Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 27 April 1894 — Page 9

Highest of all in Lea.veniiig iJo er.—Latest U, S. Gov't Report.

TO C'OHKl'.SI'ON DKNTS.

Mr. and Mrs. 15. A. Arcliey, of Crawfordsville, spent Sunday here. L. F. Pritchard went to Ladoga last Sunday and brought his poney home.

Misses Minnie Miller and Annis Dewey are attending I'rof. Harlan's normal at Wingate.

The home talent dramatic company from Waynetown are talking of coming here to play in the near future.

Chas. F. Patton and his bride, of Crawfordsville, visited (J. F. Long's last Saturday and Sunday. Saturday night the tin horn brigade turned out to serenade them.

Elder Middleton preached here last Saturday and Sunday, it being the third quarterly meeting on this charge. An exceptionally large audience was in attendance both morning and eveninp-

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l'lowing for corn, but none planted. Mary Walker, of near Lafayette, is visiting home folks.

J. Hilling and son are painting the house of Uncle Jackson. The age of Ilester Hank was writter "48'' but it appeared in print as "88.''

John and llenrv Vancleave did some paper hanging for Geo. Petro this week. Ralph Vancleave delivered his hogs at Waynetown on Monday for 4^ cents a pound.

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Mort Linn won the prize ofVered week. A number of our correspondents would do well to read the teller from Number 13. It incorporates in one item a great deal of good hard sense as regards what should be. the malce-up— or rather not the make-up—of a good news letter.

TMKJOUIINAL would be pleased to hear from a number of its correspondents who have been maintaining a dignified silence for some time.

NEW HICIIMONI).

.Mrs. Copeland and .Mrs. Taylor are both quite sick. Ed Wilson is again in his old place clerking for .1. W. Hollin.

Mrs. Buckston, of Wingate. was the guest of .Jo Swank and wife last Saturday night.

Ralph Vancleave and wife attended church. O. S. Baptist, at Waynetown last Sunday.

Henry Vancleave. Hugh I'atton. and James Graham were at llillsboro on Tuesday night.

Mrs. Andy Swank died on April :24. She married Andy Swank on March 1 and they only got to live together seven weeks. She was 54 years old and a member of the Old School Baptist church. She was perfectly willing to die. Interment was made at Cayuga. The family have the sympathy of the entire cominunitv.

FAST MAIL.

Oats are growing fine. Farmers' work been delayed by rain. AlbertMyers is in the mule business. Tank Lawter still works in the sorgham factory.

Miss Stella Stoner attended meeting at Mace on Sunday. Miss Annie Clark visited in Whitesville last Wednesday.

Joseph Easley. of New Market, visited at W. T. Clark's last week. Ask Josh Evans if he has found the negro that stole his overcoat.

Ambuster Williams will shoot ciw for Gilbert Gray this summer.

Yath Thompson, of New Ross, has bought two calves of F. C. Shaw.

Chas. McClure, of Tiger Valley, was on the Air Line on Sunday again.

Misses Diltra Thompson and Anna McCarty, of Mace, went through here on Tuesday.

We suppose the Ireland and lvnowl-

edge l'oint scribes have gone with the Valley City scribe to Washington to see Grover go lishing.

Gib Wilson will give a series of lectures at Adkins Hall, New Itos^, next Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday nights." Subject: "Air Line and its troubles.''

COTTACJH (illOVK.

Charley Harper Sundaved with .John Saidla. Howard Gillis has his buggy repainted.

Charlie Cook spent Sunday with Sile Dunbar. Miss Fannie Brown spent part of fast week with her sister.

Mrs. Vina Snyder and Miss Laura Custer were in Colfax Monday. 0. B. Marts will move to Pulaski county next fall. His farm is for rent.

The Colfax male quartette gave a concert at Potato Creek Monday night. Charley's Cook's new barn is completed and is in the hands of the painters.

Hall Marts has planted six bushels of potatoes. He will surely have a good potato crop.

Will Stuckey and Lulu Pittmanwere the guests of Miss Fannie Brown. Saturday evening.

The Potato Creek scribe was mistaken. there being some attraction for Howard Gillis on Sugar Ridge.

The Franklin township graduating class met last Sunday afternoon to make arrangements for commencement.

The Potato Creek Sunday school is in full blast under William Irons, superintendent. There were 100 scholars present last Sunday.

There will be a Demorest silver medal contest at Bethel Saturday night, May 5, and and one at Potato Creek Saturday night, May 12.

THK best SI Oxford in town at Riddle it Wilson's.

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Miss Lida Steele is spending a week

in the city. The measles are coming this way very rapidly. .lohn Cedars moved to the south part of the city on last Thursday.

