Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 31, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 December 1896 — Page 1

Cljc pike Count]} Democrat. VOL.-XXVII. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 11. 18%. NO. 31

A Dress for Fifteen Gents! Z

Talk about your Corn at 18c pe^ Thread for your Eighteen dfents. when you can buy a Ladies’ Dress Pattern and a Spool of 5 DAYS SALE m »• At two of the busiest stores in Petersburg. Sale begins Tuesday, December 15th And lasts until Saturday night, December 19th, at 10 o’clock—five days only. There are other stores,but when we advertise a sale you know it is bonafide and that we always do what we promise; yea, even more than we advertise. Run your eye down this long list of prices and compare it with other so-called j sales. You know that two stores to buy for it’s unreasonable to think others can sell as cheap. Scan these prices closely, compare with what others advertise, and you will plainly see they are not in it. Ten Yards Good Calico, 15c; but 10 Yards to a Customer. Peoples’ Dry Goods Store, Clark’s best O. N. T. Thread, 4 spools for s Fifty dozen Ladies’ Winter Ribbed Vests, Fifteen dozen Ladies’ Wool Mittens, sale price, Misses’ Jackets, worth up to $2.50, Ladies* Jackets* fulj length, Gord Calico, fast colors, during this sale, but ic yds to a customer/ Heavy LL Sheeting, yard wide, Double width Novelty Suiting, cheap at 15c, * > Window Shades, spring fixtures, Infants’ Shoes, too yards Flannelettes in remnants, the 10c grade Ten yards Hope Muslin, ten yards to a customer, roc 15c 8c per pair 49c each $1 25 each 1 per yard 4c per yard ioc per yard 15c each 9c each 7c per yard 5c per yard Star Clothing Hou^e. 25c 79c 19c 19c 68c Two pairs Men’s all wool Sox, sale price Sixty five Men’s Duck Coats, good and stout, Fifteen dozen Men’s heavy dined Dog Skin Gloves, one pair to customer Thirty-three dozen Men’s heavy Winter Caps, sale price 116 pairs Men’s heavy Arctic Overshoes, for five days, 142 Men’s heavy Wide Wales Mackintoshes, sure water and wind proof, regular price $4.00, for five days only, one to a customer $2 35 111 Men's lined Jeans Pants, for this sale, - 63c Ninety-eight pairs Men’s heavy Shoes; Lace and Congress, t< 85c per jpair Ninety-seven Men’s heavy Winter Suits, pure all-wool, tailor-made, the $12.00 kind, five days only, 1000 Men’s Hats, genuine fur, crush, stiff and soft hats, all styles, worth up to $2; see window display, 5 days only, Everything is included in this Gradd Five Days Sale. S7 50 39c

Clothing, Overcoats, Carpets, Bools, Blankets, &c., in fact everything in both our big stores. Thousands of Cloaks and Capes, new goods at almost your own price. A beautiful Feather Boa, full i Hs yard long given with every Ladies’ Wrap from $5 up. Now we say again, it will pay you to come fifty miles to attend this great five days sale. No goods sent on approval or charged. «■ •or Extra clerks h^ve been engaged and you will not have to wait. Come and behold with your own eyes that the hali has not been told. Remember the date—5 days only—Pecember 15th to 19th. W. V. HARGROVE & CO. -PROPRIETORS OF THE^Peoples’ Dry Goods Store and Star Clothing Stores* ^PETER8BURG, INDIANA^

