Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 2, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 May 1896 — Page 1

Are a nice thing to have around of a night, especially when you have the unight-ho®s.” But these cool fabrics for hot weather dresses we’display this week will bring you il nams of pleasure. Luvelv fiat terns in Dotted Swisses, Mulls, Organdies. Dimities, Batiste. Crepon, etc., with all the pretty and quaint designs in lovely Laces and Embroideries to match. Why will you \ SEW AND SWEAT CHIS HOT WEATHER " hen you can buy Ladies’ Ready-Made Cambric Gowns and Calico Wrapjiers at such ‘‘bust up" prices. You haul better pull weeds m the garden. -

See for YourseH. 69e 98c Lillies' Gowns, gornl uiusjin, I<adies’ Gowns, embroidered, Isuiies* Gowns, fine embroidery! and muslin, $1.3$ Ladies'Gowns, perfect 1mm u ties, 1.48 Iiauies’ Gaiko \V rappers, 65c* Ijtdies* Indigo Blue Wrappers, 69c Ladies'Wrappers, fancy patterns, 75c 7 * 5

We Said Carpets. I We Sm ^ We always talk Carpets: they are f so cheap we_can help it. If you see Vrp you'll buy. Then*an others—but Every dav Carpets. 13$c Genuine Venetian Carpets, 16c Good lnprai n Carpets, 25c Level* patterns in Ingriin, &4c All Wool Carpets. 40c and 49c Pretty patterns In Rmssells, 50c

CHIS WEEK»* 2.000 yards Prints, good patterns ..'J.. 4,0W» wnii l»est lmFjjro Blue Prints.■. I..VKI yards Lovely patterns in Ginghams ......... ... 2,1*00 yards LI; Muslin .. .. ..... ... 1.000 yards White “Goods for dresses.i. 3ir Hash is what keeps the “old marc going.’* When in town make our store your headquarter; polite clerks: plenty Of ioe crater. MrApem-v for Standard Patterns. ’ W. V. Hargrove & Co THE BUST PEOPLES* STORE. PETERSBURG.

► . ^ Man Was seen standing on the street corner yesterday at precisely two, o'clock. They semei loin* greatly excited ami were talking in loud tones*. A stranger passing overheard these words, ‘‘it's no us**. Jerrymiah; it's_uo u-e. I wont hve with you any longer. I hare insisted tune and time agin to not trade at ' them mixed stores, where they sell everything from a rat trap to China silk, when you ueed a Sundae suit of clothes. You know the last suit, you got there was after the style of Noah.'* JerrvmiahV heart soon began to molt, great drops of sweat run down his face, ami his wife, who is a ■WO^E^^T Wru-hed them away, and they went to the Star Clothing Ilonse and liought one • <f those All Wool Suits for $7.50, like other stores sell at $.10.00: a.pair of Dougla-s $2.35 Shoes, that wears a whole yearr a nice soft Wool Fur Hat for like be'paid '$2.00 for at them mixed stores; a fine Shirt for 5ft cents, and the clerk (browed in a pair of Suspenders ami Necktie. His wife had him put the outfit on; she said It was hardly right to take it as it was just like! the goods were . GIVE1T At these prices. Why, we will got a new suit for each of the boys, a pair of new shoes and an elegant trunk to keep them in. It does beat all what a big spick they carry there, aud what a power of good they do the whole country by kcepin' down prices. 1 never heard of them misrepresenting anything, and you always know its the very latest style. We will have duT jboys trade there as long as they lire.” We Clothe You From Head to Foot. Star © Clothing © House cf FdMKKZiawr. PETERSBURG, INDIANA. ►

. circuit coruT. The Pike circuit court convened Monday morning with Judge Ely ou the bench. A uumtier of ease-have been disposed of so far this week. Tbe attention of the court is taken up as this paper goes to press with the case of the State of Indiana vs Joseph D»newood, who stands charged with the crime of incest. The ease was commenced Wednesday noon before a jury. The following stale cases have been disposed of as follows: State ts William Miiey, gambling; fined $5.00. State vs Silas Dailey, assault and battery; fined $50. State rs William Scales, selling liquor on j Sunday; acquitted. ' I State vs John K. Heath, selling liquor; without license; acquitted in two cases. < State vs Joseph llatcliff hurcencr; acquitted by jury. State vs George Tucker, embezzlement; j acquitted by jury.; State ts Joseph Danewood, incest now cm trial before a jury. The DkxocaAT of last week was a hum* raer and it has received many compliments from the peop.e of this city. A large number of extra copies were sent from citizens here to fnends at a distance, which ! will no doubt eulighten them as to what kind of people live in Petersburg. Petersburg must be a pretty good shoe1 town. Wednesday there were six drummers town waiting on the merchants.

