Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 6, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 June 1894 — Page 1

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gatliered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters. News Items From Here, There and v Everywhere. Court, City and Personal Items In an Abreyiated Form. Yen Will Find Them All Under Thlk Heading.

Fresh bread, pies and cakes at Liibs’ bakery. 3 4 There is only one prisoner confiued in the county jail at present. A. J. Abbott, of Jefferson township, was in the city Wednesday. II. II. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guarMrs. W. T. Hearing, of Petersburg, iR the guest of Miss A. J. Payne.— Evansville Journal. The E. & I. railroad will sell rouud trip tickets atone fare on July 3ro mid 4th good returning on th 5th. Mrs. Mary J. Barnes, living near Hosmer, died ou Monday last and was buried at the Martin cemetery on Tuoaday. Mrs. Watson, the aged mother of Rev. Watson, living near the city, died Monday. The remains were taken to Somerville, Gibson county, Tuesday, for burial. A telegram was received here Tuesday from Congressman Taylor that the private pension bill of Mrs. Lucy Brown had passed the senate. Mrs. Brown wilL receive $12 per A wicked newspaper says that dancing makes a giiTs feet large; that ice cream produces frecktes; hanging on the front gate produces rheumatism ; chewing gam destroys their month ; playing on the piano destroys the beauty of their hands; washing diRhes causes chaps to come—to proteed. 28* month.

pose. There you have it, girls, take yoiy^choice. Groceries as cheap as the cheapest at Liibs bakery. 3-4 The rains of the past few days have been very beneficial to the growing crops. Harvesting has begun in Pike county in earnest. The threshers are preparing for work. Leave orders for coal at Hjsgen’s butcher shop. Coal delivered at any time. 2tf Clarence Parker. Work commenced ou the uew Baptist church Monday morning aud the building will now be pushed to completion. Dr. J. P. D. John of DePauw university will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday morning. At the evening service the learned gentleman will deliver a lecture. \‘ It cost Evansville' citizens abou: $1,000 to get rid of Kelley’s army of tramps and bums. Cheap at that but Louisville proposes to cheapen the figures by not allowlug them to laud in that city. Children’s day was properly observed by the Baptist church pebple at the court room last Suuday evening. The singing and the speeches were well rendered. The room was properly decorated with flowers.

Miss Daisy Anderson, a charming young lady ot Petersburg, was the guest of Miss Nellie Dufenbach, during the tveek. She returned home Thursday, to the regret of her numerous admirers.—Huutingburg Independent. Wm. Liibs and yvite, of Petersburg, were in the city Wednesday, called here by the serious illness of Mrs, Highwood, a sister of Mrs. L., who is lying at the point of death at the residence of her mother, Mrs. L. Older, on uorth Priuce street.—Princetou News. Do you want to make a dull busines lively, and at the same time help make your newspapers brighter and more prosperous ? You hand us the copy and we put up the display iu your ad that will attract the attention of the readers and bring customers to your door. Get the tbest while you are about it. Quite a number of the members of the Presbyterain church gathered at the residence of Rev. Omelvena on Ninth street, Friday evening and gave the pastor and his wife an agreeable surprise. Not to be outdone the reverend gentleman prepared a surprise for the surprisers and treated them to ico cream and

MA *BLIND * MAN’S * WIFE* May be homely or comely; it’s all the same to him. But even a blind man can tell the difference between

*Y. S. F.i

Hosiery and the common kinds sold by other stores. You know when “Tyou buy a pair of Y. S. F. Hose you have the best made—none better. The dye does’nt rub off or stain the feet. Don’t take the risk of blood ■ poison by wearing other brands. We are the sole agents of these celebrated Hose for Petersburg. You can buy the genuine only at our store. We have for June inaugurated a special Hosiery Sale, so those that have never tested these goods may try them. With every 50 cts worth of Y. S. F. Hose bought during the month of 'June we will give an elegant steel engraving, 18x24, suitable for framing, that is a beauty and worth 50c alone. . * LOOK AT THESE PRICES^ Y. S. F. Fast Black Hose, seamless, two parts, for 25c. Y. S. F. Hose, a beauty, worth 35c, for 25c. Y. S. F Hose for boys, double knee, 25c. Y. S. F. Hose in the new shades, 35c. Y. S. F. Lilse Hose, a beauty, 4§c. Y. S. F. Lisle Hose, cream colored, 49c. • Y. S. F. Silk Hose, worth $1.50, 98c. If you try these goods you certainly will use no other. Remember this sale closes July 1st. Ask to see these Steel Engravings. They alone are worth the price. ' rW. V. Hargrove & Co PEOPLES’ STOBE.

