COURT.—The late term of the Circuit Court, which adjourned last Saturday, proved expensive to litigants and unprofitable to lawyers, most of the business on the docket being continued. It seems to be the general opinion that Montgomery county has no institution that is less profitable and more expensive thap her Circuit Court.

THE WAY IT WORKS.—In the old trading times, before railroads created a demand for grain, farmers coming to town to trade, could get a yard of calico, worth twelve and a half cents, for a bushel of wheat. This is a fact Now, with wheat down to $1,25, they can go into a

Crawfordsville

store, and

buy the same quality of calico for twelve and a half cents, and thus get ten yards for one buahel of grain. This is also a fact.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.—The Woman Suffrage Convention met Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, at the Christian Church, and was called to order by Mrs. Dr. Wilhite, of this city. Miss Lizzie M. Boynton was appointed temporary Chairman, and Mrs. Mclvee Wilson, of Lafayette, temporary Secretary, after which the Rev. Mr. Bauserman, pastor of the Christian Church, offered up a prayer.

Committees were then appointed on permanent organization, and on resolutions, after which Mrs. Livermore was called on, who made a short, spicy speech. She gave a history of the organization of Woman Suffrage Conventions. in February last, and how they had been conducted since—how they had been held in the East and the West, and cries were still coming from all points of the compass for help. That she had attended one Convention per week, since February last, and sometimes more, and everywhere these Conventions were conducted with one spirit, with enthusiasm, and with religion itself. Women were not satisfied with things as they were, and wanted them changed.: They wanted more privileges, more rights, more education and the privilege of doing more work. Women don't believe men know what they do want, and therefore ask the privilege of the legislative halls to legislate for themselves. They intended to fight their way inch by inch to success. She ga-s a history of the Byron-Stowe scandal, and fully vindicated Mrs. Stowe. She spoke of the abuse heaped on women by newspapers, and said that it was an epidemic, and she was glad of it. These wholesale abuses had caused women to think and act for themselves. They wanted no more limitation for women than men. When women went into the extremes of fashion the papers ought to come down on them and blast them.

The afternoon session was called to order by the President who read a letter from Mr. II. C. Guffin, of Indianapolis, on the rights of women.

The Committee on permanent organization asked for further time to report, which was granted.

Rev. Charles Marshall, pastor of one of the Presbyterian churches of Indianapolis, Chairman of the committee on resolutions, reported the resolutions adopted an the Convention at Cincinnati, last week, with the exception of one, which was purely local, as the sentiments of this Convention. The report was accepted, and the resolutions ordered read seperately for discussion and adoption, pending which Rev. Mr. Marshall made an address in which ho said that in every great movement of reform two great obstacles had to be overcome the ridicule and the strong deep-seated prejudices of men. He gave several intances in support of this theory. He compared these prejudices to the fogs on a watercourse, and the leaders of the suffrage movement to the pilot of a steamboat, and said the fogs had began to rise from this moral stream, and the pilot might now begin to steer the boat out into the broad, deep stream with safety. We begin to feel there are great rights that belong to women. We need her clearer moral instincts. Woman must have the same influence in politics she had in literature. She purified literature, and she would purify politics. God had given to woman the gift of speech, and qualified her to use the pen, but not to enter the cavalry service. That is not her sphere, but politics is. If a moral question should come up there was no power to keep her from the ballot box, and she would cast her ballot in favor of morality and truth. Politics needs her ballot and women need it. Many of them are how walking the streets as advertising mediums for dry goods. Give her the ballot, and you would emancipate her from these little things, and raise her attention to greater ones.

At night the Convention was addressed by Miss Lilly Peckham, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Livermore. Miss Peckham is a fine speaker and a sound reasoner, and sustained herself admirably. Mrs. Livermore, it is needless to say, is perfectly at home on the rostrum, and held the audience spell-bound for two hours. We have not the space to give even a synopsis of her speech.

The Convention was in session yesterday and last night but we go to press at an early hour and therefore can give none of the proceedings.

REV. A. A. GEE, the new preacher for this place in the M. E. Church, preached last Sunday, morning and evening, to large audiences. Doubtless many went through curiosity to hear the new minister. We believe all were satisfied that he is a good preacher.

DISMISSED.—The case of, the City of Crawfordsville vs. Jacob Douglass (the old negro), appealed from the Mayor's to Circuit Court, was dismissed on motion, Judge Cowan deciding that the city has no authority to punish men merely for "loitering" on the streets.

CRAW FORDS VILLE JOURNAL: SEPTEMBER 23, 1869.

