Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1902 — Page 12

CALVARY. Yoang Peoples’ Alliance at Calvary every Sunday evening. Our school is progressing fine with Frank Koos as instruct r. : W : ' .. ' &:■ ing in their new hc-tne this week. Master Harvey Sche:!. who has been very sick, is recovering slowly. Our rural route will be a thing of beauty and ay y forever during our bad roads this winter. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Jackson spent Friday of last week with Mr. and Mrs. George Woods over io Ohio. Mr. Gaunts and family are at home in their new quarters Several weeks was spent in remodeling same and the house now Las a cozy and homelike appearance. A few of the young friends of Rolla Jacksun called" at his home last Wednesday evening, to inform him of his eleventh birthday. The evening was spent in games of different kinds, with pojicoru and taffy for refreshments. »L-T ROOT Chas. Cook and Deltna Rock man Sundayed at Hoagland. J. A. Fuhrman and family Sundayed with relatives at Decatur. Samuel Shackley and wife of East Root. Sundayed with relatives in this vicinity. Thomas Fisher attended the funera! of his mother. Mrs Elzey, at Decatur last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Cash Cook entertained a crowd of Mt. Pleasant young people last Sunday at dinner. The Mt. Pleasant Sunday school intend to give a Christmas entertain ment. The time will be announced

IOW COPPER CENTER STAND \o]V*k yt\ E 1/AID O<NX COPPER CENTER SUN) I'. ,- A > <Xm* X r Free, with every $20.00 worth of i>’ , tree, with ev rv worth of j OT goods —. j( MANUFACTURER’S SALEII s' HE entire stock of W. Meyers Brothers, of Philadelphia, has been bought by us at 50 cents on the I dollar. This stock consists of 810.000 worth of Clothing for men and boys. Now is the time 1 1 when your dollar will do the most. Remember, when you get W. Meyers Bro’s, make, you get the H best made clothing in the country. These goods are made for exceptionally fine trade; no argument ■ is needed to induce buying, once you see them. So come here today expecting to find the greatest I 1 clothing bargains you ever saw. While most lines are complete in styles and sizes, it will be easiest II ■ to find what you want by coming early. Money refunded at slighest dissatisfaction. jS I MEN’S SUITS BOYS’ SUITS OVERCOATS Furnishing Goods, "--•'"r.. ™ I | $3.50 SSKa—.'”.' .*.sl.oo I ) , U MIU. aw »..r. rams .r>T. 1 I (I M'tMSSSTiSASttf-i?" ..258 M'iSJUSS"'"'”-'” I9C I I I Mk'. ,x . t? r » w, ?' T o B wo :eii* plain and VI IVV4 I UVI \4 v« 11 I\J « g SI.OO — I 1 ■ tn-. - t.h cbesl'Ma let E A A ’ MkiaW - ENS fine dress shirts in fancy or QQ n , ._ ». .m , > IA. J a ■ w,r • d‘. worth 'tri Sj.UU white, worth I .<*). tor . sjZrt ATENsScent milts. for this sit e. IQg I ■ •u h . j I XfF.N S HEAVY WEIGHT OVERCOAT? in * — ■ . I I 2 p - I>'NG i’ANTc cI'ITS. It tn l»year«. -‘1 tdue and blacd on y. with velvet collars. “ I ■D '-tie- s worth unto at ML i, nches lone. : at ® O KA \fEN ? half hose, per pair, this sale *>« . an, 1 ■ A AG 13 the lot worth itss than t ' QJrOv “ xJC 33C I - u _ r ... ..... , a |i: [- ■ * 1 f;- ♦i-'Tw, i,c jdm<* nOsL« *-1 worsted* — I | ■ aud . , - - r tain n< "7 K O 9 I * n •»<>.-pr *e iJv \fEN'* RELIABLE HEAVY-WEIGAT AfEVS heavy so spender*. per pair. Q« , 1 made of aert and . <>C 3C I ■p beaver, in Oaf- rd. blue and black, all wanted each I lengths, actually r worth |lO <». (feE A A——— I I I $4.95 ’ r >o.uu b i M ' 3c .imun nAUTO | sio.oo „ OY ,, AIIWOO , ~ MEN o rANio B \ . RXFF ’AST*. ' i-y p} M:R ,. (l , r , OP fancy overt ipi*. vunrrnteeu \fESS large, white linen bandker- yi n 111 fc. ■ 1 V , evf _ ..r.u.g* w rt h Cf\ -'1 - t-f». sale prb*. .<a 'h is to j. years, worth double this OK- tlfioi.salepr.ee 9f .OU — I 1 <- ' t ;.I. HEAVY A II'.H T "VER Afinelln. |«. ’ 59C I | a|E nn t>< V- I FEEEM Sto I sears. Oxford .ml -?' 1 < OATB. any color, slue or style. ** wear, all styles, sale price lOGup «» warn... t.-.t r. ■> I - ' &15.0 U c . QQ I ■ ivß.oo.aale price .... 91a39 SIO.OO ~ " —' QQp I nil laiett shapt >, *-ale price wwb up stripes, very noooy . I B gs — —- I | : . $1.95 ™ , hl . . u .. 39c I J A I." • ■ ‘ ■ > . • • r 'T'H ERE are a thousand other bMCB . K« '! ind mark V- QQn 1 which. numerate here. VOI'NG MEN- O ENSiIOO flannelshirts, sale pr • Ji Jin AfEN-E' /DC I » sale price OOvup <nl see and ta- convinced. 1 large variety, sale price a M'O up each *t« tb Wl fl. 50, one pair to a custom, r «SX I This is the greatest Bargain Sale ever opened in the west. 1,500 boy's Suits and Overcoats in- I / eluded in this purchase. Every dollar’s worth of this stock must be closed without reserve or re- | I gard to cost. Remember, this Sale Continues until December 25, 1902. I BARGAIN CLOTHING COMPANY, Il freF MEN’S AND BOY’S OUTFITTERS. ffre-eT" | J™ One door north of National. Bank, Decatur, Indiana. | good " OUR STORE OPEN UNTIL NINE O’CLOCK EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS. gouh J