other refreshments. The evening was very pleasantly spent. Subscribe for The Democrat and secure the newsof your county. Bring in v job printing. The best work in the city at reasonable prices. The order of Daughters of Rebecca held an ice cream festival at the court house yard last evening. A fishing party composed of ladies and gentlemen went to Heding last Friday and spent the day. Money to Loan.—On five years’ time on real estate mortgager low rates of interest. W. H. H. Thomas. ltf The miners at Ayrshire have all returned to work. There has, beeu no serious trouble at that point at any time. The Bill Newby case has been set for heariug in the U. S. Supreme Court on the second Monday of the October term. _ . Gus Frank returned from Hot Springs, Arkansas, yesterday where he had been for a few weeks for the benefit of his health. Seed Barley.—I have for sale 300 bushels of first-class seed barley at 60 cents perbushel.

6*2- Goodlet Morgan. A lawn social will be given by the Cumberland Y. P. S. C. ^E. at Dr. Hunter's residence on Seventh street Thursday, Juue 28. Ice cream and cake will be served. John Harbihson died at his home near Alford last Saturday of consumption. The funeral occurred on Sunday, interment taking place at the Morrison cemetery. A small boy by the name of Smith, an inmate of the orphan’s home, died last Saturday evening of diptheria. The funeral occurred Sunday, burial at the Walnut Hills Cemetery. J. N. Naney is again with us after a week’s visit to relatives at and near Petersburg. His sister, Mrs. John Luckado, accompanied him there and iuteuds remaining a few weeks.— Rockport Journal. The new laundry done a big business last week. Although not quite ready for business the work done was very good. From now on the workmanship will be much better. Patronize the uew industry. The trustees of the M. E. church have contracted with the Electric light company for lighting the auditorium of the church. There will be about thirty lights and it is expected that everything will be in. readiness to turn on Sunday evening.

Col. W. A. Oliphant, of this city, has bad a joke played on him by some one. He« is a dyed in the wool republican, but for sometime past he has been receiving letters from difiereot points addressing him as chairman of tho people’s party. The colonel denios the charge. Dr. Shelton, who lives four miles south of Oakland City, received $1,100 last Saturday. At night he placed it between the ticks of the bed and upon awakening the next morning he discovered that someone had entered the room and stolen the money from under him. The burglars entered by a window. The enumeration of school children in Pike county for the year 1894 shows an increase ot 102 over that of last year. There are in the various townships and corporations the following number of children of school agh: Clay, 451; Jefferson, 862; Logan, 430; Lockhart, 88L; Madison, 300; Marion, 730; Monroe, 839; Patoka, 973; Washington, 691; Petersburg, 588; Winslow, 192; total, 6937. There are 32 colored children in the county. The young man who is petted too much at home is seldom any good. What is wanted nowadays is a practical man who can do something else besides twist a cane and smoke cigarettes. The time to learn to work and to learn business habits is in one’s youth. He who leads an aimless life until he is twenty five or thirty years of age and then recognizes the fact that he made nothing of himself, has precious little to recommend him if he applies for a job. This may be a chesnut but it fits not a few young men in every community. There is nothing like being practical, and there is one wav jobe so. Acquire business habits

an<l train yourself to honest hard work. Ice cream, lemonade and milk shakes at Lube’ bakery. 34 .Tames McCoy, of Knox county, was in the city last Tuesday on business. W. H. H. Thomas has moved hfs real estate office in with Drs. Tnonias & Russell on upper Main street. J. II. Durham and Catharine Reed, living below the city, were married Wednesday eifeniug by Squire Chappell. On the fourth page of today’s paper will be found the change of ad in the “Gold Mine” grocery. Some rare bargains are oflered. Strayed or Stolen.—Milch cow four years old, deep red with spot in forehead. Finder will please notify Charles Benjamin, Petersburg. A big fishing party went to “the ditch” Wednesday. The party was composed of married folks and their families. They report a splendid time and plenty of fish. Alex Wiggs, an employe of the Insane Hospital, Evansville, has beeu at his home near this place the past few days spending his annual vacation.—Oakland City Enterprise.

