Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 3, Petersburg, Pike County, 27 May 1898 — Page 5

LOCAL HAPPEINGS! {Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat's Reporter^ $Tew8 Item* From Here, Tfcero and Eyery where. fi—n, City «i4 P«tmuI Ikpi ii ii lbreyUtHl Form.

Will Find Ttoew AM >*'■<« Tkt» JHeadiug. Next weak. Next week. Next week. Miss Daisy Anderson .visited friends lit JEvansvilJe lest week. Mo to H. H. Ttslow for nil kind.® of .watch and clock repairs. 29* Uncle Main Catt of neiir Union, was in .town last Saturday on business. ; Mrs. C. G. Ward visited friends at Onk4aud City and Princeton la*t week. William Gareteon of Algiers, went to Evansville Tuesday.on a business trip. Glaiiish k Jones shipped a car load .of jbogs to the Indianapolis market Tuesday. r ----- Fred Smith made a business trip -to Evansville Tuesday, returning Wednesday. T. C. Nelson shipped a car loud of hogs j •from Winslow to Indianapolis Monday. Don't fail to attend Hargrove & Go’s, j Special shoe sale; tbousauds of pairs at half i price. 2-2 The water works plant at Washington was sold at sheriff’s sale last Saturday for *10.000. Thomas Shoulders, who is attending the j •Oakland City college, was in towu Tuesday j on business. C. G. Ward will sell from May 30th to. .June 5th, two large cans best tomatoes for ! fifteen cents cash. 8-8 J McCrillus Adams and wife went to In- j diwnapolis last Friday. They returned' home Tuesday afternoon. Foe Salk Cueai*.—Hot air puupping en-1 fine: can be ran by one gas jet .or lamp, j ,J. L. Ingle heart, Evansville. I ml. 8tf I Buck Stanley closed a series of temper-1 f} ance meetings at Winslow last Monday night with 11$ signers to the pleilge. 100.000 pounds of wool wanted for which ! 1 will pay the highest market price in cash. < 52-8 .Mosks Fxax% Senorets cute chronic coustipation. kid- j £ nev and liver complaint. Price 25 cents.] For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and ! .Oliphaut.__ 30-tf tjuinoria positively cures dulls and fever j when other remedies fail. No .cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen j and Olipbant. 30-tf If you are looking for a nice summer straw bat, call at Max Blitzer’s New York Store. Prices extremely low and large stock to make selections from. 8-3 Elder A. J. Willis, of the Baptist church, will on Sunday next baptize sixteen new members of his church in Big creek, near Solitude.—Ml. Vernon Star.

Dr. J. W. Bet hell of V> msiow, and P. K. Heuring of this place, rvprinted the Masonic orders of their respective places at .the grand lodge meeting at Indianapolis *“W*- ^- TheH^eather this week has bet»o quite warts. /Crops are looking fine and the liarmers getting in the corn at a rapid rate. Moat of jhe farmers will be through planting next week. W. S. Corn, county superintendent, will hold an examination for teachers license at the high school budding in this .city Saturday. There will bef quite a number of teachers pass the examination. Elijah White lock of Madison township, has purchased the interest of Jtichard irnold in the Farmers' flouring mill on tinth street. The style of the new firm rill be Alexander A Whitelock. The law firm of Dillon A Greene dissolved tip last week. Mr. D:Uoa will itinue his office at the old stand, while r. Greene will use the room occupied by i Johnson, opposite the court house [on Main street. The Pike County Democrat entered its [S9th year last Friday. The Democrat is of the neatast papers in Southern -- and is well edited, prosperous and progreoaive. We wish Stoops many more prosperous year?.—Winslow Dispatch. Clark Bros, of (Trbana, Illinois, bare purchased the Berridge Marble works on lower Mam street. They come highly recommended as energetic young business aad who thoroughly understand th* ide. The building which they asoupy gill be enlarged by an addition.

