Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 16, Petersburg, Pike County, 31 August 1894 — Page 8

Soda water at Bergen & Oliphant's. Go to H. 11. Ti'lovr for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Bill McKinley is now a dead letter jn the eyes of the peoplo. Mr* Albert Logan, ot Washington, visited friends here last week. Jackson Powers, of Patoka township, was in the city Monday. " . Trustee Block, of Marion township, was in the city Tuesday on business. General Vanderwoort will address the populists at Winslow next Mon- . dav. V ' 1 The fair! The great Pike county fair. Bring your family and seethe sights. Cherry-phosphate, the nicest summer drink in the* city, at Bergen & jOliphant's. * Architect Gaddis,of Vincennes was jn the city Monday looking after the tyork on the jail. For a nice cool, refreshing drink of any of the summer beverages go to ‘the City drug store. * < The Oakland City fair is on this week. The attendance is very good and the fair a success. The M. E. conference of the southern IndianarTFistrict convenes at pioomingtou, September, 19th. Jones Kemp, of Velpen, was in the city Tuesday. Jones is one of the hustlers of that town and alwavs on the go. •

The republicans of Marion township holil a convention Saturday to nominate candidates for the township offices*. • OtweM and Velpen ball clubs played a game at Otwell last Friday resulting in favor of the former club by a score of 27 to 21. Thirty new subscribers were added to The Democrat’s list during the past week. The people must hayc the newsy Only $1.25 per year. About 100 went jo Oakland City fair from this place yesterday morning. Oakland City will return the favor by sending about three persons. Leslie Lamb and wife left for Washington City last Sunday. They will witness iho proceedings of the JJ. R. K5. of P.,returning home Saturday. \ Thomas Highfield, agod nineteen, oue of the whitecappers sent up from Dubois countv about a year ago for whipping Bill Coffee and wife, wants a pardon. IV There will be au elegant display of fine art goods at the fair,this year. Floral hall will bresent a fine appearance. What are you going to place on exhibition to make it more beautiful. 11 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 leadiug real estate agency in the county. 38-5 Tom Barker was in ther cpy . Wednesday tolling the boys aboijt a head of clover containing 195 grains ot seed. Some of the boys took the tale as being a little fishy, but Tom is willing to back his statement with the evidence.

At the residence of Hon. Jasper JL Davidsou, near Union, Dr. Halstead, of Evansville, united in marriage Frank Lockwood and Miss Florence Davidson. There were over J/X) invited guests ancLalter the ceremony they were invited to partake of the wedding feast. The presents to the bride were many anu valuable.; The Democrat extends congratulations to the ntAvly married people. Tuesd&y night the restaurant ot H. Starkey, at Velpen, was robbed of $50 and the house set on fire. Starkey was sleeping in the restaurant and awoke in the night almost suffocated with smoke or chloroform it is not known which, and managed to run into the street and fell insensible. He is in a critical condition. Help arrived in time to save the house front destruction. It is not known who the robbers were, but ail day Tuesday two tramps were around town, whose conduct attracted attention.

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--- ----^ All the latent summer drinks at the City drug store. * * Miss Mary Rogers is home from Evansville for a few days. • Th6 new steel safe for the Pike county state bank has arrived. E. S. Pershing, of Elnora, was in the city last week on business. Daniel Davis, of Lockhart town* ship, was in the city Tuesday. U. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. AH work guarj teed. a 28* Miss Maude Allen, of Sullivan, is visiting the Misses Blanche and Mary Anderson. What are you going to take to the county fair? Get ready and compete for the premiums. Pie supper and ice cream festival at Knight’s Chapel, September 15th. Everybody invited. Tom Nelson, democratic nominee for trustee of Marion township, was in the city Tuesday on business. t John Ash am} family arrived from their Texas home last week. They will remain several weeks visiting relatives. Mrs. Blanche M. Morgan is at Edvvardsport this 4weeb attending the meeting of the Missionary Baptist association. William Liibs and wife and Isaac Whittaker ami wife were at Washington last Sunday visiting the family of C. Baum.

The Lillies kids and tho Petersburg kids played, at the partt last Thnisday, the latter winning by a score of 19 to 13. Will Posev lias taken charge of the Posey coal bank near the city. All orders will receive prompt attention. See him before* buying. 16—1. J. AV. Gillum, of Glezen, was granted an original pension this week and George S. F. Griffith, of Oakland City, was granted an increase. The races at the county fair this year will be immense. The horses will be tho speediest ever seen here. Get your work In shape so as to stay all week. Mrs. Carrie Davenport who has been employed in a hospital at Evansville for sometime past is at home. She has not entirely recovered from her recent illness. Peter Drof has just received a car load of lime, also a car load of cement. He sells coal oil and gasoline and buys all kind of jfonk. Call and see him for prices. 14-4 ifcd Reuss, of Louisa, Kentucky, is at home for a few weeks taking a much needed rest.- He has charge of the mechanical department of the Big Sandy News, and is a iirstclass workman. A band of colored jubilee singers have been engaged by the managers of the fair. Free concerts will be given each day. They are regular old plantation singers of the old school. The Democrat will issue no fair daily during the fair week as was anticipated. There is glory in running a daily but the financial part of the affair looked very slim. So there will* be no daily at least from this

