Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1894 — Page 1

The Decatur Democrat.

VOLUME XXXVIII.

From Friday's Daily. Dr. Vftward, of Pleasant Mills, was a the city today on business. Miss Millie Lenhart went to willshire, 0., to-day to visit friends. * Dan Beery returned from Warren to-day whe he has been to purchase horses. Henry Steele, of Pleasant Mills, went to Peterson today to visit his aged mother. Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt, of Shelbyville, HL, are the guests of Samuel Slaybaugh and wife. J. F. Mann, wife and children went to Pendleton, Ind., to-day to spend Christmas. C. C. Sheets and wife went to Celina, 0., to-day to spend the helidays with her parents. Jacob Hooser, a prominent farmer of Blue Creek township, was in the city today on business. M. V. B. Archbold arrived from Indianapolis today and will spend the holidays with his family. Mr. Ballenger, df Columbia City. is. the guest of his son, John, and daughter, Mrs. Wm. H. Meyers. R K. Allison, cashier of the Old Adams County bank, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne on business. ' Mrs. Martha France, who has been visiting at Willshire, O , for the past two weeks, returned home to day. Last night at the M. E. parsonage occurred the marriage of Miss Sarah Vents to Isaac Robinson, Rev. Gregg officiating. Samuel Bone, the ex-policeman of the city of Portland, who was charged with manslaughter for the shooting of Frank Guild, was acquitted of the charge by a jury of Jay county farmers. The trial commenced last Monday and closed last night. The following new cases have been filed for January term 1895: Adam Schroll vs Samuel Stettler; set aside , fraudulent conveyance. Charley , Bollenbacber vs Winchester Oil I Co., Daniel P. Bolds u George W. I jßelds; appeal from Johh H. Runyon I Justice. , <■' I “The cinch bug eats the farmers’s I grain; the bee moth spoils his honey, I the bed bug fills him full of pain, but I the humbug scoops his money. The I lightening-bug can't thunder much; I the bed-bug has no fame; the gold-bug I has no argument, but be gets there just I the same. I We have a.class of young men in our I city that, are never known to work a I day, yet they on the street I smoking cigars, laughing and jeering I the honest toiler. They dress good, ■ attend shows, but never work. Some | of them can be found on the streets I at all hours of the night, and if they ■ work it must he during these hours ■ when the most of our people are asleep. ■ John L. Sullivan, ex-champion heavy ■ weight of the world, will show at Mun ■ cie tonight, Hartford City Monday, ■ and Decatur Tuesday. A guarantee of ■-$250 has been made in each.place to se- ■ cure his presence. In Bluffton John L. ■ Snllivan wouldn’t draw a third of that ■ amount.—Bluffton News. ■ Right you are Brother Swain, your ■ people would not pay to see John L. I Sullivan and our people will not pay ■ the amount you say, but he will be ■ here drunk or no drunk. But byway ■ of a query, how much did Bluffton pay ■ to see a Mexican greaser and a lewd 9 woman perform at Blufftop and then 9 follow them to Newville in the dead 9 hours of the night. Hush be still. 9 Look Up Your Insurance Policies. 9 Persons holding policies issued by ■ John Blakeslee of Decatur, Ind., are ■ requested to examine and see ■if any of the following are held by ■ them: ■ Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. Nos. 110, ■ ill, 113 and 50024. a. ■ Lancashire Ins. Co. Nos 1711861 and ■ 1711858. ■ Northern Assurance Co. Nos. ■ 216932, 216934, 216937, 216944 and ■254'14. * ■ If you hold any of the above policies Rrieifee call on Ebinger & Darkless at ■the Decatur National Bank, or Studa■baker & Spencer and bring your poli■cies with you. Said policies are sup ■posed to be fraudulently issued. ■Murderer Hart Is Now in the Annex. H Columbus, Ohio,Dec. 21.—Murderer ■chas. Hai t, who so butally butchered Khe Good children in Paulding county, Kind who was yesterday sentenced to IKeath on April 30,1895, has arrived at Khe penitentiary and been placed in ■Murderers’ Row. ■ir Price’s Cream Baking Powder g| World’s Fair Highest Award. I ■e»; - .

