Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 30, Petersburg, Pike County, 3 December 1897 — Page 1

VOL. XXVIII PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1897. NO. 30

| Last But Not Least I ■_i—_'

Reader, this is the last month of old 1*79. We have hat! a prosperous

trade ail these eleven months gone by, and now atm to make old December the banner month for the whole year. Our two stores are piled full of bargains, fresh new good?, and we intend to turn you loose in them during December and let you select what you need at almost your own price. We buy for two stores, we buy cheap, we

| sell cheap. The poor bos the same e'natuv at our stores as the rkh. Ban your ^ eye down this long list of December prices and see for yourself. LOOK AT THE PRICES. 200 yards pretty patterns in Calico for Comforts.. .... 8,000 yard-, heavy Muslin for Sheets and Underwear...... 5c 500 yards dark colors in Flannelette... 5e 650 yards Novelty D*ess Goods pretty patterns ..... 15c 500 vanls l.ad:e*' h, aii pure wool, the 4<»«- kind..20c One lot of Ladies' Cloaks, last year’s styles, were $7, $s and |10. $1 50 One lot of Misses’ Cloaks, la*t year’s styles, n>w only.... 75 20 Indies' t'ajs-s, new Empire Iwk, 'trimmed with beads, worth $4. ... *'75 50 Ladies’ Jackets, «H styles, all sires, were $0 50. f 7.50 and $S. ....... 5 00 5>Nl pa rs IjswIms* Calf ilntten $ho* s, seamless hacks, good, stout, the regular $1,50 kind. ., ...... Oik 216 pairs latdie*' Ot! Grain Ihltton Sies^s, heavy and good. worth $1,50, 00 87 Bov’s heavy Winter Jean® Coats, good and warm. .. Ok 117 f*airs. Men’s Lined J, an' Pants, guarantied Uot to rip.. 50 9s Men’s 'tvh'l >• pr.tty styh-s, \\ :.t fade, w rth $7.50 ... 4 50 IX) Men’s fine $10 Tailor-made Suit*, hands use styles for December... 7 30 28 Men’s fine $10 Tailor-made English Heaver Orercoate for I>e<‘ember.. 7 50 Every article in our two immense store* is esjuuliy as cheap. Bring your wife and buy your winter’s supply during this December sale. See the lovely presents we give away for trading with us, W. V. Hargrove & Go., :pmQX*S&XJEir03l*K cr T*XX3C Star Clothing House and Peoples' Dry Goods Store, PETERSBURG, IND.

^THE RAOT THAT<r We Se'i More S^oves that) Aoq°pe £lse Each year w « |W»f th»» we have got liu-p • Is a ml prices, ami that true is. tv is appreciated l>v &fi. You can buy dseaper stoves, but that isn't eeooomy or gooti judgment. EQUALITY ALWAYS FIRSTS Kill your game with <>ur Aiuuuition. SHAMAN, B00NSH0T & COMPANY. 2x^=5.:= rrrrr.srTsa.tirr.

Fit)c Cbii}QW0re Of every style, description and decoration. I Qioner apd Jea S^tts, piece goods, Bedroom Setts from S4 to $14.50. & -('all and see the displayJ. H. VIEHE & CD.. i PETERSBURG. INDIANA.

The Klondike at C. G. Ward’s, 30-3 ! See Henry Rickrich for your Christmas presents. Good coffee for ten cent per pound at liA&K & Morris. 30-1 Guv Frank was at Oakland City Wednesday on business. ..—— iib Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch'and clock repairs. 36* Mrs. Theodore Johnson of Washington, visited friends here Monday. Fresh oysters and crackers at W. M. Rime's bakery and restaurant. Miss Nellie Lingo visited friends at Washington a few days last week. Felix Britungham of Clay township, was in town Saturday attending court. W. A. Braden, the bridge contractor, was at Washington Monday on business. China dinner sets at C. G. Ward's ranging j from twenty to fifty dollars in price, 30-3 | T. rtearing and James Bolling of I Marion township, were in town Monday on business. Robert Dorsey, one of Marion township’s prominent formers, was in the city Monday on business. Willard Fleming says that he has the finest girl in the city and tlutt it tips the scales at ten pounds. Christmas Photos. — D<>n;t wait too long! to have your Xmas photos taken. Order j now'of A. L. Kd wards. 28-3 j Vacant huuscs arc still a scarce article in ! Petersburg. More dwellings should l«e built at once for the demand. IVn’t forget that w, carry a full line of i groceries and previsions. Phone number'd. | $U-l Lane \ Morris. The six-ycar-oIU daughter of John Chapped of Littles, died last Friday and was buried Saturday at the Martin cemetery. Mom< F. Krust and Miss Klectk M. Morton of Patoka-township, were married at the clerk's oflicc last Wednesday by Spare Brady. Hon. .k S. McCoy went to Vincennes W, due-day on business. He is considerably ! interested in the building of the Black Dia- ! mood railroad.

