Decatur Eagle, Volume 9, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1865 — Page 3

THE ft AG LE. owrcr*t FA PR ft OF TUB COUNTt. LOCAL & MISCELLANEOUS. FRIDAY, Demmber 92, 1865 Waaa»'ii.T ,7 ~~ I- I ■■»..■■■ •„ r, -a,,;; lit, eg- Tuesday we saw a fine drove of hogs p»ss throngh town, tli.it were purchased by Crabbs <fc Moses. They would average 250 lbs., and were purchased st •6@GJ per hundred, gross. The market may be said to have opened here at g6s7 per hundred, gross. Dressed hogs are scarce, not enough offered to supply the local demand, and are worth about 3 cent*. C®“ I. J. Miesse has returned to his old trade, Saddle and Harness Making, and entered into ft copartnership with R. Burns, under the name of Burns & Miesse. They have on hand a large stock of goods in their line, especially saddles, to which they invite attention. Having largely increased their facilities for turning out work, they assure the public that all orders for any thing in their trade will ba filled with promptness and dispatch. Shop at the old stand. ijSrWe have received the first number -of “Beadle’s Monthly ” It is a new candidate for public favor, containing 100 pages of reading matter, and embellished with numerous engravings. It will rank high in the current magazine literature of the day, being at the same time both entertaining and instructive. Address Bea lie ifc Co., 118 William street, New York. Price S 3 per year. IF The Festival which we mentioned • last week, to be held at the new brack (zhtirch, on Friday, D:c. 29ih, is under the auspices of the ladies of the Presbyterian Aid Society, and is intended to aid in the completion and furnishing the Church. The entertainment will consist of a great, variety of refreshments; music, vocal I and instrumental. Door open at 6 o'clock. Admission 10 cents. The public arc respectfully invited to attend, and assist the ladies in carrying cftt their benevolent object. — 1 v-/■-tT Schlrmeyer <fc Miesse have just received a large lot of confectionary, embracing every variety of fancy candies, etc, just what the little folks expect during the coining holidays. And for the older ones a choice selection of family groceries, which Frank authoriz‘S us to say he is selling at a lower figure than .lias been reached by any other house in town. They challenge competition, and only ask you to call and be convinced. - <wMr. Elisha Lin"t, who resided •near Monmouth, this county, died very suddenly, Thursday night, of last week. During the day he was in his usual health' and made no complaint ba'ore retiring for the night, but died before morning. For ...O’ some time past he had been troubled with •stagnation of the blood, nightmare, but on being aroused it passed off. On the night of his death he was similarly at- I tacked, but all efforts to arouse him proved of no avail. lie died almost instantly. GOOD NEWS FROM FORT WAYNE. | ———- TOWNLEY DE WALD dr BOND ARE IS’ RECEIPT OF A Large Assortment of New GOODS BOUGHT SINCE THE REDUCTION IN PRICE'S. Our Stock i» foil and complete and consists ' . iin part of the following goods which we are selling at the lowest market rates: Prints, Muslins, DeLaiuea,Sheetings,Shirtings, . Oar stock of Dress Goods is large aud embraces everything desirable. Ladies Cloaks in Large Stock, . Stazwis for Ladies, Genilemen and Children, 'Woollen goods of all kinds, including Flannels, Blankets, and goods for Men's wear, : Table and towel Linens, Carpets. Hosiery, Gloves,Laces, Balmoral and Hoop Skirts,Trimmings, etc., etc, TOWNLEY,DEWALD dr BOND. Corner Columbia and Calhoun sts. Fort Warne, Ind /tyA protracted meeting has been held during the week at the M. E. Church, which we understand is to be continued until after Christmas. — «« —ff» 1 1 * <rß. F. Blossom is supplying families with a superior Clothes Wringer; being sole agent for this place. We suggest to the Town Trustees that they enter into negotiations with Ben to supply the town with sn extra largo one, with capacity «bffioient to run « man through; so that

