Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 December 1869 — Page 8

THE JOURNAL.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

M'CAIIIR SC TALBOT

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CITY AND VICINITY.

THAT pump across the street. Fix it.

THE Sunday School Convention is in session.

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT at Eltzroth Hall to-night.

THE railroad bridge across Dry Branch has been completed.

TEMPERANCE MEETING at the Christian church to-morrow night.

EXCHANGE BLOCK will receive attention at our hands next week.

GRANDMA has comedown with lier name and a promise of a paper of pins, like the good old lady that she is.

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GEO. DRISKELL has our thanks for the handsome manner in which he oystered us last Friday night.

THAT Christmas List is growing small by degrees and beautifully less. One more week remains during which delinquents will be permitted to pay up.

LADY readers, while they are waiting for the appearance of the Avenger, will note that Mrs. Williams proposes to sell her stock of millinery goods at cost.

J. T. MACK & Co. have opened up their new bakery and confectionery in Exchange Block. We shall have something more to say of them next week.

CAPT. BAIICUS has commenced operations on the trestle work east of Sugar Creek. The trestle will be four hundred feet long and about twenty feet high.

BILLY FRY has been busy all week ensconcing himself and goods in the new room in Exchange Block. He has afresh arrival of goods from New York.

PRESIDENT TUTTLE will lecture next Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock, at Center church. Subject: "The Significance of the Recent Re-Union of the Presbyterian Church." All are invited to be present.

R. J. "VANCE has sold his store room in Commercial Row to Barney Kennedy for $6,000. Mr. Yance retains possession till March. We understand it is his intention to build next season, at what place is not yet known.

RUMOR .has it that the room formerly occupied by Driskell & Johnson as a saloon is to be used as a wholesale liquor store. This in the very midst of the best temperance meetings Crawfordsville can afford.

STREET COMMISSIONER SCOTT exhorts pedestrians to patience. He has undertaken a series of operations on street crossings that will add materially to the comfort of those who are compelled to get about.

THE accommodation train on the L., N. A. & C. Railroad ran off the track at the depot at this place last Saturday morning. The engine was so much damaged that another one had to be dispatched from LaFayette to take the train through. Nobody was hurt.

TEMPERANCE MEETING.—The meeting last Friday night was held in the Xew School Baptist church. The weather was unfavorable, but the attendance was fair. The first business before the meeting was the last resolution of the majority report, published in the JOURNAL last week. This

Avas

adopted and afterward

reconsidered, when a substitute was offered by Mr. Gee, declaring the intention of 'the temperance men to form a separate party unless relief is afforded by the present political parties. Mr. McCain also offered a resolution favoring the repeal of all license laws, being the body of a bill introduced in the Legislature'last Winter and entitled, "An Act to Suppress Tippling Houses." This resolution was afterward withdrawn to be offered as a substitute for the whole majority report next Friday night. After some discussion Mr. Gee's report was adopted. The majority report as thus amended then ca'nie before the meeting as a whole, when a motion was made by Mr. Doherty to strike out the second resolution. This was seconded and followed by one from Mr. Darter to lay flie whole thing on the table, which was followed, in turn, by a motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned, to meet at the Christian church to-morrow night.

BROKE JAIL.—Last Friday night three of the four prisoners confined in the colinty jail made their escape by prying out a stone in the floor and tunneling under the wall. They were not missed until Mr. Sidener, the Sheriff, went to their cells on Friday morning to carry breakfast to them. The, fourth one was unwell and denied knowing anything of the movements of the others. Pursuit was immediate^ commenced, but it lias so far been unsuccessful. The fugitives are supposed to have started in the direction of Indianapolis along the new railroad. Smith Conner is reported to have seen three or four mysterious characters about a straw stack a short distance east of Fredericksburg, on Friday morning. A boy who came over lrom Indianapolis afoot last Saturday and Sunday, and who is not working in this otlicc, says lie met some men whose appearance answered to the description of the escaped prisoners, on Saturday morning, near Pittsboro. Two of the prisoners were charged with the stealing of S. W. Austin's horses a few weeks ago, and the third is the man who drove the eighteen hogs into town so early in the morning. Their names are R. H. Jones, B. F. Wilson and Wm. Hogart.

DOGGEREL.—The following lines, entitled "A Little Story for Little Boys, About a Little Dog and His Master," wer* picked up the street the other day, and as a ittle dog has been seen at the heels of our friend Bob Peirce for several days we presume the writer had reference to him:

Peirce has a little terrier dog With hair inclined to brown, Which follows him where'er he goes,

In wood, or field, or town.

