Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 March 1896 — Page 12

WEEKIY JOURNAL.

ESTABLISHED IN 1845.

FRIDAY, MARCH G, 18B5.

Wanted—A Preacher.

A lady of this city while rummaging "through some old papers last Sun Saturday afternoon ran across a poeti•cal gem which was pasted in a scrap book thirty-five years ago. 'As many •of its points are peculiarly applicable to-day to churches over the country we reproduce it:

"We have boon without a pastor, Some eighteen months or more, And though candidates are plenty—.

We've had at least a score, All of them tip top preachers, Or so their letters ran— 'But we're just as far as over

Krom settling on tbo man.

Tho first who came among us Wasby no means the worst ,• .v Hut then we did not.think of of him-

Because he was theglrst, .* It being quite the cul^Otn To sacriUce a few, V' 'Before the church in ournost

Determined what to do. 'There was a smart young fellow With serious, earnest 7 Who but for ouo

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Had surely won the* Who left so good ttopn

Ou Mondiiy, ohe.oi W "Weut round awonw the To see if he ^ould do. *rhe pious, godly portion

Hadnot a fault to And. a a a in re a in They thought the very kind .And all went smooth and pleasant

Until they had the views •Of some influential sinners, Who rent the highest pews.

••On these his pungent dealing Made but a sorry hit, The coat of gospel teaching

Was quite too tight a lit. Of course his fate was settlod— Attend, ye parsons all 1 And preach to suit the sinner lfyouwouldgocacall.it

•Next came a spruce young dandy, He wore his hair too long. Another's coat was shabby,

And his voice was not o'er strong. •And one McCormlck student Was worse than all of those,—

We couldn't hear the sermon For thinking of his nose.

Then weary of candidates. We looked the country through, "'Mid doctors and professors

To tiud one that would ao, -And after much discussion On whom should bear the ark, With tolerable agreement

We fixed on Dr. Parke.

Here then, we thought it settled,. But were amazed to iind Our llattering invitation "Respectfully declined." "We turned on Dr. Hopkins

To help us lu the lurch. Ho strangely thought his college Had claims above our churcn. .Next, we despatched committees

By twos and three*, to urge, 'The labors for a Sabbath OI ttie iievereud Shallow Splurge. He came—a marked sensation,

So wonderful his style, •Followed the creakiug of his boots, AB ho pussod up the aisle.

His tones were so affecting, His gestures so divine.

lady falned in the hymn Before the second line. •And on that day he gave us, lu accents clear aud loud, The greatest pruyer ever addressed •To au enlightened crowd.

lie preached a double sermon Aud gave us angel's food, On sucn a lovely topic,— "The Joys of solitude." All full of sweet descriptions

Of liowers aud pearly streams, 'Of warbling birds, ana moon-lit groves, And golden sunset beams.

Of faith, and true repentance fie nothing had to .-ay Jle rounded all the corners,

Aud smoothed the rugged way. Managed with great adroitness To entertain and please, Aud leave the sinner's conscience

Completely at its ease.

Nineteen hundred was the salary Wo gave if former days— •We thought it very liberal,

Aud tuuud It hard to raise— But when we took the paper, We had no need to urge To raise a cool two thousand ifot uie Reverend Shallow Splurge.'

An vain were all our efforts, Webad no chance at all ^Ve found ten cliy churches

Had given him a call. And tie Ifl prayerful waiting', Was keeplnK all in tow. But. where they bid toe highest .• *Twa? whispered he would go.

And now, good Christian brothers, Wo ask your earnest prayers, That God will send a shepherd

To guide our church affairs. We'll pay nineteen hundred dollars, To a seven thousand man, Who will fill our pews with scholars

And keep us in the van.

Sold.

R. B. Bryant & Co. have sold the Mary L. Furguson property to Rolla -E. Monroe for $515,

Obild Adopted.

Wm. and Sarah Martin, of Wayne township, Tuesday adopted the infant child Maroa J. Carter.

Fair Association Meets.

