Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 August 1896 — Page 8

Blow your Horn That all the people may know We hav<‘IIx'iii. You Wiint (hftii. V , BEAUTIFUL, STYLISH flWall Pa pel’s at LOWEST VlllVV.S. •^63tr*S Call eiily balore the rush of house cleaning time comse on ALLil g STORE “Bird.sell’ ’ The 1 est farm wagon on earth. Examine it when here. We are agents for Armour A Co. and Iloi’se-Shoe brands of Fertilizer. Try it for your wheat crop. Buckeye and Superior Fertilizer Drills for sale. We offer for 00 days '^'A.CCvWV Vwcefc OV\ wW. louefef vc* . Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Windmills, etc., at prices to suit the times. Give us a call. CHI BIOS. IMiDlEE CO., V W, Corner SoiiJirc.

BOSTON STORE. 33a Per Cent Off Sale 33' PER CENT OFF of our entire stock, including Dress Goods, Silks, Underwear, Hosiery, Lace Curtains, Table Linens, Sheetings, Crashes, Nolions, Tinware, Glassware, YVoodenware, etc, etc. SALE TO BEGIN SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, And will last just 'io days. One important part of this sale you will note is the prices. They are sure to please you. YY e are unable to quote you prices of our entire stock; but notice the following prices and they will give you some idea how we

will save you money:

Pint Tin Cup lc

COME IA « ! C O .n B A (A l TO GREENCASTLE. On Monday, September 7. THE GREATEST. GRANDEST. THE LARGEST AND THE BEST Of America’s l)i_' Amusement Enterprises! TheGREATWALLACE SHOWS Lofly in Conception, Splendid in Organization. Reg»l In Equipment, Ideal in Character, Omnipotent in Strength, the Moil Moral, the Purest. Cleanest. Mightiest and Most Magnificent Amusement Triumph of the tflth Century. THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD!

50 in. nil wool silk finish Henrietta 3Uc per yd 1 23 yds. LL Unbleached Muslin for 81.00 •)0 in. Storm Serge, black 4->c ‘‘ Id doz. Ladies’ Black Hose oc per pair All wool Figured Novelties 30c “ 10 doz. Ladies’Black Hose. 12ic per All wool Colored Suitings 17c “ pair, sale price 8c -\U our Silks going at .\ off 2d pairs Lace Curtains, $1.79, sale price..98c Id pieces Percale, 15c per yd, sale price Unbleached Linen Crash, 12ic, sale price.7c

10c per yd Cotton Crash 3c per yd 1 Clotnes Pins • >() pieces Dimity and Fancy Lawns Turkey lied Damask 17c per yd 10 qt Tin Bucket . K°3. a '4 5c per yd , Half-bleached Damask 15c per yd 110 qt. Milk Bucket

\ gal. Glass Water Pitcher. delly Glasses 17 in. Wooden Bowls 10 in. Wooden Bowls Perforated Chair Seats....,

14c .25c per doz 19c 9c 7c .... lc a doz 9c'

,34c

Light Colored Calicoes at 3^c per yd! Pins lc a paper Flour Sifters ,13c Standard Calico, blue, black and Needles lea paper Dippers .’.‘..So’. grays, from 5 to 10 yds. in a piece... .3^c i 3 bars Buttermilk Soap 10c ” ;?•

•*

Don't forget (he date, commencing Saturday, Aug. ’22, and lasting ^.> days:

GREENCASTLE, INI).

T. ABRAMS & SON.

HonorabUf Conducted. Honest I if Advertised Three RiiiRs. 2 Stages, Half-Mile Race Track. Colossal Menagerie, Royal Aquarium, Museum, 1,000 Features. 100 Phenomenal Acts, 20 Hurricane Races, 25 Clowns, 4 Trains, 10 Acres of Canvas, 20,000 Heats. 1,500 Employes, f4.000.00 Daily Expenses. 6 Bands, .50 Cages, 15 Open Dens, a Herd of Elephants, a Drove of Camels, the World Ransacked for Famous Performers, anti the FINEST HORSES 01- ANY SHOW ON EARTH! 80,000,000 Invostocl Onipitfil! It has been necessary to employ this Enormous Sum to Equip and Organize what we believe to be the Finest and Completes! Circus ever placed before the People of North ^merica, Our Aim being to maintain it ia its Proud Position IBest SDo-crtt* cn. lEaxtln I

