Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 18, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 September 1893 — Page 1

fs VOL. XXIV. / PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1893. NO. m -. 1 - -—---■-£----—-3~i

Some .• Folks Can't tell potatoes from ears. probably you know some $li that fix But who can't tell the best C alico from the cheap poor quailty that so often is offered for the t>est ? We Offer— 3000 Y,rdsthe very beat prints, new handsome styles, f»*t colors, at 5 cents yard Yards genuine American indigo blue Calico in new fall styles, the best indigo blue Calico at 5 cents yd. 4*1 Yards best la. L muslin for sheets, pillow cases, underwear Ac., regular pi ice 8s cts. goods at o cts. yd. KASH IS WHAT DOES IT. We hare the eoods and make the prices. We always have what we advertise. Don’t fail to see the wonderful lO CEITT COX71TTEE Tne talk for miles. W. V. Hargrove &Co. THE PEOPLES’ STORE.

O O. Siple is attending the state fair at Indianapolis. MeCrillus Gray and family have moved from Otwell t«> Petersburg. Soda water, the refreshing summer drink, is now on sale ot the City day: store. -f * C. M. Willis, the Oakland City jeweler, was in the city over Sabbath the guest of friends. The district schools for the fall term are in session. The attendance eo far as reported is good. A chance to get a factory should not be thrown overboard. Petersburg will have a spleiufid chance to secure one within the next mouth. Tobe Haskins, formerly of this |dace but now of Petersburg, passed through the city Monday on a visit to Jasper and Ireland.—Iliintingburg News. )

I)r. I. H. Lamar left for Indianapolis, Wednesday to attend a meeting of the State Electric Association. From there he will go to Chicago and visit the big fair. If you can afford to be annoyed by sick headache and constipation, don't: use DeWitt’s Little Early Risers fori these little pills will cure them.; Bergen, Oliphant & Co. 34* Head Quarters—for real estate,: farm and city property for sale on j reasonable terms at the reliable real- I estat» agency of W. II. II. Thomas. \ the leading realestate ageucy in the! county. 38-5 monument is being ereeted at the grave of Ed. Montgomery in Walnut Hills cemetery. The monument was shipped here from Michigan and is of the very finest quality i of granite. Ignorance of the merits of DeWitt’s Little Early Kisere is a misfortune. \ These little pills regulate the liver,J cure headache, dyspepsia, bad breath,1 constipation and billiousness. Ber- j gen, Oliphaut & Co. 34* j Saturday will be the date of the) big excursion from here to Chicago! to see the sights of the big world’s j fair. The fare for the round trip j o*er the E. fc I. railroad is 16.5b; j tickets limited to ten days from date of sale. The Lincoln sanitarium is prospering right along, and curiug men’s old habits. There are now several patients at *he sanitarium taking treatment, while others will commence within a few days. It is aj great success. Attendants tb the world’s fair are returning every day. Saturday j will see another large delegation : leave for the Windy City *o see theonly big fair ever held in the world.: This is the best season of the year to i visit the fair and many are taking 1 advantage of the weather. The at-1 fefjdf nco Boy 4 .over 250,000 per day. j

Max Blitzer K at Chicago this week inspecting goods. Mrs -Anna Ilaniniond is visiting triennijat Indianapolis this week. For a nice refreshing summer drink try ““Coca-cola" at Bergen, Oiiphant & Co’s. * The ladies aid society will meet at the residence of Mrs. Drennin on Wednesday afternoon of next week. The state fair is in session this week and tiie Terre Haute races next week. They promise to he big events it> the racing world. The llunitMgburg fair is in session this week. Tom Fleming has his string of horses there and expects to rake in a few of the good silver dollars. Her. Samuel P. Jones, grandfather of Sam. P Jones, the Georgia evangelist, is still living, and has just celebrated hisSSih birthday in Cartersville, Ga.

