Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 10 January 1902 — Page 5

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TO CORRESPONDENTS-

The Alamo correspondent won the prize last week. We regret again haying tocut rather severely all the letters this week on account of lack of space. We hope cor respondents will understand that whenever letters are cut it is rarelv because the items are not desirable, nearly always because as the publication day comes near it becomes absolutely necessary to reduce the amount of matter to fit the space available.

PARKERSBURG.

Fred Pink has the scarlet fever. Scarlet fever is prevalent in Raccoon. D. S. Armstrong's now barn is Hearing completion.

Lee Omalane and wife visited the former's parents at Cloverdale during the holidays.

Schools at this place and at Raccoon are closed to prevent the spread of scarlet fever.

Charles Knox and Walter Whitaker are clearing up some ground on Chas. Good bar's place.

Lonnie Bobbins and wife went to housekeeping last Tuesday on D.'S Armstrong's place.

Leo, only son of James and Dullie Skillman, died the first of last week Also Thomas Dewey, little son of Willard and Emma Finchum, died on Saturday morning of scarlet fever. These two deaths within a few days of each other, and some twelve or fifteen other cases of the dread scarlet fever in the town of Raccoon has caused considerable uneasiness to the people of this community and every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

RATTLE SNAKE.

Merle Coons has a guitar. ., Gilbert Rush is happy—it's a girl. Henry Coons' new, house is nearly completed.

Marshall Galey was down to his farm Wednesday. John Cash sold a fat cow to |Ed Lawrence on Monday.

Larkin Branch is quite sick with the grip and sore throat. W. S. Coons and family were the guests of his parents last week.

Miss Eunice Rush, who has been quite sick, is improving quite slowly. Dumont Kennedy and wife called on W. J. Coons and family Sunday afternoon.

Will Grubbs and wife attended the oyster supper at Yountsville Saturday night.

Harry Galey's horse threw him as he was coming home from school, and injured one of his legs.

James Taylor and wife visited W. J. Coons last Friday. They bought a big turkey of Robert Weir.

Theodore Gohman is having a tussle with rheumatism. He had better go to some mineral springs and be cured.

Edgar Rice and Miss Ona Surface were married last Sunday night in the presence of about one hundred guests. May their pathway through life be bright and strewn with plenty of "rice" is the wish of the Rattle Snake correspondent.

BUYS

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At this store during our present

January

CLEARANCESALE

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coats Are worth $12.00—worth ev«ry cent of it, but we believe in cleaning up the old stock before the new comes in. These

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Extend all through our Clothing department. Will you give us a chance to show you the

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RELIABLE CLOTHIER.

8 Doors South .First National Bank.

RURAL ROUTE NO 1

Pearlie Alward is improving* Edgar Vuncleave spent Sunday with home folks.

Jesse Ward is hauling' wood to the Mace school house. Frank Wreathe and wire spent Sunday evening with Guy Evans.

Several from here are attending the meetings at the Macie M. E church. Mrs. Ella Evans and son and Miss Ruth Fletcher have been on the sick list

Several persons attended the -show at Mace Friday and Saturday nights. Mrs. Lizzie Gray went to Newt Evereon's Sunday evening to spend a few days.

Jessie and Frank Lockridge spent Saturday night and Sunday with Wm. Myers.

Bert Alward and mother and sister, of Wallace, spent Saturday nlpht and Sunday with Wm. Engle.

OPITUARY.

Mrs. Nancy A. Davenport was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, Jan. 10, 1S20 and departed this life at her home in Llzton, Dec. 31, 15)01, aged seventyfive years, eleven months and twentyone days. She came to this county when a child and was married in 1840, to Ewal Enele, who departed this life, Nov. 18, 1893. To this union was born seventeen children, nine of whom mourn the loss of their mother, namely Ewel and William, of Crawfordsville, John, of New Ross, Talton, of Salem, George, of Fayette, Newton, Mrs. Huldah Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Davenport, of Indianapolis and Mrs. Rose Harrington, of Liston. She united with the Baptist church at Ladoga, about forty years ago and has lived a faithful Christian ever since. The funeral was conducted at her home by Rev. Barter. Interment at Harshbarger cemetery near Ladoga.

A precious one iron, us has gone, A voice we loved is- stilled, A place is vacant in our home,

Which never can foe filled.

God in his wisdom has recalled, The boon his lovt bits given, And though her body moulders here,

Her soul is sate, in heir/en.

The children wish to thank the neighbors for their kindness during their sad bereavement.

A GRANDDAUGHTER.

