The National Banner, Volume 7, Number 40, Ligonier, Noble County, 30 January 1873 — Page 3

Hational Banner, LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

—The weather is zero-ously dold again. ' —Nelson Preutiss has been cpnfined to bis bed for several weeks. | ‘ —dJdoe Lane, oné of: York, township's cleverest fellows-honored us witha call ’ yesterday. i 0 : | —A youthtul lover experifnced the ' ‘misfortune of having & runawa { last Sun- . ~day. Nobody hurt. @ e E —The ‘trains are again rugning on time. The cold weather must be a terri ble annoyance’ to engineers. P —Theadore Mayer has re-opg¢ned businegs in 801. Ackerman's old| quarters, north of Stansbury’s Fancy Stqre, - | —Farmera repors the “depth of the | snow in"the woods nt 25 inches. The % oldest inhabitant fails to ﬁgcnll’trt’) dvc'p' & Bpow, ! : A i | It was terribly cold yesterday morning. DBraden's thermometer indicated 26 degrees - below zero; Hudeon's was way down to 80. : - l - ,—The. stentorian voice of Ben Blair | will no longer be heard on our streets, His sudden death is the sabjec ' of general conversation among our citi.ens. - —Capt. Braden rendered excpllent ser. vice with his snow-plow, la. Friday. but it was rather amusing to se him tilt over two or three times, near {he depot. | —lt was John Conklin, andndt John Conner, who recently sold t s three young pigs fhat weighed, regpectively, | - 850,345, and 330 Ibs. “Honot|to whom honor is due.” : —Capt. Braden says that Tuesday night was the coldest since thejwinter of 1856.7, when all' the peach f{tees were’ frozen 1 this locality and the lhel'cury was down to 40, / : e ~-Owing to the deep SD()v«,"ery few of our rural friends ‘visited town Friday and Saturday .of last weck. |On Mouday they werg more largely r¢presented upon our streets. L —“Shorty” says that our siy|ng that he is an idiot/does not make himvs| ch, True, but'then our opinion is shared by fully 'seven exghths of the people wh know the noisy little fellow. . i —R. A. Jenny, agent for tlle Babcock Extinguisher, 1s in town, interviewing our citizens on the subject of Jsquelching fircs. ‘He is a pleasant ;gentleman and, -understands bis business. v | - --John W, Baker, of the Whitley Com | mercial, informs his readers'[tl af he was not elected Direetor of the Nofthern Pris- | on, but advises them notto shcd’atcnr‘; on that account. Take it cool, John., | © ——Mr. Wm, Bacbelor, an gxperienced iu;i‘m!'tm ot fruit trees, gived it as his opinion that many of the peadh and pear trecs in this pars of the State pre frozen; also certain varieties of tenderjapple trees, — Some irreverent cuss obsegved within | our bearing the other day thdt “Shorty” conld have ¢hosena more apprppriate nom de plume than “Dart” had be oply gelected the initial & little further along in the alphabet, - : , —We have stated: for aboyft the 575th time, that no notice can e taljen of anon: | ymous communications. “Pefry's Prais. iie” s now informed for thef 76th timey that this ruleds still imperative in our office. .Appehd your name, ajways. —Mr. David Jackson, 1 ving Dear Roine City, Noble County, s 86 years old, has been married 62 ydars and bag ‘l3 children, 83 grand.childiden, and 36 great-grand-children—making-a total of 132 children. Who can beat|David? | — A protracted meeting hap been kield in the Lutheran Church at Millersburg, under the auspices of Rev.Cagkey, during the past two weeks. A ‘number of accessions were made. Similar meetings will commence at Fish Lake next{Monday. —A littte two-year-old boy{son of Wm. Long, of Millersburg, recettly got the powder flask and thiew it infthe stove.— The explosion blew the flikk in picces, and sent the boy back sevgial feet from the stove senseless. He soonjgot over the shock, without permanent injury. ' —Representative Scott horjored us with a call on Monday. He says the atmosphere of Tndianapolis ’seeied to agree with him, his avoirdupois hviqg perceptibly increased since he tOOl;a‘seé.bin the Genoral Assembly. ITe is ja little shy ~ about that darky matter, buk justifies bis “action by saying that it wag n political necessity.” o Lo —Well, Sherty labored mgst assiduously for several days to saysbiﬂ'thmg ‘smart’ in reply to our squib of las weck. DBut . what an infiniteisimally smajl mouse his ~ labor braught forth! Oh, Shprty, Shorty ! We pity you indeed. Why Hid the Creator endow you with so muchi mare bracs than braims® =~ 7 | : —We were delighted yesferday to take by the hand our former townsman, Wm. S. Best, now Probatd” Judgpk of Douglas, county, Minnesota, The J“dge presents a hale-and hearty appearande, dis health evidently having improved considerably while inhaling the bracing hnosphere of Mionesotss:: .0 | o '—We had an explosion on a’ small ccale in our composing rodm last Saturday evening. A kerosene famp exploded, creating a thundering doise, spilling the oil over a ease of type, s¢attering fragments of glass over the 60 | , and smash " ing the bracket all to pieces, The flames were speedily subdued. “Nobody hurt,” ‘but Pete (who stood close ly) gazed up. ~ on the ruins with countemance slightly turned. pale. : : ; . —Mr. Geo. W. Roof sendps usa lengthy reply to Prof. Hughes’ afticle in last week’s BANNER. As we !ve no partic ~ ular desire to convert our| paper into a Police Gazette, apd_do_ﬁotfancy the idea of becoming a party to a flibel suit for slanderous publications, we respectfully decline to give Roof’s sa'vaf denunciation of Mr. Hughes' private chipracter a place inour columns. The manyscript remains " subject to the writer/s order.” ~ ; —The heavy snow|storm last Tti:reduy blockaded the M. 8./& Lake Shore Railroad to such’an extent as to render it im.possible for the ‘traih carrying the mail ‘between Chicago qnd Toledo to get through. In consequence, no western . muiib were ,Adglivd j';_{_},‘ou the Air ﬂine that ~ day. On Friday the mail tramn was five hours behind time. Our subscribers at Green Center, Meriam and Cherebusce will understand from thie above why their ~ papers failed to reach them in due time, We were not to blame for this mishap,

