Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 October 1898 — Page 5

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HEAVY UNDERWEAR

Will receive our special attention for a few days. Have you seen ours? You should, by all means, before buying elsewhere.

Our top coats are our own make. Every stitch is guaranteed and the prices lower than the same grade can be bought for elsewhere.

UNDERWEAR

On account of our several stores, we buy direct from the mills at jobbers' prices, and therefore save you our profit.

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Summer Shoes.

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VOL. 51—NO. 43 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1898—TWELVE PAGES.

The Street Fair

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ALL OVER NOW.

a Thine of the Past and

II Isu't Chronicled as a Howling Success—A Victim of the Weather.

If the street fair management had had a correct schedule of the weather for three years laid down when it settled the time for

holdiDg

the show it

couldn't, have picked a more disagreeable week tftan the one just closed. Last Saturday the officers threw up their hands in disgust and declared everything off. The prizes will be paid and the association will deal honorably with everybody but there is no concealing the fact that the week was a bitter disappointment to all concerned. The association had reason to expect a brilliant success and the foundation was all laid for it but the weather proved too deadly for plans and expectations. Over the grave of this year's fair there should be a headstone inscribed "It might have been."

NOTES.

All the week lacked was a big

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storm Saturday. Many of the 6how people went from here to Grand Rapids, Mich.

J. S. Bennett and A Russell were the only soldiers from Madison township in the parade last Friday.

That Brazil bicyclist didn't attempt to break any records here last week. The weather broke all records.

The Rockville old soldiers turned out in force and made quite a creditable parade on the street last Friday.

Wm. Creque, east Market Btreet, hauled 138 bushel and 41 pounds of wheat to the new mill, contesting for the prize.

John A. Hicks, of New Market, cut some ice in the poultry exhibit. He took first on eld stock, itrst and second on young stock. His light Brahmas attracted much attention.

Parke county was awarded the flag for the largest old soldier delegation outside of Montgomery and Walnut township the flag for the largest delegation in Montgomery county outside of Crawfordsville.

W. L. Harris won flrBt premium on span of light harness geldings or mares, and second in the roadster class with a Jersey Wilkes gelding. He also bought a good brood mare at the Elijah Clore sale, Maud C., a full sister to Zulu Girl.

The saloons, eating houses, barber shops, and a few other businesses had a good week's trade but many of the business men who put up cheerfully for the fair lost their ventures. They were weather victims. As for the saloons they made, rather than lost, by the weather conditions.

The prizes offered by J. A. Barron, of the Valley Mills, for the best bread made from 0. K. flour were taken by the following ladies: For yeast bread —First, Mrs. M. J. Youngblood second, Mrs. N. E. Butcher third, Mrs, M. B. Richmond. For salt rising— First, Mrs. W. T. Beck second, Mrs. J. Frank Layne.

Last Friday there was a distinguished slumming party made the rounds of the tough joints and gathered some valuable information regarding the business methods of his Satanic Majesty. In the party were Revs. Brumbaugh, and Davis, Secretary Braderick of the Y. M. C. A. and other prominent Christian workers. It is understood that they saw some most unholy sights and some which the management of the fair denies having licensed or countenanced.

The following persons won the prizes offered by Crabbs & Reynolds: Best 25 ears, any color—One barrel of the best flour on earth (Gold Medal), Walter Riley. Heaviest 25 ears, any color— One barrel best straight grade flour on earth (0 K), Elmer Crist. Best 10 ears, white corn—50 pounds Gold Medal flour, C. B. Williams. Best 10 ears, yellow corn—50 pounds Climax flour, Jesse Gunkle. Largest ear, any kind or color—One dollar, Wm. Clark. The judges were M. Waugh, W. H. Hurley and Jas. Swearingen.

