Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 25, Petersburg, Pike County, 3 November 1893 — Page 8

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The Like Never Seen Before in this Section of Indiana! • 111. 1. ■ ■ ■ .. ~ ■- "■"<> Boxes after boxes of Dry Goods, Cloaks, Clothing, Boots and ShQes from the James H. Walker and Henry Bach failures in Chicago. early $25,000 worth of goods offered at Auction Prices. The entire stocks in both stores will be included in this great Auction Price Sale, We aim to close out both these entire stocks in GO days. 2!row is your golden opportunity; this chance may never happen again. Lay in your winter’s supply before this stock is sold, Be on hands early. Stock will be in shape Monday, pctober 30th. Extra clerks have been engaged. . .

Everything Marked in Plain Red Figures. --Strictly Cash and One Price to Everybody———?-4

^ye Openers.

Double width Cashmere, ptfre wool filling, Single, width Cashmere, pure wool filling, Indigo Blue Prints, warranted pure Indigo, Dress Prints, new fall styles, best Calicp, Dress Ginghams, nice dress styles, Double width Serges for dresses, 40 inches wide, Amoskeag Dress Ginghams, pretty styles, Nice Toweling, Pure Linen Crash, * . All Linen Table Cloth, Red Table Linen, fast colors, ” All Wool Red Twilled Flannels* Table Oil Cloth, best quality, Full size Bed Blankets, per pair, Full size Red Wool Blankets, good quality, Pure all Wool Blankets, good quality, Genuine LL Brown Muslin for Sheets, Ladies’ Kid Glove's, Cloaks for misses, kfcoes, 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00 per pair. Everything marked in plain Red Figures. Cash and one price.

IOC, 8c, 4^c> 4^c, 4>^c. 5C> 3/4 c> 5C> 20c, 19c, I7Kc> 19c, 89c, $2.25, 2-75. 5C> 45c, 98c and up regular price, 15c 12% 7J4 7% IOC IOC 12*4 w. 8/3 35c,, 30c 30c 23? $1.25 3.00 3-75 8 yi 75c

Star Clotlain.g' KQom. See Tlxese ^Prices.

Boy’s Knee Pant Suits, dark colors, size 4 to 13 years, Boy’s Knee Pant Suits, extra quality, size 4 to 13 years, Boy’s Knee Pant Suits, a beauty, extra nice, size 4 to 13 years, Boy’s Pants, all sizes, Choice of 100 Men’s Suits, on special counter, worth from $7.50 to $8.75, Choice of 125 Men’s Suits, on special counter, new fall styles, tyorth from $10.00 to S12.50, your choice {or Choice of 97 Men’s Suits, on special coupter, regular tailor made goods, worth from $13 to $15, your choice for Boy’s Overcoats, 5 tq 10 years, dirt cheap, Men’s Overcoats, all sizes, a dandy, , Men’s medium fine Shoes, solid as a rock, ( Men’s heavy Seamless Cotton Socks, per pair, Men’s heavy fleece-lmed Working Gloves, Men’s Celluloid Collars, all styles, Men’s Suspenders, good quality, - Men’s Hunting Coats, just "the thing fdf work, Men’s Hats, all the late styles, beauties, Everything marked in plain Red Figures. Cash and one price.

joe, regular pripe, 98c, “ »i-39. 2QC, “ Si-5P 7-95 10.00 1.12, regular price, 4.40, 75c, $c, “ 45c, ioc, “ IOC, “ Si-39. 98c, “ $i.oc 2.0c 2-5 400 $2.00. 6,5' <i 1-25* ioc' 75c •20c 2 SC $2.00 i-75

If you miss this golden opportunity the One thousand other bargains not mentioned above. We say again: Come at once. Don’t wait until the best bargains are gone, fault is yours. Everything exactly as advertised. Cash and One Price. W. V. HARGROVE & COMPANY 3 PEOPLE S DRY GOODS STORE. STAR CLOTHING HOUSE

Augusta Items. Mrs. James Pipes is op the sick list. The Augusta mill is now running day and night. John Atkinson visited Warrick county last Sunday. Miss Katie Morgan returned to Yelppp last Sunday. J. B. Bush has almost completed Mr. Seebren’s new mill. W. C. Barrett visited his sister at Oakland City, Friday and Saturday Gar Woolsey, Amos Barrett and Lorine Bilderback were with us Sunday

Miss Daisy Laswell returned home from a visit to iriecds.Jn Augusta last Saturday. Key. Wesley Riehison passed through town Tuesday on his tyay to Oakland City. Frank Corn was here Sunday, the occasion being one of our best young ladies. It seems to be a shame that Augusta can’t have a Sabbath school. But such is the case. The trustees put some more improvements on the inside of the school building last Saturday. Clark Chandler, James Pipes and others went fox hunting the other night. They failed to “get their game.” Black & Kemper left Augusta early Monday morning enroute to Lemasterville, where they are eugaged in building a barn. The citizens here have at last tound out that winter is coming; at least J. T. Miller is doing a thrividg business hauling coal. ' Kev Grant Ferguson begun a series of meetings at Winslow last Saturday night. The initial service was attended by many , of our young men.

