Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 8 December 1893 — Page 1

Cross Cut, Hand and Rip

All Sizes and Kinds.

Enterprise Meat Cuttrs.

WASHBURN & F10EN

Barb Wire

Galvanized, Plain and Fence Wire.

EVERYTHING IN

A W A E

Doors—Sash—Glass—Paints. Locks—Latches—Hinges.

Tmsley & Martin.

yERY FINE

IS THE JEWELRY STORE

-OF-

MAT KLINE,

People on the lookout for Wedding

and Christmas Presents can always

find something here to suit their TASTE

and POCKETBOOKS.

Main Street. Opp. Court House.

CLOAKS! CLOAKS!

Fur and Cloth Capes, Muffs and Boas,

JUST RECEIVED AT THE

Trade Palace of McClure & Graham.

We Are Headquarters For Cloaks.

AND LEAD THE TRADE

And have this week received the New Cloaks from New York factories at CUT PRICES ever received in Craw0 fordsville.

Beautiful Cloths, Rich Trimmings, Elegant Styles

AND HANDSOME NEW EFFECTS

Are what we are showing at prices that will astonish you. No old last year's stuff but a StocK of Elegant New Garments, that will make friends, outside rivals and please every- :,/••. body is what you will find at

The Trade Palace

OF

McClure &- Graham,

Subscriptions Taken.

The time of the year is approaching when the people begin to renew their subscriptions to their favorite papers and magazines. It is, of course, considerable trouble to send money away to different publishers, besides the expense for postage and money orders. In order to accommodate our subscribers and friends we have decided to take orders for any paper or magazine published in the world. You may leave your orders with our special agent, at THE JOURNAL office or send them by mail. For thie class of business tye, expect cash in advance strictly.

Oar offer of the Chicago Inter-Ocean for 25 conts, the New York Tribune for 25 cents, and the Farmer's] Friend in connection with THE JOURNAL is still good and will remain so nntil further notice. Our agents are as follows:

Alamo—J. P.Wirt, deputy postmasterJGilkey, Black Creek-E. M. Mclntyre, Bowers—Ed. Hamilton. Brown's Valley--!'. F. Patton. Brown'sVulley—W. H. Malum. Colfax—D. E. White. Cold Spring Mill—Geo. Snyder. Waynetown. College ^Corner—Sherman Vanecoyoe. Elmdale—Dr. L. W. Olin. Fruits—C. S. Fluk. Garfield—J. M. Jackraan. Hillsboro-H. J. Davidson. Hillsboro—John Clodfelder. Kirkpatrick—Dr. L. !'. Brown. Ladoga—E. W. Linn. Lapland—Wm. Davis. Linden—Frank Dunkle. Linden—G. L. White. Linnsburj,—Asbury Linn. Mace—8. M. Freeman. New Market—John Warbritton. New Market—J, A. Hicks. New Ross—Dr. Homer Bowers. New Richmond—Harry Wilson. New Richmond—Henry Long. North Union—D. W. Kirkundall. Orth—Mrs. Phoebe M. BurBatt. Pawnee—Wm. Johnson. Parkersburg— Dr. J. W. Straughan. Potato Creek—Charles Ryker. Roachdale—C. W. Ware. Russeliville—J. E. Sennett. Shannondale—C. D. Shannon. Snurtsburg—John Masten. Waveland M. L. Butcher. Wallace—John Belles. Wesley—T. J. Simpson. Wesley—D. W. Barnett. Whitesville—W. P. Wingert. Wingate—J. A. Long. Wlngate--W. H. Razor. Wavnetown—Capt. Wm. Marks. Wheaton—Postmaster. Yountsvllle—A. J. Love.

NEW ROSS.

Born, to Henry Miller and wfie, Sunday, a son. Mrs. Maggie Mclntire is visiting near Shrapesville.

Seyeral of the boys were loaded on Thanksgiving. Monroe Williams went to Russeliville Sunday on a visit.

The Tiger Valley scribe will get there if his hands hold out. Carl Loop ^returned to his studies at Butler University Monday.

There will be a pie social at Powell's school house Dec. 15, at 7 p. m. Gilbert Gray and wife have returned from a two weeks' visit in Kentucky.

J. G. Hurt is back from Greentowu, where he visited his sister, Miss Sallie. Rev. Higgins delivered his farewell sermon at the Christian church Simday night.

Miss Iris Beck, who is teaching in Sugar Creek towDship, spent Thanksgiving at home.

There will be a Christmas entertainment at the Christian church given by the Christian Endeavor.

There was a slight blaze at T. F. Ronk's Saturday, whioh was extinguished with slight damage.