. Protection Against Fire—What is : Needed in Ligonier. Is it not about time that the citizens of Ligonjer were wakiog up to the import ance of providing themselves with some efficient apparatus for theprevention of destructive fires? Are the lessons of ithe past two years still to remain ;unhe’eded» and shall we again scttle down into astate of semi-funcied security, hoping and trust. ing against the chances? That we have recently had a destructive fire is patent to every one ; that another, even more dis- | astrous in its consequences, is lable to oel' cur at any moment, is too* reasonable o admit of argnment, because the universal law of average recognizes the trath that what has occurred is very likely to ocenr” again, Now, in the blazing light of thite J facts, we are tnable to resist the convic ;tion thut it is the imperative: duty of the ; citizbus of Ligonier, business mien and “property owners, bavibg a common Interest in the welfare of the place, .to give i,tl.is matter their early attention, and proceed, without any unnecessary delay, to the adoption of such means nud measures as will secure to us a grealer éeg'r(_‘re of safety from the ravages ot fire than that . which we enjoy at the pre.%i:n,t, time. - To longer neglect a matter of such vi‘tal 513);)5)”::1\0«: is tojénpardize the secur ity of the town, and 'inv\'wlves_in certain | loss many thousand dollars of valuable i ’ propeity, a condition of things which -must inevitably follow a failure to make l suitable provision for a competent fire de partment. : f

Referring to the assessment-made in 1871 on property in Ligonier, for the. purposes of taxation, we find it as follows: Real property in Ligonier, . ... ......... . .8261,535 Pergonnl. . i 0w PR eedeinie i ‘194,634‘ Motal o ;40—6-:(5 Now, assuming as a basie that this assessment covered only fifty per cent. of the actual value—that the said property bas advanced only twenty per cent. in value, and thst about fifty per cent of the whole consists of buildings and other perishable property, we find that there is today ip Ligonier property to the value of in round numbers, $547,403.00 that is a prey to the devastating element, and yet the corporation is almost wholly deficient in any adequate meaus of suppressing, or even preventing, a fire. : Truly, when viewed soberly, this is an alarming state of affaire, and clearly suggests the necessity of taking active steps in'the way of proyiding suitable machinery for the successtul resistanece of the “ flery fiend.” , :

_These reflections lead us to the consid. eration of what “means and meastires” are best.to be adopted to further our aims and accomplish our ends. While there may be some diversity of opinion regarding means, nevertheless 4t 1s conceded on all hands, that some means should be employ. ed,;and that st once. Delays are dangerous, and often bring in their train in numerable evils. A failure to invest a few hundred dollars 1n a fire engine, or some other efllcient muchinery, may cost the town as many thousands, Hence the importange of immediate action, Neightoring -towns, some of them with less fi ; nancial ability than we possess, are providing themselves with suitable fire de partments. Bven Kendallville, with its heavy bovded debt, is awake to the im portance of protecting its citizens against thescourge of fire, and are, we understand, nlzgnﬁiutfug fsrone of the celebrated “Bab. cock Selt’Acting Fire Engines.” Then, shall we, possessing the same ’elenignts of prosperity and wealth, with interests of equal magnitude at stake, be behind our sister towns In this respect? We hope not.. . : ! , 4 o‘t‘%} views, we are glad to know, are heartily coincided in by a large ma jority of our eitizens, and it only remains for the proper authorities to act ‘upon these guggestions and give them practical shape. That they will do so. we feel very confident, for with us they cannot fuil to recognize the " necessity which urges us to a public expression of our'views. - As to the means that shall be ultimeately employed to further this object, we shall make no mention in the presgnt number,V‘prei’erriug to submit it first to the judgment of the people through their proper representatives,