Matthew MeMnrray Killed. Monday about noon news reached the city that Matthew MeMurrav had been shot by William Tucker. Rumors of all descriptions were soon afloat as to how the shooting was done and the cause thereof. The particulars of the shooting as near as our reporter could learn was as about as follows: Tucker was in one of the fields husking corn, and while there Z. T. Bearing, ex-county commissioner who lives near Xoxid, came to him and wanted to buy some corn. They started to the house and while on their way were met by McMurray, who was driving a team. Tucker, so it is said, asked McMilrray about the division of four rows of corn, and in reply McMurray said that he had a bigger settlement than that to make with him. He then struck Tucker over the shoulders with the reins, pulled off his overcoat and got out of the wagon and made for Tucker. Tucker backed away. In the meantime Mr. Bearing caught hold of McMurray and tried to induce him to stop. He soon saw that each of them had revolvers and got away from the combatants when they began to fire at each other. While the firing was going on the team started up and McMurray was on one side of the wagon and Tucker on the other. After emptying their revolvers McMurray turned ami fell. On exat^iji^HOn it was found that McMurray had p^n shot just helow the breastbone thg bunet piercing the stomach; Tucker wj^ unharmed. Tucker went at once to his borne and left his revolver ami started for this place and gave himself up td Sheriff Ridgeway aud was placed in jail. McMurray was placed in the wagon and taken home about two miles from where the shooting occurred. Brs. Adams & Burlingame were called to look after the injured man and shortly after Br. Link was called. The doctors pronounced his ease hopeless. McMurray died Tuesday morning about 10 o’clock: McMurray came to this county in 18T0 and located on the farm where he has resided until his death, one and.a half miles east of town. He was a man of considerable wealth and influential in policies, being an active republican and served a? trustee of Washington township. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Becember 12, 1826, and came to America when but a small boy. Tucker is about 48 years of age and a farmer by occupation, llecame here from Crawford county several years ago and has l>een renting farm lands. A few years ago he rented land from McMurray which he has been farming. He is an industrious, hard working man and a very quiet man. He claims that he shot McMurray in selfdefense. Coroner Kjme held an inquest Tuesday afternoon.

The City Markets. Egg—17 cents. Butter—12* cents. Onions—50e |*?r bu. Potatoes— 30c jn r bu. Lemons—30 cents j>er doz. Oranges—35 cents per doz. Banamias—20 cents |>er doz. Chickens—Chicks 6o. hens <tc. Turkeys—Hen turks 8c. young 8. Cider—20 cents f>er gallon. Navy Beaus—$1.25 per bu. Pr u nes— 10{ff locents. Sides—8e. Lard—8 cents per lb. Pork—llams, smoked, 11 (4nts. Wheat—75 cents j>er bushel. Corn—17 cents per bushel. Oats—-10 cents [*>r bushel. Rye—38 cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.25 j<er bushel. Salt—75e per bbl. Fiaxseed—90 cents. II gs—$3.10 j*er 100. Cattle—$2 to $4 }>er 100 Sheep—2c to 3c per lb. '

Cincinnati Markets. Wednesday, Dec. 2,1896s. Wheat, 95 j to 9?c; corn, 21* to 23c:oats, j 164 to 25c; rye, 34 to 39c: hay, $8.U0 to $11.25; cattle, heavy, $$.65 to $4.40; hogs, good shippers, $3.25 to $3.40; sheep, $3.35 to $3.50. ! ' “ Marvelous Results. From a letter written by Rev. J, Gunder- j man. of Dimondale Mich., we are permitted j to make this extract: “1 have no hesitation j : in rec«mending Dr. Kina's New Discovery j | as the results were almost marvelous in the ] case of my wife. White 1 was pastor of the j ’ Baptist church at Rives Junction she was j | brought down with pneumonia succeeding I la erfppe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing ! would Ian hours with tittle iuteruption and > it seemed as if she could uot survive them, j A friend recommended Dr. King’s New Discovery; it was quick in its work and highly satisfactory in its results.’' Trial bottles free at J. R. Adams <& son’s drug store. Regular size 50e and f t.Ot). Election Notice. Unity lodge No. 77, A. O. U. W., will elect officers on Monday night, December 14th, 1896. All members should be present, as the selection of good men to the various places is of the utmost importance. By enter M. W.

