Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 October 1897 — Page 3

'VOL. 50—NO. 43

HOOSIER

Building and Loan

Has plenty

nf

MONEY TO LOAN

On basis of 4 ana 5 per cent, on short notice, on easy terms without commission. Apply to

JOHN

n.

D. C. BARNHILL,

Funeral Director and Embalmer.

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Arbuclcles, Lions and Java CofTee, 10c 15c Lewis Lye, 6c. Tar Soap, 4c. 15c Table Oil Cloth, 10c. 25c Floor Oil Cloth, l'.)c. 30c Floor Oil Cloth, 21c. 35c Floor Oil Cloth 25c.

Cloaks.

£12.50 Cloaks, 37.9S. 810 Cloaks, 80.75. SS Cloaks, S5.9S. So Cloaks, §2.98. S4 Cioaks, SI.98. Full line long and short Cloaks for children, 9S cents up to $5.

CRAWPOHDSVILLE, IIND,

All grades of poods carried in stock. Calls attended day and night. Office 213 S Washington St. Residence 415 S. Washington St.. John B. Swank, Assistant. Telephones No. 61^81^83

How Very Shabby!

Is the remark people make about, old Harness, to themselves. "Any old tiling" isn't, (rood euoujfh for your horse. He likes style as well as you do. Uuy a set of hand made harness of 11

Joe. E. Fisher.

It. will put, lire into bis step and giro a proud arch to his neclc.^sKemember, people are judged by the clothes they wear, also bv the clothes their horses wear, llemeniber, that it cost but little more to get pood hand-made, serviceable poods, and it pays. See our line of ltobes and Blankets. Buggies at reduced prices. South Washington St., Crawfordsville. Clore's Block.

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THE GIRLS WILL LIKE YOU^YOUR WIFE WILL. NEVER FORGET 7C TO LOVE YOU IF YOU WEAR ONE OF THOSE

Handsome Suits-:

-MADE BY-

ricCalip & Smith^

Y. /VI. C« A.. Building

BOTTOM PRICES

IN REACH OF ALL

HaTiriK sola all my thoroughbred Kams for this year have 20 head of cross-bred Kam •Lamb Oxford Shropshire and Southdown crosses. These lambs are now lit for service. Wil weigh 140 pounds. Price 110.00. This is the last sale on grade stuff at these prices. These jrrades are (Irst-class in all respects. Get there, Eli: If you want some of the new blood. No more grade will be offered after this year. A hint, to the wise should bring you hustling

CHAS. ROUINTREB,

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Association

SCHULTZ, Sec.

Grocery Department.

i0c German Sweet Chocolate 3 for 10c 15c Brooms for 8c. 25c Cocoa for 15c.

N YOUNTSVILLE, I IND.

MONEY TO LOAN

On Farm and City Property, Good Notes Cashed.

FRANK C. EVANS & CO.

(Successors to Evans & Cox.)

111 North Green Street.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.

Beginning To-Morrow We Offer to Our Patrons the Following Bargains:

fluslins, Etc.

10c Lonsdale, Fruit, Masonville Bleached Muslin, G'^c. SKc Bleached Muslin, Gc. 7%c Bleached Muslin, 5G.

Best Unbleached Muslin 4j£c. 8jiC Best Ginghams, 4Jc. All calicos, including Simpson Black American Blues, Turkey Reds, 4J^c 10c Flannelettes, 7}jC.

Full line Black and Fancy DreBS Goods just arrived. Ladies' 5nc Underwear, 29c.

Ladies' 45c 25c. Ladies'35c 19c. Ladies' Union Suits, 35c. Children's Union Suits, 23c.

Skirts.

Full line Ladies' Skirts from 75c up to S4.98.

The above bargainse offer for a few days only. Therefore don't delay calling and securing them before it is too late.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

MATH IAS MOUNT VANCLEAVE.

Till! ARCII Klder of tile Old School Ituptisl Cliureli Dies Alter a I.OIIK Illness.

Elder Mathias Mount Vancleave, the well known divine of the Old School Baptist church, died Tuesday morning about 1 o'clock at his home on south Walnut street He had been in failing health for many months, but only during t.be last few weeks had he been bedfast. The funeral occurred on Thursday

morning

In the fall of 1S24, Benjamin Vancleave came to Montgomery county aDd settled eight miles south of Crawfordsville, where he secured seven hundred acrPo cf land, and here bis death occi*'.'«jd about the year 1852. his widow surviving him until 1871. Mathias was the eldest cf a family of nine children, of whom four are yet living.

