Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 5 April 1895 — Page 1

DRESS GOODS.

Black and colored HenrIetta8,iL46 lncheB wide, The $1 quality, only 79c. ftlack silk finished Henriettas, 46 inches wide, 09c quality, only 49c. Black storm serges, 46 inches wide, our 79c quality, only 52 cents. Navy olue storm serges, 40 Inches wide, our 69c quality, only 39c. Black UrlUianteen, 40 Inches Jwlde, our 60c quality, only 39c. Double width Jamestown Dress Goods, worth 30c, only 15c. All our Novelty dress patterns at cost some less than cost.

SILKS.

8 styles China dress silks, worth 39c, only 25c. New Kalkal wash silks for waists, the 60c quality, only 45c. New Spring Swivel silks, the 65c quality, only 45c per yard. New silk striped Crepons the 'very latest out 2 pieces 24-lnch gro grain silk, black, worth 81.75, only $1. 10 pieces l'ancy trimming silks, worth 75c, only 49c.

GINGHAMS, OUTINGS, ETC. 10 pieces outing cloth, 4%c per yard. 20 pieces dress ginghams, worth 10c, only GJ4c. Best quality apron gingham, worth 8Mc, only 5c. Few Spring ginghams now in. Good Canton Flannel, hei'vy weight, only 4J4C. 10 pieces white goods, checks and stripes, only 4fc£e, worth 8^c. TABLE LINENS, TOWELS, NAP

1 lb. good Raisins lbs good Raisins 1 lb. finest Raisins 2 lbs. California Peaches 2 California Apricots 5 lbs. Good California Prunes ... 2 Cherry Prunes

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GRAND MARCH SALE

In order to increase our March sales we will continue our special prices given below and have added about one hundred other items at bargain prices worthy of your inspection. Give us a call and you will save money.

KINS, ETC.

pieces red and brown plaid table linen, worth 40c, only 19o

30 lbs. New Orleans Sugar SI.00 27 sugar 1.00 26 Light sugar 1.00 25 Ridgewood A 1.00 24 Fine Granulated Sugar.... 1.00 23 Fruit powder sugar 1.00

Coffee.

We have a new line of coffees, the finest line ever sold in this city, and we guarantee them to give satisfaction. 2 lbs. Finest Mocha and Java 75 3 choice Mocha aud Java. 1.00 1 lb. Mocha and Java Blend 30 1 Ex Golden Rio 25 1 Ceylon coffee 30 1 Crushed Java 20

Dried and Can Fruits.

•i Silver Prunes .T 1 can Calif. Lemon Cling Peaches. 1 California Apricots 1 California Pears

1st Door South of First National Jianlc

For Little Money

Unman

5 pieces genuine Turkey red tablo linen,

50c quality, only 33c.

50c.

ABE LEViNSON.

Regular Prices at the White House

White Cherries.. .15 Black Cherries... .15 Nectarines 20 Plums 15

3 3-lb. cans best Tomatoes 25 3 cans best Sweet Corn 25 4 good Sweet Corn 25 3 best Peas 25 4 good Peas 25 1 lb. fine Baking Powder 10

Flour.

25 lbs. Silver Leaf 35 SO 70 25 Eureka

50 70 25 Electric Light .50 50 90 25 Pride of Peoria 50 50 i.oo .05 25 Daisy Best 55 •25 50 i.oo 100 i.oo

Self Rising Buckwheat Flour OS Self Rising Buckwheat, large size. .10 .25 This Daisy Best is a new flour we have just commenced to handle. It is .25 guaranteed to be the finest flour made .15 in the United States. Any sack not .15 giving satisfaction will refund the money. Do not fail to try a sack.

McMullen & Robb.

Everything you want and aL way down prices. New Furniture a Specialty. Opposite City Building.

STEPHENSON & DILL.

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DA/JIAJ.

40,000 Human Bodies

Protect the dead. Thousands of graves robbed annually. No grave, regardless of location, is safe from the ravages of the human ghoul. The BOYD GRAVE VAULT affords positive and absolute security against the Grave Bobber, and protects both casket and body from dampness, mould and decay, and from burrowing animals and vermin.

BOYD CRAVE VAULT.

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Mutilated every yearon Dissecting Tables In Medical Colleges in the United States.

For sale by D. C. Barnhill, Crawfordsville, Ind

Store.=

Of the World For a Trifle.

