Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1895 — Page 5

ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Bowen Hale was over from Wilshire Tuesday. Mrs. Tim Corbett is at Lima, 0., visiting relatives. Attorney France was in Toledo the first of the week. Aaron Bricker was here on gravel road business Monday. Charles D. Murrayand Pat Highland Sundayed in Chicago. Miss Millie Lenhart was visiting Bluffton relat ves this week. Fred Huffman of Hartford township was in the city Monday. Lew Runyon of Hartford town ship, was in the city Monday. Mrs. Wash Peterson of Geneva, was visiting in the city last week. Commissioner elect Eckrote was was in town the first of the week. J. Fred France of Huntington was in town a short time Decoration day. Miss Effie Bottenberg left Saturday for Angola where sue is to attend school. Miss Kitty Meisse was in Fort Wayne over Sunday visiting with lady friends. The name of George Shaft of Craigville, now adorns onr subscription books. Mayor Quinn and wife Thursday last entertained Mrs. Towns and Eckles ot Fort Wayne. W. A. Marsh a once was druggist of Bluffton, was mingling about town Saturday evening. W. 11. Martz has been appointed by the comissioners as a constable in St. Mary's towi ship. Mail Agent Dickey and wife occupy the R. B. Allison property in the south part of town. Monroe is represented in our correspondent columns this week with a breezy comn.unication. The commissionersTuesday gr anted liquor licenses to Tim Coffee, J. C. Miller and I). M. Byers. Sarah Ashbancher of Bluffton, stopped in this city Tuesday while enroute home from Lima. She visi ted at the home of Surveyor Fulk.

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The baby of I). French Quinn and wife is rapidly recovering from its long and serious sickness. J. T. Moorman a bridge contractor of Winchester, was talking business to our commissioners Monday. Quite extensive improvements are being made to the home of Paul Hooper on North Second Street. A new floor has been put in the \ ogelweede saloon, much improving the appearances thereabouts. Hicks promises us storms, frosts and all kinds of weather during June. What have we done now. A Clover Leaf freight engine broke down near here Monday. The breakage de ayed traffic for several hours. Al Moon of Frankfort, was call ing on the buggy trade here Tues day, and shaking hards with friends. Coffee & Baker have onions, lettuce and most all kinds of green vegetables, a fact you don’t want to forget. Mrs. J: A. Duncan of Richmond a sister of Mis. Lyde Patterson, was visiting in the city several days this weekMrs. Jennie Todd of Bluffton, is spending the week with her parents ami friends here. Nels K. was over Sunday. A ten pound boy was born at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Center Sunday night, and “Corny’' is exceptionally jubilant. William Peel, of Jefferson township, and formerly a merchant of Geneva, was circulating about the court house Monday. J. 11. Steel and wifeofSt. Mary's township, were in town Tuesday doing some shopping and enjoying the first rain of the Solomon Musser & Co. have commenced drilling an oil well close to Union chapel in Hartford township, on what is known as the old William Snyder farm. The International Conference Epworth League at Chattanooga, Ten nessee, June 27 to 30, 1895. For this occasion the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets June 25, 26 and 27. Return limit 15days from day of sale, at §14.35 each.

Some of our local wheat dealers • have offered eighty cents for wheat and then they can’t supply themselves with what they need. A wedding was on tapis at the St. Mary's Catholic Church Tuesday morning, the contrat ing parties being Barney Weismautle and Rosa Gass. Pat K. Kinney of Geneva, was here Tuesday aud was granted a license to retail liquors at Geneva, by an action of the county commis sioners. Npt much sickness is reported by the medical fraternity but if this heated weather continues, we won’t ■ long vouch for the safety of health hereabouts. An eight j ear old boy of William Eddington came near drown ing in the St. Mary’s at Pleasant Mills Monday. He was rescued after sinking twice. A vest pocket prayer book was lost on our public streets last Sun day evening, and found by a Press ! employee. The owner can have I same by calling at this office. I Letters remain uncalled for at the postoffice in this city belong to J.G. R ulenbrouse, two for Charles O. Poor, Edward Armstrong, George E. Andrews and Fred Adams. The Delphos Herald has cha ged hands James Sevitz and Dan V. <fasson being the purchasers. They ’ are young men so here is our fraternal welcome for their success. J. B. Rice came home from Cold- [ water, Michigan, the first of the week, bringing four fine roadsters. IHe shipped a car load from that i place to Philadelphia last Saturday. Mrs. Belle Fought accompanied by her sister, Miss Kate Flickinger, of Decatur, were iti Cincinnati, i Ohio, Wednesday on a sight seeing I and business tour.—Geneva Herald. Henry Hopple made a report upon the opening of a public highway in one of the out townships, which i report was accepted by the comi missiouersand the road established. John .B. Webber shipped a I ear load of horses to Philadelphia Saturday. The load consisted of tine specimen beauties and should bring a top price in the eastern mar kets. Auditor France has purchased the Jesse Brandyberry property on Eleventh street, and will immediately move thereto. Henry Hank I will theu be master of all he surveys. Baker Farenbough spilledconsid I erable blood the other evening, caused by the rupturing of a blood vessel. He was considerably weak ened by the loss of blood but soon recovered. The pleasant reception tendered the teachersand board of education on Thursday evening, May 30, by j Rev. Gregg and wife, was much appreciated by those who enjoyed their hospitality. James Bain and Jim F. Fristoe, j with their wives, wen*, to Indianap I olis, via the Clover Leaf, Tuesday, where they attended the annual ' session of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias. A remonstrance against the grant-! ing of a license to Mat Schafer to sell, barter and give away liquor in less quantities than a quart at a time, will be heard in commission er’s court to morrow. A concert by the music scholars of Miss Gibson, was given at the ; Methodist church Monday even- ! ing. Those present were highly pleased with the ability displayed by the young students. Jacob Fogle presented a petition to the commissioners Monday which j prayed for the opening up of acer tain highway. The commissi* ners appointed Neley Deyo, John Frank and Bige Sipe as viewers. Lou Miller attended the funeral Monday of John North, a prominent citizen and Mason of Bluffton. He died Saturday after a short but fatal illness. By his death Bluffton loses one of its cheif promoters. The next discovery is a sure cure i for consumption, and comes from I Dr. Paquin, and is named Pau) Paquin. A St. Louis medical society i has appointed a committee to investigate the new treatment and its effects. Peter Parrot, an old timer resi-, dent of Hartford township, made I this office a pleasant call while in town Monday. He tells us that his daughter Julia will soon leave to accept aforeignmissionary appoint- \ inent. Tn our Memorial write up last week we spoke of Rev. Vitz as pas- ■ tor of the German Luthern Church when we should have said German ; Reformed. We make the correction in justification ofthe able Rev. who ■so patriotically illuminated the j heroes of the rebellion wars.

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