Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 20 August 1897 — Page 7
WEST SCHOOL HOUSE. Several from here went to Elmdale this week.
Frank Smith is seen in our midst quite often of late. Merve Shelton says Smartsburg has no attraction for him.
Oscar Martin and wife took dinner with Crawfordsville friends Sunday. The farmers of this vicinity have finished threshing their wheat and oats.
Ben and Titus Long with their families Rpent Sunday with James Campbell and family.
WHITE CHURCH•
John Sharp, of Ladoga, was in our vicinity Sunday. Sunday, Aug. 22, will be the harvest meeting at this place. We contemplate a good time.
Quite a number of our neighbors and friends attended old settlers' meeting at Sugar Plains last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, of near Ladoga, visited their daughters, Mrs. Ilyten Peflley and Mrs. Henry Grantham, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fisher and Eld. D. C. Campbell and Frank Johnson attended the harvest meeting near Mt. PleaBant last Sunday.
The neighbors, friends and relatives of the Bowers cemetery, one-hale mile north of this place, will meet Saturday morning to repair and clean off the rubbish.
Last Saturday waa the fourth annual reunion of the Jouknal correspondents and quite a large corps of them were present. Some of them were new faces, some were familiar, as w.e had met them when the association met before, and some we are sorry to say have gone to their beautiful home beyond. There was quite an interesting programme during the morning session, after which the Journal Comi'ANy gave a sumptuous dinner, for which everyone present was thankful. We feel like everyone ought to make their letters as interesting as possible and help our worthy paper, the Jouk-
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WILD CAT\
Thomas O'Herron went to Deer's Mill Monday. Uarry Kessler is home from, James town on a visit.
Johnny Lane has bought forty acres of land of this father. Mrs. Engle, of Lizton, spent a few day9 with her son at this place.
Mr. Surface and family, of Roach dale, are visiting relatives here. The Misses Lane visited their uncle, Tim Lane, near New Ross, Sunday
John Smith and son, Jodie, bought eighty acres of land of the Busenbark heirs.
Mr. aud Mrs. Crutchfield visited relatives near Waveland Saturday and Sunday.
Several from here attended old settlers' meeting at Sutherlin Springs last Thursday.
Li/.zie and Kathleen Slattery, Golda and Kate Engle spent Friday with Agnes Lane.
The Hostetter annual reunion was held Wednesday at the grove, east of the residence.
Mrs. Callahan aud children, accom panied by the former's aunt, spent Monday here with friends.
Mr. Knox and wife and Mr. Warfel and wife, of Ladoga, spent Sunday evening with N. G. Kessler and family.
A wheeling party came down from Crawfordsville Monday night and sur prised Miss Lizzie Slattery, who is vis iting her grandfather, Mr. O'Herron. Ice cream and cake were served and ail left at a late hour wishing Miss Slattery many more such surprises.
JAMESTOWN.
E. E. Camplin is sick. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Robens were at Ladoga Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wington and family of Ladoga, were here Sunday. Mrs. Mellie Conrad returned to her home in Frankfort last F'ricTay.
Mr. and Mrs. 01 Roberts were the guests of John Ashley's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Donoven, of Chicago, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pearlie Finch.
Miss Gertrude Proctor, of Thorn town, spent the week with Mrs. J. Magers.
Miss Maude Martin has been enter taining the Misses Caldwell, of Lado' ga, this week.
Warner Kessler, the new clerk at the New York Store, spent Sunday at Crawfordsville.
Mrs. Isham darting went to Indi anapolis Friday to take her sister to the insane hospital.
Misses Fannie Baringer, Ona Pol lard aid Nettie Steele attended the District Odd Fellows meeting at Leba non Friday. *•••. Mrs. Eva Banta Cook, who has been spending the summer with her father
I)r. Banta, returned to her home in LosAngelep, Cal., Monday morning. The young ladies of the M. E. church gave an ice cream social at the hall Saturday evening. Quite a large crowd was present. They made about 817.
Miss Nellie Patterson entertained her friends at the home of her grand mother, Mrs. J. H. Camplin, Thursday evening in honor of her birthday. The afternoon was spent in playing games Supper was served at o'clock. Many presents were received. The table was beautifully decorated with sweet peas and ferns.
SMARTSBURG
Mervin Shelton traded horses Satur day. Miss May Foust visited home folks Sunday.
Frank Warren is papa now. It's ten pound girl. Ira Henry and wife visited Geo. Ken nedy and family Sunday.
Florian McFeely, of Colfax, visited relatives here last week. Charles Miller and wife visited rel atiyes at New Ross Sunday.
The oats crop in this vicinity did not turn out as well as farmers expected Mrs. Jessie McFeely and daughte of Colfax, visited relatives here Sun day.
Revs. Doblv, Cox, Miller, Chopper. », and Smith will preach here at the Bap- Everson's Sunday
tist church the fifth Sunday in next onth. Everyone cprdially invited to attend.
Remember Rev. O E. Kelley's reguar appointments here every fourth Sunday.
A great many from here attended the Baptist Association at Elmdale last week.