The baby show was held in the large court room last Friday from 11 to 12 o'clock and was attended by a large crowd of interested parties and their friends. The prizes were given to the mothers of the babies and the entries were made in two classes, one for babies under six months and the other for babies over six months and under one year. There were two prizes in each class and the first prize for babies under six months was awarded to Mrs. O. E. Ruffner, and the second prize to Mrs. W. O. Maxwell. In the class for babies over six months the first was awarded to Mrs. J. A. Corbin and the second to Mrs. L. R. Disher. There were a number of entries and the array of infants was enough to make the judges turn pale and for awhile it was feared that they would desert

their posts but they finally nerved themselves up to the task and did their duty to the best of their ability The judges were J. M. Seller, Benjamin Crane and Schuyler Kennedy. Immediately after making their de cision which was not handed in until they were out of sight, they took to the woods and will not bo back until things have quieted down.

S. L. SERGENT DEAD.

An Old and Honored of Crawfordsville Vassea to His Reward.

Silas Lucy Sergent died at 3 o'clock p. in. Friday, Oct. 21, 1898, at the home of his eon, Silas L. Sergent, Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich. He was born in New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 19, 1817, where he spent his boyhood days. De intermarried with Rachel Millspaugh May 6th, 1844, and immediately took up their home in Michigan, where he was in the employment of the Michigan Central railroad until the breaking out of the war in 1861, when he enlisted in Co. K., 20th Michigan volunteers! and was elected first lieutenant and served until his health failed and was compelled to resign. He with his family removed to Crawfordsville in April, 1S65. Four children survive him, J. E. Sergent and Mrs. Ella F. Webster, of this city Charles W. Sergent, of Muncie, Ind., and S. L. Sergent, Jr., of Grand Rapids. He has been a consistent member of the M. E church for over fifty years and expressed his desire to go and meet is beloved wife who died July 20, 1898.

The funeral of Mr. Sergent occurred last Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the residence.

A Lucky Kscape.

Last week John Livengood, of Foun tain county, was in the city and called at the home of John Hunter in the west end, hitching his horse in front, The horse, while Mr. Livengood was inside, broke loose and started home. When descending the hill we6t of McDonald & Steele's green house the animal went over the steep bank on the north side of the road. The descent is precipitous and to a bottom fifteen feet below. At the foot of the grade is a five strand barb wire fence and against this the horse and buggy went with a crash. The fence was torn down and the buggy badly wrecked, but the horse escaped without a scratch, although he had fairly wallowed about over the barb wire. Livengood is still scratching his head to figure out how his horse escaped so luckily.

A Scare Story.

Lafayette Journal: The Monon narrowly escaped a wreck on what is known as the Sugar Creek hill juBt north of Crawfordsville yesterday morning. It waa discovered that some body had removed the bolt at the junction of two rails. The discovery was made in time to stop the south bound local freight which leaves this city about 7 o'clock in the morning The bolts were removed in such a way as to permit the rails to spread under the weight of a train. The bolts were evidently removed for a malicious pur pose but the road has not obtained any clue to the person who removed them. They were evidently removed for the purpose of causing a wreck and it was only by the merest accident that the evil design of the perpetrator was defeated.

Girl Pickpocket.

Last Friday afternoon the police arrested Bettie Ilcsenburg, a twelve year old girl giving Ft. Wayne as her I home, on a charge of picking pockets.

She was detected in the act of picking the pocket of the mother-in-law of Melchoir Meyer. The girl denied the charge but the money was found on I her person. Her father was also arrested and is in jail with her. He was acting as a receiver for the property I which the child stole. Miss Bettie is very young but she is a past mistress in crime and is an exceptionally smart girl. blobbed a Shoe Store.

Last Friday afternoon two strangers entered McClamroch's shoe store and asked to look at the best shoes in the house. One of the men was fitted and then decided to buy a cheaper pair. While he

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being accomodated his

partner slipped out with the flue pair which had been rejected. The theft was discovered after both men were gone and the man who bought the cheap Bhoes was finally overhauled. The man with the fine Bhoes, however, made good his escape.

Married.

Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16,'at the residence of the officiating clergyman, Rev. Hugh McCalip, east of New Market, Tyler Gentry and Miss Mollie Browning, both of this county, were married. Mr. Gentry is a prosperous young farmer and has won for his wife a most estimable lady.

ITHE FLOWER PARADE.

It. Will bo Made a Part of tlie Annual Celebration of All Hallowe'en*

The street fair committee has decided to hold the ilower parade on next Monday afternoon and to make it a part of the annual All Hallowe'en festival, for the celebration of which this city is so justly noted. The Ilower parade will be made in the afternoon and at night will occur the big masque festival which has never yet failed to be a successful function. The equipages now adorned will be held and a great effort will be made to secure many more. The committee feels that the people deserve a good show and no pains will be spared to give one. It is planned to have the town gaily decorated and to induce everyone with a rig to deck it out in lively colorB if not with ilowers and to join in the pa rade. In the evening a regular masque parade will bo conducted and this will be productive of as much amusement as the afternoon perform ance is productive of beauty. Many inquiries have been made from adja. cent towns as to the time of the pa. rade and the committee feels that time should be given to thoroughly advertise the affair. Thus the brightest feature of the street fair will be given the prominence it merits.

INDIANA POSTOFFICE BUSINESS

Big Increase Over That

Shown.

of Last Year

A special from Washington showing gross receipts of leading poBtotlices in Indiana is on the increase if the postal receipts can be taken as proof. Comparative statements, firBt nine months, postofflce revenues increase over last year: Anderson, S3,322 Attica, $3,349 Bloomington, §733 Crawfordsville, 81,353 Columbus, 8206 Elkhart, $ 460 Evansville, 82,970 Ft. Wayne $14,129 Frankfort, 81,118 Goshen, 82,346 Hammond, $192 Huntington, $1,437 Indianapolis, $56,196 Kokomo, $2,360 Lafayette, $6,286 Laporte, $1,093 Logansport, $1,500 Marion, $2,467 Muncie, $3,410 Michigan City, $136 New Albany, $1,171 Peru, $1,881 Richmond, $2,102 Shelbyville, $633 South Bend, $4,149 Terre Haute, $9,455 Valparaiso, $905 Vincennes, $1,907 Wabash, $1,574.

In addition to the above the following offices whose gross receipts did not reach $10,000 for 1897 now show an excess: Bluff ton, $377 Connersville $442 Elwood, $3,168 Jeffersonville $1,057 Madison, $316.

Governor Mount and 8tail'.

The finest looking body of men in the jubilee parade at Chicago last week was that headed by Governor Mouut, of this state. He and his en tire staff, which bears the reputation of being the finest in the United States, were enthusiastically cheered along the whole route. One prom* inent Chicagoan was heard to say "Those Hoosiers don't look as though the Btate of Indiana had ever seen day of hard times. What a difference there is between that governor and his staff and the governor of Illinois aDd his cheap aggregation." Governor Mount and his full staff, handsomely uniformed and splendidly mounted on black horses, presented an appearance of which Indiana had every reason to feel proud. Governor Mount, Colonel Wilson and nearly all of the staff were quartered at the Victoria.

Died Suddenly.

Last Friday at his home, west of Yountaville, Charles Swearingen, son of Frank M. Swearingen, was sudden ly taken with a sinking spell and died quite unexpectedly. He was 35 years old and had been ill for about two years with consumption, but his death was not expected so soon. When his parents came to the city that morning he was apparently no worse and they left home with no misgivings of the sad news which later called them home.

A Contented Woman.

Every particle of scenery, stage ac cessories even to the furniture and bric-a-brac used in the production of Hoyt's "A Contented Woman" at Hoyt's theater in New York, will be used here when the piece is presented in this city. The scenery in this pro duction is said to be the most extrava gant ever used in a farce comedy at is from the brush of that celebrated scenic artist, Arthur Voegtlin. At Music Hall, Oct. 31.

Stalks are Hotting.

It iB stated that the great rickB of corn stalks piled up at Linden by the Marsden company are so rotten that they cannot be used for the purpose for which they were designed. They were brought in during last winter and the wet season which has been on ever since has done much to destroy them.

