Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 37, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 January 1897 — Page 1

fnilt JMmagvt Hon. Hon; Poindexter, Bedford, one of £he largest berry and peach growers of Indiana, said that the peach crop will not Axgin to be as great next year as it was the '*">4 past year. The warm weather has had a tendency to swell the -feuds and a heavy frost would undoubtedly kill them. Mr. Poindexter thinks that the time for making fortunes out of peaches has ceased, since there are now so many large orchards, and where in former years a bushel would bring $2.30 to $3, peach growers, are now content with half that price. The expense of musing them has also decreased by the fact that the orchards are now generally much larger. Orchard men, although they have had an exceedingly bad year show no discouragemeat, and many are increasing their acreage. W. W. Stevens of Salem, has coming into bearing 12,000 pear trees of one variety. Many apple orchards, plum orchards and cherry orchards are t*ing planted, and it looks as if southern Indians is to be the great orchard section of the Union.

T* Square Uu Circle The bill telling how to square a circle, introduced in the house by Mr. Record, is not intended to be a hoax. Mr. Record knows nothing of the bill with the exception that be introduced it by request of Dr. Edwin Goodwin of Posey county, who is the author of the demonstration. The -hitter ami State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ueeting believe that it is the long sought solution of the problem, and they are seeking to have it adopted by the legislature. Dr. Goodwin, the author, is a mathematician of uutc. He has it copyrighted and his proposition is that if the legislature will endorse the solution he will .dUow the state to use the demonstration in its text books free of charge. The author is lobbying for the bill. Hew Fee Bill. The senate on Monday passed the Duncan bill to cure the defect in the fee and salary law of 1$95, relating to auditors and treasurers. His bill legalizing the-arts county commissioners in paying these officers their full salahes when the f*-* paid into the county treasuries by them were not sufficient to meet -them was also passed. Several fee and salary bills have been introduced in both houses to increase salaries of officers in certain counties, but it is. doubtful if any of them aiexteard from after going to •committee. Pipe Organ Recital. There will be placed in the Cumberland Presbyterian church this week, a pipe organ /rum the firm of Lyon A Healy of Chicago, and Prof. Collins of Chicago, will be hese to operate it at the services next Sunday. Prof. Collins will give an organ recital on Monday evening, Januae^SSth, accompanied by the piano, violjn and other instruments, also vocalists of home talent. It will be one of the best high grade entertainments ever given in this town. You .cannot afford to miss n. All for the sum of 35 cents; children under 13 years of age 15 cents. Our ( lobbing Rates. The Dkxockat has made arrangements whereby it can furnish papers and magazines j*t greatly reduced prices. The Dehotiut will be furnished with any of the papers named below one year for the following prices. The publications are all ftrstdaes: Heientiflc \mericau . p 75 Cincinnati inquirer. | .ia Indianapolis Sentinel.. ... 175 New York World. . 1 HU lAMit* Republic 2 tin Leslie's Weekly . 3 New York World Almanac.1 SB Review of Reviews . .. . ,, 8 25 Word and Works ... . . 1 85 Cosmopolitan 2 10 Farm, Field and Fireside ..•.18$

Articles of incorporation of the J. Woolley coal company of Evansville have been filed with the secretary of state, with a capital stock of $50,WO. The new company succeeds t hat of the Lauder-Woolley coal company. The company has mines at Boonvitle and Petersburg and work a large number of hands the year round. The main office is at Evansville. Jabex Woolley is president, Jabe Woolley, -vicepresident; John E. Woolley, treasurer; William Woolley, superintendent, and Ham* Mathers, general salesman. The Petersburg mines were just ^opened last summer, and mil be ina^opndition next year to employ a large numbered men. At the present time entrys are beipg made so that a large force of miners may be employed. Mr. Woolley, the president of the company, makes Petersburg his headquarters, and is a very pleasant gentleman.

