Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 32, Petersburg, Pike County, 20 December 1895 — Page 1

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It requires grit to cut and slash Boots and Shoes since the great advance in leather, but cash controls the world. So it does leather. 5 So here it goes. We will always give you the best Shoes fur the money. You can save from 50c to $1.00 on every pair of Shoes you buy of us. Ladies’ Kid Button Shoes, $ 98 Ladies Dongola Kid, button with patent leather tip 1 25 Ladies’ fine Dongola, button, extra quality /. 1 48 Ladies’ genuine Stribley, regular $3.00 grade, 2 25 *Thos. Plant, fine kid,, button, cork sole, $3.59 shoe, 3 00 Infant’s Moccasins, light and soft, 25 Infant’s Colored Shoes, nice and easy, 15 Women’s heavy Qil Grain Shoes, with rjyets, 1 19 Women’s heavy Calf Button Shoes, riveted, 1 19 Men’s $2.qo Sewed Congress or Lace, 1 48 glen’s genuine Sa|in Calf, congress or lace, 2 00 W. L. Douglass fine Calf Shoes, congress qr lace, 2 25 Men’s $4.00 hand-sewed, all style toes, 3 00 Men’s good, solid Winter Boots, - 1 48 Men's heavy Boots, good and solid, . 1 98 4 Men’s genuine Kip Boots, worth $3.75, - 3 00 A Fine Line of Ladies’ and Obildren’s White Slippers Just received. We sell more Boots and Shoes than any four stores. You can afford to travel fifty miles to see our famous 10c Counter. K. I Hargrove £ Co Slashers of High Prices in Petersburg.

I He Who Asks Timidly Courts Denial. — | Therefore we are most positive in our statement. We want to | — sell you a good warm Suit of Clothes, an Overcoat, a pair of — | Boots—In fact all you need In our line. We aje talking to you, | —not your neighbor or second cousin, nor anybody else but you. — I We ask you to buy of us because we can offer you the best and | —most complete line to select from. If you wish to make your- — | self a nice „ U'-; ’ ^ • v . ■ , . Christmas Presents Buy a pair of our Fancy Slippers, Silk Suspenders, a new style Necktie, or ii you want something more substantial why just fit yourself with a pairol W. L. DOUGLASS tS.00 Shoes, and you will' be well pleased with yourself. We are making a special effort to please you during the holidays. Star Cl®tt)ti)i |4®ase TEMPLE OF FASHION, ^PETERSBURG, INDIANAN

Fine water sets at Viehe’s. Get your holiday goods at Bergen & Oliphant’s. All the latest styles in lamps at J. H. Viche & Co’s. 31-3 Go to Salem Hammond for gold watches and silverware. Princeton wants an electric street par line. Push ’er along. Curtis Gilbert of Washington, was here Saturday on business. Pat McCarty, Washington, was in town Tuesday attending court, Joseph Cassidy, Clay township, was in town Saturday on business. Don’t fail to see those nice holiday presents at Hammond's jewolry store. H. H. Tislow jewelry and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guarteed. ■ 28*' Pet» Byers has returned home and taken a position as operatorft the E. & I. depot. James Shepard, postmaster at Spurgeon, was in the city last Friday bn business.

The grand jury will convene next week to finish op their work for the December session. Empress baking powder has been thoroughly tested aud pronounced superior to all others. 42* The holiday festivities will occur next week. While making your presents remember the poor. Handkerchiers, hair ornaments, boas, ties, etc., for Xmas, at extremely low prices. 32-2 P. C. Hammond, Corn for sal*.—2,000 bushels of first class corn tor 6ale at the Ash farm. 30tf Fred Gompf. Mrs.,J. A. Crow of Princeton, visited here over Suudav with her husband, the undertaker at Fred Smith’s. W, E. Cox,'prosecutor, has a grand iury on his hands in Pike county; which is keeping him husv by “whooping up things.*’—Jasper Courier. , Fred Gompf will open tip a bakery and restaurant in the room formerly occupied by Backes & Berridge on lower Main street. He will be ready for business about the first of the year. Success. In another column will be found a notice to the share holders of the Home building and loan association notifying them that an election will be .• held December 27th for the purpose of electing directors for the association. Mrs. Helen Wright, one of Thk Democrat’s first subscribers, called Monday afternoon to renew her subscription. She is past seventy years, of age and is still $ble to get around and attend to her duties as president of the Relief Corps and church work. She remembers very distinctly President Jackson in his boyhood days. Tuesday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the M. E church occurred the marriage of John Watson and Lyde M. Parker, Rev. Anderson officiating, in the presence of relatives and a few invited frleuds. The bride and groom are well known Petersburg people, having lived here all their lives, and have a host of friends who join in hearty congratulations.