Mathias started out in life for himself upon eighty acres of land given him by his father, and then he was married. The name of his wife was Nancy Nicholson and he was united to her in 1830. Her parents were Henry and Nancy NichoUoo, who lived two ond one-half miles north of Crawfordsville. After one year upon the farm Mr. Vancleave came out upon the prairie and entered two hundred acres near Linden, and then bought out the heirs of his father-in-law and moved upon that farm, where h?. continued for five years.

At this time Mathias laid out the village of Brown's Valley, in Brown township, on land that he had bought from hi6 father. At that time John Milligan had laid out the town of Waveland, and it was decided to have a meeting to decide which the most desirable spot upon which to lay out a town. Still another man named Helminson had laid out a town, but when the vote was taken it was decided that the location of Mr. Vancleave's land was the best for the town center. This was in 1S36 and that year Mathias traded the old homestead for a

Capes.

Full line Plush Capes from $2.98 to 815.

Silk Velvets.

81.50 Silk Velvet, 98c. SI 09c. 75c 49c.

Window Shades.

Full line Window Shades complete with spring roller, 10c and up,

Millinery.

Full line pattern Hats and Bonnets just arrived to be sold at half price. 09c Tam O'Shanters, 39c. 50c 29c. 25c 15c.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21), 1897—TWELVE PAGES.

at 10:.!0 o'clock at

the Old School Baptist church, on south Walnut street. In connection with the demise of Elder Vancleave a little incident is told which is suggestive of the story of "Grandfather's Clock." In the aged Elder's possession was a clock which he had owned since early life and which until Monday afternoon was a most reliable choronometer. Monday afternoon, however, at 4 o'clock it stopped wholly without apparent cause, and all efforts to 6tart it failed. Just twelve hours later its owner passed away. llev. Mathias Mount Vancleave was one of the old settlers of this section and had a life full of adventure and experience. He was born nine miles from Shelbyville, on Bull Creek, Ky., March 20, 1810. At this place Benjamin Vancleave and Daniel Boone had made a settlement in early days and were closely connected in their hunting and trapping experiences, and the history of that day mentions Grandfather Vancleave in connection with the famous Kentucky pioneer. The son of this Benjamin Vancleave was the father of our subject, and his mother was Mary Mount, the daughter of Mathias Mount.

stock of goods at Delphi, and there he continued for one year. At that time a canal was being built there, and he secured the right to make a waterpower upon the creek north of Crawfordsville. Here he erected a frontier mill, including a carding-mill and a hominy machine, and in 1S38 he secured a tract of land here and made this his home. At this place he had a fine spring, and this made it a desirable place of residence.

Here he continued for twenty-two years, engaged in the furniture business, which ho carried on with success. The mill power which contributed so much to his success in life was for a twenty-foot over-shot wheel and he secured the firbt engine that was ever erected in Crawfordsville. For six years he lived upon a farm in Fredericksburg, but in 1805 he returned to this city and lived here until his death. In 1832 he was licensed to preach and filled the Union church at Waveland, Swentsburg, Indian Ureelt and Crawfordsville, and was ordained in 1850 as a minister in the Baptist church. His ministrations were always welcome, as he was a good and able expounder, and he never asked a cent of pay.

In his political opinions, he was formerly a Whig, but of late years voted with the Democratic party. The death of his wife in 1S53 left him with a family as follows: Lovina and Benjamin, who died in early life Ser.* th& wife of James McCabe, an at- ruey and politician of Williamson- Win. N., who for ten years was a i: s" jr for McNiel «fc Higgins, in C-hiutj. now living in Crawfordsville Samuel M., who is a salesman in Kansas City. Mo. Dorcan Ann, Mrs. John Hunt, of this city and Joel L., who died in 1873, at the age of 30 years.

Mr. Vancleave was married a second time, on the 4th of October, 1S53, this union being wiili Miss Charity Hunter, of Whitesvilie, who only lived a few years, and at her death left four daughters, as follows: Jane, who is Mrs. M. McCoy, of Lebanon, Ind. Adeline, who is Mrs. W. W. May, of Minneapolis, Minn Martha who wa6 Mrs. Saul Kepler, of this place, where she died and Mary M., who was Mrs. Mart Heaton, and died here. He wa6 married a third time, October 20, 1S05, this time to Mrs. Mary E. Walker, the widow of Archibald Walker, of New Ross. Her maiden name was Harris. She was* the daughter of Hon. Thomas E. Harris, of Virginia, who came to Montgomery county in 1830 and served a term in the State Legislature in 1.850. Mrs. Vancleave had one daughter, Elizabeth Walker, who married Joseph Fisher one year later.