The Red Men's pow-wow at Lafayette Thursday was well attended from this place.
James and Xora Gobel attended the ice cream supper at Mt. Zion church Saturday night.
EAST GARFIELD.
John Fiunay went to Forest Sunday. Harry Freeman has gone to Illinois to try to rent a farm.
A. W. Mote is plastering a house near Young's Chapel. Rev. J. S. Maxwell closed up_ ayear's work here last Sunday.
Hiram Foust has rented the Guntle farm south of Darlington. The correspondents that missed the reunion missed a great treat.
Joel Owsley had seventeen acres of wheat that made 423 bushels. Joseph Foust and wife, of New Market, visited relatives here Sunday.
John Wilkinson is preparing to build house on his farm south of Garfield. VVils Sands is talking of renting his farm and moving to Crawfordsville this fall.
Little Nellie Sims, of Wingate, is spending a few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. John Finney.
A number of our people are attending the Christian Conference held near Thorntown this week.
Miss Ella Thorruaurg, who has been isiting relatives and friends, returned to her home in Chicago Sunday.
The attendance at church was small last Sunday, as a great many of our people had gone oft' for a picnic.
Miss Jessie Milner has gone to Yoi'.ntsviUe on a visit. She also exacts to visit the Shades before her return.
Voris and Dill Finney ceme down from Forest on their wheels last wefk for a short visit with their father,
John
Finney. Hiram Foust and wife will move in with the latter's father, Jas Cline, near Kingsley Chapel. They will remain there until spring.
Oscar Haines and Horace Boston, of Pendleton, and Bruce Haycock, of Darlington, spent Tuesday here with their cousin, Miss May Haycock.
The threshing is all done in this neighborhood. The yield of wheat was better than was expected, but the yield of oats was not near so good.
Misses Jessie Milner, Artie and Ella Thornburg and Messrs. Elijah Cox, Walter Martin and C. P. Mote attended the ice cream supper at Wm. Rumble's last Saturday night.
LADOGA.
Dr.
Mrs
Hunt is quit poorly this
week. Mrs. John in Anderson.
Zimmerman is visiting
Fred Southers has gone to Michigan for his health. Our town would be O. K. if the cows were kept off the streets.
Mat Anderson and Geo. Linn were at Morgantown over Sunday. Bob Robbins and wife* of James town, visited their son, Bert, here Sunday.
Harry Anderson and wife, of Missouri. are visiting his father, J. T. Anderson.
Mr. Gray and family, of North Salem, visited his brother, John, over Sunday.
Bert Robbins was thrown from a horse one day last week and had an arm broken.
Mrs. Maud Mauck. of Crawfordsville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shinn.
Ed Conner and Miss Clara Pelliey, of Maple Grove, were married Sunday evening at o'clock at the home of the bride.
Misses Rena and Dora Peffley visited their grandmother, Mrs. J. S. Maxwell, of Crawfordsville, who is very poorly this week
Two lads were playing train Sunday and ran into each other on their wheels, hurting the boys badly and smashing their wheels.
A Mr. Williams, of Raccoon, was in town Monday night. His horse became frightened at a freight train, ran into it and broke its neck.
Bob Ashby is running two elevators here and is kept busy day and night He is averaging 1,000 bushels of corn and 1,500 bushels of wheat daily.
Mrs. Geo. F. Parker died Tuesday after a lingering illness. She was buried Thursday. Funeral service was preached by Rev. Ivy at the M. E church.
WHITESVILLE.
Samuel Layson is on the sick list Chas. Grisson was at Linnsburg Friday.
A. Linn, of Linnsburg, was here Tuesday. A. L. Byers had business at Ladoga Tuesday.
Bert Byers has dug a new well on his propety. Mrs. D. E. Crooks is visiting rela tives at Knightstown.
A new girl made her appearance a Chas. Everson's Sunday. The ice cream festival was a grand success. Receipts S29.75.
W. L. Goodbar and Roy Terry were in Brown county Sunday. Miss Crooks, of Putnam county, is here visiting her brothers.
Mrs. Ed Lollis and daughters spent Saturday at Crawfordsville. Mrs. Sina Goble was with Craw-fords-ville friends part of thi6 week.
Aurelius Jones and family, of State Line, are visiting relatives here. Twenty-eight tickets were sold her'e Tuesday for the Michigan City excursion.
Mrs. Harry Laymon and daughter visited'relatives at Raccoon part of last week.
James Armstrong and wife, of the State Capital, visited at James H.
Rev. Wm. Lawter will preach at the Christian church next Sunday at 10:30 o'clock. All invited.
We endeavored to attend the Jointxai, reunion but circumstances prevented our arrival until almost adjournment, but we arrived in time to to see a most intelligent gathering. We hope to see the full session at our next reunion and get acquainted with all the correspondents.
We see a number of threshing rings making reports oftheir work There was no record kept in our ring, but Hinkle Bros, threshed 1,122 bushels of oats in three hours and thirty minutes for Henry Davidson, and were stopped thirty minutes in that time. And this is no fairy story either.
