Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 December 1891 — Page 3

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D. C. BARNHILL,

ABSTRACTS OF TITLE

Hater,^ate of the Arm of Johnson & Webster, abstractors of title, I am prepared to furnish on short notice, full and complete abstracts of title to all lands in Montgomery county, Indiana, at reasonable prices. Deeds &nd_mortgages carefully executed. Call at the Bocorder's office. octGyl THOS. T. MUNHALL. Kecorder.

Funeral Director and Embalmer,

Corner Washington and Pike Streets, Crawfordsville, Ind.

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"Residence 415* south Washington street,

JOHN H, SWAXI\, Assistant..

A Grand Fail and Winter Announcement

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lie is giving the people more GOOD Groceries for the dollar than house gives or ever did give. You will find him just south of the court house, raxvfordsville, Indiana.

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I Death of Miss Agnes Walker. Miss Agnes Walker, of Roekvillo,died Nov. 25, at her home of typhoid fever, after an illness of about a month. Miss

Walkor has been a frequent visitor at I the home of D. C. Smith and has many friends here who will lie pained to learn of her death. She was a young lady of many estimable qualities and her death cast a gloom over tho entire community in which she lived.

CRAWFORDSVILLE. INDIANA SATURDAY, DUCHMBKR 5, .18ill

Reunion of Oo. J3. 120th Regiment Henry M. Perry entertained the members of Co. B, 1'iotli Regiment. Monday at Music Hall restaurant. Sixteen members of the company at 2 'clock 6at down to a most sumptuous repast, gotten up in most elegant style. After dinner an hour was whiled away in lighting their battles over and recalling the manv amusing incidents of their soldier life.

Wanted for Murder.

The sheriff of Randolph county has offered a reward of 8150 for Anderson Boswell, a very dark skinned negro, about 33 years of age, 5 feet, 10 inches high, weighs 180 or l'JO pounds, has pretty white teeth, except the two upper front teeth have small decay. He has a swinging walk, carries his head well back on his shoulders, is a loud laugher. He is the murderer of Mrs. Bell Barr, a jjoor colored woman, which occurred on Feb. 19, 1891, and then escaped.

Marriage Contract Annulled. Jennie VanSlyke, with her attorney, Hon. M. D. Vv hite, was up before Judge Harney Friday on very important business. Some time since she married Leroy J. Abbott, only to discover in the course of events that he had another wife living from whom he had never been divorced. She accordingly left Mr. Abbott and resumed her maiden name. Judge Harney after hearing the evidence annulled the contract and vest ed the plaintiff with all her former right and all proper relief.

A Needed Improvement.

There should be a system of ventilation introduced in the court house, that would drive out all the bad air and keep the several rooms in a healthy condition There is nothing of tho kind now, and it would bo absolutely impossible for person to live a day if elevated ten feet 1 in any of tho rooms. There should bo a large ventilator in the rj over the court room, as well as in the other rooms, and there is great room for improvement in this direction all over the bi.iildinif.

The Juvenile Temple.

On last Saturday afternoon Silver Spray Temple, No. 8(3, Juvenile Temple, met in regular session at Good Templars' Hall, and transacted a great deal of business relative to the upbuilding of the temple anil the arranging of a programme for Thursday night, Dec. 3. wherein they are to take part in the literary exercises. Under the superintendency of Miss Emma Back, the temple is in a nourishing condition, and is constantly growing in membership. She is ably assisted by Miss Minnie Kepler, the efficient and capable secretary. The juveniles are well organized and welltrained and about Christmas time will give one of their most interesting entertainments.

Albright-Ammerman.

The Jouunal extends and best wishes.

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November 25, at S o'clock, Tillman E. Albright and Miss Dora Ammerman. of I Alamo, were married at the home of the groom on south Walnut street. There was a large assembly of guests present and tho house was beautifully and lasteI fully decorated for the happy occasion.

While the wedding inarch was being I played by Eddie Brandkamp, the bride and groom attended by Lewis Kramer and Miss liila Fishero entered and look their stand in front of Dr. J. W. Greene, who performed the ceremony. Congratulations were extended and the guests invited out to a magnificent wedding supper, to which all did ample justice.