ANOTHER INFATUATION.—The Ladoga Herald prints the following: "Mr. Howard, a well-to-do farmer residing near Valley City, and a very fine man, who is about forty-live or fifty years of age, some time since married a a young wife, and we learn lived happily until the appearance of a young man named Charles Sperry, pretty well known in these parts, as he has been going to school here the past two winters, and part of the time during summer working in the country. He is a short, low little fellow, a refugee, we believe, from Virginia. During the time he was at work in the country he was throwing cold "pison" in Mr. Howard's family. He had, as we learn she testified in open court, been living in adultly with her for the past year. Court being in session, Mr. Howard applied for a divorce, she testifying to the above facts. The court, we learn, granted the divorce, and we learn that while the trial for divorce was going on Sperry was in the Clerk's Office after license to marry, which were made out ready to sign, but the Clerk thought best to wait until the Judge signed the divorce papers before he signed the license. Sperry could not wait and therefore left without them. The loving couple took the train south and we hope never to return."

A MEAN ACT.—The ladies of our city, who made the preparations for the Woman Suffrage Convention, very tastefully and handsomely decorated the church with evergreens, but the night before the meeting of the convention some sneak or sneaks entered the church through the windows, tare down the evergreens and carried them to the Elston corner, where they were found the next morning decorating the scaffolds of the bricklayers.

For this act of ruffianism the whole people of our city will be hdld responsible—word will go abroad that ruffians give tone to public feeling in our city, and it will be published broadcast over the land that a peaceful convention can not be held here without being maltreated by those opposed to it. The good people of the city owe it to themselves to ferret out those who perpetrated this miserably foolish and mean act, and see that justice is meted out to them in our courts. If the quiet, sober and law-abiding portion of the community do not take some steps to relieve our city of the stain thus placed on its character by a few brainless roughs, the whole city will be, and ought to be, held responsible for it in the eyes of the community.

HOAXED. The Fire Company was subjected to a shameful hoax last Saturday night. Some person or persons in the vicinity of the College gave the alarm of fire, which was taken up by different persons until it reached Main street. In a remarkably short space of time the engine was on its way to the western part of the city from whence the alarm proceeded. Upon reaching the Christian Church the boys discovered that a false alarm had been given. Great credit is due the Fire Company for their promptness which evidenced the fact that in case of fire the boys will be there. On the other hand there is not much credit attached to the person thus raising a false alarm. If there is not already there should be an ordinance making it an offense.

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A COTEMPORARY says that times are dull, editors are stupid, exchanges are destitute of news, sunshine is scarce, showers are plenty, farmers indulge in a chronic growl, merchants look dim, dogs keep an eye on the constable, and a general stagnation in the realms of business indicates that nature is taking its midsummer siesta under the nightmare empire of Sirisu.

HEAVY DAMAGES.—At the recent term o/ the Circuit Court, Samuel Mathis recovered a judgment against Harman Loeb and others for over eight thousand dollars, in a complaint for trespass in bringing diseased cattle from Texas and turning them among the plaintiff's cattle. The case was on a change of venue from Warren county, and the parties all live in Fountain and Warren.

SILAS PETERSON, an old citizcn of Sugar Creek township, last Friday brought to this city the first load of wheat he ever sold in our market. Heretofore he has taken his wheat to Lafayette or Thorntown. This is only one item of the many that are daily occurring, which tell what railroads do for a town.

IKE DAVIS.—Well, who is he? Why he is the hat man at Indianapolis! Everybody knows him.

THE Freshman Class of Wabash College numbers fifty-one.

MARRIED.

LYTLE—COSADL—This morning, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. Mr. Bauserman, Mr. W. F. Lytle, of Delphi, to Miss Emma E. Cosad, of this city.

LOCAL

MATTERS.

German Lessons.

Any one wishing to take German Lessons will enquire at Mr. Walker's, Walnut st. From tlie East.

O M. Crawford has just returned from the East. Look out for a splendid stock of all kinds of goods at the Stone Front.

Fry's Ague Cure.

Every bottle of Fry's Ague Cure, warranted. Ague Cure.

Use Fry's Ague Cure.

Boots anl Shoes.

A large stock of Boots and Shoes at Stone Front.

Xo Need of Shaking

When you can buy Fry's Ague Cure.

Hats and Caps.

Hats and Caps of the latest styles at the Stone Front.

O. M. Crawford

Of the Stone Front, will suit you in every thing you want in the dry goods line. His goods are all new and fresh. Call and be convinced.