laptani Sweeney, t. b. A., ban Diego, California, says: “Shiloh's Catarrh remedy is the first medicine I have ever fonnd that would do me any good," Price 5° cents, 35* One of our light wraps is just the thing to wear to the world’s fair or anywhere else. Call and see this lot of goods just received. 18-4 J. B. YouN’o #Co. Mrs. Joseph Newkirk has beeu very ill the’ past scleral days with erysipelas ol the face. Mr. Newkirk was telegraphed tor at Warsaw, Kentucky, and returned home last Friday night. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures piles. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures burus. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures sores. PeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cure ulcers. Bergen, Oliphant & Co. 34* The Mt. Vernon Democrat is one of lite best edited county daily newspapers in the state. The news, is crisp and written with care. But the colonel, Somehow or other, has a penchant for roasting a few of his old time friends. We don’t see the point. A small scrapping match occurred on lower Main street last Friday evening between Ed. Gunckle and Charley Billmeyer over a bicycle. Neither combatant looked as if he had passed through a clover huller. mver was before Squire Ch Saturday morning, charged w sault and battery and fined one dollar and costs. There is as much character to be seeu in the mouth as the eye. Thin lips indicate a bad temper. Full thick lies indicate to great an appreciation of the things of this world. A, mouth-that turns tu at the corners ttiKvws ft merry good hearted temper--. am> :.t; eo.'-iters that -urn down show a d'su'u ; glooniv ar.d ofieti cruel disposition. A tnou'.h too Urge- is coarse; one top small Jtciokens lack of character.

John Breeden, of Otwell was in the city Tuesday on business. Fred Smith and son, Charles are at Indianapolis this week visiting the state fair. 1 Lot fob Sale,—Adjoining Kime hotel, suitable for office or dwelling; easy terms. Mas. T. V. Milbirn. Sheriff Kittman now has five boarders atshis hotel, whom he teeds three times a day through the hole in the wall. James Burton has been granted an increase of pensiou of $2.00 per month dating from the first ot April, lie will receive hereafter $10 per month.

Ihe droutb continues. Ihe corn crop will be one-half that of former years, while the wheat crop put out ihis year will be much less than iu former years. Try a glass of that famous Ho-ko Pop, the finest beverage on earth. For sale by J. W. Kelly and William Ljibs. Try a glass aud you will drink no other. a 18-5 Miss Eva McCracken has opened a dressmaking establishment on the corner of Walnut and Third streets. . The latest styles guaranteed and work first-class. II. C. Knapp, an optician of some note is now in the city and can he j consulted at the jewelry store of Si! P. Hammond. See announcement iu another column. All the talk in the world will not convince vuu so quickly as one trial of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, tor / ■ahls. burns, bruises, skin affections and piles. B. O. & Co. 34* Settle Up—So far a great many] of our customers have failed to call and settle their note and accounts. We need the money and insist on you paying us. J. B. Young & Co. Miss Lenora Britton and Mrs. William Cooper, of Ireland,, were in the city Tuesday visiting l>r. Hunter and family. They left on the noon train of that day for Chicago to atteud the world's fair. Peter Dorf has a lot of firstelass lime and Portland cement and hair for plasterer's use. He also sells oils and gasoline. He buys junk of all kinds. Don't forget Pete when iu need of anything in that line. Id 4 Store room for rent. The room now occupied by W. S. Mitchell, on the corner of Main aucLEighth streets will be readv for rent on aud after September ldth. 14 3. Mrs. Maky IIisgex. County Superintendent Blaize lias been making settlement with the township trustees this week for school supplies. Mr. Blaize reports that his wife, who has been seriously ill for several days past, is somew hat heller.

