Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 7 December 1895 — Page 4
Tie lei’s CM Sit li Oterat Sale. Here is sale to tell your friends about. Our recent pn:chase of 500 Suits and Overcoats at 40 to 50 cents on the dollar enables us to furnish the people of Putnam the best values e\ei offered in this section of the country. We propose to crowd a week’s business into every day from now until Christinas. To do this we must whittle the price' small enough to suit the smallest purse.
Overcoats.
Men’s Suits.
Meu’s heavy wool suits $ o.OO “ “ double breasted cheviot suits, blue and black <1-50 “ mixed cassimere suits 6.50 “ extra heavy all wool gray kersey suits 0.50 “ heavy all wool cheviot suits, gray, black and blue 7.50, 8.00 and 8.50 “ clay worsted, nicely lined, finely tailored, all wool suits 7.50 “ cassimere, clay worsted, 'cheviot, all
shades, single and double breasted 10.00
ffisSS'-TlIE GREAT $ SAVING SALE.
Young men’s heavy wool ulster $ 4.00 “ “ “ “ unfinished worsted overcoat 6.0C Men’s heavy wool, plaid lined blue overcoat. 5.00 “ gray cheviot, farmer satin lined overcoat 6.50 “ heavy kersey overcoats, blue and black 6.50 “ heavy ulsters 7.50, 8.00 and 10.00 “ heavy kersey, milton, beaver overcoats, all shades 7.50, 8.o0 and 10.00
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Clinton Falls.
Sharp weather December came in like a raging lion ... .Revival meeting going on at Bethel, but may end soon because of bad weathei Some hoys out hunting came
lynx, they don’t know
scare—your corthe spirit of one of
We want a good correspondent at each postoffice in Putnam county. Those nowacti ng ks correspondents will please notify us
_ , iJi across a panther or lynx, The Democratic party is pletlgeu ( which, RirioK them ciuite a to bimetallism ; it has always been the | th^
friend of silver coinage, and has iV.V.y declared in its State and National ! from cancer. Wood chopping at Widow
Spaulding's, on Tuesday .... Misa Crawford,
platforms ; when silver coinage was teacher at No. 8, is sick .. Thanksgiving is in
| the past -the while man ate his turkey and
thanked the Lord it was fat, the red man ate his dog and thanked the Lord there was more
discredited by the Republicans
4^ e,,1 O cr:l ^* c f >art ) Openly and fear-| ^og, ti?e yellow man ate his rats and would
when they are out of supplies of uuy kind and If,,,,.!., oil vnon tori flip pause of silver— ! have thanked the Lord had he killed the Japs we will lorward the same to them promptly - . i Subscribe for the Stak-Press and keep up
■ with such a record it is perfect nonCHRI6TMA8 time is near at hand sense to assert that the Democratic Set your stakes to make some one party is not the friend of silver coinespecially happy at that time, by a g e _jt always has been and it will
with the local news.
word or deed.
so continue.
The political situation now em- The Republican leaders and politi. phasises the fact that the winning cinns of Indiana arc getting slightly man to place upon the Democratic mixed in the mad scramble to secure presidential ticket in 1896 is Gov. 1 control of the party machinery for
Claude Matthews, of Indianapolis.
Groveland.
Henry Smith and M. L. Craver are buying ami shipping hogs to Indianapolis F. M. Chatham is circulating a subscription to build a new church edifice at Clear Creek .... M. T. Wilson talks of buildinga tenant house on his farm east of Clear Creek ... Revival meetings are in progress at Canaan, conducted by Mrs. Ayers Alf. McVey is coming back to live in our town again ... Greg Buis and John Pickett made a business trip to Greencastle on Saturday The Mrs. I)arnails, of Greencastle and Bainbridge, ate
Thep.e is no doubting the fact that a majority of the voters of the United States are democrats on a clear, clean platform, in which unsophisticated democratic principles are announced, a ;d with a candidate fitted to the platform.