The presents were numerous and costly, I and all of them useful. Both Mr. and Mrs. Albright are well and favorably known here. Mr. Albright is one of our most enterprising and successful young business men, and his bride a charming young lady, loved by all who know her

congratulations

Thanksgiving at ihe Home Thanksgiving at the Orphans Home was observed in grander style Lhis year than ever before. The little ones were fairly stuffed with delicacies and to-day the matron is busily employed in sewing on buttons which persisted in popping off yesterday. The following is a list of those who contributed toward making the day a happy one for the little waifs: Mrs. Gen. Manson, Jesse Cumberland, Mrs. T. M. Robbins, Mrs. T. D. Moore, P. H. Fink, Miss Helen Watson, Miss Janie Jones, Mrs. George Hall, George Hough, Mrs. N. J. Clodfelter, Mrs. Dr. Leecu, Dr. Cunningham, Albert Muhleisen, Major L. A. Foote, Mrs. Keller, llotert Thomson, Mrs. A. M. Yount, Mrs. C. M. Crawford, Miss Coyle, Mrs. Dr. Thomas, Mrs. E. Binford, Mrs. Sam Smythe, Mrs. Martin Rice, Mrs. Jas. Birch, Mrs. H. S. Lane, Mrs. Rosebro, Mrs. Jas. Watson, Henry Sloan, Barnhill, Hornaday & Pickett, Mrs. D. ITarter, Mrs. D. W. Cox, Mrs. James Walter, Mrs. Albert Jennison, Maurice Lee, Mrs. Milton Gregg, Mrs. Judge Britton, Manson Bros., Niss Lida Jones, V. Q. Irwin, Zeigler & Reiman.

TWO WEDDINGS.

Two Couples of Young People Who

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Each Other to be Thankful for. November 25th, at 8 o'clock, oc curred tho marriage of Albert E. Davis, of Indianapolis, and Miss Pauline Gobon, at the home of tho bride's father, John L. Goben, on south (5 -it, ave Tho house was tastefully trim.. .. .t.u smilax and nearly 200 guests tihed the spacious rooms. Promptly at tho appointed hour tho wedding march was played by Miss Dola Biddle, of Liuiianapolis, and the contracting parties attended by Fred McCorniick, of Indianapolis, and Miss Lulu Canine, of Waveland, entered the parlor and took their stand under a yoke of roses and white pinks. The bride, a beautiful young lady, was attired a dross of cream colored silk Drchono trimmed with Oriental lace and carried an exquisite bouquet of pink roses. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. R. Knowles, of Rensselaer, and at its close prayer was offered by Rev. G. W. Switzer. The company then adjourned to tho dining room where elegant refreshments were served. Tho presents were both beautiful and numerous. Tho young couple remained in this city until last evening, when they left for their future home in

Indianapolis attended by the best wishes of a large circle of friends. Both bride and groom were raised in this county and are known and admired by all. Mrs. Davis is a recent graduate of St. Mary's, near Torre Haute, while Mr. Davis completed the Wabash college course last Juno He has a prosperous business in Indianapolis and is well worthy the prize his merit won for him.

CLAKK-WILIilAMS.

November 25th, at eight o'clock at St. Bernard's Catholic church occurred the solemnization of the marriage of Patrick Clark and Miss Lou Williams, the charming daughter of John L. Williams. The church was filled with the numerous friends of the young couple and the affair was one of the most brilliant which has been consummated at the church for some time. After the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. J. R. Dinnen in his most impressive style, the young couple went at once to their new home at 314 south Walnut street, where a delightful wedding breakfast was served, the guests being the relatives of the bride and groom and the gentlemen connected with the tailoring establishment of Swank it Clark. The happy couple go to housekeeping at once attended by the well wishes of all. They are both Crawfordsville people and are well and favorably tiown here.

Union Tcanks^iviu? Services. .. A largo audience assembled at the Methodist church Nov. 25, in Thanksgiving services. Rev. R. S. Inglis read the opening hymn and Rev. J. W. Greene offered prayer. Rev. R. J. Cunningham announced the second hymn. Rev. S. W. Brown delivered tho sermon which was appropriate and full of serious thought for his hearers. The first half of his address was devoted to recountirg the blessings that had been conferred upon us as individuals,as families, as a community and as a nation. The last part of the discourse was in the nature of warning and admonition, and referred to tho many menacing influences which were at work sapping the very foundations of society, chief among which was tho pernicious literature which Hooded the country poisoning the minds of tho youth and educating the boys and girls, the future men and women, in the paths that lead to vice and crime. Other evil influences were referred lo, but they were usually the outgrowth of the bad books and bad newspapers upon which the youlhl'u mind was nourished. The sermon furnished food for reflection for every parent in the audience. A collection for the benefit of tho Orphanh' Homo was taken up amounting to §20.21.

iff am ns: to Natural Gas Consumers. This notice of warning to those who burn natural gas in stoves, contributed to the Logansport

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should be

carefully heeded in Crawfordsville: "Should a chimney be so cwnstructi*d as to allow a wave of air to descend it will put the gas fire out, and left burning over night it is liable to fill the room with gas and suffocate the inmates. An accident of this kind happened fatally in Anderson a few days ago. On the Westside this morning ono stove blew out seven times, and another three. One lady, upon trying to restart it, got her arm severely burned from tho ignition of the gas that had filled the room. By all means, when an accident of this kind happens, shut the gas off entirely, open the doors till the liberated gas is all blown out then you can re-start with safety. L.,t everybody be sure and fix their flues so that the danger is averted, or never leave the gas burning upon retiring."

