Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 27 July 1894 — Page 1

A & Sljc like Count]) Democrat VOL. XXV. PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1894. NO. 11.

’ «AJX Hi ^.Or^XJ^T Friday Bargain Day! —To avoid the rush of Saturday we have made— Friday <♦ Our ❖ Slaughtering; ❖ Day Ol each week. We do this that you may make your purchases on Friday while wli have time to properly wait upon you. Remember these bargains are for Friday only. We always sell cheaper than other stores, everybody knows that, but at the following prices It beats finding gold dollars. You can afford to travel fifty miles to trade with us.

SEE OUR FRIDAY PRICED Every yard Calico in the house (none reserved) for Friday.,. 4)4 cents yard Best LL Muslin for'slieets, extra heavy. ... 5 cents yard 800 yards Shirting . . . 4 cents yard 475 yards Dress Gingham, beautiful patterns. 8K cents yard yards French Ginghams, 25 cent quality. . 19 cents yard 459 yards best Apron Gipgtiam.7% quality ..L.. .. 5 Thousands of yards Hummer Dress goods . . .... Turkey red Table Liueu .. 19 Scrim for curtains .... 5 Good Toweling j.. .. . .. Flannelette for Shirts and Waists Bed Ticking, full width .... lg Lace Cu rtai ns, 2# yards long.... .... 48 Genuine Star ingrain Carpets. . .. 35 Brussells Carpets........ 50 Window Shades, spring fixtures complete ... 19 Ladies’ Silk Mitts, 25cent quality.. 19 I^adles’Kid Gloves, Tan only .j... 45 Ladles’ Foster hook Kid Gloves .... 63 AH dollar Corset* for Friday..... .. 89 100 pairs sample Towels ...?.. Pearl Buttons ...>. 5 3 papers genuine brass pins.. .. . .. 10 cents yard Half orice cents yard cents yard &K cents yard " cents yard” cents yard cents pair cemts yard cisnte yard cents each cents pair cents pair cents pair cents each Half price cents doz cents Ladies’ Y. B. F. seamless Hose . ... 12% cents pair Infants button Kid Hhoes. 19 cents pair ladles’Kid button Shoes ...;. 98 cents Dalr Ladles'genuine Dongola Kid, tl.V) quality.,<s..l.24 Ladles’ |2 72 Stribley”* fine Kid Himes ..<. .. 2 29 Ladies’ $3.00 Plants ...... 2.48 cents pair pair P»ir pair cents pair cents pair Ladies’ Slippers, 7.5 cent quality ....... .4.. 4i9 Ladies’ Slippers. 82,2a quality.»..! ... 98 Ladles’ fine hand-sewed Hlippers. K off. Nothing charged. Everything sold for cash. These price can only be obtained, on each Friday. Bring this advertisement and compare prices. W. V. Hargrove & Co THE PEOPLES’ STORE. Only Bargain Store in Petersburg.

K u> We * Are t Now i Ready Our Immense stock of -iU/»■ I BlTDCBjL, is ready for inspection. We cau show ff M L. L. rHr the finest and most, complete Hive ever shown in the city, tso olu stock, but all this year’s styles. All paper matched and shown in suits. Our prices lower than ever. «©,ux»‘^X7"J.nd.OTxr»Slia,a.es3a> Are of the latest styles and designs, and a more complete line wife never shown. We sounded the bottom on our DontJu a Uivorl * P/i/WcjOl for the nest sixty days We sell It for neaay « mixeu « ram 1/)* Dn*a,i2ntlnn We guarantee every gallon to be strictly pure .lutreriballon. and flr8tclass. Standard brands of White Lead, 16.00 per hundred pounds Call and see us. Bergen, 01 iphant& Co Mid Summer Clearing Sale Of Men’s, Youth’s and Boy’s Suits. You can by a BUSINESS SUICS, DRESS SUITS, * Or an everyday Knock a Bout for less than half the regular price during this sale. dSale commences July 7th, Closes August 1st. You may also need a Straw Hat, a Necktie, a Nesrliee Shirt, a Gauze Shirt, a Henkerchief, a pair of Suspenders, a thin Coat or a pair of Pant, so that you can enjoy •the heated months happily and with comfort. Remember our CLEARING SALE IS NOW ON All former prices karved to the kore. For the accomodation of our late customers we keep the store open until 10:30 Saturday night. Come and invest, we will save you $ $ $ $ $ | , Jj* 5 Star Clothing House. WK HAVE THE AGENCY OF THE CRESCENT? LAUNDRY.