The county Fair Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at the court house on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.

Start Home the 19th.

...' Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Waugh, Mrs. McMaken and Miss Lizzie Remley will start home from from Los Ageles, Cal.,

Abe 19th of this month.

New Grocery.

'Robert Jackman has purchased the "Vansandt grocery on John street and will operate it hereafter. Mr. Jackman is an experienced grocer and he will maintain a strictly first class establishment.

Twelve Hundred Miles to Hearse.

There has been a great many deaths in and about Waynetown lately and the undertaker of that place, Mart Birdsell. has been kept busy all the time. Many of his trips have been long aad tiresome ones. His record shows that from January 1 to February 38 his TEAM traveled 1,200 miles to a hearse.

H. W. Mara hall Betlrea.

Lafayette Courier Deary W. Marshall has retired from the presidency -of the LaFayette Bridge company, •having disposed of the majority of

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•stock to Wallace Marshall and Everett S. Vawter. Wallace Marshall succeeds him as president and manager of the company and the buisness will be carried on as before.

P4RKBBSBDRO.

The Parkersburg school" closed Friday. Mrs. Dr. Hyten is visiting near Ladoga.

Miss AddieLookabaugh is visiting in Greencastle. Will McCaw and wife moved to Dr. Bilbo's farm this week.

Miss Jane Fendley, whe has been quite sick, is convalescent. Wm. Pendleton has engaged Chas. Lane for the coming season.

Misses Cora Hyten and Etta Gardner visited the Raccoon school last Friday.

Daily Hyten and wife visited the latter's parents in Greencastle this week.

The Leaker correspondent called on Miss Etta Gardner and mother Monday evening.

Mrs. Lucy Rogers, of near Roachdale. visited her mother, Mrs. Nancy Rogers, here last Sunday.

Mrs. Mattie Johnson visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barton Grider, of Roachdale, the first of the week.

A trial was held at the school house here Saturday between Andrew Warbritton and the Midland railroad. Mr. Warbritton received judgment for S95 for some stock which had been destroyed.

The primary department of the Raccoon school, taught by Miss Etta Brothers, closed last Friday. A sumptuous repast was spread by the patrons of the school and all present seemed to have had a very enjoyable time.

LINDEN,

V. H. Miller, Miss Nettie Russell and others are having the grip and W. A. Bowman is convalescing.

It is reported that Prof. A. S. Fraley will hold the schools ten days longer free if the school will furnish the heat. If they do not this week ends the Linden schools.

Miss Fannie Edwards has written her doctor here that she arrived home safely but as yet is no better. It will take along time to restore her to her former self. Overwork and anxiety caused it all.

Kirk Thewlis and wife, who went to Iowa with J. P. Vanscoyoc's family to stay if they liked the country, landed here on Friday of last week. They spoke for a dwelling house before they arrived. Looks like they had come to stay.

John Shanklin is now the manager of the livery and feed barn here having bought out J. G. Rush, who is now half owner of the bakery, grocery and lunch couuter in the brick and in the postoffice building with J. M. Croy as foreman and Sam Holiday assistant in the bakery.

The effects of the union meetings conducted by Miss Fannie Edwards at the Methodist church can be seen plainly as ninety-six additions and about sixty conversions and a larger attendance at the meetings tells something has been going on in the hearts of the people.

About forty new members have been added to the Christian church since the union meetings commenced, and fifty-six to the M. E. church. The major part of all have been converted and attended the meetings and take part in speaking, singing and praying, and some have erected family altars that never did the like before the Fannie Edwards meetings.

The temperance people of this township have said by signing a remonstrance against the county Commissioners granting license to John Loftus and others that may apply hereafter for two years and have a majority of the legal voters of the township, but the pool tables are still running in the Linden Exchange without license the same as with them some of the time.

The continuous work for eight weeks preaching and persuading sinners to be converted was a little more than sister Fannie Edwards could stand and her nerves gave away, besides she has heart trouble and her doctor thought she ought to rest up for a few weeks, and she left here in company with her father on Friday night of last week for her home in Richmond. She may come to Eomney to hold meetings and she may ziot.

