Decatur Democrat, Volume 26, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1882 — Page 3

THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT. Decatur MaiketH. Oats 28. ® 30 Eggs 21 Corn 38. @ 45 Butter 20 Flax seed 11.00 (rs $ 1.10 Wheat 90 & 91 ' Cloversecd 15.25 (jy 5.00 Timothy seed $1.50. Wool unwashed, 18 @ 20c. „ washed, 28 @ 33c. Locals. Snow. Get your cutters ready. Warsaw has a daily paper. Remember the Band Concert. Lock outforholiday advertisements. J. C. F. Galbreath bagge i a turkey Thanksgiving. W. 8. Congle on is the localizer on the Daily Aeic*. F.G. Whites’ combination is doing Bluffton this week. Who stole George Smith’s winncworst is the question ? The dance was not well patronized cn Thursday evening. The band concert promises to be a pleasing entertainment. Potatoes are reaching a high altitude, commercially speaking. Cold weather and solid roads for Christmas makes business good. Treasurer Patterson will scon be n ady to take your taxes for 1882. The band boys are practicing every night preparatory to their concert. Chas. Bottenburg has sold his interest his meat shop to Ansel Biossom. The returns brought in show Jcseph Helm a girl. The election occurrtd Monday morning. There is a rumor on the street that Hire of our streets are to be improved ‘in tie near future. 11c In mortal J. N. made hisap- ] curite WtcTcsday, alter a long abnr.ee hem these parts. I an Dcncvan made his appearance tiice his slip Wednesday aftcrncon. Fe vent cn three legs. 'li tre was a very large delegation of Hrters fjent Thanksgiving in the v teds with deg and gun D. O. Jacksen lost a lunch of keys, lit ir.der will very much oblige him 1 y returning them to him. Our ycung people indulge in too noth slang. It is a bad habit and tl culd rot be indulged in. So far the foreshadowed progrim < i i ttuttn cuts for the holidays, is net tit most brilliant imaginable. Ferre of the ladies scoop bonnets itc inn.tme. They look as if they v < it luilt to catch comets with. Jcseph Cratrer, who had been aff'et.d v th dropsy, died at the city 1. tjital, Feit Wayne, Sunday. The thirty second degree in Masionuy, Scottish Rite, was conferred upon Judge Bobo, at Indianapolis, this week. It took Charley Spencer a week to go to Indianapolis and return. He missed the train at Winchester, and got a bad backset. There is a little too much shooting in the woods in the direction of Bluffton on Sundays. It is feared that all are rot saints who live in “tie city of the saints. ” Cur business men are prey arcing for a big holiday trade. They should not fergetthat liberally advertising their wares in The Democrat would be of naterial aid to a realization of their 1 < y < s in the direction indicated. He hind writing on the sidewalk nd fences, containing obscene insinuate! sis a disgrace to civilization. If ti e insinuations were tiue, the party n iking them is a thousand fold meaner than the person anonymously maligned. The early portion of the week it was blowing first hot and cold, one day rain the next snow, until it was hard to tell what the result would be. The turning point was Wednesday night when old "Boreas turned on his cold blasts sending the snow in every crevice and cranny, electing good solid cold winter weather by a considerable majority. A gentleman of this place, whose name is retained to save him future annoyance, loaned a rural friend one dollar and fifty cents to complete paying his taxes, about one year ago Wednesday the principal was returned without interest, when the man of cap ital treated to the cigars. We ha?e been wondering whether or not that capital had not been carried to the account cf profit and loss ? It is the only hypothesis upon which he could afford to -set 'em up. The slack barrel stave factory of Mr. Hugh Dougherty changed hands Monday. Consideration, sll, The purchasers are E. N. Wicks, 1. C. Clever and John W. Vail, who will continue the business. Mr. Wicks retires from the legal Arm of W icks & Merryman to enter into the new business. Mr. Clever has for some time been in charge of the factory in the capacity of foreman. Mr. 1 ail is a young man of experience in buying timber. It is understood Wicks will be book keeper, Clever foreman and Vail general purchaser for the new firm. Success gentlemen.