1 Petersburg merchants have considerable j to say this week to the buyers of fab ami i winter goods. Read the advertisements: ! and buy of those who advertise*. The editor returns that ks t< Supt. Corn j for eop.es of the school laws, the report of 1 the state superintendent and the report of j the state geologist. They contain much valuable information. , Nettie, the little two year old daughter S*f Joshua and Mrs.McClure of near Arthur. died ia>t Wednesday of diptHeria. The i next little daughter is reported very low ' with the same disease. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. l>e Witt's Little Early Risers art* famous little pills : for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. J. R. Adams & Son. Paul Bros, of Boonvilie, have purchased the fixtures of the S Beach A Co., the con-i-fect loners, and will open up a first class drug store. They are■competent druggists and c••me to Petersburg highly recommend* 1 e l as business men. M. E. Heathinan of Giezen/breeder of ; fine pigs, last week sold » ft**' male Berk--hire to Charles Eli lotted Bladensburg, : Ohm. He has sold duringfhe past year » | number of lint' hogs of tiiis breed, and'has ; a few left that will be sold. Write hiiu. Miss Allie Hughes. Norfolk. Virginia, was frightfully burned on the faeo and j I ueck. Pain was instantly relieved by I>e-1 Witt'- Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the injury without leaving a scar It is: the famous pile remedy. J. R. Adams &

Not ice—The members of Chapter No. S3. O. K. S.> are retjnested to meet at the chapter room Friday evening, December 10th. 1S9T, for the purpose of spending a [social evening anti meeting our grand worthy matron, Mrs. May me Conrad, of Warsaw. Florescr Capehart, Secy. The surveying corps of the Black Diamond railroad have completed the survey through Petersburg, and on Wednesday moved their camp to a point near Algiers. Two lines have been run through Petersburg. one of which runs through Twelfth . street and the other at the foot of Main street, running near the old canal tow path. } Benjamin Striker and Miss Anna Jones were married at the home of the bride's i parents, Marion Jones and wife, in this city last Thursday evening by Rev. W. A. Richardson. Many of the members of the 6. A. R. and W. R. C. were present. A sumptuous repast was served to the invited guests. The happy couple were the recip- . ients of a number of valuable and useful [presents.

Don’t fail to see C. G. Ward's holiday line. 30-3j Jewelry, watches and clocks of all kinds at Henry Rickrich’s. , Leslie Gladish has returned from a visit to friends in Evansville. J. A. Shrodes of Union, was in town Wednesday on business. Alden Heuringof Winslow, was in the city Tuesday on business. John McConnell of Winslow, was in town Saturday attending court. Fresh bread, pies and cakes at W. M. Kime’s bakery and restaurant. Mahlon Brown of Surrant. was here last | Saturday on business matters. Judge O'Neal of Washington, was in the city last Saturday attending court. The town is going wild with delight over the display of china at V. G. Ward's. 30-3 Alexander Willis was in town Saturday ou badness and made this office a substantial call. John Chappell of Algiers, has been appointed to a cadetship in the Vincennes university. Go to Jack.-on& Patterson and buy your wife a sewing machine. Sold for $5.00 up. We will save you money. t.f If your sowing machine needs repairing take a to Jackson \ Patterson’s and you will save money. Work guaranteed. tf For Sale Chkap.—Hot air pumping engine; cau be run by one gas jet or lamp. .1. I.. Ingleheart, Evansville. Jnd. 8tf Attorneys Posey and Chappell of Evansville. were here this week attending court, being engaged as counsel in several cases. If it is an artistic pose delicately lighted and the latest style photo you wan got to Edwards’ studio and you can get them j at all prices. ’J8-3 j The series of revival meetings at the O.P.1 church are being well attended this week. | Rev. Ashburn of Evausvillle, is assisting | Rev. Elder in the work. The brick business rooms erected on lower Main street by E. R. King have been completed and are now ready for occupancy. They have both been rented. 7s