Don’t fail to call at VwWa for your groceries. 31-2 Christmas presents by t^e wagon load at Rickrich’s. Do you want a gold wgtch ? it so, see Salem Hammoud. Green Campbell of Pikeville, attended court Wednesday. . R. F. llart of Logan township, was in town Monday on business. Capt. J. M. Lemon, Washington, visited friends here last week. The weather has been quite changeable during the last tew days. Elegant line of queensware’ at Viohe’s. See those fine chamber sets. William Templin, near Wright’s ferry, was in town Saturday ou business. See those finq onyx tables, stand and hanging lamps at Bergen & Oliphant’s. Mrs. John Durham died last Sunday night and was buried Monday | afternoon.

The M. E. Sunday School will give an entertaiumeut uext Tuesday night at the church. J. H. Yiehe & Co, have 150Q pounds of candy -lor the holidays. Stick candy 7)£c per pound. 31-3 ! Hon. Smiley N. Chambers of Indianapolis, was here Monday and Tuesday attending court. Empress baking powder is made by a home company aud guaranteed to be the best ou the market. 42* Mrs. Samuel Jackson of Princeton, is visitiug her mother, Mrs Henry Ashby in Patoka township. There will be a supper and chisttnas tree entertainment given at the Gladish church in Madison township, on New Year’s eve. The many friends of Miss Frank Taylor, teacher in the city schools, will be glad to learn that her health is rapidly improving. The yoqng people of Petersburg held a social dance last Tuesday evening at thb Patterson building. There were quite a number present. H. A. Ashby of Patoka township, was in town last Saturday. While here he called at our sanctum and plunked down the plunker9 that jiugle in a feller’s jeans pocket. Among those who attended the reuniqn of the Fifty-eight regiment at Princeton last week from this county were Abe Cole, Monroe township; W. H. Kendell, Otwell; Daniel Harrison, Glezen, and Samuel Snyder, Uniou. „, The corps of gentlemen wtjo are surveying White river for the purpose of making a report to the government as to whether the river can be made navigable have reached Wright’s ferry, where they camped last Sunday. On Thanksgiving night a pie supper was giveu at the Loveless school houseiu Logan township. From the small number of twenty-niue pies, there was realized $8.40. The proceeds are to be used in the purchase of the Reading Circle books for the. young people. Who can beat it? Teachers give something of the kind a trial.

Mrs. D. S. Osborn is quite ill with la grippe. % ;i ' See Rickrich for your holiday goods. Big line. • ~ Casdies, nuts and everything good to eat at Viehe’s. 31-3 William Liibs has beeg laid up during the pajst week. An elegant line of holiday presents gt Bergen & Oliphant’s. Something nice in Christmas pres* ents at Salem Hammond’s. Mrs. Zack Woods was seriously ill the latter part of last week. D. T. Phillips and daughter of Hyatt, visited friends at Otwell Monday. Miss Nellie Lingo visited the Misses Denote and Dora Dale at Washington last week.

Empress baking powder stands at head of the list for purity and leaven* ing qualities. 41* William H. Stull of Obian, Tennessee, was here the past week visiting relatives and friends. Before buying your Christmas presents see Rickrich. He has an immense stock of all kinds. - We recommend Empress baking powder to those who desire a strictly pure and wholesome powder. 42* Mrs. Aurelia Lett and daughter Miss Laura, of near Washington, were the guests of Mrs. D. C. Ashby Tuesday. The infant son of Sherman and Mrs. Deriug died last Saturday. Monday the remain* were taken to McCordsville for burial. Being crowded for space this week we are compelled to.omit one report of the farmers’ institute held last week ajt^dgiers. The same will appear next week. A freight train was wrecked on the E. & 1. road hear Washington last Friday afternoon. Several cars were thrown from the track by the spreading of the rails. The passenger train from the north was delayed several hours. The Delineator by Butterick publishing company, is the most popular and practical magazine in the world, tor family use. A most useful Xmas present, and one which gives pleasure each month of the year. We take subscriptions, also give it as one of our pemiums. 32-2 P. C. Hammond. The order of Lincoln is a new society organized to gather relics of the martyred president. Tho first meeting was held at Indianapolis a few weeks ago at which time articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state. Two lodges have been organized, one at Indianapolis and one at Fort Wayne. If you’re in doubt whether your trouble is indigestion or dyspepsia, just take a few doses of Simmons Liver Regulator it will settle the whole question. “I have tried Simmons Liver Regulator tor Dyspepsia and find it just the thing to relieve me. A small dose after meals is sure to prevent indigestion.”—S. S. Perkins, Sharou, Ga.* “It is the best medicine to aid digestionJ. J. Black, Duncan, Arizona.