Miss Lola Black, one ot the most esteemed young ladies of the 6th grade, was absent from her old place In the schoolroom last week on account of sickness. Last Monday morning Mother Earth looked as if she had received a covering of snow the previous night, but it was nothing more than the heaviest frost of the season. One of ouryoung gents went to Winslow last Sunday night. The story goes that he di<^ not take any sacks or strings with ,him; but came back with more sacks than he could get strings to tie. Augusta is situated in the most extensive coal fields of the state. The Cable & Kauffman branch of the L. E. & St. L- ends within one mile of the place. The people have already caught on in the new rush and within a few weeks Augusta will be the most flourishing little burg south of Petersburg. Some are already seriously considering the subject of incorporating the town. That this will be done withiu a few months is almost a certainty, as the new influx of population will make this necessary. This an excellent place for a business man to locate who wishes to do a big and rushing trade. fresco Items. The first Sunday in the month is the only vacant Suuday at Traylor Union church. ... . • . * -..

Revs. Shaffer on the second, Woods on the third, and Medcalf on the fourth. Come out everybody and hear them. McCrillus Gray is putUft^sew roof on his baru. Albert Brown was the guest of John Myers last Sunday. 4. J. Hooper, /of Petersburg, was in Presco last Sunday. Albert Traylor and wife are visiting at Washington this week. The speaking at Gray’s church last Friday night waj well attended A number of our people attended the buggy sale at Jasper last Saturday. Ab. Traylor, the butcher is furnishing the people of our little burg with beef. G. W. Traylor is going to improve his farm soon by erecting a new barn. Tilman Gray is wonderfully improving his house by weatherbearding and painting. Commodore Wallace is at Chicago this week taking iu the sights of the world’s

lair. Edward Teague is improving his farm by putting up wire and picket fence. Mr. Teague is a well-to-do farmer. On last Tuesday while on the wav home from Jasper, Frank Parker’s horse became unruly and scared the team ef John Parker, causing them to run off and throw the driver out of the wagon and run over him. As best we can learn he raised and walked a few steps and fell to the ground and was straightened out for dead, but a moment later he caagbt his brestu and was then conveyed to the Ferguson House, in Irelaud, being in that place when the accident occurred, and an hogr or so later he was conveyed to his father’s residence in Presco by N. C. Mathena, and Drs DeMott and Godwin, of Gtwell. were summoned, who said his liver and bowels were badly bruised. The doctors say by close attention he will recover. Big Sprout.

Stendal Items. Diet Mitchell and family have moved to i this place. August Henke, of near here, is very ill with typhoid fever. l’rof. C. C. B. Wileman, of Pikevillp, was in our midst Sunday. Q. J. Greenway and Squire Meyers have given up the mail route. William Myerholtz and sister Emma will Start for Illinois ili a short time, on a visit. ^Villiam Shrode and wife were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Barrett, last Sunday. Schools of our town are progressing nicely with C. P. Parrett and Miss ureenway as teachers. Otto Brust and Kate Haggenmeyer were united in marriage Sunday. Much joy to the happy couple. William Hurt, of Monroe township, has located with the people here and will take charge of the mail route. . Some boys from Augusta were in town Friday night and gave the people here a kind of Sioux Indian performance by get- j

ting “boozy” and making the air ring with their fiendish yells. W. J, Stilwell, Squire Meyer, Jackson Harvey and Klaraereller returned from the world’s fair, Sunday. Rev. Savenhouse. a methodist minister who preaches near here, gave the people of Stendal the benefit of a good sermon last week. He is always welcome here. Aurptjt.

01 well Items. ftliss Carrie Way has tone to Washington to visit friends. . J. J. Craig, of Kansas, is visiting relatives and friends here. M.McC Stoops and.D. Q. Chappell were in our town last Saturday. William Wilson, of Jasper, was in Otwell last Monday on business.' Miss Anna Haskins went to Petersburg last Friday on business and returned Saturday evening. William McCormick has bought another fine horse. This makes two fiue steppers that he has bought this fall. Mrs. Laura Hedrick and daughter, of Daviess county, were in town last Sunday and were the guests of T. G. Hedrick and wife John A. Thomas and I(liso Alice Wiscaver were united in holy wedlock last Sunday evening. Rev. J. D. Jeffrey officiating. Robert Russell, who has been lingering j with typhoid fever for sometime, died Sun- '■ day evening and was buried last Tuesday at the Pride’s graveyard. Last Saturday Squire Edmondson’s court was in session. State of Indiana vs. Jake Levy, tor Carrying concealed weapons; fined $2.00 and cost; fine an^cost amounting to $17.35. ILKIFT.