NEWS OF THE WEEK Jotted Down in the Reporter’s Note Book. A Serious Wreck on the Air Line Last Friday. The Democrats of Jefferson Township Will Meet August 4tb. The monument Association Meets August 16tli in this City. WRECK. AT VELPEW.

Serious Accident on the Air i<ine Near Velpeu, Friday. A terrible wreck occurred on the Air Line near Velpen last Friday morning about ten 6%pck in which two persous lost their lives and several were severely injured. *At the point where the wreck occurred was one of the best pieces of track along the road between lluntingburg and Princeton. The coaches were loaded with excursionists from Ill^ois towns, it being started from Albion, and bound for Marengo to visit the cfve and hold a Sunday school picnic. The accident was caused by a truck under the tender giving away and throwing the baggage car and three passenger cars from the track, the rear coach and the engine remaining on. The baggage car was turned ovbr and in falling caught Melvin Stanley, of Albiou, Illinois, under it. The following were the list of injured: Melvin Stanley, Albiou, Illinois, injured about the chest, abdomen and bladder. Died at six o’clock that evening. Manfred Dicus, of English, had both legs broken, one ot which in two places. • Died the next day. Was taken home by his father for burial. George Pitcher, scalp wouud and other bruises; not seriohs and will recover. Alonzo Dickey, Albion, Illinois, 1 chest and shoulder injured. Died Saturday afternoon. Sam Hardin, arm broken and other bruises. Arch Bassit, Albion, head and chest injured. There were 210 excursionists, and a number of whom received slight bruises. The excursion Returned to Albion the same night taking buck the dead and injured. Dr. Lacy, of Albion, was on the train at the time and having a special fear of wrecks, had prepared himself with splints, bandages, etc., before starting, and rendered immediate assistance to the the wounded, as did the surgeons of Velpen. The wreck train from Princeton was 6ent out immediately and began the work of clearing the track, but all trains were delayed tor several hours. All of those seriously injured were in the baggage car at the time of the accident, that car being used tor the refreshments. It was one of the most serious wrecks ever occurring in Pike county and news from it were not known until Saturday morning.

JEFFERSON DEMOCRATS Will Nominate a Ticket Saturday August 4th. The democrats of Jefferson township will nominate candidates for township offices by primary at the various polling places on Saturday, August 4th, to be voted for at the November election. The list of candidates contains some of the very best men of the township and any of them selected for the various positions will fill them acceptably to the srtisfaction of the people of that township. They are all practical men and know the wants of the peoand will act for their interests if nominated and elected. The following are the names of those who seek

the nominations for the various places: For Trustee, LEWIS E. TRAYLOR. JOEL H.COAN. For Assessor, JOHN L. CAPEIIART. ISAAC SORGIUS. CHARLES E. WISCAVER. GEOKGE W. CARPENTER. For Justice of the Peace. ROBERT EDMONDSON. THOMAS A. ENGLEMAN. For Constables, JOHN A. BELL. ELMER S. M1LEY. WILLIAM L. GARLAND. THE OLD SOLDIERS Will PH eel in Petersburg, Thursday, August 16, 1894. The following is the program for the eighth annual meeting of the old soldiers organization of Pike county, at the fair grounds ou Thursday, August 16th, 1894. The forenoon will be devoted to receiving reports of committees. The election of officers for the ensuing year and closing up the work of the organization for the term ending August 16,1894. AFTERNOON EXERCISES. Address by Rev. Omelvena at 1:30 o'clock. Reading articles of incorporation of the Pike county soldiers and sailors monument association at which time the book6 will be opened lor the reception of all who wish to become charter members of the association. If you want to have a good time fill your basket with the good things of life and come to the fair grounds on the 16th of August anu join in our annual jubilee. We will have plenty of music, vocal and Instru-; mental, songs, short speeches and recitations without number. You can’t afford to miss it. Remember everybody in the county is cordially invited. Executive Committee. i