The first couple married by Elder Vancleave was in 1*847, when he united Thomas Doyle ana Mary Davis. He performed about eight hundred marriage services, many more than any one else in the county and probably in the State.

You Can't Sell Ouuil.

The open season for hunting quail in Indiana is from Nov. 10 to Jan. 1. But even during this time it is unlawful to kill quail to sell or take out of the State. If you want quail on toast you have to go out after them or have some kind friend give you some. The statute which was made by the last legislature makes it "unlawful to pursue or kill within this State for purposes of sale, barter, traffic or removal from State any quail, rullled grouse or pinnated grouse."

The State T.ibrarian Wishes Information. W. E. Aenry, the State Librarian, is preparing a complete bibliography of Indiana and to that end wishes to know the author, title and date of publication of every book, pamphlet or magazine article written by any Indiana man or woman from the earliest date to the present, regardless of the subject or merit of the publication. He requests readers of TUB JOUKXAI, to forward to him at Indianapolis any information they may have.

A Good Feime iMachinc.

The old rail fence has long been doomed and it has been a tug of war between a great variety of fences as to which Bhould succeed it in general use and popularity. There are many good fences but one of the neatest and best is that built with the Little Giant Fence Machine. It makes six oreight varieties of fence, all of them hog proof. The fence is on exhibition at the corner of Market and Washington streets.

I'oplar .Shade Trees.

The fair association has just purchased t\yo hundred North Carolina poplar shade trees of W. W. Seawright and will plant them in the circle on Arbor Day, Oct. 29. Those desiring to set out any of these handsome shade trees or any other variety of shade tree or any kind of fruit tree will do well to call on Mr. Seawright at Tinsley's hardware store.

SURPRISE WEDDING.

Tin- Man-lugi' of Mr. Oeoitfe T. Allen. of l'lHnam Connly, ami Mrs. Alice It. Kum.sa.v Oreurred Tuesday.

Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock Mr. George T. Allen, of Hainbridge, and Mrs. Alice Ii. Ramsay were quietly married at the bride's home on south Walnut street. The ceremony was performed by Dr. J. W. Greene, in the presence of a very few of the immediate relatives. At 5 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Allen left for the East on a wedding tour. They will return hero .L» spend the winter and next spring will go to the groom's country place, "Grassland," near Bainbridge, to spend the summer. Mr. Allen is one of Putnam county's most substantial and respected citizens and has proved most fortuuate in securing for a wife so estimable a lady. Mrs. Allen has passed the greater portion of her life here aud has been prominent in social and religious circles, esteemed and admired by all The many friends of the happy couple wish them all future happiness.

FARMING BY TELEPHONE

Gov. IW.mil's Experiments With It ^.eatlier Itiillotins anil Markets.

Indianapolis News: Governor Mount irjiugthe cAjjeriinent of farming uy telephone. Soon aftpn his election a Governor he ha his home in Montg'jniery county connected with the long distance telephone system which hovers over the State like a great spider web, When it came time for him to ltave the farm and be inaugurated Governor, he turned the old homestead and his three hundred acres of land over to his son-in-law, with the understanding that he, though Governor, reserved the right to make farm suggestions. "With the long distance telephone wire connecting the farm with the office, it will be easy to reach you at any time," he said.

Day by day the farm is called up from the Governor's office, and the condition of things discussed. Several months ago, it occurred to the Governor that he might utilize the weather bulletins in connection with the telephone service, and it is now a habit with him to look at the bulletin in the evening papers before he calls the farm. Should the weather forecast officer predict rain for the morrow he will probably say to

hiB

son-in-law:

"You had better not try to put that rick of hay in the barn to-morrow rain is predicted." These bulletins have been found of great service by the Governor, and he suggests that'the farmers of the State ought.to pay. more attention to them.

With the aid of the telephone, business has gone at the "old stand" on the farm much as it did when the Governor was there in person. He has found that farming by telephone has some advantages that ought not to be overlooked. In addition to the advantage of having an opportunity to look at the weather bulletin every afternoon, he has found it profitable to study the markets fresh from the wires. No matter how many startling stories of news may be stirring the people, lie always turns to the market page of the evening paper after he has glanced at the weather bulletin. Nothing else in the paper receives his attention until he has read the markets carefully. If, after a half hour's study of the market page, he decides that the morrow will be a good selling day for some product ho has in store, he goes to the telephone and directs the son in-law accordingly.

A Suriirlso Wedding.

