Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 34, Petersburg, Pike County, 31 December 1897 — Page 1

tags VOL. XXVIII PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1897. NO. 31

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Thousands of pairs of Shoes, odd {utirs, odd sizes, left over from our big December rush, that we have decided to place them in lots on special counter and offer you choice at a mere song. You know i>ur reputation for selling good high grade shoes, not trash, bankrupt stuff or paper soles. Come while this sale lasts and buy vour shoes for half prit*. * 1

Infant's Shoe*, soft soles, not »tvltsh but cheap.— Infant's kid button Shoos with tips, worth 35e .. Children's Ltongnla Kid Button .Shoes, j>atent leather tips, *> U> 8, Ladle tips from f 1 Kid Button, patent leather plain toes, aji 'tvle>, cut 89c it? pairs Ladies’ sample kid Shoes, ail makes, all toes, one pair of a kind, size 3 and 4. worth l.oU. ..

MS pairs Misses* Shoes made by Stribley and Co. and other fine shoe %nrkvr.-, size 12 to J. not a pair worth less than $2. choice.. IS? pairs Ltdies* tine kid button Shoes, Plants and Stribley and (o. and other £ue makes, iy ett-y tot's, tine hand sewed, worth 3.00 to 4.00; clioice for thi' sale [Utl ON'H>, $1.75 I 150 pairs latdies* heavy button Shoes in i*isf oil jfiaui. etc., ail so id ribl»et warns, the kind you pay J.50 toe . ........ 1 Choke of 500 pairs Ladies’ ftue kid hand sewed Shoes in tans, black, ox'oIo'hI. etc. 4 00 kind

Reader. buy y<.-.ir Stun* now while they art only ha:f prise, are .warranted agaitmt ripping ami will be renewed tree. All our Shoes t t * |

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■5V &vaw& CVeawAXv Sa\e. . The annval invoice time has nearly arrived. We are dug to make a elean-up sale of all the t«ld UMa .of Winter Suit.*, Overcoats, Ma.kirjto'iies and 1 lubber Good*,.lasting until January 2<t. 1308, the time we commence <>u* invoke. Everything will.be sold rtgardlese of profit. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ! * i * 4 4 4 i 4 4 4 4 4

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Men's ait A «' heavy Sat. Q Frowu iifi k. w<>rih > loan u|> Stic price IVii k (’(lev : Suit, French faced. well lined, worth 8,00; < ..*1 tp <ite pra e $5.50 Men's nil w<ol, French fact t ami sat'.n. j )-a suit, ih.u'h, Frown and fsiu v checks, wv r' h h>.0»> and 12.00; clean up Mile price it mi mu at $7.50 >! '* ]> ack i !>u r Ouercoats made of heat limiorted Irish frit z*- ^-c-ds, Q CA extra lon£, cheap at 11.00; 011 clean up >.».le price “Vl v AH w<h>1 black Melton Overcoat _ elepuit Hnetl, velvet collar, worth 10.00; clean up price Black iMagunal Mackintoshes, •sold everywhere for 2 75. clean up sale price $2.14

4<i wcvi Tricot moth M&cktutoshc$, black ami blue. warrunjed rain and wind pi oof, worth 5.00; dean up sale dn<» $3.95 Men's first quality heavy Rubier Ho*)?', guaranteed, worth 8.25: clean up sale prue* A few pair Men's heavy Rubber B m>!>, >:/<■ y and |Q»worth9.U0 clean up sale price $2.73 $1.75 MeiiV Rubber Sandals, the 75 eeut grade, a few sues left, clean up sale price 33c Men’s heavy Buckie 'hoes, worth l.Ot); dean up sale price Arctic Uve r 6£ Men’s heavy Felt Boots for ex- i QI treuie cold weather, cheap at | //l 2.'.hr: ceatt up aaiv prict ' *. *

t 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 t Dou’t delay; buyers will have a grand oppojimnty to save dollars on a j single purchase. Thi> great reduction will be made ou all goods sold before ^ our invoke commence'. a lie member the place— , 0 Slav Clol\\\T\.<i¥Lo\xse < a

PETERSBURG, INO. 0 ty Keep in rniud that all Boots au.i Shoes bought at our Store 4 are se«ed free of charge.