DECATUR. ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1894.

from Saturdays Daily. A. J. Smith returned from a business trip to Bluffton. ’ Mrs. Fiank Gilpin will spend Sunday with friends at Markle. Shaffer Peterson left this afternoon for Geneva on business. Mrs. Manassa Gilson is reported very ill with lung trouble. Michael Kinney, of Jefferson township, was in the cfty today. John Minor, of Indianapolis, is in the city on business today. The city was full of people from the country all preparing for Xmas. Jacob Miller, of Wabash township, was in the city today on business. Miss Rex, daughter of John Rex will be the guest of friends at Ossian. Wesley Stults and wife, of Wren, 0., will Sunday with friends in this city. Recorder elect Harvey Harruff, ot Berne, was in the city today on business. Fred Huffman, trustee of Hartford township, was in the city today on business. Frank Miller and wife left last night for Bluffton where they will spend Christmas. Jacob Wechter, trustee of Blue Creek township, attended the institute here to-day. Trustee Joshua Bright, of Kirkland township, was in the city today on business. Lewis C. Miller and wife, of Fort Wayne, are the guests of Alex Hoyer and wife over Christmas Henry Lankenau, a protaiinent teacher of Preble township, attended the institute to-day. Fred Wagner, of Pempville, O , will be the guest of Fred Busick, of Hoot over Christmas. / H. IL Bremerkamp shipped a car load of flour and feed th Sherman, Mich., yesterday. William Lhaman, of Missouri, an old friend of Sheriff Ashbaucher will spend Cbustmas with him. Mrs. Dr. Coverdale returned from Fort Wayne this morning where she has been the guest of friends. Dr. J. S. Coverdale has placed a tele phone in his house for the convenience of the public as well as himselt. Miss Emma Black, a teacher the Geneva schools, left this morning for Titusville, Pa., to visit her parents. Dick Meyers will leave tonight for Weaverly, Tenn., where he will visit his brother and uncles a few weeks. County Commissioners Conrad Brake and J. H. Hobroke were in the south part of the county today in the interest of roads. Miss Lincoln, teacher of music in the City schools, went to Fort Wayne today. She will spend Christmas with friends there.

Hon. B. F. Ibach, of Huntington, was among the persons from abroad attending the teachers institute here today and delivered a very interesting anti instructive lecture. Rev. W. A. Pavy, of Warsaw, who has been conducting a series of very interesting meetings at the Baptist church for the last three or four weeks, returned home today. Lost—Two pair of small shoes, No. 8 and lOjchildren’s shoes. They were lost on Tuesday, December 18th, between Decatur and James H. Ward’s, of Kirkland township. Finder will please leave them at A. Holthouse’s shoe store and get reward. James H. Ward. Among the persons attending the teachers institute today were Thomas Gallogly, of Jefferson township; Andrew Gottschalk, of Monroe; B. F. Kizer and Edward Huffman, of Linn Grove; Isaac Brown, of Root township; Clark Calderwood, of Kirkland township; E. B. Macy and Charley Simcoke, of Monroe. On December the 21 of each year it is unlawful to shoot squirrel^'until June Ist of the following year. The section of the statute relating to hunting squirrels is as follows: ‘‘Any person who shall shodt or destroy or pursue for the purpose of shooting or destroying any squirrels during the period from the 20th daf of December in any year to the Ist day of June in the succeeding year shall be fined in the sum of two dollars for each squirrel so pursued.” Taken frdm the Boston Store. On last'Saturday evening the person that got a package that did not belong to them will please return tbe same td the store as the party want tbe goods. JU-