The fellows who are holding out | and fast, their plates for a slice of the party pie are numerously in evidence in Washington City—a more hungry horde never gathered there, and they are clamorous for some of the Republican spoils that are to he
control OI me party macninery ior Thanksgiving turkey with their sister and 1; 96— there are virtually four factions, “[£ ^ue.u'amesImnyan to-wit: the Harrison men and anti- Su , I,<1 ®y, •••Groveland Lodge. F. & a. m.,
| has elected the following officers for the en-
Harnson men, in the 1 residential; suing year—h. w. Timmons, \v. m ; w. a. « i ,i sr i- , t. ■ Mundy, 8. W.; B. F. Heaney, J. VV; J. E. Gra light, ami the McKeen men anu hair ] ham, Sec.; O. E. Cramer, Treas.; I.E. Lewis. hanks men in the Senatorial contest. ; s ,; authern/.'^tewan° : a.' D.^enw™", It is a very pretty muss : it promises T y' er ' **
Waat Cloverdale.
Health good and rain and mud plentiful Lino Byrum has moved on the Sloan farm Ex Trustee J. I). Sinclair is in declining health Jesse Trusedale and family are occupying their new residence Thos. McMur-
to grow prettier, and we are anxious to see future developments; political fur and feathers are apt to fly thick
ry was called to his brother's, William MeMurry. to see his aged mother, who is sick ...
Tmr “hnnest dollar” and •‘sound I L’larence Skelton and Oscar Modisett were HIE nonest dollar ana sounc | 8unday vUitorg here .... Migs A11 . e Morr| . on
attended the festival at Putnamville,Wednes day night of last week . Mrs. Alonro Jones visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, last Saturday. Country Girl.
money’’ fanatics keep before the public in the same old lines, insinuating that only gold and money upon a gold basis is sound and honest. Some
divided. If they can’t get pie, they’ll | "f these wiseacres should inform an take broad, and if Ihey can’t get bread, anxious public bow it is that the! wee £ 0 ‘ s c a ^
they’ll be willing to take the crumbs country —' *' --'-i- • —•'— 1 ' ^
that fall from the table.
South Russell.
The fine soaking rains are appreciated F. L. G.uilliams was called to Danville last
The 54th Congress is in session, with Reed as Speaker, and the Re
cot alone safely, soundly I < r bn has been sulfering from a felon on his , r iii . , linger .... G. W. Potter's son, Charles, has and solidly for a hundred years, with | typhoid fever Floyd Bayies is sick, but i» the currency based on the silver dol- (cB'clardn'e^hL^each iold a'lo't ofTimber lar as the standard of value—there | ?“ t .A\ r
j v. ....
our gravel roads to he cut up by log hauling
was no talk of unsound or dishonest I ;••• . has il i na ^ w Miller is t o move
publican parly in control backed by mon ey then. The trouble with these! Hotei‘ n h^t* ThomS. anT^on^have^theH a majority of 140. The officers of the gold bugs is that they mistake their m^ch’wUh r it haS j^'r' House were dictated by Quay and pet theory for an actual, proven, ami * ^^0^“ other Reed managers, and the Indi- well substantiated fact near Ladoga, visited his sister last week - li * /i » * Several of our farmers have bought feed ATKi AveplibllCftn ( .ongrt S8CO©n stood mills ... Now is the time to take advantage of in with this crowd, notwithstanding The President’s Message is before ] sila-rii^s^” t0 ' , " bscr " ,er ‘ , fo %’ T hr ’
its antagonism to Ben Harrison anti the public ; there is notliing exciting
his boom-this seems an unkind cut or unexpected in it; it is simply a Died, at her i,t,. hmne^ln Terre Haute,
of Benjamin by his friends. Reed reiteration of what he lias said on the i i ? j, a od 5 , . ov - 27 > 18S ?' of P eri tonitis, i*rs An . . , , ,. - “iv Hutchinson, wife of Joseph Hutchinson,
made a speech after he was elected, same subjects, onicially or unofficially aged 83years and s months. Deceased was in which he conveyed the idea that before. He is empbaticallv opposed moveiff^rom that'piaVe 0 ^ Terr^Vuu’te 11 some he felt grateful ami flattered by the to the free coinage of silver, he ad- I.^hTr. and^host o‘f re7.Uv n . d .Tni friends election, as it was a lllBtiiieatiuU aiij vises the retirement of the green- i 1? mou ru her death. Burial at the Boone indorsement of his former course as backs, because they are the primary | Klder w uliam Skeltou. xx" Speaker of the House. cause of embarrassment to the gold Indianapolis Live Stock Market.