A larire lot of Ely's genuine Gun Caps and Wads, at A. F. kamsay's. augl'JwO

Tatham's Highly Finished Shot just received at A. F. lia'msev's.

Attention, Sportsmen!

The best place to get good powder, shot and caps is at Campbell Ilarter's. 4w.

Sugars,

Coffees, llico and Fish, of all kinds at Beck «fcJolinson's. 100,000 Gun Caps

At the Aristo Grocery. Go and see A. F. and get your Ammunition.

Underwear.

Ladies and Gent's underwear, at Stone Front.

Diamond Grain Powder.

Patent wind shot and Eley'.s_ caps at Campbell itllarters. 4w.

Soda Water,

Cool and refreshing, at 5 cents a glass, at Mahorney & Gerrard's. jul22

Candies,

Lemons and Oranges at the Excelsior Bakery. jul22 Cheap John

Willbeon the Fair Grounds dnring the week of our County Fair, with everything under the shining sun to sell cheap.

A Gold Mine

Has been discovered in Crawfordsville.— I. N. VanSickle owns the mine and may be found at Fullenwider's. sepw3

Kew Goods

Arriving daily at the Stone Front.

For a Few Days

VanSickle will sell his stock of Jewelry and Notions at reduced prices. sepOwo ell He Does."

VanSickle, preparatory to going into a new room, will sell his entire stock of Jewelry and Motions at prices to suit customers. sep9\v3

Chickens!

For Chickens, go to J. J. Darter & Co.'s, where they are kept constantly on hand. aug26

The First.

C. M. Crawford, of the Stone Front, is the first to receive a full stock o{ Fall Goods. Give him a call.

Kanawha Salt

One car load just received at Beck & Johnson's,

Billy Craig

Makes the best Ice Cream, at the Excelsior Bakerv. 5:": jul22

Beck A Johnson

Have a large stock of Fish of all kinds, on Green street. anted.

A purchaser for a desirable house and lot. or a neat and handy wife—with a few hundreds, anyhow. For particulars inquire at the Express Office. Sept2tf.

Come One, Come All! This town will fly From its firm base, When you can buy

White lead as cheap

From anybody as you can from Fry.

Hungry Xfen!

When you come in from the country, call in at Mahorney & Gerrard's and get a good dinner. They keep all kinds of fresh pies, cakes, buns, rusk, cheese, dried beef, bologna, hot coftee, and everything else that a hungry man needs, and you can eat all you want and spend as much money as you please. ju!22

Dr. J. Hale,

Of Indianapolis, Physician for diseases of the Head, Throat and Lungs, embracing Catarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma and Consumption, to which branch of the profession his practice is exclusively confined, will here after visit Crawfordsville the fourth Thurs day in each month, and may be consulted for that day only, at the Richardson House. First visit, Thursday, Sept. 23d. Consultation free, and terms of treatment within reach of all.

Baking Powders.

Use the pure Baking Powder or Quick Yeast the best made for making light, sweet, nutritious Biscuit, Bolls, Sweet Cakes, Buckwheat, Corn and Griddle Cakes, Cornbread Waflies, Pot-Pies, Dumplings, &c.

The most perfect substitute for raising Dough, that is in use. Try it and you will be satisfied. Sold only at

I5ap6m BINFORD'S DRUG STORK.

Snyder A White,

At the old Davis stand, are now prepared to do a general first-class livery business. Buggies and carriages with single ana double teams will be furnished on short notice. Funeral, wedding and pic

nic

parties

can be supplied with a fine turn-out witnout delay. The stables already boast some of the finest stock in the city and arereceiving new additions every

week.

-Persons

desiring to take an evening drive or an excursion to the country will find to suit them here. Horses bought and so d, and all business pertaining to the stameB promptly attended to. jutxs

Piano for Sale!

A good, second-hand Chickering Pianojust the thing for beginners—can be bought at a very low figure, on terms to suit purchaser. Inquire of S.S.THOMPSON.

At Cost.

Fullenwider & Bro. are having a rush' after those elegant dress patterns at cost.

Everyboay

Wants some of those cheap goods that Fullenwider & Bro. are selling at cost.

Butter.

Mills & Simpson have completed their Fruit House, and are n^v lady to buy all he Butter in the countv.

850 Reward,

And cost of Analysis, for any impurity whatever found in our brand of White Lead. T. W. FRY & Co.

Examine.

The Jatamansi Hair Itenewer at Fry's Drug Store warranted to make the hair grow on a bald head, leather trunk or the palm of the hand.