OLD HICKORY

Jim Mile3 and wife spent New Year's day with George Bajlesa. Jack Farrei and Bert Shaffer are cutting wood for Ed Lawrence.

George and Grant Bay less delivered hogs at Brown's Valley Monday. Charles and Fred Rogers were at Roachdale Monday on business.

Elwood Hadley :e up and around after a severe attack of heart trouble. Ad Young, wife and daughter Maude were in Crawfordsville Monday on business.

Mrs. Mollle Spaulding

slowly im

proving after a severe siege of complications. Mrs. O Conner's new house is almost completed and is a great improvement to the neighborhood.

Miss Maude Allen "spent Sunday at home. She is staying with Mrs. Dick erson, of Crawfordsville.

Clayton Rogers returned home Wednesday after a few days' visit with relatives and friends near Garfield.

Our school is progressing nicely under the direction of Carl Smith, who has won the affection of his pupils.

Bedford Gentry is in a oritical condition at the home of his brother George, the result of having a tooth extracted.

Mrs. Naomi Rogers fell New Year's evening sustaining a very painful injury, but the doctor thinks it will not prove serious.

Rev. Liston, of Brown's Valley, filled tho regular appointment at Freedom Sunday morning and night, Rev. Fuson being detained on account of a funeral

Several from this locality attended the Wright-Canine wedding at Brown's Valley on New Year's eve. We wish them along and happy wedded life. May their joys be as deep as the ocean and their sorrows as light as its foam.

WHITESVILLE.

Mrs. Henry Davidson is convalescent. Bob Knight is working for Will Lus ter.

Born to John Everson and wife, Sunday, a boy. '00*0 kDebating at the school house every Friday night.

Fred Crooks and wife have gone to Greencastle on a visit. Ruby Falls has returned home after a two months' visit with her oisters at Lebanon.

Ina Auman returned home Thursday, after a week's visit with her cousins in Brookston.

Cnarles Crooks and wife have returned home, after a two weeks' visit with their brother.

Mr. and Mrs. Lollis have presented their daughters, Mollie and Lillie, with an organ and guitar.

Mrs Lou Dinsmore and daughter-in-law, of Ladoga, spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Dora Auman.

Meetings at the Christian church Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night were well attended. There will be preaching at the same place next Sunday

HAVANA.

Pearlie Alward is no better. William Engle killed hogs Monday. Kittie Caldwell is very low with the chickenpox.

Guy Evans'and wife spent New Years at his father's in New Ross. Rev. Reader filled his regular appointment at the Mace M. E. church Sunday.

Bert Alward, mother and sister, of Wallace, spent Sunday with William Engle and family.

The play a Mace Friday and Saturday nights of last week was a grand success, the net proceeds being 845.

Prof. James Stewart will leave short ly for Indianapolis where he has been tendered a position in a large business college

The little folks at Greenbush college think it is about time for another "window washing" so they can have a vacation.

Rev. Connor will occupy the pulpit at the Christian church Saturday night

and Sunday morning and evening. All are respectfully invited to attend. A series of protracted meetings began at the M. E. church Sunday night under Dr. Bassett, of Thorntown, and the presiding pastor of the church.

LONGSTREET.

We hear there is to be a wedding east of Shannondale soon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck spent the day with Mrs. Mart Burroughs, Wednesday.

Mrs. Silas Bowers is spendirg a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Will Parker.

Mrs. Susan LaFollette has been under the doctoris care for a few days and is better.

Hay balers have been at Joe Shaver's, Geo. Jewell's and Will Parker's the past ten days.

Miss Nora Young reports a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Loop, at Economy, Ind.

James LaFollette and wife, of Dakota, are visiting Mr. L.'s brother Jacob and other friends in this vicinity.

Miss May Crowder Is Buffering from an afflicted eye which is greatly swollen and almost sightless for the present.

An election of elders and deacons and reorganization of the Sunday ..school took place at Bethel church Saturday afternoon.

Grant McDowell rented stock pasture of G. W. Jewell for 18 head of cattle, and in less than a week eight were dead from "corn stalk disease."

THE CRAWFORDSVILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL

Val Rigging, who sustained serious injuries from the kick of a horse last Tnursday, is doing nicely. Although he will be confined to his bed for some time yet, he will not be left a cripple as was at first reported.

Mrs. Clellie Loback reports having a fine time in Florida. She says she iB getting so fat her friends won't know her when she gets home. She doesn't seem to be troubled with the alligators and snakes another Indiana visitor complains of.

MACE.

