Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 9 March 1894 — Page 8
WEEKLY JOURNAL.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1S94
SMALL TALK.
Hoart
I'ram all Sorts of I'ooplo In nil Sorts of I'IIHIUH About tb Town.
—Miss Atlanta Johnston is stenographer for the Tribe of Ben-Ilur. —A line girl baby has arrived to bless the home of S. 1). Symmes and wife. —Call at TilK JOI'KNAE. olliec and ask to see the Art Portfolios of the World's Fair. —W. I). Jones has been appointed administrator with the will annexed of Jesse Durham. —Rev. J.W.Greene and wife left Monday for a, visit with relatives and friends in California. —C. VV. Eshelman and family, of .Burlington, Iowa, are here called by the illness of Evi Martin. —The county commissioners settled with the township trustees Monday "without a single lick being struck. —The will of Margaret Wilhite has been admitted to probate and T. II. Ristine has been appointed executor. —C. Q. Kirkpatrick, a retired farmer from near New Richmond, has moved into the Winton home on west Market street. —The Terre llaute papers assert that Congressman Brookshire will receive no opposition in his race for renomination. —Tom Kerr has moved back to his father's farm near Sugar Grove. lie believes farming the most lucrative employment. —You can get the first five numbers of THE JOUKNA.LI'H Art Portfolios without the coupons. The portfolios are 10 cents each, or 13 cents by mail. —Mrs. Abe Levinson left this afternoon for New York City, where she will spend two weeks securing a stock of millinery and fashionable attire for ladies. —Frankfort News: Prof. McClure went to Waynetown this morning, where he will visit a few days. From there he will go to Wingate and from there to Covington, Ind. —Bloomington Telephone: According to statistics. Rev. Howe states that the increase in membership of the Christian churches of the United States amount to 1,200 each day. —Tom Morris, of New Richmond, got gay at a dance some time ago and kicked up a big row. The grand jury took hold of his case and he was dipped to the tune of about ^.'10 in the circuit court.
Lulu Wingert has resigned her •school in Franklin township and Win. Peterson lias taken her place. Li/./.ie Vaughn has resigned her position in the Wingate schools and the place is .unfilled as yet. —Mrs. Thomas Shepherd, who underwent a difficult surgical operation in the removal of a cancer from her left breast a few days ago. at I)r. Fastman's institute in Indianapolis, is still in the doctor's care at the Capital City. —Aaron Hughes has sold or packed up his household goods and will go to Winchester next week with the body of Mrs. Collins, his mother-in-law. who now is buried in the Masonic cemetery, and the interment of the body and that of his wife will be made at that place.
All the back liiunbersof Tin", JoruN.w. Art Portfolios can be obtained at this office. If you neglected getting the coupons for the first four numbers satisfactory arrangeinentscan be made at TIIK Jornx.u. ollice.
Ed Cory and JetV IJailey have returned from Grape Creek. 111., where lid signed papers to fight slugger Marrin. of that place, to a finish on May 1. for SJfiOO. A special train will be run from Danville to Grape Creek on tliat day.
Mrs. I). A. Piercy. who has been spending the winter in this city with relatives and friends, will leave the latter part of next week* for Hloomington. 111., for a short visit with her brothers. Charles and Mit Scott, and from there returns to her home in North Dakota. —The State Hoard of Agriculture lias decided, after extended correspondence with exhibitors, to charge an entrance fee in the livestock and poultry departments at the State fair, the same as is done in Ohio, Iowa ami elsewhere. It was either this or a reduction of the awards.
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An Estate Muddle.
A suit has been filed for a settlement in the estate of Jesse Durham, who died back in the '70's. The estate was left to the widow, half of it to go to the decedent's collateral heirs on her death. .1. IS. Tolbert has acted as administrator and there is a property of $5,000 left. The suit is merely one between administrators and is a legal form.
WKSI.KY.
Win. Remlev is suffering with a bad cold. Mr. Wood is framing his house this week.
Tlios. Stout will raise his barn this week. John llemley will begin work on his farm soon.
Fred Remlev has returned from school to stay. James Williams has moved on A. Remley's place.
Wn?. IJemley has 750 sugar trees tapped this year. Wesley is on a boom, two new barns and one new house.
The play "Hal Ilazzard" will be played here March 17. Charles Williams is working for Ed Kemley, near Waynetown.
Miss Leona. Messmorc gave a dinner for the young people Sunday. Miss Rosa Parker was the guest of Mrs. Jennie Kemley Tuesday.
Charles Edwards has moved on E. J. Baldwin's place, north of here. Tlios. Stout visited his son. Frank, north of Crawfordsville. Sunday.
Fred Kemley is spending a week in Kentucky visiting the stock farms. F. S. Kemley made his regular appointment near Alamo Suuday evening.