Stand from under. The G iry cometli. One man brought to mark, nearly a wagon load of rabbits, Satu.Jay. Santa Claus is the coining man. Christmas would be nothing without him. Patterson & Pillars are putting new machinery into their mill. They do not propose to be behind the times in ! the new’ process of manufacturing wheat into flour. B ui. Moon thought he had discovered a new comet Sunday, but it turned j out to be a new moon, a full moon, a son of the old man, with an avoirdu- ; pois of ten pounds. Within the last few dais quite a number of very severe cases of diptheria have been reported in this place. : Our exchanges report quite a number of eases in their respective localities. The excavation commenced by Mr. Luckey for the foundation of the opera house has partially filled with water and frozen over, making an excellent and popular skating park for the boys. The Chicago & Antiantic railroad bridge which spans the tec. Murj» si this place is about completed. It is a substantial iron structure. The bridges over the entire line are of similar character. Jonathan Houston, who has been confined to bis room for several weeks with erysipelas made his appearance on the streetlast Friday, not appearing much the worse for his enforced confinement. It is about time church members gathered in force to visit their pastor, and for some of them to carry away under their belts twice as much as they brought, which is sometimes miss-called a donation visit. Dan Donovan slipped, fell and badly sprained his ankle last Friday in front of Sheriff McGriff's residence, as he was going to his dinner. This s the second time that ankle has been injured. There are some people who wish to have a jail built. In fact the Commissioners have been thinking of it. But we can't find a man who is willing to admit that it would be useful so far as he is personally concerned. A plain gold ring was lost some two weeks ago between Stone's hardware and the Presbyterian church. ‘ Vic” was engraved on the inside. The finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving the same at ths office. n3Cw3. Those who subscribed toward the construction of the C. & A. railroad are busy scratching the money togeth- , er this week. Mr. Bippus, of Hun- ’ tington, one of the directors of the road, has been waiting upon the sub scribers this week. One of the workmen engaged in building the C. & A. railroad bridge over the St. Marys at this place, took in a maul on the fly last Saturday, catching it on its his head. He fell and muffed it, and it hurt his head more than the maul. The Daily Xfics made its a) pearance on time Monday evening. It come out bright and clean,chuck full of personal, local and gossip. If the boys can keep up the gait they have started out with, the ATics will become a welcome and indispensable visitor. Success. A tony young man of Bluffton, wishing to take in the Fogg’s Ferry busi-' ness, 1 aised the ducats for himself and sweetheart, by trading his hat and pawning his watch. The next thing • heard of that young man he will sell his shirt and start a bank. Dr. J. W. Young, of Fort Wayne, was knocked down and robbed Saturday evening by a couple of young foot pads, who robbed him of several hundred dollars, valuable papers and a gold watch. It occurred early in the ! evening on South Calhoun street, just south of Creighton avenue. Y oung married people have a contention about this time as to who shall build the fires —both insist on taking in the job. When they get more experience, the contention will change front—both insist that the other | build the fires. It will result iu cs- | tablishirg a boss in tl at household. The editor of The Democrat is a crack shot. Rather than be charged j with deception, and to be explicit, it j is well to state that the gun makes a ' sharp crack when the editor shoots. All of the press gang are invited to write up their puns in this connection. We are willing to be, do cr suffer for the benefit of the common cau-e. —. • • • ' Transit of Venus. The transit of Venus Wednesday brought out an unusual number of observers. Smoked glass was at a premium. The first contact took place at this point about B:2< o clock, and ended at 2:31. Venus was easily seen through a smoked glass. Frederick Franke who has a fine telescope mounted it in the circuit court room. A large numbe! of our people took advantage of the opportunity of witnessing the sight of Venus i passing between the earth and sun. The next transit, occurs in June, 2004. Providence permitting we shall notify the readers of The. Democrat in ample time to pet their smoked glass : eady.