Nancy Moran is very poorly. Chas. Sanford is at home again. Jay Harris killed hogs last Wednesday.

A large crowd attended meeting Sunday night. Chas. Edwards filled his ice house with ice this' week.

Mrs. Julia Armstrong spent this week at R. H. Galloway's. Robert Galloway and wife spent Monday night in Darlington.

There will be considerable moving around here the first of March. Emmet Finch and family spent Sunday with her aunt, Sarah Finch.

Mrs. Chas Trimble returned to her home in Flat Creek la3t Saturday. Frank Armstrong took two loads of lumber to Crawfordsville Tuesday.

Rev. Bassett will assist Rev. Reeder in his series of meetings this week. A. J. Abbott has returned to Mace again after spending a few days at Garfield.

Willie and Emmet Dice went to Cincinnati last Thursday and returned home Saturday.

A large crowd attended the play last Friday night. There was about a $10 house on Saturday night.

Henry Morris and wife and H. C. Finch and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday at Sarah Finch's.

The Misses Kate and Effie McClure spent Saturday ulght and Sunday at their uncle's, Will Chambers.

NEW ROSS-

Vora McLaughlin went to Kokomo Monday. Wm. Lewis has been carrier on rural route No. 1, this week.

James Henry visited relatives at Fincastle the fore part of this week. Miss Susan Good, of Lebanon, was the guest of her father last Sunday.

Charley McYey has moved to Frankfort, where he will work in a barber shop.

Births: To James Cline and wife, Jan. 5, a daughter to Marion Routh and wife, Jan. 6, a son.

Dr. Bronaugh was called to Baker City, Oregon, Wednesday to the bedside of his brother Will, who is critically ill.'

series of meetings are in progress at the Christian church, and up to Wednesday evening five additions have been made to the cnurch. W. C. Mason and wife, Alpha and Lizzie Mclntire and Iva Eddlngfield. Elder Hedrick, of Crawfordsville, is conducting the revival.

The Y. P. S. C. E of the Christian church tendered a reception to Elder Hedrick, the new pastor of thatchureh, last Saturday from two to five o'clock. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable time was had by all.

The new officers of the Christian church Sunday school for 1902 are: Superintendent—M. L. Nees.

AsBt. Supt.—W. M. Johnson. Secretary—Laura Ronk. Asst. Sec'y.—Lulu Konk.

Treasurer—Mat Rettinger. Chorister—H. S. Bowers. Organist—Ethel Sparks. New Ross lodge, No. 249, K. of P., have installed the following officers:

C. —Madison Rettinger. V. C.—N. B. Thompson. Prelate—Henry Wagner. M. of W.—D. T. Micheltree. M. at A—W. 3. Harris. K. of R. & S.—C. O Routh. M. of F.-G A. Miller. M. of E.—Wm. Johnson. I. G.—J. E. Norman. O. G.—W. Hi. Sperry. Installing officer, C. E. Jones New Ross lodge No. 397, I. O. O. F. has installed the following officers:

N. E. D. Peterson. V. G.—D. Morri-on. Secretary—M. A. Bowers. Treasurer—W. Peterson. Warden—W C. Mason. 0. G.—B F. Gray. Conductor—C. E Johnson. 1. G.—Wm. Lewis. R. S. toN G—A Walters.

S. to N G.—W. Coddington. R. S. to —C M. Shelly. S. to V. G.—M E. Beard.

S. S—J. Peterson. L. S. S —Isaac. Morrison Chaplain—G W H'nkle.

READ the Peoples' Exchange column

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Groceries.

201b Granulatedsugar 81.00 211b Ridge wood A sugur 1.00 221b Extra sugar 1.00

The above sugars are Havemcyer & Elder's best sugars. 101b good roast Coffee. $1.00 81b good Rio, no black grains 1.00 lib Javanese coffee 10c 1 lb best Santos coffee 16c 81b B. H. & P. Club House (Mocha and

Java). 75c 8 bars Star soap 25c 8 bars Jackson soap 25c 1 gallon coal oil _08c 1 gallon best oil 12c lib good Soda 6c llbB C. Baking',Powder 9c lib B. H. & P. pure cream Baking P'w"r 8c 2lb can Occidental corn 8c

ALAMO.

Wilfrpd Ammerman is clerking in a shoe store in Michigan. Rhoden Ham visited his sick sister at Fowler a few days last week.

Mrs. Mary Westfall has been quite sick with erysipelas and pleurisy. James Stanford is ill with a sore arm, the result of catarrh in the hand.