Susan Kemley gave a dinner for some of her friends in the W. R. C. Thursday.
It has been reperted that there are mumps in this neighborhood but it is false.
The roads from here to town are worse than they have been for several years.
James Quick, of Boston Store, was the guest of J. W. Kemley Saturday nijj'ht. i!ev. Baker filled his regular appointment at I'liioti chapel Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday school Sunday morning at l:liO: preaching at 10:.'!() by Rev. J. M. Stafford.
There have been some fun-makers making fun of the brownies. We consider the source.
Charles Stout went out on a foraging •xpedition last Sunday and got in ibout noon Monday.
Win. Kemley. J. 'C. Freeman and Ambrose Kemley are engaged in malting molasses. Anyone wishing molasses call on them.
Why would Mr. Cleveland make a good hand in the fire department? Because he has put out more fires in the last year than all of the tire departments in the United States.
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The sick are improving. Kay Goff is convalescing. Two more weeks of school. Nathan Riley is able to be up again. Ed Goff tranacted business in Crawfordsville Friday.
Joe Swank and wife attended church at Newtown Sunday. Tom Quillen has moved to his father's farm near Round Hill.
Stelia Hurst returned to her home near Greencastlelast Friday. Elder Appleby will begin a revival at our chapel next Sunday evening.
Sam Beach and wife, of Crawfordsville. were the guests of Connan Beach Sunday.
John Wilson's wife did not live with him but about two or three days when she told him that she did not love him. and she picked up her bed and walked.
Andy Swank, an old settler of Coal Creek township, whose wife has been dead for several years, surprised the people last week by going to Greencastle and bringing home with him a lovely and charming wife. We wish them much joy.
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JJ ARLINGTON.
Carpenters are now working in full blast. The meetings at the M. E. church have closed.
Dell Needham is in town this week for a change. Big show billed for Fridav night. Still tliep come.
Another show played toa ligiit house last Tuesday night. W. ('. Raper is building a nice new fence around his home.
Cleveland badges are now very prominent among the faithful. A series of meetings have commenced at the Presbyterian church.
Mollie Griffith, after a long spell of sickness, is again able to be out. The lodge of Good Templars are still increasing in numbers and "interest.
Wm. Black is erecting a new black smith shop on north Franklin street. Query:—Why not tax church property same as individual? If not, why not?
A combination brick and lumber yard is now talked of. Come on, gentlemen.
Mrs. Perry Berrvman and children are visiting at Grandpa Berryman's this week.
V. E. Craig has has been very sick for the past week, but is now in a fair way to recover.
The bath room and tank of McClure it Cox is now in running order and open to the public.
Dad Wilson is busy repairing the streets as the gas trenches are very soft and need graveling badly.
The stock of boots and shoes formerly owned by Enoch Thompson it Co. were shipped to Indianapolis last Tuesday.
Candidates are' (somewhat "plenty but surely more to come. Wait until you hear from Franklin, as when we come we will come with a whoop.
The Rev. Mr. Henderson, a colored divine, was here Monday seeking aid to build a church at Castleton. Ind. lie was introduced by W. B. Lynch.
Our merchant tailors.Hills it Wilson, have moved to Rockville. We were sorry to lose them as they were men of push and ability and seemed to do a good business here.
Jim Wilhite will in a few days remove with his family to Illinois. Jim will be missed in Darlington, as he has been among us for a long time and always in the front rank.
Another good man found out Saturday night that it is unsafe to tell our marshal that he cannot put him in the box, as he woke up in the said boxSunday morning. Roe will stand lots of arguing or contention but when they tell him he can't, in they go sure. Now some people are mail because he did his duty.
IJOWEliS.
Charles Gordon's new house is almost ready for occupancy. William Price, of Potato Creek, was the guest of X. E. Hamilton Sunday.
Moses Riley leaves Bowers this week and will move on Allen Bundy's farm. Allen Long is looking after a contract. at bridge carpentering on the Vandalia K. R.
John Tliarp and family, of Shannon" dale, visited at Isaac Woodward's the first of the week.
Many of our boys with their best girls are making weekly visits to the Linden shating rink.
Dr. Ware was called to see Mrs. Eads. his stepdaughter, living near Meclianiesbnrg. last Monday.
William Armstrong, of ancient fame, was on our streets last Monday, and as happy as in times of old.
Miss Pet Warren visited friends at Craivfordsville over Sunday, and some say to also purchase her \yedding outfit.
John Kirk has secured all hands necessary to run his tile factory this year and has them at work ditching on his farm.
Arrived at Gil Boots', a fine girl baby oil Tuesday morning, the lith. Lizzie and the baby are doing well but Gill is clear gone.
It is a fact that Bowers can show the biggest women and more lazy men than ony town its size in the county. A challenge.