—- • reserve in the U. S. Treasury, lie cattle—Receipts, 200; ahipments, light The Banner-Times coos as gently r ,1 ■ t , . .
^ ■'! favors the passing of a new law m Chmye export grades...
as a sucking dove in its ast issue ; it 1 , . . , . , Good to choice shipping , 0 ’ regard to bond issues, and assures 1 Fair to good shipping ... j j 1 , 1 — - - fee ^;
comes down gracefully and by silence acknowledges that there is an increase in the city tax levy of nine cents on each .$100 valuation, but it also asserss that the tax levy made last year was not sufficient to keep the necessarry fi :e > at work on the streets. This i- on old geg; it is repeated every “oil ’ v e ar; the Republicans in this city, h 1 g ago, adopted the plan of working only a small street force in “oil'” years, but when election year rolls around, the street force is augmented until the men employed appear about the streets almost as thick as “buzzards in a deadening.” The same old scheme will be worked next year—there will be a multitude of employes on the street torcc, the Republican party will get the benefit at the polls, and the peo-
ple will foot the bill.
Congress that he will co-operate in ! cumd to'cho'iVe'hetrera'.'.
the enactment of any laws that will ’ furnish permanent relief for the financial troubles we suffer under. His comments on the Cuban and other foreign questions are conservative and patriotic in tone, and worthy
consideration.
Bring in your Christmas advertising early next week—let the people know that you have the articles they want lor holiday presents.
Lena. Arthur Eaglcafield, of Indianapolis, was home for Thanksgiving .. Hnv cholera prevails Elder Bundy, of Cloverland, closed a ten days’ meeting, at the Christian church, Sunday night, with five additions to the church: he spent the week days hunting, and killed 54 rabbits, 4 quails, and a pheasant during the meeting Aunt Lncinda Bruner is visiting relatives at Knightsvilie Henry White returned from Atlanta on Monday P- Watkins was in town on Tuesday XL M. Newton mu* ueeii aick v.-itil sure tliioAt Chas. Vinrant is aide to lie up and will be able to take charge of his office by Jan. 1 Dr. Welch talks of going South in the Spring. _ 9. W. List cf Letters Remaining in the postofflee at Greencastla unclaimed, Dec. 3, 1»85: Mr. Frank Lee, Mr.Thomas McClannahan 2, Mr. H. J Matherlin, Mr. Lowis E. Griffith, Mrs. Nillie Cleat, Mr. James O. Ooshorn, L. M. it. Promphrey 2, D. Conroy, Miss Mary Walker, Mr. Oscar Williams, Mr. W. T. Tuner. In calling for any of the above named letters please say “advertised.” WILU3G. NEFF, P. M.
fl 25Q4 75 I Oil at 24 3 75ra4 00 2 00(^3 50 3 00,'a3 50
Fair to medium heifers 2 50(^3 00 Good to choice cows 2 50 a3 25 Fair to medium cows 2 OOrtfi 50 Good to choice bulls 2 50fa3 00 SHEEP Receipts, 300; shipments, light.
Market dull.
Good to choice sheep $2 50i§3 00 Fair to fnediumsheep 2 00,«2 50 Choice lambs 3 75,11 25 HOGS—Receipts, 8,000; shipments, 2,000.
Market slow.
Choice medium and heavy (3 50,33 82' Mixed and heavy packing 3 50 i3 57'Lights a 25<ij,3 55 Pigs . 2 50.<j3 55
Greencastle Market.