Next net x. Nest wet ju Next we Jk. Mrs. L. t <rrim Js,visiting her .parents at Cato tfci week. A. J. Hedges of Pntoka township, was in town Mencay on business. Special *le of French organdies and lawns at <L* New York Store. 2-2 Mrs. El so Young of Princeton, visited friends her3 Tuesday afternoon. S. 6,. Davenport transacted business in the Dasjp&> circuit court Tuesday. Mrs. W. S. Rader .is visiting friends at Spencer ai d Indianapolis this week. J. J. Meant end wife of Princeton, are j visiting.reativesiu Jeferson township this week. _ Jay OeBruler returned Saturday from his visit tc Dubois county, wherein formerly resided

See the thousands of pairs of ahoes sold j at half prices during Hargrove & Co’s, j special shoe sale. 2-2 C. G. Ward will sell -from Mif 30th to June 5th, two large cans best tomatoes for fifteen ceuts cash. 3-2 Mrs. jueinda Rice returned Monday from an extended risk with relatives at Dale, Sponger county. George Hoover and George Reedy of Bit-knell Knox county. Are the guests of Charles Jones this week. 100,000 pounds of wool wanted .for which I will pay the highest market prtoe in cash. 53-3 Moses -Fiuxk. M. L. Heathman of hrlezen. was in town last Saturday transacting business. While here be made a pleasant .call at this office. Rromoline will cure a cold while you sleep. No cure, no pay. 35 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. j _ 3S-tf Quim-ria is guaranteed to cure .chills, fever ai.d all malarial disorders. No cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen am. Qliphant. gfi-tf Asa .'dasqs. one of the substantial farmers and democrats of Monroe township, was a pleasant caller at .our sanctum last Monday while in the city on business. Pike county has a new poztoffige, the name cf which is Cabel. The postofRce is at the Hartwell (nines in Lockhart township. Charles Colbert k the postmaster. Will l). Crow .came home last Friday from Jloomington, where he is attending college to take a mix in /the republican paw-wow of last .Saturday. He returned Tuesday. Cap; . W. E. Chappell of near Algiers was in town Monday. The captain says be has over a hundred men ready at the next call for troops to go to the front and help li^Sf-ain. SjTOLEX.—Last Saturday night, a black saddle horse; pacer; heavy short mane and long bushy tail. Any oneJiaving information address J. I,. Thorn^--P®Us^shurg, 1 lid., or this office. ___ ^ Remember that the New York Store this sensor- is selling more clothing than any other house in the county. Do you know why? Prices are very low and the best stocks to select fr. ra. Go and see Ijax. Fred H. Ashby, who has been employed at the Southern Indiana asylum for .the past year, resigned last week and accepted a position at a similar institution at Uospital, Illinois. He is also a member of the hospital orchestra. i We will pay a salary of $15 per week and expenses for man with rig to introduce ~ our Poultry Mixture in the country. Only! good hustlers wanted. Reference. Address' with stamp. Eureka Manufacturing Co.,] 503 Missouri Avenue, St. biouis, 111.

I iave been a sufferer frcut chronic diarrhoea ever since tlv* war and have used ail kinds fit medicines for it. At last Ii found one remedy that has been a success as a cure, and that is .Chamberlain's Colic, ‘ Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy.—P. E* Grisham. Oman Mills, La. For sale by J. R. Adams & Son. m The Indiana state encampment at the G. A. 8. at Columbus last week, elected the following officers: Department commander. Daniel Ryan. Seymour; senior vice department commander, B. M. Hutchins, Columbus; junior rice commaoder, Jesse H. Carpenter, Angola; medical director. J. M. Jones, Cataract; department chaplain. F. A. Heuring, Gentryville; council of administration, Benjamin Stare; Richmond; William L. Dunlap, Frank!in; George W. Luckey,.Ggil«Ue: James fl. Mitchell, Lafayette, and Henry A. Root, Michigan City. The following dates have been fixed for the different county tails in Southern Indiana: August 1 to ft, Osgood, Ripley county; August 1 to ft, North Vernon, Jennies county; August $ to 13,Coi*Mnbas, Bartholomew county; August 1ft to 30, Rockport, Spencer county: Madison. Jefferson oounty; August 23 to 37, Lawnnceburg, Dearborn county; Oakland City, Gibson county; August 29 to September 3.Chnsney. Spencer county; Corydon, Harrison county; Term Haute, Vigo county; September 5 to 10, Princeton, Gibson county* Salem. Washington (Bounty; September 13 to 17, Hutatingburg, Dubois county; September 19 to 34. Evansville. Vanderburg county. Bedford, Lawrence county; September 3ft to October l, Boonvillr, Warrick county; Bloomington, Monroe county; October 3 to 8, Yineenoes, Knox county. The Indiana State bur will be held ft Indianapolis September 13 to 17.

