Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 22, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 October 1895 — Page 1

JTW VOL. XXVI. PETERSBURG, IND., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 11, 1895. NO. 22,

Mr. J. Frost Hm made his usual appearance. Be wise; be prepared to meet him at any time. You know one of those nice nobby Dress Patterns in the new novelty effect Is the proper thlBg. And by the way, we have them put up In pattern lengths so your neighbors wont have a dress like yours. Our Fall Dress Goods never were so pretty, the colors are modest and subdued and the prices “are away down.” Rich Cloaks^-*^^ For poor folks. Our line of Cloaks and Caffes are beyond description You must see them. They are In reach of the poorest purse. You know you put off buying last sea* son, now don’t delay any longer; come early while our as* sortment Is so large. To Farmers. We offer special Inducements to farmers and others to buy their fall supply of us now. Our Bhoe stock is large and we hold the prices down If others do advance them. < i i i i i i i i i i i i 4

JJ^ Agents for the Standard Patterns.

I W V- H0r9reve4f ; i .KNOCXERS OF HIGH PRICES.

George Martin is visiting friends in Spencer county. Ras Tlslow went to Peoria, Illinois, Monday on business. William Limp and wife went to St. Louis Monday morning. Wheat is worth 55 cents, and corn 25ceuts in the Petersburg market. Thomas Berens and James Gill, of Washington, Suudayed with friends here. Knox county fair, Vincennes, Oct. 14 to 19! Races at night by electrio light. 21-2 The district Epworth League convention meets at Evansville today and continues over Sunday. , Empress baking powder is made by a home company and guaranteed to be the best on the market. 42* ^Jo receptabie for soiled clothing, even If handsomely decorated, should be kept in a sleeping apartment. The Bloomfield fair will be held October 23 to 25. The E. & I. will sell tickets at one fare for the round trip to Ellistan. Mrs. Jacob Shandy and Miss Anna Shandv returned Monday afternoon from a six months visit to friends in Missouri and Kansas. Every reader of The Democrat should go and spend a day or so at Knox county fair, Oct. 14 to 19. Go and meet old friends and see the sights. 21-2 A lecture will be given at the A. M. E.bhnrch Tuesday nignt, October 15th. Subject: Origin of the Five Distinct Races,” by William L. Parry, M. D. All are invited; admission ten cents.

William Bierwert was at Evansville Thursday. Jesse Crow visited his family at Princeton over 8unday. Hon. A. II. Taylor was at Oakland City, Monday, on legal matters. Miss Alice and Florence Woobey of Augusta, are attending the Oakland City college. V G. J. Nichols is a>t Olney, Illinois, selling some lanc^belongiug to the ^oung assignment. < An invoice is being taken of the store of John Hammond who made an assignment last week, J. B. Borer will sell coal at the mine for 4t% cents, or delivered in the city at 6 cents per bushel. 22-3 Alva Fowler, Oakland City, made an assignment last Mouday morning. The liabilities and assests are not known at this time. Miss Nellie Blackburn of Decatur, will visit the editor’s family next week, stopping ofl here on her way home from the Epworth League con* ventiou being held at Evansville. The fair Reason will wind up at Vincennes next week. The Knox county tair for'a number of years has wound up the seasons of fairs in this section of the state. A large number from here will attend. Lon VanCampen, the uew harness man, has ju9t completed a fine set oT single harness for Dr. Burger. The set is all hand-made and of the best quality of goods. Mr. VanCapipen is building up a splendid trade. When wanting anything in his liue call on him. See ad in another column.

Bald eur $10.00 Men's All-Wool Suits “Wus a powerful good ’un for the money. He Is not handsome but he knows Ia good thing I When he sees It. We have a store ehuck Bill of New Fall Clothing; handsome, new, nobby Tailor-Made Clothing. Business Suits, Work Suits. Get' Married Suits, Suits for the humble, Suits for the rich. If you want a swell Suit from $5.00 to $20.00 we have the goods you are looking lor. Our Fall Hats are perfect beauties;'all the correct styles and hew shapes. We are agents for the W. L. DOUGLA 88 Famous Shoe. When*you want your (hll outfit and want J to be sure of ttie latest, call and see us.

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Hie Star Clolig lease

^TEMPLE OF FA8HI0N. Petersburg, Indiana.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters. News Items From Here, There and Everywhere. Court, City and Personal Items la an Abreyiated Form. ¥•« Will Find Them All Chder This HeaSISf. Subscribe for The Democrat. Thomas Read was Oakland City last week ou business matters. Winter weather is now fast approaching, aud don’t you forget it. Perry A. Chappell is at Seymour and Crothersvilie on business matters. H. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guarteed. 28* W S. Corn of Augusta, was here over Suuday, the guest of Sylvester Beach. George B. Ashby, the attorney, went to Rock port Wednesday on Dusiliess. Mrs. D. Q Chappell and son Posey returoed-Tuosday from their visit to Vincennes.

