Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1895 — Page 10

COME AND TRY THE • New Oak Roller Mills. TRY Everything New and the Latent. IT Improved Machinery. AND Good Flour. BE Turnout. HAPPY. Elegant Bread J3L. VanCAMP. ' StTCCt- DcCAtlir, XXX<X> - —

Worn Ont Fighting Ihe Fire. Oswayo, Pa., June 13. —Forest fires have done a great deal of damage five miles east of here. A large quantity of hark, timber and sawed lumber, the property ot' the Bingham company, has been destroyed. The flames are still raging and the loss will be heavy. A large force of men have been fighting the fires for a week and are almost exhausted. Valuable Timber Burned. Sharon Center, Pa., June 12.—The forest fires ease of this place are playing havoc with valuable timber and bark. Men are fighting the flames, but with little success, and there--is no telling what the damage will be. MINISTER DEPOSED. Makes a Plea of Contract to Marry an Offset For Adultery. Pittsburg, June 13.—When the Pittsburg Presbytery assembled yesterday Rev. George H. Sheldrake, D. D.. was summoned for trial. He did not appear but sent a long letter explaining his case. He admitted he had committed adultery with his housekeeper but said he had entered into a contract to marry her as soon as he could get a divorce from his wife, who is now working on a Chicago paper. He thought that under the circumstances his wrong should be excused. The Presbytery, however, took this as 3 confession, and deposed him from the ministry and excluded him from the communion of the church. Rev. George H. Sheldrake was born in England, came to this country 18 years ago, did missionary work through the south and has occupied prominent pulpits in Pittsburg, Chicago, Cincinnati and Toledo. He is now living in Cincinnati. ALIBI FOR BUCK. Coroner's Verdict Say* Mis* Harrington Was Killed by Persons Unknown. San Francisco, June 12. —The coroner’s inquest into the death of Miss Nellie Harrington, murdered in her own room 10 days ago, has been concluded. The testimony of four additional witnesses completed a perfect alibi for the late Senator Buck. I. W. Lees, chief of the local detective force, 1 stated that Tie had followed every clue and every person having any apparent possible connection with the case. He was Still absolutely in the dark regarding the identity of the murderer and admitted that he had not even a suspicion of the slayers. He was convinced that the crime had not been committed for the purpose of robbery. The fatal wounds had probably been inflicted by a pistol need as a club. The jury returned a verdict of murder committed by some : persons unknown. TWO TERRORS MEET. One Dead and Another Fatally Injured In a Duel. Sergent, Ky., June 12, —News comes here from Beavelr, Floyd county, that John Amburgy and a man named Martin engaged in a battle at the home of Amburgy. near Beaver, which resulted in the death of Martin and the probably fatally wounding of Amburgy. The men had long been terrors in the neighborhood and they had been enemies) for some time. Martin went to Ainburgy’s house- with revolver in hand and ordered him out but instead Amburgy opened fire and the duel followed. Sentenced Fur Attempted Blackmail. Marshall, Ills., June 12. Hunter of Nevins, Edgar county, has been sentenced to three months in jail for attempted blackmail. He approached a wealthy young man of the city and demanded $3,500 as the price of his silence, threatening to denounce him as the man who murdered George Powers, the Marshall crossing agent, in 1880, if his demands were refused. On pretense of writing a check the threatened victim lured him into a store, where he was induced to repeat his demand in. the presence of witnesses, when he was at once arrested. Under a JLoad of Hay. Shelbyville, Ind., June 12.—John Monjar has been fatally injured by being imprisoned under a lead of hay which had been overturned by a runaWay team. He is 78 years old, and was unconscious when rescued. L_