Next week. Next week. Next week. Miss Nellie Young of Princeton, visited friends here Monday last. Frank J£ime, near Onion, was in town last Saturday on business. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* Mrs. T. R. Rice and little daughter; visited with friends at Oakland City last Monday._ The Ladies aid society will meet next Wednesday, June 1st, at the home of Mrs. Moees Frank. Mrs. Alice P. Stoops is visiting at Louisville this week, the guests of Dr. J. E. Mann and wife. Mrs. W. E. Lamb and children are visiting Dr. Bornbrook and family at Dyersburg, Tennessee.

Bon. Henry J. Wiiggs of near Arthur, was in town last Saturday looking after business interests. Hannigan Reedy of Clay township, was in town Wednesday marketing his wool production for the year. ^member that the New York Store is sealing the Jackson summer corsets at 39 cents, and 75 cent ones for 48 cents. 3-3 .100,000 pounds of wool wanted for which I will pay the highest market price in cash. 5£-3 Moses Frank. -Senorets purify the blood and beautify the completion. Cure constipation. 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphaut. 36-tf T. H. DiHeu and wife, V. R. Greene and wife, S. Thompson and wife and L. E. Grim and wife attended a baptizing condaeted at Arthur last Sunday. Airs. William Shawban and Maud-Catt of near Petersburg, came over Tuesday to aHeod Rev. tCoombs* meeting and stopped with Rev. Cqble’s family.—Oakland City Enterprise.__ Mrs. A.G. Troutman and daughter, Miss Eunice, went to Petersburg Saturday. Miss Eunice returned Tuesday, but Mrs. Troutman remained for a few weeks’ visit.— Oakland City Enterprise. The Pike County Democrat entered upon its twenty-ninth volume last week. Pro. Stoops is making a good paper out of the Democrat, and deserves credit for his zeal and efforts in behalf of the Pike county ckKnocracy.-t.-Newburg Tribune. Rev. W. $. Rader. G. J. Nichols and wife. R. E. Giadishaud wife, Mrs, Henry Read. Mrs. George West, Misses Sallie Catt, Anna Read, Kate Coats, Mary Coats, Lydia Martin, Lillian Coonrod and others from this {dace attended the Epworth League convention at Lvauaviile last week. Last Saturday evening a son of J. L. Tkomas, a proannent farmer .living east of towu, hitched bis horse .at the rack on the west side of the court house while he done &gtre trading. Going hack about half past eight o’clock ..to secure his horse to return luyne the amtnal was goue. Sunday mornia^ a search was made hut the horse could mfC be found, and it is supposed that the horse was stolen. He is a fine saddle horse and was highly prized by Mr. Thomas. The search is being continued. The grand lodge of Odd Fellows held last week at Indianapolis elected the following officers: Grand master, O. N. Cranor, Muncie; deputy grand master, M. H. Chappell, Knigbtstown;gr»od secretary, W. H. Leedy, Indianapolis; grand treasurer, James A. Wild man, Indianapolis: grand wardens, T. P. Davis, Xoblesville; E. E. Pryor. Bloomington; H.C, Ray. Shelbyville; Ed Farrer. Rushville; G. Bomwasser, New Albauy; E. E. Hastings. Washington; T. I. Jessup, Richmond; E.C. Smvthe,Waveland: jj. D. Allison. Logansport; J. W. Paris,! L Farmland; J. M. Goode, Parker; James A. [ Meek, Gcford; H. L. Eiuley, Hunlingtou; I grand representative, R. P. Davis, Portland.

