Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1895 — Page 8

FIRE FIRE BANKRUPT SALE* I have purchased the damaged Stock of Goods in the New Yor,< Store, and will close out the immense stock at rediculously LOW PRICES. — STOCK CONSISTS OF®*" CLOTHING. UNDERWEAR. BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS, AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS. The stock is Complete, the Goods New and the Prices will be Cut to Nothing. -Don’t Forget the Winter Clothing and Overcoats= « AMOS FOREMAN B ix the stone building on second street.

Union Township. James Hippensteel and wife, of Wabash j county, are spending the holidays with relatives in this vicinity. Protracted meetings are being held at the Clark Chapeland Pleasant Grove churches. The New Year’s entertainment at Salem was a grand success. Mr. Samuel Cramer was visiting his brother at Greentown last week. J. D. Cline and Dallis Spuller spent the holidays at Ada, 0., the guest of Mrs.jWaldo Smith. Jefferson Items. Good roads for sleighing snow. Teachers institute on Saturday. Born to G. W. and Mrs. Brewster, a girl. Schools of this township have had a vacation during the holidays. T. F. Golden of Geneva, gave this place a call last week. A great many of our young sporting men of this place went to see the ex-champion, John L. .Sullivan. Peter Kinney paid Decatur a visit last week on business. Mrs. Byran was called to Ohio to the death bed of her father, last week. Isaac Landers, a former resident of this place but now of Wood county. Ohio, paid this place a visit after an absence of twentytwo years. Married at the residence of the bride’s grand father. Miss Luella Mann and Mr. McKee. on New Year’s day. We wish them a long and prosperous journey through life. Died on December 24th. Lizzie Guffegan, of consumption. She was an accomplished young lady, about twenty-two years of age. Funeral took place Wednesday at St. Mary’s church. The pedagogues of this township are worked up in the educational sphere so much that they have organized a night school, which meets Tuesday and Friday nights. Berne Items. J. W. Craig is very sick with lung fever. Aug. Sturdier met with a bad accident west of town Saturday afternoon. The horses of John Fox ran away and crashed into Mr, Steudler’s buggy, demolishing it and trampling on him. His right chest was tramped in, and blood flowed freely from his nnjse and mouth. He was brought in town and placed in the home of Mr Ashleman. Dr. E. Franz was called and through his efforts he was abie to be moved on Sunday morning to his home west of Linn Grove. Wm. Steiger and Marie Geiger. Gid Badsake r and wife and Lizzie Geiger from Bluffton. Ohio, are visiting relatives at this place, c The German cornet band of this place gave the town some fine music on Tuesday afternoon. The Berne brass band has engaged Mr Dickerson of Hoagland, Ind., as instruct© for the coming two weeks, when we will have music in plenty. Mr. James 8. Craig who was visiting his son John Craig returned to his home at Hayesville. Ohio, on Tuesday last, leaving his wife at the bedside of their sick son. On Sunday last were united in marriage at the Mennonite church. Wm. Lehman, from Missouri, and Lydia Lehman of this place. Abraham Lehman and Ida Gil)iom. both of this place. Rev. Sam Sprunger tied the knots. Exchange in flour and feed of all kinds will be on bands at all times at the warehouse. Augsburger & Lehman.

Root Township Items. j The New Year’s entertainment which was held by the Salem class, was well attended. The program was excel ent and was enjoyed by all present. Samuel Cramer, of this district, spent holidays with his brother at Greentown, Ind. Messrs. Dallis Spuller and Jady Cline spent holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Smith at Ada. Ohio. Protracted meeting begun at Pleasant Grove last Sunday evening. Mrs. Anna Broadbeck, of Union township, spent holidays with her parents in this community. Miss Cora Mumma was the guest of Miss Essie Kern last Sunday. Mrs. Mallnda Zimmerman was the guest of Mrs. Mary Swartz, last Sunday. Geneva Items. Clem Green was married to Miss Bessie Goff Christmas evening M. E. Hutton Is visiting friends in Dayton, Ohio, this week. Chas. Harper as usual spent Christmas with the Stone Station girls. Uncle Chris Haviland is preparing to supply Adams county with ice next summer. i The latest thing in the way of a talker, is a pet crow owned by C. N. Brown. It will call out “Next,” make change, and sing “After the Ball” while each man is getting shaved. i Tom Drew is stepping like a little dog in high oats, caused by the arrival of a young harness maker Monday night. Geneva had a few good foot races and a ' fight or two New Year’s, that reminded the I old settlers of the old town twenty years ago. Ed Manard. the oil supply man. is spending > New Year’s at Lima. Uhio, with his family. The editor of the Geneva Herald took in the I show at Fort Wayne Tuesday evening, so we will expect some great news next week. Pleasant Mills Items. A greeting of 1895. Cal Davis and family of Chicago, spent a few days here with relatives, returning on Monday. I Davis McCullogh is improving from his re- , cent Illness, we are glad to note. Miss Armstrong of Celina, Ohio, is visiting , her uncle, Wm Armstrong and family this I week. I Quite a number of Decatur lads were in the i village Monday and Tuesday. They came up s on a skating expedition. » Rev. J. E. Stoops of Decatur, was observed on our streets last Wednesday evening. The ■ report was afloat that he came here for the ■ express purpose of tying a couple of knots. . We are unable at this writing to affirm the statement. Miss Nettie McCullough of Bluffton, spent last Sabbath here witn her parents. Amos Smith while chopping wood last Monday had the misfortune to cut off one of his • largest toes. Miss Lucy and Cora Suman of Portland, is , visiting O. J. Suman and family. Dr. J. W. Vizard has been kept quite busy ■ the past two weeks. Rufus Allison of Decatur, was on our streets last Monday. John Myers and family, of near the county farm, was in our burg Monday, calling on ' friends. Attorney J. W. Hill was at <Van Wert, Ohio, last week on business. Harry Cordna and jwife of Decatur, were the guests of Daniel Roof and family Monday.