Ht-ufy Russell of near Pikeville, was in town this week on business. Hon.' W. A. Traylor of Jesper, was in town Tuesday attending court and renewing acquaintances. Sneak t hie res made an attempt to break' into the grocery store of Ike Johnson last Saturday night, bat were probably scared out by the nightwau-hman. Will Crow, editor of the Press, had a runaway last Friday evening. The baggy j was badly used up. Happily no one was J in the vehicle at toe time or a serious acci-j dent* would probably have resulted. The Pike county normal school begins1 June ?nd. The school promises to be the : most successful ever held in the county.! The normal will be under the direct supervision of Prof, Foreman, who will be assisted by Profs. Thonijieon and Risky. Dr. J. P. D. John delivered his lecture “Did Man Make God, or God Make Man,” a reply to Ingersoll, at the M. E. church Wednesday night to the largest audience ever assembled in Petersburg to hear a lecturer. He is a forcible and entertaining sft aker. The Memorial day sermon will be preached by Rev. Law at the Baptist church Sunday morning. In the evening Rot. Omeivena will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the high school class. There will be no morning or evening services at the other churches in view of these union services.

Moses Frank will pay cash for wool. Mrs. George Hudspeth visited friends at Hazleton last week. Frank*B. Fosey of Evansville, is attending court here this week. The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Democrat, one year, for $1.50. George Loveless of Logan township, was in town Monday on business. Wash Ashby of Patoka township, was in town Weduesday on business. Mrs. Mary Pinner of Evansville is visiting R. B. Brazelton aud family. H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* Deputy Sheriff Cassidy of Jasjier, was in town Tuesday afternoon on business. Miss Catharine Burbank of Oakland City, visited Mrs. Clark Whitman this week. Bob Stephenson, postmaster at Algiers, was in town Wednesday attending court. Garrett Stiiweil and C. F. Wiseman of Steudal, were in town Monday on business. George Cockriel and fahiiiv of Velpen, visited friends at Roekjwrt the past week. Briggs Kepler of Oakland City, was in town Monday evening visiting his mother. Mrs. Jabez Wooley of Bootmlle. arrived here Tuesday to visit her husband, the coal operator. . J. A. Bryant and family, of Houston, Texas, are the guests of L„iE. Hargrave and family. _ i; Thomas II. Dillon is having a concrete walk built in front of his residence on Twelfth street. Hoy. W. E. Cot, prosecuting attorney for this circuit, is here this week looking after the state eases. ' George Tucker was acquitted in the circuits court Wednesday morning of* the charge of embezzlement. George Goodrid went to Indianapolis Tuesday to represent Pacific lodge at the I. O. O. F. grand lodge meeting. Make your arrangements so as to attend the democratic county convention May 28tU, It will be a big day for Pike county. A heavy wiud storm passed through a portion of Patoka and Monroe townships Saturday night, doing much damage to fencing and growing crops. There will be an ice cream and strawberry festival held Friday evening. May 22d, at Union church. two miles "South west of town. The proceeds to go to tlie Sunday school. Eczema is a frightful affliction^ but like ail other skin diseases it can be permanently cured by applications of DeWitfs Witch Hazel Salve. It never fails to cure piles.— J. R. Adams. The memorial day exercises will be very impressive this year. All who can should ; attend. Bring flowers with you and deco-! rate the graves of those who went to the i front when our couutry was in peril. _ , Wwfere favored Monday, by a call from ! Judge Ely and Prosecutor Cos. These two gentlemen stand high in the estimation of j our county and we accredit ourself with honor when they give us a call.—Winslow j Era.