CAUSE OF “SMUT” IN WHEAT, Believed that it Keeulte from Some Condition of the Weather. John W. Rogei-9 a farmer living near LaPorte, tells the following curious story: He says he sowed about ten acres of a field of oats early last spring. ~When he got that far aloug with bis work a big snow storm came and he could do no more for a week. Then he sowed about ten acres more and was stopped again by the weather. After three days’ waiting he sowed again and finished the field. He used the same quality of seed all the time. Now the curious 1'ea‘ures of the case come iu. The entire field shows a heavy crop, but the first sowing is the best and a distinct line can be seen where the first drilliug ended. Then the second sowing containing a good deal of smut while the first and third sowings have practically nouc. He is inclined to think, therefore, that the smut is the result ot the weather at some peculiar stage of the development of the plant duriug its period of growth.

CHOP BULLETIN* A General Bain Needed far the Cam and Other Craps. Dry, very warm and sunny weather continued until Thursday and Friday when numerous light and heavy local showers fell, especially in the central and southern portion, much needed and beneficial to corn and growiug crops. But the rains were badly distributed and many fields of corn, tobacco, etc., are still suflering for rain. Wheat and rye threshing continues and the reports as to the yield continue to be very flattering. Oats cutting has begun everywhere and in most localities the yield is reported good. Hay is nearly all secured in good condition, but timothy hay is not all made yet. In some fields the yield of potatoes is not so good as^iu others. Pasturage is getting short and water scarce in some counties. In some localities of the northern portion there are apples in abundance. Corn is in silk in many localities and even in the fields where no rain fell it still looks green and hardy. Some seventeen-year locusts have arrived in the northern portion. Blackberries need rain to make a good crop. About forty persons from this city went to the White Sulphur Springs last Monday and spent the day.

The Littles mines have closed dowu for a few weeks. Sig Frank, of Princeton,was in the city over Sunday. T. T. Thorn and wife are visiting at Hazelton, this week. Charles Adams has accepted * clerkship iu the New York store. The Ladies Aid Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Pinney, Aug., 1, 1894. John H. O’Neal, of Washington, was in the city yesterday on legal business. Cherry-phosphate, the nicest sum1 mer drink in tne city, at Bergeu & Oliphant’s. * Mrs. William Liibs and children and Mrs. Ohler are ai Sulphur Springs this week. Judge Duncan, of Princeton, will hold court here next week, acting as judge in the white cap cases. Daniel Beck, of Madison township was in the city Tuesday and renewed his allegiance to The Democrat. For Sale—Family horse, buggy and harness. Also have a good iliilch cow for sale cheap. J. W. Wilson. Mrs. Wm, M. Cbckrum and Mrs. Ella C. Wheatly visited relatives near Petersburg last week.—Oakland City Journal. Alex Leslie, of Washington, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Leslie edited The Democrat some twenty-one years ago. John K. Walls. East St. Louis, Illinois, aud Miss Cora Gentry of this city were married Saturday evening by Squire P.tW. Chappell. William H. Ault, of Washington township, and Clarence Abbott, of Jefferson township, graduates from the Princeton normal school this week.

John Stilwell, Dr. N. Corn, J. W. Shrodes, O. J. Greenway, John Meyerholtz, Dick Mitchell, Joe Shrodes, J, F- Patburg, and Garrett Stilwell, Lockhart township, were in the city attending court last Tuesday. On August 7th the E. & I. railroad will sell excursion tickets to Niagara Falls for $8.40: Put-in-bay, $7.80 Chatanooga, $7 95: Toronto, $9.45: Thousand Islands, $13 45 ; good returning withiu five days from date of sale. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the county clerk during the past week : Edward Nelson and Forest E. Falls. Leon Dillon and Emma Funk. John K. Walls and Cora B. Gentry. Cbarles P. Fettinger and Addle Brewster. For Sale.—50,000 feet of seasoned walnut, ash, maple, sweet gum And elm lumber; also 2,000 bushels of corn; also 137 shares of the capital slock of the Hazleton milling company. Address me at Hazelton..Indkrfia. * 10-4 J. E. Davidson. Simon Levi, of Terre Haute, was in the city this week visiting his sisters, Mesdames Gustoff and Moses Frank. Mr. Levi for a number of years was a resident of this citv and in business with the Mammoth store. He is a splendid business man and has many friends in this city.