Drilling at the gas *veU is gving right along, and by Saturday night a depth of til or 800 feet will be reached. At a depth of 118 feet a four foot vein of coal was struck and at 1500 feet another vein of coal was reached which measured about two feet. Three veins of coal have been struek. The last vein is a a&f nch quality and the best coal struck in Southern Indiana. The company will still take donations or persons may secure by applying to the secretary or ary of directors. It may he possible that before two weeks it may be known whether or not there is oil or gas here, ft is to be hoped that a strong flow of gas may he obtained. The bill definiug the terms of court to be held in Dubois and Pike counties, patted both houses of the legislature and has been signed by Governor Mount and is now the law. The terms of court will now be held as follows: In Dubois county, the first Monday in January, second Monday in March, third Monday in May, second Monday in October, of four weeks each. In Pike county. First Monday in February, second Monday in April, third Monday in J,une, secoud Monday in November, bf five weeks each. This lessens the terms in each county of eight weeks and will be a saving to the taxpayers. John Goomer, Irenas Hubbard and Silas* Myrick were omtn.d Monday charged with stealing 25 bushels of wheat from the bin of Jonathan W. Philips, near Union. The wheat was appropriated December 12, while Mr. Philips was attending commissioners* court. About 75 witnesses were present to testifiy and the case was greeted with a full house. John Coomer and Irenas Hmcwrd wei*e found guilty of larceny and sentence's*, the penitentiary. The former gets three years and the latter two yeans.. The third party in the stealing, Myrick, skipped out to avoid arrest and has not jet been captured.—Princeton Clarion. Persons who are troubled with indigestion will be intensted inyfhe experience of Wm, H, Rcdb, -chief cleft in the railway mail service at Dee Moines, Iowa, who writes: “It gives me pleasure to testify to the merits of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy. For two years I have suffered from indigestion, and am subject to frequent severe attacks of pain in the stomach and. bowels. One or two doses of this remedy never fails to give perfect relief ! Price 25 and iW dents; «old by J. R. Adams & Son. 1 | The Democrat desire to call attention i to its due job printing department.^ The office is well equipped for first-class printing of every description. The department is under the general supervision of the proprietor, and all work is guaranteed to ! be in the*"Htest style "and the best stock i used. The job department has the latest i faces of. ty pe and is up-to-date in every | particular. Call aod see us, , I

“Just tell them that you saw me’* » HARGROVE & CD’S, And they will know the - ' - I = January is the month of our Greet Cheep Salt on everything. We mepioe February let, and wili offer you goenk regardless of their value. It makes no difference what yon need, or That the price has been, come to our sum* and am the gnat ndacttwa before we invoice. We never carry oar winter goods, we sell at some price; they ail have to go; lueky you are in waiting. Winter has only begun in earnest and at the prices we now offer you nice fresh goods it would pay you to buy a year a head. We have two stores piled full of Cloaks, Dress Goods, Shoes, Blankets and Clothing. So you see the assortment is large and prices clear oat ofC«ght. Remember this special sale on everything is foe January only. , . ' v ■ \ ' <»W. V. Hargrove & Cos* -raoranroas or «— Peoples’ Dry Goods Store mmt Star Clothing Motmm,

Married Dceeaker 31st. Mr. Herman Muir of this city, and Miss Fatnie Ashby of Petersburg, were united in marriage by Squire Elliott on New Tear’s ere in this city. The marriage was the result of several years of courtship. The bride and groom were reared together at Petersburg and were lovers from childhood. They attended the same school. When they arrived at the legal age their marriage was opposed by the father of the bride. Mr. Daniel C. Ashby of Petersburg, the bride’s father, is a well known politician and one of the leaders in the democratic party in Pike county. He served for eight years as county clerk and eight years as recorder and in 1884 was chairman of the democratic central committee. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. Ashby and for that reason, more than any other, he did not look with favor upon Mr. Mur’s proposal. He even forbade the young man to visit his house and did all in f his po4er to keep the lovers separated. But love will find a way, and after years of waiting Mr. Muir visited Petersburg on the Wednesday following Christmas, and it was arranged between him and Miss Ashby to have a secret marriage. Accordingly they came to this city on Thursday afternoon, December 31st, and proceeded at once to the clerk’s office, where they secured a marriage license. When Miss Ashby left home she told her parents that she was going to visit friends at Oakland City and would not return for several days. Nothing was thought of the matter, as she has several friends at Oakland City whom she j has often visited, and her parents did not | think it strange for their daughter to spend a few days away from home during the

holidays. \| After securing the marriage license thfe couple went to the home of the groomfs i parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Muir, at J?o. 220 Cherry street, where they were manned. The ceremony was witnessed by a few relatives, The marriage was kept a secret because the bride, who is a school teacher, did not waut to give up her school until the time expires sometime in February. Mrs. Muir returned to Petersburg the dav after her marriage and assumed her duties as school teacher, and the aecret was not exposed until yesterday, when a letter sent to Mr. Muir by his wife was opened by a friend of the latter through mistake and the facts were made known. Mrs. Muir is 19 years of age. She is pretty and accomplished and is in the best of society at Petersburg, where she is a favorite. She was graduated from the Petersburg high sehool in 1893, and for the last two years she has taught the Shandy school, about two miles from Petersburg. She possesses a fine literary education and promised to become one of the leading teachers of Pike eouuty had she followed her vocation. Hgr marriage will be a surprise to her many friends. The groom is employed as news agent on the E. & I. railroad and is well known in this city and Petersburg. He is 21 years of age, and has exemplary habits. He possesses a business education and has bright prospects. His father, Mr. S. A. Muir, is employed as baggageman os the Air Line railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Muir will reside in this city permanently after the 1st of March.— Evansville Courier.

