Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 August 1895 — Page 6

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1895.

THE Louisville Courier Journal says that there have been forty-eight murders committed in Kentucky since July 1. The taking of Democratic political lives has been even more disastrous down there and between the two, Republican prospects for carrying the State continue to brighten.

THROUGH E. C. Benedict, on whose yacht the President skims around Buzzard's Bay. Mr. Cleveland has announced that he favors the the retirement of the greenbacks and that this declaration shall be made in the next Democratic platform. From this it would appear that the issue of State bank paper still has a warm place in Grover's affections.

NOT to be outdone by the Wabash folks at Delphi who have begun work on the grounds surrounding their depot at that place to convert them into a beautiful park, the Monon people have concluded to do the same thing for their depot. If the Monon management would but give Crawfordsvilie anew depot nothing would be said about a park and the past would be forgiven

THE Lafayette Journal frankly confesses that the situation in Kentucky gives but little promise of Democratic success in the coming election. For this State of affairs it attributes to "the utter stupidity of the. practice of carrying water on both shoulders." The Journal doubtless thinks that had the Kentucky Democrats attempted to carry whisky on both shoulders all would have been well, but the idea of a Kentucky Democrat utilizing both shoulders for nothing but water is a "pretty how-de-do."

ONE big blunder of the Administration which tlte American people can neither forget nor forgive in the surrender of the United States Treasury to a syndicate of bankers. It is very well for capitalists and bankers to extol the wisdom and skill of the Rothschilds, and their associates, but it will never be possible to persuade most American vdters that the Government had any business to pay S12,000,000 more or less, for placing bonds which find eager buyers to-day at over 21 per cent, premium. The fact that this thing was done by a Democratic President while a Democratic Congress was in session, and was neither stopped nor hindered bythe majority, will settle the aetitude of many voters to the Democratic party for years to come.

THE Indianapolis cigar makers are dissatisfied with the Nicholson law because of the rigid regulations which forbid "shaking the box" and the use of the slot machine. That is one of the best features of the law. The dice box and the slot machine in cigar stores are more demoralizing than the regular gambling table, as it is here that youthful boys receive their primary lessons in games of chance. One object of the law is to save the boys, and if it will do this it will have accomplished wonders. Any business that has to be sustained by any species Of gambling, or game of chance, is not worthy to I've and the sooner in goes to the wall the better. Good men of all parties will unite when the test comes in saving this most excellent feature of the law.

SPEAKING of the agitation now going on in certain Democratic quarters in favor of the retirement of the greenbacks, revived by the President's declaration, the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette says:

The first business in order would be through economic measures to fully restore prosperity and to bring the condition of the Treasury up to a healthy level, when the duties on imports shall equal the needs of the Government honestly and economically administered. When this condition shall have been reached then it will be quite time enough to talk about the withdrawal of greenbacks and Treasury notes, and the retirement of the Government from the banking business. Equally important is it to let the silver question alone. If let alone, the time may come when there will be an increased use for silver, and such a demand would no doubt be promptly provided for.

For the present, and under existing conditions, the less the currency it tinkered with the better, for the whole country, and the sooner agitation in that direction shall cease the more rapid will that confidence so essential to business prosperity grow and strengthen.

JERSEY JUSTICE.

Woodbury, New Jersey, is passing through an ordeal similar in many respects to the spasm with which Crawfordsvilie was recently siezed. It seems that New Jersey has a law not unlike that of Indiana against profanity. Like the law in Indiana it has not been strictly enforced. The NewYork Tribune tells how both the law against profanity and the the law forbidding ordinary work on Sunday was brought to bear on some violators:

In Woodbury, N. J., swearing in the streets on Sunday is not regarded as belonging to those works of necessity or charity which the statute permits. A youth addicted to the practice was recently fined §2, and. having no assets except his open-air profanity, the sum was paid by his parents, accompanied with week-day expletives of similar character, but not covered by any interdictory statute. The complainant was a local hackman, seven feet long, with whom the mulcted parent naturally wanted to get even. He searched the pandects of the town, but found in them nothing to prevent a hackman from being seven feet long, or any length which would go under bridges, but did find a statute forbidding him to ply his craft on Sunday. It was thickly incrusted with the dust of ages, having never been brought into use since its institution, but after being cleaned up and dry-polished, it was found to be in working order, and the hackman who had been raking in fares on Sunday during his entire professional existence was brought up and fined the same amount as that imposed upon the profane and obstreperous youth aforesaid. He was an orphan and had to pay the sum himself, ths proceeding giving great joy to hie fellow-charioteers, who had nevertheless been themselves consistent violators of the statute. So he complained of them and they were all fined a like amount. This put a new face on matters, and they have joined their forces against all Sunday industries, no matter how apparently urgent their need. They propose to shut up the harmless, necessary druggist and to put a Westinghouse airbreak on the sexton and the undertaker, and who layeth his hand to any kind of Sabbath labor. Under these circumstances Woodbury promises to become the banner town of the State, so far as Sunday observance is concerned. Bulletins will no doubt be issued from time to time showing how the scheme works, thus giving other communes a chance to adopt it if it is found satisfactory. Few of them are likely to be without a profane youth to set the ball rolling, but it is not likely that any of them possesses a hackman seven feet long to organize himself into the St. Paul of the crusade, so their endeavors may flatten out here and there: but a measure of good may attend them, and the manners and morals of the Commonwealth be considerably improved.