r A GHOST STORY. A German Gho»i Expert < uuie> tu Grief. I — Joseph Bokel is a recent importafroni the land of Frederick Willman and Bismark, where saurkraut, pretzels and saussage were invented. He is a young man of wonderful imagination, graphic descriptive powers and chuck i full and running over with superstition. He is a wonderful believer in ghosts, hobgoblins, witches and the supernatural generally. In fact to . hear him tell it he has for a long time I past enjoyed a personal acquaintance with all the well authenticated, orthoI dox ghosts of the father land, and was a special pet in their society. According to Bokel, there was nothing in ; the wide, wide world that a sight of I would accelerate bis pulse a single beat or erect a hair upon his cranium. He was living with Henry Hackman and became so boastful that some of his comrades conclude ! they would call up a yankee ghost and see what kind of a circus they could get up. One night the boys fixed a haimless little tick-tack to his window. This soon raised him and his room mate. “Was is das?” said Bokel. Mate never uttered a , word, but flew out into the night and darkness. Bokel gathered his clothes in his hand and made a frantic effort to burst the door leading to the main portion of the house and succeeded iu caving in a paunel or two of the door, but was unable to force an entrance. Just about this time his mate, Dan Coffee, was halted at the end of the porch by awful voices, who said, “Money wc want.” “Help said Coffee, and at the same time “bump” went a gun and Coffee fell weltering in his blood. Bokel fled with his clothes in his hands, exclaiming “have him told I have nix money.” He started for Henry Kohnes’ a good quarter of a mile away, turned neither to the right or to the left and saw nothing but the awful demons pursuing. As he came to the bars at Kohnes’, which were about waist high he struck them with such force that be turned a complete somersanlt and landed almost in the arms of Henry Kohne who had heard the shooting and was wailing the result. "Jesus, and Mary help me—is that you? said Bokel, recognizing Kohne. “One is dead in his blood, did you not hear them?” “Yes” said Kohne, “but did you leave them? "les, 1 shust shut my eyes and dinks the next bullet mine.’’ No argument could be used to get him to return for his supposed dead mate. He was a perfect picture of | fright and was so blown with his ' run he could hardly speak, and when j he got to Kohnes’ had nothing on but his shirt, with his pants and suspenders in Ins hands. He is rapidly forgetting his ghost stories, and does not seem to wish to renew his acquaintance with these new fangled American ghosts. In fact, the young man is sadly discour aged, wotideifully dejected and greatly demoralized. Commissioner’s Court. Commissioner’s Court convened Monday. The first thing on the programme was the stepping down and ; out of Daniel Weldey, president of the | Board. Right here we will take oeca- I sion to say, that Mr. Weldy made an honest and efficient Commissioner, j which means as much as a column of < eulogy. Mr. Jacob Yeager, Commiss-1 i ioner elect, appeared and took his j i place, when the Board re organized by selecting Leander Dunbar, of Hartford township, as the president. License to retail was granted H. H. Brake and Henry Eiting of Decatur Jacob and Branneman of Berne. The cases of Sam Wagoner, of Monroe, and Peter Tonnellier, of this place are not determined. The latter will be heard to-day. The George Pontius gravel road was located in accordance with the report of the viewers, but will not be constructed until next season. Tue road extends four and one-half miles west of Geneva, and one-half mile I south of the L. O. Bears' gravel road. I W. H. 11, France was appointed a . I Justice of the Peace of St. Marys i township, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the failure of Wm. Teeple to i qualify. Thanksgiving. The union Thanksgiving service at the Evangelical church was not largely attended. The services were interJ esting ten minute talks by the pastois . I of the different churches. Business houses failed io close, as j recommended by the powers that be, and things went wagging along much ' as usual, exeept that the saloons were ' | closed, to the disgust of those who have a chronic weakness for something. The large majority with dog and gun went rabbit huntingUnclaimed Letters * List of unclaimed letters remaining , in the Decatur post office, Adams coun ’ ty, Indiana, for the week ending De- . ' comber 4, 1882. James N. Burns. 2; Eugene Lind, Miss Matilda Juhi son. i Persons calling for the above letter s will please say advertised. B. W. Sholty, p. m.