Did you ever think how readily the blood is pojaoned by constipation? Bad blood means bad health and premature old age. De Witte Little Early Risers, the famous little pills, overcome obstinate constipation. ; J. R. Adams & Son, Gip Traylor left for Chicago last Friday j with his little son Forest, to receive treat- j ment for a dog bite. It is thought that the ' dog had the rabies and to guard against the | disease the boy was taken- there to recaive j the Pasteur treatment for that disease. j Young mothers dread the summer j months on account of the great mortality j among children caused by bowel troubles, j Perfect safety may be assured those whoj keep on hand De Witt's colic and cholera! cure, and administer it promptly. For I cramps, bilious cotie. dysentery and ; diarrhoea, it affords instant relief.—J. R. : Adams A Son. Daniel C. Ashby, the (tension attorney. | has been very successful in securing * pensions for the old teterans and the; widows of deceased soldiers. During the j past few days he has secured an increase of j $7 per month for 34. Amos of Ayrshire and \ #2 per month for Clark Brewster of j Augusta. He also secured a pension for j Mrs. Clarissa E. Kilchy of $8 peg month and $2 per month each for her five children.! ___ We are in receipt of an invitation toj attend the graduating exercises of the Evansville sanitarium training school for nurses which was held Toes*lay evening. The graduates were Miss Mary Rodgers Of this place, and Miss Elizabeth Cox. Mias Rodgers has been attending this training school for the past two years for the purpose of fitting herself few waiting upon the i afflicted. Her many friends here will be glad to learn that aim has graduated with : honors in hsr chosen profession. f I

Special sale of corsets at Max Blitzer's. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Dr. R. W. Harris- of Algiers, was in town yesterday on business: ^ William Green and wife of Winslow, visited relatives here Sunday. .-f_ Beverly Radcliff of \Algiers, was in town Tuesday morning on business. W. E. Williams made a business trip to Oakland City Wednesday morning. ’Squire Edmondson of Jefferson township, was in town Saturday on business. The New York Tbrice-a-Week World and The Democrat, one year, for $1.75 Mrs. Stephen Armstrong and daughter, Miss Lillie, are visiting friends at Boonville. Miss Perestrella Cody of Evansville, who was the guest of MissHelen King last week, returned to her home Saturday. | Lightning struck the stable of Dr. J. W. McGowan at Oakland City Saturday and killed a match team of gray horses. Mrs. Sherman JJersng and children left Tuesday morning for Anderson, where they will visit relatives for several weeks. Rev. I. N. Yokley and family of Bloomfield. passed through the city Monday afternoon on their wav to Tennessee where they will visit relatives. For the next 90 days I will make full sets of teeth from twelve to sixteen dollars. Gold crowns, six to ^ight dollars. Bridge work at same rates. E. J. Harris. 1-2 The widow and friends of the late Yardman Wright desire us to extend their thanks to those friends who kindly ministered during the sickness of the husband. The law of Indiana says that no one can kill a squirrel before jJune 1st. Every person who hunts should remember this. It is also unlawful for jiersons to seine or dynamite fish. 5 The boundary line between Kentucky and Indiana h as been settled in the C. S. court. Indiana winning the suit. The report of Commissioners Menzies, Stick ney and Alves wa^ftyp roved. In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of—DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, for they always cleanse the liver, purify the blood, and invigorate the system. J. R. Adams & Son. if*-—-J-Mrs. R.a DeYoung, Middleburg, Iowa, writes. I hkve used One Minute Cough Cure for six years, both for myself and children, and 1 colder it the quickest acting and most satisfactory cough cure I ever used. J. R. Adams & Son. The enumeration of school children in the state has fallep^ off 65,000. The last enumeration was taken under a law that compelled the enumerator to have the parent of the child sign up the enumeration blank, thus preventing the padding of school districts in cities*

An editor says that apples may be kept two years by wrapping them in a newspaper in such a way as to exclude the air. The ! new$j>aper must, however be one on which the subscription ha^ wen paid in full or the dampness resulting from what is due will cause the fruit to spoil. Joseph Vincent is' now serving as night-! watchmai.. lie will make an excellent man for the place, aud every merchant in town j should chip in and pay for his services. The town has long been without a nightwatchman, aud it "is a great wonder that more depredations have not been committed during the still houfsof the night. For every quarter in a man’s pocket there are a dozen uses; and to use each? one in such a way as to derive the greatest benefit is a question every one must solve for himself. We believe, however, that no better use could be made of one of these quarters :han to exchange it for a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a medicine that eve*j| family should provided with. For sale by Adams & Son. m | Every woman thinks she knows how to make lemonade, and those who driiiC^it think 'very few women known bow to make it can’t be made well on the haphazard plan adopted by most people. This is the proper way to prepare it: Pare the yellow peel off three lemons. Slice and sqqeezeAhe lemons upon six tablespoons of sugar. And a little water and then let it stand for fifteen minutes. Add a quart of water at the end of that time, ice well, stir and pour out. _’ Fred Smith, who has charge of the committee on flowers and decoration on memorial day, requests that all those who are intending to bring flowers on that day leave them at the G. A. R. hall as early that morning as possible and they will be taken to the cemetery. Let all who come, make an offering of a wreath of some kind. At the present time it looks as if roses and flowers would be scarce at that time, and the committee desires all to bring in what flowers they can. . .