Some of the members of Linden Lodge, No. 393, I O. O. F., by invitation of Randolph Lodge. No. 376, I. O. 0 F., at Romney, went up and did initiatory and first degree work on last Saturday night and report having a good time. They will go back and help that lodge again when it is convenient to do so. That lodge, like ours, is on the boou and has much good material.

At the meeting of McPherson Post, No. 7, G. A. R., on the 7th, J. S. Bennett expects to be in

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lain and is desirous of seeing all comrades in the hall to assist in the muster of a comrade. Let there be a good attendance of those that live in and near the citv. If comrades that live out in the country can attend why not ilio&e that live in the city. Twelve miles is a long way to drive after 9 p. m. to get home and some live that far 'away.

The young people that have been benefitted by the late union meetings organized a Young Men's Christian Association last Sunday evening after the close of the Sunday school. They elected the following officers:

President—Wm. Keeney. Vice-President,—Elmer Galbreath. Secretary—J. S. Vanscoyoc. Treasurer—Ed Nickols. Sixty names were enrolled aud more will be added. The name of the association is the Fannie Edwards Y. M. C. A. of Linden.

SWAMP COLLEGE. •.

J. H. Allen is making maple

Byrup

this Spring. Adam Hester and Eli Grimes have replenished their wood piles.

Robert Williams has moved in the house where Taylor Swope moved out. Bob will

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this

Bummer.

John W. GofE is still improving his farm with wire fence this spring. He believes in having a good fence.

Mr. Hazlett's wife died Feb. 26th. She was a member of the Methodist church and a good Christian lady. She leaves a husband and many friends to mourn her loss.

Little George Graham was badly kicked Friday, Feb. 28th. He is in a

critical condition. The doctor says he does not know how badly he is hurt. The horse was rough shod. He was kicked in the stomach. We hope he is not hurt as badly as reported.

A. W. Shrader went to Veedersburg Thursday to see his brother. Fred W. Shrader. He was teaching school at that place. He reports a fine visit there. He visited the factories at Veedersburg. He was at the factory where the fire bricks are made.

Uncle Elsey Vanscoyoc died on February 26th, at Stoaway, Kan. He was brought to Russellville on February 28th. Mr. Vanscoyoc was born in Kentucky in March, 1811, and would have been 85 years old this month. He was a minister of the gospel. He leaves a number of relatives aud friends to mourn his death. He was interred in the cemetery at Russellville. The funeral took place at the Methodist church.

SAIARTSBUKG.

Meeting here at the Baptist church Sunday morning. Mrs. Bruce Mastin has been on the sick list the past week.

Jas. Simpson, of Franklin county, visited John Mastin and family last Saturday.

Rev. Chas. F. Bushnell, the pastor of St. Johu's Universalist church, of Crawfordsville, will preach here at the Christian church the fifth Sunday in this month at 11 o'clock a. m.

Meeting closed here at the Christian church Thursday night of last week with one addition. The brother will be immersed at our regular meeting day, the fourth Sunday in this month.

Rev. Johnston will preach here the fourth Sunday and Sunday night in this month and also the Saturday before. There is talk of holding a revival meeting here at that time. Everyone cordially invited to attend.

Chas. Miller, John McCullough. Lily McCullough, Mamie Miller, Pet Posey and Lida Green attended the Sunday school convention at New Ross last Friday and report a good time. They also state that the State convention will be held at Crawfordsville in June. Everyone should try and attend.

NORTH UNION.

Aunt Margaret Childers has been quite sick, but is better now. Aunt Susan McCoy, of Crawfordsville, is visaing at Tude Hamilton's.

Mrs. J. N. Britton returned Monday from a visit with her son at Frankfort. Edgar Rice went to Crawfordsville, Saturday to try the teacher's examination.