The Princeton fair last week was a bij: success financially, although the fair proper was a very tame affair arul was patterned after the fairs held a way back in the sixties. Several Petersburg horses took first money in the show and speed rings. Eititor Stoops, ofTHK Hf.mockat. returned home last Friday alter a two weeks' visit to friends in the northern part of the state During his absence a great improvement in his paper was plainly noticeable and freely commented on by- our people.—Petersburg iSewsThat’s right. Our better half conducted the local and editorial columns. President Peixoto has been driven from the capitol at Rio Janeiro] and which is now practically in possession of the insurgents. A great fight occurred in which hundreds were killed. Aid from foreign countries has been tendered the presi- j dent. There will be a long drawn out fight tor supremacy. At their regular meeting for the j month of September the city conn- j oil allowed bills amounting to $59? 66. j Of this amount $195.75 was for street | lighting while the remainder was for j street work and salaries. At present I funds in the town treasury are at j quite a low ebb, ami unless there is a ; change in the mode of affairs the! city is liable to be sold out at sheriff’s | sale. Win. Stinson, of Ay reshire, is so-1 journing with Sheriff Kiuman until the next session of the circuit court. Stinson.was indicted by the grand jury sometime ago for shooting with intent to kill one Eph Little at Avre-i shire last fall. He was arrested at Win-tow last Thursday by Deputy Sheriff it. hinson and the marshal ofj ‘he jailer place anti brought here and placed in jail in default ot $500 bail, which he gr$3 unable to %ecure.

The re-union at the fair ground next week for three days. These cool nights is where hirers come handy to keep a teller from ! shaking. t Sig Frank, Ed. Gmickle aiui'Simon i Wolf were at Washington last week ; catling on frieuds. Shiloh's Cure, the great cough and ! croup cure i» for sale by ail druggists. | Pocket siz contains tweutv-fivedoses, j only 25 cents. Children Love it. - 35* ! Mrs. Vine Mormon, after a pleas-i ant visit with friends in this city tor1 several days, returned to her home in j Farmland, Randolph county, Tues- • day. j

Will Patterson who has been in the. eraply of Bergen, Olipbaut & Co., left for Louisville, Ky., Monday to attend lectures in the school of pharmacy at that place. Horses for Sale.—I have five' head of young horses for sale. They will be sold for cash or on good time. Come early. Call at Kime & Hillman's grocery. Petersburg. 15-4 We could not improve, the quality if paid double the price. ‘DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve that experience can produce, or that money eau buy. Bergen, Oliphant & Co.' ' 34* The Democrat was placed under obligations to County Clerk Morgau : last week for valuable contributions, i Mr. Morgan is a pioneer of the couu- j tv aud has a wonderful memory Of; events occurring in years gone by. ( A. G. Palmer has succeeded Col.' Sain McLeish as general passenger j agent of the E. & T. H. railroad. ■ This change nas made many others and the road and its branches are nearly all newly ollieered. Success to alt. Tom Barker will deliver milk at your residence in any quantity from a pint to a gallon. He has firstclass dairy cows and guarantees the milk to be of the finest quality and absolutely pure. Leave orders ajt the postotfiee. 14 4 Jerome Evans, a former editor of the Press, now has (nil charge of the Gazette, at Washington, during the absence of Mr. Frank Sefrit. Mr. Evans is a first-class all-round man in a newspaper office ami will give satisfaction wherever employed. Our best wishes are with you, Jerome.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. ^ When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. The re-union of old soldiers of Pike county takes place next week in this city. Among the able speakers! to be present are Rev. Ira J. Chase,, Hon. William F. Townsend, Smiley Chambers, Cot. I. N, Walker, vicecommander of the National G. A. R,; and Col. Frank Posey. These gen-: tlenten are among the ablest speakers at the state and a grand time is- j expected. In digging a welt at Connersville ; recently employes of the Columbia; brick company found a petrified canoe and the remains of a human being. Portions of the body were also ; petrified. The canoe was found 201 feet below the surface and the re-; mains were lying in the bottom of it. Geologists say this valley was at one time covered bv a lake, and that the; action of the water gradually wore; an outlet sufficient to draiu it. The remains of James Morgau, son i of Ottis Morgan, Pike county, were brought here on yesterday morning's; Air Line train. The young mail was about 18 yearSjOld, and was working m lower Gibson county, llis body was found near King's station Thursday morning, and as to how tie met his death the facts wilt probably never be known, bnt it. is supposed that he either fell or jumped Iron} a train of cars going at a high rate ot speed. His injuries were in the face and bead, and it is thought that the tall caused death almost instantly. The body was taken from here to Pike for burial. The accident is quite a sad affair for his bereaved parents, and casts a deep gloom over the vicinity where the young man was raised —Oakland City Enterprise.

