Pike County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 52, Petersburg, Pike County, 18 May 1892 — Page 4

your homes so .as soon as the works You will find we from 12 1-2 up to th< tains, 75 to $15 pr, C 37 cts. to $1.50 eacl tures. jvery :hing in the carpet line ; Brus sels. Elegant lace curie curtains, Oil curtains from i kinds of curtain polls and fix

Hargroye & Co. ■ ■ ■ ■ '■ ■■ • j—= STAB CLOTHING HOUSE COLUMN. USES XS THE WAY They GO. A nice business suit - $ 10.00. A nice Sunday suit 12 to 15.00. A nice Wedding suit 16 Jto 20.00. A boys suit - - 1.555 to 8.00. A pair mens jeans pants - 59. A nice pair cotton pants - 49, We always have the newest

things iu shirts, collars, cuffs, uuderwarc, silk mubicllas fine kid gloves &e. AGENCY Crescent Steam Laundry the finest work produced, try it. STAR CLOTHING HOUSE, icexi to Remi * i.imp« ' Petersburq, Indiana. Ilurtlurure Store. _ " h. Follow TheTCrewd

-TO— «) Sergen Oliphant & Go. And examine the most elegant line ot WALL PAPER m WINDOW SHADES ever shown in this market. We have Ingrains Embossed Gilts. Bronze, Plain Gilts and a splendid line of suits. Bergen, OlipliU Co., TlieTE^acline: K?uggist&

THEME C008TT DEMOCRAT, j WEDNESDAY MAY, 18, 1892. j NEWS AND NOTES. Go with the crowd to Eisert & pn’s Store. [Miss McUicOjpelt is visiting her ptpr Mrs. J. W. Giadish. Jot pure, fresh groceries, go to : grocery store of Eisert & Son. .Misses Ruth and Lulu McCoy tje the guests of their sister,Mrs. aie Frank for the past week. Jfvcrything coming our way, 3.50Q Deering Binder sold in 1891. Read & Limp. T. K. Fleming m;yle a business .trip to St. Louis the last part of f ait week to increase his stock of fjhorses. Rev. C. W. Fields left Monday for Memphis, Tenn., to attend the .GencraLAssemblyheld ad that place. iMrs. A.Hhf. Taylor returned on onday last from Sedalia; Mo., where she lias been on a visit to her parents. *'&? "Hr''. Some people want the earth. Ig only want to sell you a Deej^ ' Binder, the best on earth, Kip rv .. ?? Read & Limp. fed Parrott is the proud father 1* bran new boy, a*i in cosi'sece feels at peace jritl) all *the a> bnsiSatur aster Earl Bi call op Tpa m pwm

Mrs. Kimble, of Pleasantville, Ohio, who has been visiting in Petersburg for the past week, returned to her home on Monday. Dr. W. H. Link returnli^home on Saturday from Indianapolis wheie he has been in attendance at the medical convention held at that place. TI e W. C. T. U. will meet in the Id. E. Church next Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. Subject, “Hereditary.” The meeting will be conducted by Mrs. Dr. Link. <> Piayer meeting Wednesday evening Sunday school at 9:I5> an<^ preaching morning and evening, next Sunday at the Opera-House. buy the Deering. No tm< ary. We sell at Read & Limp’* : Christian Endeavor Conv< if the First District, wb: > have taken place at Prim

!nt and very , 'as well rendered young people in charge. Since-you must eat, then eatythe best. We desire to offer to your consideration our complete stock o{ general groceries, which has been carefully selected and are the purest qualities, at reasonable prices within reach of all. To promote your health, to increase your wealth buy your groceries at Eisert & Son’s store. We think that Petersburg ought to do something toward a celebration on the 4th of July. If some of our enterprising citizens will take hold and agitate the matter we can have a celebration in accordance with the time honored custom e of that day. Almost any program well carried out, in which a majority of our countr y cousins would participate would be for the promotjpn of good will and fellowship in the county.