Mrs. Emma Davis and daughter, of Lebanon, are visiting at Uncle Jimmie Foster's.

Miss Mabel Hamilton returned Saturday from a week's visit with friends on Black Creek.

Uncle Jimmy Foster is very poorly again. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery.

George Whitesel spent a few days last week with home folks. His health is n'ot vary much improved.

Miss Jennie Hamilton went to Crawfordsville, Saturday, tc spend a few days with Miss Maud Reece.

Miss Josie Whitesel took her brother George to Elmdale, Sunday, and attended the Quick sale near New Richmond, Monday.

The spring moving has begun. Frank Nichol will move back to his own place, and Chas Rice will move into the house vacated by Nichol.

FINK BLUITir.

Cliff Linn moved to his farm last Tuesday. Chas. Finch began working for Newt Everson last Monday at $15 per month.

Mrs. Lillie Burkholder and little son of Bellmore, spent most of the week at Jacob Caster's.

Some of the young people of this place attended the last day of school at Watkius and report a good time.

Harve Morris had some me$t stolen. It 6eems as though who stole it knew just where to find it without bunting very much.

Hannibal and Allie Finch met with quite an accident last Wednesday. Their horse got scared, upset the buggy and as luck would have it nothing was hurt but the buggy and harness broken.

What they say: There will be meeting at Union Hill next Sunday some of the young folks went to Jacob Caster's last Thursday night to eat taffy. Han Finch is making slat, fench for R. Finch this week Jacob Johnson is able to be out again Clint Stamps is moving on Mrs. Walker's farm west of Mace.

COTTAGE GKOVE.

Clifford Harper has lung fever. Stenard Maguire is improving. Protracted meeting at Potato Creek will probably close soon.

Mrs. Brooks is visiting her daughter Mrs. Price, near White Church. Following are the names of those who were neither absent nor tardy during the term at Cottage Grove, taught by Miss Cline: Rose Maguire, Fairy Maguire, Earl Maguire,-Monroe Pittman, Charley Cook, Earl Cook and Grace Cook.

School closed at Potato Creek last Friday, and in honor of the occasion the friends and patrons came in with well filled baskets and at noon spread a sumptuous feast, of which all partook, and of the fragments there must have been the traditional twelve bassetfuls. Miss Casey has taught a most successful school, and was greatly liked by pupils and patrons, as was verified that day. Rev. Rayle was present and made some appropriate remarks, as did also Trustee Custer.

GRAVELLY KUN.

Miss Mabel Peebles has returned from a visit with relatives in Indianapolis.

Miss Grace Binford, of Garfield, was the guest Friday of her sister, Mrs. Ed Wilkinson.

Lock wood Vannice will act as general manager on the farm for Henry Lutz this summer.

Mesdames Ella Warren and Emma Bird attended the Elmore-Crowder wedding at Kingsley's Chapel on Wednesday of last week.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Pritchard attended the county Sunday school convention at New Ross last Friday and gave an interesting report to the school last Sunday morning.

C. E. Butler, the gravel road superintendent for this district, assisted by J, Francis, put the Overcoat road in a little better shape by using the road scraper between here and Shannondale last Friday.

Miss Ethel Lynch pleasantly entertained her Sunday sih»iol class last Sunday afternoon. Those present were: Floyd Johnson, Roy Pritchard, Roy and Herbert Peebles, Delia Lutz, and Claude, Clifford and Mabel Quigg.

Okal Hall and Archie .Peebles, two of our school boys, successfully passed the township examination held at Darlington recently, and will we presume favor their friends with an oration at the township commencement.

Our neighborhood is besieged at present by hucksters, agents and peddlers, and a little later on the smooth, musical voice of the fishmonger, assessor, and the ever ready candidate will resound through our rural district, betokening that spring and the campaign year of 1896 is at hand.

BKOWN'S VALLEI.

Mrs. Nannie Williams is not so well. Mrs. Myrtle Carrington has returned from a two weeks' visit at New Market.