Miss Mary Rawley gave a social on last Tuesday evening. We learn a good time was had. Prof. Gulick spent the holidays here with relatives friends, returning Wednesday. The St. Mary’s is frozen to the depth of six inches, and our young people are having some fine fun skating. It is a pleasure they hardly expected to enjoy at least this winter. The Pleasant Mills girls are stuck on all I strangers. Why? Because the home boys go elsewhere to find their girls. We would say to the country boys: If you are in the notion of seeking a wife, come to Pleasant Mills, for our girls are on the lookout for a mash. Clinkers tn the Brain. An interesting article on insomnia in tho National Review gives a new theory in regard to this prevailirig malady. Tho theory is that fatigue products in the brain cells act in the same way as clinkers in a furnace, reducing the activity of the chemical action between the blood and the brain cells. Quiet and uninterrupted sleep depend largely on two conditions—the active state of the brain and the relatively small quantity of blood circulating through tho vessels. According to the quoted authority, wakefulness is an accumulated product of activity. When a sufficient amount of it is generated in the brain, we awaken; or, if there is a surplus, we cannot sleep at all; or, on the contrary, ‘‘after a period of wakefulness, a storage of sleep-inducing matter is effected, which, when sufficiently accumulated, tends to drowsiness.” Admitting this assertion to be true, narcotics are the most mischievous of resorts, as they merely clog the brain cells and dull the sensibilities instead of assisting to that refreshing sleep which alone is able to restore the system to its normal condition. At a Pinch. There was to be a wedding in a little country* church, says Harper’s Magazine, and the “contracting pair,” who had many friends, were in doubt as to whether there would be room for them alt Accordingly the young man called upon the sexton. “How many will the , church seat?” he inquired. The sexton was silent for a minute or two, evidently engaged in a mental calculation. “We-ell, ord’narily,” he said, “it’ll seat ’bout three hundred; but if some sit with their legs hangin* over the organ loft, I guess it’ll seat three hundred and ten.” Too Nice for an Athlete. A “dude,” who had never earned his , bread by the perspiration of his brow, went into a shop in Detroit, according to the Free Press, and stood wearily’ before the counter. “I want to purchase a perspirer,” he said, in a ladylike voice, as the clerk came up. “A what?” asked the clerk. “A perspirer,” repeated the customer; “one of those,” he added, pointing to what he wanted. “Oh,” said the clerk, “you mean a sweater,” and he sold him one at the regular price.