Albert Black ia showing his line Misses Nellie Matson and Frances poultry at the Lebanon fair. Arnold went to Bedford, Wednesday, Joe C. Baker made a business trip t0 attend the big political barbecue to Terre Haute on Tuesday. , K>ven there on Thursday. Sam R. Alice shipped a tine lot of John Q. Vermillion downed T. T. cattle to Chicago, on Tuesday. : Moore, in fine style, in a free silver A sight in Cannon & Sandy’s win- ! discussion, Wednesday, driving Tom dow is a large spreading viper. ' even to the necessity of denying the Miss Bessie Merrvwoather is here ‘mthfuiness of Republican campaign

documents, which are used as nuth-

from Anderson visiting relatives l orit by Republican campaign speakJames Houck shipped a car load of I erg the present campaign: in the cattle to Indianapolis, on Tuesday. j heat of the argument, when Tom was Mrs. Town is here from SouthBend, tailing awful hard Marshal Starr disthe guest of A. T. Kelly and family. persed the crowd and relieved Mr. Rev. J. A. Blue has been visiting Moore of his embarrassing position. Putnam county relatives this week. The old settlers of North Putnam Misses Addie and Sallie Albaugh have organized and have adopted for

—C. E. Wallace is biting amt shipping hay. [ — Mrs. John K. Miller is visiting at Oreens- !

burg.

—Mrs. Myra Curtis is home from Bethany

Park.

— Mrs. Jake Kiefer has returned from Illi-j

nois.

— Alfred Hirt has returned from his Eur-

j opean trip.

A. Roth made a business trip to Chicago j

this week.

—Elisha Cowgill returned from Illinois on i

| hursday.

—Will Cross and wife, of Lebanon, are vis- ! ' itiug John Cross.

are visiting in Washington townsiiip. Mrs. Sallie Stone and Miss Anna Stone have returned from Crawfords-

ville.

Services at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoon at 3

o’clock.

a name the “Social Society of Old Settlers.” Officers elected for the ensuing year are: N. F. Wood, president; Jacob McGaughey, vice president; James A. McGaughey, treasurer; Walter Sutherlin, secretary. The members so tar enrolled, with their

T , , , ! ages, are as follows: Andrew Grimes, Louise Pigman who was the guest ti3; James E. Welch, 75; Peter Boner, of H. C. Allen, returned to Delphi on j 74- George Cooper, 69; J. H. Wilson, Tuesday. j so; J. V. Durham, 62; Matilda Saylors, Match game of base ball next Tues- 'J; Andrew Wood, 53; N. F. Wood, day, between the Odd Fellows and ! 53; M. F. Graver, 63;? Lany Johnson, Redmen. j 54; James A. McGaughey, 54; Wm. License to marry has been issued to i ebster, 50; Noah Lookabill, 54; Vincent Hamblen and Dessa m. [S-Lookabill. oO; M. L. l ope, 52; \\ m. Croucher. Hartman, 51; S. Sutherlin, 53; S. The Model’s groat clearance Hale J ‘

—Mrs. John (’rose is here from ludianapclis visitinR friends. —William Davis and Maude Cole have been I licensed to marry. —F. D. Ader made a business trip to Lafay- ; ette on Wednesday. —William Branham, on Cioverdale township, is seriously sick. —Miss Eliza Crawley, of Indianapolis, is visiting R. W. Crawley. —Miss McBride, of Terre Haute, is visiting Dan O’Connell and wife. Miss Lucia Williams, of San Jose, Cal., is visiting Miss Jessie Netf.

Public Speaking. JOHN H. JAMES

Will address the people at School House No. 1, Clinton township, on Saturday, Aug. 22, at

7:30 o'clock.