The board of county commissioners will meet nest Monday in regular session. W. \V. Weltou retires ami James Rumble will assume liis duties a> commissioner. Lew Traylor, trustee of Jefferson, town ship, was in town Saturday on busiuessamt incidentally remarked thatThomasJenniugs Traylor tips the scales at exactly ten pounds. The grand jury after visiting the county infirmary and the county jail on an inspection tour adjourned Wednesday after being in session twenty-one days. During ti e session forty indictments were returned. A horse belonging to Kmory Lamb, living south of town, ran away last Tuesday. The horse came tearing down Main street m a dead run and made a bee line for home. The buggy was considerably the worse for wear. Leo. 11. Fisher a prominent attorney of Uuntingbnrg, was in the city the first of the week attending court and renewing acquaintances. Mr. Fisher is a very pleasant gentleman and has many friends throughout the countv. i -:—.— It is easy to catch a cold and just as easy ! to get rid of it if you commence early to j us> One Minute Cough Cure. It cures) coughs, colds bronchitis, pneumonia and ’ all throat and lung troubles. It is pleasant j to take, safe to use and sure to cure. J. R. ! Adams i: Son, Every man, whether farmer, merchant ! or mechanic, should have his address printed on his envelope, to insure its return j if not premier!y directed. Many a letter j has been lost or m;>sent, causing the sender, to wonder why he did not receive a reply, j This office will furnish and print 100 best j quality envelopes for 50 cent-. School teachers should also have them.

Drilling at the No. 3 well of the Peters- i burg raining and manufacturing association on the Shandy land, east of town, was commenced Tuesday morning. The drill j is now down about iOO feet. Everything is working well and the contractor hopes to; have the welt completed sometime about the first of February. Should gas be found at that point it will thoroughly demonstrate that the field is a good one. There are in the state 628 effective lodges of Odd Fellows with 13.186 members. There were 2,076 new members last vear. and a loss of 1,553, making a net gam of 553. The resources of the lodges consisting of cash, loans, investments, furniture, regalia. etc., amounts to 11,411,115.06. The sum of $164,264.03 was paid to members of the order, families of deceased Odd Fellows, funeral bet efits, education and other special purposes. The number of members receiving relief was 3,345, and there were 1166 widowed families relieved.

I Henry Rickrich has a full line of toys for he holidays. Dr. Blythe of Hosrner, was in town Toeslay on business. Have you seen the display of fancy china it C. G. Ward’s. 30-3 Attorney Milburn of Jasper, attended xnirt here Monday. ' Leave your orders at W. M. Kime’s for your holiday candies. Miss Flora Bruiutield visited with friends at Washington last week. Elias Garrett of Marion township, was in the city yesterday on business. H. II. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* S. G. Barrett and wife visited with their daughter at Oakland City last Thursday. One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly. That’s what you want! J. R. Adams & Son. Will Stuckey killed an otter the first of the* week which measured feur feet in length. A small child of Richard Arnold, living east of town, died the first of the week of diphtheria. C. G. Ward has the largest and most complete line of fancy china ever brought j to Petersburg. 4 30-3 j A. J. West and f unity have moved from j this city to near Otwell, where Mr. West! will engage in farming. Organ for Sale —-A firstelass organ for sale; l»een used about a year; good as new. Call at this office at once. ----—- Sheriff Ridgway took Mrs. Margaret Howard of Marion township, to the insane hospital at Evansville last Monday. Downey and J. T. Beatty, two prominent young democrats of Monroe township, were iu the city iast Friday on business. One dozen of my carbonette photo’s make twelve of the most desirable presents that you can purchase anywhere. Order now at Edwards* studio. 28-3 The annual thanksgiving services were held at the Presbyterian church last Thursday morning. The sermon was preached by Rev. Rader of the M. E. church. The third annual session of the Pike county teachers association met iu this city last Friday ami Saturday. Owiug to the inclement weather the attendance was very small.