Peter Drof pays cash for hides and tallow. See him. 31-4 Billy Pollock of Arthur, was here Mouday ou business. Henry Shafer of Logan township, was in town Monday on business. Will Xieman and wife were visiting friends at Vincennes christiuas. Will N. Smith and wife of Princeton, visited*relatives here this week. H. H. Tislow. jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. Miss Ida Armstrong of Oakland City, visited friends here Wednesday evening. Frank White,who is attending law school at Indianapolis, is at home for the holidays. Charles Wilson of Wichita, Kansas, is visiting Rev. J. B. Thomas and family this | week. Waxtkd.-t-UQO cords of cordwood. Call j @n Thomas Read at the brick and tile j factory. 24-4 j Uncle George Gtim and wife of Monroe , township, visited S. Thompson and wife! Christmas. John Elsert, local editor of the Evansville Tribune, is at heme this week visiting his parents.

Paul Bros, can be found at the old Acme Pharmacy stand. They give away every t wentieth purchase. 39-2 h. C. Thomas.near town, says tt is the finest boy in Pike county an 1 that it arrived the day before ehristmas. For Salk Cheap.—Hot air pumping engine; can he run by one gas jet dr lamp. J. L. lngteheart, Evansville. lndv Stf Charles W. Ferguson, who is attending the -university at Blootuingtan, is spending the holidays with his parents in Monroe township. The street* were crowded last Friday with Christmas buyers. The {>eople were buying presents for the children, aunts and sweethearts. County Treasurer Smith made his semiannual settlement with the state auditor last week. He turned over $11,311.91 due for the various state funds.

The person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by couching, is requested to tall on Bergen &• Oiiphaut and get a bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar. which always gives relief. d John Bilderbaek. who is employed at Rockville,-investigating county affairs, «h> here last Friday visiting friends and relatives. lie visited -his parents at Augusta during the holidays. The seven-iuonths-oid child of Crill | Chappell of Jefferson township), was badly burned last Friday. The little tot was !y ing in front of an open grate when its; clothes caught tire and its feet and legs were badly blistered. Washington was visited with a $15,000 tire last Thursday. Hatfield X' Painters' large implement building together with the j Contents were consumed. The Uvatt house was badly scorched, besides several small j buddings were burned.down. J. U, Perkins of Antiquity, Ohio, was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quic kly cured bv using Do Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. J. K. Adams Son. Homer Tislow, who lives near West Salem. Knox county, was badly cut at a Christmas entertainment last Friday night. He went to the entertainment in a drunken condition and kicked up a row when some unknown person cut his throat from car to ear. _ ■ •_ : Thomas Mansfield’s residence, six miles southwest of Washington, caught fire Monday. The roof was burning briskly when a passenger train happened along. The engineer stopped the train and the passengers and trainmen carried water from the tender and extinguished the flames. The train pulled into this city nearly an hour late. Last Tuesday a? the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arch MeAtce in Clay township occurred the marriage of M ins McAtee and Mr. Perry Cunningham, a prominent young bu-ines' man of Vincennes. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. YauCleve, pastor of the M. E. church at Union. The happy young couple wiU make their future home at Vincennes. Married at the home of the bride in Stendal, at 5 p. m. Sunday, Nannie, the accomplished daughter of O, J. Greenway, to liarold O. Brewster, a popular teacher of this county. Both are teachers, and this year both teach tit the schools of S feudal. It being the bride’* birthday a score of friends and relatives were invited in to celebrate it. Rev. E. Barret officiated. Immediately after tbe eeremouy the guests took tbeir places at the table where all seemed to enjoy themselves, feasting on the | good things that had been prepared.

