Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 October 1895 — Page 5

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In all probability needs a new suit of clothes to start to school in. We thought of it and have prepared the greatest line of Boys' and Children's Clothing for this fall and winter season you have ever seen, and the prices blush' at their cheapness.

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for a starter for people with limited means who like to have their boys [dressed well is three styles in Cheviot Suits, Black, Bro^yn and Fancy, ages 4.to 13, double breasted coats. They are good value ut $3.50. The entire lot goes at

The celebrated "Mothers' Friend" Shirt Waists. A large line of 50 {cent values, just to start the ball a rolling

Don't fail to visit -our Children's Department. It is full of good things.

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VOL. 48—NO. 41 ORAWFORDSVLLL.E, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1895.—TWELVE PAGES

BAD FOK "B4CRSI0P."

The Old Crawfordavllle Ball Player Will Stretch Hemp for His Crime.

V'Vr/*' W" %.• •, A-special from Decatur, III., says: In the circuit couct Monday,after hearing the evidence of half a dozen witnesses to learn the details of the crime, Judge Vail sentenced Charles N. Smith to be executed by hanging on Friday, Nov. 29, 1895, for the murder of his little daughter Louise, aged six years, and Miss Edna Buchert, aged seventeen years, his sister-in-law. Smith confesses to murdering his child- and said he was willing to hang for it-

He asked that the day of execution be fixed at Feb. 1C, the day on which the child was born, but the court fixed the day as stated., The court room was densely packed and when the sentence was pronounced a pleased shout of satisfaction went up, the women of {the Buchert family gathering in a bunch and crying out, "we are satisfied!" "We are satisfied!" "He killed our baby, let him hang!" Judge Vail is generally commended for his course in the case. The crime was committed Sept. 28th,' and inside of two months and a day Smith will be dead.

Mr. Foster on Mlaaloni.

"A Layman's View of Foteign Missions" was given to a Crawfordsville audience Monday evening at Center church by J. W.Foster, ex-Secretary of State, and counsel of the Chinese goveminent in the late war settlement with Japan. A large audience listened to the address, which was an epitome of Mr. Foster's observations during a tour around the world last year, in which he visited the Holy Land, Ceylon, Egypt, India, Burmah, the British Strait settlements and the Malay Peninsula, Tonquin, China, Corea and Japan, as well as his recent visit to Japan and China in connection with peace negotiations. Mr. Foster is a master of- English and his clear and elegant diction give rare charm to all he says or writes. Even those who were uninterested in the great work of missions listened with pleasure and interest to the scholarly address. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Foster's remarks, he and Mrs. Foster, with President and Mrs. Burroughs received the audience in the chapel of the church.

Tbe Other Side.

To the Editor The Journal. The liquor license case of Foster A. Fletcher vs. Bolla J. Criest et al. in regard to which resolutions appeared in the last week's JOUBS AL, was not defeated by the remonstrances, as the resolutions indicate. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court by Mr. Fletcher and the judgment of the lower court reversed in his favor at cost of remonstrances. If there is anything in this to furnish ground for rejoicing let thein rejoce. Mr. Fletcher was' demanding his rights under the law, while his opponents were seeking to defeat the law. The liquor law was not intended to apply to any particular locality, but applies to aU localities alike.

When the case came back from the Supreme Conrt his house was in ashes from some mysterious cause, hence he has not further prosecuted his action.

FOSTIR A. FLETCHER.

The State aad County Tote.

The State Auditor Monday received the last of the enumeration of voters by counties. The report is made every six years for the benefit of the State in making the legislative apportionment. The footings show that there are 627,072 voters in the State. A comparison of the number of voters reported by the township trustees and the number of men assessed shows that more than 200,000 escape poll In 1883 the enumeration showed the total number of voters in the State to be 494,680 in 1889 the total number of voters was 551,048. The difference in the enumeration of 1889 and 1895 is as follows: Increase of white votes,73,045 increase'of colored votes, 2,297.