Resolutions. Whereas, It has pleased our All wise Father t© break our chain of unity and call from us our beloved sister, Miss Minnie | Barr who was a faithful and earnest worker j in the Sunday school. Therefore be it Resolved, That we deeply mourn the loss. To us, to society and to the Sabbath school, stricken llown as she was in the midst of her usefulness and in the noonday of life. With her we have an abiding faith, that the omnipotent God is the father of us all. Though our sister be dead she shall ' We again. Resolved, That as this stroke of Divine Pre vidence. to which we must all submissively bow, has deprived the family of the j sunlight of their home, and each individual a personal friend, but if they live as she j has lived they will meet her in tjhat home above where all is peace and lov^| Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with the bereaved family and relatives in their sad bereavment and we affectionately render to them our heartfelt sympathies. Resolved, further, that a copy of t^ese resolutions be given to the family, omseut to tke pastor of her church, that tafey be published in our county papers, and that they be recorded in the minutes of our Sabbath school. Macpe McCajbt. 1 Amelia Mcnajbb, VCom. Maude Hajeus, ) SaksetiUif far Metropolitan Papers. The coating year will be crowded with big news events and happenings, the details of which everyone interested in national and foreign affairs will want to read. The best western newspaper published is the SemiWeekly Republic of St. Louis. It is only fl a year, and for that amount it will send tiro papers a week to any address for one year. The Republic daily a |6ayear, $3

The Ladles’ Aid Society of Petersburg. secretary's report. _ According to the rules and regulations governing societies, a report from the secretary at the expiration of the year is required that the society, also the community may know the result of our work. Therefore I submit the following report of the disbursements and receipts for the year ending January 1, 1887: DISBURSEMENTS* Amount expended for dry goods. .. .. $ 43 06 Amount expended for groceries . 33 18 Amount expended for drugs . 2 50 Amount expended for coal. 2 75 raid rent . .. 34 00 Miscellaneous... 5 62 Total. ...... 3 121 08 Amount on hand as per last report . | 119 06 Received for garments made and work done, also tor dues; making aprons.. 6 15 Amount in possession of treasurer .. -I 89 38 The society met at the home of Mrs. Ida Griffith January 6£h to hold their annual election, 14 members present. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Laura Brazleton—President. Mrs. Lyda Veeks—Vice President. . .Mrs. Maria Adams—Treasurer. Mrs. Fannie Patterson—Secretary. I surrender the secretary's book to my RECEIPTS. Donations . Table covers . Making carpet. Bonnets .... Due*. Thanksgiving offering Poverty social. 11 10 26 85 Dtsbnrsments brought down * 210 48 121 66

worthy successor and sever my connection with the Ladies’ Aid society. I have been asked many times my reason for so doing. My main reason is physically unable to do the work and attend every meeting as I think a secretary should. They need to be watchful and untiring in their efforts to promote the welfare of the society. I have not at all times been able to attend as an official or as a regular member. 1 think all of the members should attend occasionally or as often as possibte. It has grieved us to see our surplus diminish when it sbould.be increasing. It is not our pleasure to speak disparagingly of the society or of ' t he good people who are expected to. aid us by their.efforts, but we do feel that there is, a lack of interest in this good work. The society^ has 28 Inembers and seldom has more than eight or ten been it attendance at regular meetings. Manv are delinquent in dues. Last April the workers of tlie society, impelled by the purest^motives of charity; and a desire to replenish the diminishing treasury, gave a poverty social, the use of the hall was generously donated, also dishes from the grocery stores, the labors of the day to the few who engaged in the work was exhausting in the extreme. We expected the ministers of our churches, also the men of rnonet or philanthrophists of our city to cheer us by their presence, but we looked in vain for a minister, and but few, if any, of the Peabodys or Rockefellers made their appearance. After pay* ing all bills, incurred, returning borrowed articles, cleaning hall, the net results of the entertainment was - $21.75. Considering the labor performed and 'the efforts put forth, it should have been double or treble that amount. This cause is worthy the assistance of all good people. Remember there is one who said “ye have the poor with you always.” Ida Griffith. Barkery tile Items. Mr. Blaize, county superintendent, visited the Barker school last Monday. Misses OUie and Ada Laverty of Petersburg, visited friends here last Friday. The United Brethren are holding revival meetings at the Gaulish chapel. Joseph Barker returned from Iandianapolis last Saturday where he had been on business. t