He found it in a city near, Without an owner—lost, And bronght it home upon the cars.

Without a cent of cost.

Peirce truly loves his little dog, As good men always do, Because the little dog to him, la always kind and true.

II Peirce should lose his little dog, Both would, of course, feel bad But as it is, the little dog

And Peirce are always glad.

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.—Professor Sofge will give a musical entertainment at Eltzroth Hall to-night. His reputation as a violinist, he being regarded by many as little, if any, inferior to Ole Bull, is sufficient to secure a large crowd if the weather is favorable. We have talked with several of our citizens who have had the pleasure of hearing Prof. Sofge on the violin, and they all speak of him in the highest terms of commendation. The entertainment will consist of vioiin, piano, and vocal music, Miss Libbie Howe, of LaFayette, assisting in the vocal.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—The dead body of Patrick Donovan, an Irish laborer, was found on the track of the L., N. A. & C. Railroad, near the Junction, last Sunday morning. It is supposed that the man was run over while drunk by the train of Saturday night. One of his legs had been cut off, and it is probable that he bled to death. He leaves a wife and a large family of children unprovided for.

OUR young friend Tobe Ball, who is not given much to traveling, is soon to start to New York, whence he will probably coast around to the west end of the Pacific Railroad. Tobe will, of course* speak a good word for us to our friends at TJnion Seminary, in the city of the Gothamites, for which we bespeak a prosperous journey.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY is not the last county to settle with the Treasurer of State. Warren Davis, on Tuesday, paid in $8,297 17, and drew from the School Fund $4,126 72. Two counties have not settled yet.

CRAW FORDS VILLE JOURNAL: DECEMBER ]6, 1869.

COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS.—The Montgomery County Commissioners met in regular session on Jlonday, Dec. 6, and continued in session until Friday. The business "was transacted with less than the usual wrangling from petitioners and claimants. Road viewers reported favorably in the following cases, and orders were issued accordingly: J. B. Jesse, et al., new road in Walnut township Jasper Clough, et al.,| new road in Coal Creek township John Remley, etal., new road in Wayne township J. B. Cooley, et al., new road in Sugar Creek township. Petitions from Carson Wray, et al., for new road in Union township, and from Charles Peyton, et al., for change of road in Brown township were received and viewers appointed in both cases.

An application for authority to construct a ditch in Franklin township was presented by John Armstrong. Appraisers were appointed.

A petition was received from the Yountsville & Alamo Turnpike Company for extension of right of way along Crawfordsville and Alamo road.

Viewers reported adversely in case of petition of John Stipe, et al. for new road in Walnut township, and cause dismissed, petitioners being taxed with costs.

Benj. Swank was appointed constable in Coal Creek township, vice W*Miller, resigned.

Licenses to sell liquors in less quantities than a quart were granted to John Kennedy and Driskell & Johnson of Crawfordsville. and James T. Milne of Ladoga.

Geo. W. Jones was appointed Superintendent of the Poor Farm for one year, at a salary of $305. he to receive food for support of himself and family from the proceeds of the farm.

An appropriation of-x-GOO was made to defray expenses of completing the survey of the L., C. & Southwestern Railway through Montgomery county, that amount to be deducted from the appropriation voted by the citizens of the county in August la.«t.

Petition was received from the Judges of the Circuit and Common Pleas Courts, the County Clerk and members of the Bar for authority to purchase a proper book for keeping a general index of the records of the Clerk's Office. Petition granted.

The Commissioners visited the Poor Farm on Wednesday, and report entire satisfaction.

A YOUNG SNOB.—Last week a youngster between the sizes of a girl and a boy. and seemingly about twelve years of age, arrived at the Richardson House, as he said from New Orleans^ He represented himself as homeless, friendless and moneyless, having started from New Orleans with fifteen dollars and having only fifty cents left. He was kindly taken in by Mr. Richardson, and conducted to the dining room, where he sat up to the table like a ltttle man, oomplimented the landlord on the good looks of the dining room girls, ate his supper, picked his teeth, and, in due time, went to bed, putting the waiter to the trouble of bringing him extra tooth-pieks? lights, towels, etc. In the morning he came down to breakfast—choosing a fashionable hour, of course—took his seat and waited till all the waiters were as far away as possible, and then rang furiously for one of them. Bill promptly answered the call. Our little gentleman, after delivering himself of a stamp of impatience and indulging in a yawn and a frown, thus addressed Bill: "You have come at last, have you Go and get my tooth-pick. I left it in my room." We don't know whether Bill got that tooth-pick or not, but rather think not as the fellow quit boarding there before dinner.