From Monday's Daily. Mrs. John Bollinger is very ill. Mrs. Kitty Foughty is very ill with pneumonia. . Miss Maggie Hanna, of Ossian, returned home to-day. Davis Dailey went to Fort Wayne to-day on business. Mrs. Joshua Matthewson went to Pleasant Mills to-day to visit friends. Miss Grace Hale went to Fort Wayne to-day to visit her sister. Isaac Maselon, of Marion, 0., was in the city to-dayjon business. Miso Emma Foreman went to Pleatant Mills to-day to spend Xmas. Frank Hissy, Esq., of Jefferson township, was in the city today on business. Mrs. A. J. Reynolds went to Preble to-day to spend Xmas with her daughter. Miss Lilly Lewton will go to Peterson to-night to spend Xmas with her parents. H. A. Malott and wife went to Ridgeville, to-day to spend Xmas with friends. John E. Webber went to Fort Wayne to-day to visit his father, John Webber. Wm. Brokaw, of Portland, who has been visiting friends in the city returned home to-day. Wm. Drummond and wife went to Eaton, where they will spend Christmas with friends. Manassa Gerard, of Ft. Wayne will spend the holidays with his parents and friends in this city. Jamss Richey is wanted on an affidavit charging him with assault and battery with intent to kill. j ■ —..— t - Mrs. James A. Darkless went to Fort Wayne today where she will spend Christmas with her mother. T. R. Moore, wife and daughter will visit near Avilla and Albion during the holidays. They leave today. Chester Buhler and wife, Elijah Mann and wife and Miss Julia Archbold went to Fort Wayne to-day, Mrs. Fiest, of Greentown, daughter of E. G. Coverdale arrived today, and will be their guest during the holidays Hon. W. J. Vesey, of Fort Wayne, with his family, will be the guests of his father-in-law, David Studabaker, over Xmas. Some sneak thief entered the residence of Charles Gross at Monroe last night and took $37 in cash and a revolver. No clew. The Winchester organ factory burned Saturday morning. Loss about $7,000 partially insured. It was the property of a joint stock company. Miss Tefrona Crist, and John Cristwent to Elkhart to spend Xmas with William McLaughlin and wife, their brother-in-law and sister. Cal. Wells was up before Esquire Hill to-day charged with the larceny of a lap robe. He was bound over to the circuit court in the sum of $l5O. j Mrs. McGonagle, accompanied by Mrs. Clark Lutz and daughter, left for Delphos, today wheie they will be the guests of friends. Mr. Lutz will join them tomorrow morning. Master Bert Friedline and sister Susie, of near Monroeville, were the guests of friends here’ last night. They were on their way to Marion where they will spend the holidays. The residence of Mrs. Sarah Walton, at Monroe took f fire and was damaged to the extent of about $75 before it was extinguished. It is supposed to have originated tel ll a defective flue. George Freedly, foreman of the Boxfactory, in company with his wife will spend Christmas in Illinois From there they will go to Peru where they will visit friends a few days before returning.

Jdkse Butler, of Root township, will have an old fashioned family re-union tomorrow at his residence. He expects all of his children and grand-children present and have an old time Christmas together. We hope to hear from you Uncle Jesse. ~ ■

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fisher served an elegant four course dinner to an appreciative company of friends last Saturday evening. They were Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Gregg, Prof, and Mrs. A. D. Moffett, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Archbold, Dr. and Mrs, J.- Q. Neptune, Mrs. W. T. Alverson and Mrs. Noah Mangold. Tbe evening was pleasantly spent by all aresent. Tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Fisher is one that all who enter will enjoy themselves.

From Wednesday's Daily. A. T. Lynch left today for Eastern Ohio. . MIM Tina Allison left for Portland today to visit friends. Joan Emerlne, of Fostoria, O, is visiting John Johns. Amos Miller, from the East, Is visiting hie daughter, Mrs. A. K. Grubb. Henry Niblick and wife returned today from a visit with friends in Ohio. Nidlinger 4 Fleming shipped a car load ot cows to the eastern market today. , Ferdinand Miller, of Tiffin, O, is the guest of Miss Clara Gase over the holidays. Miss Roma Turner, of Greenville, O. is the guest of Misses Cora and Kittie Miesse. Mrs F. M. Schirmeyer and daughter went to Van Wert today to visit friends. Mrs. Frank Crill presented her husband with a fine Christmas gift yesterday—a boy. Chas. Erwin and children went to Delphos yesterday to spend Christmas with friends. Ex-Sheriff Michael McGriff, of Geneva, is in the city and will take in the show tonight. Reuben Chenoweth returned home today from a visit with bis brother John in Wells county. Mrs. E. A. Huffman, of Marion, is the guest of her parents, W. P. Rice and other relatives here. Misses Lizzie and Emma Werder, of New Washington, 0., are visiting their sister Mrs. W. A. Wetter. Mrs. Hughes, of Ossian, who has been the guest of C. Carr of this city, returned home yesterday. The Monmouth Glee club will sing at the installation of officers at the G. A. R. Hall on January 6,1895 . O ■ _• -p-— —— Master Burt Townsend left for Fort Wayne to spend a fpw days with his father, Dick Townsend. McAndrew Barkley went to Fort Wayne today to receive treatment from Dr Wheelock for her eyes. Menassa Gerard and wife, of Fort Wayne,having spent Christmas with his father returned home today. Albert Gase, who has been at Tiffin 0., the past year visiting his grandma and other friends, returned home. N. K. Todd and family, of Bluffton, were the guests of his father-in-law, R. D. Patterson and family yesterday. Theodore Kennedy and wife and« •Mrs. Bradley were the guests of Fred Roop and family at Willshire, Q , yesterday. a ,— L. C. Miller and wife, of Fort Wayne, who have been the guests of Alex Hoyer and wife over Xmas, returned home today. —