THE American Newsman is authority for the statement that Mark Twain's royalties go far beyond those gained by any other American writer. His royalties upon "The Innocents Abroad" reached S100.000 in less than three years, as has been reported. His royalties upon ''The Gilded Age" were about SS0,000, and Mr. Raymond said he had paid §(30,000 in royalties for the play dramatized from that story. His profits from "Tom Sawyer" reached far tip into the thousands, and were very large for "Roughing It" and "Life Upon the Mississippi." He did very well, too, with his "Prince and Pauper," and at one time he was estimated to have gained in all about 8500,000 from his writings, and from his investments so much more as to make him very nearly a millionaire. He gained the repute of being a very astute man of business, yet he had the most grievous misfortunes when he began to invest his money. He lost a large sum in an accident insurance company. He is understood to have been unfortunate in an investment in a typewriting machine, and although at first ii seemed likely that he would greatly increase his fortune through the profits of the publishing business known as Charles L. Webster & Co., yet the losses entailed by this firm brought Mr. Clemens, when he was thinking of taking life easy, to that dreadful realization of bankruptcy.

INDIANAPOLIS Journal: The ways of the Pension Bureau are curious. A pensioner who was receiving §2 per month under the general law, was granted SS under the law of 181)0, which dropped the S2. Not long since he received notice of a "renewal and increase." When his certificate came he found that his pension under the old law had been increased from 82 to $(i. as provided by the act of the last Congress, while his pension of 88 per month had been dropped. That is, his increase was from SS per month to 80. This is economy of the cheeseparing order.

LAFAYETTE is to have a new daily paper. It is to be called the Tribune and will appear each morning. Thomas E. Scantlin, formerly of the Courier, is to be the editor.

Will Picnic.

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Fountain county will hold a picnic and assembly at Veedersburg on Thursday, September 5, 1895. It is the expectation to make it a gala day for all members of the order who may attend. The speakers Hon. Will Cumback, J. W. Nye and others will .be present. Waynetown and Yeddo cornet bands will be there silso. Special excursion trains will be run from Brazil and Attica and excursion rates on liig Four. Crawfordsvilie lodges and all others in Montgomery county have ecu invited and are expected.

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Mrs. Fannie Stewart is very poorly. Mrs. R. W. Watkins is yisiting at J. M. T. Hopper's.

Cora Hopper was the guest of Maude Livengooil, Monday. Virgil Edwards spent Sunday with his brother at this place.

Mr. and Mrs. Cook and daughter, of Indianapolis, are visiting relatives here.

Some of Miss Helen Mount's lady friends have been visiting her the p*ast week.

Some of us hard working men have bjen hauling gravel on the W. J. Mullen road.

A few from here attended communion services at Shannondale Sunday morning.

Silas Pickering has taken a contract of cutting thirty cords of wood for W Miller.

Misses Maude and Lulu Livengood and Cora Hopper spent Tuesday in Darlington.

Vincent Craig, of Darlington, is hav ing a tubular well ^driven on his farm occupied by Sherman Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stewart and fam ily attended Friends' quarterly meet ing at Sugar Plain, Saturday.

The young folks of this neighbor hood will give a musical and elocution ary entertainment at the Old Salem church on the evening of Aug. :u, free to all. Admission 50 cents.

ItATTLK SNAKE.

Health good on the creek.' The corn crop is good on the creek John L. Davis' hogs have the cholera.

George Werts has moved on his farm on the creek. The clover seed crop is being cut and it is good.

Fred Herrington took his girl to the Shades Sunday. W. B. Galey sold a mule this week to John Walter for 830.