Judge Elvis confined to his home with lagrippe. _^ Dr. J. T. Smith of Glezen, was in town Monday on business. Peter Drof sells lime, hair and cement. Buys junk of all kinds. 31-4 Paul Bros., the druggists, will give away free every twentieth purchase. 32-2 Joel Whitman of near Ayrshire, was iu town Wednesday on business. Dr. Frank Osbon and wife visited relatives at Bloomfield over Sunday. J. C. Howard, a prominent fanner near i Littles, was in town Tuesday on business. | Mrs. M. L. Woolsey and daughter Hailie , visited friends at Oakland City yesterday.

Miss Emma Holton returned Wednesday ! from her visit with friends in Daviess county. Come to the Indiana university glee and mandolin club concert at the M. E. churvh Saturday night. Will Smith and wife were at Oakland City this week visiting friends and attend- ! ing the poultry show. ~ _- j Groan kok Salk.—A firstclass organ for sale; been used about a year; good as new. Call at this office at once. A. C. Burba, of Oakland City, was here Monday and erected a very fine monument at the grave of the late James Mount. R. E. Gladish shipped 163 head of young cattle from Tennessee to this place last week. He will fatten them for the market. Martin Fieener is spending the holidays with his family here. He is now at work investigating the records at Rockville, this state. Will I>. Ciow, ex editor of the Press, who is attending the law department of the Bloomington university, is at home for the holidays. The third entertainment of the public school lecture course will be given at the M. E. church Saturday, January 1. by the Indiana university glee and mandolin club. Adam Martin of Littles, was in town Friday last. He had just returned from Tennessee, where he has been engaged in the timber business during the past summer. He will return in a few weeks.

The long distance line of the Central Union telephone company is about completed to this city, and in a few days will K in fill! working order. The station will be at the Cumberland telephone office. JusticeCorder was called to the residence of Mr. Heed, living one mile east of this city, today to performs marriage ceremony. The contracting parties were 1>. M. Davis, a well-to-do engineer and farmer of Pike county.and Mrs. Jeanette Melton of Somerville.— Princeton Democrat. Louis Swedtferger. aged 60 years, died at the home of Iletirv Uiekrich in this city Monday uight from diseases incident to service in the late war. lie was a member of the A. O. I*. W. The remains were taken to Evansville where the funeral services took place Wednesday. The A. 0. U. \V. are going to give a wild game dinner and supper and a midnight lunch on December 31, 1897, consisting of bear, venison,coot), opos-um. jack rabbits, squirrels, common rabbits, wild turkeys, wild goose, prairie chickens and pheasants and all necessaries to go with t he game. The meals are to be served in the room now occupied by John Whitman nest door to Eb Walker’s. Mrs. Mary E. Little of this city*, widow of the late Johu F. Little, an engineer on the B. & O. S-W.,who was killer! in a wreck at Cochran. Indiana, in July, 1894. was awarded judgment in the,Pike circuit court about a year ago for $8,000. The railroad company apjcaled to the supreme court, and last week that court reversed the decision of thef Pike circuit court, claiming that the evidence showed that the death of the eugineer was caused by the carelessness of an employe and the company was not liable.— Washington Advertiser. William 11. Heathman. one of the old residents of Washington township, died December 83» in Saline county, Illinois, where he had been to visit a sister and other relatives. For a number of years he had been a sufferer with bladder trouble. Mr. Heathman was born in Montgomery county. Tennessee, March 22, 1831. He was married to Fanny £. Smith, sister of Dr. J. T. Muith of Glezen. in 1853, to which union four children were born, two of whom are dead. His wife died in 1865. He moved to Pike county in 1872, where he has been engaged in carfientering and fanning ever since when he was able to do anything. He was married again in 1881 to Margaret Willis, daughter of Jesse Willis of Madison township, who died in August 1896. He was aged 66 years and nine months. He leaves two children, M. L. and Henry, and five grand children to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted last Friday. Mr. Heathman was a good citizen aud a man well . rejected by ail who knew him,

Sheriff Ridgway transacted business at Velpen Monday. Co to H. H. Tislow for ail kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Miss Pearl Cross of Evansville, is visiting the Misses Stocks this week. Dr. David DeTar of Winslow, was in town Wednesday on business. Miss Emma Cassidy of Jasper, visited friends here during the past week. Thomas Mount and wife of Washington, were* the guests of friends here Monday. One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly. That's what you want! J. R. Adams & Son. Rev. Francis Woods and William Johnson of Arthur, were in town Tuesday on business. T. 0. Nelson, trustee of Marion township, Tisited friends and relatives in Kentucky last week.

