Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 September 1894 — Page 10
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1894.
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Concerns Everything and Everybody and li, Therefore, of Interest to All of Us.
—Three persons united with the Methodist church Sunday by letter, —Mrs. H. S. Laue and Miss Helen Smith have returned from Harbor Point, Mich. —The hazy condition of the atmosphere is said to be due to forest fires in jhe Northwest.. —Miss Belle Morrow has gone to Indianapolis to accept a lucrative position in a wholesal house. —Mrs. John Hutton and Miss Mabel Hutton are home from Canal Dover, Ohio, where they spent the summer. —Gus Kaufliold has begun the erection of a handsome residence in the Galey addition on east Wabash avenue. —Mrs. Vezzy Westfall, of Waynetown, died Sunday morning of consumption. The funeral occurred Monday afternoon. —James McCoy has begun the erection of a new house on south Green street on a lot adjacent to the property he sold last week. —M. C. Kline has obtained a copy of the new l!acou Shakespean Cryptogram, and is fairly reveling in its .startling disclosures.
Homer Hills has established headquarters for his dressmaking establishment at Indianapolis, but will be in Crawfordsville every Monday. —Prof. Ira 1*. Baldwin and wife have moved here from (losport. I'rof. Bald win will take a post graduate course in English at Wabash College. —M. B. Baker has purchased the residence property of .James McCoy, on south Green street, and will take possession of it with his bride in a few days. —Mrs. W. E. Nicholson and Mrs. G. F. Iluggins have returned from Marmont where they spent the summer. Mrs. Eastman went on to her home in Indianapolis. —Mrs. W. M. White and Miss Har-
here for a season. —Marshal Brothers retired Monday from the police force after a service of a number of years. He was a faithful and efficient officer, always courteous and accomodating. —John K. Parker, of Madison township, who was appointed Justice of the Peace to succeed Joseph Galbreath, deceased, was in town Saturday and qualified before the Cleik. —Supt. Zuck has made arrangements with Miss Wells, of Indianapolis, to give lectures in primary work to the teachers of two townships in the county. Iler work will begin September 22. —The flags and decorations'displayed at the reunion of Co. at W. H. Steele's last Thursday were furnished by Will Griffith. A hearty vote of thanks was returned by the company for the kindness of the owner. —Red Snyder was attacked by three pick pockets at Frankfort last week while on the station platform waiting for the train. He escaped uninjured and with all his coin. Bloody knock down robberies are as common in I rank fort as fruit hooking is elsewhere. —TIIK Joi'iiXAj, is in receipt of the New burg-, (N. )., Dailt/ Ncick containing the complete sermon delivered in the Presbyterian church there by Dr R.J. Cunningham of this eitv. The sermon is a magnificent one and the comments of the Actrs are emminentlv llattering.
John ard and Roy Coe, two blooming young bloods of Tippecanoe county, were fined in the circuit court Monday ou an indictment for riot. They raised a merry row at Linden soiue time sincc nutl were accordingly yanked up. They paid their fines and then slipped oil' for home. lyre R. McCampbell, of Indianapolis, son of councilman McCampbell of this place, has been promoted to conductor on the Cincinnati division of the Big Four railroad, lie is the youngest conductor now in their employ, only 22 years old. He has been in the employ of the Big Four for six years —-Thorntown Anjud: Ike Shevelin siwestern trader arrived here Monday night with 250 head of Nebraska stock hogs which he is selling out to feeders. It is said that in many places in Nebraska and Kansas that the farmers have had to turn their hogs in the highway to "root hog or die," they having nothing with which to feed them.
A Blackbird Killer.
Capt. 11. 11. Talbot is a blackbird killer from Killersville. Monday morning an immense liock of blackbirds settled down on his field and the Captain stepping out with a double, barrel shot gun fired twice—once at them on the ground and once as they rose. His wife and daughters picked up 39 dead birds and a number of wounded got away. Previous to this the Cap tain had a record of 32 in two shots.
net Detchon returned Thursday from eminent because it would not support loronto, Canada, accompanied by Mrs. S. G. Detchon and son, who
OLD SETTLERS AT MEHARRY'S.