Ferdinand and Miss Agnes Miller, of Tiffin, 0., are spending the holidays here the guests of Mrs. Anna Gase and family. Miss Della Stoner, of Fort Wayne, is visiting her uncle and aunt, L. T. Brokaw and wife, and other friends in the city. J. Markley and Bluffton, attended the Sipe-Johnson wedding and visited Ed Coffee and family over Christmas. Mrs. Louis Swartz and Maggie Han ley,“of Fort Wayne are spending the holidays with. Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer and friends. George Simison and wife who spent Christmas with his brother, Sam, at Bernet returned to their home at Bluffton last night. Samuel Simison, the popular dry goods merchant of Berne, is in the city and will probably take in the Sullivan show to-night. James N. Fristoe, wife and tw:o sons, Earl and True, went to Bluffton yesterday to eat turkey with his brother A. 11. Fristoe and family. Miss Effie Brokaw who is attending Business College at Fort Wayne, is spending the holidays with her parents L. T. Brokaw and wife. J. T. Johnson and daughter,- Rosa, went to Bluffton lut night to visit a daughter, and to-day will go to Muncie to visit two daughters before returning. (The farmof 80 acres situated in Jefferson township about 7 miles east of Geneva and lying on the north side of the Burk gravel road, known as the I. B. Kelly farm, was sold last Saturday by J. T. Kelly, administrator, to Peter Kinney for the sum of slsOl.

Ex Commissioner George Pontius, of Hartford township, is in tbe city, and from general appearance is a heavier weight pugilest than Sullivan. ExCommissioner John Ruprigbt, of Preble township, left last night over the C. & E. for Youngstown, 0., to see a sister who is very ill at this writing. Mrs. W. J. Vesey and children, who have been the guests of her father, David Studabaker, over Xmas, returned totbeirhome at Fort Wayne today. Jesse Williams and wife and Jesse Smith and wife spent Christmas at Bluffton, tbe guests of John Smith and family, who were formerly residents of this city. Mine Host of the Miesse, put us in shape yesterday by placing before us a spread that will be remembered for all time to come. A large number of his friends were there for dinner. The little daughter of John and Lilly Breigb, and great-grand daughter of John Ruprigbt, of Preble township, died on Monday morning and was buried yesterday in Elhanna cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gaffer entertained the following persons at a Christmas dinner yesterday; D. M. Byers and wife, John Kleinhenz and wife, Miss Becca McDonald and his mother Nirs. Mary Gaffer and his brother Mike. Wm. F. Worden, wife and daughters Ina and Blanche, of Monmouth, and Edward Copeland, wife and family, and Misses Elizabeth and Martha Winters ate their Xmas turkey with G. W. and E. L. WintersA. T. Lynch reports having done three times the amount of business in in his line in the last ten days that he has done in the same length of time sinse he started up his factory. Many other factories report the same success From Thursday's Daily. Peter Hoffman, of Linn Grove, is in the city today. Mrs. Cyrus Weaver went to Fort Wayne today to visit friends. Mrs. Champer went to Bluffton today to visit a few days with her sister. Mrs Will Harris, of Coneaut, O , is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Beavers. Clem tioltbouse is at Geneva running the store in the absence of Mr. Tettman. Davidson Mattox, a prominent farmer of Blue Creek township, was in the city today. John Schrank, of Willshire. 0.. formerly of this city, was in the city today on business. Mrs. Levi Ray went to Monroe today and will be the guest of Mrs Eli Ray over New Year. Mrs. H. Hibbert, of Newark, 0., is the guest of her brother, 11. Tettman, during the holidays. Mrs Wils Merryman left tor Roanoke today to visit her sister Mrs. M. F Hays over New Year’s. Henry and Frank Linens, oTXewark. 0., are visiting in this city the guests of George and Albert Gase. Mrs. V. S. Reed and children • who spent Christmas with D. S Fisher and family, at Eaton, Ind., returned home today.

