Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 44, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 March 1894 — Page 1

’56. MARCH 10, ’94. Pacific Lodge No, 175. I. 0. 0. F. Celebrates its Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Last Saturday Evening. JSutertaining Addresses, Good Music, a Splendid Time, and a Banquet.

Some of the Earlier History of this Benevolent Order. Tne Odd Fellows of this cily never do tilings by halves, and on the occasion of the thirty-eighth anniversary ^ > of the lo'dge in this city ast Saturday eveing, the members fairly outrivaled all former evems. The members of the lodge and their families to the number ot two hundred gathered at the beautiful hall, and as the hour of 7 :30 approached nearly every chair in the hall was occupied. The various committees had pertorhied their parts well and the occasion passed off very pleasantly and profitable to all. As arranged and carried out the following was the PROGRAMME. Master of Ceremonies, G. J, Nichols. Opening OJe ... .... Prayer .‘_ .Rev. Yoblty Orchestra... . . Address of Welcome .G. J. Nichols, Vocal Solo.Miss Lulu Harris “Odd Fellowship.” -- George Tucker Orchestra. .. v ...'. Recitation.—Miss Fannie Ashby Vocal Duet . .. ... _ _ _ .Misses Lida Knight and Etta Coourad •Social Chat.. . . Early History of the Lodge . ,D. W. Horton Orchestra. . Lunch. . Orchestra. .. “Fraternity,”..Hon. J. \V. Wilson Vocal Solo.. Miss Mary Aderson Prayer. Rev. Yokley .Closing Ode .. The various numbers on the program were well received. The addresses were carefully prepared and showed much conception of thought in their preparation. The vocal and instrumental music was very good. Pacific lodge was instituted March 10,1856, by B. T. Meredith, of Washington, with Thomas Knight, David W. Horton, lleddick Harrell, Henry B. Custin and John Hawkins as charter members. Before that time the only Odd Fellows in Petersburg were Mr. Knight and Mr. Horton, the other three above named taking the degrees at Washington previous to the organization of.the lodge in this city. The first officers of the lodge were

Thomas Knight, N. G. David W. Horton. V.G. Reddick Harrell, Secretary. Henry B. Custin, Treasurer. These members after the lodge had been instituted put their shoulders to the work of building up the order * in Petersburg. Among the first to be -^rnltiated by the new lodge were William 11. Connolly, Jonathan Wilson, •George H. Scott, Jackson M. Kin* ' man and Dr. James R. Adams. The applications of these members were acted on and the candidates initiated .on the night of the first meeting. From that time on and to the present time the lodge has been iu a most flourishing condition. Financially, the lodge stands among the best in the state, and to its energy and progressiveness they laid out the beautiful Walnut Hills cemetery which is owned and controlled by Pacific lodge. At the present time the lodge numbers 148, members in good standing. It has* members scattered ail over the country, one being in the Indies working as a missionary. William II. De- • Wolf, a member of this lodge was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana. he lodge numbers among its members many of the best citizens of the (own and county. Many of whom held high honors both iu nation

and county. The occasion will be one long to be remembered a9 the closing of one of the most successful years of the lodge’s existence. Below we give the address ofi I). W. Horton, who is now the only one <|f the five charter members living: In the early summer of 1852 I canie to Petersburg anil put up at the Merchants hotel sttnaeari neatly where the uew Cumberland situated parsonage is, where I soon became acquainted with Brother Thomas Knight who had but a abort time previously established the first tin shop in town and being about equally strangers in the place were much in each others society, and soon finding that we were very stubbornly opposed to each iother In politics, naturally sought—hud soon found a subject on which we were about equally informed, in the principle object and practice of t)dd Fellowship. In the seclusion of the old tiu shop we tested each other’s memory of the signs, grips alnd pass wtfrds oi alj the degrees of the order and for two or three years thought we were the only Odd Fellows in to\lrn. Afterwards, as our acquaintance extended we concluded to take into oiir confidence a few choice spirits, and start a lodge to extend the benign influences of Friendship, Love and Truth. So after consulting with and securing the consent, of our friends Hgrrell, Custin and Hawkins, we jfcrote to out .qspeot ive lodges for our final cards, stating our object of establishing anew lodge aud thus extending the fraternity, mid in due time we were ready tor a formal 1 nesting for consultation. We met in a room in the old court house and after agreement upon other matters, the question of a name for organization was r&l«ed and it so< ■ i appeared that each one had fixed his mind on : eut name, and to himself a choice un i significant name. The names that the otherinrothers the new a differ