The total vote in this oounty' is •toted at 8,482. Of this nnmber 8,355 are white ana 97 are colored. In 1889 the total vote of Montgomery county 8,001.

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Bloomington Telephone: By an official notice elsewhere in the Telephone it will be seen that the premiums and accounts of the Bloomington fair will not be paid at present. This step is taken because of the financial problem that confronts the association as it was thought prudent to get everything in shape and Bee the exact condition before any further steps were taken. f||| TheBiauoa Cue.

The damage suit of Wilbur Houk against Enoch Branson will come up for trial ou to-day. Mr. Houk wants $5,000 for having his head cracked by the defendant.

WELCH FAMILY REUNION.

The Children of Noble and Lydla Welch Meet and Kojoy Themselves.

At the old Welch homestead in Parkersburg on Saturday, October 5, the children of Noble and Lydia Welch met in a family reunion, the affair being in honor of the sister, Mrs. Harriet A. Adams, of Iola, Kan., who is now visiting in this community. Those of the children present were: M. B. Welch, James E. Weich, Wm. H. Welch, Mrs. Elizabeth Powell, Mrs. Harriet A. Adams and Mrs. John R. Coons. Besides, there were .many of their children and the family friends present, the company numbering sev-eSty-two. The reunion on that perfect October day was an affair which bfi can remember with peculiar joy afcd pleasure always. Everything betCkened joy and the remarks of those ^$ho* spoke were of the most happy and felicitous character. At noon a dinner mis served the guests which was the sjpLT feature of the day. It was sumptuous in all that word implies and inonstrated that good cheer was inent to life at Parkersburg and escially on the old Welch homestead, iere so many excellent people grew manhood and womanhood. The was one of unalloyed pleasure and ,rks a most happy epoch in the hisof the Welch family.

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the Editor Journal. fin your issue of the 27th of last month I noticed the bold headlines of a communication, "The Boaster Boasted," which having for its subject letter, "The School Teacher, and his Degrading Influenee in the County." "As I have no pecuniary interest in fairs," and especially have I no financial in the Montgomery County Agricultural Association, yet I have at', interest in the moral and truthful standing of the people of the county and adjoining counties. And while you have freely donated considerable space to the "CITIZKN," will you kindly return the compliment to the "Deadhead."

I shall not offer an apology for the manner in which the fair, this year conducted itself. I don't know where I could find one since the Citizen

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exhausted the store house in which they were kept, we know they had an exhibit but cannot yet determine who took the premium, the directors of the fair or that large span of mules produced'before the amphitheater, Tuesday.

The "Citizen" -made free use of the term "dead beat" or "school teacher." We will make no effort to prove ourselves unworthy the name he has given us, but we will make an effort to rescue the child from, the fate of a ruined life, which would naturally be forthcoming after coming in touch with the scenes and vile libertines that were paraded before the innocent eye within the sacred enclosure of the Montgomery County Agricultural Association in '95.

As for the association having an interest in the education of the county, it never had any. For the last few years they have been trying to invent some plan that would make a school' exhibit of some interest financially to them. Since this has failed they put forth some one under the gauze of a "Citizen" to abuse a party, who asked no favor from that body, but got what he thinks an "airing" through the county organ, THE JOURNAL.

Citizen! we know who you are. You came to the head of the schools of Montgomery county and asked us to present our work upon your premises.' We did so, and paid' 25 cents, but you' did not see our superintendent "cough up" very many'dollars for the exhibit, did you? He has the sympathy of the. pupils of Montgomry county in his untiring, afforts to develop to a higher stondard the schools of the oounty. But yon know his efforts will be futile, so long as you allow snch scenes and parades as were enacted in your whitetented ''for men only" side side shows. Snch granting of permissions to that set of charaeter demoralizers, should (as it is) be the death-knell to any corporation or association. And to-day the hearts of the yonng in the county, as regards the county fair, ate beating its funeral march to the grave.

If you had taken the advice of the JOVBVAX. and had closed your spit box the public would have never agitated the question any more, but since you have resorted to the profession of a quill driver, we can still hear your bray and class you as a lineal descendant of that animal which our Blessed Savior rode through the streets of Jerusalem eighteen hundred years ago.