Five Thousand People Present—Judge Har ney'a Interesting Address—Talks by Wm. Bromley and Others.
Thursday fully 5,000 people assembled at Meharry's Grove to observe old settlers' day. The exercises began at 11 o'clock by invocation by Rev. Appleby, of Darlington. The chairman, Chas. McKinney, then made a short ad dress at the close of which Judge Har ney was introduced.
The Judge spoke of the manner in which the white inhabitants got their title to the land of this country. It was a case of evolution. The savages gave waj' to the hunters and trappers and these were followed by the agri culturists. The Indians had no firm title as they moved from place to place as often as the exigencies of hunting and of war demanded. Title in the world's history meant a continued oc cupancy. The attachments of the Indians were not real. Their departure from their lands was attended by no sentimental feeling. This country, abounding as it was and almost ready to overflow with untold millions of iron, copper, coal, gold and silver, and possessing such wonderful fertility of soil, was certainly not intended by the Almighty for the exclusive occupancy of a few thousand worthless savages who would do nothing to develop the natural resources. The. title of our land then came by evolution. The inhabitation of it was clearly a case of the survival of the fittest." It was in 1
SOU, Judge llarney said that the United States government made a treaty with the Indians of Indiana by which they were moved across the Mississippi river. Then the settlers began to take up the land. They were not animated by the desire to become rich, but to get possession of 1G0 acres of land, clear it and make a comfortable living. Such people become conservative and are the best citizens. They met with gigantic difficulties and conquered them. If the people who complain to-day of hardships had to contend with the hardships of those brave pioneers they would learn a valuable lesson. They would learn that they must support themselves and not sit around on store boxes at the country store and find fault with the gov-
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them. The Judge also gave a very in
will visit teresting description of the history of house building in this country. In the early days adornment was not thought of. First was the rough unhewn log house, then came the hewn log house house with a shed behind it and known as an "1830 house." After that was the two story log house called the "1S40 house." Then came the most ridiculous construction of them all, namely, the square box frame, painted white and with no adornments. But we have now but to notice the beautiful cottages and the magnificent structures to see what an advancement has been made in the aesthetic part of our nature. Great advancement also had been made and could yet be made in the line of good roads. --J-
In the afternoon Wm. Bromley took the stand and said it was 0(3 years ago when he first came to this part of the country. Nineteen-twentieths of the trees now standing in Meharry's Grove had grown since he first saw it. He said the. cornfield just west of the grove was a big swamp and that many times in riding in it he had tied the swamp grass across his horse's withers. Those were hard times then. We have no hard times now comparatively speaking. Mr. Bromley also spoke of the wonderful improvement made in the roads and the mode of traveling. When he came to this country he was on the road twenty-one daj's from Adams county, Ohio, to this place. Now you can get on the train at Wingate in the morning, eat your supper in Adams county, Ohio, and get back in time for breakfast. Mr. Bromley's speech was several times interrupted with much applause and laughter. Miss Gertie Miller then recited a poem "Old Settler,' which was written for the occasion by Daniel Murphy. Michael Foley then followed with a few remarks on the progress of the country and the great advancement made in educational advantages.
John C. Wingate was the next speaker. He spoke of some of the customs of fanning when he was a boy, an especially the manner in which the wheat was cut and bound. There was two ways of binding wheat, viz: binding together and binding by station, lie always observed that the most work could be done when they all bound together. From this could be drawn an important lesson at this time of our country's history when faction was opposing faction, when capital was arrayed against labor and labor against capital. He spoke of the peaceful manner in which the old settlers lived together in the openinfr of this country,and how the present age might profit by their example. He never could see the sense of a man striking at a mule when he knew the mule would strike back just as hard, and he didn see any sense of us trying to destroy the railroads because they, perhaps, had done some things they should not have done. Disputes should be settled amicably. Mr. Wingate ended in an eloquent peroration of
what the future would bring forth. The horse as used for drawing wagons on the highways would be supplanted by electricity, the mud road and gravel road would be changed into the cemented and solidly paved highway our homes in the country as well as in the cities would be lighted and heated by electricity. Mr. Wingate was in his happiest vein and interspersed his speech with happy illustrations and anecdotes which brought forth much laughter and applause.