Dealers are paying the following prices;
Oats, 20cts Eggs, 18cts Lard Sets Hams, llcts
Butter, 15 cts Wheat, 80 cts Bacon, 8R, cts Potatoes, 40cts Fc'-hert, S'ct* Shoulders, Sets
Hay, (Pets
Turkeys alive, 5'^cts Turkeys dressed, Rets to Bets
Corr 25e*s
Chickens alive. Sets Chickens dressed, 7cts to Sets
Christmas comes but once a year, and Charlie Kiefer keeps this fact in mind, that he may have on hand, as he has this year, the most taking stock of Christmas goods to be found in this market, all at lowest prices, td
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Obituary.
jAmca Oliver was born in Rockinfth county, N. C., January 2, 1811, died Dee. in*., agt-d 84 year*, 10 month* and 29 days Deceased emigrated to Putnam county, Indiana. in the year 18-14. and settled in Franklin township, within a quarter of a mile of the place where he is now laid in his la*<t re-ting place on earth, at the iiartninn graveyard. He lived in the same neignnorhood until about four >ears ago, when he made his home with his son Henry, in Monroe township, about one mile south of Ba'uhridge. Deceased was married in North Carolina, in 1832, to Nancy Oliver, and to this union nine children were bom-six sons and three daughters; four of the sons survive hin»: Jackson, Alien, Anderson anti Henry. His wife, Nancy Oliver, died in 1882, and in 1867 he married Mariha Hinkle—one chilli was born of this inarviage, a son, who died .n 1891. Mr. Oliver mited with the Regular Baptist Church at Mount Pisgah about the war 1837. and he was » regular attendant at caurcb for fifty-two _ ears; for the lust four years d dining health " revented regular attendance at church. His sst days were passed in close communion with his Saviour; in waking hours liis thoughts were continually of Him, and were Itfvoted to prayer and praise. Deceased was i faithful and earnest Democrat, casting hu rst vote for Andrew Jackson, and from that ime until the election of 1894, he was reguarlv at the polls to vote the straight Demorntic ticket—in 18SM hia health was so poor that he could not go to the polls. His death is mourned—thore who best knew him mouru the loss of a good man aud a good citizeu.
Morton.
Thomis & Burke have received their corn busker, and it is doing good work ...Misses Nettie Leaton and Nora Walker, of Fincastle, have been visiting here, and returned home last week Mrs. Dr. Mitchell is visiting rel- • tivea and friends in Illinois- Miss Blanche Judy is staying at James Nutgrass’ Miss ^oe Thomas is visiting at Indianapolis ■ Union Chapel is going to give the best Christmas entertainment in the county and challenges any one to compete with it; a programme of two hours will consist of dialogues, speeches, solos, duets, etc.; Prof. Ham Thomas and Dr. R. S. Mitchell, leaders in singing; instead of the usual tree there will he an Xmas house; Hants Claus will come down the chimney and hand each Sunday School scholar a box of candy; another unique feature will be a “snow storm’’ or •‘blizzard’’; can not be told from a real snow storm; had better all have your Christmas “ntertainment Christmas eve and come to Union Chapel Christinas night, or you will miss the nest part of your life Misses Laura .and Nettie Farrow, Ora Call, Grace Thompson and Isabel Burke visited Miss <’lara Cunningham Tuesday Mrs. Etchigon, mother of Dau Etcbison, 61 years of age. committed suicide at her home 2 1 ^ miles east of Morton. Sunday morning about 9 o’clock; burial at New’ Mnysville; insanity was the cause ... Mrs. Janies Carver has been sick Albert Call will soon move into his new residence John Thomas talks of moving to North Salem to reside Hunting is now all the rage for pastime, except loafing Rev. James Carver preached