Troutman's Station Removed. A large gang of Big FourBection men began removing Troutman's station west of the city on the Big Four road Saturday. The building and switch will both be carried three quarters of a mile east and set up on the Yountsville crossing, famous as the scene of the Alamo back disaster. The station's name may then be changed to Darter's station as J. J. Darter is to erect a large grain elevator there in the near future,

COSTLY COLLISION.

THE M0N0N SUJtTliRS FROM A HEAVY

WRECK MONDAY MORNING.

.The Grew of tho Local Froight Word "2jid" as "No." Desolation Results.

Reads the and

Dec. 1 at half past nine o'clock a. 111. the through freight tram 011 the Monon which was running without orders pulled out from the Monon station at a lively rate. The tram, a heavy ono, with several ears loaded with Bedford stone started wildly down the steep grade to the Red Bridge. Kugiucor Spoor and firemen Boriff suddenly sprang up with a yell of terror as they cleared the Black Hills and saw, shooting toward them from the north, the local freight, three-quarters of a mile away across tho Rod Bridge, but under a heavy head of steam and, like themselves on a down grade. The bridge is tho foot of both the steep grades and the engines swept steadily toward each other and inevitable disaster. Engineer Spoor reversed his engine in vain, but "Dad" Henderson, of tho local, saw the things in a different light. Ono of the oldest engineers 011 the road, his sharp eye took in the situation at a glance. He saw that if the enginos maintained their then relative rates of speed that the disastrous collision would occur right on the Red Bridge, thirty foot above the deep and swoJlon creok.

Turning to fireman, Sam Coddington, he orderod him to crowd on all steam and opening up his engine's valvos he sent the iron monster rushing down the grade to destruction. Tho bridge fairly shook as the heavy mass swept over it but the end was accomplished and the caboose was clear of tho bridge several feet when the crash came. Both engineers and firemen jumped exeopt Henderson who was lame and unable to leap until I10 pickefi a clear place and shot from his cab window at tho moment of the collision. The local was moving much faster than tho through freight but that was a heavier engine and backed by cars loaded with stone so that, when tho engines met they both reared upon tho hind trucks aiul impelled by tho great force within themselves went through each other and toppled over down the east side of the high emb'inkment, a shapeless mass of twisted iron. The heavily laden cars behind them came 011 and fared a like fate, the trucks falling 011 the west side as a rule and the bodies of the cars 011 the oast side with tho engines. Fourteen cars were demolished thus before the great force spent itself. None the other cars left th caboose of the local a rubber ball several feet in the air and fell 011 its wheels 011 tho ties, nearly jarring tho life out of its occupants. Those 011 the cabooses quickly rushed out and ran toward the mass of ruins from which the escaped steam from the boilers arose on Ihe frosty air in great

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white clouds, obscuring the wreck "front sight but presenting a gruesome spectacle. From out this bank of steam came the agonized squeals of a car load of fattened hogs some of which were being slowly scalded to death by the escaping steam. Tho jolted and bruised engine crews sat on tho ground just outside tho ruin and stared around them in a stunned and dazed manner. They soon regained their senses, however, and assisted the others in the search for engineer Henderson. As soon as the steam cleared away t,hev entered the wreck and found limi under his own engine, adly hurt, but, strange to say, alive, he having been protected by the timbers which feii across his engine and kept the other deb-is from crushing him. Ho was quickly pulled out and after examination by the company's surgeon was laced in a cab and taken to the city. His thigh is broken, his head fearfully cut and probably some internal injuries sustained so it is impos siblu to state just the extent of his hurl. 1 O. D. Thomas, of Linden, a passenger on the local, was hurt about tho head iud legs, C. L. Long was hurt in tho back, and brakoiuan Mordoll of the! through freight was badly injured about tho logs. All were bruised anil banged up, but outside of "Dad" Hondorson no ono was dangerously injured.

Tho wreck was complete and on tho demolish.d engines lay dead hogs, broken barrels of cement, stoves, stone and bugs of mill feed in reckless profusion. Tho loss will bo enormous and will range all the way from 835,000 to S50,000, tho whole thing of course to be borne by the railroad company. It was ono of tho most disastrous wrecks from a financial standpoint that has occurred on the Monon for some time.