Wool! Wool wanted! at Moses Frank. D. Q. Chappell attended the Vanderburg circuit court last Friday. The Indianapolis Sentinel and The Democrat, one year, for $1.50. Squire Capehart of Marion township, transacted business here Monday. Attend the mass convention at Winslow next Tuursday. It will be a big day. Fifteen or twenty from this place went to Evansville on the excursion-last Sunday. The editor's wife left yesterday for Fort Wayne, where she will visit her parents for a few weeks._1‘ Willard Teague of Jefferson township, j was in t^wn Monday and made this office a pleasant call. . James Wilson and wife of Logan township, visited friends in Union county, Kentucky, duriijtg the past two weeks. John Thomas of Winslow, was in town | Tuesday on his way to Indianapolis to j attend the I. 0. O. F. grand lodge meeting, j Mesdames Henry Read, Criil Adams, Mat Frank and W. V. Hargrove and Miss1 Mary Glezen were at Evansville last Saturday. _?_ - Hay for Sale.—Six tons of firstdass timothy hay for sale. Qal.l on Jackson Ferguson at old J. B. Young farm. 52-3 G. 3. Nichols, Assignee. I have just received two car loads of fresh lime which will be sold by the barrel or in bulk. Also handle cement ami hair. Call and see -me. I will buy all kinds of junk. 50-4 Peter Drof. The Petersburg baseball club went to Princeton last Friday. The game was hotly, contested throughout, but the home team lost on account of inability to hit the ball and stop the balls. The game stood 11 to 8 in favor of Princeton. The city marshal is out With a gun shootring all dogs that are fouud running at large on the I streets without a muzzle ony Friday evening three pups were dispatch/l by the gun route. Persons having canines should either muzzle them or kill them at once. .---% The barn of Fred Coldemeyer, living in Marion township, was struck by lightning last Saturday. The barn with a part of the contents were burned. Mr. Coldemeyer succeeded in getting the horses all'out, save one mule which had been killed by : lightning. The bararwas insured. ~ j If you’ve got bad blood in you take! Simmons Liver- Requlator and get rid of it. It’s a wonderful good medicine for Malaria j and Chills. “I have taken Simmons Liver Reg'.dator especially in the Spring and Fall, and found it the best remedy. I know of no way to benefit |>eop!e more than by putting Simmons Liver Regulator into tbeir j hands.’*—X. X. Shepard, Coehranton, Pa, ]

The following marriage licenses have j been issce<l since our last report: j William Hujrsey and Harriett Brashear. I U. Z. Kissinger aud Mary Linkaus. Elmer U. Ferguson and Lois I>avis. James D. Phillips and Corn B. Houehins. George B. Howard and Eliza C. Corn, j Horace Williams and EUa Ward. | William E. Arnold and Emma J. Wood-; all. William A. Shoultz and Nora Grubb. ; The following are the names of the gen- ! tleraen who compose the petit jury at the j present term of the circuit court: Zack! Tate, A. J. Loveless, James P. Bumble, Putnam Richardson, John. F. Perry, Thos. F. fox, Arthur Whitehead, Price Thomas, George W. Monroe. A. S. Morgan, W. L. Graham and S. M. Roy. The judge excused W, L. Graham from serving at this term of court; The Young Peoples’ Society Christian Endeavor meets in this city next week, beginning Thursday and lasts over Friday. There will be hundre«ls of young people here from all over Southern Indiana to attend this meeting and our people should give them a cordial welcome to their homes. Let everything be done to entertain our visitors in a hospitable manuer and when they return to their homes they will sing the praises of Petersburg! The following pensions have been granted in the First Indiana district during the f>ast week, aud include original, restoration, increase and widows and orphans: Daniel W. Crow, Tennyson. Elliott R. Sneuing, New Harmony Benjamin T. Simpson, Selvin. David Mason. Oakland Ciiv. Cornelius Hollis, Boon vide. .Joseph T. Fleming, Princeton. Clark Brewster, Augusta. Mary Jane Duvet, Fort Branch. Mordecai^Amos Ayrshire. I Clarissa E. Ritchey, Petersburg, Mr. D. P. Davis, a prominent liveryman and merchant Goshen. V&., has this to say on the .subject of rheumatism: “I [ take pleasure in recommeiwling Chamber- | Iain’s Pain Bairn for rheumatism, as I know from personal experience that it will da all that is claimed for it. A year ago •this spring my brother was laid op i in bed with inflammatory rheumatism and suilered intensely. The first application of | Chamberlain’s Palm Bairn eased the pain and the nse of one bottle completely cured * hiin. For sale by A*lain* & Son. m

