Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 April 1896 — Page 8

THE ENTERPRISE For ISiM? our course will be to slash prioes wherever iKissible with stamlnrd quality. We do not want you to buy blindly simply because we tell of these extraordinary offerings, but use your best knowledge, compare with what is shown elsewhere, and then decide. It is the only way to convince yourself of the truth of these statatements. Make a list of your needs, note the prices you usually pay, and then come to our store. Comparisons are convincing.

One-gallon oil can . 15c Large size dipper 3c No. 8 galvanized waahboiler 70c No. !• galvanized wnshboiler 80c Clothes-wringers worth $'.1.50 for $1 50

- , As an illustration of what we can save you on groceries, we herewith Table oilcloth, per yard 15c j nser t a i ow average price of what goods of similar quality would cost you Large size chenile curtains, per pair in any other store. Figure it out for youreelf:

Regular price. Our price.

Hood bleached muslin, yard wide 5c Tnbleached muslin, yard wide 4jc Turkey red damask, 56 inches wide, per yard 15c Large size linen buck towels 10c Good shirting, per yard 5c Half-wool dress goods, per yard T21c Dress linings 4*c

Lace curtains, per pair

Rugs, large size Matting*, per yard Carpets, per yard Rest machine sewing thread, 200 yards

Men’s cape mackintoshes

35c

j 1 lb package finest laundry gloss starch 10c i* 0 1 lb package fresh rolled oats, best made 5c 20c o lb can extra sweet sugar corn 10c 1 lb picked navy beans 5c

. . *- f 5 lb sack fine table salt 5c Felt window shades.. l.y .{ib can solid packed tomotoee 10c

Chicago corset waist 95c Bleached sheets, 2< yards square 53c

Muslin underwear at half-price.

Good unlaundered shirts 36o Men’s working shirts 15c YSilEnirry ,,k.vvvv

Remember, every article in our millinery department is brand-new, 1 m a-\.v.y.\ package cotiee -.ie this being our first season. We have no last season’s goods, and, besides, * J® ,7, l „ n „,? K i__f,P lces

we can save yousome money by buying of us. Hats trimmed free of charge.

Alim's! Shoes!

Men’s good working shoes §1 00 Men’s good Sunday shoes $1 20 Ladies’ dongola, patent leather tips - ”5c Misses’ sizes 13 to 2, patent leather tips 05c Infants' shoes, sizes 2 to 6 - -0e 75 pairs misses’ light calf shoes, reduced from $1.25 to .a 75c 'l i si w ;i re i)e |>:i r( men I Large size wash bowl 4c

1 lb can salmon 15c Fine mustard sardines 10c Sardines packed in oil, 3 cans 15c 1 lb pure ground pepper 25c 1 lb choice tea 40c 1 lb broken Java coffee 15o 1 lb Lion or ArhuckU package cofToe 25c

Three-quart coftee pot..

Pint cups Ten-quart flaring pails Dust pan.. No. 8 copper-bottom teakettle

■ -.ju irt covered backet

No. 8 copper-bottom washboiler.. No. 9 copper-bottom washboiler..

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2 lb can blackberries 10c 1 lb dried peaches 84c 4 ounce bottle extract 10c Raisins, per lb 10c Good prunes, per lb 10c Rice, per lb Ojc Lump starch, per lb 5c Rising Sun stove polish 10c 1 11) can Royal or Price’s baking powder 25c is lbs granulated sugar 16 lbs for $1 00 19 lbs A sugar 17 lbs for $1 00 20 lbs C white sugar 18 lbs for $1 00 25 lbs brown sugar 20 lbs for $l 00

t'hcyvaiiK’ Tobacco.

Battle Axe, per lb 25c Even Change, per lb 25c Star, per lb 45c Sledge, per lb 35c

10c

35c

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75c Sport, per lb

30c

3c 5c 2{c 3o 7c 10c 7c 10c 10c 25c 10c 20c 19o 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 5c 4c 34c 5c 20 $1 00 $1 00 $1 00 $1 00 19c 18c 38c 30c 20c

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Blow your Horn n That all the people may know

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BEAUTIFUL, STYLISH

Wall Papers

AT LOWEST ESMCES.