PIKE COUNTY’S JAIL. A View of the New Jail and Residence. The Handsome Structure Now Under Contract. The Building: to beTompIeted by the 6th of March, 1895. A General Outline of tine Residence - and Jail. As was announced in The Democrat last week the contract for the erection of the new jail and sheriff’s residence of Pike county had been let

jail building. Tbe first floor cells are arranged so as to have four on each side with a corridor between the two sets. Each ^ell will be 6 feet 6 inches bv 7 feet 6 inches, with 7 foot ceiling. The corridor being 10x26 with 9 loot ceiling. There wjll be a dining room, bath room and jailor’s corridor. It is so arranged that the jailor can- on locking up see that every prisoner is in the prisoner’s corridor and without any danger to himself secure them in their cells at night-time. jThe entire cell work is to be of chrope steel. The bunks in the cells will be similar to those now in use. in the old jail building. In the attjc of the jail will be a large tank for the purpose ot holding water to be used in slushing the water closets in the cells of the prisoners, and to supply the bath tubs and other purposes. In the cellar portion of the jail will be placed a large boiler for the purpose of generating steam to supply heat for the whole building. It will be of the Haxteann patent vertiele base burning boilers for soft coal and about No. 10 in size. The entire building will be plumbed with first-class material. All work on the building is to be under the direct general supervision of the architect, Mr. Gaddis. The outside walls of the jail is to be

THEY REORGANIZED. r . j . ■' The Democrats of Monroe Township Prepare for the j Coining Campaign by Nominating a Strong Township Ticket. Members of the Township Committee I ^ Selected and Resolutions Adopted Endorsing Congressman Taylor. Tlie'Coiiveutron in Detail. j -? The democrats of Monroe township met at Spurgeon last Monday for the purposed reorganizing and nominating a township ticket to he voted for

PIKE COUNTY’S NEW JAIL AND SHERIFF’S RESIDENCE.

suggested and contended for, have ldng since passed from my memory, but it seemed to be agreed upon from the start that the name should begin with the letter P. my choice name was Peyattkeshaw; the object or intention of which was to perpetuate the name of the Indian tribe which, with theirchief Cornstalk, occupied these lands about the forks of White river at the time of the first settlement of this county. Each cou tend.-dstrenons-ly for his choice and some contended (that the name I suggested was too long as it contained as many letters as the name of the tojvuFinally Brother Knight gave up his^first choice of a name and said, “let us nlotguarrel about it. let us have peace and call it Pacific.” The proposition was immediately accepted by all, and Pacific is its name and Pacific has.been its influence in this community and peacefully has it grown in numbers and extended its civilizing principles of fraternal equality, than which, no dtlier are better among men, to extend by thie means of Love and Friendship the illimitable benefits of the use of Truth and the Truth only in all of the transactions of life and proving by the indubitable logic of experience to the most obdurate minds that honesty is not only a good thing in itself but that it is absolutely “the best policy” to pursue if a man'would be successful in any business; for contrary to the anarchistic teaching of the discontented vagrants of these times it can be easilydemonstrated that, as a general rule it is not the wicked that flourish. Prof. J. M. Callahan, a graduate of the Indiana State university, and one of Indiana’s popular teachers, has beeu added to the faculty of the Southern Indiana Normal College. A successful school. A pleasant home-like, social towu. Indiana Series School books thoroughly reviewed during the Spring term beginning April 3rd. For circulars write to the principals, Mitcbeli, Ind. Rev. Geo. Whitman closed a two week’s meeting at Knight’s chapel, in Pike county, ou last Monday night. The meeting was successful from the •first, and a deep interest was manifested to the close. There were 36 conversions, most of whorp were heads of families. The age of several run near the spyepti.es.—Oakland City .Epteyprise.