NOBEESNITTL.IE, Epitor BANNER :—The school meeting at Wolf Lake, called for the purpose of discharging the present tehicher, Professor Hughes, proved a failure, There were no charges brought against him sufficient to warrant his removal. R The great e:hporium of trade in Green township is at Hiram Lindséy‘s. -He keeps a guod stock of dry goods, groceries, and: most all other articles the tarming community stands in need of. Mr. Lindsey is & Democrat, and, as a matter of.course, is an honorable dealer. He isa subscriber. to the BANNER. - . Jasper Edsall had 2 public.gale last -Fiiday. He contemplates moving to Lima, Ohio, soon. | _ - Rural made a very, very bad off hand shot when he said the “petition to change the post office at Wolf Lake again was signed by every Democrat in the town. ship.” I can say, emphatically, that not one Democrat, within one mile of bere, ever saw the petition, ¢ - The series of religious meetings has come to a close. l :

It is said by old settlérs that molre SNOW has fallen this winter than they have seen for a number of years. Our highways were never 8o near blockaded with snow as they are at. present. The supervisor made them all passable, but the storm of last Thursday filled them nearly up again. I am informed that Mr. Mclntyre Seymour is lying seriously ill with the lung fever, * ARGUS. ———— e —— —DBecause we remarked last week that some of our friends at Wolf Lake were making it “red hot” for Geo. W. Roof, that sensitive individual infers tbat we are prejudiced against him. Rest easy, George. Your little troubles are of no concern to us, If your fingers have been slightly scorched in picking up a hot iron, the responsibility cannot attach to us. e . S ) . : el e Come t 9 the Rescue, : Having met with the misfortune of being burned out, I earnestly request all persons indebted to me to call and settle their accounts immediately, - - - BEN. BARNHART, Ligonier, Jan. 16, 1873. o “How's advance subseription?,— Geo, W. Roof. : v All right, George. But delinquent advertising—well, you know how it is your L e 3

!A EKENDALLVILLEB. ~ Considerableexcitement has been cansed in this place by the punishment of one of the scholars in our school, and finally the arrest and fineing of the téacher’ for so doing by one of our Justices of the Peace. The jgs?mg of a warrant and impositg a fine will prove very injurious to our school. I doubtinnt that every one.of our teachers could have been fined ‘some time durﬁing the last term, if some one would bave come before this ustice of the Peuaceand made'a complaint, as all, more or less, ‘punish in this :a'sy. -I hardly ;think shat our teachers shotiid bave to answer to some ‘ Justice of the Peace for 'w‘,hat they <o in the school room. A refusal to bave issued 1 the warrant would have been no disregard ' of duty on his part, but, as it is, he has dealt onr schiool a severe blow, and also ! neutralized, to'a great extent, the gund efforts of one of our best teachers, ‘

Unclci Billy Graden died on Friday [last quite suddealy, t{_Uthe advanczd ag_.:xij of aliout seventy years. Hp was once a Joatice of the Peacé in this township. | Schiuyler Colfax isa “dend duck.” We begin to sie what we émg,jbt to have seen some tite ago, tor the gotvd-of the coun e Kendailville bas a feading room in ‘full blust. . L A son.of Charles Aichele was buried on Saturday last, aged about nine years, -~ DBart Mogyer Pas started in the livery business-' Bart'is an eaterprising fellow. The Rev, Goodman realizzd sonx¢tl§ling over sl7s:at-bis donation. = f R::ub.i Mill:er has taken a partner~. Our Circle Factory and Sash and Blind I"actorﬂ will soon again be in operatipn. F. A Owens is « fraud, af least seyeral of our citizens think so. - =~ ' | . Out Grannis sold oyer seventy sacﬁ:s of bnckwl{eat flour on our streets o‘neéday last wez{k,'nl-l to consumers. : ( . Dr. Ryder, of Chicago, will lecture be tore the Kentfllville Literary Sogiety soon. His lecture will be a rare treat, The Methodists of this place have tnited and are holding meetings at the German Methodist Chureh. They make it “red hot”" o ' | Kendallville can furgish more people who have failed to comply with théii‘;con’ tracts than any other town of- its size in Indiana. : | “Cost” Thomas was here over Sunday with Yis family. Cost gets five dollars perday. He thinks some of making Indianapolis bis future horae. - . | Sengtor Buny&n was also howme|over Saniday lusnmc,ﬁim’s:think that 1t would have beeti‘better for the republican i;:\x':y if they bad chosen an oldér man—a/ man that has forgotten, to some exteuf, the “ follies of youth.” Bill’s greatest p%n"ints are “leave of absence,” and complimentary rai‘lmad‘d tickets, Bill, you know; was recently married. © ¢ , Judge Wildman, of our place, is| very sick. iHis friends are considemb]y ailar'med about him, * ‘ | Our townsman, Robert Dykes, is ajseeker after the Wardenship of the Northern State Prison, and lumor bas it that lihe hag been-successful, -.~ e ’ G(_:'o‘-&ge Sayles has met with quite a loss financially. The man whom he bas been doing business with, in New ‘York, has lett with }gbout three thousand dulléjlrs of hismorey. ‘ L e