On last Saturday afternoon the little friends of Hilda Slimmer to the number of thirty or forty surprised hqr at her home. The surprise was complete as the little lady never dreamed of such a treat. It was the eighth anniversary of hep birth. Hilda is a lovely girl and a fovorite among her school friends. After her surprise w-njg off she entered into the spirit of the occasion and ali had a good time, and enjoyed the refreshments furnished by her mother and then the little people returned to their homes wishing her many bright and happy birthdays. F. M. Kime has a change of advertisement this week. Read it and you will know where to get bargain— ■ ———— Catds are oat fur ti e wedding of Miss Edith K>‘lso and Mr. John A. Gude, both ol Ireland. • . Miss Julia Ueiltnan, of Washington, was the guest ol Miss Bertha Frank on Monday. Mfes Mamie Johnsova of Cincinnati, is tho guest ol 'Mrs. N. W. Thornton, on Upper M >in Street. The funeral sermon of Mrs. Bottie M. Price will be preached by the liov. M. S. Brown eu too fifth Sunday of May. * the On this evening, May 18ih, Sparton Lodge K. of P. will give their first monthly social at their tlall. An enjoyable time is expected. —FOB SALE:—A Finu lot of Horses aud Mules. T. K. Fleming & Sons —FOB SALE— A fine black walnut bedstead of the largest size, with bedsprings of tbc latest and best make. Call at this office. At the residence ofMiio bride’s mother, Mrs. M. Smith Ulast Tuesday afternoon at 4 o clock, Miss fern pie Smith was married to Mr. Ed Hamilton, of Washington,‘ Ind., the Bi-v. Bain officiating. The Democrat extends congratulations. Mr. George Chambers, accompanied by ids inotheT Mrs. Margrctte Chambers, of Leechburg, Pa., on their way to Missonrri, spent a few days of last week with Mrs. Lott Gladdisb, who is a neice to Mrs. Chambers. Monday evening May 16th Mis. Bain’s Sunday School class spout the evening at tho parsonage aud surprised her by presenting a fine teacher’s biblc and also a nice roeking chair. She received other presents aud the evening was spent quite eiri joy aide. It would he an excellent idea to have an investigation of the town record. It is intimated that such an investigation will show the worst character of extravagance, besides allowances

not warranted by law, aim attogetner a terrible slate of affairs. Let light shine on these dark places ami if members of the Town Board haye been making themselves illegal allowances and squandering the people’s money. 1 hey should be asked to resign, and prosecuted for their illegal acta Ten thousand dollars was spent, AY’hat was done with it? YVho got it ? Besides other amounts running into the thousands that the x>eople have been taxed to the fullest extent of the law .o pay. It is important that all of this he brought to light. The second county convention of the Pike Co. YV. C, 4’. U. will he held at Algiers next Thursday ami Friday May 19 and 20. A public meeting will lie hold Thursday at 7:30. Friday at 9:30 devotional exercises followed by appointment of committees, report* from Union's and L. T. L*s and discussion of Evangelistic work and Sabbath Observance. Eleven to twelve a Bible reading. The afternoon 1:30 to 4 :30 will be given to the discussion of L. T. L, • Young Woman’s YVorfc, Press Work, Scientific Temperance, Narcotics, Literature, Orphans’ Homes, and medal contest work,—the Hues of work begun in our uouulr. Each discussion l>*d bv County 3upt. of that line. Friday uight a Demorest Contest will beheld. All are invited /, Kclihaw. ^ Diei>—at her home in Petersburg on FridtfV night May nth 1892, of heart disease, Mary Kelshaw, widow of johp Kejshaw. aged sixty-; was a Cl teemed by many virtues. - »* es were conducted Bain at her late t day afternoon, mains were Hills Cen friends and ^ ing place. IlalMIa e<l the thicken and res its