to Martin Lon, of Jasper, for $25,500; and thinking that a short description of the jail might be of interest to our readers, we have received a magnificent photographic cut of the new building and gathered together enough material to write the article. The plans and specifications of the new building were drawn by J. W: Gaddis, architect, of Vincennes. They were submitted to the Board of Commissioners after they had visited a number of other cities, and they accepted them as jus* what they needed. The plan of the jail is similar to that of the one erected in Sullivan county a few years ago, aud which Mj*. Gaddis was the architect. The cell work of that jail was put in by the,ChamI pion iron Company, of Kenton. Ohio. The residence part of the building will be of brick with stone foundation. The trimmings around the doors and windows will be of stone, aud the whole to be covered with slate. There will be an office in the residence portion thereof for the sheriff. It will contain eight rooms altogether. It is to be finished in quartered oak and poplar. There will be three grates in the residence part. There will be a bath room in the residence, and complete plumbing for water purposes in the building. This part of the building will be heated by the steam from the same boiler that heats the jail portion of the building. The outside woodwork of the building is to be painted and the inside oak work to be finished in oil. The first and second floors of the jailor’s halls are to be tile floors. The jail proper, will contain eight cells on the first floor and two cells on the upper. The cells on the second i floor are those poty .used in the old

( of Bedford stone of not less than 2 feet and 6 inehes. The floors to be of stone, five inches in thickness. The roof of the jail will also he of slate. As will be seen from the large cut on this page it will be a magnificent structure and will by tar eclipse any jail in Southern Indiana outside of Evansville. It will be furnished with all the latest conveniences and will be a model building when completed and an ornament to Pike county. Work will be commenced on the building in a few weeks and the work pushed to completion as fast as possible. The republican county central committee met in this city last Saturday for the purpose of setting a lime tor selecting delegates and a time for holding the county primary, But very few persons were present except candidates. The time for holding the township meetings to select delegates for the district meeting was set for March 31st, and the county primary for Myy 3rd. It is no open secret that the manner ot selecting delegates to the congressional convention is fixed up for the purpose of defeating a certain candidate who has made the race before, and it looks to an outsider that the climax has been reached. Every delegate will go to that convention uninstructed and free to vot§ for whom he pleases. But then that makes no difference in the case at all. There is music in the ajr. William Bee died at his home in Winslow, Wednesday of consumption. The funeral will take place ! this (Friday) morning at .ten o’clock. |The K. of P’s will have charge of the 1 funeral services. The Democrat returns dhank* to Janies Shawhan for copies of the San Ijjego, Caljtornia, Union;

at the coming November election. There was an immense outpouring of the democratic hosts from every nook and cornel* of the township, and it was conceded to be the. largest meeting ever held in that townships Everything : was harmonious and a splendid feeling prevailed throughout the day. The first thing on the program of the day was'the selection of a township comnijittee. Vinson France presided at the meeting and the following gentlemen were elected to serve as the central committee: Precinct No. 1—J. A Shepard. Precinct No: 2—Warren Wiggs. Precinct Nb. 3—Vinson France. Resolutions were then passed endorsing the action of Congressman Taylor in his untiring efforts lor the relief of his constituency,.and for has presence at every roll calj of the House. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. Candidates for trustee were then placed in nomination and the first ballot restated as follows: G. W. Ashby,... 8!) J.M. Davis..;....... 127 F. A.Butler .. ..«.... ;... 53 There being no choice a second ballot was had and Mr. Davis wa* nominated by seventeen majority, the vote standing— J. M. Davis. . ....143 G. W. Ashby. ..... 126 The next in order was the nomination for township assessor and the ballot resulted as lollows: T. J. Parker.... 87 Martin Shoulders. .. 73 William McKinney...10$ There being no choice a second ballot was had which resulted in Mr. Parker’s nomination by the narrow margin offline votes— T. J. Parker . .. 134 William McKinney..... . 125 For justices of the peace J. W. Bililerbacji and RawMeU Powers were