Rev. Applegate preached Saturday night at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Jane Smith spent part of last week with her daughter, Pearl Holman.

Daisy Reath, of Steam Corner, visited her brother, Newt Reath and wife last week.

Cloyd Vanduyn, of Kingman, visited hie brother Clare and family for a few days last week.

There iB an addition of a new instrunieift to the orchestra, tne viola. The player is JesBe Ward.

Dr. J. B. Griffith and wife entertained last Friday eve in honor of Miss Bessie Smith and friend.

Fred Williams moved his family here from Crawfordsville and occupies part of the house where Mr. Payton lives.

Frank Applegate, son of the Presbyterian minister at Crawfordsville, was the guest of Dr. I. L. Brown and wife last Monday and Tuesday.

Mrs. White, of Judson, Chas. Coates and wife, of Steam Corner, Joe Coates and wife, of Veedersburg, and Charles Truax and family, of Terre Haute, attended the funeral of Mrs. Hybarger Monday.

Lost on last Sunday evening, somewhere between Crawfordsville and Alamo, a telescope. The finder will open the telescope and Inside of some books will find the name of the owner who will reward on receiving the articles.

In last week's paper was an account of a young soldier of the Fourth infantry having been around the world. So have we In our place two soldiers, Chas. Gilkey and James Rush. They were soldiers of the Fourth infantry and made that trip. Gilkey made one across the Atlantic and three across the Pacific.

After an illness of a few days only, Mrs. Amanda Hybarger, one of the most loved and esteemed old ladies, died at her home in Alamo surrounded by her weeping children, grandchildren and friends. The funeral took place at the Presbyterian church of which she was a member the pastor, Rev Applegate delivered the funeral sermon. The choir consisted of the following singers: India Truax, organist Sallie Stanford, Bessie Smith, Will Grimes and George Waters. Interment took place in the Alamo cemetery Monday afternoon.

The bills have been struok for the play "Hal Hazzard, or the Federal Soy." Saturday,evening, Jan 11. Come everybody and nil the hall. This will be the first play of the season and given by the echolars of the high school under the direction of Mr Gilkey. principal The good old orchestra will te heard once more. The boys have not been served fairly in the past year or so, and we are glad Mr. Gilkey has given them the opportunity at this play. It is an organization that all towns do not have, and when we have one of our own we should show our appreciation.

ELM DALE.

Ed Cowan has two little girls that are very sick wltn scarlet fever. Will Larew has been sick for three weeks with typhoid malaria fever.

John Hays and Will Swank boueht a heifer of Stilman Goff last week for beef and slaughtered her Tuesday.

Allen More received a telegram Wednesday announcing the death of •he wife of his brother, who lives in Illinois.

Tf Out Patrons One and All...

We thank you for your liberal patronage during tho pa8t year, and extend a cordial invitation to you to trade with us the coming year. You will find us in tho lead with low prices at all times. Our trade has been the best in the past year we have ever had, and we are located in the center of town where you can always meet your friends. Our store is always welcome to you. Come and make your headquarters with us whether you want to buy or not. Our lineB are large in

Furniture, Stoves, Queensware and Groceries.

We buy our goods in large quantities and get the best prices. We are offering a great many inducements for thia^month in the way of Groceries, Furniture and Queensware. Below we name you a few prices to show you how we are selling goods:

21b can Koliitioor corn 9 2lb can white horse corn 9o 311) can Standard Tomatoes 9c 201b good Prunes 11.00 I quart cun assorted jellies lOo 1 quart can Sorghum molasses 10c 1 quart can Breakfast Syrup _10o 1 busbol Potatoes 90c 1 barrel Salt _.90c 60 lb Princess Flour $1.00 25 tt 50

This is made in Oklahoma. We sell a car of this flour every UO.days. 50 lb O. K. Flour .$1.00 25 1b 60 60 lb John's Best 1.00 26 lb 50 50 lb Sleepy Eye Flour 1.10 25 lb 65 50 lb Pride of Peoria

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DARLINGTON.

Lewis Love is improving. Mrs. Wm. Guntle is quite sick with lung fever.

W. C. Miller went to Harrodsburg Wednesday. Joe and Mart Booher moved Mrs Warren from Frankfort to this place Wednesday.

Frank Cox is again a resident of this place. We welcome him and family to the best in town.

Joe Owsley has rented the Zack Mahorney room in the west end and opened up a shop.

Uncle Chris. Bowman seems to be gradually wearing away, and the end is not far distant.

Charlie Weliever and a force of some twenty men are putting up a fine lot of beautiful Ice thls-week.