an interesting discourse at Union Chapel, Sunday; Epworth League held their meeting Sunday evening - attendance was somewhat .small, owing to inclement weather.... Mrs. Josie Gibson continues sick John Burke was at Indianapolis last week ... Misses Julia McCray and May Breckeuridge visited Miss Josie Nutgrass Sunday ... Mrs. Dr. Mitchell is visiting her parents and other relatives in Illinois Horace Ewing, of Kentucky, passed through here last w’eek .... Mrs. Belle Carver is visiting her parents at Otterbein Miss Nettie Leaton has recovered from a severe spell of sickness. xx Hamricks. The sick at this place are all reported better .. Misses Margaret and Mary Bruce, of Indianapolis, are visiting Cheney Smith Thanksgiving was observed in a pleasant manner at the residence of Mr. and M rs. J. A. Bence, where they tendered a dinner to a number of their friends. Those present were Mr. Will Foster, wife and daughter, and Mrs Kate Foster, of Reeleville; Mr. 01 Houck, wife and son, Mr. Edward Houck, wife ami son, of Hamricks; Mr. Tom Zaring and family, of Manhattan, Mr. Sim Stoner, wife and daughter, of Greencastle Junction, and Mr. Will Houck ami wife, of Greencastle; the ladies spent the day in social chat, while the men enjoyed themselves in shooting clay pigeons; all present report u a day long to be pleasantly remembered Mrs. Jep Bence who has been keeping house for her son. uim Bence, returned to her home at Indianapolis, last Wednesday, to be present at the marriage of her son, Edwin, on Dec. 24; Mr. Reuben Rogers spent Thanksgiving with Jim Bence 'The remains of Mrs. Joe Hutcheson, who
died at Terre Haute last Wednesday, were brought here for burial last Friday .... There are no new cases of typhoid fever at this writing. Ella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Stoner, died Nov. 22, of typhoid fever, aged 14 years; she was sick about four weeks, but during her illness she was never known to complain; sadly will she he missed, for she was a favorite in the neighborhood; she was noted for her kindness to the poor, al way s having a good word and sharing her pleasures with them; it can be said of her. Blessed art ihou, for you turned not away from the Lord, nor was not afraid to die, nor confess that she loved her Jesus”; the bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy oi the community, but “they sorrow not without consolation, for they know she has gone to her reward.” xx
Millcreek. Plenty of stock water The well drillers have been bothered with quick sand at li. H. Parker’s ... Ottie Dobbs will live with his mother ... Good yield of corn, good quality, and selling as low as twenty cents her bushel Three things of the past, good roads, bicycle riding and five cent prices for hogs. Sam Sullivan has moved on Oscar Dobbs’ farm .... Fencing badly demoralized by the storm of Nov. 25 .... l^iiite a lot of corn still in the snock Dora McAninch has typhoid fever .. Wilson & Phillips run their mill every Saturday— John Underwood, of Hazlewood, visits these parts .. Pleasant Hurst has built a new kitchen . . Elmer Hurst has his new house completed Schools progressing nicely. with William Doisettas teacher at No. 1. Gilbert Dorsett at No. 2, and Noah Carpenter at No. 3 . Frank Cox is convalescent Amanda Shackleford has sold her farm to George Smedley Rev. John R* Daily, of Boone county, and Rev. Williams, of Lena, will meet in joint discussion in or near Belle Union in the near future H. H. Parker’s new barn is nearing completion .. Oscar Buis is convalescent after a long sickness Hucksters are numerous ... Owens & Co. have built quite a lot ot fence tor J. u. Bai& and II. li. Parker . Leslie Pritchard has moved into his new house. WaniSek.