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— j Good board and lodging at the Union Bakery. d3ostfw43tf Farmers, when in Decatur eat at the Union Bakery and yon will get value received. <i.Bostfw43tt You can get two of the largest and best loaves of bread in Decatur for-5c at the Union Bakery d3ostfw4Btf HUGHES’ VVHITE LABLE Pale Ale in pints, 15 cents per bottle at •‘Curley” Radamacher’s. d4lwlotf The finest five-cent cigar is the ”C. B L.” at Donovan & Bremerkamp’s. d 417-24 wlO-4 Donovan <S: Bremerkamp sell the “C. B. L.” cigar, the purest and best in the market d4’?-24 wlO-4 For fine carriage and buggy painting call at Smith Bro’s. Wagon Shop or H. M. Romberg. We use Murphy’s best finishimng varnishes and Brewster colors. d376tfw3-3 For Rent—A business roomyoccupied by saloon, restaurant and board ing house. Near C. &E. and Clover Leaf depots. Enquire of Dyonis Schmitt at City Meat Market. 4OBtfßtf Lake Chautauqua—Season excursion tickets now on sale to above named resort. Remember the Erie Lines is the direct route landing passengers at the Lake without change of cars. 13 4 Inter-National Conference Epworth League at Chattanooga, Tenn.. June 27th to 30th. 1895. Foi the above occasion the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets J und 25th, 26th and 27tb, return limit 15 days from date of sale at 814 35 each. J. Bryson. For Sale—The scenery in the Meibers' Opera House. This is a full set ot scenes and in good condition. As I have concluded to quit the opera house business, this will be sold cheap. I have a fine piano with the house that 1 sell will with or without the scenery. d363-tfwltf John MeibersICE CREAM. Nimah will handle the celebrated ice cream manufactured by E. A. Collins & Son,of Huntington. This cream is widely known for its excellent quality. Special rates given to church socials and picnics. Brick ice cream furnished for parties and wedding* on short notice. Will furnish by the quart or gallon. Leave orders at S. C. Ni man’s Feed store on Madison street. . 418tf 9tf THE 4TH OF JULY AT SPENCERVILLE, 0. No place in Northwestern Ohio will offer more attractions to the pleasure seeker on the 4th of July than Spencerville. Ohio. Spencerville Division, U. R. K. of P . assisted by the citizens in general, have arranged for a monster celebration, the program including a grand industrial parade in the morning. horse races, bicycle races, tub races on the canal, game of foot-ball, game of base-ball between the fat and lean men, rope and slack-wire walking and a gorgeous minstrel show, both afternoon and evening, under a mammoth tent: closing with a magnificent display of fireworks in the evening All to take place in the beautiful Keeth Driving Park Grounds Adtnis sion free to the grounds .Excursion rates on C. & E. railroad. 13tf J. W. DeLong, Agent. REAL ESTATE TRANFERS. Angeline M. f Archbold to Alvey Henderson, r .pt out-10t256, Decatur #4OO oo David Coze to W-H. Boze, 1 acre, Jefferson tp.. . 150 00 L. W. Frank to Abner 8. Elzey pt j in-lots 105, LUG, Decatur 700 00 ■ Jerry Anderson to T. H. Ahr, in-lot ' 709, Decatur.?. 500 00 : Rebecca Cowan to J. W. Vizard, fnlot 2,;Pleasant Mi11g;...., 75 oo I John Kibler i|c dto EnmiaF. Kibler /ci acresHoot■ 'tp ~.. 35 go O, T. May 'i c <1 to Harry V. Juday, in-lot 31, Geneva Joo oo Decatur T. K.M. Co., to Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas Co.. . in-lots, Decatur 500 Albert Nelson to Henry Nelson, pt out-10t260. Decatur 600 00 J. la. Harper i. Slusser, 1-3 acres. St. Marys tp ... 50 00 Peter Spnmger to Alberta berger, in-lot Ist, Berne. 225 oo J. F. Lachot to Martha A. Lachot. in-lot 193. Herne Andrew Gottschalk to Magdalena , Yager, in-lot 263. Berne.,,. 100 oo Andrew Gottschalk et al to Susan Yost, in-lot 262, Berne>.. .. ioo oo