Mr, EpiTor: Snow-bound, thpt is the-word now ; and:the earth is onegreat countérpane. Still the soft v?vhit]e 'snow is falling upon the just, and ’%the u{njust.Another short week is tkrown into the lapse of ages, and another itern added to the columns of your paper. It s Suturday night, and we furget the battles of life, au.d draw close around’ the tamily’ hearth ; we gaze intothe eygs of thé bome treasures heaven has given us; feel ?in our hearts to forgive those who bave wronged us. We look out, up toour neighbors’ chimneys’hnd see the smoke cquing luzily'up, and wonder if they are as happy ds we are. Isee, Mr. Editor, .1 am dygress ing; vou only asked-me to write local news,—perhaps you think 1 cannot% write anything as well. | Wi Our Literaty Society seems to be improving ; we noticed Qn‘g’younvg man in particular who could say but few !words in the start, and who made a grand good speech last Wednesday evening. | Boys, take courage; we would like to raise one Senator or Statesman in Wawaka. Who will it be, gnd an echo or ‘an owl answers: Who-who will it be? The question debated was: “Which does the most harm—lgnorance and su‘per“stition,_ or Pride and Ambition;” Mr. Styff and ‘D. Stignar leading dispntants. { They handled the subject right manfally. ~Miss 'Couts, of Ligimier, with some lof her scholars, was present. - She was Vealled upon in, general 'critigisms and’ n;afle us a neat little speech in’ her earnest way.

" I noticed some little éxcitenlentin town about the gravel train, bc\ing located here. Two of our citizens got aboard the train | to-day for Elkhart; ‘perliaps that had | something to do with it, who knows? I i almost forgot to say that we now havean elegant new mirror in our passenger de pot. Persons can now behold their natural face in & glass to see what manner of person they are before starting on the train. Our gentlemanly agent, Sl§P. Van Aikin, and-su? agent Gco._PoW‘ef"s, seem to be inspired with a new spirit of pride and ambition by the way the lights dance to and fro, upon the arrival and depart ure of trains, We wondered to d#y where 80 mnn¢y people were going, apd were told they were going to Farrell’s store to buy gocds; Mr. Farrell isa Goshenite and knows how to please customers,’ Qne evening last week, a sleigb-ﬁug party of some twenty five Ligonierans visit—ed Mr. M. M. Dodge, and were met with a heartfelt welcome by his family. Mat, never said saw/mill once; he was brim full of hap’pix:fss. Come again; sociability «nd friendship is one of heaven's best gifts, ... The programe, now is sleighrides and parties; but, we are sorry to say, no preaching on the Sabbath. Will sor&g one explain? _ PROGRESS, L Wawaxa, Jan. 26th, 1873, G F. A. BrAck, of Tefferson, last spring sheared 109 sheep. The fleeces sold this winter, brought the sum of $313.40., He. has also sold sheep from his stcck to the amount of %72'-‘—11& sales amounting to $484 40, ithout purchasing any, he ~has now on hand 80 sheep. This shows a profit of $404.40, on a capital invested of l.ﬂfßﬁ, averaging all the sheep alike—being 95 per cent.! That's what Amos “knows about” sheep raising, and it is worth knowing, too. What say the cat - tle~raisers 2—-£ra. S A

