Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1895 — Page 8

Root Township Items. Edward Draysr is enrolled with the he sick this week. George Tricker was at Ft. Wayne last ."•aturday on business. John A. Smith and wife of Decatur spent last Sunday with Adam Kern and family. James King who has been eot‘ f mplating moving west, started for Missouri last Tuesday to look up a location. John Cramer had the misfortune of getting somewhat bruised last Monday by his horse becoming frightened and running off, almost demolishing his buggy. Steele Items. The infant of Frank and Alice Myers was buried last Tuesday. Chas. Workinger has been visiting friends at Decatur this week. Mrs. Lynch is recovering from a spell of sickness. A number of our people have been attending the Portland fair and the Fort Wayne races. Now is the time for the Epworth league literary workers to prepare for the next meeting, if they want to have a success. Several families who were not very prominent in this locality have started for Arkansas, leaving many debts which they jumped by slipping away. The Sunday school board met last Sunday and adopted several new amendments, which struck out from the M. E. constitution all monarchial government of the school. Berne Items. Walker Broughton who took sick with typhoid fever last week returned home to hie parents Monday noon. His many j friends wish him a speedy recovery. Dal Jacobs is filling the vacancy in the express office while Walter Broughton is sick. John W. Craig went on a visit to his parents at Ashland county, Ohio, Monday afternoon. Frank Foreman and wife are sick with svmptoms of typhoid fever at the time of this writing. Rev. Ruff returned heme Monday from Davton, Ohio, where he was attending a missionary meeting. Rev. Lahr of Fort Wayne, preached at the German Reformed church last Sunday. Quite a number of people from Berne and vicinity took advantage of the cheap excursion rates on the C. & E. and went to Ohio. Wm. Sheets ha-, opened up a first-class 1 restaurant which he will keep open day and night until the midnight trains pass.

WE ARE DOING OUR SHARE To make the return, of prosperity immediately beneficial to j ou. We will make you a nice suit to your measure for the same price you have been paying for ready-made clothes. Don t compare the quality with the price—it wouldn't be fair. We offer you as nice a line of piece goods as you ever laid your eyes upon in our fall and winter selections. Come in, inspect stock and leave your measure. THE DECATUR TAILORING CO. /// C. E. DOTY, CUTTER AND MANAGER. / / I \ \ '

He will prepare warm meals any time. The losers at the Berne stave and heading factory are Andy Gottschalk, P- let B ni in partner, Julius Schug, Eli Lugibill, Is-tsc Lehman and Wm. Weimar. The boys who attended the Indianapolis state fair returned home and reported a splendid time. A. Maiker opened up a shoe shop at the rear end of the book store, where he will do all first-class repairing. Give him a cal). Emil Franz, our city marshall, was united in marriage last Sunday to Miss Lehman at the Menonite church. We wish them success. Peter Huffman of Linn Grove, was in town Tuesday. Our new fire engine arrived Monday afternoon, and, after a trial given her Tuesday on Main street, we sound her all right. Jacob Atz and family who have been on a visit in Minnesota, returned home Monday. Carpenters have commenced work on the machine shops on the west end of Main street. P. Schug is slowly improving from a severe attack of typhoid fever. John Schug is at home this week visiting his mother. Sam Meshberger is putting up a nice ' residence on West Main street. The Lord a Yank. Governor Matthews is telling a good story he heard in the South recently. In a valley in the northern part of Georgia, between two mountains which shut out all communication with the outside world, there lived an old planter who, while an ardent adherent of the southern cause, was too badly crippled by infirmities to shoulder a musket and march barefooted. But he had a son whom he sent and after the bey had disappeared down the road the old man waited for the news oj the strife. Occasionally rumors of southern victories wonld float over the mountains and the old man—Uncle Si, he was called —would rejoice and take anunusully large dose of mint jelnp. At other times whe” reverse news came, and it was reported that the gray had been turned back, the old man would bitterly lament and use the i same remedy for grief for sorrow that he used to quiet bis joy. Through it all he : had abundant faith in the ultimate victory ■ of the confederate army and any doubt expressed would meet with astern rebuke. 1 , The years wore on and news failed to I arrive. The valley was deserted, aqd there was no one to learn the course of events. The old man smoked his pipe and waited impatiently for news. One morning as he | sat on the front porch with his pipe far j down the dusty road appeared the form of ’

a solitary pedestrian. Gradually he approached ami the feeble vision of the aged planter recognized his long alwent so. The puffs from the pipe came thick and fust, but this was the only sign of eagerness or nervousness displayed. The gate swung open and the soldier wwlked up and sat d iwn on the steps. “Mornin’, Jim,” said the old man. “Mornin’, pap,” was the quiet response. “Shot?” “No’p.” “Sick?” “No’p.” The old man reached behind him for a stout club, which he used as a cane. “Jim,” he said nervously, “Jim, ye didn’t desart.” “No, we’re whupped.” “What?” “Yes, we’re whupped. Lee has surredered with his army and we uns all laid down our guns.” The old man jabbed with his cane at a fly for a minute anp then looking up with a troubled expression, asked: “Jim, how’d it happen?” “Well, pap, we uns all fit our best an’ we guv ’em hell as long as it was an even shake; but we uns all found out 'at the Lord was a yank an’ it was no use. We 1 uns all laid down our guns an’cum home.” Real Estate Transfers. John A. Walters to Solomon M. Schnepp, 40 acres Union Perry Robison to Wm. F. Rice, 46100 of an acre, Root township . . 1000 Wm. F. Rice to German Building Loan Fund and Savings Association, 46-100 acre, Root township.. 600 Mary A Ogden to John D Engle, 100 acres French township 4000 Samuel Lehman to Elias JHirschy, 20 acres Monroe township 700 Mary J. Edwards et al. to Henry R. Bond, trustee, 160 acres Washington township 1965 Mary S. Tonnelier to Coat Cook, 61 acres Root township 2000 Henry R. Bond, trustee, to J. W. McKean, jr., 40 acres Washington township 1200 Henry R. Bond, trustee, to J. W. McKean, sr.. 40 acres Washington township 800 Henry R. Bond, trustee, to George E. McKean. 40 acres Washington township 1000 William Shoemaker et al., Q. C. D. to Smith Shoemaker, 120 acres Hartford township 5000 Henry R. Bond, trustee, to O. P. M. Andrews, 40 acres Washington township 1000 Nathan Andrews to O. P. M. Andrews, 4 acre Monroe township 130 Thomas H. Andrews to O. P. M. Andrews, j acre Monroe township. 35

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