Call early before the rush of house cleaning time comae on. ALU’S II STORE Cooper Bros. Hardware Co.

Will take pleasure in showing its patrons the

MOST COMPLETE lino of

Mu, Fan Min

lEiith Cara tie Bugides, Surries,

Wagons. Bicycles. Etc.,

Ever in the city. We make the price and guarantee the goods. N. I CORNff! SS0I1R1, GRHNCASTLE, IHP.

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CITY AND COUNTY Dr. Gobin prcachsd at Brazil on

Sunday.

W. P. Ledbetter visited Cincinnati

this week.

Will Grogan, Jr., spent Sunday at

Terre Haute.

Drained on Easter, and now the question is, will it rain on each of the next succeeding seven Sundays, as

the old adage asserts.

Mrs. Lee and Fred Crawford went to Terre Haute, Tuesday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. T. J. Reed, a

daughter of Mrs. Lee.

At Locust St. Church or. Sunday, a special program of music, excellently rendered was an attractive portion

Services at St. John’s Episcopal ' Church, Sunday afternoon, at 2 o’clock; all are invited. A good crowd was out to hear Dr. McWhirter deliver a prohibition speech, at the Court House, last Tuesday night. D. E. Williamson addressed the Putnam County Bar Association on Monday evening, and went to Louts- | ville on Tuesday. The Easter services at College Ave. Church were attended by very large congregations, and the services, esj pecially the music and exercises by j the Sunday School children, were made prominently attractive. Mrs. Ewing, who begins to give a | series cooking lessons in this city, j next Tuesday, has just concluded a j very successful and largely attended I course at Bloomington, and the inj terest manifested was simply wonder-

ful.

Janies A. Steele, who had long been I in poor health as the result of disease contracted while in the army”, passed | into rest just after nocu, on WednesJ day—his sufferings during many days I proceeding death were very trying and almost constant. Deceased was j a member of Locust Street M. E. Church and an active and earnest I member of the G. A. R. His death is I widely deplored, and the bereaved j family have the sympathy of a large

circle of friends.

Shortly before low 12, on Monday, j a party of ladies and gentlemen hied away to the residence of Mr. and | Mrs. Edgar L. Harris and gave this I new bride and groom a serenade so I noisy and so lacking in music that out of pity for the neighbors the visitbrs were invited into the house to continue their mania for mixed

McC. Hartley continues very ser- sounds to a finish. After they had iously sick, and Mrs. Hartley is also blown themselves they bowed themconfined to the bed by sickness. selves out with more grace than

repertorial j dignity and those within a quarter of

a mile of the disturbance immediately returned thanks for the abate-

Robert John of the

force of the Evansville Courier, visited here the first of the week. Mrs. Wrenn, who was the guest of F. G. Gilmore and wife, has returned to her home at College Hill, Ohio. An Incident in the Jackson Trial. A special from Newport, Ky., says

smiling, %vhen the woman suddenly delivered a vicious kick at the prisoner, and as he ■ passed beyond her

of the Easter services, and large con- 1 1 "° Uld ha ' e

ment of the afiliction.

A pleasant surprise was given the brethren of Putnam Lodge, I. O. O. F., Tuesday night, by the Daughters of Rebekah, who gathered at the

that on Tuesday, as Jackson was 1 l°dfJ e room as the closing ode was leaving the court-room he passed in Han Bi well laden with daity refreshfront of a women sitting in the front | nient8 ) which were served after a row of seats. He looked down at her musical and literary program had

been given. The address was delivered by E. G. Hogate, of Danville, and the music consisted of intrumental music by Miss Grace Houghland

gregations were present. Br. Mary Allen, of Ann Arbor, Mich., who has a wide reputation for her work in the interest of Purity, will deliver two lectures here next week, on “The Beatific Vision” and

“Social Purity.”