later. Thomas Fisher butchered three big porkers last Monday. Thomas says he believes in Laving plenty to eat this winter. Dallas and Jesse Butler gave a 1 party to their friends last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Butler. The evening was spent in games and other amusements till a late hour when the guests departed for their homes. Keele Amos Dauner and Wm. Frazer are at South Bend this week attending the State Grange. Milo Campbell left last M. nday for Gas City, where he expects to work in the tin-plate factory. Frank Merriman has moved from our community to the south part of the township. It is with regret that we part with so good a neighbor. Frank Garwood and Miss Leah Son were united in mamage last Sunday at the bride’s home near Rockford. Ohio. The correspondent extends congratulations to the happy couple. John and Mary Myers have been married six years and" the stork had never left them any children until last Tuesday evening, when a bounc- . ing baby boy put in its appearance. Mother and son are doing well. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society were entertained at the home of Mrs. Clara Campbell last Friday. ■ A splendid program was rendered which lacked just one thing of success and that was- the preacher went hunting and failed to return till after the meeting dosed. Joseph Harmon Urick, son of Charles and Libbie Urick was born in

Adams countv. Julv 4. 1889 and died December 4.1902 at Dunkirk. Ind. I The cause of the child s deatn was due to accidently scalding itself with boiling water. The father and mother i •have the svinpatby of al! in this sad,; oour. LAS GROVE Mi* Aert<indsey is again indisposed. James Johns, of Reiffburgh. is pay ing his sister. Mrs Sarah F rejjeh, avisit. Rev. J. F. Buckman moved intojbe new parsonage on Tuesdav of last week. I er. Ezekial. of Berne, filled the pulpit at the Evangelical church on the Sabbath. Everet Banter is arranging to move on the David Meechbcrger farm east of the river bridge. G. W. R upright. of Preble town ship, made ns a social call on M ed-. needay of last week. Frank Haughton moved out of Bluffton last week and is temporarily i located with his mother. Artv Sbelden. of Kansas, has sold his possessions in that state and is again on the roster of Adams county i inhabitants. David Falb put up an elaborate sign at his shop in the form of a horseshoe, which mutely says that David wants to shoe your horses. Isaac Hilty, who was the guest of Ed Neuecschwander for the past weeK.’left for bis home at Beaverdam on Saturday. Mrs. his daughter, accompanied him. Prospects are in sight of the coronation of a second brass Laud, made up of old timers Leaded by Mm. Caston.

- lay evenicir ofchis week has been set "apart for organization. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ramsev. raio ha’.f moe south of town, died on Tuesday moraine, aged about one month. Also on W-ues-dav morning the youngest son of J r. | and Mrs. Milo Sales, age one and , one-half months, died. John Dubach and wife and son. John, of Not’regham. and George J Zebr, cf South Hartk ni township. ;a companv with three others of Berne, left on Tuesday to visit tbeir first Eve. Switzerland. Their absence will be of about four months’ duration I Andrew Rickets of DeHeven. Fred erick county. Old Virginia, is paying a visit to his brother John, of South Hartford township, after a semration 'of twentv eight veare. Mr. Rickets served four rears in the federal army and the battle of Gettysburg numbers | among his active engagements. Charles Barber, of Geneva, made, us a friendlv call last Wednesday. l On inquiry of each others’ age he pro i posed that we note each the others age on paper, the farthest off to furnish the cigars. After comparing notations it was evident that wc had his age exact, while be was off on ours four vears, for which Charley bad our sympathv. but this soon vanished with the puffs from our cigar. The Wabash Literary society installed their late elected officers last Friday night, after which a very in- 1 testing program was disposed cf. Oration by Miss Ada Kizer on Rights iof a Woman, followed by debate on the question that fear of punishment | had more influence than the hope of reward. Prof. H. E. Ritgers and Lawrence Opliger affirmed and D. A. Baumgartner and C. L. Ruryon pre-

GREAT MILLINERY SALEII ATTEND THE I •Half-off Sale! * ft OF 1 Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats S Birds' and Fancy Feathers a at I Zwick & Rolf. I I Sale commenced Monday and will continue trough- I 5 out the month of December > I mia ihiii - »ww Ww , J

sented the negative, rendition of judges in favor of affirmative. This was followed by the reading of the society paper, the M abash Star, by the editor Harvey Opliger, which was productive of the latest intelligence

’ and spicy editorials. The 11 imbued with renewed impetusduil >, the term by reason of the addition! r i quite a number of new J i among whom are not a few 1J * members. ’