office. Smith & Battles, the barbers, have added bath rooms to their 6hop. Everything has been ptit In first-class condition to give hot and cold water and Turkish baths. Call and see them. Baths at any time during day or night. Dr. Joseph Price, of Philadelphia, and Dr. Murtry, of Louisville, were summoned here and done an abdominal section on the wife of Dr. W. H. Link Tuesday morning. The operation was a very successful one. Mrs. Link is much better at the time of going to press and her recovery is very encouraging. Mil* Young who is employed by the Dering Bros. ain cutting Umber in Clay township, met with a serious accident Wednesday afternoon. A limb fell from a tree which he was felling and with the result of breaking a leg and seriously injuring his back. He was immediately taken to the residence of Mrs. John Hoover, near by, and medical aid summoned. He is in a precarious condition, but the attending physician has hopes of his recovory. The Petersburg ball team went 1o Jasper last Sunday to play a game of ball. Well they didn’t get well started into the game uutil they came to t|ie conclusion that fair treatment from the umpire, ball tossers and citizens was out of the question and loft the field. This is not the first that ball clubs from this city have received such 'realment from the people of Jaspfrr, and the same stands good xyijh every team that has visited that town. Thb Jasper club was cordially treated while in this city sometime ago and the favors were poorly returned.

Winslow items. Georjce Beardsley is on the sick list Hellen Evans was at Huntingburg, Saturday George West, Petersburg, was here Saturday Died, Thursday, the infant of Dr. and Mrs. Ireland. Opha Brewster is dangerously ill with typhoid fever. George DeTar is attending the Oakland City fair this week Frank Scales, druggist from Augusta, was in town Monday Frank Thomas was at Goldthwait Monday ‘calling on friends. Louie Fettinger, Augusta, was the guest of Bessie Ellis, Monday. D C. TJ^anas and wife were at Monroe City the first of the week. Logan Holding and William Scales were at Oakland City, Monday. Marsh Holding, who has been very sick with typhoid fever, is improving. H. S. Simons is able to be at his business again after several days sickness. Adias Alsiatt had his finger badly mashed Monday by fooling with a road scraper, Lon Williams caught a buffalo out of Pa- ' toka Wednesday that weighed twenty-one pounds. Byron Brentou passed through here on his wav home Sunday morning. He had been in Kentucky. Charles Martin has accepted a position with ‘-The Alden Fruit Vinegar Do,,” as 1 traveling salesman Uev. Ferguson is at Richland, Spencer county, attending the l>edside of his mother j who is dangerously ill. The Otwell base ball club came down Siintlay and crossed bats with the Winslowites. The score stood. 12345 6789 Otwell .2 0 2 0 0 3 4 4 0—15 Winslow 2 3034100 1—14 | Batteries—Otwell—Teague and Wilhelm; j Winslow—Evans and Hopkins'. Umpire, | Young.

“There is a salve for every wound.” We refer to Pe Witt’s Witch Hazel. Salve, cures burns, bruises, cuts, indolent sores, as a local application in the nostrils it cures catarrh, aud always cures piles J. R. Adams & Son. * Velpen Items. Jess Sullivan starts today, for Arkansas. Sam Howard is all smiles. Another girl. Miss Rosa Cook of Vejpen is on the sick list. Michael Robinson is all smiles. A bouncing girl. Rev. Chesser, of Nexid, preached at Velptai, Tuesday night. Miss Alfa Garrett is Visiting her cousin at Survant this week. There came a new bjiby at Billie Survants the other night. Thomas Harrass of Sulphur Springs has sold his farm aud has moved to Washington. There will be an ice cream supper at Sulphur Springs Saturday night. Everybody iuvited. There was a little show at Yelpen a few nights ago which was given by Oshon Bros, of Sugar Ridge. It w’as a splendid show and gave excellent satisfaction. There wais an ice cream supper at W F. Robinson’s Saturday night. There was a large crowd present and gnypl music which was played by the Oshon brothers of Sugar Ridge. “ V __ • % Small in size, great in results: De Witt’s Little Early Risers. Best pill for constipation. best for sick headache, best for sour stomach. J R. Adams & Son. *