Is absolutely airtight: and water-proof Made wholly of Bessemer steel and malleable iron, and is practically indestructible. Should be used in every nterment. Over 13,000 in actual use. For sale by all undertakers. Manfdby THE CHAMPION CHEMICAL CO

Springfield, Ohio,

VOL. 48—NO. 14 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, APRIL 5 1895.—TWELVE PAGES

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3 pieces bleached table linen, only 31c, worth

2 pieces unbleached table linen, only 23c, worth 35c. 6 pieces half bleached, worth 60c, only 39c. 25 dozen towels, only 2c each, worth 5c. 1 lot towols at 15c, worth 25. 1 lot towels at 12J^c each, worth 20c. 25 dozen napkins at 85c per dozen, worth 81.25. 15 dozen napkins at 81 per dozen, warth $1.50.

DOMESTICS.

Good vard wide muslin, only 2%o per yard. Heavy yard wide sheeting, only 4c per yard. Good bleached muslin. 1 yard wide, 4^o. Lonsdale muslin, only 6c per yard. Best light shirting calico, 3J^e per yard. Indigo blue calicos, only 4c per yard. 5 pieces checked and striped ilannels. worth 30c, for this sale only 15c. All our $7 blankets at $3.50. Our $1.25 sateen comforts go at 75c. Our 50c Jersey ribbed underwear at 35c. 10 dozen children's Jersey ribbed vests, the 25c quality, only 15c. Ladies' fast black ribbed cotton hose, 5c. Men's heavy knit Bocks, only 4c. Misses'heavy line cashmere liose, worth 30c only 19c. 30 dozen Kid gloves, browns, blacks and tans, 53c, worth 81. 10 dozen gents' white and colored silk handkerchiefs, worth 60c, at 39c. Table oil cloth, 11c per yard. 10 gents' neck scarfs, 15c, worth 35c. 6 dozen gents' shirts, 29c, worth 50c. Castile soap, 4 cakes for 5c. Buttermilk soap. 7c. Clark's thread. 7 spools for 25c. Barbour's linen thread, 200 yards for 5c. Stuffed muslin doKs, only 7c.

APRIL SHOWERS.

Brother Illckg Thinks that Some of Them Will lie Kegular Deluges*

April promises to open cool and fair generally. About the 2d and 3d it will turn very warm and numerous storms will develop, after which a dash of cool polar air will be felt. Unless the moon's perigee on the 0th is a more potent storm breeder than full moon, the greatest disturbances during the period, 7th to 11th, will center on and next to the*9th. Heavy April showers and storms will be natural at this time. A cool wave with frost in northerly directions need not surprise in the rear of the storms. For two or three days cool weather and a high barometer will prevail.

About the 15tli and 10th reactionary changes will take place, and the Murcury equinox, central on the 20th, will help to usher in a period of cloudiness, storm and rain that will likely continue with little abatement until after the new moon on the 24th. The heaviest storms are apt to occur from the 22nd to 24th. If it is quite warm, with south winds and low barometer— which facts are most likely—dangerous storms are probable. A sharp change to colder will result about the 24th or 25th, and there will be danger of frost for two or three nights following.

The 27th and 28th will bring a change to warmer, with much tendency to storminess and general showers. April promises to end fair and cool. Easter Sunday is on the 14th, throwing it quite late in the year—which fact, according to tradition and the belief of many intelligent people, indicates that much cold and unseasonable weather will be the order up to the middle of April. There is no doubt but many cool, and often cold spell occurs about Easter Sunday. The fact is easy accounted for. There is generally a change to cooler after the full moon— especially the full moon near an equinox of the earth. As rule, Easter falls near the full moon in March, and hence the weather is unsettled up to the equinox, and is sure to be quite cold about that time. We do not see that a late Easter need necessarily bring a late season. Plow and plant as early this year as the soil will permit, especially in all the southern parts of the country. Saturn's opposition will cause heavy storms but not cold necessarily.

A Kumor Denied.