FKO.il BERM!. i Improvement*—BnninosM IWcu Schools Clin renew, Etc. Berne, Ind. Dec. 4, 1882. Mr. Editor—Sometime last spring quite a lengthy communication appeared in your paper, giving quito a des- , criptive account of Berne, the com- ' municator signing himself " Comej Again. We have been looking and I expecting to hear from him, as owt i town has made great progress byway | of improvements since his communication appeared in the columns of The Democrat. I wish to note some of the improvements that have taken place since tie writer in question wrote you, in order i that your many readers may see what Berne is doing. The new hotel just i completed by J. A. Sprenger & Co., isl a mammoth building, built and fur , nished in modern style. Mr. Solomon Whetter, the gentlemanly landlord, j knows how to dispense his hospitality in such away as to make his guests feel at home. Mr. Jacob Bermaman is now domiciled in his new business room, which is one among the finest building- iu town. Mr. J. Reefy has elected a new dwelling house, alsOjjMr. Huffman. Mr. Sprenger is completing a fine residence, built in modern style, with a slate roof. Mr. A. Hocker has built a nice residence, and himself and better half are enjoying its comforts. Mr. C. Beers will shortly put up a fine business house the whole length of the lot by 40 feet in width. Mr. Beers is the most extensive dealer in hardware and agricultural implements in Berne. There is no secret to his success in business, for he does a straight and square business, and has the entire confidence of the community. The old reliable Dry Goods house of R. B. Allison & Cm., with its (Ne Plus Ultra) clerks, stands to the front. Our present Post Master, Mr. W. Sheets, deserves great credit for his improvement in his office of the new patent U. S. lock boxes, and also an entire new delivery box, which was much needed in his office, and which we believe a generous public feels grateful to him for the interest he takes officially for their benefit as well as his own. Dr. Zimmerman, the leading physician of Berne, appears to be doing a fine business, office over Smith's Drugstore. S. Smith carries a large stock of Drugs and Groceries. His furniture is of the latest style and he is do ing a flourishing business. He has also a branch store at Buena Vista.— He is also one amongst the heaviest of live stock buyers and shippers in the country. Messrs. Hoffman and Gottschalk are doing a good trade. — They are also dealers in timber.— Berne can boast of thorough, firstclass business men, located, as she is, • 33 miles south of Fort Wayne, and 12 miles from Decatur, and is surrounded by a first class country, makes her the center of a good home trade. The public school is well attended. — Mr. Weldy, the teacher, gives instruction in both German and English. The Evangelical Church has been holding a protracted meeting under the leadership of the Rev. Dustman-, of your town —oh, excuse me, I should have said city ! There have been sevi eral accessions to the church during the progress of the meeting. He morals of Berne, I think, are co-equal with her sister towns. The church is well attended on the Sabbath —Sunday i School every Sunday. I herefure, conj sidering the location ot Berne, with her good farming country around her, ' and her good citizens, her school facilities, and, last but not least, her church, and church privileges, who will say that Berne, for her population and location, does not present inducements for those looking out for an eligible location. Supply.

Circuit Court. Circuit Court convenes Monday. There are five new State cases. The charges are, common nuisance, rape, selling liquor to persons in the habit i of getting intoxicated, forgery, and surety of the peace. The civil docket has thirty new eases, three appeals, three foreclosures, eleven complaints on notes and accounts. our divorces and nine miscellan ous cases. There is not a great deal of work to dispose of the new cases, but it will require considerable time to work off the old cases. Ti e following named persons were drawn as jurors : GRAND JURY. Jacob Buhler, sen., Wm. P. Mallonee, Elias Barkley, John Woy, Kelita Jacoby and Joseph Miller jr. PETIT JURORS. D. M. Kerr, R. E. Smith, Samuel Doak, Jesse McCollum, E. W. Reed, Henry Berniog, Jacob Spade. Fred F. Freck, Henry Dirkson, Christ Kauffman, Jacob Reppert and Henry J. Wafel. Dedication. 1 he new Salem church of the Evangelical Association, three miles cast of Decatur, will be dedicated December the 24. 1882. at 10 o clock a. m Bishop R Dubbs, of Cleveland, Ohio, will officiate. J. B. Fi sher, Pastor. F»r the largest stock of Men s, boy's and children's ready made clothing go i to M. Bremerkamp’s.