Books by all the authors at Bergei} & Oliphant’s. Go to II. II. Tislow for all. kimls of watch and clock repairs. * 28* Christmas presents at Salem Hammond’s. A nice line of ’em. Vinson France of Monroe township, was in town Wednesday. George Frank and John Van Nada were at Washington Saturday. John O. Davis and wife were visiting relatives at LouisvilleJhis week. Mrs. II. H. Smith, Madison township, visited at Oakland City last Friday. William Thompson, near Augusta, who has been ill tor sometime past U recovering.*

If >ousare looking for fine china ware call and see the Hue that J. H. VIehe & Co. handle. 31-3 John Akens of Blackburn, was in town Saturday and deposited the cash with us for The Democrat. Every can of Empress baking powder warranted. If not satisfactory the price will be refunded. 42* The Boston Madrigal club will give a musical and vocal entertainment at the C% P. church uext Monday evening. The company is highly recommended. Children’s kid gloves, 65c; ladies’ from 6Uc up to any price.' Every pair fitted. Those gotten for Xmas presents can be brought to the store to be fitted the days following Xmas. 32-2 J*. C. Hammond. The motion for a new trial in the West case was argued before Judge O’Neall Tuesday night by )he attorneys for the defendant and by the State’s representatives. Yesterday just before npon the judge rendered a decision overruling the motion for a new trial and sentenced West tp the penitentiary for three years. Hon. S. E. Nicholson, author of the Nicholson temperance law, delivered a lecture at the C. P. church,Tuesday evening, iu the interests of the Good Citizens’ League. He is a very pleasant talker and spoke on the enfQrcemet of all laws on the statute boojes. At the conclusion qf his lecture a league was organized and the following officers elected: President, T. II. Dillonvice-president, G, J. Nichols; secretary, Miss Mary , Glezen. T. B. Arnold, who represents % large shoe establishment of Cincinnati, was in the city last Friday even? iug, and mystified a number of people at the Odd Fellows' hall by a number of card tricks. Mr. Arnold does not make a profession of magic but at leisure times amuses hi§ triends in the various cities where he stops, aud sometimes gives entertainment for a charity fund, On this occasion he appeared for the benefit • of the Ladies’ aid society, turniug over the entire reciepts of the evening. To say that the audience was mvste? tied with his various manipula-’ lions with common playing cards hardly expresses it. He uses no devices or anything to shield his work, all being done in plain view of every person present. His work on this occasion was truly remarkable and he made made many friends here who will be glad to see him on other occasions. - T -

TTSiTP 1'TT . HOIXDA . - ■> • •• t - This is the annual time of the year to remember your friends. Something useful, let us suggest.

Fox t3ae Lad-ies^ A new Dress; a new Cloak. Qive them a Fur Muff. Buy a pair of our hand-made Silk Mitts. A pair of Wool Mittens. Lovely Handkerchiefs; best line in town. Fancy ^*inen Work for dresser, table or sideboard.

We have a big line of Slippers, several styles. Lovely Neckwear. Fancy Suspenders. Neat Handkerchiefs. And lots of Other articles.

For the Children: We show a grand line of Dolls .Our Twenty-five Cent Doll is the best in town.

These goods are worth double the price we put pn them. Dressed Dolls, hue jointed goods, at 58c, 76c, 98c, Si. 18 and up to $2.00, Buy a pair of warm Knit lleggins for your little girl. Prices on everything cut to the lowest notch to close our stock preparatory to invoice. GU§ FRANK’S MAMMOTH STORE.