LaPeari’s Superb Marine Baud. A musical organization unrivaled for artistic excellence, enough said as everybody kuovvs the La Pea id’s band to be the finest traveling! This season it will he su:erior to any circus baud in America, barring none. Each and every member is a picked solo artist, selected with great care. Grand tree street parade and open air musical concerts at 12:30 p. in., on principal streets and at 7:00 p. m., on show lot; also grand tree exhibition on show lot. Prof. Harry Clair, musical director. Petersburg, Friday, September 7th. Dr, Price’s Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made. Our Show is Under t'auvass. *1 offer no played-out, swindling, mounte-bank march or parade of cheaply daubed wagons, tinsel and trash to gull tho public and entice them into empty canvasses. But I do give all I advertise and more, too, for the money than any other showon earth. I think there is nothing too good for the people’s money. La Pearl’s show, Petersburg, Friday, September 7th. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award. Notice to Non-Resident. L The state of Indiana, Pike county. In the Pike circuit court, November term 1894. Caroline Richardsons vs. > Note and attachment Elijah Gladish. * No. 2418. The plaintiff in the above entitled cause having filed her complaint therein, together with an affidavit that the defendant, Elijah Gladish, is a non-resident of the state of Indiana, and that said action is brought to enforce the collection of the plaintiffs demand by proceedings In attachment. Now, therefore the said Elijah Glivdish is hereby notified that unless he be and appear on the first day of the next term of the PUe circuit court, to be bolden on the second Mouday of November, 1894. at the court house in Petersburg in said county and state and answer or demur to said complaint, the same 1 will be heard and determined in his absence. In witness whereof I hereunto set m.v hand and affix the seal of said court this 25th day Of August. 1894. GOODLET MORGAN. ' 16-3 Clerk. Richardson <% Taylor, PiamtitTs Att’ys.

Notice to Non-Resident. The State of Indiana, Pike connty In the Pike circuit- court. November term, \m. Leota Daylo,) vs. / Complaint No. 2412. Carl Daylo, j Now comes the plaintiff, by T. H. Dillon, her attorney. and flies her complaint herein,together with an affidavit.that the residence of the detendant Carl Daylo, is unknown, and that diligent inquiry has been made to ascertain the residence of said defendant but that said inquiry has not disclosed the residence of said defendant Notice is therefore hereby given said defendant that unless he be and appear on the first day of the next term of the Pike circuit court to be lioldeu on the second Monday ot November A !>., PstH, at the court house Iu Petersburg in said county and state, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will ire beard and determined in his absence. fn witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court, at Petersburg, tills Stii day o* August A. D., 1891. 18-4 GOODLKT MORGAN, Clerk. T. H. Dillon, plaintiff’s attorney. Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, trustee of Clay township, Pike county, Indiana. will let a contract for tlie building of a one-story frame school bouse, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 189-1, at two o’clock, p. m. The place of letting will be at Transitw C'att’s two miles northeast of Union ou the Hazeiton and Petersburg road. Plans and specifications can be seen at my residence 1 reserve the right to reject any and all bids. M. M. Gowkn, Trustee. Union. Indiana, Aug. 11,1894 14-3

- ^Notice of Insolvency. At tbe July term, MW, of the Pike circuit court the estate of John A. Brown was declared insolvent and the creditors and all persons are hereby notified that said estate Will be settled accordingly. F J .PATTERSON. 16-3 Administrator. August 23, 1894. Inquest. Tbe undersigned Justice, who held an inquest on a deait body found in his county on the 11th day of August, 1894, reports that the true name of said person is Williafh H Adkinson; that at the time of his death he was about twelve years of age; that he was of light complexion; slender made and five feet high; that when lie died he had on no clothing and had on iris person, so far as' I have been able to ascertain, no valuables, and that said William 11 Adklnsnu came to his death, by accidental drowning while bathing in White river Given under my hand the 13th day of August, 1894 PtCRRY W CHAfPEU., J P ,* Acting Coroner of Pike County, Indiana Motice of Application for Liqcor License, j Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned, Abijah Beaty, a male inhabitant of the State of Indiana, and over the age Of twentyone years, and not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, will make application to (he Board of Commissioners of Pike county, Indiana. at their next regular session in September, 1894. for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time and with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on tbe premises where sold for oue year. My place of business wherein said liquors are to be sold and drank is a one-story frame building on the following described real estate: On part lot No. To, commencing qt a point twenty-five feet, nortli of the southeast corner, thence north twenty-six feet; thence west forty feet; thence south twenty-six feet; thence east to tbe place of beginning, in tbe town of Winslow, Pike county, Indiana. ABIJAH BEATY.