Cale Canaday was the victim of a runaway Saturday. Nathan Thomson was also dragged some distance on his face.

Cyrus Wren, who died at Crawfordsville last Saturday, was bronght to this place for interment Sunday at Pisgah cemetery. The deceased was about 80 years old.

The Hoosier Nightingales, of Elkhart, will give a musical concert next Tuesday eveuing at the opera house under the auspices of the K. of P. Admission 15, 25 and 35 cents.

The boys lined up on Thanksgiving and played a hot game of foot ball. One sprained ankle, ten shins barked, one nose broken and one man knocked breathless. Score 24 to 0 in favor East End.

Anew departure in society developed lately in the north end. The young ladies require the gentlemen to tip their headgear before they get near them. Some even agreed to look with favor on the first boy that did so.

The township institute will be held at Mace Deo. 16. Following is the programme: Geography from second month, O.E.Johnson Orations of Burke and Webster, A. W. Johnson Essentiala of Method, Miss Zinque Physiology, J. 0. Eddiugfield Arithmetic, Mrs. Biddle Grammar, Mr. Fry Geography, W. B. Walkup Spelling, F. E. Kincaid.

The first anniversary of Rosewood Temple Pythian Sisters was celebrated Wednesday. The event was a brilliant one. The time was taken with music by the orohestra and other vocal anl instrumental music. Miss Tudie Hurt pleased the audienoe with an excellent recitation. Such games as "What sir me sir" and "Wink" were also played and it was a late hour when all departed much pleased.

VOL. 51—!N"0. 50 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1893—TWELVE PAGES PART FIRST

REVISING TEE SUH00L LAWS.

Superintendent Vories Codifying Them for the Benefit of Teachers. State School Superintendent Hervey VorieB is making a revision of the school laws of this State, looking particularly to those sections which give protection to school teachers from eager, grasping trustees. The revision, when complete, will contain the opinions of the Supreme Court brought down to date, together with opinions of the State superintendent on all questions relative to the common schools of the StBte. The trustees of the State have, in many instances, shown a willingness to bind teachers in their articles of contract down to stipulations in direct contravention of the statutes. For instance, in contracting with a teacher to teach a term of school it is generally stipulated in the articles that he shall noi receive pay tor certain legal holidays, when the statute expressly affirms that he shall. Stipulations are made against the payment of wages in cases where contagions diseases break up the schools and in case of fire where school houses are burned, it will generally be found ih the articles of agreement between teacher and trustees that the latter has bound the former not to receive or expect to reoeive pay for the term of school to be taught in case the building is burned down and no other is constructed, while the law provides that in suoh cases the trustee is liable oa the contract for the full amount of the teacher's wages. The law will be fully and completely conserved in the revision and will be found of great value to the teachers of the State who follow teaching as a profession, as well of the trustees, who may, by a careful persual of the book, become better educated in regard to the rights of the teacher, and the bounds of their own powers in restricting them by contracts which are against the provisions of the school laws.

FROM MERE AND THERE.

—The family of Prof. Charles A. Tuttle arrived Thursday from the East. —J. C. Barnhill and family returned from Irvington Wednesday night. —S. A. R. Beach and others attended the funeral of David Mehary at Shawnee Mound Thursday. —The commercial college has leased the west rooms in the second story of the Ramsey-Somerville block for five years. —F. W. Campbell and Steve Kersey have bought the drug store of G. J. Rhorer, at Darlington, instead of the tyray firm as was reported in one of last week's issues of this paper. —J. C. Stevenson and family came down from Crawfordsville to be at their old home Thanksgiving. They returned MOD day, except Miss Mary, who will remain until after Christmas.—Rockville Tribune. —John Layne, of Crawfordsville, was the guest of his brother-in-law, Councilman Doran, yesterday. This morning a few minutes before 1 o'clock a telegram was received here to be delivered to Mr. Layne. It conveyed the rather startling information that his Baloon was in flames.—Lafayette Journal.

The friends of W. E. Taylor will be pleased to learn of hiB success as an electrician. He left our little city two years ago then aged 18, went to work for the W. U. Telegraph Co. and has been in their employ until a month since, when he entered the famous clothing house on Broadway in St. Louis, as second electrician. —Mr. Brookshire has the temerity to say that he will vote for free wool, though the wool growers of his own durtrictare opposed to it. Mr. Brookshire talks like a man who had made up his mind that the voters of his district had had their last shy at him. If we are not mistaken a letter addressed to "Hon. John E. Latub, Terre Haute, Ind.," will reach a gentleman who will heartily agree with him on the latter proposition.— Terre Haute Mail.