Miss Bayonis McCulloch, a sister of Mrs. Harry Ramsbrook, was married in Lafayette Tuesday to J. W. Forester, a former employe of the Lvle & Reynolds foundry. The wedding was a complete surprise to all the Crawfordsville relatives and friends of the contracting parties. The Lafayette Courier says of the wedding: "Miss Bayonis McCulloch, of Crawfordsville, and John W. Forester, of .this city, were married at 7 o'clock last evening in St. John's Episcopal church by Rev. J. H. W. Blake. Edgar V. Jackson acted as best man, and Mrs. Charles E. Gore gave the bride away. Mrs. Frank Howard was a witness to the marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Forester will reside with Mrs. I). C. Dewitt on north Fourth street. The bride is an accomplished young lady and is well known in Crawfordsville. The groom is a moulder by occupation and will be employed by the Lafayette Safe and Novelty Works. He is a splendid musician and a member of the Lafayette Military band."

I'ix-jd llio Time Locks.

C. L. Rost was at Ladoga Monday and overhauled the time locks on both of the banks there.

PART FIRST

W. H.THOMPSON'S MISFORTUNE

II is 1 lands, Home at Seattle Goes I'|» III I' lames lor a l.nel of Water Supply.

iseattle Post fittclliyciirci': The handsome resideuce of Will H. Thompson, local counsel for the Great Northern railroad, was destroyed by lire last evening. The damages will reach 81,000 or S5,000, although the greater part of the contents was saved. The tire apparatus was practically of no use, owing to the lack of water.

Mr. Thompson's home was a two and a half story frame, finished in oak. It was built several years ago and cost 85,000. A few days ago Mr. Thompson left'the city on a hunting trip to Whidby Island, his family remaining at home. Last evening at 0:15 o'clock fire was discovered in the roof, near the chimney. A telephone alarm waB sent into fire headquarters and engine companies Nos. 0 and 9, chemical en gine No. 2 and truck No. 3 responded* By the time the apparatus was at the fire the (lames were in possession of the upper part of the house, and gaining headway every moment.

A busy sight was revealed to the firemen. The entire neighborhood had turned out, and as the fire burned Blowly, owing to the good material B-nd care used in construction, a large part of the furniture, pictures and clothing- had been removed. The firemen, while waiting .for water, turned in and helped carry out what remained. Even the piano was saved. Miss Mae Thompson, the eldest daughter, was convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever, but she was taken from the house without Eerious trouble.

In order to get a stream of water the firemen were compelled to piece together all the hose they had. It made a line 3,000 feet long, but practically amounted to nothing toward stopping the fire. By the time the Dimes had finished their work there was hardly a vestige left of one of the nicest homes in the Drexel avenue district. Owing to the absence of Mr. Thompson the exact loss caunot be given. The house, however, cost $5,000. It was insured.

"Progress" Answers Putnam.

To the Editor of tho Journal. It seems now, from the card of Dr. Putnam, of Logansport, that the reason why Wabash College cannot admit young ladies ia that it

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a "historic

position" and a "historic policy," and that these cannot be desecrated by any change. Why, then, send missionaries to heathen countries to disturb their "historic position" and their "historic belief in idolatry?'' Is the world to be forever bound in the fetters of past conditions? The people of Massachusetts held a "historic position" in favor of hanging old women for witchcraft, and if the doctrine of Dr. Putnam had prevailed the religious darkness of that locality would be dispatching witches yet. The "historic position" of the Christian religiou itself has been greatly changed for the better in the last hundred years. If the "historic position" of the church can be changed, why not the "historic position" of Wabash College? Is all evolution, in the eyes of Dr. Putnan desecration? Does he consider i*. wic«. jd for a rosebud to develop into beautiful flower? Wabash College has made some advancement in spite of Dr. Putnam's idea of rigid adherance to the past. It was organized as a "Manual Labor School," but manual labor has been dropped, aud football and baseball substituted. Does Dr. Putnam regard this as a desecration? Or, is it an allowable departure from the "historic position"? Did the founders of Wabash College erer dream that a large space in its magnificent campus would be enclosed by a high and beautiful board fence, as an arena for mashing noses and breaking legs »and arms for the amusement of the cultured classes? How can Dr. Putnam stand this awful departure from the historic position?" 1'itoanuss.

Cases Advanced.

The cases of the State vs. G. W. Buskirk, which Prosecutor Kennedy took up to the appellate court in order to test the validity of the existing liquor laws, have been advanced per motion and the appellees aro ordered to file their brief in thirty days.

Save The Children.

When children arc attacked with cough, cold and croup, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup will prove a quick and sure cui'e. Mr. Elmer E. Baker, Blandon, l'a., writes: "We have used Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for cough, cold and croup, and found it the best cough medicine aud cure for these affections. We never run out of it, but always keep it on hand." Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is sold everywhere for 25 cents. Insist on having ii.