Hosmer Items. Tom Mount was seen the street? of Hosmer, Tuesday. Really for^an appellation—John Chappell’s new boy, Rufus Dedman anil family visited friends in this place last week. Among the sick are, William Hager, and Mrs. Noe aud two daughters." Quite an interesting meeting is in session at the Congregational church. John Hollon and wife, of Indianapolis, were shopping in llosmer this week. Miss Joan McHugh is entertaining a cousin from uear Petersburg, this week. A little daughter of Mrs. Rogers died last Sabbath. Interment toook place Monday. George Hollon and wife and Mrs. Frank Smith were guests of T. J. Howard last Sunday. . Hr. Will Smith has just returned from the world’s fair, aud exhausts himself telling what he saw. Mr. and Mrs. Brumfield were called to the bedside of a dying uephew at Beimont, Illinois, last week. Mrs. Ada Whitehead and Mrs. Ida B. Miley attended teachers’ institute at Winslow last Saturday. A birthday surprise was rendered George Thompson Tuesday evening which was a verv enjoyable affair to those present.

George having been indisposed for a few days failed to enjoy the luxuries, however he did not retire hungry. Rev. Richard Smith and family, of Hammond, Indian* are visiting the family of Rev. T. Smith/of this place. Sylvester and Mrs. Thompson, of Oakland City, spent Saturday and Sunday with the familv of J. W. Clifford of this place, T. J. Howard, a prominent merchant ol this place, spent the greater part of last Sabbath in upland nut patches. He reports nuts very plentiful. [ - Quite "a (iisgracefnl affair took place last Sunday. Andy 5Joe deserted his wife and four little children and left them sick and in destitute circumstances •Mrs. Argenbrigbt and daughters, Mrs. John Brentou, of Petersburg, and Mrs. Moilie tlrown, of Marengo, Sundayed ^vith Mr. and Mm. A. Bradeu of this place.

Union Items. R. S, Frederics is dealing in iurs again this year. Janies McClellan and wife have moved back to town. John Grubh made a business trip to Evansvilfe liWf Friday. Corn gathering is the business of the the farmers at present' Geo W Thomas' made a business trip to Princeton last Monday. David’Hillman and his neice have been visiting triends near Oakland City. Revs. Chesser and Hutchinson preached at Mi. Tabor, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The teachers of Clay township met at Union last Saturday a week and held institute. Kime & Thomas are selling to suit the hard times. Everything at “rockbo'Uom” prices. Dr. J. P, Ward is dealing in pecans. He pays ten cents per gallon. Ilriug some to the doctor. The following smarted for the world's fair Thursday: Lillie Grubb, Thomas Grubb, Joe Thompson and mother. A company of young folks have organized. ior the purpose of playing ‘-Under the laturels,” forlbe benefit of the C- P. church.

Pleasant Ridge Items. Mrs. Vernon Abell is very ill at present. Jlrs. Francis Fettinger is on the sick list at this writing. Charley Johson made a business trip to Littles mines last Friday. Archilles Fettinger and Melvin Smith have opened up a coal bank ou Richard Selby’s farm. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Application for Liquor License. To whom it may concern. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. a male inhabitant of Pike county. Indiana, and over tiie age of twenty-one years Wilt make application to the Board of Commissioners of Pike county, at their December term. 1893. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors in a less quantity than a quart at a time with the privilege to allow the same to be drank upon my premises. The building whereiu said liquors are to be sold and drank is a ooe-story frame building situated on part of lot number twenty (20) in the town of Oatsvilfe, Pike county, Indiana. Beginning at-the southwest corner of the-above descrihed lot, running thence east Jfty (30; feet, thence north sixteen it6) feet, thence west fifty (50) feet, thence south sixteen T16] feet to the place oi beginning. Bexky L, Thompson,

jbrugs and Medicines. ■ Toilet and Fancy Articles, Thp “old reliable” drug firm of Bergen, Oliphant $ Ob. are headquarters tor anything kept in this line of business. For that- hacking cough try Bergen’s Asthma Cure. Wall Paper and'Curtains.

I Paints, Oils and, VarnisL The Korner Grocery ■ *. * 1 Has changed proprietors, and with the change comes a big stock of new and fresh Groceries and Provisions. Goods are arri\ ing every day.

Prices No Object to Us We want your trade, and must have it in order to keep up the low cut prices. fanner's trading palace will take in all the produce that comes to the market, paying therefor the highest market price in cash or trade. Remember that .we Kee^t everything, and also handle a tine assortment ot i GLASS and 'QTJBENSWARE Make our Store voqr headquarters when you coupe to the city. Accommodating clerks always ready to wait on vou Prices guaranteed to be the lowest in the city on the quality of goods handled. Free delivery to any part of the city. James- W. O’Brian Eisert’s*Qld Korner Grocery.