APPLICATION FOR JJQUOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given that Henry Martin, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, over the age of t wenty-one years, will apply to t he Board ol Commissioners of Pike county, Indiana, at their September term, 1S04, for a license to sell spiritous, vinous and malt liquors in a leas quantity than a quart at a time witli the privilege of allowing the same to be drank upon my premises for one year. My place of business is in a one store frame building (known as theC. J Agee office} and fronts <m Broadway street in tire town of ssteudal, Pike count v, Indiana, Lockhart township, situated on part lot number one (1) more puriidtilarly described as commencing twenty (20) feel south of the northeast corner of lot number one (1), thence soutli parallel with Broadway street twenty (20) feet, thence west one hundred and live (10K) feet, thence twenty (20) feet north, thence one hundred and five [10aj feet east to the place of begin - ning. Ait ol which is situated in Lockhart towusiyp, Pike county, Indiana. HENRY MARTIN. -—f-»-Notice of Application for Liquor License. Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the town of Algiers and Jefferson township, Pike county, Indiana, that I, Martin Pennor, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, over the age of twenty-one years, and a fit person to be intrusted with the sale of intoxicating liqu >rx, will apply to the Board of Commissioners of Pike county, Indiana, at their September term of court ISM, for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in a less quantity than a quftrt at a time with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on Use premises ot my place of business for the period of one year. My place of business wherein said liquors are to be sold and drank Isa one-story fra mb building situated on a part of lot number eight (8), in the town of Algiers, Pike county, Indiana, which part ot said lot is more particularly described as follows, viz: Beginning at a stake on the north side of Main st reet in said town of Algiers, said stake being sixty-eight (68) feet west of the southeast corner of said lot number eight (8), running thence west along the line of said Main street twenty (20} feet, thence in accordance with the plat of said town north on the angle of said iovvn of A lgiers thirty-eight (38) leet, thence east on the augle of the town twenty (30) feet, thence south on the same angle thirty-eight (38) feet to the place of beginning, being in the town of Algiers, in Jefferson township, Pike county, state of Indiana. MA RT1N PENNE R.

Notice of ApplicatiOB for Liquor License. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned William S. Thompson, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, and not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and over the age of t wenty-one years, and a tit person to be in} trusted with the barter and sale of intoxicating liquors, will make application to the Board of Commissioners of Pike county, Indiana, at their next regular session in September, 18JM,lor» license to sell spirituous, viuous, malt and other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold for one year. My place of business is in the onestory frame building situated on lot number one hundred and twenty-live (125), in the town of Augusta, Pike county. Indiana. WILLIAM 8. THOMPSON. APPLICATION FORJIQUOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given that Charles Martin, a male inhabitant of the state of Indiana, over the age of twenty-oue years, will apply to the Hoard of Commissioners of Pike county. Indiana, at their September term. 18!M, for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in a less quantity than a quart at a time with t he privilege of allowing the same to be drank upon my premises for one year. My place of business is in a one story frftme building, [known as the Heuring* Williams stand] and fronts Third street, in the town of Veipen, Marion township. Pike county. Indiana. situated on part lot. number seventytwo [72], CHARLES MARTIN. .Dr. Price’s Cream Baking F’owder World’s Pair Highest Medal and Diploma.

THE PIKE COUNTY

Big Races Each Day Each and every department has hundreds of entries, and will show up larger than ever before. The Fair Association has at a great expense secured the ' >*, ear Of Southern Jubilee Singers. The company will give concerts each day of the fair free to all. The concerts will consist of plantation, jubilee and sentimental songs, banjo solos and clog and jig dances. This part of the fair will be well worth the price of admission. Some of the most noted race h^fses in the circuit will be here. Some of the horses have records as low as 2:17 are entered in the races, witness the sports. Come and haver a good time and September 3d to 8th PETSESBTJ^G.

«co^:ri<ra-9> Comes again to please you all. The Show that can always play a successful return date apri receive a warm welcome everywhere. The largest and best Show for the price that will visit you this season. Always Growing and Ever Better! A Show that is everywhere and at all times a welcome visitor.. A Show that advertises little and exhibits much. Two performances daily Its Yisit Keenly Watched for by Old and Young LA PEARL) 4 aaJHHI

25 Distinguished Performers. 25 KSTA Troupe of Performing Goats and Monkey-sJ^fl Biding Dogs! Biding Goats! Biding Monkey Best Troupe of Performing Ponies. Best Troupe of Performing Dogs i&BEST PERFORMERS OF THE TRIPLE HORIZONTAL BARS» The Most Hair Breadth and -Hazardous Trapeze Artists © BeaAo.tif-u.l I-1a.ca.3r -Artists © The Most Dazzling and Brilliant Lady Gymnasts Best Troupe of Juvenile Artists. The Most Wonderful Contortionists 6 FUNNY CLOWNS. BEST BRND GRAVELING The Most Skilled and Noted Gymnasts in the Profession Petersburg, Fridatyf Sept, 7