shot HIMSELF. An Old Experiment Again a Bucccm«. — The good die young, is an emphatic assertion we have read or heard of somewhere. The converse woud be the wicked are hard to give up the ghost. If these assertions be true, it follows that the Creator in His wisdom lengthens the span of life to give an oppoitunity for repentance. The Darwiman theory would be the survival of the fittest. Let tms uc it will be left for the theologian and philosopher to determine or squabble over. An illustration in point follows : One week ago last Sabbath, a young man by the name of Amstutz, whose front name could not be ascertained, who was living with David Zimmerman, of Hartford township, after the family had left home to attend church, took down his shotgun for the purpose of interviewing sundry rabbits, squirrel and quail. Before starting, he concluded to put the gun in order. The first thing he did was to rest the breech on the floor, then putting his right foot on the hammer, pressed it back, and proceeded to blow in the barrel. The foot slipped at the wrong time in his experiment, and of course the hammer came down and discharged the gun. The result was he received divers and sundry bird and buck shot in his mouth, all of which lodged in the roof, not a single one getting away. Fearing that we shall forget to mention it, we will say right here he did not go hunting as contemplated. He lay stunned and dazed for awhile, but finally recovered sufficiently to get out and ring the farm bell. A neighbor heard it, and the ringing at an unusual hour caused him to surmise something was wrong. On arriving on the scene he learned the facts we have re lated above. The young man was alive when last heard from, and will probably survive. If he does, he will doubtless have definite ideas hereafter about hunting on Sunday and blowing into the muzzle of a gun.

Personals. g Miss Anna Lewis is visiting in Delphos. J Esq. Anjibold. was in town on Tuesday last. , Dick Townsend was at Fort Wayne. 8 on Saturday last. I Peter Feigert celebrated his 32nd birthday yesterday. A Mr. Murphy of Cincinnati, Sundayed in the city. Miss Christena Miller is visiting in Fort Wayue this week. Miss Kate Numbers commenced teaching at Burna Visita, Monday. Mike Touhey, of the C. & A. spent Sunday with his parents in the city. t A brother-in-law of A. Barthel, of 1 Findlay, Ohio, visited him last week, t Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sweeny left for 11 their home, Wooster, Ohio, Friday last. 1 Mrs. F. C. Campbel), of Cincinnati, is visiting her brother, U. 8. Wise, of this place. Bart Fiance, the youngest son of ] J. T. France, has been quite ill the past week. ‘ I Mrs. Eliza Heston, of Sidney, O, is [ visiting her neice, Mrs. Emma Hart of i this place. Mrs. Blackburn, mother of Chas. Blackburn, of Huntington, visited him on Tuesday last. Miss Viola Foster, of Van Wert, , spent Thaksgiving with Miss Jesse ' j Allison of this place. Miss Maggie Hill will return home next week from her Celina and Winchester visit. Miss E la Fitz Gerald and Miss Mary Gloss, of this place, were visiting in Fort Wayne last Saturday. Bert Brown returned home Saturday after having spent Thanksgiving with his parents at Franklin. Rev. M. A. Teague has .been attending the district confeicnce of the M. E. Church, at Auburn, Ind., this week. Geo. McConnell, Doc Jelleff and Frank Crawford witnessed the ‘ Lights o’ London at Fort Wayne, on bnday last. Miss Mollie Hill, who formerly liVed in this place, will shortly be married to a gentleman of Leesburg, Ind. Chas. Spencer feturned home from Indianapolis Monday, where he had been attending ihe Grand Lodge of I. 0. O. F. Freeh oysters at the City Bakery. Stereoscopes and Views make a good holiday present at Dorwin's gallery. Remember the City Bakery for fresh bread. wl. A good line of pictures for home decoration at Dorwin's gallery. n36wl. You can always find fine candies at the City Rakery. wl. 8 large tintypes for SI.OO. Dorwin. n36wl. Don't buy until you see the holiday candies at the City Bakery, wl. Florida Oranges at the City Bakery, i From now until January Ist. photos , will be reduced in price to $1 50 per dozen. Dorwin. n36wl All persons knowing themselves indepted to John Schurgerfor recording 8 are requested to call and settle without o delay, by so doing they will save costs. n33w3. JOHN SCHT'RGER.