Married, by James 11. Smith, Esq., at Decatui on Dec. 22, 1894, James Kessler to Rena Johnson, both of this county. John Yager and Floyd Smith, of Decatur, spent Christmas with Edward Fox of Brackenridge street.—Ft. Wayne Journal. Mrs. W. G. Roebuck, of Fort Wayne, arrived today to attend the funeral of her sister Miss Mary Roudabush tomorrow. Mrs, Matthias Colchin, of Anderson, who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs, P. Forbin And Mrs. N. Nix, left last night for Fort Wayne to visit friends. Hugh McCurdy, Grand Master of Knights Templar of America, has issued an address to all members of the order adjuring them to be faithful to its precepts. 0 The High School will furnish tbe people of eur city with some fine enterments. The course of lectures to be given by Kate Crary is among the specialties in the lecture course * Miss Mary Roudabush, who resides about three miles southeast of this city, was suddenly taked ill yesterday about four o’clock p. m. with hemorrhage of the lungs, and died at twelve o’clock last night. Funeral will be held at the Evangelical church tomorrow at 11 a. m. interment at Maplewood cemetery.

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Mrs. Schaffner,of Willshire, 0., wm in the city today. We wish our many patrons a happy and prosperous New Year. Treasurer Dan Bolds went to Fort Wayne today on businessMrs. Robt. Harding went to Fort Wayne today to visit friends. W. A- Aspy, of Geneva, was a pleasant caller at this office today. Sheriff Ashbaucher will return tonight from Michigan with Jim Jacobs. Mrs. M. McC. Stoops, of Petersburg, Ind,, is the guest of friends here. Thomas Gallogly of Jeffersn township, went to Liberty Center on business today. Master Albert Hunsicker went to Bluffton today to visit bis uncle Henry Hunsicker.' Barney Wemboff, Curley Rademacher and M. L. Byers took a business trip to Geneva today. Hon. D. Studabaker and daughter Hattie returned home from Fort Wayne today. Dr. Shirack and wife left today for Cassilla, 0., where they will make their future home. Samuel Mcßarnes and grand-daugh-ter Miss Bertha Miller left for Pleasant Mills today where they will visit Ezra Mcßarnes and family. Mr Gillig, of Delphos, 0., brotner of Conrad Gillig, and bridge foreman on the Clover Leaf railroad, was in the city to-day on business. Henry Cornell and wife, of Bluffton, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles France and Mr. and Mrs. John Myers over Christmas, returned home today. Mrs. Maria Raudell and son Charley, of Germantown, 0., are spending the holidays with her brother Captain M. L. Byers at bis new home on South Fourth street.

Miss Grace Lamson.of Laferange-, Mrs Nettie Mauer, of Montpelier, O. T Mrs Sarah Rittenhouse, of Pioneer, 0.. and C. II Rittenhouse are the guests of 8 M. 1. rtephouse and As tfte year 1894 draws tb a close let'' 4 us make a resolution that before the close of the year 1895 we will have factories located in our city that will employ not less than 300 hands. The proceedings of the teacher’s institute held in this city last Saturday will be published in full next ( week. It was the most successful joint institute ever held in the county. It is well enough for our people to bear in mind that January 7th is thg date that Kate Crary will begin her course of lectures here. The opera house has been secured for that purpose. William Danner, of Loud enville, 0., a former member of Co. ”H” of lira 89th Indiana, is shaking hands with his old corm ales here He is visiting . his mother and friends in Blue Creek township. - Tbe Epworth League will give their regular monthly social Friday evening at the M. E. lecture room. An interesting musical program will be rendered. Everyone present will have an opportunity to guess tbe names of the living rulers of some of the most prominent countries All the young people of the city are invited Light refreshments will be served No charges. The Graham Earle Co., that a week’s engagement here last Saturday are held in grateful remembrance by our people. As impersonators they are excellent, honorable and worthy of support from the general nu6lic. They need no recommendation. Our showgoing people will be glad to welcome them to our city at any time and will always give them the support they so 'richlyde'serve The elegant borne of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick was thrown open to a large company of relatives and friends last evening. An elaborate dinner was served on in the handsome parlor and at six o’clock. Social games and music followed and tbe guests departed at a late hour after an evening of pleasant conversation and merriment. It was the occasion of tbe usual holiday family gathering of the Niblick’s and BtudabAker’ Besides the members of the two families, there were present Mr and Mrs. A. J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs Fred iSchafer, Mr and Mrs R. K. Allison, Mr and Mrs Jacob Schafer, Mr and Mrs John D. Hale, Mr and Mrs A. R. Bell, Mr and Mrs W. H. Nachtrieb, Dr. and Mrs A. L. DeVilbiss, Rev. and Mrs E. T. Gregg. Mesdames. Alverson and Moffett. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Francisco.