John Steele bought a fine Jersey calf of George Connard last Saturday. Joe Kennedy. of Crawfordsville. is a resident of this place for the summer.

Rod Brackett is taking advantage of the hard times by building him a new barn.

Hon. P. S. Ivennedy is building a vast amount of fence and otherwise improving his Oftiel farm.

Galey & Canine are done hauling wood and are planting a large crop of vegetables on their cleared land.

M. G. Miller with Mrs. Ame Stump, of Balliinch, visited Miss Katherine Rush, at New Market, last Wednesday.

Wool! Wool!

WE WANT

Pounds, for which we will pay

Parties from Crawfordsville have already been here hunting mushrooms. You had better wait until they are ripe.

The Y. P. C. U. of LTniou will give an entertainment Monday. May 13. Everyone is most cordially invited to attend.

The Balliinch huckster was caught in the liail storm last Wednesday and came very near having a runaway, as his mules were not used to being pelted with hail stones as large as hen eggs.

On last Sunday two fair belles of the city with their fellows came to the Grove for a picnic. All went merrily until evening when a resident here recognized one of the fellows as a married man, having a wife and two small children in the city. It is well for those who want to play that dodge to go a little farther away than the banks of the Ofliel creek, as they are sure to get caught every time, even if they do assume a stranger's name.

LAIJIKS' Oxfords at 75 cents at Riddle A Wilson's.

Highest Price in Spot Cash.

McClure & Graham.

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IAKI.IXC TON.

George Seybold was with us last Saturday. W. C. Stewart is in the push for a new house.

Lynch Slavens have added a sunshade to their office. Tom Vancleave has moved into the Condon property in Oniontown.

John 11. Cox had a valuable eow killed by the train last Monday night. Frank Stout has taken possession of the second story of the Cox and Lewis Hats.

K. P. A. Berrvman seems to be improving in health since he arrived at home.

I'ncle George Guntle is painting his house this week, also C. E. Thompson and others.

Be v. E. T. Spoil will preach at the M. 10. church next Sunday morning and evening.

J. A. Mo :nt and A. K. Peterson attended the State convention from this township this week.

Marcellus Booher has moved in with his mother and will take care of her in her declining years.

The Ilunt brothers and A. C. Nobes are at lndianapolis»this week fooling with the horse market.

Will Honeker. at one time a resident of this place, died at Thorntown last .Monday of consumption.

Miss Elizabeth Booher with the help of carpenters, tinners and painters has improved her property very materially.

Frank Tribbett, who .had his leg broken some time ago. is having a hard time with it as it is almost impossible to keep him in the house

George Millner has moved into the house owned and vacated by M. Booher. Eli MeClellen has taken possession of the house vacated by Millner.

Jim Daugherty will this week take possession of .Jimmy Stokes' new house. Prof. Milt Faust will occupy the house vacated by Daugherty.

Town Board met last Tuesday night and allowed a few minor claims preparatory to turning the town over to the new Republican board.

Dan Orme, Jr..' came home one day last week and as is his custom got a lot of the boys on a high lonesome, had a tight or two and then skipped the town.

Let all Republicans bear in mind that to be a true Republican they have only to vote and act with the Republican party as it is never known by any other name.

Charley Campbell will be a candidate for the office of assessor in this township. Charley is a hustler and an all around good fellow and we wish him success.

Nothing but good words has been or can be said of the play as played by home talent two weeks ago, and now that they will play it again next Saturday night let everybody turn out and give them a full hoxise as it is all for sweet charity's sake.

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Mrs. Maggie Rhoads is visitin Attica. S. E. Cuppy moved to Montezuma this week.

H. A. Pratt has sold his grocery to S. M. McNutt. Mrs. Emma Clore spent Sunday at Crawfordsville.

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B. L. Rusk has the foundation for a new residence. The M. E. church gave an ice cream social Tuesday night.

Penn Hanna and John Oldslme were at Crawfordsville Monday. Ed Scott has moved into his new home vacated by C. A. Scott.

J. .T. Canine is out again after a two weeks' tussle with the fever. Mr. and Miss Wilson, of Ladoga, attended the graduating exercises Friday night.

John McClure and wife, of Baldwin, Kan., visited Will Milligan and wife. Monday.

The Waveland cornet band is treating the town to some good music in the way of open air concerts.

The local union of the Christian Endeavor Society met in the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening.

The school teachers have scattered to the four quarters for vacation. Most of them have been retained for another year.

The Democrats of Brown township will meet in convention at Brown's Valley Saturday to nominate a township ticket.

The orchestra was taken by the way of Russellville was the cause of their Ijeing so late at^the performance Friday night. The driver must have been drinking or not a good pilot.

A dog was killed here by the police Tuesday supposed to be mad. If they would serve a like fate to a good many ither worthless curs that are running at large they would be doing a good thing.

