Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 10, Petersburg, Pike County, 20 July 1894 — Page 8

mil HAPPENINGS! fathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters. . flews Items From Here, There and Everywhere. £onrt, City and Personal Items Ijb an Abreyiatcd Form. * you Will Find Them All luder This Heading. jSoda water at Bergen & Qliphant's. Bread baked every day at Ihe Liib’s jbakery. Try it. 7*4 Miss Lucy Hoggett visited friends Vincennes last week. Itev. Hen nigs, of Stendal. was in (tbe city Wednesday ou business. Fob Sale—Team of mules. ,9-3 J. B. Young. James Hemenway, of Boonville, was in the city visiting friends Tuesday. 11. H. Tislow jewelry and watch--maker Petersburg. All work guarjteed. 28* Cherry-phosphate, the nicest summer drink in tne city, at Bergen & jOlipham’s. * Joe Hamburger, of Cincinnati, spent several days with relatives here .and returned home Tuesday. Messrs. Sam. and Dan. Gladish, of IMke county, visited relatives in Jasper this week.—Jasper Courier. Everybody iuvited to attend the grand camp meeting commencing July 21 and continuing ten days. * For Sale.—A second hand cottt cooking stove in tirstclass order. 9-2 AV. \r. IJakguove. Threshers—Get your steam coal at the Posey mines for two cents per bushel. Clarence Parker. Money to Loan.—On live years’ time on real estate mortgage; low yutes of interest. W. H. II. Thomas. 1 tf

Otwell and Win si sow played a game of base ball at Sulphur Springs Sunday, the score stood 21 to 19 in favor of Otwell. d Some of the most noted colored preachers throughout the state will bo here next Sunday and preach during the meeting. The medical association of Pike county meets at Wi,,s^ow> Saturday, July 21. A full attendance is desired of all members of the association. A festival will be given at the White River chapel Friday evening, July 27th. The Oliphant string band will furnish the music for the occasion. George Baum, a boy, while riding ou a “flying dutchman” in the East Ipnd, Tuesday, was struck in the side and had a rib broken.—Washington Advertiser. Misses Flora, Julia and Bertha Beitman, of Washington, and Alftleeht Kittner, of Peru, drove oyer from Washington^ Monday, and were the guests of Gus Frank and family. The sale of the goods of,the Lincoln Sanitarium will be continued at tbe court hou89 Saturday morning. Doh’t forget the sale. There are roauy articles that yvill be of value to yon. Charles McDowell, a railroader of ^Washington, was seyerely cut with a knife at that place Tuesday night. There is very Utile hopes of his re-' covery, yet he refuses to tell who his assilatitK are. . r-" 11 . .. .i . Awarded Highest Honors, World’s Fair. DR BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. (* from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. |P YEARS THESTANDARD.

AH the latent summer drinks at the City drug store. ■* ^b. MeEtderry js ahle to be out again after several .days sickness. Subscribe for The Democrat and secure the news of your county. I have 4,0U0 bushels of coal at the ban^. 8-4 J. B Borer Lemonade and milk-shake and other summer drinks at Liib's bakery. 7-4 Mrs. Sarah McGowan and daughter Delia are visiting relatives at Wfnslow. j The Petersburg® defeated the Oliphant boys at the park Sunday by a score of 26 to 6. Lost—In Petersburg, a pair of gold frame spectacles. Finder return to this office. Blackberries.—F.M. Kime wgnts 100 gallons and will pay the highest market price for them.' Are you coming to the camp meet ing that will beheld at this place? Largo crowds are expected. Misses Allie and Ella Kimble, of Oakland City, were the guests of Gip Traylor and family over Sunday. Leave orders for coal at Hisgen’s butcher shop. Coal delivered at any time. 2tf Clarence Parker. Allen W. Corn and Eliza Brewster were married at the bride’s home near Pikeville last Sunday by Rev. G. B. Campbell. Mrs. Gaddis, Vincennes, wife of Architect Gaddis, who made the plans for the new jail of this county, died this week. The drug store of Will Lawrence at Wiuslow, was entered by thieves last Saturday night aud a small quanity ot liquors taken. Settle Up.—Between now and August 1st we shall expect all who owe us to call and settle up. All arc included. 9-2 J. B. Young & Co. Editor M. McC. Stoops, of the Pike County Democrat, and wife, spent Sabbath here, the guests of J. W. Baiu of the M. E. church.—Princeton Clarion. Judge DeWolf, of Vincennes, was in the city this week. He was for many years a resident of Petersburg and is well known throughout the county. Miss Bernice Frank and brother Gustie entertained their friends Monday evening in honor of Miss Lucy Applegate Of Cincinnati who is visiting here. There will be a Sabbath school picnic at Welton’s groye near Hosmer, Saturday, August 4th, for the benefit of the Hosiner school. Ail are invited to attend. Miss Clyde Carpenter, of Rock Springs. Wyoming, was in the city this morning on her way to Pefersburg to vjsit the family of Congressman Taylor.—Washington Gazette.

