Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 31, Petersburg, Pike County, 9 December 1898 — Page 1

9oV&, SWper or N ■ Taper Klowep - Is accepted for the following artr* cles. All sold cheap. Look all down through the list, then call in and see the real articles:

New stock of Gold Filled Watches for Ladies and Gentlemen. Gent’s Watch Chains. Gent’sW atch Chain Charms, f Ladies’ Watch Chains. Ladies’ Silk Watch Guards. 1847 Rodgers Knives and Forks. Table and Teaspoons. Fruit Knives. Orange Spoons. Goffee Spoons. Berry Spoons. Nut Picks. Soup Ladles. Gravy Ladles. Cream Ladles. Children’s knife,fork and spoon sets. Napkin Rings. Toothpick Holders. Castors. * Cups and Saucers. Fountain Pens. f Gold Pen and Pencils. Gold Pens. Metal Girdles. Buckles. Sterling Silver Novelties. Hair Brush and Combs. Ink Blotters. ^ Scissors. Match Boxes. Stamp Boxes. Yasalme Jars. Scent Bottles. Nail Files. Shoe Buttoners. ~ Glove Buttoners. Hair Curlers. Paper Knives. Soap Boxes. Trinket Boxes. Baggage Markers. > Coat Markers. / Hat Markers. Cane Markers. Umbrella Markers. Friendship Hearts. Hat Pins. Side Combs. Card Case and Purse Combined. Chain Bracelets. Hoop Bracelets. Children’s Band Rings. Children’s Set Rings. Gents’ Band Rings. Gents’ Set Rings. Ladies’ Band Rings. Ladies’ Set Rings. Emblem Buttons. Emblem Pins. Emblem Charms. Shirt Studs (Opal.) Scarf Pins (Opal.) . Shirt Waist Sets. Child’s Pin Sets. Breast Pins. Beauty Pins. Cuff Buttons. Collar Buttons. Hair Pins. Hair Ornaments. Belt Fast Hooks.

Any of the above articles would make a suitable Christmas present. Look over our line of goods before making your purchases. THE JEWELERS, PETERSBURG, ind.

Five-room -house to wot W. H. Link. Kune has a complete line of confectionaries. __ * See Liibs before you buy your candy for the holidays. 30-3 Four prisoners escaped from the Vincennes jail last Friday. Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repair^. 28* Cabinet size photos $1.48 at Edwards studio until January 1., 1891. 29-3 E. G. McCormick, living near Cato, was in town Monday on business. People came for thirty miles this week to attend Hargrove’s great closing up estate sale. _ The township trustees made their regular monthly report to the board of commismissioucrs Tuesday. Rev. T. C. Probert attended a meeting of the Union Baptist association at Washington last Friday. Light clerks can’t begin to wait on the crowds that was attending Hargrove’s great closing up estate sale this week. Bromoliue will cure a cold while you sleep. No cure, no pay. 25 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. _____ 36—tf

Leroy Bearing. who is serving in the regular army and stationed at present in the South, is visiting his folks and friends at Velpen. Senorets purify the blood and beautify the complexion. Cure constipation. 35 cents. For .-ale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 36 -tf Huntingburg will not. have an electric lightiug system at present ..and the citizens will plod alosg after nightfall with tallow dips as in days gone by. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by J. R. Adams & Son. d The revival meeting is still in progress at the M. E. church. The pastor. Rev. Ferguson, is in charge, as Rev. Bale, who has beeu assisting him left forborne Monday.— Hazleton item. Miss Julye Evans has purchased the Purdue millinery store on lower Maine street. Miss Evans has for sometime paac^been employed in the store and i* a competent and expert milliner. Perry Smith, an old veteran of the 34th Indiana, died at his home two miles east of town Wednesday rooming. The funeral services were held yesterday ,aad burial at the Morrison cemetery. Land for Salk.—1 have a small farm for sale, contains 28$ acres; all cleared; very comfortable house; good well of water;** ouedialf mile southeast of Cato. Enquire of E. G. McCormick, Cat<\ lad. 31-2 x T. K. Fleming, ex-postmaster, Wednesday morning, fell from a step-ladder. His right foot was broken at the instep. Dr. Link set the broken member. Tom is now hobbling about with the aid of crutches. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Franklin visited friends at Algiers and Petersburg Sunday and Monday. Joe claims the democrats and free silver boys in general are in better spirits m Pike county thau they are in this co u n t v T—Cum back item. An acvideut occurred at the Blackburn mines Wednesday. lam is Knox and Ed Cook were driving an entry and while getting ready to make a shot it exploded prematurely and both men were badly burned about the face and hands. Drs. Kune and Burger were called to attend the wounded met. _______ In the adveirfiaement of Moses Frank on the fourth page occur two mistakes in prices. Typographical errors are bound to occur. It will be noticed that fancy flaupalettes is quoted at Sc, when it should bead oc. LL -heeling is priced at 4c, when it should be 3|c. Mr. Frank is offering »>me big bargains in clothing in order to close out that branch of his store.