M. L. DAGOV

Will address the people at New Maysville, Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 2:00 o'clock p. m. At Barnard, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 7:00

; o'clock p. m.

At Putnamville, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at

7:30 o'clock p. m.

; COL, C. C. MATSON AND HON. JOHN R.

EAST

Will address the people at Roachdale on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 27, at 1:30 o'clock. HON. JOHN R. EAST Will address thepeople at the Court House, (Ireencastle. on Thursday evening, Aug. 27, I at 7:30 o'clock.

—Mrs. Thos. Abrams, who has sick, is reported convalescing.

been very

quite

will be continued until Saturday

night, Aug. 29.

Mrs. Bailey Martin, who was visiting Mrs. Sheets, went to Logans-

port, on Tuesday.

C. W. Bridges was here from Indianapolis, on Wednesday, visiting re-

latives and friends.

Hovey Sparks, ofSt. Louis, has been

Bament, 51; S. B. Leton, 58.

The Bloomington World, in its notice of the mass meeting held there on Saturday, addressed by Maynard L. Dnggy, says: The crowd seemed surprised at the youthful appearance of the man who stepped forward to the edge of the platform and began his address. In a few minutes he had the sympathy of the

the guest of Auditor Denman and large audience not one leaving the family, this week. | hearing of his voice while he conThere was a large attendance from tinuecl >n a masterly and scholarly here at the sale of Ed. Huffman & i manner to present the cause of true Sons, on Wednesday. Democracy and silver. Republicans, Miss Dunlop and Mrs. Menzies, of ' v ,! 10 ou ^ curiosity came to get a Indianapolis, have been guests of ? rato r.~4.h e Bryan Mrs. Ames, this week. | of Indiana,” and like flies alighting The families of George M. Black and could J! ot _ t _ enr

iacj 'j uu, 1 n r- oisyuc* sx.iu jiijiikj .•* r n uavc uu luticc uric, w im * Thoroukhly up-to-date Ideas, our patrons witness only the New, the Novel and al. Feats of Skill, Grace and Daring by the most Eminent Artists of the Old the New. A complete and Refreshing Departure from the entertainments affoi

THE OLD, THE STALE AND COMMONPLACE have no place here; with Modem and

and SensationOld World and

iplete and Kefreshimz Departure from the entertainments afforded by any other show traveliuK- We Are the Only Exponents of the New Circus and are the First to Break Away from old methods, old ideas, old acts, old people and old features. SEE RALSTON THE HIGH DIVER Whose Feat of Leaping from the Washington Monument, 555 Feet, is Unparalelled!

GIVES A FREE EXHIBITION DAILY. Given at 10 a. m. Daily is a Monster, Spectacular

Good Taste and

v VI i UI WWW a VII V4VIV'

ful Costumes. A veritable Sunburst of Splendor. No other Show on the Face of the Ter-

restrial Globe could afford such a Display.

CHEAP EXCURSIONS WILL BE RUN ON EVERY LINE OF TRAVEL. Memcmbei'the Date! Never Divides! Never Disappoints

Our Street Fsrdde

NO (iAMBLING DEVICES TOLERATED.

Miss Belle Hanna is home from Plainfield. Born, to Frank Hill and wile, a son, on Aug. 14. Miss Mamie Siddons has returned from Brazil. Mias Sidelia Starr has returned from Illinois. Chas. Allen was here from Paris, on Wednesday. C. W. Welman, of Sullivan, was hereon Tuesday. Miss Maria Kelly is here from Muncie on a visit. Mrs. Brady and daughter are visiting at Nevada, Mo. Mrs. Jesse Richardson is visiting her son at Liberty. Prof. House and wife have returned from Bruceville. Mrs. C. C. Hurst is confined to the house by sickness. Last chance to buy overalls for 25 cents, at the Model. Buy your suits and pants at the Model before the Clearance Sale is closed.