I wish to return my sincere and heartfelt thanks to the Court lor the able, Tair aud impartial manner he has presided jn this case, and believe that every ruliiy? has been made in a spirit of fairness and justice dictated by the conscience of an honest man. To the Jury who sat for three long tveeks through that long, tedious and wearisome trial, I want to say tbftfcl believe that they only did what their odisfences dictated was right. To my attorneys I want to return my thanks lor the noble tight they made for me having as they did to meet a horde of paid witnesses backed up by all the money in the Treasury of Daviess County. To the attorneys for tne state prosecuting me, 1 have no feeling, knowing as 1 do that they undertook to represent their side of the case the same as my Attorneys did for me, hut there is one attorney, named John C. Billheimer representing the Slate who to make capital for himself in order to loot and rape the treasury if Daviess County, has seen St to bring shoot this (uot proseoution but persecution. There was not a single witness on that witness stand who swore to a material fact nut who was paid to swear by Billheimer and paid out of the County Treasury of Daviess Count}’. 1 am fully able to prove that alter trying each and every witness lor the Btate including himself and Charles (J. Sefrit that be has in his pocket to-day, five Thousand Dollars of the money of the tax payers of Davies County. There was not a single witness who testified ou behalf >f the slate who had not received favors from me, who had not been loaned money by me, Mr. Charles G. Sefrit who took such pride in writing sensational articles to til the leading newspapers in the country making it impossible for me to have gotteu » fair trial in any court in Indian a, was i>aid for what be swore. I have been his friend thinking that. of me instincts of a gentleman to bo mine, I have on dWere ocb£&n& loaned him rnouey when he was in need and I might add pnranthelielly that it is still loaned amt never wiit bo paid back. At the time of my arrest 1 was the owner of possi bly Fifteen Thousand Dollars worth of real estate in Daviess County, there were some mortgages on it; Talk to me about motive, accuse mo of motive. The very time I was arrested or shortly after, this very same John C. Billheimer, not content with tearing me away from my luvalid wife and sweet little child, goes and buys the mortagea ou my property thinking that at any loss to the Couuty he will get me out ot the way and steal from my wife and chiid, their very means of subsistence* In a certain room iu Washington according to previous arrangement on bis part I met one James McCullough o brother of Mr. Ledgerwoods wifi), 1 took the precaution to have two reputable men on ibeoutsidejof the wipdow where we sat on the inside as wituefces to our.conversation,I asked him what he wanted with uie, he said Mrs. ledgerwood, had just received a letter from her husband which he showed me saying that ifcl would give bis wife one Thousand Doll are he would come back and swear the truth and relieve me and the baiauce of thoVSnvolved trom all further trouble and also asking her (his wife) aud McCullough to swear the truth in ease I gave her the desired sum. I told bifti that X had always keen a gentleman that 1 hud never

stooped to disreputable methods m anything and thnt now I would rather go to the penitentiary than pay any one a cent to swear. As soon as he lett me he hunted up Billheimer and the next day or evening, John C. Billheimer, Charles G. SefHt, and Andrew Lillie jumped tho train and went to Jeffersonville to see Led gel-wood (all at the expense of tax payers or Daviess Co.,) and there told Ledgurwoad if he would eome hack and twear against me he should be pardoned at once as they held a ciueh on the Governor, that he could not refuse, and the inference of any sensible man would bo that as he wanted one Thousand dollars to swear and ns Billheimer kuowing as he did. avho hired the Court House set fire to, and Iknowiug it was one ofhiir friends and Coi conspirators aud holding the purse without any strings tied to it of the Treasury of Daviess County, I say it is hut reasonable that iu'addition to his promise ofpairdou he received at least the coveted amount. Billheimer kuows who it was that tired this dasta idly piece of work done. 1 make the eh»ure here iu open court that he aud Charles G. Scfrit, kuew months before it was done that it would he done and was done with their knowledge,approbation aud consent. I am a believer in God. 1 believe him to he a just God who presides over the destinies of nations as well as people and as God is inv judge I am here awaiting a sentence fora crime of which I am as innocent as his Honor on the Bench. I am the victim or the most damnable, conspiracy ever concocted within the limits oi the stale of Indiana. Parties believing that I hud been a thorn in the side of some politicians of our county, parties wanting to steal from me the living of my wife and child Parties wanting to loot the Treasury of the County knowing I would not staad idly by and see it doue are my persecutors. Haw admirably they have succeeded in rapeing the Treasury of our County, aud how admirably Billheimer, Sefrit and Lillie have succeeded by subordination or witnesses, pliant tools in their hands, every one wbt sees me standing here awaiting the sentence of this court must appreciate. I make the assertion that there is not a single person in Pike County to-day who believes me guilty. Spectators, intelligent men wht heard every wo«Lof evidence, told me nftei my trial and before the jury rendered a ver diet that t would bo acquired iu less that one hour. There is not a man in lMfciess County believes ms guilty unless it shout# t« Sefrit and Uiilheimer and they pretend to believe it In order to screen their owr dirty, crooked and thieving connections with tills deplorable affair. As I have lie fore remarked that dirty and sensations shetAitalled the Washington Gazette ha( through'its drunken and debauebtd editoi made it impossible for me to get a fair aui impartial trial in any county in th Ho has called witnesses for liars, bo has assailed the dignity tegrity of this court anti Us when called up helore your like a whipped cur. And n.ngin an alledged filth, seeking ray blood, t (ho