Razors! Razors!

Cheap John has just received a large stock of good Razors, pocket cutlery and pocketbooks, which he is selling very cheap. 13e sure and see his goods before purchasing elsewhere.

Chewing Tobacco.

The finest Chewing Tobacco in tlie city is the North Star Fine Cut. Ask for it at the Excelsior Bakery. Also a superior quality of Shorts and Smoking Tobacco. jul22

R. Carson

Will now be found in his new Brick. Na tinnal Block, No. 6, on Washington street, with a full assortment of Groceries as cheap as the cheapest.

All Parties

Building, who are in need of Glass, Paint, Oil and Putty, will do well to call on T. W. Fry & Co. be'fore buying. They arc prepared to contract at the very lowest possible rates.

Country Grocers

And Hucksters desiring to purchase a stock will find it to their advantage to call at the Excelsior Bakery. All orders will be promptlv filled at low prices. Come and see. MAHORNEY & GERRARD.

Judge Kaylor' Property for Sale. Thepropertv of Judge Naylor, on Franklin street, having a front of 250 feet and containing more than 9 acres, will be sold to suit purchasers, in town lots or bulk. Quick sale is the Judge's motto. For terms inquire at 1. Whiteford's Law office, with the Mayor, Stone Front, Crawfordsville.

Julyltf.

Law of Business,

By Parsons, Professor of Law in Harvard University, is a work designed for the convenience of the people, and the high standing of its author gives it wide circulation. Our young friend H. C. Larsh is agent for these books in this county. Help him, and thus help yourselves. Sold only by subscription.

Hair Goods and Jewelry. Mrs. Belle Sanders, Washington street, over R. Carson's Grocery store, calls the attention of the ladies and gentlemen of the city to her Hair Jewelry and Hair Goods, of 'her own manufacture, made from the finest human hair, consisting of Hair Jewelrv of every style, Gent's Wigs and Toupees, Ladies' Wigs, Switches,Braids, Curls, Waterfalls, Frizettes, Coils, Bows, Fronts. Scratches. Bands, Hair Nets, Ornamental Hair. Partings, Whiskers, Beards, Moustaches, Puffs,&c. She also keeps on hand Gold, Silver and Diamond Hair Powders. A call and examination of her Work and Goodsis solicited.

The Early Rose Potato. The undersigned, having some knowledge of the Early Rose Potato, do hereby certify that for productiveness and eating purposes it cm not be excelled in the potato line. It is three weeks earlier than any other potato grown. We believe it to be the best potato ever produced in this country, and cheerfully recommend it to all who wish to engage in the culture of this invaluable table esculent. Dan Yount, A.J.Snyder, Abijah O'Neall, Isaac C. Britton, Daniel Gilkey, Isaac Ritchey, William Gilkev, P. R- Simpson, Thomas Kelley, Paul Hughes, Andrew Ball, John Butcher, Cornelius Britton, J.R.Robinson, John Pursell, James B. Sidner, Jonathan Nutt, John Smith, W. H. Faust, ii J. A. Watson, M. Kelley, T. B. Griffith, Samuel Mart, M. Sellers, W.H.Scott, Jas.H. Yanarsdall, Patrick Murphy, J. M. Work, J. M. Hopping, J. W. Brewer, Sylvester Cooper, Joseph Gilkey.

INSURANCE.

Independent of Combinations.

The Republic Insurance Company.

Central Office at Chicago, with Stock over the Entire west, Establtohing Two Hundred

Branch Offices.

SitecriM Capital, $5,000,000 08 Casl Assets, July 1, '69, $1,438,203 56

OFFICERS:

J. V. FARWELL, President. B. W. PHILLIPS, Vice President. W F. COOLBAUGH, Treasurer. J. R. PAYSON, Secretary.

$20i000

OF STOCK HELD AT THE

Crawfordsville Branch,

By the following persons who give theCompany their business and influence, and to whom all are referred as vouchers for its reliability and soundness.

STOCKHOLDERS:

Alexander Thomson, Judge Cowan, j. Pax. Campbell, David Harter, Dr.*W. L. May, Dr. J. S. McClelland, Wm.S. Galey, Lucien A, Foote, James Graham, R. J. Vance, E. J. Binford & Bro. Paul Hughes, Henry Campbell, J. W. Binford, J. E. Dunn, Mrs. J. P. Campbell* Thomas & Thomas, S. C. Campbell,

James W. Lynn.

THOMAS THOMAS, Agents.,

aul9 Office in Hughes' Block, Main St*,