Horace Wyant had his buggy badly disfigured with a knife in the hands of some miserable cur one night last week at a dance at Robert Wvant's.
SWAMP COI-.LEOE.
Samuel Galey is able to be out again Taylor Swope went to mill Monday. James Long has bought a mule team. James Sinnet is better at this writing.
James Glover is still inereasi ng his wood pile. Charley Doyle went to see his best girl Sunday.
Daniel Gott sports a fine match team of bay mares. Dr. J. W. Bilbo has a sheep that is raising three lambs.
Uncle John llanna attended the meeting at Russellvllle. John Shrader went to Mecca' Mills last Friday on business.
The Midland does its usual large business—one train a day. The wheat crop promises to be very good in this neighborhood.
Mac Doyle has been made a full Hedged Knight of Pythias. Hud Nicholas, of Russellville. visited relatives here this week.
The Swamp College orchestra met at I)r. Straughan's Wednesday night. James II. Shrader is out in search of work. Many are on the same errand now.
Aba Grimes and James Allen are making molasses. .fi'om Sam Galey's camp.
Farmers are doing their ditching now and the ground spades very nicely.
Isaac Vice is having very poor health and will not be able to tend a crop this season.
Robert Williams is soon going to move to Urown's Valley where he takes his stallions.
Elmer and Foster Shannon and Fred Kingston visited our school Monday. We wonder why?
Dr. Straughan savs the dirt roads are
almost impassable, lie lias to use two horses in making his calls. II. E. Evans and wife. •James Evans antl wife and Joe Allen went to Simpson Evans' last week to pull wax.
A. W. Shrader is talking of going to Texas on the liith of March. Quite a crowd are going from Crawfordsville.
Nearly all of the Swamp Collegeites have been for the past two weeks attending Methodist meeting at Russellville.
Jaines McC.au has gathered quite an ice crop this season. Jeff usually furnishes the public with the very best of ice cream.
George W. Hart man, of Brown's Valley, will soon move to Ladoga where he will preside at the engine of the Daugherty flouring mill. He is a first class engineer.
Kicliard Fin'ley. commonly known as "Dick." is making maple syrup on H. A. Foster's place. Dick says he can make as good syrup as any girl needs to eat. Catch on girls?
Joe Allen still goes down to Park, you know. Joe does like to go, too, and he likes to sit and pass the happiest moments of his life. We say "happiest" because he says they are. He was down Sunday or two ago and while with his lady love, talking of the weather and prospects for crops. .Joe never could get his tongue to go on love words. While he was sitting by his love quite a storm came up, compelling him to stay all night. Joe says that storm was a divine providence for he wanted to stay anyway. All that he hates about it is that it didn't continue a day or so. Ta ta! Joe!
SUN FLOW KM.
P. M. Buck bought a fine §30 Jersey cow last week. Mrs. Geo. King-, of Round Hill, was here last week.
II. II. Weaver and brother are cutting wood at Wm. Dawson's. Frank Saxe was at his son-in-law's near Kirkpatrick last week.
After Otto Fink put up the telegraph it wouldn't work so he took it down. Robbie Jackson was at Black Creek a few days ago and returned the other day.
The speaking West Union'"last Saturday night was not very well attended.
J. W. Ivellison has been hauling fodder for the past week from S. D. lvellison's place.
Noah Flannigan lost a fine cow from swelling in the throat, the second one he has lost this way.
B. F. Conrad has been delivering chickens at Boston. He has several dozen and gets a low price.
Cards are out for the wedding of one of our prosperous young farmers to a charming young lady near Darlington,
P. A. Weliver and Chas. Driver have been hauling straw. Ed Hardman has been hauling- corn with Frank Stout's team.
Ossie Hole while returning home the other night went to sleep and his horse went out in the side ditch and when he awoke it was morning-.
Clyde and Ernest Weliver will work for Wm. Paxton this summer. They will have a nice time of it as he has over one hundred acres of ground to put in corn.
COTTAGE GltOYH.
Eugene Cook moved Monday. Look out for a wedding soon. Mrs. II. C. Ncal is visiting friends here.
A contest at .Bethel next Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson vis ited Chas. Maguire's Sunday.
Kim Edwards visited John Brown's Tuesday. Sam Flannigan and wife were the guests of Mr. and Airs. K. L. Edwards Sunday.
Protracted meeting began at Potato Creek last Sunday night. The crowds are small.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Lannuin are visiting her sister, Mrs Sophie Cook, at this writing,
William Kelsey, formerly a resident of Sam Giffin's property, near Garfield, has moved to Darlington.
The Chautauquan Literary Society met last Friday night. The crowd was not as large as usual. (Order far from perfect.) No programme was carried out except the debate, the question being "Resolved that a bad man better die than to live." The decision of the judges was in favor of the affirmative.