nominated, and Downey Beatty and Albv Reed were nominated for constables. These closed the nominations. The ticket is one of the strongest ever nominated by the democrats of the township and its election in November is assured beyond any* doubt by a large majority. The party is harmonious in the township and will show up an increased vote at the November election. Hurrah for Monroe, - j _j ^ Miss Ruth Stocks and Mrs. John * Ash returned from Texas. ^ George Frank was all smiles Wednesday morning. Girl. William Liibs sailed from New York, Tuesday, for his former home | in Germany. , '

Mark Knight is moving his restaur* | ant to the Hisgeh building opposite the court house. The trial of the State vs John A. Mi ley for shooting Stilmau Willis is on trial as we go to press. The next regular meeting of the Ladies’ Aid Society will be held at - Mrs, (Justin’s, Wednesday, March 21. The social at Henry King’s Tuesday evening, given by the young people of the Presbyterian church was a great success. C. II. Moore* of Richmond, representing the Phoenix insurance company, was in the city yesterday and made,us a pleasant call. The small local news items for which Tufe Democrat is noted is crowded out this week on account of advertising. ^Next week the usual grist will appear. Washington' Carlisle* countv com- ' missioner, and Mrs. Parihena T. lvell, of Kentucky, were married m this city Wednesday by Squire Chappell. Our congratulations. Gold has been discovered in Warrick county, and the denizens thereof are very happy indeed. Is someone playing the gold racket on them. Wait for developments, J. W. Gaddis, the architect, and D W. Horton, county surveyor, have® been ordered to locate and establish a grade for the new jail, which is to he built ott the cafet corner of the court house square. Daniel L. Ashby, an old veterau living near Algiers, died last Saturday. The funeral occured on Sunday last. A large number of members of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. lodges of this city attended the funeral. Baker and Hill, the bai-bers, have consolidated their shops and now occupy the room at Baker’s old stand. The boys have an elegant little shop, and will be pleased to have all their old patrons cal^ as well as new ones.£ As will be noticed on the eighth page of to-day’s paper tho Mammoth store lakes up considerable space in notifying the public of the many bargains being offeree! for spring trade* Call and see their fine line of goods, Ely & Davenport, who were employed by the Board ot Commissioners at their December session as counsel In the jail letting, have been continued by the board in a legal capacity until the building is completed and accepted. : Logan Robling, et al, vs the Board of County Commissioners and Martin Lori is the style of a suit bi-ought to secure an injunction against building the uetv county jail. The cause will' be heard sometime dnring the third week of the term. Judge Embree, of Princeton, appears for the plaintiffs. In this issue of The Democrat we resent to our thousand of readers & iew ot the new Pike county jail, tho on tract for which was awarded to lartin Lori last week by the BoaM t County Commissioners. It is an xact photograph of the building tInch is to be a magnificient structre. The readers of The Democrat 1 ways get the first glimpse of anybins new.

Frank K., the cight-year-oi<i «on ot L.aml Florence Bowman,died Monday morning last after a short illness. The funeral occurred Tuesday morning from the family residence, and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. He had been ill but ten or twelve days and suffered from bowel trouble. Drs, Byers & Link, assisted by other physicians, made a post mortem examination Monday morning amt found the obstruction as the easy ■had bdeu diagnose^