Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 16, Petersburg, Pike County, 30 August 1895 — Page 1

VOL. XXVI. PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY. AUGUST 30, 1895. NO. 16,

Attend the big fair at Petersburg. Dr. Basinger of Oatsviile, was in 4be city Monday. John McAtee of Oakland City, was tin the city Monday. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch aud clock repairs. 28* W. Y. Hargrove returned home from Cincinnati last Friday. What »arc you going to exhibit at the Pike county fait ? Get something ready. W. S. Park of Petersburg, was in the city yesterday. — Evansville Journal. Empress baking powder stands at chead of the list for purity and leavening qualities. 41* We see it stated that a gentleman from Fairfield, III., is going to revive the paper at Winslow. Call at the “Blue Front” grocery store and see the fine line of queensware and glassware just received. 11 Mrs. Bain and daughters of Oakland City, and Thrower Shepard of Florida, Sundaycd with friends here. The tour year old son of Jesse Peed, near Union, died last Sunday of dyptheria. The .bereaved parents have the sympathy of friends. Dandruff is due to an enfeebled state of the skin. Hall’s Ilair Benewer quickens the nutritive functions of the skin, healing and preventing the formation of dandruff. Tiie Democrat carries in stock a ! line of high grade and fancy envel-| opes, folders, wedding and mourning goods, and cards and envelopes suitable for fashionable parties, ('all and see thetu. The Union Baptist Association is in session at Indian Prarie, Sullivan county this week. Among the number attending from this place are Rev. and Mrs. Law and Mrs. 11.C.Rice, Mrs. Blanche Morgan and Charles Milcy. y

Judge Weiboru was in town yester* diy. Bring yonf family to the Pike county fair. Mrs. William Malott or Madison township, is very sick. Lou Fairchilds of Washington, was in Petersburg Monday. Rome Evans of the Washington Gazette was >u the city Mouday. Wheat is worth 58 cents, and corn 35 cents in the Petersburg market. Rev. Joseph Wiggs of Winslow, transacted business here Wednesday. if. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guarteed. 28* \ Charles Boonshot, attended the grand conclave of Knights of Tern plars at Boston. Don’t fail to attend the Pike county fair September 2d to 7th. Big attractions everyday. Miss Nellie Coon rod returned home Monday, after several weeks visit with Monroe friends. Come to Petersburg September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and attend the Pike county* fair. New attractions each day. T William Frick, of the Frick-Rische Cabinet company, made a business trip to Petersburg, Tuesday.—Huntiiigburg News. Foit Rent —My house and small tract of land. Work will be given tenant ou the rest of the farm. Apply at ouce. 16 2 Doug Barker. The Pike county fair will be immense tliis year and don’t you forget it. The managers are getting a hustle oil themselves and witt'inako it surpass anything ever held here. Last Saturday<a little boy got the best of a Main street grocer. The little boy ami his mother came into the store and did some trading, when the proprietor gave the little boy a stick of candy. The little boy’s mother said. “What must you sav to him?*’ The little fellow replied, “Charge it.*’

Commissioners court convenes next week. Good races each day of the Pike county fair. ^ Rev. Walter Burger came home from Shoals, Monday. Sig Frank and wife of Princeton, visited here last Sunday. Ex-Senator Henry J. Wiggs of Arthur, was in town Wednesday. I * - Balloon ascension each day of the Pike county fair by Prof. Deveraux. C. V. Nafe of South Chicago, is the guests of Col. W. A. Oliphant and family. Stay at home and attend the biggest of all county fairs. September 2d to 7th. Latest style in oak pianos and organs can be 6een at Whitman's music store. Empress baking powder has been thoroughly tested • aud pronounced superior to all others, 42* Mrs. Dr. Grey and daughter, of Otwell, were the guests of friends here the first of the week. A breach of promise suit brought by a woman of seventy against a man of eighty-one is the theme of gossip in Marinette, WisThe Pike county fair will lead all expositions this year. The managers are now hard at work. Don’t fail to attend every day. AI fen Barr a teacher of Algiers, Pike county, and a B. S. of the Southern Indiana Normal college was in town this week attending the teachers’ Institute.—Boonville Enquire. On Friday night last some fiend in human shape went into the pasture of Sebastain Anderson, near Ireland, and with a knife stabbed fire horses and colts. One fine horse died from the cuts Saturday, and the others were | badly injured. The man who would do a thing of that kind is to be dreaded in a community as bad as a pestilence as he must be devoid of all ' human feelings.