Empress baking powder has been thoroughly tested and pronounced superior to alt others. 42* We recommend Empress baking powder to those who desire a strictly pure and wholesome powder. 42* Judge Ely came borne from Jasper Saturday evening, where he is holding court, returning Sunday evening. The Indiana fourth state conference of charities and corrections wilt be held at Fort Wayne, October 22nd to 24th. The business men of Petersburg should organize an improvement company and locate a dozen or two tiretells* factories. Senator Mahone died Tuesday at his home in Washington City. The funeral and burial will take place at Petersburg, Virgiuia, his old home. In another columu you will notice the advertisement of Mrs. Emma Richardson, the milliner, announcing the fall aud winter arrival ot milliner goods. The missing assistant cashier of the Mt. Vernon bank, has been heard from. He is in Mexico, and there to stay. He writes back a full explanation of affairs. The Winslow park association will not turn over the gate receipts ot the recent Princeton-Petersburg games uutil the clubs play it over at that place. The Petersburg boys are willing. A telegram was received by A. G. Troutman the latter part of last week announcing the death of his brother-in-law, James Scales. Previous reports of his death were not trap.— Oakland City Journal.

Vinson France or Spurgeon, James L. Harrison of Bowman, Charles W. McClure, of Algiers, and George Peed of Union, were summoned as jurors in the United States court now being held at Evansville. Sheriff Ktnman left Monday afternoon for Huntington, Tennessee, taking with him Colonel Adams, whom he had Arrested on a requisition. Adams is wanted for several misdemeanors and tor jumping a bait bond. The sheriff will return today. Mage Taylor, the tinner, who owns the Fourth street .tin shop was doing some work yesterday and left his coat in the back ot the shop. When be went after it h^e found hie watch had been taken from the side coat pooket Mr. Tavlor can’t imagine who coqicl have taken his time piece. —Washington Democrat.

Mrs. Fannie Mount veiled at Washington Monday. Goto H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28^ S. G. and Chester Barrett went to .Cincinnati Monday on business. Mrs. John T. Bullen pf Evansville, is visiting her mother Mrs. E. Stocks.j Knox count? fair, Vincennes, Oct. 14 to 19. .Races at night by electric light. , 21-2 R. L. Hart returned Tuesday from a three months trip to Southern Missouri. James Boonshot went to St. Louis Monday to witness the Veiled Prophet festivities. Ladies, The Democrat office has just received a new line of visiting cards. Call and see them. Every can of Empress baking powder warranted. If not satisfactory the price will be refunded. 42* Horace Ely is at Indianapolis at - tending the Indiana law school, lie will be absent until next spring. Rouud trip tickets are being sold to Evansville this week at one fare on account of the Epworth League convention, To have brooms last, put them for three minutes in hot suds once :t week. Let them stand with the broom end up. Miss Jennie Lemons of Huntingburg, and Mrs. Samuel Glezen of Ireland, were guests of Petersburg friends Wednesday. Call at The Democrat office for your job printing. The best job printer in the city. See us before leaving your order. The young people of the C. P. church will give the first oyster supper of the season next Tuesday evening at the court house.

Superintendent Blaize is now making his first round among the schools of the couuty. He reports the schools now in sessiou as in splendid condition. The Indiana W. C. T. U. was in sessiou at VlnceriWs this week. Mrs. L. M. Beck, of Bloomington, was elected president and Mrs. M. O. Cam mack, ot Marion, secretary. Those of our subscribers who have promised to pay their subscription in coal or wood will please take notice that cold weather has set In and we can use that promised fuel to great advantage. Andrew Drybrough, who formerly operated the Lincoln institute here, but now resides at Crothersville, was hero l$st week on business. He will leave in a short time for Scotland to visit relatives. Thomas Wyatt and Miss Willie Nelson were married last Saturday afternoon at the Congregational parsonage at Hosmer by Rev. Smith. The intair was held at the home of Marion Nelson. Littles, in theeveniug. A fpw of our subscribers have failed to come In and stack down the coin for their back subscription. Last Friday ^e noticed one of our delinctums pay the cash for a foreign paper when he owes ns tor three years. Say come and see us. There has at last been a change made in postmasters at Survant. John Survant was appointed by the department at Washington last Saturday to fill the position, which has been held bv William Borders. The new postmaster will take charge as soon as his bond, is accepted and bis commission arrives.