neaumio* appeared huu»wihumiij» press cnn’t'lie muzrled.” That he is it die grace to the Held of Journalism, goes w ith out saying Tour. Honor I have since thh persecution begun t>een accused of w“»1’ everything in tbs catalogue eat insane or a foot nud if there had 1 thing I bad wanted burned in t office, or any other office, I w It myself and no one would dc- it fiir me. There are hut three boohs In t office affecting the flm ‘ ' ' the county. The shows tlutt turn of those b ni receipts and dh and the regi the safe in ti man irt'

Spring wagons etc., All these GOODS MUST be S0LD and will go at , ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. We will positively save you Money if ycfu will call on us.

could believe that it I bad wanted tbe court house burned these very books would have been placed where the fire would have reached them first. If I were guilty of this crime, I was guil ty to the exteut of the -law, if I were in full possession of my mental faculties. But if I committed the crime as sworn to by suljorued,(perjured and paid witnesses I should be sent to the in. sane asylum and not to the Penitentiary. I do truly hope that Billheimcr and 8efrit. when sentence is pronounced upon me by this honorable court, will be supremely happy that when they snow that they have stolen my liberty, that they nave torn away an innoeent man (as they both Know) from I his invalid wife and little child the only | things bn earth d earer to him than liberty or life. I say again that 1 hope if there is any consolation gained thereby to them, that they will be consoled and regale their associates in the poker rooms, Crap joints and other places of amuscuients( t) to which they resort every evening with thrilling stories of hovf they bought and seemed the coijvielion of poor Jim La relic to save their owu dirty carcasses. DI&O RATIOS. DAY, Jmple Preparations Being Bait For u Pitting Celebration 1 * - olitUoDay. ^ i The following programe of exercises on Decoration Day, Monday, May 30, is published thus far in advance of tlio date, that all inay see that active preparations jare being made for a proper celebration of the day . Let all prepare to attend and pay fitting tributes to tho Nation’s dead heroes. At Sunrise on the morning of May, 30, a salute of five guns will be fired, indicating that as the lives of many of our brave boys went out amid the roar of cannon and the rattle of musketry, so should we usher iu our National Memorial Day. All are invited to lav down the busy cares of life for the day. Bring your offerings, although it Bb but *a single rose, as a tribute to .the vaior and worth of the brayo boys who died iu defense of the dear old flag. Morgan.Post No. 15, G. A. R., Morgan Corps No 146, W. R C., and Merchant Camp No. 185. S. of V. will meet at G. A. R- Hall at 8:30 o’etock on the morning of Monday, May 30. Rei>orU of the committees on decorating cemeteries outside of the corporation must be in by 9 o’clock. Come with your offering of flowersr Let there he uo vac ant places in the ranks.- With grateful hearts to the Gbd or Rattles who has spared us and lengthened out our .days let us touch cThjijws once more iu paying tribute tp the meiuory of the boy* that fell by our side. AH the benevolent societos together lilt the pupils of the public school ve been invited to participate with in our memorial <>erviee$. rim' parade will form at 9.:30 dock on Sixth Street with' the head column resting on Main. The linn of march will bo up Main Seventh, down Seveulh to Walnut