- .NW— _■ , when topers get filled with bad whiskey, _ they can be squeezed out at a moment’s warning. Ben is considerable of a phi- _■ [ lanthropist, and ho will no doubt furnish a Wringer at Che lowest possible living rates, snd aa-it is evidently a novel tetns, porsnee movement, »e hope our sngge<f tion will receive that consideration its • I importance demands. , 111 — j f JtSUThe history of Mexico shows that during the last forty years Mexico has i had thirty-seven different forms of Gov- ' l ermnent thirty-two of which were "re- >. bublics,” and seventy five Presidents ( Its revolutions, during that time have amounted to over two hundred. Many ’ years since o Mexican protectorate was ■ urged upon the United States Senate by I Gen. Houston, upon the ground chat the Mexican people otherwise would fall a 1 prey to some European power. The project condemned and abandoned. But perhaps in view of the past and present it ? would have been well. MARRIED. November 23d, by Fra. Diehl, sen. J. P., Mr. Samuel Diehl to Miss Lucinda Cline. November 30, by Rev. G. H. Bobker, Mr. Charles Conrad to Theresa Bley. SPE6IIL WICKS. A Coagh, Cold, or More Throat, RkQVULMI IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, AND SHOULD BE CHBCKZD. If allowed to oontinub, Irritation of the Lungs, a Permanent Throat Affection, or an Incurable Lung: ( Disease ’I M OFTEN THE BKSULT. BROWN’S BRONGHIAL TROOHEB HWiJiG A DIRECT IMFLVEKfJB TO THE PABTB, GIVE IMMrOUTe trr.iEF For Bronchitis, Awthma, Catarrh, Cv*“ sumptivc and Throat Diseases. j TROCHES ARE USED WITH ALWAYS GOOD SUOCESS. i SI NG BUS AMD PUBLIC SPEAKERS I Will find Troches useful in clearing the voice when taken before Singing or Speaking, and relieving the throat after an tin usual exertion of the voed organs. The Troches are recom mended and prescribed by Physicians, and < have had testimonials from eminent men j throughout ths country. Being an article of ■ true merit, and haying proved their efficacy by a test of many years, each year finds them in j new localities in various par-s of ths world, and the Troches are universally pronounced better ■ than other articles. Obtain only ’Brown’s Broxqhtal Troches,’’ and do not take any of the Worth's** Imitations that may he offered. ' Sold everywhere in the United States, and in Foreign Countries, at 35 cents per box. Sober Facts for Thinking People. Year after year, for an eighth ot a century, the Press of the country has chronicled the beneficial effects of HOSTETTER’S STOM AC I BITTERS. Editors, authors, physicians, merchants, officers of the army and navy j chemists, counselors, ministers of the gospel t j in short, a great cloud of witnesses of every profession, tra wand calling, have testified to its efficacy as a tonic an I regulating medicine. The names and statements of these witnesses have been published in the public prints. Many of them are well known to the whole public. Their testimony ha» never been challenged or impugned. Upsn evidence far less weighty men are acquitted or condemned by conscientious juries. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is not, however, upon trial. It has been tried and pronounced I on the authority of those whose lives and i health it has preserved, a pure, harmless, and .eminently salutary preparation. Attempts 1 have been made to rival it. They have failed j | Can it be necessary to say why they have • failed? Ask the reoovered dyspeptics, bilious ■ i sufferers, victims of fever and ague, and nervous subjects who have experienced its effects, ' ! what they think of it. Asx them aad be guided solely by what they say. Sold everywhere. WHISKERS ! WHISKERS! Do you want Whiskers or Moustaches ? Our Grecian Compound will force them to grow ont j the smoothest face or chin, or hair on bald 'heads, in Six Weeks. Price, SI.OO. Sent by I mail anywhere, closely sealed, on receipt of! price. Address, 'WARNER A 00. n v23 Box 138, Brooklyn, N. Y The Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Oorgans forty different styles, adapted to sacred snd secular music, for SBO to S6OO each. Till RTY ■ FIVE GOLD or SILVER MEDALS, or other first premiums awarded them Illustrated , Catalogues free. Address, MASON 4 HAMLIN, Boscos, or MASON BROTHERS, NsW j