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ORL.irS FAIR "ipGu will need a wrap of some kind trf wear of evenings and perhaps all day. We have some vTACIKIETS That we will sell you for nearly half price, in order to ^et them out of the way of winter goods. k £3.00 Jtickets for - 8JI.00 r 8.00 " “ - . - - 5.00 Carpets. Oil Cloths, Window Shades, Bed Spreads, Towels, Crashes, Table Linens and all other household necessaries at prices based on the present hard tinies. It will pay you to look. THE D. EANGDON CO. Dry Goods and Carpets.
Miss Stella McClarren, of Wooster,' Misses Laura and Lncile Marsh Ohio, is visiting Miss Alice Potter. | have returned from Ohio. License to marry has been issued | Elder Morris, wife and daughter, to Mark L. Wood and Clara May | Mrs. Josephine Turman, Mrs. Flora
GROCERIES. PROVISIONS, Queensware, Tinware, etc. / K have opened a store on the Southwest Corner of the Public Square. I respectfully make my bow to the people of Greencastle and Putnam ' County, and solicit patronage.
I will sell goods on as fair terms as any responsible house, and see me.
Please call
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Hoston Store For Fall Dry Goods. ISoston Store For Lowest Trices. Huston Store For Reliable Goods. Boston Store For Square Dcalinff. Boston Store For Everything you wear. Boston Store For One Trice to all. Boston Store For Aew Goods and Nothing Old.
Miss Hallie Browning lias returned
from Kentucky.
Fred Jackson is here from Muncie
visiting friends.
Express Messenger Will Steele is
home for a visit.
Mrs. D. H. Patrick and children, of Carmi, Ills., are visiting her mother,
Mrs. B. F. Hays.
Which is most to he pitied, the woman who does the talking, or the
woman talked about.
George Youngman and wife, of Sullivan, were guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Leatherman, on Monday.
Jesse W. Weik and wife, Miss Missouri Weik and Albert Weik went to
Doctor E. Shipley, Oculist, the World ’ 8 Fair 011 Tuesday. '*■ , . Mrs. Margaret Farrow occupies the Gives his entire time to making ex- Me88ick residence OI1 yVest Walnut aminations of the eye and fitting Bessie a residence, on west wniniu glasses to correct defective vision, street. He makes no charge for the examina- j Cloverda i e is said t o have the best tion and charges only regular prices , . ^ „ „ , . . , , for spectacles sold by him. Sped a-, set of postoffice fixtures to be found cles are made for each ease in his own in any town of its population in Ind-
factory ,which is located in the second i ana .
Beware '^f U tramps and peddlers J “ h " wife ft " (1 (lau K' lter who are traveling over the country are here from 1 arsons, Kan., \isiting claiming to be Dr. Shipley’s agents Mrs. Stanley’s parents, A. S. Bryan
Te has no agents and never travels ftnd w jf e _
'himself. He has been located at Id
White. P. D. Hatfield and wife, of Slater , Iowa, are visiting H. C. Hatfield and
wife.
Mr. J. M. Hodshire, of Fairbury, Ills., is here visiting his relatives and friends. R. R. Sinclair returned from a pleasant visit to the World’s Fair, on Tuesday. Miss Fannie Smyser has been quite sick, at Chicago, where she was a World’s Fair visitor. Mr. George Cahill, City Marshal of Cherry vale, Kan., has been here this week, visiting relatives and his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. E\ erett Baker, of Harrisburg, Ills., are visiting J. L. Randel and wife, and other Putnam county relatives. Greencastle and Putnam county sent a large delegation of Veterans to the National Encampment of the G. A. R., at Indianapolis, this week. W. B. Vestal went to Washington City, Saturday, to receive instructions and assume his official duties as spec;ial agent of the treasury department. License to marry has been issued to Henry C. Fox and Elizabeth Elmore, W. H. Owens and Eva M. Kennedy. Edwin S. Harper and Mary Etta Has
kell.