Mrs. Ethel 15. Edwards of Louisville, Kentucky, is visiting H. S. Edwards and wife this week. W. V. Hargrove and family left for Princeton Tuesday, where they will visit with relatives for several days. Paul Bros., the druggists, have a tine line of toiler articles. Remember they give away every twentieth purchase 88-i The party who took the red Irish setter from Petersburg last Friday is known. The owner desires the return of the dog at once. W. E. Willis, a prominent young farmer, living south of the «*ity, made this office a pleasant call last Friday and onlered the Democrat, to bis address. Frank Bilderback, ex-auditor, was taken suddenly sick last Friday while assisting in the treasurer’s office during Treasurer Smith's absence at Indianapolis. Jerome B. Evans, former proprietor of the Press of this city, has sold his interest in the Advertiser at Forsythe, Georgia, and will remove from there in the near future. The Democrat wishes Rome success. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is its good condition. PeWitt’s Little Early Risers are famous little pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. J. R. Adams & Son.

Miss 'AHie Hughes, Norfolk, Virginia, was frightfully burned on the face ami nook. Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the injury without leaving a sear, it is the fatuous pile remedy.. J, R. Adams & Son. _____ The Democrat's Arthur correspondent is a wide-awake and solid silverito. and for the people tirst. last and all the time. He is a good news gatherer and is always on hand with a batch of news from Arthur. And by the way he will cast hts first vote m IS&J for silvered the ratio of 16 to 1. At an election last Friday of the stockholders of the Home budding ami loan association the following directors were elected: R. C. Hammond, M. MoC. Stoops. R. K. Gladish. W. V. Hargrove, G. J. Nichols, Fred Smith. George Goodrid, S. P. Hammond, Levi Douglass and William Limp. _ _ L _ _ On christmas afternoon. Callie, the three year old daughter of Emory MoAtee, living two miles northeast of town, met a horribio death. The little girl with a brother were in the house alone, the parents being out uear the house doing some work, when the little girl while playing with a stick which she lighted from a grate set her clothes on tire and be foie help arrived she was burned in a blister from head to foot. About two years ago another child met the same fate. "The funeral took place Monday and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. Mr. McAtee and wife have the heartfelt sympathy of all in their sad bereavment. .On Monday evening. December 27th, a joint installation of the officers of Pike Lodge No. 121 F. and A. M.. and Petersburg chapter No. $2 O. E. S., was held at the Masonic temple. There was quite a large attendance of both ladies and gentlemen. The exercises were unusually well done. Past Matron Lula Read deserving special mention for the very excellent mantier in which she conducted the installation of the officers of the Eastern Star. The Masonic officers are as follows: P. K. Hearing. W. M.;J. R. Burger, S. W.; 1. H. Lamar. J. W.; E. G. Burlingame. S.D.; V. R. Greene. J. D.; George Goodrid, treasurer; John Hammond, secretary: Fred Smith and G, F. Boonshot,stewards; Henry Read, tyler. The chapter O. K. S. are as follows; Lillie Armstrong, matron; P. K. Heuring, patron: Abbie Glezen, A. M ; Riokie Schaefer, conductor; Adda OUphant, assistant conductor; Mattie A. King, treasurer; Fannie Patterson, secretary; Nellie Evans, Ada; Sailie Gatt, Ruth; Lola Read, Esther; Ethel Byers, Martha: Phoebe Link, Electa; Lillie J. Hammond, chaplain; | Maggie Boonshot, warder; Belle Nichols, organist; Henry Read, sentinel.