John Armstrong1 and wife, P. Rett.inger and wife, Frank Linn and wife, Lee Chadwick and wife. Misses Ella Thompson and Ella Wingert, Roy Grepg, Emery Everson, Chas. Grissom, M. E. Barton aud Frank Oliver attended the famous tent revival meeting Sunday at Russellville and report a good time.
J. P. Everson and wife, J. N. Davidson, John Wright, Wm. Everson, Wm. Wingert and wife, Wm. Smith, Fred Crooks. Warner and Homer Davidson, M. E Barton, James Sanders, Jasper Faust, John Armstrong and wife, John Daly and wife, D. P. Rettinger and C. M. Grissom and wife were all at Crawfordsville, Saturday. '~„v
TIN KERSVILLE.
Mrs. Clo&sin is very sick. Miss Charity Chesterson is working in Crawfordsville.
Nelson Chesterson spent Sunday at Bert Chesterson's. Mr. Demoret threshed wheat and oats here last week.
Mrs VVm. Newlin and family, spent Thursday at Mrs Moore's. Several from here have been attending camp meeting the past week.
Fred Xevvlin is staying with his grandma, Mrs. Moore, this week. Miss Nora Warbinton has returned home to Ladoga after a two weeks isit with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Grimes, of Lebanon, spent Saturday night end Sunday with the latter's sister, Mrs. Magill.
Miss Pearl McCormick returned home from Elmer Branch's Thursday, where she has been working the past week.
RATTLESNAKE.
Miss Annie Hays is visiting Miss Sarah Coons. The corn is needing rain very much at the present time.
Mr. Beck is marketing his crop of sweet corn this week. Charley Ramsey and family are visiting relatives/ in Parke county this week.
Larkin Branch is going to sow fifty acres of wheat this fall. He says prosperity has come, sure.
James Gilliland and Will Largent will make temperance speeches at 'Hinch" the fitth Sunday.
Dr. Waldon and wife and Miss Annie Dickerson, of New Market, were the guests of W. B. Galey Sunday.
Miss Sarah Coons has the most beautiful flowers that any one ever looked at. She is a great lover of flowers.
Braxton Cash has the finest flock of sheep on the creek. He has eight ewes that raised eighteen lambs this year.
W. J. Coons and family, Joseph Layson and family and D. L. Thompson and family went to the camp meeting at Russellville last Sunday.
The Gilliland & Douglas machine threshed the wheat and oats in the "Rattlesnake ring" this week and last. The following1 is the list of farmers, and the number of bushels secured from their respective farm: un. liu.
WHEAT. OATS. RYE.
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Hert Busenbark 26'2 Hert .Johnson 471 Larkin Branch 67-1 Henry Davis :J47 GeorgeJCoons 09 Terldy Uoons 211 William Largent 860 James Hardee 173 James ^Gilliland 455 Geonre Davis 49!! Sam Hunt 47« 770 David White 500 James Gafey 127 Brack Cash 294 325 Coons and LaysOu... 147 George Wert 67 206 •loseub Lryson 72 James Harrington... 193
OATS.
soo 620 SI 7
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Totals.. .5,500 3,217 278
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A Notable Event
Of a notable occasion will be the Special sale of Wash Goods in our Grand Discount Sale. We are determined to close out our entire stock of these goods and will make prices accordingly. The materials are all perfect, colorings are beautiful and designs are the latest productions of leading domestic and foreign printers .V j*
Here is a List of Prices That Cannot BeTTlatched in the State:
50 pieces Cotton Challie, light grounds, floral and geometrical designs' in all cojors, a fine soft cloth well worth 5c per yard, at
2 l-2c Yd.
100 pieces full width, light ground Shirting Prints, neat designs and small figures, absolutely fast colors, worth 5c per yard at
2 3-4c Yd.
100 pieces best quality dress style Prints, including Simpson's Blacks, Indigo Blue, best quality Turkey^Red and choice styles fancy prints, worth 6c per yard, at
3 3-4c Yd.
50 pieces genuine Irish Lawns, 40 inches wide, neat designs and fast colors, worth 12£c, and 100 pieces Linen, Brode's Dotted Swiss, Organdies, Dimities, and various other wash goods in all imaginable shades and are worth 10c to 124c per yard. Choice
4 3-4c Yd.
150 styles fine domestic Organdies, Lappets, Lace Stripes Lattice Checks, and other beautiful cloths, handsomely printed in the latest designs and colorings, worth 15c to 18c per yd, only
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50 pieces fine French and German Organdies, Tissue Brode's Novelty Ginghams and other fancy wash stuffs worth 18c, 20c, 25c and 35c, choice only
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50 pieces finest imported Wash Stuffs such as Organdies, Dimities, fine Linens, Etc., worth 25c, 29c, 39c and 50c per yard. Choice
17c Yd.
Don't delay your purchase. This is the grandest offering of Wash Stuffs ever made in Crawfordsville and the selling will be brisk. Come early and get the choicest designs.
All the bargains advertise! in last week's paper are-on sale. Every article in our immense stock is being offered at
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