Ihe Old Game. Yesterday James Ashwell, of Simmonsville, 5 a., on his way to visit his uncle near Warren, Ind., passed through Cincinnati. He was met by a couple of confidence men, who told a plausible story, exhibited a worthless draft, and succeeded in borrowing for a short time thirty eight dollars of the young man's money—all he had but fifty cts. lie is now stopping at the Burt House, says i u“" x j?H sl y lookin g for work. He ness in his country. Sam Henry Post, G. A R. At a regular meeting of Sam Henry Post, No. 63, G. A. R , last Saturday j evening, the following officers were ; elected for the ensuing year : B. IL Dent, P. C.; David Laman, S. V. C ; C. 0. Bly, J. V. C.; L. A. Center. Q. M.; B. R. Freeman, Surgeon; R A. Drummond, Chaplain; D. K. Shackley, O. D.: Henry McLean, O. G.; B. W. Sholty, Adj’t and Frank Arnold, Serg. Major. Our Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was observed at the house of ye editor with fasting. The turkey and fixings from somejeause stopped at the ether fellows. Our “better half” in face of these circumstances said the right way was to attend Thanksgiving service and do without dinner. We took the matter under advisement until supper, concluded she was right, and we would let her have her way this time. That is how we came to fast on Thanksgiving. ' I. O. O. F. Band Concert. The I. 0. 0. F. band will give a concert of vocal and instrumental music at Kover’s Hall, on Saturday, December the 23rd and 25th. Au excellent program will be rendered. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the band.

Literary. The following is the programme for the literary, Friday evening, December 8, 1882: Opening Music Essay.. F. L. Harris Select Heading. ...Carre Blackburn M usic A talk by . . . J. C. Galbreth Select Reading . . J. R. McConnchey Duet . .. Estella Hart, Kate Numbers DEBATE. Resolved : That Fiction contributes more to mental enjoyment than Facts Affirmative —J. C. Miller, P. B. Thomas and W. D. Hendricks. Negative—M. C. Thomas, J. Fred France and Elmer Richmond. Committee.