Word, was received here last Friday of the death of Mi.-s Mollie, the accomplished daughter of S. P. Gordon of Greenfield, the contractor, who drilled the test well on the Omelveua laud. Joseph F. Arnold, aged 63 years, an old resident of thi? township, died Thursday morning of dropsy. The funeral services were conducted Thursday evening and burial at the Arnold cemetery. There will be a series of meetings held at the Baptist church commencing on next Wednesday night conducted bv Rev. Jacobs of Evansville, and continue for two weeks. Prayer service will be held Wednesday afternoon. J. R. Perkins of Antiquity, Ohio, was for thirty years needlessly' tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. lie was quickly cured bv using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing strive for piles and skin diseases. J. R. Adams A Son. '_ W. T. Creek and family visited Mr. Creek's sister. Mrs. Harrison Smith, in Petersburg, Sunday, and on Wednesday went to Vincennes and took Thanksgiving dinner with another sister of Mr. Creek, Mrs. Rilterscamp.—Oakland City Enterprise. _ Paul Bros, will open up a drug store fn the rocr., formerly occupied by the Acme drug store m the Smith building on Main street. Their goods will begin arriving next week. They will handle a full stock of drtfgs and medicines, toilet articles, paints, oils, varnishes and wall paper. Call and see them at the new Acme drug store.

Last evening at their prettv home on East South street the Aliases Denne anti I>ora I>aie entertained a few friends in honor of Alias Flora Brumfield, the pretty daughter of Clerk J. W. Brumfield of Pike county. The Misses Dale are charming entertainers and made the evening a most pleasant ore for their guests. Music and various games were the chief features.— j Washington Herald. Last Tuesday morning in the circuit court Dr. II. W. Harris of Algiers, was acquitted by Judge Ely of the charge of embezzlement, there being no evidence whatever to show that the doctor while acting as trustee of that towuship for several years had ever taken a cent dishonestly. The ‘‘exfjert” evidence introduced by the prosecution showed that the township owed the doctor something like when he went out of office. The defense dal not place a witness oi\ the stand.

Ever ready to be up to date we have just received a now lot of Capes and Jackets—the very latest creations. A Full Sweep Plush Cape* nicely lined and trimmed in Thibet Fur; only. An extra nice Plush Cape, l od length, tritumed in « Black Coney Fur; only-1 A beautiful Plush Cape.trimined iu Fur with Beads aud Braid; only _v.. The next number is a very Braided Plush Cape, cheap at $10.00: our price is_ Cloth Capes at ?5o, $1.00. $1.50, $2.00 and upwards. These prices are just about half what others ask Ladies’ and Children’s Jackets iu a variety too endless to enumerate. In the lot are Fifty Ladies’ Jackets, cut a little long. These garments were bought to sell for $10 to $15. On these goods we offer you a great bargain; only... 4 4 Men’s Overcoats I 4 4 4 Three Special Bargains. 1 100 fine Imported Beaver Overcoats in Black. Blue or Brown; sold everywhere for $10.00; our special price....,. 25 Grey Menton Overcoats at .<^4 50 Black Kersey Overcoats, lined throughout with an all Wool Serge, at. .SlO Our line of Men’s Clothing never was more complete and our prices are lower than ever. We bought our stock very early and paid no advance, consequently' ask none. 4 Men's All Wool Saits at $5 In Fancy Black or Plaid. Blankets in Endless Variety. Comforts of All Kinds. Shoes of Eeery Grade. No house can match our prices. Come and trade at SOL FRANK’S Big Store With Little Prices

Christmas Near at Hand The Star Bakery is prepared to supply all demands in the line of Candies, Nnts, Froits, Oysters, Bread, Pies, Cakes, etc. \ W. M. Kime’s Bakety COFFEE AND TEA STORE. The undersigned would invite all tovers of good l'offe«> and Tea to call at his Store, one .luor above the Miss SU**ks millinery store. East Mam Street, and examine his stock of Coffees. Teas, Spices, Extracts and Baking Powder. We offer you free \»ifh each pound a beautiful premium. Our stock of t offee consist** ot Rhv>, Santos, (juatemala. Mexicans, .Java* anti Mocha. Empress Biemt Teas, Mixed Teas. Black Teas, oolong English Breakfast. C'eylons. tir-en Teas. Japans, tiunpowder. Imperial, Young Hvson, Old Hyson, Tea Dust, Black Japan, fireen Tea Dust. Call and see me. ‘ L. R. HARGRAVE.

NEW i PLANING * MILL and LUMBER YARD Located at the foot of Main-^t. Petersburg With a complete line of machinery- we are better prepared than ever to do all kinds of mill worn, making Flooring, Siding and Ceiling, Window and Poor Frames. Veranda and Stairwork. Also «»dd siaes Sash and Doors a specialty. We also keep a fut« iine of all kinds of Lumber and Shinsle^. W it) guarantee ail material to be up to grad* and workmanship as good as the best, t^hll and see us before buy fug elsewhere. E. H. Goslin $ Co,