Speeches were made by several old settlers present which were very interesting to all.
At the close of the meeting the large watermelon offered to the oldest man on the grounds by Mr. Livengood, of Parke county, was awarded to John Hiatt, who is 3(5 years old. W. A. S.
THE INSTITUTE.
The Art of Questioning ApperceptionPrimary Work—Where to Begin.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Prof. Ogg gave a very interesting talk on "The Art of Questioning." Prof. Stalker followed with "Apperception," and gave an interesting talk. Prof. Ogg resumed his work on the previous question. The last subject of the day, "Primary Work," was handled by Miss Wells in a manner that would indicate that the subject had received careful attention.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The opening exercises on Friday were conducted by Prof. Stalker after which he opened the discussion of "Apperception." He explained the term by giving several examples which were both amusing and instructive. Miss Wells then took up the subject of numbers in "Primary Work," giving several hints as to how to introduce the subject "Where to Begin" and how far to proceed. Prof. Ogg delivered his last lecture in the institute this morning. He discoursed on "The Teacher's Personality," and set forth the fact that the school is for the pupils not for the teacher or parents, and also held that the teacher should be for the pupils, not for himself. After giving some seasonable advice to the teachers he made a few remarks as a final address. After roll call a the institute was adjourned for dinner.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Institute convened at 1:30 and after opening song Prof. Stalker began his talk on "Child Study," after detailing the various responsibilities of the teacher Miss Wells continued "Child Study." She gave the primary teachers and exemplary lesson in primary work with a class of children. The institute closed at 2:45 this evening. This has been the most successful institute ever held, the attention was good and the attendance was large.
NOTES.
L. J. Whelan will be in Scott again this winter. Harry Freeman will teach at No. 3 in Franklin.
Mrs. Grace Menefield will be retained at No. 1, in Walnut. Howard Griest -will attend Wabash College this winter.
Miss Jennie Kersey will teach the primary at Darlington. Miss Isopliene Johnson will teach at Oak Grove, in Coal Creek.
Prof. Dunn will be superintendent of the Waveland schools. Henry Sliotts will conduct the Clover Bloom school in Madison.
Frank Elston will have control of the intermediate at Linden. Sherman Vanscoyoc will probably teach at Watkins. in Walnut.
Miss May Shannon will teach at the Buchanan school in Franklin. Miss Bertha Ilyten will have charge of the primary at Sliannondale.
Miss Ella Davidson will control the intermediate at New Richmond. Mrs. Eva McCallum Shelby will have charge of the primary at Linden.
L. W. Little will have charge of the second intermediate at Darlington. E. M. Morrow will have charge of the second intermediate at Wingate.
Miss Annis Dewey will conduct the primary at New Richmond this season. Miss Emma Swisher will have charge of the intermediate at Whitesville this winter.
P. J. Martin, the secretary of the institute, has faithfully performed his work and has the commendation of all.
Prof. Ogg, of the institute, returned to Greencastle last Friday. To THE JOTRXAI, he expressed himself as not only highly pleased but greatly astonished at the Montgomery county institute. He never saw so large an attendance before or a more intelligent and progressive set of teachers. He thinks the Montgomery county schools are right up at the top notch.
Vory's ltecord.
The Washington correspondent of the Indianapolis •News writes up the records of the Indiana Congressmen giving Very the following notice:
Congressman Brooksliire was appointed a memlper of the appropriations committee. Speaker Crisp recognized the young blood of Hoosier Democracy by removing the oldest member of the committee, Mr. Iiolman, and appointing Mr. Brooksliire, who is the youngest man in the Indiana delegation, and the youngest ever selected for a place on the appropriations committee.
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A KEW ENTERPRISE.
The American Incrustation Preventive Company Organized With 835,000 Capital Stock.