Jerome Nichols went to Oluey, III., Monday. The big fair will be held at Peters, burg this year. A large stock of fine organs and piano’s on exhibition at Whitman’s. John Whitman, placed a fine Estey organ in the M. E. church at Algiers, Tuesday. The “Blue Front” grocery store is the best place iu town for cheap groceries. 11 Simon .Leri ot Terre Haute, was in Petersburg Sunday Shaking hands with old friends. A. J, Powers of Spurgeon, Pike county, was in town Saturday.— Boonv'.lle Enquire. Dr. I. H. Lamar who has been on the sick list for the past week or two, is slowly improving. Empress baking powder is made by a home company and guaranteed to be the best on the markets 42* > Mrs. Ingram and daughter Miss Emma, of Vincennes, are the guests of Moses Frank aud family. Miss Ella McGowen, the popular clerk at the mammoth dry goods store, is quite ill with malarial fever. Coax for SaleI—I have about 4,000 bushels of old corn that I will sell for 35 cents per bushel at the farm. 14-3 W. H. Fulcher, Miss Mamie Burns has returned from her visit to Henderson. Next week she leaves for ^Petersburg to spend several months with friend and relatives.—Evansville Journal. Memory is a little treacherous now and then, and causes one to forget some things worth remembering, tin* lass one has an experience like that which came to Mr. D. E. East, Moffatt’s Creek, Va., who says “I had been suffering for years with a torpid liver aud found no relief until I took Simmons Liver Regulator when I was entirely relieved of my troubles. 1 never intend being without Slmmons Liver Regulator.” ^

Dr. Adams lost a valuable horse Monday. Balloon ascension each day of the Pike county fair. Joe Patterson of Mt. Vernon, was shaking hands with old friends last Friday. i September 2,3, 4, 5, 6 aud 7 are the dates ot the Pike county fair. Come every day. Piinos and organs at very low prices aud ou easy terms at Whitman’s music store. Mrs. E. W. Nash of New Harmony, is the guest ot her pareuts. Dr. Grigsby and family. Mrs. Beitman and ton of Washington, visited the family ot Gustoff Frank Sunday. ^Mrs.Soloman, and Mrs. Rosa Older of Princetou, are visiting William Liibs and family this week. We recommend Empress baking powder to those who desire a strictly pure and wholesome powder. 42* Isaac Hess who has been visiting the families of Gustoff aud Moses Frank for a lew weeks'returned to his home in St. Louis last Saturday. Muncie ladies have beon swindled by agents selling a bottle of headache > medicine for one dollar and agreeing to give them a dress pattern, to be delivered two days later. The patterns have not arrived yet, J. S. McCoy of Madison township, returned home Monday, from a business trip to New York. He reports crops suffering from drouth in many sections of the country through which he passed. .No where is the prospect for corn better than in this section of our own state. The manager of the opera house has succedcd in contracting with the manager of Billie Casads, famous colored minstrels twenty five in number, for their appearance^! the opera house for one night oniv during the week of the fair Friday night September 6, 1895. Look out for ..bills and lithographs.

Max Blitzer, left Saturday, for New York city. Wait for the Pike county fair, the first week in September. See the balloon ascention and para* chute le^peioh day during the fair at Petersburg. | ^ Be'sure anti read Hargrove’s add this week, its chuck full of bargains and yon want em. Miss Blanch Hammond of Oakland City, is now residing in Boonville.— Boonville Enquire. Miss Dorothy Henry, who is visit* ing Mr. and Mrs. Clark Whitman, was quite sick last week. E^ery can of Empress baking powder warranted. If not satisfactory the price wilt be refunded. 42* Quiet a number of our people took advantages of the seduced rate to * Evansville Saturday Agent Guucle sold sixty tickets. Mrs. (ins Frank and Son Isaac, who have been visiting in Germany | for the past three months returned home last Saturday. They have much, of interest to tell of their trip. They were met in New York by Sol Frank. ‘ Daniel II. Hardin of Dayton, * Washington is shaking hands with friends here thh? week. Mr. Hardin was one of Pike counties pioneers, and for several years was engaged as foreman of the paint room with the Hulniau plow company at Evansville. He has again accepted the same poai? tLon for the coining year. A coaching party consisting of j some of Vincennes best people tarried ^ in our city a short time Thursday while on ‘their way home ^Crom a trip across the state. They left Vincennes some two weeks ago for their outing and visitied Indian Springs, West Baden Springs, Louisville and Wyandotte cave. They report a most enjoyable time along the way save when they were climbing the toilsome baby mountains of Ciawfotil cohntv.