W. B. Galey has the best apple orchard in this vicinity. James Galey is going to take some fine hogs to the Crawfordsvilie fair.

The Stump boys are putting in a tubular well for Marshall Galey on his farm.

Elder Zook failed to fill his appointment at the U. B.church last Sunday on account of sickness.

Miss Estella Olinger will wield the birch and teach the school at the Gilliland school house this winter.

Joseph Layson and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday weth W. S. Coons and family, of Crawfordsvilie.

Some whelp shot into the Widow Sparks' house one night last week. Hanging is too good for such persons.

James Gilliland has been appointed to superintend thd repairing of all the gravel roads in the south west part of the county.

Mr. Layson and family, Mr. Tinsley and family and James Caplinger and family spent Sunda3r with W. J. Coons and family. They had a good social time together.

Now, correspondents, let each one of us boom Tine JOURNAL in our locality. Get everybody to take it whether they are Republicans or Democrats. All praise to THE JOURNAL COMPANY" for the way they entertain their correspondents.

Larkin Branch and George Coons found a crazy man on the road one day last week. Coons took care of him while Branch went after the police at New Market. He is now in the calaboose there and they don't know what to do with him.

WRING NECK.

Roby Jackson attended the Lebanon fair last week. Elisha Cox is preparing to build a new residence.

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Hurrah for our new scribe, Creek. Come again. Mrs. Jane Brewer, of New Market, is visiting friends here.

Mrs. Millie Irons, Mrs. Murphy, Joe Patton and Ollie Cox are on the sick list.

Maggie Butler of Gravelly Run, is visiting her «uncle, Sam Johnson and family.

Tom Taylor and family, of Crawfordsvilie, spent Snnday at Frank Elmore's.

G. W. Conrad, who has been quite sick with the fever, is improving slowly now.

Several from here attended the Sunday schools convention at Potato Creek and report a grand time.

Newt Comptonand family, of Alamo, spent Friday and Saturday with his brother Hamp and family.

Willard Murphy, who is attending business college at Crawfordsvilie, visited home folks Wednesday.

The scribe from this place could not be present at the correspondents' reunion but will be at the next one if convenient.

LINDEN.

Will Harter and John Luster are painting the Linden Exchange. John Lyons, of the Star City, drove down Sunday to see how things were running at the Exchange.

Some people do not know J. S. Bennett with his whiskers shaved off, but his annual shaving time came around.

The Christian conference held at Darlington last week was well represented by Linden folks, who report a good time.

Fred Thomas and Clyde Keeney put down a well at Evan Shelby's and struck plenty of good water at a depth of eighty feet.

The old bay horse known as Bill, was killed by a freight train last week. He will be missed from our streets as he was a good horse.

J. M. Croy has moved his family into V. H. Miller's neat house in Shanklin's addition, and M. E. Holliday will move his family into a nice new home he had built in White's addition.

Professor A. S. Fraley, with the assistance of others, is getting the school rooms in tip-top shape. A lot of new seats and new slating have been added and the prospects are bright for a successful school.

Thieves broke into J. L. Church's store last week and took some whole suits of^clothes, hats and shoes. Mr.

Church has a good idea who one of the fellows was, for he left his old hat in the store and it was recognized. He does not live here now.

The man who carried the bucket of beer across the stubble field to the woods west of town Tuesday, was in 1SS0 a Good Templar and would better have lived up to his obligation. But instead he has helped to build up all the saloons in business here since 1S90.

As J. S. Benentt was sick last week there was no Junior I. O. G. T. lodge on Saturday, but there will next Saturday at 3 o'clock. The bell will ring at 2:30. A good turn-out is expected as the new supplies are here. We also want to see if arrangements can be made for some kind of an entertainment.

Some one tried to get into George Facker's house Saturday night. Mrs. Facker was up at the time with the toothache and dropped a bottle on the sewing machine, which scared the burglar away and in his haste he fell over a washing machine setting outside the house. George was asleep all the time.

MAVLK GROVE.

David I'etHev and family, of High Blurt", visited here Sunday? Miss Ella Petty left for a visit with ome folks at Eugene Friday.

Merton Holsinger, of Noblesville, attended services at Bethel Sunday. Mr. tlooser and family, of North Salem, called at Dr. Mahorney's Monday.

Sol Kessler and family, of Ladoga, spent Friday with Sam Kessler and wife.

Miss Ethel Hunt, of Ladoga," spent Friday and Saturday with Miss Cora Pefliey.

Henry Harrison and sister, Miss Mollie, of Sugar Grove, visited at Dr. Mahorney's Thursday.