Where We Are At. E A. Mann was at Fort Wayne Monday. Fred McFeely is visiting friends at Fort Wayne. « Miss Jessie Sanders is visiting friends at Preble. Dr. Stoneburner, of Berne, was in the city Saturday. Miss Bertha Parrish left for Van Wert, O„ Wednesday. John Munger, of Fort Wayne, was in our city Wednesday. Miaa Leo Case spent Sunday with friends near Willshire, O. Mrs. James Brunagraff is the guest of friends in Cincinnati. L. C. Devoss and family are the guests of friends at Portland. Mrs. Hannah Golders is visiting her sister, Hattie Fuller, at Geneva. Miss Lucy Heideman is visiting her sister, .Meillers, at Fort Wayne: Rev. John Lower, of Lima, is the guest of his brother, Joe Lower. Clerk Lenbart and wife were at Fort Wayne the latter part of last week. Misses Mena Myers and Sadie Hale are guests of friends at Ft. Wayne. Miss Annie Truman, of Ft. Wayne, is the guest of Mrs. John Bollingor. Misses Dollie and Lillie Dent are visiting friends at Willshire, Ohio. Mrs. W. W. Kecbt, of Winchester, is the guest of Lew Ellinghain and wife. Dr. Kirkpatrick, of Columbia City was calling on friends here yesterday John Peterson left for Albion Fri day, where he will spend the summer. Miss Kittie Fought, of Geneva, is visiting her aunt, Miss Kate Flickinger L. B. Hale of Willshire, 0., was shaking hands with friends here Saturday. Ed. X. Ehinger left Wednesday for a trip to Europe. He will be gone about six weeks. Prof H. A Hartman, of Athens. Alabama, spent Sunday with Miss Ida Brandyberry. Mrs. Mike Touhey and son of Lima. 0., is the guest of her mother and other relatives heie. Peter Keegan of Bunker Hill, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Bollman and family. Mrs. Al Wagoner Sundayed with her parents, at Spencerville, Ohio, returning home Monday. Mrs. Ed Beigley and son, of Dayton, Ohio, are the guests of Dr. P. B. Thomas and family. Miss Lizzie Hoover, of New Washington. Ohio, is the guest of W. A. Wietter and family. Jesse Steele left for Wayne county, Ohio, where he will spend some time with his grandfather. E. H. Bookwaiter, of Fort Wayne, was in the city yesterday and made this office a pleasant call. Ye editor and wife are attending the annual meeting of the editorial association at Logansport. Miss Katie Blocher, of Ceylon, returned home Monday after a week’s visit with Hattie Blackburn. M. F. Rice and family left Saturday afternoon for Warsaw, where they will visit a couple of weeks. Mrs. W. E. Kintz and daughter Bertha, are at Ft. Wayne, the guests of Mrs. Kintz's brother. A. J. Smith and family accompanied by Miss Fonner and Wirtzberger drove to Fort Wayne last Friday. John M. Burns left here Tuesday for Marion, Ind.,#, where lie will stay at the soldiers’ home. Fin Bennett and wife left Tuesday afternoon for Portland where they will visit friends for the next week. Mrs. J. S. Coverdale and daughter, and Mrs. Patterson, of Logansport, are visiting friends near Berne. 0 Samuel Acker and wife left Saturday afternoon for Hartford City, where they will make their future home. ' Miss Mary Myers returned Saturday afternoon from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Rob’t Harding at Ft. Wayne. ■ 0 Mayor Allison and family left for Oden, Mich., last Tuesday morning where they will spend the summer. Mrs. Wallace Lichtenwalter and Nellie Spies, of Fort- Wayne, are the guests of A. L. Lichtenwalter and wife. 'Mrs. Aubert Rice returned from I ndianapolis Tuesday, where she had beeu visiting friends for some time past. Sherman Mott Sundayed with bis family here. lie is still selling his book, a report of the Supreme court of Ohio, Bart Shirey, of Fort Wayne, came home yesterday. Bart has been quite sick for a few weeks. He was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. JellSff.