Next Saturday is the day set for holding the Republican Convention to nominate candidates for county offices it will be a mere form, so report has it, as Case has the slate all fixed and ready to show the brethren when they gather together. A large party of joyous well-wish-ers of Walter Potter and wife, armed with musical instruments that made up in noise what they lacked in harmony, visited this newly married couple, on Monday night, and made themselves heard and felt, to the extent that the bridegroom came forth a-id set up the cigars in fine style.

killed him if I could, if I had a pistol [ on au t°harp, Miss Carrie Kleinbub

I would have shot him.”

She refused to give her name, and the incident was not widely observed, thus possibly preventing more

serious consequences. Assessment Valuations.

! The various township assessors J agreed upon valuations for assessment for taxation in this county:

Poultry, p«r do**n .

|3 00

Cattle—Exporter!

- 3 25

“ Feeders -

3 00

•' Butchers'

2 00

Sheep

i oo to io oo

Hogs

8 25

Wheat, per bush

Corn, “ ••

Ry«, “ “

Oats, " •• -

Timothy seed

2 00

Clover “

3 50

Hay, per ton

8 00 to 10 00

Cured meats, per pound .

Lard

Molasses, per gal

Lumber, per 100 feet

1 50 to 2 50

on french harp; Miss Kate Mathers on organ, and Mr. Bracketer, on guitar; a vocal solo by Miss Laura Eads and Messrs. Brackster, Moore, Ellis and Frank. All present report

it a most enjoyable occasion.

Henry Siddons, of Marion township, has been readmitted to the Insane Asylum at Indanapolis. Prof. Ogg attended a meeting of the Southern Indiana Teachers’ Association, at Washington, Ind., this

week.

Mrs. Jones, who has been visiting her son, H. W. Jones, at Putnamville, left for New York City, on Tuesday. The Public Schools. The report of the schools for the month ending April 3 will be summarized in tlie following items: Enrollment 803, average enrollment for the month 674.2, average attendance 637.2, number not absent nor tardy 346 or 51.3 per cent, cases of tardiness 31 or 2.4 per cent. There were 5 cases of tardiness in No. 1, 10 in No. 2, 7 in No. 3 and 9 in the high school. Tiiere were 6 cases in the first grade in all buildings, 4 in the second, 5 in* the third, 2 in the fourth, 5 in the fifth and none in the sixth, seventh and eighth. In per cent of attendance Miss Ridpath’s room stood first with 97.2 per cent, Miss Ragan 96.9, Miss Jones 96.8, Miss Adams 96.5, Miss Alspaugh 96.5, High School 96.3, Miss Hammond 96.1. In per cent not absent nor tardy Miss Jones’ room was first with 71.8 per cent, High School 68.4, Miss Alspaugh 61, Miss Hammond 60.7, Miss Adams 58.8, Miss Ragan 54.3. In punctuality the record is: Miss Adams 100 per cent, Miss Hammond 100, Miss Jordan 100, Miss Jliller 100, Miss Black 100, Miss McCoy 100, Miss Jones 99, Miss Ragan 98.8, Miss Ridpath 98.7, High School 96.9, Miss Alspaugh 96.5, Miss Stone 95.3, R. A. Ogg.

of the largest and most complete stocks of Carpets,

SO ARE \\ E, with one in me migeBL miu most, complete slocks oi vi Lace Curtain-*. Window Shades, etc . ever shown in tl ecity.

®oo Our Home-made Carpet at. “ Machine woven rag “ . “ («ood ingrain “. “ Extra union “ . << •> U II “ All wool “ .

The very best made ' i Tapestry Brussells i ii ii * Velvet

25c i 25c ; 30c | 37Ac ! 42c i 471c ! 521c 55c 60c 65c 621 75c .... $1 00

So© Our Lace Curtains at

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35c per pair OOc “ “ 75c “ “ $1.25 “ “ 2 00 “ “ 2.50 “ “ 3 00‘ “ “ 4.00 “ “ 6.00 “ “

WINDOW SHADES OF ALL KINDS.

Don’t Forget to see our Canet statelier. It Is a Dainty.

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llry CiioofU. A complete line of dress goods and trimmings, table linens, underwear, hosiery, gloves, corsets, shirt waists, I in fact anything kept in a first-class ; dry goods store.