The republicans df this place have given up ‘ confidence” and hare taken up tariff. J Last Sunday H. Lamb celebrated his ; 70th birthday. There were a large number of friends and relatives present and a spleti- ■ did dinner -served^ The schools of the township are in a splendid condition. Iney iitlelaib. It^fouid be well for our readers and ail ■irho semi money through the mails, to read I this statement by an old postoflice employe: j “Money never should be enclosed in aj letter for transmission through the mails, j In the first place, it is unnecessary to do so, ; because money orders are so cheap; and in I the second place, money in a letter offers a j constant temptation to those who handle | mail. It is practically impossible to {dace j money in a letter so that the postal clerk ' into whoee hands the letter falls will not i insthntly detect it. Paper money has a peculiar odor, unlike anything else on | earth, and the clerk who is dishonest uses his sense of smell in spotting valuable letters, rather than the sense of touch.” CeM and Grippe Care. Dr. Mendenhall s Gold and Grippe Cure is guaranteed to cure colds, la grippe, j neuralgia, aching feverish condir; prostrations, etc. For the cough take Dr. Mendenhall's Gough and ConSold at the Acme Phar

The San Jose Scale. (Purdue University Agricultural Experiment statiou, Newspaper Bulletin No. 42, Jan. 14 im.) There are junuy speues of scale insects which infest fruit anaormHiiefttal plants to a greater or less extent, but o£ all those known to the entomologist at the present time, the San Jose scale is .the most to be dreaded on account of its destructive character, the rapidity with* which it increases and the difficulty with which it may be eradicated when once it has become established. It has been only a few years since this pest was introduced into some of the nurseries of the eastern states from California through the carelessness of one or two nurserymen’in not thoroughly disinfecting the stock sent out. Prom these nurseries it has been widly scattered, and recent investigations have shown that it is already present in a number of orchards in Ohio and Illinois, brought there by shipments of trees from these infested nurseries; and we have no reason to suppose that these shipments of trees have been any less frequent in Indiana than iu these adjacent states. In fact it has already been found in some of the southern Indiana counties, and unless -v igorous measures are adopted vary soon the loss to the fruit growers of this state from this cause must necessarily be very great.

Judging from the many specimens of scale infested branches received by the Experiment Station during the past season, it is yery evident that but little is known concerning this scale by the fruit growers of Indiana in general. The San Jose scale is much smaller and of a different shape, the female being nearly circular in outline, than .the oyster shell or bark louse, while the others mentioned are rekdily distinguished by the naked eye. As already stated this pest become distributed by means of nursery stock which is sent from one state or locality to another. It is also spread locally by being carried by the wind and on the feet of birds, etc., so that if but a single tree is infested at the time of planting, so great is its reproductive power, ft may soon spread until the entire orchard is infested. It has been ascertained that the progeny of a single female, during a single season, may amount to more than three billions of individuals. Thus it will be seen that the greatest care should be exercised m this matter, not only by the nurserymen, but each individual planter. As a further precaution and as a matter of self protection Indiana should follow the example of Ohio and, Illinois in passing a law makiug.the sale-'er offering for sale, or harboring trees or plants infested with this or other noxious insects a misdemeanor punishable by a suitable fine. It should then be placed in the hands of a competent entomologist who will see that the law is infoteed. Jambs TroOp, Horteculturist. Electric BiUers. Electric Bitters are a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more generally needed, when the languid exausted feeling prevails, when, the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need ot a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will act more surely In- counteracting aad freeing the the system**" from the malarial poison. Headache, indigestion, constipation, dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. 36c. and $1.00 per bottle at J. K. Adams & Sob’s drug store.

Lovers of Banna*** ti4 Oysters Be- . ware! Great grief! A New York doctor insists that bananuas should be baked before and should never be eaten riiw, they are full of animal germs, and are productive of tape worm. Raw bananas are very indigestible. Youngsters fed on raw bananas nearly always suffer from diseases of the intestinal canal and convulsions." The next thing we know some authority on health will be insisting on roasted strawberries. As to .oysters, the Homeopathic Envoy says: “Oysters hare always been considered a great delicacy by lovers of the good things of this world, and so great is the demand for them that from time to time menspeeu- j late as to the possibilities of exhausting the j supply, but this is now an idle speculation, j for the bacteriologist has been at work/and before long—when his discoveries have per-1 moated the great public—a maa who j eats an oyster will be regarded as a very daring person indeed, and perhaps some wise lawmaker will in trod use a bill to prohibit the sale of bine points, salts,’ et al. The bacteriologists have been examining j the oyster, and find that be causes typhoid ] and cholera and all sorts of infectious; diseases; they found that an average oyster contains a minimum of 44,900 and maximum of 880,000 germs. Think of that ! you ■ reckless creatures who step up to the oyster ‘ bar and take your half down on the shell, ■ if lucky, you have only swallowed 304,009, germs, or it may be you have within you, | as a result of'jtxyr light lunch, 5,389,00# iijriiMi*”