Charley Moody and mother, of Frankfort, are visiting ^at G. S. Davis' this week.

Abner Herod and family, of Terre Haute, are visitingiLewis Reynolds for a short time.

Several of the young folks attended the chicken roast at W. S. Muck's sugar camp last Monday night.

Hurrah for Brown's Valley!. 'We are going to have a telephone. It will stop in Lewis Rendall's drug store.

G. S. Davis and family went to Crawfordsville to attend the birthday dinner in honor of Mrs. Ann Clements.

Meeting at the Baptist church Sunday morning and night, and the B. Y. P. U. at 6 o'cclock Sunday evening.

Jesse Carrington and wife will move to Russellville this week, where Jesse will paint buggies. We hate to give them up.

Georgie- Graham, who was kicked by a horse last Friday and was not expected to live over night, has revived and is some better.

James Leonard, of Russellvile, was called to Crawfordsville, Sundav,. to attend the funeral of little Alma Leonard, of Muncie.

Several from here attended the all day meeting at .New Market, Friday, and report a good time. A fine dinner was served in the hall.

Mrs. Tempie Dodds was calfed here Thursday by the death of her grandfather, Elza Vanscoyoc, of Kansas. He was brought to Russellville for burial.

George Daily shot at Ed Hedrick's dog last week but didn't kill it. Hedrick had Daily arrested for carrying concealed weapons, and it cost Daily $13.85. That was a dear shot for Mr. Daily.

The school will give an entertainment here in the hall, Mar. 13. There will be two plays presented and lots of speeches. All are cordially invited to come and enjoy themselves, as the teachers have prepared a grand programme for that night.

WHITE CHURCH.

Rev. Sykes will preach at Center school house this week. Johnny Rettinger will work for Hugh Moffett this summer.

Josh Saidla has moved to their new place, near the Fisher school house. This community has been attending meeting at Potato Creek the past two weeks.

Ira Fisher and wife will move on their farm, north of Bowers, in the near future.

Noah Royer and family started Monday for their new home in Iowa. Levi Fisher bought the farm.

Hugh Campbell, of near Kirkpatrick, died Monday and was buried Tuesday at the Peterson cemetery.

Mrs. Amanda Harshb&rger, of near Clark's Hill, has bought the Will Bowen place, and moved Friday.

Hugh Peterson, Ace Cook, Jesse Campbell and Edith Rettinger attended church at Potato Creeek Sunday evening.

The patrons of the school at Center surprised the teacher, Miss Grace Hall, very pleasantly with a dinner on the last day of school. The evening was spent with declamations and dialogues and all seemed to have a good time. The teacher has performed her work well.

Last Friday night as four young people from Darlington were returning from the dance at Will Long's they were running a race and their horses became unmanageable and ran off, upsetting the buggy and throwing the occupants out, hurting them quite seriously. Beware of racing! -..

NUMBER EIGHT.

Jim Miller sold some hogs to James Coleman last week. A. P. .All hands moved on Will Murphy's farm this week.

Wm. Murphy moved to his farm, north of Elmdale, Tuesday. Sarah Cowan sold a cow to Mr. Fink, of Crawfordsville, last week.

Several from this vicinity attended the party at Charley Daisey's Monday night.

There has been protracted meeting at the Liberty church during the past two weeks.

The sale at John Quiggle's Monday was well attended. The cows sold for good prices, but the other things brought about average prices.

C. S. Cowan delivered nine hogs to George Utterback, at Waynetown, last week. They were only two years old and weighed 280 pounds on an average.

LADOGA.

Judge Harney was here last*week. Harry Eldrickson has moved to town.

Wm. Layne visited at Uncle Silas Davies' Wednesday. Ch{LS. Snyder and family have returned from the WeBt.

Jonathan Fletcher, of Missouri, is visiting John Campbell. Mrs. Martha Canine visited her siBter, Mrs. Davis, over Sunday.

Harve Barnes moved in Jas. Britts'

house in the west part of town. A1 Agee has moved into George Harney's house in the north part of town.