Hunt & Stewart are daily shipping from two to four car loads of jtock, and scattering IOIB of money.

Luther Cox moved Wednesday from the Weliever property to the Lepage house, on Harrison street.

Charley Cain and John Best left for Tennessee Monday with a view of locating if the conditions are favorable.

Charley Weliever

Bold

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Ethel Armstrong, who has been visiting friends here for two weeks, returned to her home in New Market Sunday, accompanied by Mr. Armantrout.

Joe Swank is hauling brick from Waynetown to New Richmond this week for Jake Surface. Mr. Surface has purchased a lot in that town and is going to build a house 6n Lt in the spring.

George Wldener and wife, Clarence Widener and family, James Quiok and family, Uncle Jackson Quick and wife, and L. M. Coons and wife attended the dedication of the new M. E. church at Wesley Sunday.

The old fiddlers' contest at this place was a success, the house being so crowded they could not all get In. Two hundreds tickets were sold and the proceeds amounted to $25 50. There were some good violin players present. Mr. Robinson, who travels for the Page wire fence company, is a fine player and opened the contest by playing "Nearer My God to Thee." The judges were William Wood, Jas. Miller and John Oswalt.

his property

on north Franklin street to Mrs Francis E. Warren,

Frankfort. Consid

eration $400. Walter Hutchinson has returned after a two years' cruise with the Bell telephone company through Indiana and Illinois. He will make a two weeks' stay.

Roe Miller and dogs were called to Linden Tuesday to assist in locating the party that carried off Frank Nichols hog meat Monday night. By loading it in a wagon ..e made his escape.

Sam Deck has associated himself with Will Brainard in business here, and expects soon to become a resident. Brainard & Deck will occupy the center room in the Hamilton building in the east end.

Darlington is herself again houses are in demand.and an empty house is a thing of the past. What we need now is more and better houses Prices are going up and the demand is good., For particulars see Sam Martin.

The People's Banking Co. reorganized Sa urday by electing A Buchanan, John Peterson, Jonathan Winters, Hfnry Shobe and Henry Thornburg directors, who Immediately elected A. Buchanan, president, Henry Shobe, vice-president, A H. Bowers cashier, and Miss Ina Bowers, bookkeeper

Mrs. George Seybold arrived at her 46th birthday Moncay and in honor of the event a very quiet but pleasant sur

Fornitore.

A good Iron Bed $ 2.50 A good Extension Table .' 8.26 A good Kitchen Cabinet4.76 A good Spring 2.00 A good mattress 2.50 A good set Oak Chairs 4 26 A good Sideboard 10.50 A good Book Case 10.00 A good Cook Stove 7.00

We have tho best line or Uockers for S2.48 that was ever in Crawfordsville.

3 Queensware.

We have all kinds of Dinner Sets and at reduced prices. Come and see our lines and let us price them to you.

Horse Clothing.

We have three hundred Horse Blankets that we are going to sell at prices ranging from

7Bc. to 06.OO.

Our all wool Blankets ore the finest over rought to the city. Come and sec.

B. L. Ornbatm

A Real Snap.

Wc offer for a few days honse, splendid location, cistern, etc., a good home mcnt See us to-morrow

only, a good 6 room line cellar, excellent or tine paying investfor prlco and location, ne paying business, profitable business, with us iu the old re-

Also halt interest in a f! Also a well established. Bettor come and insure liable Manchester.

Snyder & Gilbert

118—West Main Street—118. Oproslte Y. M. C. A

Public Sales

Tuesday, Jan. 2 i.

L. B. Stewart will offer at public sale at his resldance In Smartsburg on the Welch farm, horses, one cow, corn in crib, sixty shocks corn fodder, farming implements, etc.

prise was given her at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Peterson. Mrs. Seybold had been invited out to the old home to spend the day and had left the children at home to attend, school. She was souewhat delated on the way out, so that when she reached home she not only found her own family but a few of her many friends awaiting her, not a big crowd as is usual on such occasions, but enough for a quiet social day at home and one that all enjoyed as a day to lessen the loneliness and sorrow of her in whose honor the day was spent

A Blow in the Hack.

An overcoat is a necessary nuisance and the tendancy to take it off on warmish days in late autumn and winter is as strong as it is unwise. A treacherous wind hits you in the back and the next morning vou have lumbago Rub well and often with Perry Davis' Painkiller and you will be astonished to find how quickly all soreness is banished. There is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis'.

This signatnro is on every box of the geauin*

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the remedy that vnrea a cold In one day

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