We clip the following from the Lafayette Journal of the 20th: LAFAYETTE, Ind., Mar. 25, 1895.—To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Lafayette:—The Citizens' Gas, Electric Light and Power Company, in pursuance of an order and resolution passed by your honorable body on the 10th day December, 1894, do make the following showing, that said Citizens' Gas, Electric Light and Power Company is now duly organized with a capital stock of $100,000 as provided by the laws of the State of Indiana, and that said stock has been subscribed for by the following bona fide subscribers: Peter C. Somerville, $25,000 A. O. Behm, $5,000 W. R. Wood, $5,000 N. W. Box, §10,000 Barry T. Sample, 35,000 L. Sparks, $1,000 N. J. Clodfelter, $4,000 T. J. Snyder. $10,000 Chas. M. Waterbuy, $5,000 J. J. Inslev, $5,000 E. L. Morse, $5,000 Mark W. Reed, $5,000: Frank J. Geiger, $10,000 Chas. Meeker, $5,000. That all of said parties are able to pay the amount of their subscriptions, wherefore, said organizers do now pray that they be granted an ordinance for the construction of their electric light and gas plant in said city of Lafayette upon such terms and conditions ao may be prescribed by this honorable mayor and common council. Respectfully submitted, TUE CITIZENS' GAS, ELECTRIC LIGHT

AND POWER Co. The names of the above Crawfordsville gentlemen among the subscribers to stock has led the rumor to become current in Lafayette and elsewhere that the Citizens' National Bank and its President, A. F. Ramsey, of this city, were backing this enterprise. Mr. Ramsey in denying this rumor today said emphatically: "The Citizens' Bank is engaged only in banking business and has nothing to do with outside speculations. So far as the bank and A. F. Ramsey are concerned they have nothing to do with the enterprise and know nothing whatever about it."

Delegates to Louisville.

The Department Encampment, G. A. R. at Muncie yesterday selected Col. Haviland Gilford, of McPherson Post of this city, as one of the delegates from the Eighth district to attend the National Encampment at Louisville next fall.

The Fruits Fight Is Over-

Capt. Billings spent yesterday at Waynetown effecting a reconcilatior. between Wm. Fruits and wife. They finally kissed and made up, and Uncle Billy has consented for lier to go to church as often as she pleases.

CAL.1. on C. A. Miller for money, 118 west Main street. 2,8-3m

GO TO GAS CITY.

Ilartman, Cox niul Spencer Conclude to Kstablish Their Pottery There.

Messrs. Ilartman, Cox and Spencer have concluded to locate their pottery at Gas City, the inducements being held out to them there proving irresistible. Next week the work will be begun on their buildings there and the new pottery plant will have a capacity for employing forty men. Neither Mr. Cox nor Mr. Ilartman will remove to Gas City but both will spend considerable time there.

It is to be regretted that this promising industry could not have been located in Crawfordsville. It appears, however, that it cannot as the gentlemen could not afford to let slip the inducements made them to locate in Gas City.

II. F. King will continue to operate the Crawfordsville Ceramic Works, but there will be, at present, no addition made to the works.

TEACHERS TREATED.

Trustee II. W. Hartman Royalty Entertains the Mind Molders of This Township.

Last Friday at his pleasant home on west Main street. Trustee D. W. Hartman most hospitably entertained the thirty odd teachers who officiate at the several dispensaries of knowledge in Union township. Elaborate preparations had been made for the entertainment and nothing was omitted that was calculated to contribute to the comfort and pleasure of the guests. A sumptuous and delicious supper was served and after its discussion the evening was delightfully passed by all. A number of unique and interesting games were introduced and contributed greatly to the evening's enjoyment. The affair was eminently successful and Mr. Ilartman proved that his eminent ability as a trustee is eclipsed only by his ability as a host.

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Master Aby Joel underwent a harrowing experience yesterday afternoon which fairly furrowed his heretofore placid countenance with the hard lines of care. It seems that Aby, who is of an industrious turn of mind with a well developed iusthetic sense, decided to burn a trash pile adjacent to the barn. The heap began burning merrily enough and Aby was in fine feather as he capered about the Haines. Suddenly, however, the wind shifted, and before Aby fairly realized what was going on the barn was on fire. Nature blessed Aby with lusty lungs and it is putting it moderately to say that he exercised them admirably. The neighbors turned out in force and an alarm of fire was turned in. However, before the department arrived the bucket brigade had subdued the cruel and hungry flames. It appears that Aby's father grants him the rent of the barn for pocket money. This fact explains to some considerable extent the great mental perturbation with which the hope of the house of Joel witnessed the threatened oxidation of that venerable barn.

After a Fortune.