■W-i All Tor Whilectopism. William Coffey, who in December, 1890, j filed affidavit against John LI. Brown, Wil- | liam Highfield, Ilenry Suttou ami seven 'others, for ‘•whitecapping*’ him and his I wife in August, 1890, was tried in the Pike circuit court for perjury, in testifying that these parties whipped him. The trial commenced Wednesday morning and went to the jury Sat unlay morning. The jury wrestled with the ease until Monday, when they reported their disagreement to the court aud where discharged by Judge Ely. It wi Hr be remembered that Brown and ! Highfield were found guilty by juries in \ Dubois county, and, given two years each jin the state's prison. William nighfield ’ served out his term, but Brown forfeited 1 his blind, escaped from the county and is still at large. Sutton took a change of venue to Pike county, and was in August, 1894, acquitted by a jury there upon a plea of insanity. It was at the trial of Sutton that the alleged perjnry is said to have taken placer Coffey has been in the Pike county jail since July last, until Wednesday he was released by the eourt/hpon his own recognizance. Prosecutor Cox was assisted by Messrs. Richardson & Taylor, Davenport and Perry Chappell. Coffey was defended by attorney Richard M. Milburn of this place. These cases have already cost Dubois and Pike counties in the neighborhood of $8,000. and it is doubtful if Coffey will ever be tried again. About thirty witnesses wetv in attendance from Dubois county. Notwithstanding the cost, such a rebuke was given to outlawry by the Dubois county juries in the Higlifield and Browu trials, that whitecapping was broken tip in the county, and the trials were worth all they cost. The whipping of Burton, an old soldier, in Hall township, was a great outrage, and showed to what a dangerous extent continued violations of law, going unpun* idled, will lead. Prosecutor Cox won deI served laurels in the suppression of whitecapism in thus county.—Jasper Courier. Joseph Vincent, Petersburg’s efficient night watch man, is always to be found at his post of duty. He has been serving in that capacity for the past several months and not a single depredation has been committed in the busiuess part of the city. He watches closely after property interests which have been left under his care during the still small hours of the night. Not a single complaint has lieen heard ?>ince he has been serving in that capacity. He is an old citizen of Petersburg and everybody knows him. He is a faithful officer aud ciin be found on the streets at all hours of the night if his services should be needed on any particular occasion. During the cold, rainf* nights Joe never let up but plodded around over his beat6as if it was a bright moonlight night, looking only to tiie internes of the people who have secured his services for that special duty. The town board should by all means retain him as night watchman. He has been earefui in the discharge of his duties and has made an exceptional good record during the past several months.

Joseph L. Robinson, who was elected at the November election as commissioner from the first district, entered upon his duties Monday morning. H(5 took hold of business at once, and carefully examines every biil and document presented. Mr. Robinson is one of the best qualified men in the county, having a' good education and is a good business man and successful farmer. With his knowledge of county and general business affairs he will make the people a splendid official in every sense of the word. As u citizen he is held in the highest esteem bv all who know him in all parts of the county. He is a careful and economic official, and will transact the affairs of the tax-payers as he does his own iudividual business.

The ease of Conojer vs the B. & O.SS-W. railroad company for damages is now on trial in the circuit court before a jury. The case was brought here on a change of venue from Knox county, and was once tried here ami a verdict Tendered in favor of the plaintiff. A new trial was granted and is again being tried. The plaintiff is represented by W. A. Cullop, W. F. Townsend and James Pritchett of Vincennes, and F. B. Posey of Evansville, and the railroad company by Judge De Wolf of Vincennes aud Judge Gardiner of Washington. __ A lodge of the Arabian Klan was organized here last Thursday uight, and from the number of boys that are joining the new order one can imagine that they are I going to have considerable fun during the coming winter months. The lodge will meet on Thursday night of each week. The I following are the officers to serve for the first regular term: Imperial High Potentate—P.K. Hearing. Grand Wizard—Dr. 1. II. Lamar. Grand Magi—G. T. Kime. Prophet of the Klan—L. V. Colvin. Oriental Guide—Will Williams. Grand Inkslinger—L. L. Dearing. Do uot fail to buy your xmas goods at the Acme Pharmacy, Miss Sadie Posey , in i charge. Only a few more tickets, on the j bicycle, watch aud perfume which will he j given away xinas day.