Now, we bid you adieu, and if you will lend us your ear, we will give you a parting shake. A TEACHES.

HUSKY HIGHWAYMEN.

^vm. Whipple, of Near Linden, I« Beaten By Masked ltobbers and His Honey Taken.

No mure daring or outrageous robbery has been perpetrated in Montgomery county for some time than that which occurred near Linden Tuesday evening. About 8:30 o'clock Wm. Whipple, a well-known' and highly respected farmer living 2Jtf miles north of Linden, started to drive home in his buggy from that town. It was quite dark, the moon not having risen at that hour, and when a short distance out in the road a dark form suddenly leaped up from the. side of the highway and rushing to the horse's head, clutched the bridle and stopped the animal. Mr. Whipple, surprised and alarmed, leaned forward andjas he did so another dark form sprang onto the buggy step and Whipple was dealt a terrific blow on the head with a sandbag. The force of the assault knocked him out on the other side and, bleeding at the ears and nose, he lay unconscious in the road. The robbers then turned the horse loose and cutting it sharply with the whip sent the maddened and frightened animal tearing for home. The highwaymen then turned their attention to the senseless Mr. Whipple and proceeded to rob him of all his money and valuables. During this interesting work the victim recovered consciousness and with angry oaths his assailants threatened his life and gave him a few more whacks with the sandbag. They were masked and he could not even guess an to their features. They finally left him and when he was able he dragged himself home, where he now lies suffering.

The news was sent to Linden a«d Roe Miller's blood hounds were ordered by telephone from Darlington to run the robbers down.

Wednesday Wm. Todd came into Linden and recounted an experience he had with tha same people, evidently, who held Mr. -Whipple up. He states that half an hour before Mr. Whipple's misfortune he was driving along the same road, when he was assailed. He showed fight and the robbers shot at him, the bullet passing through the leg of his pantaloons, but, fortunately missing him. He then jumped out of his buggy and pursued his assailants some distance with a buggy whip, but could not catch them

"Death of Mrs. Maud Washburn

Maud McClamroch,daughter of James and Arminta Jones McClamroch, was born in this, county, July 15, 1874, and died at her home in Lafayette on Sunday evening September 22, 1895, as the church bells were ringing for the evening service. Maud passed peacefully awa^after an illness of one week Sue was married to Nicholas Wash' burn, October 28, 1891. She joined the Methodist church when about twelve years of age, and in her death had the blessed hope of the life beyond During her sickness she spoke of death in a familiar way. She said she was going to meet her dear father and mother, they having preceded her to the better land. The funeral was conducted at New Richmond by Rev. J.W. Greene, her choice for this service, assisted by Rev. Shagly. Interment at Oak Hill. She leaves a sister and a loving husband, with a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her death. ,' I.

.. The New Ioe Company.

The stockholders of the Distilled Water Ice 'and Cold Storage Company of Crawfordsville met last Modday and elected Lent Long as chief engineer of the works. The contract for the drilled well, wUl be let this week and next week work on the building will be begun. The plant will not begin putting oui its product, however, before, next March. The promoters of the project are .very sanguine of suc-

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Vint PMSkytertaa Chunb.

The treasurer reported at the congregational meeting l«st Saturday that he would be able to pay all obligations Of the past year and that the church would start the new year without a dollar of debt. W. N. MeCampbell and William Remley were elected elders. »D. F. McClure, David Remley and H. F. King were elected trustees., R. M. Brockman was elected secretary.

Machines.

Machines may be bad things in politics but they are excellent in printing offices. 'In fact a really first class printing establishment cannot be conducted without them. Recognizing this fact and desiring to gain an even greater sharo of the patronage than we have heretofore enjoyed we have just put in a new 8100 perforator. For some classes of work this machine is indispensable.

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PART SECOND

OLD COMRADES.

Co. B., 10th Ind., Infantry-Oth Annual ,s lie union.