'• -1 — Fifty thousand pounds of wool wanted at Moses Frank’s. . ’ 52-3 John Blaize, county superintendent, was in town Monday on business. The steamer George T. Frank isytocked at Hazleton on ace .-out of low water. Harry Green of Winslow, visited relatives here last week returning home Sunday. The Winslow bail club was defeated at Jasper last Thursday, the scow standing 5 to 4. - Main street is receiving ,the attention of the street commissioner. The street is being raised several inches in places. If you are going to take advantage, of our club offers you had better come in at once, as the offer will be discontinued in a -short tune. Mrs. Marion Myers died at her home in Washington from the effect^ of nr paralytic stroke. She was formerly a resident of this place. The funeral took place Wednesday. There.are 8,500 bicycles in use in Indianapolis. The craze seems to have struck the capital city hard. The street car lines are realizing, the effects of the number of bikes in vise in that city in the matter of fares. One minute is the standard time, and One Minute Cough Cure is the standard preparation for every form of cough or cold. It is the only hannleat remedy that produces* immediate results. J. 14. Adams 6 Son. '•_. - Tuesday, James McCortl’s boys chopped down a tree containing a squirrel den. One of the boys peeped into the hole and shouted*. ”1 see his eyes!’’ but when the boys chopped out the,supposed squirrel, it turned put to be a monster snake. The boys fell over on the spot/—Winslow Era, Warren Wagoner, a farmer living near Portersyille, Wednesday afternoon, cut his wife's-throat, then his own. The only witness to the horrible crime was their six-vear-old little girl. They were dead when assistance arrived. Wagoner was a prominent fanner and was supposed to have i^en insane. __- • A. L. Wooster, a prominent citize t of Osseo, Michigan, after suffering excru ;iatingly from piles for twenty years, waseired in a short time by using DeVVit.t’s Witch Hazel Salve, an absolute cure for all ski« diseases. More of this preparation is usual than, a# others combined.—J. R. Adams & Son. • ' ■ j

The editor is in reciept or an invitation to attend the second annual commencement of the Indiana law school at Indianapolis, „ May 38th. There are fifty six graduates, and among the number we find that of our voting frieud. Horace Ely, son of Judge Ely of .this place. Horace has been a very close student for several years past and for the last two years has been attending this college, T«i; Democrat is pleased to note the fact of liis graduation from this school. The Vincennes and Petersburg ball clubs played a game- at the park Sunday afternoon, the former winning.,. Dakin of Tins cennes, was very effective^ in his pitching against the home team in the latter part of the game. Reuss pitched the first six innings for the home team, Blair finishing the game. McCarthy, the new catcher, showed' up well and will be retained. The following is the score by innings: Innings-1 24 5 6 7 8 9 Vincennes 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 3—8 Pctersdurg 10 1 10 3 0 0 1—6 t X Vardman Wright, aged 67 years, died Sunday night of heart disease at the home of his brother-in-law John Fleming in this , place. He with his wife came here about two weeks ago to visit with Mr. Fleming and family. Sunday morning he was sud- * denly attacked with the disease from which he died that night afloat ten o'clock., Mr. Wright formerly lived here and helped to construct the old canal aequeduet across >White river near Rodge^ about forty years ago. He was a veteran of the late war having served in Co. H, 87th Indiana volunteers. His remains were taken to East St. Louis, Illinois. Monday evening, where the funeral will occur.. The second annual commencement of the Evansville sanitarium training school for nurses took place last evening at the sanitarium in Fourth street. Only the trustees, members of the faculty and a few others, about thirty persons in all, were present. pThe exercises were of a very interesting nature. The graduates were Miss Mary Rogers of Petersburg, and Miss, Elizabeth Cox of Columbus, two young ladies of ihuch accomplishment. Their eourse of two years here has been very thorough, aud the two young iadies now take up their calling in fife well equipped and with bright prospects for success. The graduates were addressed by Dr. James S. Walker, secretary of the I board of advisors? The address was full of j good thoughts and excellent advice. At the. i close of the address the doctor presented the graduates with diplomas and medals. The Evansville sanitarium training school lor nurses is a great institution and is doing a grand work. Hie graduates turned out are well,trained and fully prepared to perform Die dwti«M$ a nwrea,—$»*»& vdi* Qau rier^