’ . The Imvalid—A Pen Picture. ~ Bee her pallid countenance, but a short time ago fthe picture of ruddy heaith, the envy of the school and the pride of the household. She was always welcomed by her schoolmates for her lithe form and pleasing disposition carried cheerfulness into their ranks. Diligent, punctual nnd exemplary, obedient and grace ful at home, she won the hearts of all. Bat, ‘alas, we are sorrowed. Those rosy cheeks and ruddy lips are blanched by consumption., The voice once 80 enchaiting in laugh and song is feeble, husky and supplanted by a holiow cough. Let us approach her couch gently and take her hand. Do npot, shundder because of the feeble awd . passionless grasp. The hand once so hearty and plump is emaciated and ishows Bony outlines, while the cords and tortupusveios ate plainly mapped upon the surface. Tte pulse that bounded with repietion, carryog vigor to the whole system, and imparting hfe, beauty, vivacity,bealth and strengih,is delicate to the tosch. The feeble heart can not propel the thip, scanty biood with force. Must we lose her while vet in her teens? Companions and friends gatber arouud with words of cheer and consolation, and depart with moistenedeyes aud sifent step. Must we lose her? Nof there isreiief ! we can stay this destroyer of our bap piess aad not suffer the loss of 8o bright a gem. Sométhiog more is required now than dietary and bygienic vbservuuce, for uature calls’for aid and she shall have it. Take this pleasant medicine. It is invigorated. How iy’ allayg the irritable cough, improves the appetite ‘and digestion and sends healthy tingle through the frame.. The blood is enriched, nervous force increased, and the heart bouunds | with a new impulse, " See her fuce brighten by degrees; the color is returning, hec voicé 1s gettin clearer, and pléasant words are spoken. The strength falters yet,,but is gaming. Let us take her out in the warm sunshine. In a short time she will be able to go without our aid, a cheerful girl. This delightful medicine mustbe God-blessed. Itis restoring health to our loved one. -She is emerging from her sickness sweeter and nobler than before, snd Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery must have the credit. It has ‘raised her. Sold by all first-ciass Druggists éverywhere. 88T : 5 .__.~<‘o’_—;_ . : Peters® Mmfic:il Monthly, 3 No. 66 for February, ‘comesipromptly to hand, and as usunal, overflowing with melody. This miagazine is furaished at the low price of &3 per year, aod econtains more music in a single monthly number than can be bought in sheetform for double that sum. 7FThe number before us -eontains: “’‘Our Little Pet”” = beautiful ballad by the famous song-writer, Will S. Hays; also, ‘“ Gone to'the Heavenly Garden,” ¢ Mattie May,”’” and ‘‘ Give my Love to all at Home;”’ Two-part Songs, “ Fold we our Hapds in Prayer?’’ a'ud Far from my Thoughts.”” Together with the following Instrumental pieces: ‘“ Clear 411:3 Track,”” four hands, by Ed. Strauss; * Christmas Gift March,” “ Sweet Thoughts, and *“Silver Clond Mazurka.”’ " As a Tmal Trip, the Publisher offers tosend, Post Paid, three back numbers of 1872 for 60 cents, or six back numbers for:sl. ' Send on your orders, and our word for it, you will get' ten times vour money’s worth of choice new music. .Address, J. L. PETERS, : : 599 Broadway, New-York i ——— e ———— The Louisville WeekLy Lepeee is in allre_ spects a first class paper. Large, handsomely Printed on good paper, ably edited, soundly democratic and is furnished for the: uniform and astonishingly low price of ONe DoLLar a year, It is ‘beyond doubt the cheapest paper of its class in the United States. Address W, P. D. Bush & Co., Louisville Ky. f

', SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS. Alfßitsbn, Ligonier. 0 o ani a 0 4900 Clinton Davis, Gratls, O 0i eS o o 5 Jacob Bake, Contrarns, 0. ol il 0 50 L. H.Bake, e o : - 50 Geo,Keehn, Ligonier. ....... ... S 100 Preston MilesiiSyracnse. .. ./ 00 = 0 1800 Elias Slabaugh, Ligonier...... ..¢... .. /% .200 John Simmons i 175 deßi-DonatiMisßawaka: ... o 0 00 00 Samuel Enole, ‘Avilla. 00 00 0 g G 0 B, M. Potts, Albion. oo es sl 200 P. Bowman, ‘¢ ! el 200 Jacob HawkoMerlam, 0000 e ulig 0 2100 AnnShobe, Palestine. ..o oo il 1 00 B R Y B TIP S S T B MARRIED: = On the 218 t inst., at the i'esigénce of the Dride’s parents, by E Richmon#l, Esq., Mr. STEPHEN GOLDEN, of Wawaka, to Miss CATHERINE WEIMER, of Perry township, Noble county. On Thursday, Jan. 16tha at the residence.of Mr. Jacob Grogg, Mr. DAVID LOWER, of Wawaka, Noble County, to Mrs. EMILY GROGG, of Aubhrn, DeKalb county. ;