Farm for Sale.

A farm of 80 acres, known as the W. M. Henry farm, 2^ miles southeast of Crawfordville, and about one mile east of the Danville road, all under cultivation, ordinary buildings, some fruit, good water, and nearly all set in grass, is offered for sale on good terms. Apply to J. N. MORGAN. 12-8-4tw

Dr. J. li. Jenkins.

We call attention to the advertisement of the Dootor J. R. Jenkin's Rupture Care Co., in to-day's issue of this paper. The Dootor is an eminent surgeon of this oity and has effected wonderful cures of rupture. He is commended to the afflicted public by letters and testimonials from prominent State offioials and others, which we have seen and they are open to the inspection of all at the Institute. A strong financial company has been organized and from the Doctor's well known skill in the cure of Rupture we predict great success for them. d-It-wit

SHANNON

&

SON at Darlington are go­

ing to be in season when it comes to Christmas goods. Call and see tkern. w-50-3t

ANT style cabinets 81 per dozen at Mrs. Willis & Son's. tf

SAD SUICIDE.

MRS. W. G. TOWNSLEY TAKES HER LlJb'E MOST TRAGICALLY

At the Home of Her Mother in Danville, 111.—Poor Health is the Only Reasjn Assigned.

The entire community was shocked beyond expression Wednesday when it was learned that Mrs. Will Townsley had committed suicide at the home of her mother in Danville, 111. The first information received here came in the form of a telegram to her husband and it merely announced the death. He was greatly overcome and left at once for Danville without ascertain ng th* cause.

The interment occured here Friday morning at Oak II, a grave having been prepared at the side of Mr. Towcsley's mother, whose funeral Mrs. Will Townsley attended only a few days ago.

The following account of the suicide WBB given by the Danville Press: Mrs. Kittie Townsley, of Crawfords-ville,lnd.,enV-d her existenceWedneBday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hall, 26 south Hazel street. At shortly before 3:30 o'clock her mother discovered her in the parlor reclining on the bed and weltering in a flood of her own blood which was rushing from a deep gash in the left side of her throat. Mrs. Hall supposing that her daughter had fainted hastily summoned Dr. White, who oalled in Dr. M. S. Jones, when he ascertained what the woman had done. She was then past the aid of medical scieone.

Mrs. Townsley is thought to have taken her life in a fit of insanity brought on by her continued sickness. The deed was a determined one and was well planned and as near as possible was executed thus: Mrs. Townsley went into the room upstairs occupied by Frank Daulton, oity editor of the News, and her brother-in-law, and secured his razor which Mr. Daulton says was looked in his drawer. She then proceeded to the parlor and while alone and while standing in front of the open grate, desperately slashed a gash into her neck to the bone. Then placing the gory instrument of her destruction on the mantel, Bhe wrapped her apron around her neck as if to conceal her deed and threw herself upon the bed. When found her hair was matted and smeared with blood and her dress was saturated with her life's fluid. The hearth was spattered with blood and a crimson finger print on a caair near by told that the woman had steadied herself thereon after gashing her throat.

Mrs. Hall, mother of the dead woman, was seen last night by a reporter and she gave softening of the brain as the cause of her daughter's rash act. She said she thought it was done on the spur of the moment. Mrs. Townsley had been quite sick for the past three months. At times she suffered maddening pains and on Tuesday night she was deathly low. Her brain was fcnrning up, so

Bhe

said, and the morning

was spent in bed. She arose at dinner, but did not partake of the meal. Her mother and sister, Mrs. F. Daulton, were going to pass the afternoon with her in the parlor. Shortly before co'nmitting suicide Mrs. Townsley had gone into the parlor with the expressed intention of combing her hair. Nothing was said ot her being tired of life.

The body was prepared for burial last evening but the funeral arrangements will not be made until the husband arrives from Crawfordsville.

Kittie Hall married Will Townsley in Covington, Ind., eight years ago last November, and leaves a son, James, 7 years of age. She was in her twentyseventh year and wae one of the most pious members of the Baptist church. She had been residing with her parentB since Oct. 2 on account of her feeble health. Numerous friends and acquaintances esteemed the dead woman highly for her sweet and amiable disposition and other endearing traits and they were deeply grieved at her rash takingoff.

At a late hour last night Coroner Taylor held an inquest over the death and the verdict rendered was that Kittie Townsley came to death by her own hands.

The Danville News, in its account gave the following additional particulars:

Mrs. Hall and her two daughters were in the kitchen talking. Mrs.Townsley left the room with the expressed intention of going to see Mrs. J. H. Miller, with whom Bhe often read. A few minutes later her mother went into the front room and found her lying on the bed, already dead.