A ?qaiiled of Murder. • Erast us Dillon, who was on trial last week in the Pike circuit court charged with the killing of Fred Reisser, a German laItorer, was acquitted by the jury. The trial of this case begun on Monday of last week, the evidence was all in Thursday uoon, and the arguments of the attorneys concluded Friday at eleven o'clock. The jury retired to deliberate upon a verdict, and at eight o'clock that evening returned a verdict of not guilty. The killing of Reisser took plaee in Dillon's drug store at Otwell on the night of November 26th, 1895, at about nine o’clock. The parties hail all been to Ales II aury’s saloon and were drinking. Haury and Curreu Dillon had some words in the saloon. A short time after the parties met in lias Dillon’s store and, the quarreL was» renewed between Curren Dillon and Alex Haury aud they began fighting. Reisser died instantly and Haury died some five hours after being shot. Dillon was arrested aud placed under bond. At the March term of court the ease was tried but the jury disagreed. | The case was ably conducted by the attorneys on both sides, the state being represented by W. E. Cox, W. F. Towusend and P. A. Chappell, and Dillon by Richardson *& Taylor and Posey & Chappell. The arguments by the attorneys are said to have been among the ablest ever listened to iu the circuit court. There is another case pending against Dillon for the killing of Alex Haury. Yelpeu Items. Schools progressing finely. Wheat 85 cents here this^reek. D. B. Cook, W. F. Brock and Mr. and Mrs. George liollowell were at Petersburg Monday. There is some talk of a Christmas eutertaiindent at the church here. Will Sumner bought property here last week. > ” L. Broadwell shipped a carload of baled hay to Louisville the first of the week. Revival meeting begins here on Thursday night. The meeting at the Greene school house is accomplishing much good. Dr. Hilsmeyer made a flying trip to Louisville last week; Dr. and Mrs. Pagin will soon leave for California to speud the winter on account of the doctor’s health. We have a good debating society at this place. They meet bi-monthly. Next meet- | ing December 19. Question for debate: Resolved, That the fear of punishment has ■ a greater influence on human conduct than : the hoj<e of reward. Affirmative—Marion j Payne, King Cool Jim Bynum. Negative!—Dr. F; E. Hiismeyor, Wl A. Battles i and D. B. Herron, are the debaters.

Spurgeon Items. Our merchants and laying in Christmas goods. Au iufaut child of Preston Lance died last week. x - Elder Chase of Kentucky, preached her® the first pi the week. Pie suppers now ripe. There will be on® at this place Friday night. William McCorkleand sister of Crossville, Illinois, were here visitiugvthe fa»uily of J. W. Julian. Joel Taylor, trustee of Lane township, ! Warrick county, accompanied by his wife, was here the first of the week visiting, and while here Joel spent one day shooting birds. Elder t\ E. Dimmett of Oakland City, was here last Tuesday attending church. Poblick Sotis. . Ye puBIick is herebye moste kindlie invyted to ye Olde Folkes' concerte, to b® held in ye Presbyterian meeting house, oa ye eveninge of ye 18th ilaye of ye twelfth® tnonthe, to-wit: December A. D., MDCCCXOVI (X. S ) , For a faithful chronicle of all ye cTehta which shall then pome to pass, see ye lyste. Two York shillings shall be paide for y® comiuge in.

Elmer Davidson »of near Monroe City, was here Wednesday on business. Oscar Jenkins, liviug near Oatsville, died Tuesday. The funeral was held Wednesday.- ___■’ Mrs. Eva Robinson has commenced suk for divorce in the circuit court against Michael Robinson, ex-sheriff. flicks Coleman, a prominent horse trainer of Petersburg, Iod., was in Evansville yesterday.—Evansville Courier. Virison France of Monroe township, was in town MopUay on business. Mr. France has been appointed administrator of the * estateVf John S. Ross deceased. The Demociiat job rooms have been stocked ul> with some fine new faces of job type that are just elegant. Ladies, if to» want ft/e printed vbating cards, just ilk* ► engrav4f work, call and see us. ‘ Or. Cream Baking Fow&c a* World’s Fair Highest Award.