National Hr ran, to be sung l»y all, Oration, \fy Hon. W. B Gardiner. Music by Band. ** • Decoration mound to those who died in the prison pens, hospitals, iu camps orbit battle iieidsof the South. Firing the farewell shot over mouuuicut and mounds. Bugle call—light out. Doxology and benediction. Each order will again fall in lific, and inarch to their respective halls to dirniss. Committee on Pboukame. Don’t be persuaded to buy anything bpt the Standard Binder of the World, the Deering. We have it. Read & Limp. Stronge Wtnesses. Among thousands of testiraoniais ot cures by Dr. Mills' Heart Cure, is Ihatbf Nathan Allisons, a well-know u cilSchs at Glen Bock, Pa., who for years had shortness of breath, sleeplessness, paiu iu left side, shoulders smothering spells, etc; oue bottle of Dr. Milos’New Heart Cure aud one box of Nerve and Liver Pills, cured him. Peter Jaquet, Salem/ N. J., is another witness. For twenty years suffered with Heart disease, was turuetf away by physicians as incurable, death stared him iu tho face, could not lay dowu for fear of smothering to death. Immediately after using New Cure he felt better and 'could lay down ami sleep all night, .and is now a well man. The Cure is sold, also free book, by J. B. Adam: & Sons. Bay L. Boyce. To-morrow night at Flemings Hail Ray E. Boyce the favorite comedian with his excellent company will present “Tom’s Vacatiou” and as Mr Roycc is greatly liked iu Petersburg he can look for his usual largo audience. New features and new arlisl have been added since the coinpanj was here last, heuce is better in at ways..and whenever they appear.the press praise them much. Sccnrt seats at Pinncys. Xewspapres Endorse. “Educators are certainly the greatest benefactors of the race, and I, after reading Dr. Franklin Miles’ popular works, I canuot help declaring him to be among the most entertaining and educating authors.” He i< not a stranger to our readers, as hi: advertisements appear in our columns in every-issuc, calling attention te the act that the elegant werk on Nervous and Heart disease is distributed free by our enterprising druggists J. B. Adams & Sous. Trial bot lie of Dr. Miles’ Nervine are giver ‘away, also Book of testiraoniais show ing that it is unequalled for Nervou: Prostration, headache, poor memory dizziness, sleeplessness neuralgia, fits epilepsy- 1 __>—- -

■ , 0. K. Sharing’ Parlor. Only Hrst-elas-v barber shop it town. AU those wishing a nioc, cleat andoasv shave should give me a eall I make a specialty of hair cutting None but. first-class tonsorial artist; employed by me. Shop on Eigh Street betweetr Main and iPalnwl A. F. B-vkbb, Prop., Petersburg, Ind. Expertise in a light.

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W. Jittust&eeping;. The honsekceper.wbois on her feet from morn till night, anti who has so many things to worry and her, will be better the duties which by taking Ayer's Superior Medicine. ft quicken sppetitp, aid9 digestian, impart rigor of health to the weak andti less, e«ires others, wfelcure you “The flowers that Spring arc'not more v ire those persons blood with Ayer's *»»..— taljieti Elixer Vito could sari greater deadly tnee than this w Without ite yea. Ihe Patriarchs . Indiana, Evansville Tnd, loltth, lire, A rate ' “ round trip will be June 13rti, and 1-' .late «f 3*ie and June 18ih me. The excursion Elks Cuflhltm N inclusive will ho lrip, tickets to he lintitud situ 13th going com!nous return limited to Cambell. G. P. A. E,S.