Head Quarters—for real estate, farm and city property for sale on reasonable terms at the reliable realestate agency of W. H. II. Thomas, the leading real estate agency in the county. 38-5 The Littles mines have shut down again. The mines only run a few days. A large portion ot the men had returned to work. As soop as all trouble is over they will start again with a full force of men. A philosophical writer says: When you are annoyed and mortified by what your children do and the way they appear, stop and think whether you have any real cause for chagrin or not; and if you see nothing that is going to effect their future character unfavorably, do not worry. The June term of tho board of commissioners’ allowances were made to the amout of $11,910.83. The amounts allowed to the various persons and for what purpose will be found in another column of to-day’s issue. The allowances made at this term are somewhat higher than the usual run owing to $3,000 paid on the new jail. Grat & Kelle, of Washington, placed a flue granite monument in position in_the Arnold cemetery, Jeflerson township, this week. It was purchased by the family of the late George Fickliu. It is a very fine piece of work and on the one face is a cannon with the stars and stripes turled about, It is one of the finest monuments in the county.

Miss Emilee, of Rockport, died Thursday, of consumption, caused by inhaling hair into her iuugs. Miss Emilee was a hair dresser. About ten days ago she was taken seriously ill and a physician was called. She complained at first that she felt worm-like movements iu her lungs. This was followed by severe coughing. Her lungs began sloughing away. and she lived only ten days. The new bank is now an assured fact, and will commence business at an early date. The stock has all been taken and the work of placing a banking house in proper shape and the securing of a safe and furniture will be attended to at once. It is possible that the bank will be situated on lower Main street. The Democrat wishes the new bank success. The gentlemen who will have control of it are well known in the business circles of the city and are competent in every respect. The members of the A. O. U. W. and their families held a very enjoyable social at the opera house last Friday evening. There were probably 200 present. The order has about fifty members and what they do not know about entertaining their friends is not worth.knowing. They are a jolly set and all who were present had a splendid time. The tables were loaded down with the delicacies of the festival season. The lodge has been organized in this city for a number of years aud is now progressing nicely in point of receiving uew members, and meets on Monday evening of each week in the G. A. R, Hall. The Democrat wishes the order well and that they may , have many more

such pleasant occasions as that of Friday evening. Goto H. H. Tislow^or all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* The next convention of the Epworth League will be held in this city. Mrs. M. R. Rainier is home from a delightful trip to Petersburg.—Vincennes Snn. Mrs. Mary Kingston and daughter, of Patoka, are the guests of Mrs. Kate Coon rod. The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Nannie Smith, Wednesday; Jane 27th. < Link Selby has moved from his farm near this city to Oakland City where he will reside in the future. Charles Seebren, of Princeton, will assume his duties as engineer at the electric light plant the first week in July. Mrs. E. A. Ely was suddenly called to the bed side of her niece, Mrs. Emma DeWitt, who is very seriously ill, near Rockport A Sunday school is now started at Union church three miles from here. The hour set is 2:30 p. m. a general invitation is extended especially to the young people.

Waller Burger; sou of Charles Burger, the merchant tailor, graduated from the Hanover college last Thursday. He had for his subject “Progress and Poverty of Today." The soldiers’ monument association ot Dubois county will hold an immense fourth of July picnic. Hons. W. F. Townsend, Frank Posey and Charles Zuckriegel will address the people. A daughter of George White, t welve yearfe old, living in Madison township, died on Wednesday of last week. The funeral occurred on the day following and interment at the Martin cemetery. Corn for Sale.—-I have for sale a thousand bushels of firstclass corn by the load or 100 bushels. Call at Nat Berry’s, 2% miles west of Petersburg or at my residence three miles northwest of Union, Pike county. 4-4 Jaspf.r Davidson. Gam Sing Inah. a Chinese student will lecture at the C. P. church next Monday evening June 25th. Everybody invited, no admission fUe at the door. Come and enjoy the lecture on the customs of China. The male quartette have consented to assist in the music. Here is a question that looks to be a simple mathematical problem—but it isn’t: “A boy ten-years of age has a little girl weighing sixteen pounds, and he gets tired of homing her in five minutes. When he is twice as old how long will it take him to get tired holding somebody else’s sister weighing 125 pounds.