The organization of the American Incrustation Preventive Company was completed to-day, the full amount of capital stock being 825,000, divided into 250 shares of the par value of $100 each. This company is comprised of our most enterprising citizens and THE JOURNAL predicts for it a grand success. It will establish and operate a plant near the Junction. Each of the following members have §2,500 stock in the company, which will transant business throughout the United States: E. C. Noland, D. W. Yeagley, Louis McMains, Dr. T. J. Griffith, O. U. Perrin, Isaac Bever,J. Cal Barnhill, I. M. Wellington, E. W. Ream, G. C. Fox. An election of officers will occur in the near future.
Road Experiments in Ohio.
The State of Ohio recently made, through its road commission, provision for a practical experiment of two propositions with regard to the public highways. Two bills have been passed, one permitting Geauga county to borrow 8100.000 for the construction of steel tracks that can be used for wagons as well as by cars, aud the other permitting the town of Caufield to issue bonds for §25,000 to construct a like road to Youngstown. The plan is urged by Martin Dodge, of Cleveland, who is president of the road commission, The theory of the commission is to experiment with this method with a view of adopting it in lieu of improving the roads by macadamizing.—Pariuj and Municipul Emj'niccrimj.
The Stovo Went I'p.
Sunday near the dinner, hour there was an exhilarating diversion at the residence of Alex Mahorney. Miss Tyler, the accomplished superintendent of the culinary department, struck a match to start the fire in the cook stove and threw the same in before she turned on the gas. That was the way to do it all right, but it seems that the gas had been turned, on before and the stove was brimful. With a roar it exploded and threw chunks of iron, pots, kettles and pans all over the room and left them sticking in the walls. Fortunately for Miss Tyler none of these metalic ornaments were left sticking in her. She escaped providentially with the loss of her eye brows and a batch of wavv hair.
Why This Tliueiiess.
To the Editor Journal. A soidisant Democratic sheet, which loudly protests its loyaly, persists in omitting the name of Congressman Brooksliire from the ticket it has standing in its columns. Why is this? This same paper, howls long and loud concerning the awful crime of party disloyalty. May we not presume that it is yelping about the disloyalty of others to hide its own?
A DEMOCRAT.
liev. J, W. Porter Acquitted. Rev. J. W. Porter, late of this county, who was charged with having stolen a pocketbook from a laay at church during communion services, has been acquitted at Decatur. The trial was a very sensational one and lasted over a week, the prosecution being quite bitter. The jury on Saturday returned a verdict of acquittal.
Indian Graveyard Discoveries. On Saturday while working in a gravel pit on the farm of D. A. Myers, in Walnut township, the workmen came upon an Indian gravej'ard. The skeleton of one gigantic buck was exhumed together with his implements of work and warfare. There are evidences of others.
Death of Mabel Hutton.
Miss Mabel Hutton, the eighteen-year-old daughter of John M. Hutton, living five miles northeast of town, died Saturday evening at half past eight o'clock of consumption. The funeral occurred Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Young's chapel conducted by Elder Sliuey.
Grand Jury Will bo Called.
Prosecutor Moffett states that the grand jury will be called in two or three weeks. There are a number of cases to investigate and the outlook for a big fat bunch of indictments is altogether flattering.
Married.
Henry S. Pierce, of New Richmond, and Lizzie Stihvell, of New Market, were married by Rev. G. P. Fuson at his residence on S niinai street Sunda}' at 1 o'clock p.
EAST UND NOTKS.
Mrs. Fremont Alfrey and son have returned from a month's visit at Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Ed Shirk will locate in Gas City soon and work insurance. Ed has considerable hustle about him.
Mrs. Harry Adamson and children left for Chicago Sunday where "tliey will reside in the future, Harry having secured a position with the Panhandle.
Sam Landis. operator at the Junction,! left Monday over the Monon for a trip to the menageries of the West. His headquarters will be in the State of Washington. The railroad furnished liim a pass for the round trip. He will be gone until the middle of October, when lie will return to vote the Republican ticket. Here is success to you Sam, so say all the boys.
ODE ALLEN TO THE FRONT.
A Crawfordsville Horse to That is Fast Becoming Famous in Trotting Circles.