When she left her mother and sister there was no word or action to indicate that she intended taking her life. She was not well and had eaten but a bit of dinner, but was inolined to be cheerful.

No note or sign was left to tell what prompted the deed, but those who know her best feel that she must have been momentarily insane. There is certainly no other way of accounting for her action. it is evident that she had not

long contemplated the deed, for on Mon- •*. day she bought a new silk dress, and yeBterday morning read a letter just received from her husband,to her mother and sister, in which Mr. Townsley said he would come and see her during the holidays. She was to return to Crawfordsville next spring, when she and her husband intended to resume housekeeping.

WANTS $2,O6O7

James Hutchinson Kept a Person of Unsound Mind and Wants His Pay. James Hutchinson has entered suit in the circuit court against W. J. MileB, guardian of John Wilkinson, a person of unsound mind. The complaint filed by the plaintiff alleges that in 1881 Hutohinson took charge ot Wilkinson and kept him on his farm until 1892. When he took Wilkinson it was with the understanding that Wilkinson should be worked and what he accomplished should be counted up to his credit for board and lodging. Mr. Hutchinson asserts that the work performed did not nearly pay for Wilkinson's board. He estimates that the work performed dnring the eleven years WBB worth about $170, leaving an indebtedness of $1,870. The guardian has refused to pay this and Hutchinson now sueB for $2,000 and all proper relief.

A Burglar on the Staeje.

Gus Thomas' clever play, "The Burglai," which held the boards of the Madison Square theater, New York, part of one season, and made a moBt emphatic hit, has been secured for Musio Hall next Monday night. The piay is one of absorbing interest, and the opening soene is laid in the home of opulence, showing the daily intercourse between the united members of a refined family, and only marred by the young baaband's too frequent absence. Into thia peaceful existence a thunder-clap falls in the shape of the discovery that the husband's disappearance has developed into the knowledge by some of the household members of a dual life on his part. He is at one and the same time a reputable member of society and a famous burglar. To avoid discovery and the shame coming to his wife's lcnowl- \s edge, he is permitted to escape, and eventually comes the news of his death. The wife and mother, under this belief marries again, when it Is discovered, too late, the news was false and the burglar still lives and is intent upon a series of house breaking crimes. At one of these times he unoonsoiously enters the home of his former wife. A series of dramatis episodes, swaying the emotions in their yarious phases, culminate in his recognition and pathetic parting after manifold explanations. The play is excellently mounted and performed bv a fine company.—Press Notice

George Woolsey In Luck.

George Woolsey, late of thie oity, and now of Danville, 111., has taken great interest in the case ot Stiers and Pate, who were hung there Friday. He has been so friendly to them that Stires wanted him to conduct his funeral. The Press says:

Frank Stiers' body will be taken to the home of his mother and George Woolsey will conduct the funeral services there at 11 o'clock Sunday morn" ing. The body will then be laid to rest in the cemetery near Catlin. Mr. Woolsey is no minister and he hesitated in consenting to perform the part requested, but at the earnest solicitation of Mrs. Stiers and ths beseeching of Frank he has acquiesced. The mother contends that Mr. Woolsey's efforts were the cause of her son's conversion. Frank has picked out the songs he deBires eung at his funerai and has asked Mr. Woolsey to addresB his friends who assemble to BIIOW their esteem, and to warn them of the evils that beset life's path. He has also picked out John Miller and Frank Chester to act as pallbearers. Mr. Woolsey is to select the four others and is having some difficulty in the matter as the young men of East Danville don't relish the idea.

A Hew Continued Story.

Upon the conclusion of the excellent continued story "In Dixie Land," now running in THE JOURNAL, we will begin the publication of a thrilling detective story entitled "A Study in Scarlet." The story is not of the "yellow baok" stripe at all but is by that eminent contributor to Harpers? Weekly, Mr. A. Conon Doyle. Mr. Dovle has oontrib-} uted his stories to Harpers' Weekly for some time and is a high priced and high toned writed. In the "Study in 8oarlet" is introduced the character, Sherlock Holmee, made famous in the Harpers',Weekly stories.

0rawford8ville Circuit.

Quarterly meeting at Wesley Deo. 9t and 10th. Preaching each day at 10:? a. m., and 7 a. m. Communion ser*" will follow the morning sermon on Snuday.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Thomas A. Harris and Linna Blaok.

THB great English and German doctors will be in this oity one day in each month for a year. Call on them. Look for their advertisement in another column. 12 5 6d wit

SBH the fine best cabinets, enamel finish, for $1 per dozen at Mrs. Willis & Son's.

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