Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 18, Petersburg, Pike County, 14 September 1894 — Page 8

Soda water at Bergen & Oliphant's. .Will Ilornbrook, of Princeton, an ^In the city last week. Goto H. 11. Ti^low for all kinds of watch and 'Slock repairs. 28* Frank White and Earl Burger left Monday for Hanover college.' 1 Mrs.. William Bcirwart and daughter Ethel, are at Evansville this week. Cnll Adams and Barney Alexander were at Washington the first of the 'week. Cherry-phosphate, the nicest summer drink in tne city, at Bergen & ’Olipham’s. * Mrs. Carl Burger went to Evansville Sunday to visit her parents for 'a few days. 3 Ed Reuss returned to Louisa, .Kentucky, Friday, after a few. weeks visit with relatives. For a nice cool, refreshing drink of any of the summer beverages go to ’the CitV drug store. * ' Mrs. John W. Bateman, of Henderson, Kentucky, was visiting her parents in this city last week. Charles Booushot aud wife and G. J. Niclfcls and wife are visiting 'friends at Princeton today. ' Fred Smith went to Indianapolis this week taking with him a blind girl to the institute for the blind: ' E. P. Richardson and wife, William ^raden and wife and Mrs. Henry *Read were at Princeton yesterday. Monet to Loan.—On five years’ time on real estate mortgage; low rates of interest. W. H. H. Thomas. ?tf W. E. Lamb and family, attended the fair at Princeton and also visited relatives in Clay township on their return. Richard Arnold, east of the city, returned from French Lick Springs last Wednesday, where he had been for several days. Samuel H. Fettinger, superintendent of the county infirmary, is making some very needed improvements at that institution. 3 Nick Spillman, editor of the Enterprise, Oakland City, was in the city last week attending the fair. He pronounced it one of the ‘-greatest.” Col. Henry Hyatt, of Washington, was in the city last week attending the fair. The colonal is a iolly fallow and has many friends in Petersburg. It Rev. S. F. Andersou. and J. B. .Young will leave for Bloomington next Tuesday, where they will attend the session of the Southern Iudiana M. E. conference.

The Hon. James Davidson has removed from his farm in Washington township, and now occupies the old Jerauld residence, corner of St^te and Prince streets.—Princeton Leader. Head Quarters—for real estate, farm and city property fojr sale on reasonable terms at the reliable realestate agency of W. H. H. Thomas, the leading real estate agency in the county. 38-5 The wheels of industry in our public schools began revolving Monday morning. Every grade was crowded to its utmost capacity, which# speaks for itself of the excellent system of educational advantages offered by the schools at this place. Petersburg merchants noticing the change that has taken place during the past few weeks have bought expensive stocks of goods, which have been received during the past week. 'At no time during the past several years have the merchants bought so extensively. This is an indication that times have opened up and the money market easier. Mrs. Nancy Davis, of Monroe township, is probably the oldest lady iu Southern Indiana. She is 103 years old and at the breaking out of the revolutionary w’ar her husband took up arms in defense of his home and native land. She still ' remains in Very good health, but has lost her eyesight. She is a good conversationalist and recounts the many priVations of early frontier life. For years and years she has been a resident of this county; Awarded Highest Honors, World’s Fair. DU BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. H (torn Am monk. Alum or any ft har adulterant. * if VEARS THE STANDARD,

All the latest summer drinks at the City drag store. •' * The directors of the fair association hold a meeting tomorrow. Miss Clyde Shoptaugh, of Princeton, visited Bertha Frank last week. H. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guarteed. 28* A large number of Petersburg people are attending the Princetou fair this week. A Mrs. Allen, living in the city, was robbed of a pocket book at the fair last week. The colored people of Patoka township fypldl a picnic this week. Quite a number were present. The U. R. K. of P. will take part in the competitive drity at Washington, October 3d during the fair. The old reliable family paper, Thk Democrat, is still in the front rank. Send in your name and the cash. Milt Mitchell was called to Howard county Wednesday by telegraph announcing the serious illness of his mother. Will Posey has taken charge of the Posev coal bank uear the city. All orders will receive prompt attention. See him before buying. 16-4. Indiana State fair Septemtfer 17th. Round trip tickets will be sold September 17 to 22 at one fare for the round trip, limited to return September 24. Sam Thompson was arrested iast week and taken before Squire Chappell on a charge of adoltry. The complaining witness did not appear and the prisoner was discharged. The board of commissioners have contracted! with Michael Walner to put in new steps at the front entrance to the court house and to place new stone pillars under the arches. The cost of the work is $199. Smith & Battles, the barbers, have added bath rooms to their shop. Everything has been put 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. J. W. Wilson, the attorney, will not leave Petersburg as stated in the Press, but will remain in Petersburg and practice his profession. He expects to make this his home for all future time and wishes the public to so understand it. -