XX/Vt£(? Yes; we have them.

We are agents for the famous MONUMENT SHOE!

For gentlemen. Ladies’, misses’ and children’s Needle Toe Bals., the latest fad. Plow Shoes in Creedmores and Creoles.

Groceries. We meet all competition and go them one better. Country Produce taken in exchange.

J i: MEL II M ,JE MEL Ii 17 The largest line in the city. Our line of Buckles, Pins, Side Combs, Shirt Waist Sets, is the most complete one shown in the city. Every article sold at a bargain.

Hill/ a bottle of Household Amiii on in, IOC. Kelley. The West Side Merchant.

Boston Store.

Spring Capes

The Novelties for Spring are lure. We have a well equipped department; a perfect fit assured. We are more careful than yourselves that you get just what suits you best. We have the latest designs jn Velvet, Silk and Cloth Capes From $1.50 upward. Don’t fail to see our line.

Shirt Waists.

Sophomore Recital.

On Tuesday the Sophomore section of Miss Druley’s class gave a recital at Music Hall, assisted by Miss Gillum, voice; Miss Andrews, violin; Mr. Grooms,’cello. The vocal numbers of Miss Gillum were charmingly rendered, and the piano work of the young ladies of the class Misses Ora Owen, Myrtle Owen, Estella Crooks, Helen Herr, Juno Collins, Hallie Har2 00 rell and Lena Byrd was exceptionably well done, alike creditable to pupils and teacher, and very pleasing to the

large audience present.

Go to Barwick’a for seed potatoes Irish and Hwest and get the best. 2t

The penny-in-the-slot gas meter has been a big suceess in London. Nobody has ever found true happiness who did rot first find Christ. No tears are shed when the man dies who lias lived only for himself. No, my dear girl, a cat boat is not necessarily made of pussy willow. They can who think they can. Character is a perfectly-educated will. —D. L. Southard is here from Martins-

ville.

— D. L. Anderson visited Cincinnati this

week.

— Miss Ida Cullen has returned from Marshall county. —Marion Hurst and wife visited at Loza, Ills., this week. Hoy Abrams visited nt Lowell, Ind., the first of the week. — Pay your taxes before April 20, and avoid penalty and costs. — Mrs. John D. Allen is confined to the house by sickness. Miss Allie Ford is trimmer in a millinary store at Clay City. —Mr. Mueller, of Shelby ville, visited Ed Hiinemann this week. — Miss Howard has accepted a position as trimmer at Waveland. [ —Dr. Siddons, of Marion, has been visiting II. C. Rudisill and family. John Stoner made a shipment of hogs to Indianapolis, on Thursday. — Wanted, girl to do housework. Address ! Lock Drawer E, Greencastle, Ind. Wanted, girl to do housework—apply to Mrs. F. A. Arnold, East Seminary street. —Greencastle’s cake walkers are going to take part in a contest at Brazil, soon to be

held.

Miss Emma Ridpath attended a district meeting of the Epworth League, at Brazil, on Thursday. —Old Folks Concert. Locust St. Church, Friday evening, April 17. Admission, 15 cents. All are invted. —John J. Riordan and Sarah A. Devore were married by Elder A. H. Morris, at his residence, on Tuesday afternoon. —A prisoner named Walker made a break to take leg bail from Policeman Riley, Friday morning, but the officer soon overtook him —Riley is a sprinter. — L. A. Stockwell, of Cloverdale. has been selected as one of the delegates from this State to the Populist National Convention, and Df. Morrison is one of the alternates. -We are under obligations to Prof. W If. Ragan for a copv of the paper read by Mins Belle Kagan, before the Indiana Horticultural Society, on “The Trees and Parks of Boston.”

A leading feature of this season is Shirt Waists. This article of Dvess has become so popular that almost every woven material is employed in their makeup: Persian patterns, detachable cuffs and collars, fine ginghams, washable cotton in beautiful designs. The early comer gets first choice.