Mr. T. J. Brant and family, of Utica, Neb., who were the guests of of Mrs. Brant’s mother, Mrs. W. W Allen, returned to tljeir western home this week. The State Board of Health is urging the county and city health officers of this State to use every possi hie means to keep small pox and cholera outside of their jurisdietions; should these diseases materialize they are to be heroically quarantined. Died, in Monroe township, on Sept. 3, Mrs. Della Yates, wife of Col. Wilson Yates, aged 73 years. Deceased was one of the oldest residents of Putnam county, and was highly respected in her large circle of friends and acquaintances, and her demise is greatly mourned. Mr. Willard A. Bowen, for the past four years Treasurer of Putnam county, retired from office on Thursday. His career as an officer was marked by no unpleasantness he was prompt and just in the discharge of his duties, as provided by law, and goes back into private life with that reputation for integrity and upright ness that should be most precious to all men. The following memorial signed by Trustees D. L. Anderson and Mary E. Birch has been ordered placed of record in the minutes of the school board and copies of the same were sent to the family and the county pa-
pers:
“In the death of Hon. Marshall A. Moore President of the hoard of school trustees of the city of Greencastle, the cause of educa
Washington street, Greencastle, fos
Died, after a long and painful sick-
nearly twenty years. ness, on Sept. 4, Mr. George Havens, Office hours: 8 to 12 a. m., 1 to 6 one of the prominent business men
P- m - 1 of Bainbridge.
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LOCAL LEMES.
tion both in the city ami in the state has lost a warm friend, an earnest advocate and zealous patron. The interests of the schools lay near his heart and led him to disregard things of perse:'nl concern that he might secure for the ehi ren the best opportunities. The laet measure with which he was identified and in which he was much interested was the better equi n i< nt of the High School bv the addition if another teacher. He kept himself thoroughly infovmod regarding the condition and wtn le sob >oli, always favoring a liberal but pril l- n and economic policy. In vi‘ .v oft n ,e things, his associates on the board desire to make record of their ap reciation of his great worth as a man, hi tness for the place he held ami to express their sense of otticial as well as personal loss
In his
T. Laughlin ami Miss Jennie Black go to the World’s Fair to-day. On Monday evening Charles and Henry Meltzer, of this city, received word from Cincinnati that their mother was seriously ill and thought to be dying. Mr. M. L. Smyser, wife and two daughters, of Harrisburg, Pa., have been visiting their son and brother, Prof. Smyser, of DePauw University, this week. Visitors to the World’s Fair this week: J. R. Lotshar and daughter, Mrs. McIntosh, Tom Darnall, Harry Talbott, Mrs. Arnold and son, Charles, Algen Craig. Misses Kate and Lida Grooms, Misses Emma and" Ella Beckwith, Mrs. Clay Lewis and daughter went to Chicago on Wednesday, to see the World’s Fair sights. Lawrence Clem, of .Terre Haute, a practical miller and clever gentleman, has bought an interest in the Big Four Mills from Mr. Marker, and entered upon his new duties last Mon-
day.
A portion of the studies of the High School are now elective, and students have opportunity to select, in part at least, studies that they may think will he of greatest benefit both now and in after years. The business man who advertises gives evidence that he wants your trade, and the fact that he advertises also emphasises the fact that he can and will make prices on his goods that convince his customers that they do well in purchasing from him. At midnight, on Tuesday, Dr. Leatherman was called to the Vandalia depot to give surgical attention to a passenger who had his foot crushed by the train. The doctor amputated three toes of the left foot, and dressed the crushed member. On Wednesday morning the injured man continued his journey to St Louis. The Indianapolis Sentinel, in its report of one of the Camp Fires, at Indianapolis, Monday night, says Miss Sidelia Starr gave a recitation which was very touching, and she was given such an ovation that re sponse was necessary. Her first subject was “Abraham Bussy, the New Jersey Private in Court.” She responded with a parody on the “Old Canteen.”
THE SLAUGHTER OF Pwr id Wiuih Slides Ls still going ou at the BHii IMtirt} HOUSE CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK C3-REE25TC-A.STLE, IKTID. Cw\\a\av\., ^ UH> ,000. S\vv\\\av*, Vj iO ,000
OirtECTOKMs R. L. 0 Hair, Pres.; M. F. McHafie, Vice Pre.i; .1/ D. firi ljes, Caih.; J. L. Randel, Asst. Cush.; E. B. Scans, IV. //. AI Ire, F. A Arnold.