If any class of our population is entitled to the full enjoyments of life, it certainly is these that went and bared their breasts from 1861 to 1865 with their fighting their weary marches both by day and by night through the cold wet muddy marshes of the South, oftentimes hungry and poorly clad, ^eary and foot sore, contracting diseases that can never be extricated from the system, but compelled to drag out a miserable existence the remainder of their lives. We say these are the men above all men that we are glad to see enjoy the latter part of life. But with all this we are now and have been envious of the Co. B. 10th Ind., Infantry, boys, they have so many good times each year, On the 8th of October they have a grand rally where they all meet at the home of one of the Company and the best man is the cne that has the best time. Then they arrange to have half a dozen ,minor "engagements, skirmishes as it were to the big feMt each year. Truly they aU believe life is what we make it. This year we found them on the 8th at Tom Kelsey's west of Darlington about a mile, one year older than when wb last saw them, but the same sociable jolly good natured set of old men tailing over the many scenes of the war. The departure of a few of their nnmber, some to other lands, some to that land where we are all so fast traveling from whence no soldier ever returns, hint all determined to enjoy Ills so long as under their control. We found there oomrades Stonebraker, President of the association: Swank, Secretary. McDaniel, Kelsey, 8am Bratton, Wert, Crane, Hauk, 0. Bratton, Harris, Custer, Moore, Fullenwider, Soott and Peterson, of Co. B. Then J. R. Lbm, of the 86th Regiment. Gilbert Gray Co. F. 10th Ind., David iDurbin,. 2nd Ohio, H. A Tice Crissman, Ind,, irofl SamS. Martin, 11th Ind., Cavalry.

The meeting was called to order by the President and the usual routine of business gone through with, after which*Jos. McDaniel made some pointed remarks as to the. location of the monument to represent the location of the 10th Regiment at the Battle of Chicamaugua it being in the wrong place. After he and comrade Wert made their explanation a resolution was offered and adopted signed by the members of the association asking the committee to change the location of said monuments. Then the election of officers was taken up and resulted in the election of Wm. Stonebraker, President J. S. Fullenwider, Vice Pres. Jacob Swank, Sc c'y. Gilbert Gray, Trea* Dinner was now announced, all that we need say was that it was a good one. Mrs. Kelsey was kindly ansintittd by many of her neighbors in the good work and all toere well fed. The meeting was again called to order. Some good selections of music were sung by R. C. Harper, G. D. Snyder and and their wives. Then Miss Dora Stubbins, of Yountsville, was called for and delivered a couple of recitations that cheered up the old boys, and proved herself a good speaker. Then Joe McDaniel arose cleared his throat, drew his handkerchief across his eyes and began making a speech, declaring all the time he could not make a speech, but he did, in a very fitting and appropriate, presented the host, Tom Kelsey, with a fine cane. The President then gave to Mrs. Kelsey a fine rocking chair, both of which were appreciated by the recipients, as this was their first annual m—ting since the death of. their brave com-, mander the following resolutions were adopted and ordered published and

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Fteaolved, That the organization of Co. B. 10th Reg., Ind. Volunteers, in the death of comrade and brother, Gen, M. D. Manson, we have lost an enthusiastic brother and a warm hearted companion and friend, who in his earnest resolute spirit enduring patlenee in his long suffering and his strong patriotic faith will ever be aa example whose emulation will make as stronger and better.

Resolved, That we extend to the family and friends of our comrade Manson, our warmest sympathy to their great loss to them, a loss to us and aloss to our county.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our comrade and brother, and to eaoh of the daily papers of Crawfordsville.

M. V. WIRT, JOHN SCOTT, J00™-

"Marching Through Georgia" was then sung by the company and the march homeward begun, promising to meet next year at the home of J. S. Fullenwider, in Boone county. Elihu and Sam Nicholson were missed from the crowd, they having gone South to assist in the reconstruction of that^i sunny land. Again we say we enjoy lfli such scenes and associations, cspeciafly since a number of them bring their ,'V wives with them each time, who, by their presence greatly assist in the festivities. S. S. M.

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