Que Allen, Dr. Gott's now famous horse, at present holds the record of this county for trotters of any age or class, lie having won four races in ten days, the four in twelve straight heats, without a skip or break. His last race was at Frankfort Friday, when he broke their track record for trotters of 2:23 setting the mark at 2:20 flat. This performance is considered by good judges to equal 2:16 over the Terre Haute or Indianapolis mile track.
Que Allen is now four years old but not until within the last three months has he been in working trim. The animal is a colt of Champion Medium out of Howard ONeal's standard bred mare. He was bought by Dr. Gott when a? mere colt and has had him since. The colt was broken by John Blackford but never amounted to much until taken in charge by Ilinton Gott, of New Ross, who has developed him wonderfully. The horse's record is phenomenal and he raises his value• every time he steps out on the track.
A Great Show in Iiuliaiiupolfg. No recent public enterprise in Indianapolis has progressed more satisfactorily than the arrangements for the great fall spectacle, "Last Days of Pompeii which is to be given from September 3 to September 22. In
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general way. the "Last Days of Pompeii" is a historical spectacle. It gives a representation by means of appropriate effects, tabaleaux. pantomimes and marches, of scenes in Pompeii just before its destruction, concluding with a startling reproduc-9 tion of the city by the eruption of Mount esuvius. Following this each night will be given a great pyrotechnic display, with elaborate special designs. §1.000 worth of fire works being used each night. There will be more than 300 people employed in the representation, including actors, dancers, figurantes, and these will introduce dances, tabaleaux and appropriate specialties. s»
Court Opens.
The September term of the circuit court opened last Monday with Judged Harney on the bench. No business of importance was transacted, the session being confined to the reading of the docket which is a large one. The county commissioners' court is also in session.
Now In Office.
On Monday all the new city officers began their duties, Mayor Bandel. Clerk Tracy, Treasurer Nicholson and Marshal Grimes—all for four years, lliey will give us the goodly administration we have had in the past.
SWAMP COLLEGE.
Jake Shrader is cleaning seed wheat this week. John Goft' and wife took in the circus last week. 1111
James Shrader is*'"working for Dr. Strauglian. Wall Michaels has the fever and is a^ very sick man.
A great many from here went to the circus last week. Geo. A. Goff is preparing his wheats ground this week.
Dan Gott is going out West on the 27th of September. Robert Goff says that he took the circus in last week.
Harry Foster has his wheat ground pulverized for sowing. Morton Shrader is harvesting his onion crop for winter use.
Bob Scaggs is pulverizing wheat ground for H. A. Foster. Richard Finley is hauling gravel on the roads for IL A. Paster.
Aunt Martha Grimes is visiting her sister at Bainbridge this week. The gravel roads are beina- put in good order by our supervisors."
Ilezekiah Evans and wife are visiting friends near Advance this week. Dr. Straughn is very busy as there" is lots of typhoid fever in this locality.
There was a party at James Kincaid's Friday night which was well attended. llez Evans made some cider last week. He is going to make some apple butter also.
Chicken thieves are becoming numerous. Some one will get shot if this is not stopped.
Wesley Stewart and family are going to move to his farm in Putnam county next week.
James H. Shrader and family, of Ladoga, were the guests of Mort and Jake Shrader Sunday.
Adam Hester is hauling coal for Charley Hodgkius this week from Sand Creek. He makes one load a day.
Mr. Gravelly Run.oyou were not at. the reunion. Please 'tell us in your next letter why you were not there.
Sam Grimes and Fred Shrader went to the institute at Crawfordsville last week and stayed over to the circus.
Well, Mr. Colfax, we would like to hear from you. You were not at the reunion. You missed half of your life.
Morton Shrader is almost through plowing for wheat. He says that he is going to sow about thirty acres this fall.
George W. Jones went to Crawfordsville to attend the circus and when he returned home he had such a heavy load that he could not take another party in. He was by himself.
We would like for the committee to come together soon after the wheat is sowed and have another reunion of the correspondents some time this fall so we can get better acquainted with each other. Now just speak right out.
"IT pays to trade at the Big Store." L. BISCHOF.