Mrs. Carrie Davenport, ot the sanitarium, who has been dangerously ill with spinal mpningitis, is much improved aud it is hoped is on the road to recovery.—Evansville Standard. Head Quarters—for real estate, farm and city property for sale on reasonable terms at the reliable realestate agency of W. H. H. Thomas, the leading real estate agency in the county. 38-5 A telegram was received from Congressman Taylor, Monday, stating that President Clpyeland had signed the bill pensioning Aunt Lupy Brown. This will be good uews’ to Aunt Luqv’s many friends as well as to the lady herself in her advanced age of lifp. How some people do kick when their toes are sjightly tread ppou. Listen to the tale of woe that some of the republican candidates let go. And yet the campaign has not opened fully, and when it does then you will hear ’em yell wi*h pain. Things must be said when there is truth in ’em. The steam laundry is turning out some elegant work this week. The new man is a dandy and yop will do a great injustice to your town if you persist in sending away your laundry work. First build up your own town and then build up some other man’s. Mr. Vincent has been to a great deal ot expense inputting in a fine laundry outfit and should be given all the work there is to do in this vicinity. Patronise home. Uncle Pat McNabb, of Jofferson township, was sixty-eight years old last Sunday. Sometime during the forenoon he was enticed away from hope and while absent some fifty or more of his friends gathered and made preparations to receive him in right royal style upon his return, About noon he returned and seeing the great gathering was so over come that he was unable to talk for sometime. But by and by Uncle Pat realized the nature of the event and | enjoyed it very much.

Ice cream, beat in the city, at Liibs’ bakery. 7-4 . Go to H. 11. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Will Patterson, of Indianapolis, was in the city last week on business. There wilt be * trained choir of Jubilee singers at the camp meeting. The base ball boy6 of Winslow gaye a lawn party at that place last Saturday evening. for a nice cool, refreshing drink of any of the summer beverages go to the City drug store. f S. G. Barrett and wife, Byron Brenton and Miss Flora Brumfield are at Indian Springs this week. Lumber for Sale.—Several thousand feet oak lumber suitable for frame stuff. 9 2 W. V. Hargrove. Elias Fleming and Miss Jane Hawkins were married at Winslow last Saturday by Rev. Grant Fergusou. Blackberries.—Will buy one hundred gallons at the highest market price. J. II. Viehe & Co. Mrs. Dr. Trueblood and Miss Cap!tola Rallons, of Monroe City, were visiting M. J. Brady and family last week. * Lost—Blue blanket with black border between Winslow and Petersburg. Finder will please return to t his office. There will be a Sunday School picnic at Knight’s chapel, Saturday, July 28th. An interesting program has been prepared for the occasion. Come out and hear the uoted lady evangelist, Mrs. G. T. Thurman, of Jackson, Michigan, who will be in attendance during the camp meeting. A large number of our subscribers are coming iu and paying up their delinquencies. This Is right. Let others do likewise and have our thanks. Miss Jodie Veeck, of Petersburg, is the guest pf Miss Nellie McMahan. Miss Yeeck will also visit Boonville friends before returning to her home. linRtingburg Argus. The lionring mill of Jorden & Lane of Deckers burned to the ground early Friday morning. The fire is supposed to be of incendiary origin. Damages are not known. I have for sale 1(00 bushels of choice rye at 50 cents per bushel. Also 300 bushels of barley that I have reduced to 50 cents per bushel. 9-2 Gooplet Morgan. The old steps at the rear of the court house hWe been taken away and new ones placed in position. The work cost about $100 and was done by the stone contractor of the new jail.