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Spring Wag

- Mrs. John Walker has gone to Indianapolis. hoping thereby to have her health

oenefitte ’

—The funeral of James A. Steele took place 1 ridaj afternoon, from Locust St. Charon, tho

•d. b< nm being • onduotod I y Ret L D.M . . , , , . _ _ i and Rev. W. K. Weaver. The funeral was atThomas Abrams has bought the L. P. tended by the W. K. C. and Ci. A. H. of this ( hapm property, on Vine street, and will c ity, of which latter organization the debuild a new residence thereon immediately, ceased had been n prominent member, and —Died, on April 9, 1896, at the residence of the rltUttl ^ the ort1er ' vas U8 « d ** hi » burial, her son, in Monroe township. Mrs. Hannah T” ~ _ - Jones, of pneumonia, after a brief sickness, The Art Exhibit, aged (W years. Funeral services Saturday! At the DePauw School of Art, on Monday, morning, at Mt. Pleasant Church, conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, an Art Loan Exhiby Dr. H. A. Gobin. bition was given, that was entertaining and

enjoyable to lox ers of art, as e •

ive to those seeking advancement in art work, and the Dean and Faculty of the school are entitled to the thanks of our people for giving opportunity to enjoy an exhibit so pleasing. The works on exhibition were from the easels of Thomas C. Steele and Otto Stork, two of Hoosierdom’s most eminent and well-known artists, and the works 4 shown were the subject of much favorable criticism; pleasing favorites in the exhibit were numerous, but the visitors seemed best plein-ed -dth Steele’s “A Hummer Morning,”

and Stark's “In Dreamland.”

-—Lost March letters were sent to each townsip assessor in the stale, 1,OBJ in all, by the bureau of statistics asking for an estimate of the acreage of wheat sown last fall as compared with the year before, and also an estimate of its present condition, com pared with an average at thia time of the year. Reports from every county in the state have been received. In the central division of the state in which Putnam countv is located the acreage is reported as 90.9, anil condition at 76.-1. The per cent, of acreage in Putnam county as compared with last year allowing ICO to represent an average croa 82.5 and the per cent, of condition ns compared with an average crop is 87 5. The damaged condition is attribute.! to the drought last fall and the freezing and thawing during this

spring.

What Jackson Will Try to Prove. The developments in the Jnckson Walling case make it certain that the story of Jackson, the colored driver who clathis to have hauled Jackson, Walling and Pearl Bryan across the river on the fatal night, will be denied in toto during the trial of Jackson.nnd the defense thinks it wijl be able to sustain it to the satisfaction of any jury. It is also certain that a very strong attempt will be made to impeach the statements of Will Wood, who will nnpenrnRH witness against Scott Jackson. The third mat ter of interest

Obituary.

The deceased. Ellen F. Hndshire, was born Sept. 3, 1)152, and died March zx, 1(86. Thim passed away one who during almost all of her life lived in our midst, respected by all, beloved by those who knew her beat. In her esrly Kirlliooil, about eighteen years of aar, she sought the Lord, whs converted and joined the church, in her after life she proved by her actions that her nligion was not a mere profession. Loyalty to the church v as one ot her strong characteristics, and though she said but litt le about it, everyone knew that if there was a call for work Ellen could be depended on. Hlis was also devoted to her friends. I n hor unselfishness, no labor seenutil too hard, if performed for those she loveT. During a long and extremely painful i!!ne-s, her faitli in God’s ability and willingness to save her never wavered for a momew and * ie confidently said: "I'm not nfreV-Y^ die” Hhe loved the fsmiiinr song, * ■ j no'er ssy good-by in heaven." and h» *

which is made public is that the defense will atfempt to save the neck of Scott Jackaon by proving an alibi. Jackson's lawyers say that an alibi can In proven without dilliculty.

Alexander Letts, wfho was convicted by the frien is sing it for her during her testimony of Jackson, who turned State’s maybe well said ot her. "niessel evidence in New Jersey, and sent to the dead which die in the I.ord from h -'pen” for three years, is out of prison, and yea sa'th the Spirit, that thev may report is that he is to testify in the trial at their labor,; and their works < Newport, against Jackson. them.” A