If parties who “run up” against every slick game that comeVto the city would subscribe for their county papers they would no doubt be dollars ahead. Last week during the fair, it is said, several people were done up by the slick gents who follow -fairs for a living. If you need a pair of pants you want to see us, for we have just received a fine stock and at prices that are much lower than ever offered in this market. We are selling better shoes for the price tban anyone else. A nice line ot dry goods just receivod. Call and see us and learn prices. 16-3 J J. B. Young & Co. The rains of Wednesday and Thursday were very beueficial to the farmers of the county, inasmuch as the wheat ground was very dry and hard to work. Much wheat has been sown and in many neighborhoods the ground has been broken and ready for drilling. The acreage in Pike county will be above the average. During the past week a large number of The Democrat’s patrons have come in and deposited for their back subscription dues, for which we are very thankful. There are still a large uumber who are in arrears for the past two years and to whom statements haye been sent. We must have these amounts as soon as possible to meet onr obligations. Please come to the lront. Attorney James A. McClure has returned from a business trip to Washington and Petersburg. While at the latter place he attended the Pike county fair, which is in progress this week. He says they have a good fair, but uot so good, of course, as our own great exposition. They had a large crowd Thursday, among whom he saw a number fjrom Vincennes and Kuox county.—Vincennes Commercial. An Oakland C'ty young lady quit chewing gum long enough the other day to remark: “A blush is a temporary erythema and calorfic effulgence of the physiognomy, actiologlzed by the prospectiveness of the sensorium when iu a predicament of unequilibrity from a sense of shpme. auger or other cause, eventuating in a paresis of the vaso-moter filaments, of the facial capillaries, whereby, being divested of their elasticity, they are suffused with radiance emanating from an intimidated praccordia.

PIKE COUNTY ITEMS, News Gathered by Our Correspondents from Various Parts of Pike County for the Democrat’s Headers. foar Friends, Where and What they Are Doing at Present. Brief News Items Graphically Portrayed—Seed la fear Items. Otwell Doings. A political campaign has commenced in Jefferson township. Hargrave and Chesser spoke to a small crowd at Otwell last Saturday. Doc Meadow and Frank Meadow and families of Washington county, are visiting relatives in the vicinity of Otwell. The Winslow and Otwell base ball teams crossed bats at the Otwell club park last Sunday. The game was a draw. At the first balf of the sixth inning the score 6tood IS to20 in favorof Winslow. Winslow came to beat and they came well supplied to bluff. This kind of playing is played oat. If they want to play fair all is right, otherwise we are not in it. John Young, of Petersburg, passed through our place last Tuesday. Goodlet Mount thinks that he would like to meet Rev. Chesser some time in the future. Corn’s mill would be a suitable place. Subject: Tariff and general reform. The Otwell Sunday scbool is making preparations to attend the convention at Liberty next Saturday. Amos Braden and wife, of Hosmer, are visiting relatives and friends in our burg. Fred Pride is down with typhoid fever. The ice cream supper at R N. Rhodes’ last Tuesday night was well attended and all had a nice time A. M. Bailey, a well-known citizen of Eugene, Oregon, says his wife has for years been troubled with chronic diarrhoea aud used many remedies with little relief until she tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which has cured her sound and well. Give it a trial and you will be surprised at the prompt relie! it affords. 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by J R. Adams & Son, Petersburg, and E Dillon, Otwell S