L.IST OF STOCK HOI, DICKS:
W H Allee Mary Allen D L Anderson F A Arnold M I) Bridges Quinton Broadstreet J B Burris Elisha Buis B D Carver Frank Cannon Arch Collins F O Colliver
Geo L Curtis Dan T Darnalli Win H Durham Daniel Evans (heirs E B Evans Zerrilda Fyffe F GGilmore Elijah Grantham John D Gougar Geo W Grubb Geo 1) 11 art m.iii Eleanor Hartman
Silas A Hays David Houck Harvy Jeffries R W Jones Emma Jones H B Longden Jeff McGahn Si F McHaffle Win Newnam F A Hays Phoebe Norton Bascom O’Hair
Mary O'Connell Jas E M O'Hair R L O'Hair Jas \. Randel J C Reat Caspar Roberts hcl .1 Sinn»>tt Mary Swinford Geo W Sutherlin W H Butherlin John Underwood Win Wright
Mr». Luuisa Schildmyer goes to Cherryvale, Kan., next week, with Mr. George Cahill, to spend the win-
| ter with her daughter.
_— AT — | There were a large number of exIT O F 0 O D ^ tra trains, bound for Indiananapolis,
_ over the Vandalia and Big Four lines,
on Sunday night and Monday. Died, on Sept. 2, 1893, in Warren
township, Lilly May, daughter of
llopwood’s for school books. , r . „ . Dr. G. C. Smythe went to Chicago K - aild Sutherland, on Monday a B ed 5 >’ ear8 ’ 4 month8 and 23 >’ earH - A hop was give at Delta Upsilon Miss Sidelia Starr gave a recitation Hall on Friday night. at Cam lj Fi f r « of ^ ° f th « Mr M. L. Adler made a business Cumberland, at Meridian St. ( hurch rip to Chicago this week. Indianapolis, on Monday night, and Died, on Sept. 3, infant son of Mr. at the Camp Fire of the Army of the and Mrs. Henry Ash, aged 7 weeks. Potomac, at Plymouth (hurch, the Harry G. Richardson and wife, of 8ame evening. A\ ilbur Starr sang at Liberty IncL, were here the first of the Camp Fires of the Army of the the week, visiting his parents. ! Gulf and the Army of the Potomac.
Got Five Years. Ernest Poynter, charged with horse stealing, entered a plea ot guilty, jvhen arraigned for trial in Putnam Circuit Court last Monday, and Judge McGregor sent meed him to five years’ imprisoi .nent in the Jeft'ersonville penitenti ry. Sherift' Glidewell lias taken hir to his new place of abode. j Putna n Circuit Court. The following business lias been disposed of at the September term of Putnam Circuit Court, Judge S. M. McGregor presiding: State vs. John Clark, intoxication;
nollied.
State vs. Chas. Buis, selling to minor; nollied. State vs. Elmer Stevens, provoke; fined |5 and costs. State vs. E. V. Ragland, appeal; dismissed. State vs. Albert Branham,‘A. & B.;
iioilieu.
State vs. Emery Cooper, A. & B.; fined $5 and costs. State vs. Scott Irwin, A. & B.;
fined §3.
State vs. Rufus Phillips, A. & B.; fined $3 and costs. Rosanna Johnson vs. Alexander Johnson estate, judgment for $396.84. Chas. T. Peck, Admr., vs. Ada Vaughan et al., land sale approved. Jolin S. Skeely vs. Arthur Jordan partition, dismissed. Andrew Cowan vs. Elijah S. Wallace, judgment for $214.90. James T. Layman vs. Frank R. Williams etal., dismissed. S. A. Hays vs. Edward Hannemann judgment $1539. First National Bank vs. Elkanah Thompson et al., note; judgment for
$245.70.