Mrs. H. H. Mathias is confined to the house by sickness. Born to Ben Nier and wife, a daughter, on Aug. 18. Mrs. Rev J. Giliespey is home from French Lick Springs. Mrs. Hester of Eau Claire, Wis., is visiting F. A. Hester. F. C. Hopkins and wife, of Chicago, visited here this week. Miss HallieBridges went to French Lick Springs this week. Mrs. J. L. Randel is visiting her sister, at Harrisburg, Ills. Sam Hazlett made a business trip to Chicago, on Tuesday. R. S. Hall and wife were here from Indianapolis, this week. Born, on Aug. 17, to Walter J. Ashton and wife, a daughter. Born on Aug. 19, to Marion Huffman and wife, a daughter. Andrew Black made a business visit to Parke county this week. Misses Hays and Crouch, who were visiting Mrs. Cheek, have returned to Brazil.

A. T. Kelly spent several days

Eel River Falls this week.

Col. Matson, Will Harris and Smith Matson went to Bedford, Wednesday,

to attend the big barbecue.

M. L. Daggy went to Illinois, Wednesday, to deliver two addresses at

the Twin City Chautuaqua.

Mrs. Malian and Miss Ellen Nelson went to Cartersburg, on Wednesday,

to remain twp or three weeks.

James A. Tucker went to Cincinnati, the first of the week, to take a course of instruction in embalming. Mesdames Gibson and McClure, of this county, went to Michigan, the first of the’ week, to avoid hay fever. Mrs. Chas. Broadstreet gave a charming reception to a number of her young friends, on Wednesday

evening.

themselves from his magnetic presence. Like water rippling from an everlasting fountain fell the truths from the lips that held spell bound that large assemblage. Old, grayhaired men crowded one another in the anticipation of drinking in those truths. It was by far the best speech delivered here this campaign and was highly commented upon by people irrespective of party aililiations.

Teachers' Institute.

The Putnam County Teachers’ Institute commences next Monday morning, and the first thing on the program, at 10 o’clock a. m., are addresses of welcome to the teachers to be delivered at Meharry Hall, by Mayor Birch and Dr. Gobin, President of DePauw University: every teacher should be present at the first

_ r , _ r , . , „ session of the institute. Dr. Gobin W. A. Workman, formerly of this , has also arranged to give teachers city, is now the Populist candidate access to all parts of the Univeisity for Superintendent of Schools of during the session of the Institute,

Clark county, Kansas.

Freeman Conklin found Mrs. D. L. Anderson’s watch, on Tuesday morning she had lost it Monday evening

while out bicycle riding.

President Gobin and Dr. Poucher attended a meeting of the finance committee of DePauw University, at

Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Charles W. Arnold, formerly of Greencastle, is nominated by the Democrats and Populists of Reno county, Kan., for Probate Judge. To-morrow, Sunday, is to be old folks day at Brick Chapel, and they will have charge of the church singing. Dr. Jenkins is to preach in the

morning.

A party of young people surprised Miss Hannah Arthur, at the home of Miss Mary Cooper, on Monday evening, and MisszVrtimr was presented with a beautiful umbrella,

and he will in other ways, demonstrate the great interest felt by the University in the teachers and the great work they are doing in the

cause of education.

List of Letters Remaining in tin* poatotflee at Greencastle, unclaimed, Aug. 19, 18913: Samuel B. Wood, Esq., Miss Lou Todd, Miss Dela Ricket. W. M. Fence, Mrs. Fannie Millar, Mrs. Emla Hillis, Mrs. Sidney Martron, Mrs. W. H. Merithew, Miss Elsie Todd, Miss Julia Jones, Dru Dickens, Elija J. Crisler, Robert Edmonson, Miss Maud G. Harkrader, Mrs. M. E. Payne. In calling for any of the above named letters please say “advertised.” WILLIS G. NEFF, P. M.

Knowing How to Handle Crowds. The handling of big crowds has been reduced to n science by the Great Wallace Shows. It provides more than one ticket wagon, has several entrances and plenty of employes to assist its patrons in seeing its wonders and getting seats that are satisfactory. The arrangement of its rings and ,, Hinges in such that no seat is had. Nor does

John Friend making the presenta- this circus reserve nearly all the space; only tion speech. The guests were Misses about one-fifth of the seats are extra. AII nov T inf. Mnev Oilmneo though thousands see the show daily, they Lucy Lane, mary unmore, Mary „ re han aied so perfectly as to avoid all josCooper, May Jacobs, Bessie Sackett, j tiiug. At Ureencastie on Sept. 7.