Lemasterville Items. What’s the matter with Beatty,—'‘He’s all right.” Although a very low price is offered for wheat a large crop will be sown in this part. Some of our citizens attended the Pike county fair for the first time last week. George Coats and family have just returned from an extended visit with his mother, who lives atQrayville, 111. S. P. English, a well-known and highly respected teachei of our township and county, has taken charge of the school at Todd's Point, 111., at a good salary May his labors be crowned with brilliant success. Quite a number of our people will attend the Sunday school picnic at Bethel church next Saturday. A good time is promised. As another specimen of republican economy come over and see a bridge recently constructed across Sout Fork, just south of Lemasterville. Isis entirely worthless since it is below the level <4 the road, and in time of high water no bridge will be seen. It is said that the lumber cost a great deal of money and many men in the immediate neighborhood would have been glad to have furnished the lumber at $1.00 per hundred. For commissioners Bowman and Bottoms are the men to elect this fall. For instance, Mrs. Chas Rogers, of Bay City, Mich., accidently spilled scalding water over her little boy. She promptly applied De Witt’s Witch Hazei Salve, giving instant relief. Its a wonderful good salve for burns, bruises, sores, and a sure cure for piles. J R. Adams & Son. * Cato Items. Received too late for publication last week. The Traylor chapel Sunday School attended the picnic at Otwell last Friday. Miss Ola Smith, of Shoals, is visiting relatives and friends near Cato. Miss Lula Abbott, who received a sprained ankle by falling down stairs some few weeks ago, is able to be with us again. Robert Clark, of Jasper, was the guest of Clarence Abbott last Saturday. Alford DeBruler, formerly of this county, but who moved to Nebraska some few years ago, made his appearance again last week. W. A. Bell went to Pikeville last week on business. Bill Cooper, of near Ireland, visited flriends near Cato last week. Farmers are busy plowing lor wheat There will be a large crop sowed this year. John Elkins and wife, of Illinois, are visiting at this place. George Brenton and son, of Winslow, were in this vicinity last week. Marvelous Results. From a letter written By Rev. J. Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich., we are per- *

mitted to make this extract: “1 have qp hesitation in recommending Dr. Kings’ New Discover;, as the results were almost marvelous in the case of m; wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist church at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La grippe. Terrible paroxysms ol coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King’s New Discover;; it was quick in its work and highlv satisfactory in results ” Trial bottles free at J. R Adams A Son’s drug store. Regular sixe 50c and $1. One word describes it—“perfection.” We refer to De Witt’s Witch flaael Salve, cures obstinate sores, burns, skin disease and is a well known cure for piles, J, R Adams A Son. *• Lemasterrille Items, Received too iate for publication last week. Jep Griffith's wife is having a seige of typhoid. George Coates and family are visiting his mother, near Grayville, 111 John Reed will occupy his new dwelling soon. A. G Cato will teach at Union this winter. Died, last Friday, an infant of George Ashby. George Parks and T. W. Shoulder were with a stand at the Petersburg fair. Eggs are worth 12 cents this week. Small in sixe, 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. * While in Chicago1, Mr Charles L. Kahler, a prominent Bnoe merchant of Des Moines, Iowa, had quite a serious time of it. He took such a severe cold that he could hardly talk or navigate, but the prompt use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cured him of his cold so quickly that others at the hotel who had bad colds followed his example and a half a dozen persons ordered it from the nearest drug store. They were profuse in their thanks to Mr. Kahler tor telling them how to cure a bad cold quickly. For sale by J. R. Adams & Son, Petersburg, and E. Dillon, Otwell. S No gripping, no nausea, no pain, when DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are taken. Safe pill. Small pill. Best pill. J. R. Adams & Son. *

Hosiner Items. Hosmer base ball boys went to White River bottoms to play last Sunday. Rev. T. Smith went to Oakland City last Tuesday. Miss Wright, a Lady Missionary from from Auky, Asia, will preach at the Congregational church of this place next Sunday, Sept. 16th, at 10:30 a. m., and 7:00 p. m She will sing and talk in the Turkish language and also show how the Turks eat and dress. She is a missionary from the Congregational Missionary Society. Everybody should come and see the modes and ways of the heathen lands. A satisfied customer is a permanent one. Thar’s why we recommend De Witt’s Little Early Risers. They cure constipation, indigestion and billiouspess. J. R Adams & Son. __ * Commissioner’s Court. Silas Kirk, trustee of Logan township, was authorized by the board to incur indebtedness to build a school house. M. M. Gowea, trustee of Clay township, was authorized to incur indebtedness to build a school house. J. S. Barrett, trustee of Lockhart totvnship, was authorized to incur indebtedness to build a school house. Clement E. Craig,- of Jefferson township was appointed to a scholarship in Purdue university. Henry Martin, Stendal, application for liquor license. Remonstrance filed, and application rejected. The following liquor liceuses were granted: Joseph Maher, Velpeu; Martin Penher, Algiers; John A. Smiser, Petersburg; William S. Thompson, Augusta; Abijah Beaty, Winslow; Charles Martin. Velpeu. People are very forgetful. They have to thiuk pretty hard to remember the vice presidential candidate two campaigns back, and yet he was pretty well advertised at the time. It has been truly said that the time to advertise is all the time. In business there is no such thing as standing still. A business mau must go forwards or he will iall back. Even if you do just as much business this year as you did last, some other fellow is'doing more business, aud he is getting ahead of you. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Pair Highest Award. If people would just remember that flour will extinguish blazing gasoline, the knowledge would be estimable, said a citizen to a reporter. “The other day the tank to our gasoline stove was blazing. Wet cloths were used without effect, when I remembered that I had r^ad that flour would extinguish the blaze. A haud-full almost put it out, and another snqffed it out completely.” It would he a good idea to paste this up, so in an emergency, it might save life and property.— Mt. Carmel Register. u Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made.