Mary J. Green received a pension last week of $12 per month and $2 per month for each of five children. She is the widow of Oliver 'Green* The pension was secured through I>an C. Ashby. The following marriage licenses have been isefied by the county clerk during the last week: Allen W. Corn and Eliza Brewster. Ellas Fleming and Jane Hawkins. Joseph O. Ilail lock and Lina Gilham. The Calfnuck band boys will give a festival at the Si afford school house in Knox county, Thursday evening, August 9th. The Monroe City band will be present besides local singing societies. A big time is expected. Rev. Homer C. Ashcraft, pastor of the M. E. church at Boonville, was a caller at The Democrat office while attending the district conference. He is an old acquaintance of the editor. The reverend gentlemen is one of the rising young ministers of the Indiana church and has a bright future iu store for him. The soldiers organization of Pike county will meet in annual reunion at the fair grounds in this city, Thursday, August 16th. Every veteran should be present on that day and take pait iu the exercises. Good speakers will be preseut. The executive are now at work perfecting arrangements to build a soldiers monument and this matter will come before the meeting. Gip Traylor is ope of the finest sign painters in this section of the state. As an evidence of this fact one only has to gaze upon the new sign of The Democrat office at the tooi of the stairway. The lettering is the same as that used in the heading of this paper on the first page. They are in gold leaf with a back ground of blue smalts, and is one of the finest signs in the city. The candidates on the republican* ticket for some cause or other do not like the action taken by the democrats recently in changing from a primary to a mass convention. The committee probably never took into consideration the iuterest those gentlemen were taking in the matter or | they might have consulted them in j regard to it. But there will be no i change made at this, time at their solicitation. I

Otwell Items. \ Mrs. L. W, Arnold Is still lingering and but very tittle better at this writing. Thomas P. Hope, of jQtwell, tell from a load of bay last Monday and broke t wo ribs. One of our fair belles will soon throw off the single harness and put on the double harness—so lie it, but don’t ask who. Miss Elia Wilson, of Oakland City, who has been visiting J M. Brock and wife for the past week returned to her home last Monday. W. C. Dillon has made an assignment to Be.i Dillon, of Ireland, tor the benefit of his creditors. Adam Schanir has charge of the stock. Quite a number of our citizens visited Sulphur Springs last Sunday to witness the game of base ball played by the Otwell and Winslow clubs. Otwell came out ahead. Joe Hadlock and Miss Lena Gilham were married last Sunday evening at the residence of the bride’s parents, Rev. J. W. Godwin officiating. We wish them a long and happy trip on the matrimonial boat. The democrats of Jefferson township met at the Thomas school house last Saturday night with R W. Harris in the chair. F. Bartl was selected secretary, and decided to hold the primary election on Saturday, August 4th, 1S94. After which rules and regulations to govern the said piimary were read and sections one to seventeen inclusive were adopted. David Phillips and with are at French Lick Springs this week. Drift. 1 Pikerille Items. E. D. Stutsman, who is very ill with flux, is still sinking. E. B. Milam, of Vincennes, was in our city last week on business. Uncle Joseph Stutsman, formerly of this place, but now of Jefferson county, is visiting here. William Wilkey moved from this place to Huntingburg last w'eek. All wish him [ success iu his new home. Every citizeu in this locality should take advantage of Thk Democrat's campaign offer. Keep posted on county affairs. ; Send in your money or hand it to the post master. Last Saturday morning about daylight as is their usual custom, Philip Davis and family got up to begiu work lor the day. Ou goiug out of doors to their great surprise they seen a basket sitting in the gardeu near the house. Upon investigating the basket was found to contain a boy baby about a month and a half old, neatly dressed with all necessary things for its comfort in the future. The baby was at once takpn into the house and given the proper attention which its age demanded. Mr. Davis is a farmer and lives near Pikevilie, and the baby has found a splendid home.