PART SECOND

CHURCH WEDDING.

Mr. Harry Nelaton Fine and Miss Altft May Orient Married I-ant Thursday lu Center Church.

Last Thursday in Center church occurred the marriage of Mr. Harry Nelaton Fine and Miss Alta May Griest. The church was prettily decorated for the happy occasion and the guests to the number of a hundred and fifty were seated upon their arrival by the ushers, Messrs Howard Sidener, Merle Hatchings, Howard (•riestaud Dumont Peck. At 8 o'clock Mr. Ed. Cox began playing the "Lohengrin" wedding march and to this the wedding party entered the church by the east door. Little Miss Elsie Doubleday led the party, bearing the wedding ring upon a white satin pillow. Miss Elsie was attired in a dress of white organdie trimmed in ribbons and made a very pretty picture. She was followed by

Messrs. Sidenerand Hutchings. They immediately preceded the bride and groom who came together. The bride, an exceptionally handsome young lady, was attired in a gown of white organdie, trimmed in lace, high neck and long sleeves, entraine. She carried bride's roses. Following the happy couple were Messrs. Peck and Griest. At the altar the party formed in a semi-circle and the marriage ceremony was performed by President Burroughs of WabaBh college. The ritual employed was that of the Episcopal church, including the responses and the marriage by ring. Upon the benediction being pronounced the party paBsed from the church by the west aisle and were driven at once to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griest, south of the city, where the relatives were handsomely entertained. The bride received from her friends many very handsome and valuable gifts. At midnight Mr. and Mrs. Fine left for a short wedding trip and upon their return they will be at home for the winter with the bride's parents. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fine have many warm friends in Crawfordsville where both have been prominent in society. The bride 1b a graduate of the city high school and is a charming and accomplished young lady. Mr. Fine is a graduate of Wabash and a member of the legal firm of Clodfelter & Fine, being an attorney of great promise. Those present from out of the city were Doctor and Mra. Fine, of Veedersburg Mr. Glukens, of Veedersburg Prof. James M. Chapman, of Cincinnati Miss Rose Griest, of Marion Miss Annie Griest, of Lafayette, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard GrieBt, of Darlington.

Miss Krout on Hooalerdom. Miss Krout was the guest of honor at the IndianapoliB press club banquet last Wednesday night and responding to the sentiment "The HooBier," Miss Krout expressed her gratification that the Indiana press club received women as members on the same footing as men. She said she had been away from Indiana so much in recent years that the beauties and peculiarities which, like the near observation of an impressionist picture did not appear, were strongly manifest to the Hoosier at a distance, and ceased to be commonplace. She said that the Hoosier away from home had only to come back to Indiana from time to time. Then, like Antreus of old, he would be stronger and better every time he touched his native soil. She concluded with a clever review of what the Indianians are now doing in the world, closing with the recognition of the fact that Indiana had, in the case of Mr. Major, made the most notable addition to the men of letters.

Was Bred in Indiana.

Chicago Record-. To Indiana, the home of the farmer and gold brick merchants, belongs the 'distinction of producing the champion trotter of Europe. Que Allen, 2:09%, the bay son of Champion Medium, 2:22is the horse that

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brought honors to

American-bred trotters. In the big event at Baden, Germany, Que Allen defeated Athanio, Col. Kuser, and Abnet, and won the $2,000 that was offered to the victor. Athanio won the first heat, 2:12^, and Col. Kuser had the speed of the party in the second, finishing the mile in 2:15 %. The third and fourth heats and the race went to Allen. Que Allen, with his new honors, also holds the European trotting record of 2:10%, made in a former race with the same horses that started in the championship event.

A Good Profit.

About a year ago W. J. Miles bought ten head of calves, paying for them an average of $19.60 a head. A few

dayB

ago he sold them for $46.00 a head. Among the number was a yearling steer which weighedv1210 pounds and brought the sum of $ 6.00.