Some people were born grumblers aod fault finders, says an exchange. The other day one of that class came into a store. The merchant remarked how fine the crops looked, but the farmer did not make any reply, and the merchant repeated what he had said* thinking the man did hot hear him. Finally the fellow answered: ‘'yes, but such a crop is darned wearin* on the land.” John O. Davis, cashier of the Pike county state i>ank, was married Wednesday afternoon at Louisville, Kentucky, to Miss Emma B. Castleman of Warsaw, Kentucky. The newly married couple will visit for a few days in Kentucky and will then go to Atlanta, Georgia, and visit the exposition. They will return here m kbout two ^eek^ Thb Democrat ioina wi,t^ bis host of triers here in 5 sr

Crow, Chapman, Crov!

Tom Taggart Elected Mayor of Indianapolis. The Balance of the Ticket Elected by Large Majorities. Thirteen Out «f Twenty Councilmen Elected—Crow Again! A Great Vlcterjr far the Democrat* No Eagle* This 'Week.

The , democrats made a sweeping victory in Indianapolis at the city election, electing Hon. Thomas Tag* gart mayor by over 4.000 majority. The democratic candidates for clerk, police judge and a large majority in the council were elected. Two yeats ago the republicans were successful electing Mavor Denny by 3,100 tna* jority. Quite a sweeping change In that time. ► » ! ■ \ Chattanooga Democratic. Chattanooga, Tennessee, held an election Tuesday to elect city officials. Last year the republicans^carried the city by 1,250 majority. Tuesday the democrats went them one better and wiped out the majority and carried the city by a large vote. Will Blair had the misfortune last Friday to have the large bone of the left arm broken in two places, while working on the new Fleming livery stable. A scantling fell a distance of several feet falling with snch force as to cause the accident as stated above.

George DeTar of Winslow, wu here Saturday on business. r Boom your town by doing something towards securing factories. Frank A Malott shipped two carloads of cattle to Indianapolis Tuesday. The state Baptist convention was held at Washington Monday and Tuesday. Empress baking powder stands at head of the list for purity and leaven- > fng qualities. 41* Mrs. Fred Smith went to Boonville Monday to visit her brother Charles Armstrong and family. ^rA uew invoice of kid gloves received, prices 75 and upward; every pair fitted at P. C. Hammond's. , 21-S Twenty-nine cases for diverce have been filed ip the Daviess circuit court. Marriage seems to be a failure tu that county.

Daniel C. Ashby visited v el pen, Tuesday, where the annual reunion of his regiment was held. Be reports a splendid time. Joseph Patterson is confined to hip bed with typhoid fever at his home ip Mt. Vernon. Ills many friends here nope for his complete recovery. The large elevator of Witherspoon Sc Barr at Princeton, was burned Monday night causing a loss of $25,000. The cause of the fire is unknown. Every reader of The Democrat should go and spend a day or so at the Knox county fair, Oct. 14 to 19, Go and meet old friends and see the sights. 21-2 In another*column will be found SQ advertisement qf John A. Shepard, the merchant of Spurgeon* Johp if one of the old business men of tfea£ place and knows the peoples wants. In today’s p^per fvtyj fee tbs advertisement of Qus Frank’s Mafia? moth store. A big line ot cloaks apd capes are being shown in ail the latest styles and classes of goods. Head the ad. The editor of the News will not need to kick auy more about the saw logs, as the enterprising manufacturers ot shingles have worked up the large lot of logs into firstclgss shingles and have shipped several carloads to various points. Several of The Democrat's old correspondents answered the call laat week and sent In the news from their respective localities. Let others come forward and send in the news item*. A correspondent is warned at Rumble, Union, Velpen, Wluslow and other points. Make the items brief and to the poiut. 4 At the meeting of the town trustees last Thursday night that body selected George B. Ashby as town attorney to fill out the unexplred term of the former attorney. The selection will give entire satisfaction; The attorney went to work at once and bv order of the board drew up an ordinance for the purpose of having sidewglks built along Vincennes ayenue to the cemetery. Correct. Let the move for sidewalks be kept up.

" Tl j First S CloakOpening i Mr. X- T. Brister, representing the I largest Fur House in America, will t be at our store and give a ‘Cloak Opening, Tuesday, October 15th We invite you all- He;* has some of the finest goods ever seen here. All are welcome. I 60s francs Uta^^att) glare MIAMI ■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■•■•I