As soon as the smoke cleared away and the damage disclosed conductor Brissenden of the through freight and conductor Blankenship of the local walked down to agent Watson's office and made out their reports wtiich were quickly fired in to headquarters. The through freight was running without orders and of course had thus the right of way. The accident accordingly lay with the crew of the local and resulted from a wrong reading of orders which were given at Lafayette. There conductor Blankenship received an order

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which contained the following sentence: "Meet 2nd 74 at Crawfordsville." The abbrevation "2nd" was written illegibly. Blankenship and Henderson read it "No. 74," which train they usually moot at Cherry Grove. The train "2nd 7-1" waB way below Crawfordsville at the timo of the accident. Tn some way the local crow seemed to forget all I'bout tho through freight "No. 74" and went rushing on thinking the track was clear to Crawfordsville, or elso they thought "No. 71" was late and awaited them hero. It was a very uatural mistake as Tim .louitNAi., which was shown the mistaken order, can bear witness. The wrecking train which was at Bloomington was telegraphed for at once.

Anxious Abou" tho Ladies. 1j. J. Clark, of Mexico, N. Y., who has been visiting in the city, was an old acquaintance of Rev. W. Fred Pettit, who is now serving a life sentence in the Noithern prison for poisoning his wife. Mr. Clark called at tho prison Wednesday afternoon and was accorded an interview with Pettit. Tho prisoner formerly resided in Mexico, N. Y., and appeared very much pleased at seeing someone from his old homo. Pettit asked many questions regarding his old friends and acquaintances and was greatly intorestod in every bit of information regarding them. He was particularly anxious to know about the ladies and girls ho was acquainted with. Mr. Clark gave him much information regarding tho place and tho people and togelhor it was quite a "rod letter" day for Pettit. Pettit spent his younger days in Mexico, N. Y., near where his mother still resides.Mr. Clark and Mr. Pottit were very closely associated while the latter resided in Mexico, and both Bang in the same choir for four years. Although Pettit made great religious pretensions he bore an unenvia-5 bio reputation. When tho statement that Pottit had poisoned his wife reached

Mexico no one who know him was surprised, and everyone belioved that I10 was guilty of the charge.—

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Fmney-Hoaton,

The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Jmnes Heat.on was tho scone of a quiet yet unusually beautiful and impressive wedding last evening. L11 tho presence of about forty friends and relatives E.lna Meredith Hoaton, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoaton, became tho happy wife of Dr. Everett, B. Finney. Promptly at 8 o'clock, almost before the I wedding inarch notes had ceased echoing. the solemn words wore pronounced which made tlvo parties man and wife,

The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. T. Davis of this city. Tho parlors where ^tlie ceremony took [laco were1 decor :tod with palms, ferns and chrysanlheiiiiiins and were brilliantly lighted. Immediately following the ceremony

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and congratulations an ample wedding*

Tho K,,ulub

ated from the Lincoln high school 111 1887 and since early girlhood has been one of tho most highly esteemed and' popular young ladies in this city. The groom has grown to manhood in Lincoln and is deemed one of tho best young physicians and surgeons in the State. Probably no other wedding was so surrounded with happy prospects or so many kind wishes.-

Lincoln (Neb.)

Best Acre of Corn.

Tho Prairie Chapel Lodge, F. M. Ii. A., has paid $5 to N. K. Blackford for the best acre of corn raised this year.The following is the manner of cultiva-o tion used by Mr. Blackford: "The sod was black, underdrained, broken part in February and part the last, of March, (i inches deep, dragged with a throe-horse drag, followed by spring-tooth harrow,, red ragged and planted May 15 3^x3| feet with planter, replanted and t,h:nned, cultivated twice with two horse corn., plow using bull tongues both times,laid by before harvest, would havo plowed again after harvest but it was too dry. This ground had been seven years in cultivation, first and second year corn, third rye, fourth clover pasture, fifth corn, sixth wheat sown to clover and broken hist spring for corn. The seed was a mixture from several farms,mostly yellow,Loaning and Bloody Butchor varieties. Tho earliest breaking was tho poorest corn and all of it cut short by dry weather. The viold was82.1 bushels.

rampton Gets It.

Frampton, who beat Swank »fc Clark out of a suit of clothes, was taken before Judge Harney Monday evening half dead with fright. He begged like a good fellow and offered to take oath that he would never touch another drop. Judge Harney who had inquired into the man's previous character took pity on him and let him off with a tine of $10 and thirty days in jail. Frampton, who is a piano dealer, tried to work tho jail officials two or three days ago by offering them each a piano to let him off. Sheriff Bible says that Frampton got off so easily that he thinks he should ••set 'em up" to pianos all around.

Under the Poor Act,

Jake Freed, the famous Now Market saloon keeper, has discovered that he is a pauper and applied to Judge Harney to have attorneys appointed to represent him in the numerous cases pending against him in the circuit court. The Judge appointed llanna & Hanna.