The Christian church was filled to overflowing last Friday night to hear the graduating exercises of the class of "!I4 of the high school. The graduates were: Misses

Jessie Smith. Sara Hanna,

Ettie Chenault and'Maude Allen. All did well and showed they had good training. The Crawfordsville orchestra furnished the music which was very fine.

LADOGA.

No new Monon depot yet. The new doctors are kept busy. The "last" factory has resumed work. Jacob Hose, of Linden, was here last Monday.

The new meat market will have tile floor. George Anderson is selling sewing machines.

play ball at James-

Ladoga "nine town to-day. People are getting interested in the town election.

Henry Caplinger and wife spftrit Sunday at Attica. O. P. Cooper has removed to North Franklin street.

Judge Harney came down from Craw fordsville on Wednesday. Andrew Stevens, Traffic Manager of the C. & S.E., was here on Monday

Thirty invited guests assembled at the home of Miss Maggie Widdop in honor of Miss Nora Funk, of Crawfords ville and enjoyed a pleasant evening.

WAYNETOWN.

Harley Billings visited Tuesday night. Robert Middleton iuove fordsville this week.

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Rev. Neal McCallum preached at the Christian church last Sunday. Mrs. J. S. Claypool has a eight in music, near Elmdale.

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Walter Claypool is the new agent THK DAII.V JIII UNAI, at this place. John Kice and Scott Darter were here Thursday making friendly calls, etc.

Mrs. Kate Hill, of lloekville. was the guest of the American house. W'ednesda v.

Wm. Burris has changed occupations again and is now lilaeksmithing for a. livelihood.

Major Morgan, the New Richmond tailor, was here a partof the week trying to drink our saloons dry.

W esley Fonts and wife were down from the county seat last W'ednesday ooking afler their real estate.

Prof. Courtney (Nigger lOd), of Danville. III., has been giving musical entertainments .here every evening this week.

Nate Couberly attended the State convention Wednesday and helped to place Billy Owen at the head of our State ticket.

There will lie four tickets in the field for town oHiees next Tuesday week, headed as follows, Citzens", People's. Reform, and Independent.

The Odd Fellows are getting their ground ready so as to commence erecting their new hall just as soon as the first kiln of brick is burned.

Work has begun on our brick kiln, and we have the promise that there will be enough burned by the 4th of .July to supply the county.

Harvey 10. Wynekoop was here Fri day on very important business and its our impression that he got things pretty well fixed up before he left us.

George W. Wasson, of Crawfordsville, was here Monday and Tuesday explaining to the boys wherein his great strength lies as candidate for auditor.

Henry Bolt, of Terre Haute, has bought the flouring mill and will proceed at once to put it in repair so as to be able to compete with, if not excel, any mill in the State.

The Red Men have decided to celebrate their first anniversary, May 16, by having a few good speakers present to explain the origin and object of the order to the public, and wind up by feasting on all the good things that this climate affords.

.IAMI2STOWN.

Town election May 7. Wash Gibson is gradually growing worse.

E. E. Camplim was in Indianapolis Wednesday. Bess Orear was visiting in Shannondale last week.

Baseball game Thursday by Jamestown and Ladoga. Mrs. Tom Davis, of Lebanon, visiting friends here this week.

S. B. Clay will be Republican candidate for Auditor of Boone county. Anew subscription has been started to raise money to dig a public well.

James Bush, Dr. Banta and Mr. Porter were in Indianapolis Wednesday-

Wm. Roberts, a prominent and wealthy farmer of this vicinity, died April 18.

Mrs. O. E. Kelly, of New Richmond, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barringer.

Rev. IT. A. Tucker, of Crawfordsille, will deliver an address to the I. O. O. F. Thursday afternoon.

The ladies of the M. E. church are poeparing for a fair, to be held on Fri. day and Saturday, May 4th and 5tli.

Mr. and Mrs. James Lowery and Mrs. Richard Wilson, of Indianapolis, were calling on friends here Tuesday.

ORTH.

10. C. Mount sports anew buggy. C. F. Martin was at Crawfordsville Saturday.

Willie Swisher is the possessor of'a fine new buggy. Milton Darnell, of Crawfordsville, was here Friday.

O. W. Dixon and wife visited at Thorntown Sunday. Wheat in this locality looks favorable for a large yield.

Dennis Tlirelkeld and wife visited at Rev. Darnell's Sunday. G. W. Swisher transacted business at Thorntown last week.

Alf Farlow, of New Ross, was here Monday selling spectacles. Walter Bros.' teams are hauling hay from N. F. Bruce's to Crawfordsville.

Jefli Mclntire is the first to sheer sheep. The tear-off had got at tliein. Truit Wilson will move back to his home near Crawfordsville the first of May.