Administrator’s Sale of Personal Property. ' - Notice is hereby given that the undenignjd, as administrator of the estate of J. G. Snyder, deceased, will offer for sale at public Auction at the late residence of the said deceient, in Madison township. Pike county! Inliana, on I * SATURDAY. OCTOBER «, 1884 Fhe following personal property, to-wit: One horse, wheat, fire stands of bees, farming implements, one-third of eighteen acres of corn in the field, one set blacksmith tools, carpenter tools, household and kitchen furniture and other articles. Term or Sale:—All sums of 96 and under, cash on day ot sale. On all sums over IS a credit of nine months will be given, the purchaser to give notes for deterred payment with Interest at the rate of six iter cent, with sufficient personal sureties, to the approval-, of the undersigned administrator. Sale to* commence at 10 o’clock a. m. Joseph L Harrisok, 18-3 Administrator. Notice to Non-Resident. The State of Indiana, Pike county. In the Pike Circuit Court, November term, 1801 Addison Willis, \ Sarah Christmas, Naucy J.Shoulta,etal I vs } Partition, No. ^337. Thomas J. Willis. | Franklin Willis, I Lizzie Borders, et al. The plaintiff’s having filed their complaint herein, together with an affidavit that the defendant Lizzie Borders is a non-resident oi the State of Indiana and that said action is for the partition of real estate belonging to said parties. Now, therefore, the said defendant Lizzie Borders is hereby notified that unless sne be ana appear on the first day of the next term or the Pike Circuit Court to be holden on the second Monday of November, 1881, at the court house, in Petersburg, in said county and state and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will he heard and determined in her absence. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court, this 3rd day of September, 1881. Goodlet Morgan, 17-3 Clerk. Notice to Non-Resident. The state of Indiana, Pike county. In the Pike circuit court, November term 1881. Caroline Richardson) vs. > Note and attachment Elijah Gladlsh. . > No. 2418. The plaintiff in the above entitled cajggB having filed her complaint therein, togeflfir with an affidavit that the defendant, Elijah tiladish, is a non-resident of the state of Indiana, and that said action is brought to enforce the collection of the plaintifi’s demand by proceedings in attachment. Now, therefore the said Elijah Gladlsh is hereby notified that unless he be and appear on the first day of the next term of the Pi se circuit court, to be holden on the second Monday of November, 1884. at the court house in Petersburg In said county and state and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will he heard and determined in his absence. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court this 25th day of August, 1884. GOODLET MORG AN. 18-8 . Clerk. Richardson & Taylor, Plaintiff’s Att’ys. Notice of Election. There will be a meeting on Saturday, October 6. 1884, at the Ashby cemetery in Patoka township, Pike county. Indiana, for the purpose of electing trustees for the buildiug of a church at that point. S. C. Weeks. Notice of Insolvency. At the July term, 1884, of the Pike circuit court the estate of John A. Brown was declared insolvent and the creditors and all persons atv hereby notified that said estate will be settled accordingly. F. J PATTERSON, 16-3 AdministratorAugust 23, 1884.

== A meeting.

The Democratic Campaign In *Pike County will be opened in Petersburg. Saturday, Espt. 22/94 And will be held at the Fair Grounds, weather permitting. MAJ. 6. V. MfliZIES j The most eloquent orator of Southern - Indiana, and HON. J. L BRETZ, Congressman of the Second District, will be the speakers of the day. EVERYBODY COME! Out and hear the issued of the day fairly and honestly discussed from a Democratic standpoint. This is the day set apart for the open-' lug of the campaign in every County in Indiana by tbe Democratic State committee. So let every voter be present. M. McC. STOOPS, M. L. HEATHMAN, Secretary. Chairman. Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned hes been appointed by tbe Clerk of the Pike Circuit Court of Pike county. State of ludiana, administrator of the estate of J. G. I Snyder late of Pike county, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent, Joseph L. Harrison, Sept. 8,1891. Administrator.

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