Dr. J. Ti Kim6 is attending the world’s fair at Chicago this week. Mrs. Nancy La.sley and son, of; near Boonville, visited L. W. Smith 1 • a r and family uear the city this week. Soda and ail its popu}ar flavors atj Bergen, Oliphant & Co’s. The only j place iu the city for a cool, refreshing i drink. T * It is now a certainty that there will : he no new depot for some time to I come. A new platform and other work has been done around the old depot. Johu ’Whitman started on Mon-; day fora two months trip in the in-; terest of the Set h Thomas Clock company, lie will travel through the southwest. During the absence of Deputy Post-, master Lingo at the big fair, it has kept the postmaster and deputy busy looking after the heavy mails which are daily, handled at the office. One' word prescribes it—“perfection.” We refer to DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cures obstinate sores, burns, skin diseases and is & wellknown cure for piles. Bergen, Oliphaut & Co. - Ti*

Charles Bolling, east 'Washington township, is talking very lou<i ami something should be done to stop the same. The cause is said to be a bouncing big boy, whom be is calling James ,J. Cot belt. May the little-fel-low live long. All that honesty, experience and skill can do to produce a perfect pill, has been employed in making DeWitt's Little Early Risers. The result is a specific for siekheadache, btiliousness and constipation. Sold by B. O. & Co. :iD Willis McCarty met with a narrow escape from serious injuries on last Friday. While plowing, his horses became frightened and ran away, while he was between the horses and plow and was dragged an eighth of a utile. He was considerably bruised about the body but was not seriously hurt. The young men of town organized a debating club last Friday evening with a membership of 25. The organization is a good oue and we wish the boys success. Following are the' officers: Everett Wiggs, president ; Philip Jones, vice-president : James Higgins,secretary ; Will Carleton, treasuier. The question for debate this evening is: Resolved, “That -the monarchies of earth will crumble within twenty-five years.”

The highway robbery of a short time s'hfce has done one thing, and that is, that it has made the fact known that the shade trees along the streets should trimmed up fifteen to twenty feet. As ii is now there are several places along the principal residence streets where the shade is so deuse there is total darkness, just such a place as the foot- pad can get in his work without being identified. The city council should pass an ordinance to the effect that the trees be trimmed to a reasonable height. There was much excitement on our streets Tuesdav afternoon when the news reached here that a horrible murder had been' committed near Glendale; Daviess county. The previous night some unknown persons entered the residence of a farmer, Denson Wratten, killing him, ids mother, wife and two children, one little girl who was also assaulted was still alive at last accounts. When found five were cold in death. The murders were committed with hatchets ; the victims being horribly mutilated about the heads. The elder Mrs. Wratten was horribly butchered up, and besides several gashes on the head one hand was cut off at the wrist, while the other arm was broken in several places. The motive for the crime was probably money, as it was geuerallv supposed that the old lady had considerable money by her,, having drawn a widow's pension tor a number of years, and but recently withdrawing a largo sum of money from a bank. There was not the slightest clew, save the footprints of three persons in the highway. Excitement runs high and if the parties are caught Judge Lynch will immediately open court and order a rope be thro wn over the limb of a tree and the immediate discharge of the murderers. Bloodhounds are now ou the trail. i

Mrs. Elizabeth Hawkins Sundayed in Elkhart the gtest ot'a sister. Bev. A. W. Freeman is attending the presbytery 6f the Presbyterian church t.t Fartne.-sburg, this week. Mrs. T. K. Fleming and Mi*. E. P. Richardson are attending the Dubois county Fair at lluniitigburg this week.' Homer Miller, a miner at Avreshire and Dora M tun us, of t;te same place, were married at the sheriff’s residence last Tuesday by Squire Chappell. The W. C. t. V. wilj meet in the M. E. church this afternoon at three o’clock. A full attendance is desired as there will be business of great importance, Little vegetable health producers: DeXVill’s Little Early Risers core malarious disorders; and regulate the stomach and bowels, which prevents headache and Justness. ' Bergen, Olipbant & Co, 34* The following narriage licenses have been1 issued since our last report by County, Clerk Morgan: Willard- II. Catt anti Arvilla A. Mor-j gan, Homer Miller end Dora Minnis, John Crt'iu and Julia Span.