Many old soldiers now feel the effects of! tbe hard service they endured during the ; war. Mr. George S. Anderson of Rossville, York county, Penn., who saw the hardest kind of service at the front, is now frequently troubled with rheumatism. “1 j had * Severn attack lately,” he says, “and j procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain | Balm. It did so much good that I would like to know what you would charge me for one dozen bottles.” Mr. Anderson wanted it both for hi* own use and to supply it to j bis friends and neighbors, as every family shonld have a bottle of it in their home, not only for rheumatism but lame back, sprains, j swellings, cuts, bruises and burns, for which j it is unequalled. For sale by J. B. Adams j & Son. ^_m The seventh annual district convention! of the Epworth League was held at the ! Simpson M. E. church, Evansville, last week. The attendance was very large. On Thursday evening Bishop McCabe de- j i livened his popular lecture “The Bright | Side of Life in Libby Prison.” Friday evening Miss M. E. Vickery, a returned missionary from Rome, gave a lecture on tbe work. The next convention will be held at Mt. Vernon. The following officers were elected for the coming year; President, G. J. Nichols, Petersburg. First vice-president, J. M. Bale, Mount Verson. Second vice-president, Miss Blanch Leuaid. Rock port. Third vice-president, Miss Helen Chick, Evansville. Fourth vice-president, A.M. Key.Patoka. Secretary. Miss Fannie Woods, Evansville. Statistical secretary, Miss Bertha Gillstt, Evansville. Treasurer, Albert Vanderbilt, New HarJunior supeiiotendent, Mrs. Fannie Heading, Fort Branch.

Next week. Next week. Login Robling of \fcinslow, was in town Tuesday on business. S. Beach of Augusta, was in town last Saturday on business matters. Big bargains in ladies’ and gents’summer underwear at the New York Store. S-8 The last of the Indiana troops left Sunday for Virginia, where they go to join General Lee's army. C. G. Ward will sell from May 30th to June 5th, two large cans best tomatoes for fifteen cents cash. 3-2 John Woolley of Evansville, was here Tuesday looking after the business interests of the coal company.

-4FRED SMITHS Dealer in ail kintfs of FUBXTZTTJEE! John O. Davis and family leave Saturday for Owen ton, Kentucky, where they will visit relatives for a few weeks. Ladies'chocolate shoes in lace with pretty tip, soft soles, all sizes. The $1.75 kind Hargrove & Co’s, special sale $1.10. 2-2 100,000 pounds of wool wanted for which I will pay the highest market price in cash. 52-3 Moses Frank. Bromoline will positively cure a cold in 24 hours. No cure, no pay. 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant._30-tf S. C. Wyatt, the stock dealer, shipped a fine brood sow to C. £. James at Cardonia, last week. He also shipped a fine stock hog to J. 8. Melkey & Co. at Portersville this week. Mis® Rose Glen Webster of Utah, gave a lecture at the Baptist church last Friday evening. The lecture is highly spoken of by those who heard her. She denounces the creed of the Mormons as a menace to ■our civilization. John Brock,one of Oakland City’s staunch free silver republicans, was in town last Tuesday on business. John has always taken an active interest in politics and in the last campaign in Pike county gave the cause of the People a good lift. He is a strong supporter of Billy Bryan. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons during the past week: Charles A. Carpenter and Grace Ritter.. John H. Benson and Marv M. Mitchell* Charles Owens and Virgie lvinman. Perry S. Denem and Lettie Peach. William H. Lewis and Clarissa Richey. _ Theodore Miller and Lucy Carter. Joseph P. Bradfield and Effie Sullivan. The grand lodge of Masons met at Indianapolis this week. The following officers were elected: Grand Master—Simeon S. Johnson, Jeffersonville. Deputy Grand Master—William Geake, Ft.. Wayne. Senior Grand Warden—Olin E. Holloway. Knightstown. Junior Grand Warden—Orlando W. Brvwnbaek, Pendleton. Grand Treasurer—Martin H. Rice, Indianapolis. Grand Secretary—William H. Smythe, Indianapolis. Are your cheeks Iff ■ hollow and your j ■ Oil Up* white? | Is your appetite PolO poor and your digcstion weak? Is u your flesh soft and have you lost in weight? These are symptoms of anemia or poor blood* They are hot as frequent In the summer as in#thc winter. And you can he cured at one time just as well as another* Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil vtith hypophosphites will certainly help you. Almost everyone can take it, and disturb the weakest stomach* It daam the fight color of poor Mood lo a healthy and rich no* u uOunsuis uic orsun ^ gives to the nerves, k SOcsndSL