Heller & Hooper, attorneys at Decatur, Ind., have 200 acres of well improved laud for sale in Blue Creek < township, Adams county, Ind., known > as the Pruden land. For trunks and valises go to JI. Bremeikamp’s.—3l ts. , For the nicest stock of men's and boy's hats and caps go to M. Bremerkamp's. Champion reapers for sale by John Bowers. tsFor the highest price for country produce in cash or trade go to JI. Brc- ’ I merkamp s. ! Go to JI. Bremerkamp’s and see her immense stock of fall and winter goods I _ —3l ts. I' For the newest and prettiest Fol- ; well cashimeres, from 45 cents to f 1.25, warranted all wool, go to James Edingtons. ts CLOTHING,CLOTHING,CLOTH ING for men, boys and babies at Jas i Edingtons. ts. Go to JI. Bremerkamp s for the latest styles in dress goods. no3ltf. Orange and lemons cheap at Hites. nolStf. Han’t Waste Money. On trashy extracts when you can ! buy a lasting perfume so delightfully | fragrant and refreshing as Floreston Cologne. —33w4. .littays Refreshing. A delightful fragrance of freshly ! gathered flowers and spices is the distinguished charm of Floreston Co- , ! logne. .1 Delightful JVovelly. Ladies prefer Floreston Cologne bel' cause they find this lasting combina- . ’ tion of exquisite perfumes a delight- | ful novelty. n3l—4w. JI. Bremerkamp has the finest lot of ladies’ coats, dolmans and shawls of anv house in the city of Decatur. | 31tf. ART. Now is the time to adorn your homes with some works of art. Nothing is ; i more suitable and affords more pleasI ure than good photographs of the family and f riends suitably framed. By I calling on the undersigned you can be '. accomodated with anything in this line. I have just received a large stock of j i dry plates for the fall work, and with i this process photographing the baby and nervous people is reduced to a I pleasant past time. Respectfully nolßm3. C. 'I.DORWIN. - -——— —— Jlrs. Kennedy has moved her dressi' making establishment to the rooms •I over Hite & Edington's grocery, the i apartment formerly occupied by the C. & A. engineers. Thanking her ’ ' friends for past patronage she solicits J a continuance of the same. Old and c new patrons are invited to call at htr new place of business.—3s w 3.

ROOT& COMPANY’S SUIT, CLOAK AND Fur Department Now filled with New and Stylish J j r . I Elegant Costumes in Black and Colored CASHMERES, LYON'S SILKS, SATINS AND RHADAMES. AN INSPECTION INVITED. The Unprecedented Demand for Velvets and Plushes! Anticipated in the importations by ROOT & COMPANY Now opening the Second Invoice, consisting all Qualities and Popular Shades At prices conceded to be the lowest. 46 AND 48 CALHOUN STREET. FOITT ’W'gVYTNTIZ:. C. E. ALBERS& SON has open out in JOHN KING'S CARRIAGE SHOP A full and complete line of Family Groceries, Big Stock o Fresh Good s, at BOTTOM PRICES and everylhing in the grocery line to select from. All G oods to any part of the City Delivered Free.

STOP! STOP! See ! See ! o Cheap. Cheaper Cheapest. Boots, I Shoes and Slippers, at the new Boot and Shoe Store —OF— S. BILLMAN. Be sure and give him a call before buying elsewhere,as he sells cheaper than any other man in Decatur, and will not be undersold. G ac Him A Call. Fust door west of Niblick, Crawford & tons. v26n18 Wanted. ■ I Two first ciass boarders can I be accommodated in a private j family with a nicely furnished parlor and bedroom and bed- ’ ding. For particulars apply to > \ the foreman of this office. Beware of Imitations. ; The delicate odor of Floreston Cologne is entire ly novel. Look for eigr , nature of Hiscox & Co.. N. 5 ~ on each bottle-—33w4.

SOMETHING NEW. BVrJTO OTHER. THt I ’ ii $ ADRIAN.MICHIGAN. | jjj JK B THE SIMPSON AXE,

All hand hammered. Made of solid Silver Steel with Punched Eye and WARRANTED. Also Five other kinds,the If ni Mann, Read. H'arrior, Francis and Pratt and Real. COOKING STOVES for Twelve Dollars, and the New Champion Monitor cook with six boles. Every Stove Warranted Fi/e years. T**n different kinds of Heating Stores. Also the NEW IAUREL BASE BURNER and Heater. All kinds of Builders Material, Nails, Iron, Pumps, Cordage, Steel Goods, Shovels, Spades, Mattocks, Picks, Amunition, Guns, Pistols, Revolvers, gun trimming, etc. Together with a full assortment of Hardware, Sewer Pipe and Flue Pipe, the Enterprise Meat Stuffer for less money than any house in the city of Decatur. Doni forget to Call. J H. STONE. No 83 ts. Lands and Lots lor Sale. One bundled at d sixty acres in Washington Township, Timber Land. Alto good Lol* Noiti • t 1 ccatur. For particu- • lars call ci. ibeut de:Mgned. i John Meibkbb, Agent.