- DT ] J':mu:n'y 20th. 1873, at Wolf Lake, of Tung fever, Mr. McINTYRE SEY MOURE, aged about 65 years. At the residence of his father, Moses Tyron, three miles south-east of Kendallville, Jan’y 24th, of consumption, JAMES TYRON, aged 26 years.' BREIRO 4t s oot B i er, in filghart township, Jan. 22, of consumption, Mt. Joun T. Squikr, aged about 25 years. - BACHELOR-—ln Millersburg, Jan. 18th, of croup, NerllE, yotingest child of Wm. and Esther Bachelor, aged 4 years and 1S days. ~-This little life that God gave four years ago to gladden the New Year for her parents, has by its going out left them in great darkness and sorrow, and thelittle sister left alone must grie’vé sadly for her: little playmate.- They have the deepest sympathy of all who knew the beautiful child. 'How like a.bright vision is the remembrance: of her fair face, with its beautiful black -eyes, and wealth of golden curls! Her illness was so brief that the memory of her pretty, winning ways, and childish prattie is almost unclouded with the thmgght of pain. Only two :days before she leftus, she seemed to be well, and as she zat in her little ¢hair by her mother, and sewed her little ball of carpet-rags, she prattled of the little carpet she was'muking, and :when it was done Papa must build ber a litt{-le house to put it in, Little did they think that so soon she would be at home in “‘the house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens,”’ ) L.

HARTMAN—At the residence of her son, Lemuel R. Hartman, Esq, in the city of Ft. Wayne, of dropsy, Jan, 22d, Carugriye, wife of Rev. David P. Hartman, of the Centennary M. E. church. : i In the death of ‘this Christian lady, we see| another striking flustration of the trath of the Scriptures. that “Those whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.” Her pbysiecal shﬁ"erings for motiths were most acute, but her reiiance in the futare beyond bouyed her up above her sufferings and lifted ber into a sphere where all that was material and fleeting was forgotten in the expectancy of a speedy realization of the great glories of her Father's home. To part with the partner of her hife and affectionate. children, to whom she had given a life-precept and example, was sorrowful indeed; but to enter celestial joys, there to await the coming of those, loved ones, was to her the great stimulating hope that smoothed her way to the brink, where, upon the other side, she was to take on that “‘life that is lord ofideath.” [n thé demise of this exemplary lady, the church of hex;,c;:hoiee and faith especially, and Christianity generally, have lost an earnest, faith ful devotee. Her philanthropic heart ever beat for the unfortunate, dis‘tressed and heedy, and in all works tending to the glory of her Master, was her efforts and her prayers. . : Cou. The'deceased w as formerly a resident of this place, i :

BLAIR-On Saturday, Jan. 25, at the ‘Noble County Hospital for the Indigent, Bexsamy I Brarw, id his 58th year. ‘ " The unfortunate life of the above subject of this obituary has been a: strangely .checkered ‘ one, and melancholly indeed. The writer re- - members him long 'years ago, when he was an influential farmer of Lagrange County, possessed of more than the ordinary standard of natural intellect. For several years he was perhaps the most influential, earnest and sincere working members of the Haw Patch M. E. church.. About thistime he married, and lemained bound by the matrimonial band until two children were born, when a final separa—tion todk place, which, together with an overzealous'religioifxs enthusiasm, caused a gradual dethronement of reason. Since then, he has gradually grown worse as the years rolled on, and has been a comparatively - harmless wanderer, within a radius of one hundred miles, nearly always receiving kind hospitalities from all. Indeed, the familiar name, “Old Ben Blair,” bad become a household word ; but. during last week his 'giant!frame succumbed‘,} when ourTrastee, Mr. L. J, Dunning, had him removed to the asylum on Friday last, where ‘the death angel met and elosed his éventful earthly career asabove stated. How sad that one with an unusually vigorous intellect should have been so sadly afflicted ; yet the world will say— ; e "®Rattle his bones, over the stones; Ty He’s naught but a pauper, .wheq‘, nobody owns,”

B 8 5w “b K : = THE Elnhabitants of Noble, La ; Grange. Elkhart and adJoining Counties are respect= fallyinvited to call immediately ‘

eAR e o s 3 s a The Clothing Emporium ! | —OF — v ‘ FOR ‘thc examigg;g?etgfstggkltgtgest and most OVERCOATS ‘ : 1 Of all styles and »qua)it\ieé! ; [ : Dress Coats and Business Suits Of every description and of the very best qua}ities. Bo yS? Swits of ever y ConceivA able Style. '

Hats and Caps, Woolen Jackets L : - and Underwear | OFEVERYKIND. vy Latest Styles of Neck-Ties. FINE CLOTH FOR DRESS SUITS. Scotch Cloth, Cassimeres, Imported and Domestic Goods for Business Suits, i e | A new and im'mens;a stock of material for Over- ; coats. Inour i Merchant Tailoring Department! ‘ we shall employ & ; Fashionable Cutter, Whose work will give entire satisfaction to all favoring us with their patronage. ; All suits warranted to fit and to give undoubted satisfaction, i EXTRA BDARGAINS IN i SOLDIERS’ COATS and PANTS. ; J. STRAUS, Jk., & Col - Ligonier, Ind., Oct. 23, 5872. ; ] CABINET SIHO D