Central National Bank vs. Samuel
B. Thomaa et al., dismissed.
J. E. M. O’Hair vs. Steven B.
Thomas et al., dismissed.
County Commiesioners. Oscar O’Neal was appointed constable in Warren township. Sanford Nichols was granted license to retail liquors at Reelsville. Chas. E. Cooper, of Clinton township, was appointed a student from this county to Purdue University. Shot Through the Hand. Fred Schull, of this city, was playing with the innocent appearing but dangerous toy known as the tlobert rifle, on Monday, when it was accidentally discharged, the hall going through his hand and tearing out a portion of the knuckle joint of the third finger. Dr. hammers gave him surgical attention. Now a Public Servant. On Thursday Mr. George W. Hughes, Putnam county’s new Treasurer, donned his official harness and j is now behind the counter ready to j play the role of tax gatherer. Mr. I Hughes will prove, beyond all doubt. I a capable and courteous officer, and| will make a record flattering to himself and pleasing to his many warm friends and liis constituents who, by their votes, placed him in the service
of the public.
THE BELL Next Week we will tell you About our bright, fresh, new line of JFsmlX : Cnoocl s Which are now arriving by the dray load from the leading factories of this country. Yours respectfully, ^3L.SI’^T_rC3HX «*? OO. 1\ S. Our slaughter sale on spring goods lasts hut a few days more. BUY NOW. Spl Sale for One Wei We will make a GRAND - LINEN - SALE For one week and you can gi t table linens, towels and napkins at the best bargains you have ever seen. Everything in the linen department marked down. Come in and get what yuti can use for the next six months. Our new fall goods are now in and they are very attractive. New dress goods very nice and cheap. ISAIAH TERRI LION.
THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. It is also true that —
BROADSTREET & HURST
-Sell all kinds of
County Board of Education Meeting At the meeting of the County Board I of Education, Sept. 1, it was agreed) to adopt the course of study and plan j of management for the non-commis-; sioned high schools of the state as) given in the State School Manual and use them in the srclroola of P.ussell ville, Roachdale, Fincastle, Barnard,) Bainbridge, Fillmore, Putnamville, Manhattan, Reelsville, Cloverdaie, and such other schools as may require instruction in the higher branches. Certificates ot promotion will be issued by the Board to all students who are able to pass a satisfactory examination at'fhe close of the schools upon the questions prepared by the County Superintendent. The Board will also issue high school diplomas to all who complete the three vears’ course. The following textbooks were adopted for the 1st and 2d years: Milne’s High School Algebra, Waddy’s Composition and Rhetoric, Him man’s Physical Geography, Peterman’s Civil Government, Steele’s Popular Physics, and Harkness’ Easy
Latin Method.
F. M. Lyon, H. H. Runyan, President. Secretary.
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Provisions, Produce Canned Goods
Of the best quality ami at the lowest prices. Special inducements to buyers of Queensware, Glassware, Tinware, etc. Call and see us—East Washington street.
Crawfordsville Fair next week. Mrs. James I. Randel has been confined to the house by sickness. Hoosier bananas are coming into market, but the crop is reported short. Samuel Hazlett, wife and two sons have been seeing the World’s Fair sights. Elmer Dicks, who has been visiting here, returned to Indianapolis on Monday. Mrs. Alice Beals is here from the East, visiting her parents, Dr. Knight and wife. Misses Kate and Nellie Ashton, of London, Canada, are visiting their uncle, Walter J. Ashton. Will Allen and family, and John 8. Allen have returned to McIntosh. Fla., after a visit of weeks to their mother, Mrs. W. W. Allen.
Public schools open next Monday. R. L. O’Hair visited Indianapolis this waek. J. B. Burris has returned from his Western trip. Born, on Sept. 4, to Alonzo Arnold and wife, a son. Don’t forget Joe Priest’s sale, on Tuesday, Sept. 12. John S. Dowling is confined to the house by sickness. Elder Morris and wife spent this week at Indianapolis. Born, to Sam Johnson and wife, a daughter, on Sept. 3. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lee were here from St. Louis on Saturday. T. C. Grooms was at Kankakee, on railroad business, this week.