York. v9-n27-ly. I DOR WIN & BRO’S. B.ALLM in Drugs, Medicines, & Chemicals, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, Sponges, Brushes, Perfumery, Ac. t KEROSENE OR COM OIL AND LAMPS: Physicia.ia’ Prescriptions carefully compounded and o’ders answered with care and I despatch. Farmers and Physicians from the ' country will find our stock ot Medicines comI plots, warranted genuine, and of the best ' quality. I Appointment of Administrator. NOTIOii i» hereby given that the under- > signed has been appointed Administrator. ofthe es'ate of William I. Jones, late of Adams I County, deecased. The estate is probably solr vent 7 JAMES R. 8080, t Dec 92d 1665. 4w Administrator;

’, | DECATUR MARKETS. . g ' Cmrretrt-d Wselly *>, Messrs NssUmSM-A Crawford M’-reltanU ttud _Pfodnce Dealtro, alaii} street "j Deaalnr.Jndiafta. h ‘ Dbcatvb, P<w. Flour * bhl: • . JO 00 i Wheat, WhiU, Wsh. . . . . 2.00 -I Mi A T y; • • < • • 1-80' Cora fv . -I'jii- • » • - 4n 'I Rye,. ......... 7" 81 OaU, . I ■ Potatoes. . ?» . -**iJ Clovwsead, . . ... .1. . . 600 Flsxsaed,;.. J . .’.3* t ' ' ‘ ‘ L i Butter, V !b. . , 25 s ; Lard ~..*. . . . oo' . . 20 . I Eg, s, . .... S 5 . Fealhera Wool, . . . '. . 50Q60 i Hides, grgoti 3.. . 10 11 “ dry .15 |Ssltp,rbhf 4 00 ; Pork, . ' ...... 7*7,50 1 ■ & New York Market. Nkw Yobk, Doc. 18. Cotton heavy an d declining; sales at , 49@50c for middling. i Flour more active and 10@ 15c better at §8 20,f0r extra State; $8 50@8 90 for common to good shipping and extra round hoop Ohio, and $8 65@9 85 lor trade brands, the market closing heavy. Wheat market active and t @2c hotter, with a good demand for exports; sales were made at $1 60 Chicago spring SI 80 for Milwaukee club; 81 80 for amber Milwaukee, 82 40 for amber State; $2 83 for choice white Canada; 81 70 for new winter red western and $2 43 for old do. Rye more active find decidedly firmer; sales at 90@90| for western. Corn opened heavy and closed rather ' easier at BG@9sc for unsound, and 95@96 for sound mixed western, and ; 98c for high mixed weswn, nearly yellow. 1 vjui active and 1c better: sales at j 49@53c for unsound, and 50<a63c for sound, the latter an extreme price. Sugar quite; sales at for Cuba Muscovado, and 14c lor Havana. Petrolum fiim: sales at 4l£@43c for crude, and 67@(58c for refined inbond. Hops firm; sale* at 10@10c for'64, and 52@65c for '65. Pork heavy and lower; sales at S2B 75@29 37 for extra tness, closing at $29 75, and 825 50 for prime. Cut meats quiet; sales wero made at 13@ 17c for hams. 1 Dress hogs iu fair request; sales 11 14@14|c for city. Lard firmer; sales at 16@20|. Butter qujet at 25@38c for Ohio, and ; 36(§» 15c for Slate. |, Cheese steady at 14<ijl9c. ! Hogs. , ' Chicago, Dec. 16. Extra |0,25@9,50. Prime $8,5<)<58,75. Medium 15,00@8,50. Dressed nogs from 200 up have been ' selling $10,50@U,25. Cincinnati, Dec. 16. Sales at $8.25@8,75 gross, and < $10,00@10,60 net. The Weekly Herald. On Monday next the first issue of “The ! Imihana Wikklt Hkralo” will appear It wiil be a beautiful sheet, printed on large, clear type, on fins white paper, f and, without boast, will the handsomest); Weekly issuedin the West. We desire j ( those who are not already subscribers, to | , commence wit i this number, which will |-I contain, besides a varied assortment of t general reading matter, a splendid tale z and beautiful poetry. In each subsequent s issue a story will appear, which will be I selected with greatest care. As we in- J) ) tend to pay particular attention to the t j agricultural department hereafter, and 1 ' make this an important feature of the r paper, we advise our agriculture! friends ; ito send along their name at once. To t those who have formed clubs throughout j ) the State, we would say, send them t I forward, at once, nnd thus get the ' first number of this large and beautiful sheet. i .. . .. 