Nellie Adams, Alice Paxton, Maggie

—George Ricknell, who has been sick, is reported convalescing. —Miss Edith ('rose, of Indianapolis, visited W. G. Neif and family, this week. —The Misses Walters, of Alton, Ills., are visiting B. F. Beckwith and family. —Mrs. Romberg, of Terre Haute, has been visiting the family of Dr. Keightley. T. W. McNeff and wife have been visiting relatives and friends at Mooresville. — Mrs. Wolfe, of Brazil, visited her daughter, Mrs. James Vermilion, this week. —Fraivk Hays went to Bloomington, Wednesday, to visit his sister, Mrs. Buskirk. —Miss Blanche Gelwick. of Danville, Ills., will visit Dr. Tucker and family next week. —Excursion on the Vandalia Line to Cartersburg, on Aug. 27; fare for round trip, 75

cents.

— Miss Grace Farrow attended the Missionary Society Convention, at Rockville, this

week.

— Miss Pfatllin, who was visiting Chas. Kiefer and family, has returned to Indian-

apolis.

—Mrs. Jemima Lewis, mother of H. Clay Lewis, died at Bedford, Iowa, at six o'clock a. m., August 19, 189G. —Mrs. H. C. Lewis was called to Spencer this week, by the serious illness of her father, II. II. Constable. — A hunch of the largest and nicest tomatoes we have seen this season, were exhibited at the Central National Bank, this week. —The base ball game between the Belle Unions and the Hubs, of this city, resulted in victory for Belle Union, by a score of 9 to 7. The congregation of College Avenue Church picnic on the lawn of Jeromfc Allen’s residence, ou Wednesday, from 10 to 4 o’clock. —The remains of Miss Myrtle Burdick, who died at Greenwood, on Wednesday, were brought here for burial at Forest Hill Cemetery, on Friday. Misses Edith Waltz, Haddie Daggy, Bessie Rippetoe and Miutie Allen, o( this city, are to teach in the public schools of Anderson during the coming school year. — Mesdames Wood and Hollingsworth and Misses Tilden and Burlingame were the delegates from this city to the annual convention oftheW. H. M. S., held at Rockville, this

week.

—On YVednesday night Wilkes Mayes and a man Irom the country hud a diffleufty Mays was slightly cut with a knife and the man from the country got it good and strong with

a club.

— There is trouble in the Hawley Steele family again, and Hawley has disappeared again. The Terre Haute Express expresses it in this way: Mrs. Hawley Steele, wife of the man who disappeared so mysteriously last Friday, has gone to the home of her parents at Greencastle. She believes her husj band has committed suicide. ! —The Terre Haute Gazette, in announcing that the Northwest Indiana Conference of the M. E. Church will meet in that city, on September 8, says: On Wednesday evening a meeting will be held in the interest of the j DePauw University. Addresses will he made by President Gobin, Dr. H. J. Talbott, of Indianapolis, and Dr. W. D. Parr, of Kokomo. Harry Maxwell, the evangelist, will ! lend a chorus of fifty young ministers. Music I will also be furnished by the DePauw quartet, and Marion Allison Fernie, of the De- ' Pauw School of Music.

’■iiship, was very largely attemlogether enjoyable. Addresses red by Messrs. H. M. Randel

Free Silver Picnic. A free silver nicuic will be held at Cloverdale, on .Haturday, Aug. 2fi, to be addressed by Helen Gouger and other prominent speak-

ers.

It also announced that Mrs. Gouger will address the people ai the Court House, on Saturday eve.. Aug. 29. at 7:30 o’clock. —Born, to H. C. Foster and wife, on Aug. 19, a sou. s ] —Rev. W. R Halstead has accepted a call as pastor of the M. E. Church at Lincoln, —The newest and nicest thing in the way of a campaign button shows an enambeled Democratic rooster standing proudly on a bundle of wheat. His tail is composed of 17 feather,, 1 of gold and 18 of silver. The bundle of wheat contains 18 stalks of silver and 1 of gold. At the rooster's tail is the inscription, "16 to 1," and over his head, "Bryan

and Bewail."