The G. R. & I. (Effect Sept. 23.1894.) ; ( TRAINS NORTH. ♦No. 3. +No. 5. •No. 1. i ' Richmond 11:00 a m 11:25 p m 3:30 pn. Parry 11:10 “ 8:40 “ Votaw 3:48 “ I Harley 3:51 “ • Fountain City. 11:25 “ 3:57 “ Johnson 11:35 “ 4:10 Lynn 11:40 “ 12:02 am 4:15 “ ; Snow Hill 11:40 “ 4:21 ” | Woods 11:49 “ 4:24 “ Winchester.... 12:00 “ 12:20am 4:34 “ Stone 12:10 pm 4:44 “ I Ridgeville 12:19 “ 12:36 am 4:53 “ Collet 12:32 “ 5:05 “ Portland 12:42 “ 12:54 am 5:17 “ Jay 12:52 “ 5:26 “ Briant 12:59 “ 5:32 Geneva 1:07 “ 1:14 am 5:41 “ Ceylon 5:43 Berne 1:18 “ 5:51 “ Monroe 1:36 “ 6:01 “ DECATUR 1:47 “ 1:44 am 612 “ Monmouth 6:18 “ Williams 2:01 “ 6-26 “ Hoagland 2:06 “ 6:31 “ Adams 6:43 “ Fort Wayne.... 2:35 “ 2:20 am 6:55 “ ♦Daily, except Sunday. tDaily to Grand Rapids. TRAINS SOUTH. ♦No. 2. + No. 6. tNo. 4. Fort Wayne.... 1:15 p m 11:45 p m 5:45 a m Adams 5:58 “ Hoagland 1:39 “ 12:15am 6:13 “ Williams 1:45 “ 12:21 ” 6:18 •• Monmouth 6:24 “ DECATUR.... 1:59 “ 12:37 “ 6:30 “ Monroe 2:13 “ 12:50 “ 6:44 “ Berne 2:25 “ 1:02 “ 6;56 “ Ceylon 7:04 “ Geneva 2:35 “ 1:14 “ 7:06 “ I Briant 2:44 “ 1:24 “ 7:15 “ Jay 1:31 “ 7:21 “ Portland 3:00 “ 1:41 “ 7:30 “ Collett. 1:51 “ 7:41 “ Ridgeville... . 3:24 “ 2:03 “ 7;50 “ Stone 2:14 “ 7:59 “ Winchester.... 3:44 " 2:25 “ 8:09 “ Woods 2:34 “ 8:22 “ Snow Hill 2:36 “ 8:25 “ Lynn 4:05 “ 2:42 “ 8:32 “ Johnson 2:47 “ 8:38 “ Fountain City. 4:21 “ 2:57 “ 8:49 “ Haley 8:55 “ Votaw 8:59 “ Parry 9:08 “ Richmond ”4:45 “ 3:20 “ 9:15 “ ♦Daily Grand Rapids. tDaily ex. Sunday. Jeff Bryson, Agent. C. L. Lockwood, Gen. Pas. Agent. The Erie Lines. (Schedule in effect June 17.1894.) Trains leave;Decatur as follows; WEST. No. 5, vestibule limited, daily 2:13 p. m. No. 4. Pacific express, daily 1:34 a. m. No. 1. express, daily . . 10:45 a. m. No. 31, local, daily ex. Sunday 10:45 a. m. EAST. No. 8. vestibule limited, daily 8:06 p. m No. 2. express, daily 1:55 p. m. No. 12. express, daily 1:39 a. m. No. 30, local, daily ex. Sunday 10:45 a. m. Train No. 12 carries through sleeping cars to Columbus. Circleville. Chillicothe. Waverly. Portsmouth, Ironton, and Kenova, via Columbus.. Hocking Valley & Toledo, and Norfolk & Western lines. J. W. DeLong. Agent. L. W. McEdwards. T A.. Huntingt on The Clover Deaf. (Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Ry.) EAST. Espress ...12:15 p.m. Mail. 5:18a.m. Local 2:35 p.m. WEST. &5?, ress P- m. Mau. 12:15 a. m. Local a. m. E. A. Whiskey. Agent.

For Notions, Small Hardware, Tinware and Holiday Goods, call on the Bargain Store next door to Postoffice. Crushed Oyster Shells for Poultry. Will make your hens lay in winter. Ensures a healthy and profitable poultry yard. For sale by J. D. Hale. Are You Insured? Dear Sir:—The undersigned having secured the agency of the strongest insurance corporations in existence, respectfully solicits your patronage and guarantees in return prompt attention on his part to the wants of his customers. You can not afford to be without insurance. Come and have your property insured. E. F. COFFEE, Agt. • Comfortably Settled. We have moved our stock, I and are now comfortably settled in our new quarters, ! ■where we are better fitted to wait on the wants of our patrons than ever before. We have plenty of light, and it is no trouble to show goods. In connection with our large line of Drugs, wehave a complete line of Holiday Goods, also School Books and School Supplies at the lowest possible cash prices. Don't fail to i call and see us. Second st., opposite old stand, Decatur, Indiana. W. H. NACHTRIEB. A. P. BEATTY 3. F. MANN MANN & BEATTY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW c^ d Xo^ixrb^ n i^ on ciaims r e - A ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Pensions and Collections a specialty. Office in the John C. Hale Building GEXEVA INDIANA. 8080 COFFEE, j attorneys-at-law. Rooms over P.O. :-: Decatur. Ind

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