The young friends of Miss Daisy Miller gave a surprise at her home Friday night in honor of Miss Daisy's twelfth birthday.

There will be an ice cream supper at Maple Grove school house Saturday night, Aug. 31. It will be a social affair and everyone is invited.

Mr. Smith and wife, of White church, were in this vicinit^ Sunday on their way to the Fisher-Holsinger wedding which took place on Sunday near Ladoga.

A jolly crowd of young people gathered at the home of D. H. Pertley Saturnay night and spent the evening playing games and indulging in a general good time.

A crowd of Ladoga's bravest people passed through here Frida.y night on their way to see the supposed ghost near Whitesville. We failed to learn details, but suppose the monster did not favor the audience with its presence as seems to have been the case on formeir occasions.

C. C. Himes and w*fe will leave here Monday to make their future home in Gadsden, Boone county. Mr. and Mrs. Himes will be greatly missed in this community and will leave a large circle of friends who hope success may follow them to their future home. We commend theiri to the citizens of Gadsden as kind and trustworthy friends, obliging neighbors, possessing successful business qualities and are a credit to any community where it may be their lot to reside- May prosperity attend them.

The Harshbarger reunion was held on Thursday and the day will be long remembered by those present. We will give the programme as nearly correct as we could get it. The meeting was called to order by chairman J. M. Harshbarger and the opening address read by Frantz Myers. Minutes of the last meeting were read by secretary Wm. Anderson, after which songs andrecitations by the little folks were attentively listened to until 12 o'clock, when a dinner composed of the fat of the lamp was spread and thoroughly enjoyed by the hungry Harshbargers, relatives and friends. At 2 p. m. the meeting was again called to order and the afternoon exercises opened with a solo by Miss Ethel Harshbarger. Wm. Anderson read a history of the Harshbarger family vividly painting the trials and hardships encountered while immigrating to this State from Virginia. The history did not, however, lack a spice of fun which was enjoyed by the audience. Misses Ethel Harshbarger" and Ethel Davidson sang a song, showing careful training, and were highly appreciated. A picture of the audience .was then taken by Mr. Nicholson, of Crawfordsvilie, after which Rev. Wm. Harshbarger delivered a short memorial address and the •mandolin band, of Ladoga, executed some delightful music. Miss Lillie Myers recit.-d a pleasing recitation.

Children's Day at the Fair

John Himes, Tank Lawter and Roy Terry did a thriving business by running a stand at the reunion.

Mr. Whistler and family and Mr. Star, of Lafayette, attended the reunion and visited at J. M. Harshbarger's this week.

SWAMP COLLEGE.

Ettie Galey is very proud of her baby brother. Mart Shrader went over to Raccon, Sunday.

E. Grimes' wife visited at Russelville Sunday. Samuel Galey (and wife are visiting in Crawfordsvilie.

James Galey says that the baby boy is growing very fast. J. A. Lang visited his daughter in Putnam county Sunday.

Martha Goff is very bad sick at this time. She has the fever. John Rusk has been appointed supervisor in Swamp College district No 9.

David Hick's wife visited Milton Ivinder's family Sunday at Russellville.

Ike Hester and John Hester went to town Saturday to see the base ball game.

Wm. Gott and family, of Russellville, visited his parents in Swamp College Sunday.

Bill Curry went through Swamp College Sunday. Wonder where could he have gone?

G. A. Goff tried to ride on the bicycle Friday but couldn't stay on it. Geo. says he'll "hoof" it.

Reese Grimes and wife, of Parke county, were the guests of Hezekiah Evans and wife Sunday.

The clover seed crop is very fine in this locality, and farmers are beginning to harvest the same.

John Gott says he is very glad that he has finished painting the house as he was tired of pushing the brush.

Henry Evans went to G. W. Jones Sunday to spend the day with the one that he loves best and to eat the luscious watermelon.

John Goff and Fred Wilson drove G. G. W. Hartman's mule team Saturday to Russellville. They came very near having a runaway. John says he held on to the mules, and that he might have had a free ride if be had held on.

There was a stranger going through here the other day. We asked him where he was going. He said he was going down the road and that he was from Chicago. We asked him if he was hunting work. He blandly remarked that he did not want to work nor would not work if he could get it to do.

POTATO CREEK.

John Booker's house is almost completed. What has become of the Bowers' scribe?

The apple cutting was at John Booker's instead of Brown's. Hog cholera is around us badly. Perry Rice has lost 75 head.