¢ Ty s AND_— CABINET WARE ROOMNS! E DEERR - Would respectfully annotnce to the citizerns of Noble county, that he has constantly on hand'a large and superiorstockof = CABINETWARE ; Counsisting in part of ; DRESSING BUREAUS. < WARD-ROBES, TABLES. = : L .. BTANDE, e - LOUNGES, - CUP-BOARDS, ! _ 'MOULDING CHAIRS AND BEDSTEADS, : : B Andin fact everything usually kept in a Firstclass Cabinet Shop. Particylar attention paid tothe Undertaking quinesg, ] 3 COFFINS ALWAYS ON HAND ! And made to order, upon short notice; Also, all kinds of Shop Work made to order. Furniture Ware Rooms on west side of Cavin Street. corner of Fourth street, Liigonier, Ind. §=F" A good Hearse alwaysinreadiness. Ligonier, May 24, 1871. : :

GO TOJ. DECKER’S ‘ Ty ﬂ.ud the ; Largest and Best Selected Stock - o el - GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, PISH AND SALT. PRICES ALWAYS AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. 1 also keep the best stock of Queensgware, i = Glagsware, : ~~ AND — . TABLECUTLERY NORTHERN INDIANA. MOTTO: LOWER THAN THE LOWESI. gy e J, DECKER. Ligonier, Ind,, May 1, 1872.45»

ASMASH IN PRICES

~To reduce stock before. invoicing, we shall offer, S - .until further notice, EXCLUSIVELY forCASH, Our entire stock of goods at a reduction in prices, MYV TROY % T3O IR N, ~ Staple Dry Goods, at New Yorkeost. -~ == . Fancy Dry Goods, reduced 20 to 50 per cent. - Boots and Shoes, - “ 30percent. - Hats, Caps and Furs, “ 25 to4o per cent. ~ Furnishing Goods, . *-20to 50 per cent. Clothing, @~ -20 to 40 per cent. Ladies’ Shawl and Dress Goods, fully 40 per cent. lower. .

Look at the Following List of Priees:

Standard Sheeting : : 12} ets. pé(x\;)'udl Domestic Gingham = : :14 ° .« 1 Waterproof cloth aslow as $lOO - = « Workingman Denims ;. ": 20 “h | Srline Stripes . <4 & 14 K o Red Flannels aslow as :30 Sl Opera Flannels, plain, : 60 e Opera Flannels, plaid, : 65 . o Hactory Flapnels. : : 50tobs % tloosier Jeans) @ .: ¢ 1 BOto 68 %, = Satinebls - ;o 606070 % . Lickinogaslowas = c 1 19F w 0 g Ladies” white Cotton Hose 10 cts. per pair. ~“ Double Shawls as low as $3 50 each.. . . ‘“ . Bingle Shawls -4 I 3 B 0 @ ¢“ - Shoulder Shawls 4 8O % - ¢ . Faney Striped Shawls * $2OO % . % Furs as low as $3 per set. » % Zephyr Hoods as; low as 25 cts. each. Marseilles Quilts & * $1 25 each, Satinett Pants (men’s) ¢ « . $2 00 L sDy e

BRI RS THTES R RTI IS NG E! 4 Wi MEAN BUSINESS, X = The goods will be offeved as advertised as long as they last. - Come early if you wish to secure goods at lower prices than we can replace them.: 't 0 e 2 o - S L TRAUS & MEAGHER. - . STRAUS&E&E MEAGHER.

ENGEL AND COMPANY'S | ADVERTISEMENT. = 5 We are closinér Quf, Cheap, '*;lgl'—a;sh, 011; entue StOCkOf ngl | and Winter Goods. © == | Sz

Overcoats, Dress Suits, Boys’ Suits, Cloths, Beavers,

o o (AND ALLOTHER' |- = & . 20l fefty GOODS for MEN’S and BOYS WEAR. : I ' e ‘Du.ring our.‘Closing Out Sa!g we will _} ‘:“," ; 1 < - Al Stylesvoi‘ Fashionable j 5 ~ WWD N W|T CLOTHING! At a Reduction From the Usual Prices! To those in need of Clothing and other Goods for Men’sandßoy’s - . Wear, this is an Opportunity seldom offered, -~ o | CALL AND SER;, 4 “e‘l‘:ez:i‘;‘;:;’s Mamstrese el . ENGELE &EG