Cottage Grove school visited District No. pj last Friday afternoon. The time was spent in spelling and ciphering. All enjoyed themselves well and at 4 o'clock all departed with a good feeling toward all. This was the second "era of good feeling."
Miss Etta Cliizum entertained several of the young people near here last Thursday night. The evening was spent in games and music and at an early hour all left hoping to be present at many other such occasions.
Several of the young folks of this vicinity intended to attend the ciphering match at Kellison's last Thursday night but were defeated in their arrangements.
HUNT'S SCHOOL HOUSK.
John Brown was in Mace Sunday. Clias. Minnick's name is out for trustee.
Tom Wright was in Linnsburgh Friday. C. B. Bratton grinds corn every Friday.
The fox drive was a failure south of here. Walter Hunt is our champion horse trader.
Rev. Plunkett is holding a series of meetings. James Williams lias moved in with his father.
Bert Newkirk has the fastest colt in the county. A deaf and dumb tramp passed here last Sunday.
Ollie Vanniee broke bread at Thomas Little Sunday. Pete Robert spent Saturday evening with It. L. Evans.
Wm. Peck and wife visited near Smartsburg Sunday. The infant of Wes Wright was buried at Myers' cemetery.
Now For The Merry-
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We think the Sanetrene scribe goes a little too far with everything. Arch Rutan has the contract of moving the old meat shop in Ladoga.
There will be an entertainment at Hunt's school house in a few days. Wm. Reddenbaugli has not sheared his sheep. It only proved to be his hair.
Mrs. Chas. Minnick's two brothers and her sister are s'isiting her this week.
Misses Jennie and Nellie Clahan attended the literary at Mace Friday night.
The Clinesville factories have all shut down, throwing George Hunt out of work.
Walter Hunt opurchased a fine trotting horse of Sam Conner known as Johnnie 11.
James Summers and Hertraiul Newkirk attended the dance at as. Oliver's Saturday night.
Enos Norman has purchased the little running mare of Win. Airhart known as Little Nellie.
Geo. Hunt trying to go to Mike Johnson's every Sunday night did not prove to be a financial success.
Hunt's school is noted for its grod looking boys and girls and for more visitors than any other school, and it is also noted for its fine looking teacher, too.
OKTII.
Candidates are numerous. Dave Davis has returned to Illinois. Work hands are plentiful but work scarce.
Oliver Dixon has moved back on Main street. G. W. Powell had a valuable horse to die last week.
The Davis brothers graded up the gravel road Monday. Miss Grace Byrd has visited relatives at Ladoga over Sunday.
James Inlow and wife attended church at New Ross Sunday. Frank Evans sold his fine sorrel horse to Wilhite, of Ladoga.
Emmet Henderson moved to the Wm. Farlow farm last week. Mr. Smiley's brother, of Virginia, is again with us for the summer.
Albert Dixon will spend the summer with the Brown brothers at New Ross. Protracted meetings are in progress at New Ross this week, conducted by Rev. Plunkett.
Otto Wilhite, of Ladoga, was here Saturday looking for horses for the Southern market.
Mrs. Young, who has been spending the winter at E. C. Mount's returned home Wednesday.
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Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Dr. Coons, of Lebanon, was called to see Mrs. G. W. Swisher last week, who is still in poor health.
Truitt Wilson, of Crawfordsville. has moved back to the farm temporarily for some improvements.
Mrs. Jones, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. C. T. Huffman, has returned to her home in Kentucky.
WHITE CHUKCH.
Johnnie"Peterson says he is out of it ow. John Peterson Sundayed with Edgar Iiine. '•"Pis bad." said Laura to John, "but can't help it now, so good-bye."'
School will begin at Boots' Monday with Miss Alta Dunbar as teacher. Alva Hays contemplates getting a buggy and following his uncle Edward's example.
Gezengophagraplier Hopkins is home. Zen says that he does not like to eat his meals running.
Ira Fisher is getting tired of singing by himself and is going to take a Holsinger as a partner.
George Cook is singing, "I wonder where she has gone now: my heart is broken and must die.
Edgar Rine says he don't see why Charlie Campbell don't fix that blamed mud hole at his pasture gate, for he says that he has te take his gum boots along with him Sunday night.
NEW MAKKKT.
Business is thriving. Maria Teaque, of Parke county, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. M. Newlin.
Rev. Kendall filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church Saturday.
A number of young people attended the C. E. convention at Crawfordsville last week.
We know of a dude in New Market who, seemingly, is a son of a millionaire. He went to see his best girl after being warned not to come, and got to go home with a heavy heart.
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Excursions daily. Special one fare excursion, March 13. Avoid "change--able March."
C. C. JENKINS, Gen. Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio. N. B.—War rates to California threatened. Don't fail to see the nearest agent "Clover Leaf Route," or address as above. d&wtf