Henry H. Bremerkamp and family returned from Fort Wavne Tuesday „ afternoon. They drove down last Saturday. [ Messrs. Fred Kell and Chas. Alexander, of Fort Wayne, were the guests of friends in the city last Friday ’ evening. /Mrs. J. T. Merryman and sister, Miss ' Matie Albers, Sundayed at Ft. Wayne, the guest of their sister Mrs. Frank i Tillbury. Prof T L. Stapler of the Internai tional Business college of Ft. Wayne, was the guest of Clark Coverdale last Satuiday. i John Devoss, who baa been the guest of L. C. Devoss and family for the past few days, returned Saturday to his home nt Winchester. Mrs Fred sellemeyer is at the Presbyterian hospital. Chicago, for treatment. She writes her husband that she is much better. I Misses Mary Fonner and Adelin Weitzberger. of Decatur, are the guests of Fort Wayne friends.—Ft. Wayne Sentinel, Jnne Sth. Martin Laughlin, trustee of Jefferson township and Wils Lewton, of i Root township, were swapping yarns here Wednesday. Miss Nellie Hale entertained her guests last week, Miss Fannie Hite and Miss Vinnie Delong, of Decatur. —Willshire Gazette. Ex-Trustee Gleckler of Union town ship, was in the city Monday. lie says their crops are in good condition, and that grass is short but looking well. Peter Keegan and "Wife, of Bunker Hill, returned home Tuesday. While here they were the guests of their daughter and family, Mrs. Elsie Bollman. Mrs. J. Thos. W. Luckey and children have gone into the country for a two weeks visit with relatives and friends, while Mr. Luckey is batching at home. Dick Chamberlain and wife left for their home at Fort Wayne Friday, after a few weeks visit with Mrs. Chamberlain's parents, C. W. Miller and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lichtenwalter and Miss Nellie Spice, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lichtenwalter, returned to their home at Fort Wayue Tuesday. Miss Nettie Studabaker, Bluffton and Jesse Simison, of Berne, who have been the guests of Hattie Blackburn for the past few days, returned to Bluffton Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Delinda Ellsworth left for Elmer, Missouri, Tuesday evening. She was accompanied by her son Edwin, daughter Mrs. S J. Oliver- and Mrs. Henry 11. Hart. They expect to visit there for about two months John D. Friedline and daughters of near Monroeville, were here Saturday. John left here for Marion, while the young ladies left for Portland, where they will attend the Normal school. Mrs. D. L Harding and daughter, Edith, and Mrs. W. 11. Griswold, of Westfield, N. J., and Mrs. Robt. F. Harding, of bort Wayne, were the guests of Prof. W. J. Myers and family a few days last week. L. B. Barge and wife of Morrow county, Ohio, who have been the guests of L. T. Brokaw and family, left last Friday evening for Ft. Wayne where they will visit Mr. Barge’s brother. Mr. Brokaw accompanied them. Rev. Shackelford, of Fort Wayne, was in our city Tuesday. He came this far to meet an aunt of his that was on her way to visit him. In 1873 and 1874 the reverend gentleman had charge of the M E. class of this city. Frank Crawford has moved to Geneva where he is interested in and has charge ot the Geneva clothing house which is run by him under the name of Peter Holthouse & Co., of this city. The best wishes of Frank’s many friends go with him and his estimable family. Mrs. Christena Sellemeyer, of Preble township, the mother of Augustus and Frederick, of our city, Monday visited her sons. She is seventy-six years of age and for the first time had her picture taken for her children. She returned home today by the C. & E. train as far as Magley. New Cases. Frederick Watson sues Catharine A. Watson for a divorce, charging abandonment. The complaint is penned by Jacob Butcher, attorney. Amelia Hess sues Rose Hess etal, for the construction of the will of Peter Hess. L. C. De Voss pens the complaint. ' - '~v" Letter Lisi. List of unclaimed letters remaining in the postofflee at Decatur, Ind., for the week ending June 10,1895: Miss Amanda Aimer, Cort Miller, Mrs. Fin McFarland. Persons calling for the above will please say advertised. John Welfley P. M.

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The Coach Trotting Stallion. OTHELLO 11. Will stand for mares commencing April IJ, and ending the first week in July as follows: Mondays at Charlie Mailand’s, 1% miles south-east of Williamsport; Wednesdays and Thursdays at the stable of Lewis Koenemann, in Preble township; Fridays ami Saturdays at Romberg’s livery and feed stable, Decatun « OthePoll, a coach horse, was foaled May 1888, He was sired by Othello I. an Arabian stallion, who was awarded the highest prize at the horse fair in Oldenburg. Germany, in 1885.. Othello 11 took first premium at the Adams county fair in 1889, in the general purpose class, and at the Fort Wayne fair in 1890. Othello IT, is adu rk bay. He was imported .from Oldenburg, Germany, in October, 1888, ■by Koenemann. Is entered in the govern- : went stud book at Oldenburg. Germany. TERMS- To insures mare with foal, 88: due and payable when the mare has foaled Any person parting with a mare before known to be with foal forfeits Insurance. Care taken to prevent accidents, but responsible for none HENRY KOENEMANN. Owner. Come and see this fine stallion.