Jioah Burkhart of Madison township, i« quite ill. Mrs. Johu O. Mi ley visited friends at Winslow this week. J. W. Ridge of Noxid, was in tow* Tuesday on business, J. H. Viehe auii family Sundayed with relatives in Evansville, P. Q. Chanel 1 ami wife of Evansville, visited friends here this week. Dr. C. C. Murphy and wife were at Spencer over Sunday visiting relatives. Sam Gladish is home from Indianapolis this week visiting his parents west of town, Allen Rumble, one of the hustling democrats of Rumble, was in town Monday on business. _ Charles* Wyatt is erecting a large barn on his farm south of towu. The frame work was raised Wednesday.

Dr. Clarence Abbott of Ofcwell, leaves Monday for Louisville, where he will attend medical college during the coming year. Sol Frank left Tuesday for Princeton, Mt. Vernon and other points in Southern Indiana. He will be absent several days. The Indiana university gle^and mandolin club under the auspices of the high schools at the M. K. church Satunlay night. ___ J. L. Robinson left Monday for Fort Wayne, having in charge Charles Sappenfield whom he will place in the feeble minded institution. Mrs. Max Biilzer and son Edward left last Sat unlay for New York where they will visit with relatives for several weeks, Mr. Blitzer accompanied his wife as far as Washington. Will Carleton. city editor of the Evans1 ville Courier, came up this week to mingle 1 with old friends. Will is making quite a reputation as a news gatherer, and has made many warm friends iu Evausville. Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridg£, "Ohio, says: ‘‘After two doctors gave up my bbv to die. I saved him from croup By usiiig One Minute Cough Cure.” It is the quickest and most certain remedy tor coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. J. R. Adams & Son.

The K. M. club was entertained Wednesday evening by Miss Ola Woolsey at the I hone of Miss Delia MeGowen. About thirty invited guests were present. The ! evening was spent in progressive games. At 11 o’clock refreshments were served, 'Among the out-of-town guests were Miss j Maggie Stewart and Miss Maggie Armstrong ; of Oakland City. I A happy and prosperous New Year to all I the readers of the Democrat. The editor j desires to return his thanks to the citizens j of Petersburg and Pike county for their 1 very liberal patronage and kind words of ■ appreciation during the past year aud hope j for a continuance of the same during the : year 18DS. As in the past the Democrat will lend its aid and influence toward the j building up of Petersburg aud Pike county, ! and in its efforts would solicit the I eo-o|>eration of every citizen who has that : end in view. Algiers, a village six miles east of this ; city, had quite a fire Monday night about eight o’clock. The fire started in the hayloft of Brad field’s stable on Main street and before the flames could be subdued the’ store buildings of T. A. Englenoan and Martin Penner were burned to the ground. Engleman run a general store, and about I half of his stock of goods was saved. The Odd Fellows had their lodge room above ; the store and lost all of their lodge para- | phernalia. The causeof the fire is unknown. Ijoss $4,000 with no insurance. As it ha|>- ; pened when there were a large number of ! people in town and they went to work and 1 savetl adjoining property. The marriage of Miss Sadie Posey, : daughter of Mrs. Jennie Posey, to Perry A. Chappell was solemnized Tuesday evening at tile Cumberianu Presbyterian church. • The church was artistically decorated with palms and ferns. At seven o’clock to Mozart’s wedding march the party entered the ehnreh. The ushers, Mr. Charles Lemon and Mr. Karl Lemon, were followed | by Mi-» Arde Posey, sister of the bride, ami Mr, Fred Alexander. Miss Etta P»v-» ■ jdson, the mnid of honor, entered immediately preceding the bride, who came in with her uncle, Hon. Frank U. Posey. Mr. Chappell with his best man, Mr* Clarence Holcomb, entered from the rear and mat the bride aTthe altar. An impressive ceremony was pronounced by Rev, Elder, while ‘‘ljuve’s Sweet Song” from Lohengrin was played Softly. The bride was donned in a white organdy over white silk, trimmed with valence nos lace. She earned aboquet of bride roses. The maid of honor. Miss Etta Davidson, wore a gown of blue chiffon over blue silk tnmmings of pont de esprit lace. She carried a boquet of pink roses. Mis* Arde Posey wore a gown of white organdy over pink silk with lace trimmings. She carried pink roses. After the wedding a reception was given at the home of Mn, ‘ Jennie Posey on upper Main street.