The following pensions have been granted in ibis section of the State during the past week, and include original, restoration, Increase and widows and orphans: Henry C. Clark, Seymour. Washington Westfall.Newberg. William H. Bone Tennyson. William Nlehans, Evansville. Joseph A. Jackson, Chandler. John McEntire. Monroe City. W. G. Gaddis, who recently moved from Velpen ta this city and established a saw and planing mill just south of the city limits, met with a painful accident at bis mill yesterday afternoon. He climbed upon a plank to adjust some belting on the machinery when his support gave way throwing him to the gronnd. He struck his mouth against a cog wheel splitting his lips in two or three places and knocking out several of his teeth.—Princeton Democrat. County clerk Morgan tried an experiment this year in raising barlev, having never sown any before. He put in nine acres, and not having had any previous knowledge as to how to sow it, sowed it very thinly. The grain was cut and threshed last week. On the niue acres cut he secured 328 bushels,* nearly 36>£ bushels to the acre. Bariev sells at from 60 to 70 cents per bushel, and from 40 to 50 bushels per acre can be raised. It is a splendid crop far our farmers to raise, being productive and bringing a better price than wheat. The farmers in this section have been devoting all their ground to raising wheat and it seems that they cannot get out of the old rut and raise some other cereal that there is more profit in. Give

barley a chance next season and note the result. ^ Wanted.—Second-hand bookcase. Call at this office. Miss Laura Peed, of Union, is visit", ing in Princeton and vicinity.— Princeton Democrat. Threshers—Get your steam coal at the Posey mines |or two cents per bushel. ' Clarence Parker. Gam Sing Inah, a Chinese student, will lecture on Chiua at the Cumberland church next Monday evening. Jack Richardson, the clever young farmer of Madison to wnship, is rejoicing over the advent ot a bouncing democrat boy at his home. Several baptiziugs took place along White river last Sunday. At Kiuderhook about forty persons were baptised by Elder Richardson. \ No marriage licenses were Issued during the past week by the county clerk. It may be that the weather has something to do with it during this season of the year. Mr, and Mrs. G. j. Nichols, of Petersburg, were the guests of L.W. McDonald’s family while attending the Epworth League convention last week.—Princetou Leader.

The Odd Fellows and Ked Men of Algiers will hold an old fashioned celebration on the 4th of July. They have made all preparations for tho event. Lookout lor the posters announcing the big event. Company A. First Regiment Epworth Guards, the only company of the kind in the state, arrived from Petersburg at uoon, in chagre ol Rev. Anderson of that city. The company is composed of sixteen boys. They will have a drill at five o’clock this a f te rnoon.—Pri nceton Dentocrat. Notice isc hereby given that the members of the Pisgah Lodge, jNo, 543,1. O. O. F. that on the eveniug of June 29th, 1894, there will be three trustees elected to serve the ensuiug term. Said election to be held at hall of Pisgah, No. 543, I. O. O. F. Clark Brewster, N. G. J. D. Ashby, Sec’y. At Columbus this week a suit waa filed' under thte new eicctiou law against three prominent citizens for buying a vote at the last city election. The defendants to the suit are republicaus, and they monkeyed with a law that was passed by a democratic legislature to purify the ballot-box. II is a wise thing to let men vote a& they please under the new law. From all appearances Petersburg will have no celebration of the great national holiday this year. *It will go by default. This should not be the case, but the business men of the city should arrange for an attractive day’s program. It will keep monej at home. If there is nothing going on here thousands of people will go to other places, thereby taking a large amount of money out of the comn inanity.

The Indianapolis New? has this to 8ay concerning the graduation of Miss Maggie Stocks of this city at the institute for the blind of that city last Thursday. Miss Stocks was the second on the class program: Maggie Stocks spoke of the growth of Christianity. She said that Christianity was the only religion that had gone outside of the uation that saw ita birth to make converts. She said that it was founded on the belief that men were brothers, and it has not fulfilled its mission until it has made its way to the uttermost ends ot the earth.” John Stone, son of Neison Stone, met with an accident last Sunday, and for a time it was thought he was seriously injured. HeJ was riding a young horse, which became unmanageable and ran through the court house yard where the derricks are placed for the lifting of the large stone used in the construction of the new jail. The horse rin under one of these derricks, the lad^ head com-* ing in contact with the arm, knocking him to *ho ground and rendering him uucouscious for sometime. He waa - at once picked np and taken to the residence of Harley Snyder, where medical attention was given him by Dr. Robinson. lie revived sufficiently t« be taken _ home a few houjsJatei^aod is getting along very wtm at this time. No bones were broken. and it is a wonder that was not seriously injured.