^ » ■ ■ . ■ »—— —+,-L, . 1 . ■ —— - . --- II. — 1-U. — i ir — •*- YOUR TIME HAS COME. p—PM—m ■ ■ v ■ ■ . i ■ | 1 ’’ : . j-*{'■ . This is what you have been looking for. Good Times are now waiting for you at our stores. Great Auction Sale of thousands and thousands of dollars worth of goods from the great Specker Bros., failure in Cincinnati. Our Stores are packed with goods from floor to ceiling; nothing like it ever seen before in Petersburg. In the face of the recent advance of all kinds of goods it will be a pleasure to buy your winter supply at about 50 cents on the dollar, or half the regular price. We are working night and day and will have the stock in shape Monday, Sept. 1st. Don’t delay, this golden opportunity may never happen again. This sale will last from day to day until all the-goods are sold. Extra clerks have been engaged so you won’t have to wait. * >

Dry Goods Store. Read tfie prices. Genuine American Indigo Blue prints, 3^c regular New fall patterns, prints, fast colors, 4c “ Dress ginghams, nice dress styles, 6c *' Double width Cashmere, new colors, 10c * “ Yard Wide Bleach Muslin, 5c “ Extra Heavy Brown Muslin, 5c ' “ Nice towling, good quality, 3^0 “ Turkey Red Table linen, 19c ‘ 1 pair blankets, 59c * Good heavy comfort, 79c “ All wool red-twilled flannel, 19c * Good quality Canton flannel, 5c , ‘ Ladies Black hose fast color, 5c ‘ Ladies Heavy Undervests, 25c “ Infants Undershirts, ioc “ Infants Wool hose, 8c ‘ Pure Vaseline in bottles, 5c * Ladies’ 4 button real kid gloves, 75c Baby Shoes red and black, 15c Ladies shoes with pat tip, 98c << price 6#c 6^c ioc 15c 8/3C ?Y> W 36c 1.00 1*35 25c 8^S ioc 50c 20c 15c IOC 1*35 35c *•35

Star Clothing House. Compare the prices. Boys Heavy winter suits, 79c regular price $1.25 Boys knee pants, nice patterns, 19c “ 35c Boys jeans coats, good and heavy, 98c “ 1.25 Mens fine Kersey's suits, fall styles, 4.50 “ 7.00 Mens fine casimere suits, beauties, $6.50 “ 8.50 Choice of thousand suits all the very latest styles and colors made to sell at $10, $12 and $15 now $8 and $10. Mens jeans pants, lined throughout, 75c regular price $1. Mens new fall overcoats, good and warm, $2.50 “ 4. Boys overcoats, nice styles, $1.15 “ 2. Mens good stout boots, a dandy, $1.48 ' “ 2. Mens Genuine Kip boots, will wear a year, 1.98 “ 2.75 Mens heavy seamless sox, 5c • * “ 10c Mens lined winter gloves, 35c “ 50c Mens wool sox, 15c. Mens Drill Drawers, 19c. Mens heavy cut flannel drawers, 25c. Mens soft fur hats^Sc. Mens solid congress shoes, $1.00. Mens Laumiried white shirts, a beauty, 50c. Mens heav)- sweaters, 25c. 8 § 8 §

We could write for hours and pot tell you half the good things in this grand sale. We say again don’t fail to come even if you live 50 miles away it will pay you a hundred fold. This is a chance of a life? time. Bring this advertisement with you. V. HARGROVE & CO., Peoples’ Dry Goods Store and Star Clothing House, . } ** L ■ ... ■- 5'::.ifsS _:_ —