NEW JOB OPEICE.—Our friend Jere Keeney, formerly proprietor of this paper, intends to start a job printing office in the new Elston building in a short time. Material has already been received, and he is waiting for the finishing touches to be put on the spacious room intended for his occupancy before setting up. We understand he intends adding a book bindery to the establishment in a short time.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY has 7,736 school children, or about one-seventy-seventh of the whole number in the State. She pays into the Common School Fund $22,877 71, or about one-fifty-second of the whole fund. We have the satisfaction of knowing that about 82,600 of this money goes to the education of poorer counties which are more prolific of children.

IT may be a matter of interest to some of our readers to know that the publication of the Glenn-Clore evidence ha? been delayed because the mice "chipped it up"—before it came to this office.

TOM TATTLER was on the train that ran off the track last Saturday morning. He had an insurance ticket, which would have been worth $3,000 to his family if he had been killed. But he wasn't.

STOVE AND TINWARE TRADE.

An Extensive Establishment.

Tit© Result of JEight Years.

Eight years ago a stove store, with tin shop attached, was opened under McClelland Hall, on Washington Btreet. The proprietors were Messrs. Robb & Mahorney. Mr. Mahorney was a clerk in the store of Campbell, Galey & Harter, and Mr. Robb was a practical tinner. By close attention to business and the employment of the best of workmen, they have succeeded in gradually but steadily enlarging their capital, stock and facilities, and extending their trade until their annual sales have reached $30,000. On the 15th of last July work was commenced on a cellar on the east side of Washington street, one-half square south of the Court House, over which was to be erected the mammoth iron front building which is now occupied by the firm, with a stock valued at $18,000. The brick work was commenced on the 10th of August, under the superintendence of Isaac Warner. The carpenter work was performed by Messrs. Carrington & Wert, the plastering by Oscar Lowry, and the painting and finishing by Thomas Wideman. The iron front was furnished by D. Root & Co., of Indianapolis. The building was finished late in November, at a total cost of about $12,000. The building is two stories in hight, with a width of 24^ feet and length of 1G5 feet, the basement or cellar room extending the full length of the building. The basement room is used for storing stoves in the rough and heavy articles of household hardware, of which they keep a large stock. The second floor, or first floor above ground, is occupied as a salesroom—with the exception of a small portion partitioned off in the rear and used as a blacking and polishing room—and is filled with tinware, glassware, Chinaware, woodenware, silver plated sots, and a great variety of small articles of household hardware. On the third floor is the tin

shop,

the full width of the building and 60 feet in length.

This

MILITARY.—We understand that a Military Chair is to be established in Wabash College, and that Gen. H. B. Carrington has been assigned to it. The General arrived last Tuesday evening, and has been inspecting the works preparatory to making an attack. We presume he will find no trouble in organizing his department, as there are several old bugles and muskets already in the possession of the students.

Two or three persons are entitled to the everlasting gratitude of that portion of

poor,

trudging humanity that navi­

gates the north side of Market street, between Washington and Green—on account of plank side walks.

ROBERT B. STIMSON, having resigned his position as Principal of the Alamio Academy, started yesterday to connect himself with an academy at Poolsville, in Warren county, where we wish him success.

MARRIED.

HADLEY—CHESTER.— Cn Tuesday evening, December 14, at 8 o'clock P.M., at Poplar Street Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Capt. Joshua C.Hadley to Margaret B. Chester, both of Cincinnati.

A brief dispatch, "Yes," received at noon yesterday, announces this departure from single blessedness on the part of a gallant soldier and a true man. May he find his new companion as true as we know him to be, and may peace and prosperity aceompany the two, nowmade one, in a harmonious life of usefulness. J. T. T.

LOCAL MATTERS. Fresh Oysters at Simpson's.

Notice to Debtors.

All persons knowing themselves indebted £o the old firm of Curtis & Bro are requested to call and make settlement on or before January 1, 1870. dec9w4

Holiday Goods.

Holiday Goods for everybody, little and big, at YanSickle's. dec9w3

Van Sickle

Has the largest stock of fine Watches, Jewelry, Silverware and Notions for the Holiday trade ever brought to Crawfordsville. dec9w3

Holiday Presents.