—The Thomas Reunion, held on Thursday last, on the Thomas and Howard farms, in

Madison lowushi ed, and altogetl..

were delivered by .uessrs. n. ai. itanoe Elmer Thomas and others: there was plent of good music furnished by the Lena hand; a I'ouuteous dinner, composed of all that was appetizing and good, was spreail and enjoyed, and all who participated were happy. The

old officers were rc-clccted.

—The Terre Haute Gazette says of John Cook, formerly of this city: John Cook, of Cook, Bell A Black, who was injured last Thursday morning while engaged in hi, duties al the store is now much better. It was first thought his injury was of such a nature as to cause him to remain in the house for at least a month. He is now up and about and was down to the store this morning. He thinks that he will he able to resume his duties the latter part of this week

or the first of the coming week.

—Republican curb stone debaters are driven to ail sorts of deception In discussing the money question. The latest is that the people all over the country are drawing their money out of the banks because they fear that If free coinage carries the day the banks will pay out nothing hut silver dollars worth only 53cts. each, and this fool argument was heard on our streets this week. As a matter of fact the deposits in the hanks ol the United States are larger now than they have been in the month of August for many years.

Notice.

Having sold my store, I desire to get my business settled up. Please call and squre your account. 3tl9 A. B. Hanna.

Pitchlynn, Katie Friend, Minnie Sharp, and Messrs. Fred and Henry

National Democratic Convention

Indianapolis, Sept. 2, 1806.

Jacobs, Clyde Watts, Noble Snider”, I t J k h . e t. oS Augu.t^h mh .SdLf^od'm

John Friend, Will Shepperd, George returnSEtW

Callaway, Harry and Frank Talbott, ! Bl1 Stations, at one fare for the round trip, Harrv Moore, Joe Cooper and Frank Ag:nt r ‘o C ‘ , :dd n re n ,r r E" t a^Fo^ Welch. Gen’l Passenger Agent, 8t. Louis, Mo.

Close Call for the Court House.

On Friday morning

r furnishing a

an overturned lamp [

came near furnishing a first-class conilagration in this city. Mr. Stewart was engaged in putting in the necessary wires to furnish electric lights in the court room, and while doing his work in the Court House attic he had to have light from a coal oil lamp. In some manner the lamp was overturuen, and a blaze ensued. Stewart seized the lamp and carried it to the stairway leading to the attic, where he dropped it again, and the flames shot higher than over. An alarm was sent in and th« fire department arrived shortly. In ' the meantime Messrs. Ricketts, Hughes, j Stewart and others organized a bucket brigade and so effective was their work that the tire was quenched without the aid of the department. The injury to the building was ,

very slight.

Summer Resorts on the Monon. The Bummer Resorts on the Monuu Route more than usually popular this year. West Baden and French Lick Springs, are overflowing with visitors, and the hotels have all they can do. Pauli, the eouuty seat, has opened a rival sanitarium, which is well patronized. The water of the various springs differ materially in their const, tutents, and are successfully prescribed for a great variety of maladies. ’The woods in the neighborhood abound in game and all the streams teem with fish, some of them having been stocked by the government lish commission. All indications point to West Baden land the neighboring springs: as tingreat sanitarium and popular summer resort ofthewest. Cedar Lake, forty miles from Chicago, is a favorite pieuic and outing spot, where the Monon has a line wooded park oi nearly 100 acres. The fishing is first rate.

Bisr Four Excursions.

Cleveland, Sept. 9, limit -1 dsya,|9.45. Homeseeker's excursions to Mouth. West and Northwest, Aug. 17, is and 31, one fare

plus |2

Milwaukee, Aug. 23 and 24. rail and boat, |8.85, all rail, ♦7.90,limit Aug. 30