Wheaton. Corn cribbing had a rest on account of rain .... The roads are bud and no prospect of being better soon, although people continue to work them as if the mud was to be made into bricks immediately .... John L. Henry and wife visited his father on Sunday George T Fields has quit the telegraph business on account of bis health, and is at his fatner s convalescing slowly Charles M. Henry visited Alva and Bertha Henry last week Wm. Riddle and wife have moved in with Joseph T. Eggers and wife, to attend to his stock for him; Uncle Joe’s health is improving slowly, but is unable to be about doing his work ... Jesse D. B. Eggers and family and G. G. Eggers and wife visited J. W. Eggers Saturday and Sunday, and in company with the latter’s family visited M. T. Henry; on account of the downpour of rain part of them remained under shelter until Monday, when they took a fresh start for home . Ann Dodd fell last week and hurt herself, but is reported about all right again .... We are afraid our State pride, so much talked of lately, will calk itself ere long, and become a 11
Notice to Teachers. The State Board of Education, at its meeting in March, adopted the Reading Circle Edition of Studies in Shakespeare and MeMurry’s General Method as the basis for the examinations in literature and the science of education respectively, for the year beginning! with the November, 1895; examination questions will be prepared on these books, tor the first six months, as follows; HENRY VII. Nov., 1895—History of the Drama and Act I. Dec., 1895 -Hiatorv, Introduction and Acts I and II. Jan., 1898—History, Introduction and Acts II an* TIT. Feb., 1896—History, Introduction and Acts II and III. Mar., 1898—History. Introduction and Acts IV and V. Apr > *808 -Hist^rv. Introduction and all the Acts.
THE END Of the year is almost here ami we are very anxious to round up this emineutly successful year’s business with the Largest December Business We have ever done. To that end we have kept up the variety in every department equal to any month during the year. Our stock is full and attractive throughout the entire store. We have just opened a large, new line of
mas.
That will prove a pleasing as well as profitable present for Christ-
Oiir Clouli Slock Is still in the lead, with many pretty, stylish garments. Cur Shoe Department
Will continue to give you money’s worth or money back.
Yon Are!
4\ e have consolidated two large stocks of goods in the room on Hanna street, known as the Hanna Street Grocery. ^ Ye a re In oi ii g (o Se 11T li e in And will make both quality and price talk on everything in the Grocery, Provision and Staple Dry Goods line.
To Close
We will name closing out prices on Bools, Sh< es,Overalls and Gents Furnishing Goods—cost or real value is not considered in this sale, ns the goods must sell at some figure. BROWNING & WOOD. ' Also a full line off'-e EYvsai 'Jc*(n lower orioes than vou f?n find elsewhere. Ail goods delivered in the city.
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Money Loaned! ! In any sum, for any time. Must seo the borrower in person. No delay. Money furnished R t onee at the* very lowest terms. G. E. BLAKE, Insurants and Loan Agent ( GREENCASTLE, IND. James M. Hurley, REAL ESTATE,*
I nNiirnnee Ami I joniiH.
Having hnught Mohsch. Newhousr & Itlack- ! man's stock of Musical Merchandise, I sin 1
Sttain doing; business at the old stand, No. 17
Soutli Inal;
jleased to welcome my old friends and cus-
iana street, where ! sh-!' he
REAL ESTATE OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE AND RENT.
omers, ami supply them with the best the markets nlford In my line. Come in and see
me anyhow, whether vou buy or not.
EJIANI EL MARQUIS
MUSIC DEALER. 4t:tl
MCMPRBY’S GENERAL METHOD.
Not.,
. 1395 - Preface and Chanter I. Dec., 1395—Chapters i and II. Jan., 1896—Chapter II. Feb., 1896-Chapter III. Mar., 1896—Chapters III, IV and V. Apr., 1896—Chapter VI. F. M. Lvon, County Superintendent of Schools.
Don’t fail to call and nee the new Ivorettes—they are the beet and j ehenpent pictures made in this city—i one dozen for $2. Our gallery is over j the Postofflee, Greencastle, Indiana. 3t34. Nicholson’s Sons. Fruit cake, and all the nioe things to eat and to cook with at Charlie Kiefer’s. td34
Ntttirr uf Atlministration, Notice is hereby Riven that the undersigned has been appointed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam county, State of Indiana. Administrator of the estate of Nancy Lisby, late of Putnam county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to he solvent. Date J this V/th day of Nov-ttW. QUINTON BKOAD8TREET, Administrator, 8. A. Hays, Ally. 3t3i Out groiiL Christum offer of on** dozen ivorelUm fur at Poatofilc gallery. This is the only gallery Greencastle making this st+’le work; and the price is below competition. 3t34. Nicholson's & Sons. Buy your Christmas goods at Kiefer’s, td34