Mrs. Tom Florer, of Lafayette, attended the Snyder sale yesterday, she having just returned from Kentucky, where she went to establish her title to a fortune. It appears that an ancestor of Mrs. Florer, and also of Mrs. Spencer Lee and Mrs. Charley White, of this city, died in Kentucky some years ago who was the owner of a princely estate. His name was Hall and he owned about 100 acres in the heart of what is now the city of Baltimore. Mr. Hall had leased the ground for a period of 99 years and with the money thus raised came to Kentucky and settled. There he died and was buried. Last year the 99 years lease expired and now his defendants are on the hustle for the immensely valuable property. Mrs. Florer established the title of herself and Mesdames White and Lee.

JSloomington's Kace Programme. Bloomington is the first association in this circuit to announce her race programme. It is as follows:

Wednesday, Sept. 25—3:00 trot, $250 :40 pace, $250. Thursday, Sept. 20—2:23 trot, $300 2:30 pace, $300 free for all pace, $300 run, 4% furlongs and repeat, $100.

Friday, Sept. 27—3:00 pace, $250 2:40 trot, $259 free trot, $300. Saturday, Sept. 28—2:20 pace, $300 2:30 trot, $300 run, mile and repeat, $100.

Law Firm Dissolved

The well known law firm of Brush Sc Snyder has been dissolved. Mr. Brush will remain in the office occupied by the late firm. It is likely that Judge Snyder will recuperate his health for some time before engaging in active practice again.

MURDER CHARGED.

A Hidden Grave Opened In the Nlglit ItevealB Evidence of What

Likely

An Awful Crime.

Last week ugly rumors were current in the south end, which culminated in an investigation by Coroner Barcus and the discovery of some terrible evidence against Flora, the daughter of Wm. Hall. It was reported to Coroner Barcus that this girl, whose reputation is very shady, had become a mother Tuesday, March 20, but that her child was a minus quantity. It was also reported that on that nieht certain young men had been seen carrying a suspicious looking bundle aud a spade through Crawford's wood. It was charged that the young child had been murdered and that these young men were its funeral cortege—hearse, chief mourners and all. Acting on these rumors Dr. Barcus accompanied by Dr. Leech supplied themselves with a lantern and a spade Saturday night and sallied out to Crawford's woods on tour of investigation.

It was a gruesome search for the evidence of a revolting and terrible crime. The woods were dark and in the air were all the evidences of an approaching storm. Up hill and down vale the doctors searched and their efforts were rewarded. In the southwest corner of the woods at the foot of a bluff Dr. Barcus came upon afresh cut root sticking from the leaves banked over it. This bank was raked away, and by the flickering lantern light a rude little grave was disclosed. Three feet into the olay they dug and finally the spade struck the top of a small box. It was quickly taken out and opened. Within was the body of a perfectly developed male child wrapped in a white cloth. Returning to Dr. Barcus' otlic" a post mortem examination was begun.

This examination disclosed the fact that the infant weighed ten founds and that every organ was healthy. Its lungs showed that it was born alive and had breathed.

Coroner Barcus at once waited on Prosecutor Kennedy and it was decided to delay further action in the case until Monday night, when Coroner Barcus with a big policeman swooped down on the south end and stirred things up as they have not been disturbed since the big storm in 1807. lie conducted a vigorous inquest and as a result sent Mrs. Sam Wolliver. her son Charley and Bert McQueon to jail. The mother of the dead child, Flora Hall, was too ill to be removed. The witnesses were examined separately and none knew of the testimony of the others. The Hall girl acknowledged being the mother but her story is not fit for publication. She claimed that the child was born dead and that Chas. Wolliver was its father.

Bert McQueon acknowledged assisting Charles Wolliver to bury the child, driving to Crawford's woods with him Tuesday night of last week.

The Wollivers, both mother and son, held up their hands and solemnly swore that they knew absolutely nothing whatever of the case. They told conflicting stories, however, and after their testimony were sent to jail.

Monday morning McQueon was released and after Coronet Barcus had explained to the Wollivers the penalty prescribed for that facetious pleasantry known in the courts as perjury they wilted like gourd leaves on a hotday.

Mrs. Wolliver acknowledged being the first person with the Hall girl after the birth but the child she never saw. Charles told all about the revolting burial and acknowledged paternity.

It being evident that they were not responsible for the alleged murder they were released Monday afternoon.

Wants a Keceiver Appointed. Ross Cohoon has entered suit against Joe Fisher to have the terms of their late dissolution of partnership set aside, to have the partnership restored and a receiver appointed to wind up the business. The complaint alleged that Mr. Cohoon was of unsound mind when the dissolution occurred and that in the appraisement of the stock he received the worst of it.