Littles News items, J4rs. George Martin, near here, is seriously.ill. * Allan Seales of Stendal, visited hen Sunday. John Rope ,is on the sick list at the present time ’ * ;.«■;§ ^Born to Mr.-.and Mrs. John Vaughn, a bouncing baby. ■« Miss Lizzie Quesbee has been quite sick for a few days. * v • „ Clarence WiQjs nioTstt from this place last week to Rumble. Miss Flora Crow of this place, is-stopping near Hosmer at the present. John Hawkins, Jr., visited friends near Arthur last Saturday aud Sunday. A good.paper should be well supported by the public. The Deuoc&at is such. Miss Emma Dill of Fnuieiseo who -has been visiting hero for some time, returned home last Wednesday. ■ * "Wk, A protracted-;meeting is .in progress at the G. B. church, Hosmer. Many of the Littles people are in attendance. Myrtle, a three -years old child .of Torn Sharp of this place,- died last Wednesday and was interred at the Williams cemetery the following day.

Mrs. Lidia Montgomery, wife J. T. Montgomery, a highly respected^ady of this place died Sunday after a serious illness. Her remains will be interred at the Winslow cemetery Wednesday. Rain nor cold effects the punctuality of the trips of Rev. Lockhart, the pastor of the church here. He made his regular trips from Oakland City to this place last Thursday and Sunday. The long looked for, wished for, talked ; of,' much thought about, dreamed of, soul | stirring and world moving ‘ confidence” 1 has just reached this place. Before the election the miners of Little^ were assured, in case of McKinley’s election, of everyday work and general good times. Gold standard hats and badges were seen on every hand* Yellow ribbon and calico was as common as maple leaves after the first t heavy frosts. A silverite here was not in it, at all. JTot a single Bryan picture was seen in the town from the street. While on the other hand the Major's picture was 1 stuck on every gate post. Men, women and children were wild over the promised good time*;. Since the election, instead of good times, plenty of work, and bushels of gold dollars in circulation, hard times— scarce tv of work and almost starvation is the go here. The mines run bnt one or two days a week, last week not a single day. The wages of a number of the best men have been decreased from five to ten dollars. Many of the men have sought township aid—their hungry families demanding such. Many men are expressing in bitter terms of how they were worked to vote the gold standard ticket. Should we have an election now, the result would be far different from that of November 5th. Beyond a doubt the silver cause will win in 18QQ. Spurgeon Items* Dr. Lance will build an office and stem room here this coming spring. Rider Winn of the M.E. church, preached at the 6. B. church Sunday night. The protracted meeting at the G. B. chnrch is still going on with a crowded house and'good order. Elder A. J. Wilis of the Regular Baptist church, has been conducting a series ef meetings here this week., Elder Mart Burch was called home Saturday bight, having received a dispatch that his wife was sick. He returned Mon- « i " 4,.

We are glad to note in the last issue «f the Democrat that Commissioner Robinson is determined to stop unnecessary expenditures of the people's money. He will be sustained by the taxpayers. While attending church hen last Monday morning Mis. Thomas Parker received a dispatch that her Sister, Mrs. J. T. Montgomery, of Littles, vat dead. She immediately to attend her funeral. The teachers of Monroe township bekf institute last Saturday atSimtown. They report a full attendance with Trustee Haris and Superintendent Bla ^e present, They say it was one of the best institutes even held is the township. On last Saturday morning our eemmunity eras shocked to learn that B. H. Barrett of Lockhart township, was dead. Ben, as he was well known, lived many yearn in our town, and had many friends here who join his family in mourning his death. Married, at the residence of Elder Charles Arnold, on last SuudUf uiorang, Mies Ethel Julian and Enos France. Miss Julian is the daughter of John C. Julian, and the groom is a prosperous young farmer, the eon of ex-Commissioner Vinson France. Thetr cftny friends join in wishing them a pleasant and prosperous journey through life. Elder Arnold oiSciated. Cinaait court begins in Pigs county one week from next Monday. The docket wtM probably be a very light one. -