Funeral Supplies a Specialty. We keep on band at all times tbe finest Hm of Parlor and Household Furniture to bn found in tbe city. Bedroom and Parlor Salta a Specialty. Ip funeral supplies we keep Caskets, Shroud*, etc., of fcbc beat make, & 1

SPECIAL The New York Store will make one of the Biggest Retuielioc Sales in Shoes anil Slippers from

May 28th to June 15, 1898, Ever known in Pike County. Note these prices op our immense stocks of I_.ad.ies’ and a*dCisses’ Slippers. 172 pair of Ladies’ Slippers, patent leather tip, worth 75c, for ....... $ 48 88 pair small size Black, Tan and Oxbloed Button, worth from $1.50 to 2.00, for 96 92 pair Tan Slippers, patent leather tip, flexible soles, worth $2, for.. 48 pair custom made, sells all over the world for $8—will close them out iiy this cola fiM* Anlo V y’ a*. 1 25 Old Ladies’ Easy Slippers for..... . . .. .. 1 00 126 pair Misses' Slippers, 13 to 2, worth 75 cents, for ....... 45 118 pair Misses’ Slippers, 13 to 2, worth $1.25, #or .... ... 95 Misses' Slippers and Sandals, Oxhlood, 6 to 84, worth $1, for.......... 73 Children's Slippers, flexible soles, worth 75 cents, for... ..... 58 T.A-DTES’ SHOES. 206 pair, odd sizes, worth $1,25, for.. .......$ 75 98 pair, pateut leather tip, button or lace, black, oxblood. tan, spring heels, worth $1.7Mor..'........ . 125 124 pair black, tan, cloth top, lace or button, worth $3—will go for >...... .... 200 Our best custom made Shoes, blackj oxblood, tan, cloth top, worth $4, for ...... 2 75 Children’s Shoes, 3 to 6, pateut leather tip, worth 25 cents, for... 15 MEIT’S SHOES. 10 eases of buckle Plow Shoes, worth $1.50, for......................... ...,$ 1 06 u cases Men’s neat dress Shoe, lace or congress, latest toe, worth $2, for . 1 25 5 cases, black, oxblood, tan, lace or congress, worth $3, for. .. 1 75 Men’s Vici Kid, black, tan, cloth top, worth $3.50, for........• • 2 50 BOYS’ SHOES. 5 cases, worth $1.35 per pair, for. . ....’. • •.5® 3 cases dress Shoes, worth 1.75, for........ * * * 1 1® 4cases, No. 10,lace, worth 2.25, for ......... ... .......... 148 Remember that this great side will commence on

Saturday, May 28th, \ And will last until •' Wednesday, June 15th, If jroa or your friends seed asy Sbocs or Slippers call oa MAX BLITZER, of: N: THEtNEW E w’iis .■5 BURQ, INDIANA# 4 ^ v"'