HARDWARE EMPORIUM! ] . oy 5 =3 ‘ : ¥, WEIR & 0. e Desire to call attenti\nato their splendid as_soljtme'n)tpf : ’» s Shelf & Heavy Hardware, ’ { ' Wagon and Building. Materlals it | L——-—l’““ﬂﬂgmﬁu @wd[“““*:::s—-—a | RTR R R s g ia2 Sl ARSI RO GIRRN R ’g%fw%‘f@;"“[ﬁé“ SN S 8 © “F SN/ =N Bl BN == (-a oy TP ok r'\\\i\n\ - O Vs é{éﬁ RN, | ‘ ‘ ¢ : . }\‘ o soxif ] ‘,:‘: ke \ _«"‘ ,‘. TheCOQUILLARD]&iAN:; Buggies, Carriages, Plows, Horse-rakes, Drills, Ci{aglles; Woodenware, Tinmware, Doors, § ag’hl; Carpenter"sffmh, ~° ALL KINDSOF STOVHS, - Ayeuts for Fairbanks' Scales, which we: sell at Bactory Prices.flucsons desiriogt TIPS C R S o L e ei, b araely nqnoad oo : nrg?n er, Ind., July 10, 1872, —ly : : “JyWQQ??!:

Satinett Coats (men’s) aslowas = $350 L e e ibeyiaer it L Gl L pite Vests fimeng) - 100 Cagsimepeit -l <6 d @ 0 0 50 e Pyingg s e ek 350 o l¥Cogter eol B S L 2 Mep'iOveroonts .-« . & A 0 Shirtsand Drawers . : 40 cts. each: Men’s Wooleh Shirts.- :: -2 $1256 = « | 94 Buck Gloges - ¥ 100 & & Ladies” Shippers - ; - : 25 cts..per pair. el el R L TG ety oil 00 | Boy's Books: oLo 2 e ROO Met’s Stoga Boots ¢+ 7, 0 @ 895 & | %+ Hand made Calf Boots : 500 % Lo K Boots veoge w 0 2 0 800 K 1 ‘Men's Wool Hate - ho 2 - 2@ I 8 els efch: Boy's: % geiiiies :f 50 e i ¢ Winter®apsr 1o von 85 6 Menls oek a 2 s BB S l‘;m d the balanee of the stock marked at proportionate pricess w 2 &0 . g

Business Suits, Youths' Suits, % Children’s Suits,. Cassimeres,

- ‘WISHART'S PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL, : ﬁATﬁREs’ GREAT R{EMEDY : Throat and Lungs.

- Ttis gratifyingto us to inform the public that Dr. L: Q. 6. Wisﬁart’é Piné Tree Tar Cordial, for : Throat and Lung Iﬁiséases, has gained an enviable - rgp\ﬂmﬁon fi;oﬁr the %At]antic to thte Paéiﬂc coaé_t, and from thence t 0 some of the first families of rEurope, not th‘rongﬁ*the pre;s alox'xe, b;lt by per- ' sons throughout the States éét)nally benefited and cured at his officc. While he publishes less, 50 say ‘ouﬁfepdr'ters{, he is unab:le to supply +{he' demand. TERains and holds its reputation— s Pirst. . Npt by stopping cough, but by loosening and’ assisting nature to throw offthe nuhealthy .mattér collected about the throp: gnd '\‘)ronch{al fﬁbéé, which- wuse irritation. . & & ¢ v‘Secdnd.. It removes the cause ofivri‘ation (v’v‘hiqh produces cough) of the niuéﬁbus membrane aﬁgl i bronchial tubes, assists the'lungs to act and :f,hrow ‘ off the unhealthy Qecreti‘bns, and purdlies the blood. Third. It ig' free froxﬁ squils, lobélia, lpecaf_g}llq Lv opium, of which most throat and lung remedies ] | xfge ic.(:)‘xrnpoéed, which allay cough @_ly; and \{ii’sior-‘ }gggize‘ the .stomach. It l‘mgﬁa so_ot_hingo eﬂ‘?ct on ‘the :stomach, acts on the liver and kidneyg} and } ljxmpixatic and -ﬁer.vdus regions, thus Tegching to every part of the system, and in its invigorating and pdﬂ}‘ying',y effects it has gained a reputation ’v&hiéﬁ {t must hold above all othersin the market.

b o NEORSCIE. ThePineTreeTar Cordial,Great American Dyspepsia Pills ; FaNDe o WORM SUGAR DROPS Bzing under my immediate :iirecuon, theyf‘ shall not lose their curative qualities by theuse ofcheap S : - and impure articles, - - ‘ . - HENRY R. WISHART, . .PROPRIETMgR. ’F o - FREE OF CHARGE. - Dr. L. Q. C. Wishart's Office| Parlors are open on | Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wedhesdays, {fom 9 Ase. to &v, ~ for consultation by, Dr. Wm., T, m 1 With him are associated two consulting physicians of scknowledged ability. This opportunity 18 not. offered by any other institution in the/cltys: i L. Q. C. WISHART, M. D, .- No. 282 NORTH SECON) % oo PINTADEESSEE i - November 20,"8-0m-30 | -