1 The Paraguayan War. A letter from Buenos Ayers says that i while the Paraguayan force is dimin- ■ isbing rapidly through casulties of war and disease, having lost about 22,000 men. The allies are strong er now than ' at first. The latter have in the field | about 50,000 men, and are in better j ■ spirits nnd are better equipped than at, I any former time. The allies put all prisI oners in their own ranks as soldiers, and then shoot them if they attempt to desert. The Paraguayans make farm laborers of their prisoners and set them to work in the field. A FARM FOR SALE. NOTICE is hereby given, That the tiader- ■ signed Commissioner by virtue tJ an or- | dec of the Court of Common Pleas of Attains County, made at the September Term thereof, . in the'year 1865, will sell at Private Sale, from and after the 9th day of December, A. D. 18S5, at the law office, of the undersigned, in the town of Decatur, in the county 01 Adams, in the State o: Indiana, the following described i Real Esiate, to wit: The south east quarter and ’ fractional lota No. five and six (5 46), allin sec 1 tion eighteen, in Township, twenty five (25) ! North,Hang- fourteen (14)east., in said County of Adams, in the State ol Indiana, cou- ■ tailing 243 80-lUO acres. The above land is what, is known as the Vance Fann, on the Wabash River. The land is of most excellent quality, finely situated, about 150 acres cleared. It will be sold in paymentaof >rj eash in hand, Uin one year, aud »u twoyears, bvthe pur - chaacr giving his notes with interest on de.erred payments, secured to the satisfaction es < he undersigned. . ♦ 6 DAVID BTUDABAKER, •i*. 1*65. Oemmwmonar. Ml mW ■ • - ■ ' aw Lea CI m 'iMXjTA

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Terms: Harper’s Magazine, one year • . $4 00 An Extra Copy vs tiiher the >4AGAZiNii m Weekly will be supplied gratis for everg CAnb o F.vk Subscribers at $4 00 each, in ane remittance or Six Copies for S2O 00. Back Numbers can boauprJied at any time. A Complete Set, now co’uprising Thirty-on< I Volu aes, in neat cloth binding, will tee sen! j by express,freight at expense of purchaser, foi js2 per volume. >i'ngle volumes, ? y \paid> $3 UO. Cloth cas.-s, for tending,sßcents by mail* postpaid. Address HARPER A BROTHERS. Fbanklin Square, Nkw Yop.k NO llt E VsfHOOrTMEi THE undersigned School Examiner, will hole public examinations at his office, in Deca t tur, on the last Saturday of each month. special. [ The School Law positively prohibits ex ami ‘ nation upon any other day than that set apar for public examination, and requires all teach - ers to present to me Examiner a certificate » good character, from a Towi ship Trustee, f - ■ >me other prominet citifen, J. R 8080, « - Jane!?. 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Notice of Distribution I TO HEIRS. NOTICE hereby given., That fit the Jnn ’ vary term pf the Court of Common Pleas • ‘’’•.of Adams courgy after finaFn ittlernont of th* | ♦ state of Barbara Gass, deceased, one hundred • * ’and sixty three dollars nnd fifty-nine ceaU | were 4 found remaining for distribution among the heirs. Said heirs are fygicby notified to' ‘ appear at die next term of said Court and refbeive their distributive share. JOHN McCONN’KL, Clerk, | 18G5. w By A. J. Hat,Deputy H NOTICE, ! G i TS hereby givfn. that tho members of the e ' I Church of tlie Evangelical Association of j I North America will meet, at their house of i j worship in Preble Township, Adams connly, , ' Indiana, on the 23d day of December, for j j the purpose of electing three 'i rusteea for their r ' j Church and parsonage. Bv order ( >f I ! P. WIh?ST, P. C. e ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE', .8 j TCTOTIOEk, hereby given, That the under IN signed. Administrator of the estate of Ja f cob Beck, will sell at she late residence of the | deceesed in Monroe Township, On the 12th D.iy of January, A. D 1866. . I Al! the personal property of the decedent, |f I consisting in part of one horse, 4 head of cattle, j . ' 7 head hogs, 14 sheep, hay, corn, wheat, oats, j grain in the ground, plows, harrows, farming . tools, wagon, household and kitchen furniture, bedding and maiiy other other articles too te- ' dious to mention A credit of I .’months given ; on ail sums of $3/M* and upwards by the purchaser giving hit uofe with approved security: * under s3cash in hard DANIEL RAILING, Dec. ?£d, 1M55. 4w Administrator.