A pair of Skates is the nicest, and the best place to get them is at Campbell & Harter's.

Ague Care.

Use Fry's Ague Cure. Sugars, Coffees, Rice and Fish, of all kinds at Beck &Johnson's.

Fresh Oysters

Received direct from Baltimore packers, only a few hours after packing, at Simpson's. dec9

Go to Beneflel's,

If you want the best Tea and Coffee. w2

Beck A Johnson

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

Can be supplied by Simpson to country grocers at LaFayette prices. dec9

Have You Seen

Those Casslmeres at the Enterprise? Kanawha Salt One car load just received at Beck & Johnson's.

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.

The "Pike Street Accommodation'7 Is the place to^etgood Cheese, Crackers, Pickles, Pepper Sauce, Spices of all kinds, Mustard, Hallibut, Codfish, Mackerel, Whitefish, Cove Oysters, etc.

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.

American Watches.

The largest stock of American Watches in Gold and Silver Cases ever brought to this market, at Vansickle-'s.

Come Down.

All persons knowing themselves indebted to Huff & Kellogg for livery, will please call at their stable and square tip so as to commence anew. By doing so immediately you will save being called upon, for our intention is to square up with all before Christ-

MAIT

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room has been specially

fitted up for the purpose. In it are employed four first class workmen and an apprentice—Gus. Bappert, foreman: Alfred Coons, John Weist, llenry Swer, assistants, and W. Crigger, apprentice. Mr. Bappert has occupied the position of foreman for eight years, a fact which speaks his fitness for the place. The otiier workmen have had an experience in the shop of from one to four years. The balance of the space on this floor is uivided into several rooms, which arc rented out. The office, in the rear end of the salesroom, is 12 by 14 feet, and completely inclosed by glass, so that all parts of the room can be watched from it. James Newell and George Coons are the clever and obliging young men who are employed to display and sell the immense stock of goods with which Messrs. Robb & Mahorney have thus commenced business anew in their new building.

HUFF & KELLOGG, S

Furs! Furs!

tactics' antf Misses' sets of Mink, German Fitch,Siberian Squirrel,Cony and Rat in all styles, and Men's Fur Caps and Mufflers at less than Indianapolis prices, at the Enterprise Mouse.

Personal.

If "Cheap John"' oi "any other man," traveling or local, claims to be my agent, or selling my spectacles, or any business connection with me whatever, rest assured he is an impostor. My spectacles are sold only by myself, or at my office, 50 East Washington street, Indianapolis. Persons at a distance who wish to procure good glasses should write to me for my circular, by which they can learn how to get a pair by mail, a perfect fit. Address dc9m2 L. W. MOSES, Indianapolis.

Personal—Reply to Moses. "Moses," of Indianapolis, who has been doing a small retail business in spectacles for the last few years, publishes a card in the Crawfordsville papers, by which he seeks to increase his business a little, and at the same time gain notoriety on my capital by making the people believe that I have been pretending to sell his spectacles. Now all I have to say to this "Modern Moses''or "any other man" of his ilk is, that I have always sold a better class of spectacles, both in glass and frames, than he ever made or ever pretended to make. I have never thought little enough of my friends in this county, whose eyesight is failing them, to impose on them a pair of Moses' spectacles, on account of their worthlessness compared with the kind for which I am the sole agent in this county. And if this Moses thinks he has as good a pair of spectacles in his whole establishment as I always supplv to my customers, 1 will risk from one hundred to one thousand dollars on the result, and leave the decision to any one of the three thousand persons, old and young, in this county, whose eyesight I have made "as good as new" by means of my Superior Brazilian Pantascopic Glasses. The proceeds of this trial to be appropriated for the benefit of the poor of our city. To all of my friends and customers I would say that I am constantly in receipt of new supplies of these same glasses, which I warrant to be superior to any other kind in the known world.

dec!6w2ow2iw4

CHEAP JOHN.

INSURANCE.

Independent of Combinations.

The Republic Insurance

Central Office at Chicaeo, with Stock over the Entire West, Establishing Two Hundred

Branch Offices.

WscriW Canital, $5,000,000 00 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.

$20,000

OF STOCK HELD AT TILE

Crawfordsville Branch,

By the following persons who give the Company 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 Binfora, J.E.Dunn, Mrs. J. P. Campbell, Thomas Thomas, S. C. Campbell,

James TFT. Lynn.

THOMAS & THOMAS, Agents. amlf OA«« in Hughes' Block, Mam St.

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