1 The following pensions have been granted in this section of the State daring the past week, and include original, restoration, Increase and widows and orphans: , Ellas Johnson, New Harmony. Milton HollingsworttbFreelandsville. Minors of Walter Knibbs, New Albany. Katie Ford, Evansville. Minors of W. P. Chansler, Emlson. i Sherman Woodry, who formerly resided in Logan township, but for several years making his home in the western states, was arrested in Louis* ville, Kentucky, last Tuesday by a detective for the larceny of a number of watches from a jeweler, at Dexter, Missouri. Tom Webster, marshal of Oakland City, went to Louisville and took Woodry to Dexter for trial. The colored camp meeting is in full blast at the fair grounds and meetings have been held nightly. Hundreds of people come to town everv evening to take in the jubilee songs and tho preaching by the ladies. Sunday will be the big day as excursions will be run from Evansville and Worthington and hundreds of colored people are expected tq be present. The promoters of the meeting Will make a pice sum of money out of it.

Henry Ault and wife were at Princeton this week. J. W. Ridge, of Marion township, was in the city yesterday. Miss Anna Ely, of Hatfield, is visiting her ancle Judge Ely and family. Superintendent Blaize will hold a teachers examination iu this city tomorrow. Emmet Smith and family of Munycie, were visiting relatives in the city last week. Jerome Borer and Editor Harrell made business trips to Evansville last Friday. D. M. Frame of Newberg, was in the city this week visiting George West and family. For a niee cool, refreshing drink of - any of the summer beverages go to the City drug store. 7 ' * One fare for the round trip to tho Gibson county fair September 12,13 and 14 on the E. & 1. railroad. T. J. Richardson, ot Logan township, was in the cjty Monday and 4 made The Democrat office a call. Ed Smith, a former resident of this city, but now of Indianapolis, broke fingers with his old friends this week. A small child of Samnel Fettinger, living near the county asylum, has been dangerously ill with scarlet fever. An infant child of Levi Beach, living in Madison township, died Wednesday and was buried that evening.

Mrs. Clate Lynch and Mrs. King went to Petersburg Mondav to attend the camp meeting.—Oakland City Journal. Mrs. Mary A. Bayard, the oldest native born resident of Vincennes, died Monday or old age. She Was 88 years old. Some miscreant entered the house of Joe Hay^s, at Blackburn, last Friday afternoon and appropriated a silver watch. The theft was committed in broad daylight. ^ On account of the meeting of the supreme lodge of K. of P. at Washington Cit\ the E. & I. railroad will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip on August22, gocd returning until September 6th. r W. C. Miller, secretary of the Oakland City fair, was in the city Wednesday advertising for the coming fair whjch commences August 27th. The managers of that association are hostlers and make things go with a big 6. ^ China and Japan haye engaged in war. The people will now have a chance to learn the fashionable family names of those countries. The first fight took place at Nagasaki and Emperor Mutsu Hito is determined to protect the interests of Japan. The musicale to have been rendered Thursday evening by the Petersburg chorus at the C. P. church was postponed to Tuesday evening Of next week. The program as arranged is a splendid one and Borne of the best talent of the city will take part.

The Vincennes ball club was badly worsted by the Lebanon club this week. The “colts” had better practice up or come over to Petersburg and learn the game from our crack club of amateurs. With young Clarkson in the box and Lory behind the plate our club would give them a hustle for runs. For the next few days the /baseball loving public will have it in abundance. This afternoon the Jaspers play at the park, Saturday the Huntingburgs cross bats and on Sunday the Worthington team will be here. These clubs are among the best in Southern Indiana and our boys will have to hustle, to win all three of them. , The democrats of Madison township will hold their convention Saturday, August 4th, to nominate candidates for township offices to be voted for at the November election. The democrats ot this township are very active and will put forward their very best men for every office to be voted for. At the convention—' each candidate should accept the result with a good feeling and work for the election of the ticket nominated. Let every democrat of the township attend and select a good ticket.