Appointment of Administrator. NOTICE is hereby given. That the under signed has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Jacob Beck, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is prnb ibty solvent. DANIEL RAILING, Dec. ' T IKE TIIL'II CHOICE! We will send by Express, or otherwise as or securely packed, a 555 Sewing Machine, either * WHEELER & WILSOX, OR GR 0 VER <L B A KER, To any person seeling us the Names of Sixteen New Subscribers TO THE NEW YORK OBSERVER, with the money for oae year in advance. Subscribe .non, as all New Subscribers paying for 1866 receive the paper grati. till Jau. Ist. Simple copies nnd Circulars sent to any address/r«. Terms $3 SO a year in advance. SIDNEY E. MOUSE Jr. fc Co., ST Park New York. Estray Notice. ktOTICE is hereby given that Levi Ray, J P. of Monroe Township, has transmitted to the Clerk of the Adams Circuit Coiut. de scription of an estray taken up by John Rich ard, described as follows; A brown cow, with three white legs, crop off the right ear and slit in the same, supposed to be three years old next spring. JOHN McCONNELL,CIerk, Dec. 8.-4 W By A J. Hill. Deputy. Volume X» A DAY SCHOOL MONTHLY. The Visitor will commence its tmth nolumwith the January number, 1866. This is the only Day School Periodical published at SEVENTY FIVE CENTS A YEAR! Magazine form,beautifully illustrated. New tvpe, new features; Headings. Music, Speeches. Dialogues, Stories, Puzzles, Enigmas, Rebuses, Ac., from the very best writers The Visitor has the largest circulat; nn o f any Edudiona! Journal published. Now is tlie time to form clubs. The Publisher, in order to reach all parts t,f the county, will send the Visitor,one y-ar, FREE to one person (who will act as ag,- al j a ; any Post Office in the United t.tes. Address, with five cents for particr | ars J. W. DAUGIIADAY, PuF,ij»her, ».* Exchanges copying the ah , )ye ant| , pn(i . inga marked copy, will recm , e t he “Visitor' for one year.

Nor 'lCE. I 4 LL who are ’ -n( ]pt,ted for foods at the I • 21 Fancy Stor,, whoso accounts have been • standing on or the first day of July are | I requested to' an( j p a y their accounts or give I f t “ eir noU,f for the same. j<ll we ask of you as | | customs 8 jg to do as you would be done bv r i ' vere ’you in.our circumstances. We pay cash ? i* orc .ur goods and the interest of our money j * r ,uld amount to as much as our profits, did w--1 i ' eave them stand much longer. ,i Nqr. 3. C. CRABB?. j ’PETITION TO SELL RE a L ESTATE? nr | State of TnmaKA,? o p Adams County. > f » 'VT-OTUE is hereby given, that .Teramiah ! | 11 ArchWd, Administrator of the estate of Zacbariah Merryman, deceased, has Hied his ic ' petition to sell th) real estate of the docendent, ut for the purposes of re investment; and that or said petition will be heard at the next term it- of the Court of Common Plhms of said county, s Witness my hand this 3 Uh day es October, A D.JH6S. ' JOHN McCONNEL. Clerk. Nov. 3. 4w By A. J. Hill, Deputy - PETITION TO SELL HEAL ESTATE, i ’ ' Stats or IxdiawaJ j Id Adam* County. ( a | f ICE is hereby given .that George Homes. | 111 Administrator'of the estate of William H I Snttle«, deceased , has filed his petition to sell 1 the real estate of the decedent, liis personal ,i_ \ estate bej< g insufficient to pay his debts; and that aiid petition will he heard at the next h tetrn of the Court of Common Pleas of said • county, of Witness my hand thia 30th day of October, «, A.D„lt6s. I. JOHN McCONNEL, Clerk. I Not, 3. 4w By A, J. Hili, Deputy. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral

GREAT BARGAINSr ♦ * ! Ar<* tu-br securrd »t the i FANCY STORE, Now. Wo have r fuW nnd complete STACK OF GOODS In our line, comprising S&TJONS AND MILLINER QLQKKS & FURS f Os which we have a large stock now zrj riving and which we will »t;ll k‘3» than any o her House in Decatur, will or can. Corn* and see our S T O C K, ' And if wn dm/t -make our word.sjjgood we don’t ask you to buy. We have also a large Stock «>f Hoods and Nubias, Ladies Underwear, Children's Skating Caps. FUR HOODS, Fur Caps, and Gloves, among which will be found Home of the very finest Shetland Wucd Hoods and NUBI A S, Far ahead of anything else in this town. Wc have a fine Stock of Bre ikfast SHAWLS, Large Size, Children’s Sacks,