S. A. Dodd went to Geo. Boots' last Wednesday on business. Jack Boyer is again on Potato Creek staying at Clint Tribbtt's.

Geo. Hulvey, of Virginia, arrived at his Uncle Sam Hulvey's Friday. Mrs. S. J. Dodd spent last Tuesday visiting friends at Bowers' station.

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Miss Katie Skaggs, of Ladoga, sang a touching solo showing marked ability and genius for one so young. Wm. Harshbarger was chosen to deliver the welcome address for the next reunion, and Wm. Anderson will arrange an interesting programme for the next meeting, which will be held the fourth Thursday in August at the same place next year. Mits Lula Harshbarger delivered the closing address, after which the audience was entertained with excellent music by Mrs. Eva Harshbarger, Messrs. Wilson, Deisher, Dinsmore, Anderson and Linn, of Ladoga. Sociability, good will and fun ruled the day, and the hundreds of people present at each of these reunions show their appreciation and the time is looked forward to as one of those never-te-be-forgotten days which hold pleasing and everlasting memories for after years. Many old relics will be obtained for the next reunion and everybody is invited to be present and enjoy a day at the Harshbarger reunion in '90.

REUNION NOTES.

Mr. and Mrs. Lafollette, of Shannondale, were here Thursday. Prof. Rodman and family, of Darlington, came down to attend the reunion.

Mr. Gish and Miss Lane, of Lafayette, spent vVednesday and Thursday with friends here.

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bam Huley's, near Center school house bunday. Bert Ilulvey from near Center school house spent Saturday night with Earl Peterson.

Mrs. Wm. Blue, from near Linden, attended the Sunday school convention last Friday.

Mrs. Dora Black, of Crawfordsvilie,. is visiting her brother, George l'hebus, near Center school house.

Mrs. Hettie Mikesell, from Bloomington, 111., was the guest of J. A. Dodd and wife for a few days.

Ihe Sabbath School convention was well attended and was highly edifying to all.

Mrs. W. B. Slutz started home last Tuesday, her father, Silas l'etersqn, accompanying her as far as KansasCity.

Rev. Worley B. Slutz, after staying a few days with his wife and children, returned.to his charge at Carthage,Mo., Thursday.

The accident that occurred last Friday at J. A. Dodd's gate, was caused by a conveyance frain the convention running into Mrs. Dodd's and Mrs. Mikesell's rig. as they had stopped to rest at the gate.

GRAVELLY RUN".

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Quigg, a sou. :. Mr. and Mrs. Fraley, of Linden, were here Sunday.

Miss Mabel Peebles is visiting friends at Indianapolis. Miss Mattie Shelton is residing in our midst at present.

Miss Eva Morris has returned to her home near Rockville. Miss Lillas Cox, whose home is in Iowa, is v'siting relatives here.

Rumor has it that Miss May Shannon of Shannondale, will teach our school this winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe McDaniel are visiting the latter's sister in Hendricks county this week.

The Newlight conference held at Darlington last week was largely attended from this place.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace King, of Crawfordsvilie, were the guests of C. W. Pritchard last Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Johnson and others attended the county Sunday school convention at Potato Creek last Friday.

C. W. Pritchard, W. R. Lynch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Butler and others attended Friends quarterly meeting at Sugar Plain last Saturday and Sunday.

JAMESTOWN.

Water is scarce. Mary Wilhite is visiting at Wingate. Flora Mitchell is visiting in Pittsboro.

C. D. Orlsar was in Br^wnsburg the first of the week. Prof. Hultz and family will move to Greentown this week.

Henry Lamb, of Lebanon, was seen on our streets this week. The Misses Jacks are attending institute at Danville this week.

Mrs. Ben Wren, of Lebanon, is visiting friends here this week. Mrs. Ann Huston, of Chicago, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Gibson.

Mrs. Wilber Peterson, of Arcanum, Ohio, is visiting here, this week. Napoleon Hackley, of Indianapolis, spent Sunday with friends here.

Mrs. Cassie Galvin, a highly respected lady, died August 15 of cancer. Horace Martin and wife, of Denver, are the guests of his father, Levi Martin.

Mrs. Mary A. Reeves, of New Market, has just concluded a week's visit with friends here.

The Misses Sheford, of Champaign, 111., have been visiting Mrs. Frank Hall the past week.

Rev. J. W. Greene, of Crawfordsvilie, will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday morning.

Wabasli Low Kate Harvest Excursions for 18»l Will be run from all stations on the Wabash R. R., on Aug. 2!th, Sept. 10th and Sept 24th, to the West, Northwest, South and Southwest.

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