Our weaver, Mrs. 10. Bowman, is kept busy as house cleaning time is again at hand.

Jim Martin and wife, of near Jamestown, passed through here Sunday evening.

A small child of Wm. Fall's was buried at the Providence cemetery last Tuesday.

Dr. Bronaugh and wife, of New Ross, were callers at N. T. Bruce's Monday evening.

G. W. Powell has engaged a fine load of hogs to Isaac Golliday, of New Ross, for the first of next month.

WESLEY.

Miss Lida Larkin was in Crawfordsville last Saturday to take the examination.

Mrs. Hole and Mrs. Cleavinger were the guests of Mrs. Thomas SUrat last Wednesday.

Mrs. Benjamin Stout was in this vicinity last Thursday collecting quarterage for the U. B. church.

Mr. and Mrs. .T. C. Freeman returned home last Monday from Russiaville where they went to visit a sick and dying friend, the wife of Wm. Smith. The latter is well known in this vicinity. We extend to him our most sincere sympathy.

Some of the Wesley people have gone to see the wonderful steam shovel that is at work filling up the trestle near

3 8 Repeater.

This is the Cost Hark at Lee S. Warner's

Clothing Store

And this is all you will be asked to pay for any article in. the entire stock.

A Revelation

In prices dating from now. Our store is to be remod­

eled completely during the summn We do not want to move these goods, which we will be compelled to do if we cannot dispose of them to the trade. We want the store cleared and must have the room for these repairs, consequently we have inaugurated sueh a sale in

Clothing, Hats and Caps, Gents Furnishing Goods, Trunks and Valises

As was never seen or heard of by the oldest citizen in

Montgomery county. The entire stock is open to your inspection. Come and see it and be your own judge about the bargains. Positively no goods charged during this sale.

Yours Respectfully,

LEE S. WARNER,

THE ONE PRICE

Clothier, Tailor, Hatter and Furnisher.

Successor to Joly Joel.

Oh! My! Only $40.

For a Late Style, Handsome Top Buggy.

Come to Cohoon & Fisher's and buy one instead of going to someone else and paying $75 or over for a poorer one.

Troutman's station. It is a wonderful sight and everyone that has not seen it should go if they want to see something e|ual to the World's Fair.

The Wesley school closed on Saturday, the 31st. Quite a number were present. The Wesley people after their usual manner prepared a bountiful dinner. A table nearly forty feet in length was spread with every luxury prepared in the most palatable and wholesome manner. This together with comments and other marks of respect made N. B. feel that his services had been satisfactory to every high degree and much appreciated. After dinner several of the pupils rendered declamations in a very pleasing manner, after which a ciphering match took place in which there was a remarkable exhibition of mental activity, especially in the combinations of fractions. Wesley may well be proud of her talent,

John Deere Plows, Horseshoe Harrows, Steel Beauty Planters

Are the best, and please remember this fact. Low prices on

COLFAX.

Hardware. Steves and Tinware.

Our gocds for quality and prices for being low will save you lots of money.

GOHOON &FISHER

Thomas Knott was in Frankfort Wednesday. The postofiiee looks nice with its. new coat of whitewash.

Matilda Dukes, of Thorntown, spent Sunday with L. C. Dukes. There is some talk of having the sidewalks paved in Newtown.

A large number attended the address given by A. S. Holliday last Sunday evening.

Quite large number attended the entertainment given by the W. It. C. last Saturday night.

Catherine Oneil has moved her goods from Frankfort into her property near the Big Four railroad.

The Epworth League will give a social "'Trades' Carnival"' at the I. O. O. J"', hall next Wednesday.

Last Saturday night a few drunk ruffians of our town got in a fight and had quite a time. Where was the marshal at that time?

Mrs. Balch, the great Prohibitionist, lectured at the M. E. church here Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the purpose being to organize a W. C. T. U. here.

YANGTHEHIANO.

Some have re-sown oats. Wm. Vannice sports anew buggy. Most of early sown clover is killed. Frank Seybold lost a horse last week. E. Wei Engle has finished planting corn.

Brenton Engle, of Turkey Hollow, spent Sunday in this neighborhood. J. 11. and E. G. Stewart transacted business at Crawfordsville on Monday.

Albert Mullen made 110 pounds of butter last week and the same the week before.

Mrs. Ilarve Morris, of Tiger Valley, visited her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Pickering, this week.

Bessy Byrd and Chas. Warren, of Greenwood, were here this week looking for a location to stast a butcher shop.

For the benefit of the Wingate correspondent we will say that Albert Mullen harvested ice a few days before we made mention of it. It was of fine quality and is keeping nicely. For further particulars address. Albert Mullen, lock box 12, this place, with a I stamp for a reply,