j Dress and Cloak Trimmings of all kinds, HOOP SKIRTS. Webmight our Ho r p Skirts and Corsets O I the manufacturers aud sell them from twentyi five cents to one dollar less than the Dry Good* ' Stores, and we have the best sto-k of Travel ; tag Saaks, Trunks, Gentlemen’h Fur Cnßar*. , Ladies Backet’, Hosiery and G’oves, to be I found in Decntnr, all of which we will s< H cheap for cash We are going to sell our good* | for cash and nothing but cash without report ; to persons, and by so doing we can sell twentyj five per cent cheaper than cn credit. J All who are owing us must settle on orbef re j the Ist day of January 18G6. C CRABBS Carpets! Good News to the H. R. SCHWEGMAN, 101 Fort Wayne, Ind Great Decline in Goods! j ILF FROM IS to 30 PER CENT! f n» NOW IS THE TIME TO BUT • I take pleasure in inforn ing my friends <nd I the public generally of my large Arrival of j Staple and Fancy Dry Quods. Os all Descriptions. Shawls, Sacques and Circular*, f , Silks. Ribbon-, White G.>ods and Linens, Hosiery of all kinds. Car pet a Oil Coths, Notions nf an Endless Variety. gkocfriks Os the choicekt hei kction. My stock of goedft is selected with the great-’ • est care-wwl customers will find all the neco*-' 1 varies of life they desire at my establishment I I respectfully ask my friends snd, the public | generally to examine my stock before purchatI ing elsewhere. My stock is now ready for in i anectHM). R »il •«» each and evei one! N<>u Ijs the time to get bargains! I am determined i t o give inducements to every customer to buy' I Qoods Cheap. 9 PIECES CHOICE PATTERNS. 10 pieces 4-4 Oil Cloths 4 •• 5 4 4 *’ 6 5 4 8 4 5 5 •< 4 4 Matting*. JT CALL the attention of Country Merch* t.t . JL to my laree stock of Staple and f aney Good., Notions, Hosiery and Groceries, which I hav« bought at a great decline. I have the beat facililies with manufacturers ami J hbers to gr< thegoodsat the bottom prices If yon should visit our city please call an I examine my stock . I s licit your patronage. Orders w.H bq, I promptly attended to. No JOI Columbia Street. Marcit 3,18«5. FT. \V AY\"K. • — -- - ' .. —I ■ " — — ■ — '•’

LICENSE NOTICE. i IVpOTICE in herrby given to the citiaeu* cf I A 'I WaJliugtou tewii’hip Hi Ad.l.ljs C..uifv t [ Indiana, that August Trager will apply fc •( ) : Board of Commissioners of said Adams rmirlu r at their next session to commence on the fir-L Monday of December, ISGS, at the Court Hugh* in said county fora license for one year tosrl* spirituous, vinous malt and in'oxicatinf !«. quota in less quantity than a quart in fl a Basement story of his building, aiiuate on tie following described premises in the town of' Decatur, rn Washington township in Adar B county. State of Indiana, to wit: Commence? at the N«rrth East corner of inlot number fin /• nine in said town of Decatur, thence rmi» 27 I South West at righ angles with Second S;r • t fifty feet, thence South East parallel with «».-• ond Street twenty two feet, thence North Pa fc parallel with first described line fifty fie. •hence North West alonx. Second S'rrct to 1) J pinch of beginning twenty two feet, to bv ure i as a beverage on said premises Oct 11. 4w AUGUST TRAGT.B. New Wagon Shop? FREDERICK MEITZ. I announce to the pnMn- that j li prepared to manufacture on short noth « ' and reasonable term’s, CmiIGES, BUGGIES, WIGKS, Spring Wagons, etc . etc., made to order , have on hand r Jfxul supply of her, and will warrant all my work.- Anti. Ci‘ n> Coropeliou in workmanship and pricey REPAIR I aN G I Jone on short notice, and th;- •* term*. Givb me a Cfcl’ 08 t ren <n. 4 •Democrat” Office f between e ” south aide nf .cot an 3 Second ►treei*. T>ra ** .eo.ar., Z'