Daniel Darnell left Tuesdav for Oakland City to burn a kiln of brick for Teil Read. Mi. Daruel is the “old reliable" brick burner of Southern Indiana and has frequent calls from other towns to engage iu that kind of work. The Taylor vs. Jordan damage suit which was trieil in the circuit court at the last term and the jury dis- • agreed hits been compromised. The case grew out of an employe of Jordan interceptitig messages which belonged to Taylor, who was engaged in the poultry .business, as was likewise Jordan at Washington. W. Ileif Snyder h?!s again opened up his cigar matin factory, TJe will manufacture several new brands of cigars and employ a,number of hands as soon as the trade opens up. Nothing but the best grades of standard tobaccos will be used in the manufacture of cigars for the trade, lie will continue In the same room over Kdmes's grocery Tot the present at least. Syicn Wheat,—! have two hundred bushels of-the famous Golden Cross wheat and about 15 bushels of the Pride of America for sale. Roth have very stiff straw and are great stoolers. Golden Cross averaged about 28 bushels for the last two ' rears. One bushel of Pride of America last year ntude 33 ’bushels. Golden Cross is a bearded wheat. Pride of America is s :smooth wheat. W« Em Il t V rliMA.V. The din'otors -of tile Pike county fair met last Saturday and allowed all claims against the association and the same will be paid at once. Another meeting of the directors will bo held one week from Saturday. Next year the association promises lo giro the citizens a fair for their money. They will offer large" premiums, and besides will offer new and better at- * tractions. This is a move in the right direction, and we are glad to note that the fair will be a fair uexi year. *

Probably the largest fWff l that ever assembled at Indianapolis was that during the G. A. R. encampment. s Il^ls estimated that at least UOO.QCG people visited that city. The streets were crowded at all times during night and dav. ~Tbe parades were very large while those at night were very tine. The old veterans held their reuu ons and renewed the acquaintances of nteostttates ot war times. There is no question but what, the boys from. Petersburg enjoyed themselves, and it is not necessary to name then as the editor was out with 'em. T" " The sixty-second annual conference of the M. E. church was held at New Albany las} week and coni lined over Sabbath. Monday morning HUhop Nt wman announced the following appointments ■for the Evansville district: W. R. Halt.tead. presidi ng ekier HI up < i rass—A. A. « uxfrby Boonville—H C. Ashcraft. . - t'enter—F. Kaab EvansvUle—Inkle S»r$e’, ,«ieongc TV Wolf#.; Kingsley, 11. N. King; Kimirson and Rulge. Jo^t-ph Rawlins; Trinity. C, K. Bacon.. Fort.Branch—Zaek Sell.y. Francisco—.Toti nPlaU4>. Howell— J. N IIujjh. Lynitvili#-I. W. If pup . Mi. Veruoi -RoberfA. Kemp Mt Vernoi : Circuit— (\ s. Hargrave Newburgh—S. S. Penn**!. New Harmony—1>. T. I avis, hakiautl t'jiy W*. S. Or ini. Otweil—J. 3 >. JctlVey. Owensville -J. M. Nash. Patnka—N*. K Bprinjr Petersburg P. Andeisoh. poseyvihe- Joseph H. Carnes. Princeton— I. VV. Rain, tselvin —R. V. Johnson isfewartsvil !e—F. A.' Steele. Fnion—Jot n Crowe. Winslow -l nuit Fccan>«»». o ! Yankee tow i—J K Sid* bottom. ; As wit! lie seen from the foregoing Rev. S. F. Anderson has been s uit to Petersburg and Dr. Pain to I inceton. ltev. Anderson uvs had charge of the M. E. church at Sttlliva i for past four years,and ■ otnes highly recommended as a ipinister and a gentleman. l)r. Rain during his sojourn in this city has marie many, fr ends who wish .him grea: success i ) hie new field ot labor. i