Mr. Fisher declares that everything was perfectly regular and proper and will contest the case vigorously.

Close of Garfield School.

The Garfield school taught by Mrs. W. F. Sharpe, closed last Friday. The patrons turned out en masse and the ladies of the district prepared a grand surprise dinner to which the {packed house did anjple justice. An excellent literary programme was carried out in the afternoon and after the close of school the pupils went to the depot to see their teacher off. It has been one of the most successful terms the school has ever had.

PART FIRST

A FAKE STORY.

Oen. ltasll W. Duke Pronounces Klder Howe's Story of Morgan's lCscape as i-'airy Tale.

A few weeks ago Elder VV. J. Howe, formerly pastor of the Christian church, occupied several columns of a city paper in a detailed account of the escape of Gen. John Morgan from the Ohio Penitentiary. W. A. Rice, of North Union, doubted the correctness of the story, and wrote Gen. Basil W. Duke, who was General Morgan's Assistant Adjutant General, enclosing Elder Howe's sensational account of the capture. In reply Mr. Rice received the following letter:

Louisvii.i.E, Ky., March 8, 18i5.— Mr. W. A. Rice, Crawfordsville, Ind.—DEAR SIK—I am in receipt of your letter of the 19th ult. asking if there be any truth in the purported account of Gen. Morgan's escape from prison published in the Crawfordsville iSlur. Pardon my delay in answering your letter. I have just returned home after an absence of some weeks and have just gotten your letter. There is not a scintilla of truth in the story to which you call my attention. Morgan and his six comrades who escaped with him escaped through the tunnel which they constructed, and without any bribing. They could have accomplished nothing by bribery, unless they had been able to bribe at least twenty people, which, of course, would have been impossible. Nearly all the guards and turnkeys would have had to be bribed.

Surely no one can believe such

fairy tale as the author of this story tells about the woman. It is, of course, a sheer invention.

Very truly yours, B. W. DUKE.

INTERESTING SERVICES.

The New Pastor of the Christian Church liegins Work.

Rev. S. H. Creighton, the new pastor of the Christian church at this place a(, the morning services Sunday,

pi'eached a sermon Introductory to his work in Crawfordsville, taking for his text Rom. 15:27-31. He spoke first of the manner or spirit in which he comes humility, love aud fullness of the gospel. 2. Purposes of his coming—to prosper the cause of God (lief. 1 Cor. 2:2) establishing the saints and converting sinners. 3. Earnest request-co-operation in prayer and work that the work must be consistent with the prayers. 4. Reasons why he asks this: 1. That he may be delivered from all opposition. :l. That his services may meet the approval of the saints. 3. That his stay may be one of joy. 4. That he may be refreshed you. If we do our part we will succeed. God will do his. The subject of the night sermon: "Christ Our Mediator," text, 1 Tim. 2:5-0. He developed the meaning of mediator, purposes of a mediator," spoke of mediators under the patriarchal and Jewish dispensations that these mediators were imperfect. A perfect mediator and perfect religion was needed. Christ chosen as the perfect mediator, and the Christian religion the perfect religion. He showed that in his mediatorialship he revealed God to man and reconciled man to God that if a person becomes reconciled to God it is through Christ our mediator. One confession last night. There were two baptisms Wednesday evening. The expression of the public is that Mr. Creighton will accomplish much good for the cause of Christ in Crawfordsville.

North Central College Association. President G. S. Burroughs has returned from Evanston, 111., where he attended & meeting of the college presidents of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Thirtyfive college presidents were present, it being the most distinguished assembly of educators ever gathered in the west. A committee consisting of Presidents Harper, Jesse, Burroughs, Butts, Thvving, Albee, Schaeffer, Nightingale, and Harris, appointed on a constitution, made a report. In brief it read that the name of the association should be the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The object should be to establish closer relations between the colleges and secondary schools. There will be an annual meeting of the association and such special meetings as the association may appoint.

A resolution was adopted that the membership should be limited to 150, and that only secondary schools preparing for college be admitted.

New Firm.

Two of our well-known citizens, Milt McKee and Taylor Thompson, have formed a partnership for the purpose of selling fleed and taking care of horses and vehicles. They are located on Washington street near the old Stroh lumber yard and are well preI gared for lousiness.