Miss Laura Bratton, of Missouri, is visiting her cousin, Wm. Peffley, this week.

Wm. Harshbarger and family, of Waveland, visited Bob Robbins this week.

W. L. Anderson has commenced making his hot beds and has cabbage plants up.

Elder Brown, of Greenceatle, closed his meeting at the Christian church here Sunday night.

Tom Gregory and Tom Brand called on Dr. Hunt, of North Ladoga, and had some teeth extracted Tuesday night.

POSSUM KIDGE.

Allen Miles went to Crawfordsville Saturday last and purchased a Princess breaking plow.

Miss Julia Whittington is still on the sick list and was quite sick last week, but is some better at this writing

We learn one of our old neighbor boys, Wm. Mulliken, near Mace, has sold his farm and purchased another near by.

Mrs. Julia Whittington is quite

Get right down and laugh. Have it out. Ha! ha! and hel he! all you want to. You think it a joke-on us- because we got too many Heating Stoves. What if we do sell at one-half of the regular price, its better than keeping them over until next

Winter, and isn't it saving for those who buy? If you need one come and see them. We also have our store full of Furniture, Carpets and Hardware and February 1st is our invoicing time. All the goods we can turn-into cash is to our advantage

and the same to -yours, for we will make a discount on everything in the house during the month of January. Pay no attention to cost sales, as they only show you rubbage which has accumulated for years and can't sell them at any price. Our goods are all new and up to date. We lead the furniture

trade of this city and glad of it. We got it by studying the wants of the trade, keeping the stock full up. Remember this is the only house in the city who can fit a couple out complete for housekeeping, such as Dishes, Stoves, Carpets, Win

dow Shades, Furniture, and Hardware, and by consolidating your whole purchase with us we will guarantee you a saving of 10 to 15 per cent on the bill. Why can we do it? Let us tell

you. If you buy a stove from one place you pay them the regular profit buy a carpet from another it is the same thing, window shades the same, furniture the same and so on. With us we make it an object for you to buy of us, because we make a reduction on the whole bill, and that is what you want.

Our want is your trade. So don't forget us when you want anything in our line. Respectfully Yours, *.

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and Dr. Williams, of Brown's Valley, makes daily visits. Her recovery is indeed doubtful.

Geo. Risk will move this week near Danville this State, and Granville Smith, of Linden, will move in the house he vacated which he recently purchased. Consideration SI,600.

RUSSKIXVIE.LE. V-.V

Henry Glover has returned from Illinois. Jesse Carrington has bought Miller Clark's property.

Mrs. L. A. Hazlett died last Saturday from erysipelas. A. W. Wilson has moved to Wave-

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land and taken charge of the hotel there. D. T. Burton has rented the flouring mills for three years and will remain here. This insures our people good flour.

J. Burnside says he has sold more goods in February this year for cash than he did last year when doing a credit business.

Father John Stallard is yet living, although it was thought that he could live but a few hours at any time for the past three months.

Aaron A. Graham is moving to his farm in Montgomery county. His son George was severely hurt last week by a vicious horse kicking him.

Mrs. J. W. Straughn has moved back to the farm. The Doctor keeps his office here and goes home of nights. Dr. C. E. Moore offices with him.

RATTLESNAKE. -i

Uncle Henry Win ton is quite feeble. Jas. Coons is visiting his son George Coons at present.

Joseph Burk has gone to Illinois to work this summer. Mrs. Mary Surface is visiting W. B. Galey and family this w^ek.'

Virginia Swindler called on W. J. Coons and family last Monday. Grace Harrington spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister in the city.

Milford Surface is working for Geo. Davis. Will work for him all summer, Mrs. George Wert is very sick at present with tonsoletis of the throat and catarrh Dr. Dayidson is treating her.

McKinley first, last and all the time is what the Republicans on the creek say.

Joseph Layson moved to Samnel Galey's farm last week. Adam Vancleave has moved to .the farm that Jos. Layson moved from

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