Gladish Drift. Wheat stacking, oat harvest and hay making is what the farmers are looking after. Corn is thought to be suffering very much from the present dry weather. The bay crop is reported very light, not being half a crop. The railroad strike created great excitement, but nothing compared with blackberry picking. It is hoped by every farmer that the strike will soon be settled. Gold th wait* will soon have another large saw mill, which will employ about fifty workingmeu William H. Morton’s coal bank will run •In full blast from now until next spring. This season they will have the handiest bank iu our neighborhood. Rev. Rarmore, a well read bible teacher. J commenced a series of meetings at Flat Creek church last Friday night. Every bible reader should bear him. Neighbor, subscribe for the Democrat. You want the news. It is pleasant to take and a ready relief to the feeble minded. » A Rkapkk Winslow. Several of our people are in attendance at court this week. Rev. Kerr will preach at the M. E. church next Sunday. Dr. Grigsby, of Petersburg, was here Wednesday attending to one of his patients j Frank Alstatt. II. J Simons is on the sick list. Mies Orpha Evans who has been in Petersburg for sometime past is home again. Mrs.tJosOpbine File, of Evansville, is visiting her brother, F.E. Heuring^ Misses OpLa and Flora Bet bell attended the M. E. quartet Iv conference at Petersburg Wednesday night. W. S. Mitchell, of Petersburg, was here Suuday. A large crowd from here attended the ball game at Sulphur Spriugs Sunday. Van Stephens, of Petersburg, was in town Wednesday. Corn in this part of the pountry is needing rain very bad. William Lawrence moved into {da new building Thursday E. I*. Ashby moved into the building vacated by Lawrence. Hesmer Items. Lewis Wilkes moved to Bicknel), Knox county, last Tuesday. Ice cream festival at the Congregational church next Saturday night, July 21 Rev. Crawford, of Oakland City, will preach the funeral sermon of Grandma Martin at the Congregational church of Uosmer, July 29, at 10:80 a. m. The Congregational Sunday school will not have tbeir childrens picnic just now as times are so close. They think it prudent to postpone it till a later date. Tbeu the teachers will select something better. Denver—Cheap. Account Imperial Council Mystiq Sbriners, at Denver, Col , July 24th and 25th, 1894, the Baltimore & Ohio southwestern railway offers rate of less than one fare for round trip. For further particulars, apply to agent B. & O. Ry.. or to O. P. McCarty, 0, P. SL Louis, Mo.

THE NEV YORK STORE Is shoveling out $10,000 worth of goods at a cut of 25 per cent to make room for fall stock. These goods must sell. Come at once and get your bargains. UMAX * BLITZERi* T T

Notice of Comity Institute. Notice Is hereby given that the annual County Institute will convene at the court house in the town of Petersburg, August 6th, 1804, and continue for live days. Al! the teachers of the county are earnestly requested to attend the entire session and to tuke part in each recitation. I will add one-half per cent to your general average : for each day’s attendance at the institute, and deduct one-half per cent for each days absence. Remember that I intend to enI force this rule, and that it will reduce some of your general averages euough to make you forfeit your licenses The trustees passed a resolution at their May meeting to employ no teacher until ho brings from the County Superintendent a certificate giving the general average on which he is entitled to hire. Each teacher is requested to come prepared to receive and pay for the teachers reading circle books as 1 will ouly have them for you that week. Come prepared to stay the entire session and make this a pleasant week as well as a profitable'one. Your attendance at tjie institute shows your interest in the work of teaching and goes a great ways toward making your future success. 1 have very little use for a teacher who never, attends county or township institutes. Enrollment fee, fifty cents, payable at time of enrollment. John B. JBlaizb, County Sup’t.

I. H. LAMAR. T. R. RICE. LaUAR & RICE PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Petersburg, Ind. Office over J B. Young* Co’s, store. Office hours day and night. Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed by theclerk «l the circuit court of Pike county, state of Indiana, administrator of the estate of Martha Shandy, late of Pike county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. July 17, l§m. Orlando C.SHAsny, 10-3 Administrator. Posey & ChappeJJ, attorneys. r Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Drs. Lamar * Rice is dissolved and all persons indebted to said firm are expected to come ip and settle It you do not respond at once w? will call on yon with statement of your account and shall expect the money. We will not accept any excuse for delay in this matter. 10-2 Lascar * Rice.

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