| The state board of education baa employed Prof. S. H. Clark, professor of I reading of the Chicago university, and a 1 well known university extension lecturer, to revise the third, fourth and fifth readers of the Indiana series. The revision will be | made subject to the control and supervision i of the committee on revision of readers. All expenses will be paid by the Indiana | school book company. According to the returns made to the ' auditor of state by the county auditors the | values in the state are as follows: Value of lands, $453,106,683; value of improvements on lands, $89,184,5*8; values of lots, $151.351,801; improvements on lots, $167,384,183; value of personals, $389,384,483. This is according to 1897, a decrease in lands of $331,050 and increase of $4,964,967 I in improvements, an increase of $133,581,• 000 is shown in lots, an increase of $4,4711744 in improvements on lots and an increase of |Q0.739,80$ in personals. A total is* creese of $30,309,793 » shown. ‘

For home made chocolate creams call on W. M. Kime. Candies, fruits and nuts for Christmas at Liibs’ City bakery. 30-3 Mrs; Mary Kepley visited ha* son at Oakland City last week. Place your order for a fine Christmas oake with Liibs, the baker. .. 30-3 Otto Bauermeister of Stendal, was in town yesterday on business. Rev. H. Hennigs of Stendal, was in town last Monday transacting business. Mrs. CHara A. Townsend has moved into' the Smith residence on East Main street. When gettiug prices on candies call on W. M. Kime, next door to C. G. Ward. A. J. Robiiug, one of the hustling democrats of Clay township, was in town Monday on business. Hundreds of stylish new cloaks at less than cost of making at Hargrove’s great closing up estate sale. A- J. Padgett, Clint Thorpe, Ray Gardiner and John H. O’Neil, Washington attorneys, were here this week attending bourt.

Senorets cure chronic constipation, kidney and liver complaint. Price 35 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. __ 86-tf Quinoria positively cures chills and fever when other remedies fail. No cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 36-tf John K.Tie*th, W. 8. Mitchell. Shea & Nieman aud T. K. Fleming of this place, were granted liquor licenses yesterday by the commissioners. Mrs. Thomas Read and Miss Tabitha Harrison of Petersburg, visited Capt. and Mrs. J. E.Chanpell in this city Wednesday. —Oakland Citv Journal. Mr. Agee of Augusta, is erecting a store here, and as soon as it is completed he will fill it with a jeoroplete etoek. He moved his family here this week.—Somerville item. The person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing, is requested to call on J. R. 4d*1QS & Son and get a bottle of Foley’s Ilohey and Tar, which always gives relief. d Sunday morning services at the Presbyterian church. The subject of the sermon will be ‘‘The Greatness of the Soul/’ Union services in the evening at the Baptist church. You are cordially invited. Car load of potatoes just received, and will be sold at 55 cents per bushel; are suitable for seed potatoes and it will pay farmers and others to buy now. 31-3 W ILLIA.M Li IBS. Trade at home should be the motto of all our people. Petersburg merchants are just as accommodating as those of Evansville, and will sell just as cheap, if not at a less margin. Trade with Petersburg merchants. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons during the past week: Perry W. Robling and Cora Shoaf. Thaddeus R.Coleman and Ev» Frederick. Harrison W. Smith and Dora Ingersoll. James It. Hillman and Bertha Gentry.

At an election of officers last Friday night the Ked Men of this place elected the following: Prophet, A. A. Lory. Sachem. John Robling. Senior Sagamore, George E. King. Junior Sagamore, Frank Zeigler. Chief of Records, C. L. Holcomb. Keeper of Wampum. Fred Smith. Trustee, P. C. Tislow. The union revival services of the various churches of this city are still being held and the interest increasing. Last week the meetings were held at the M. E. and Presbyterian churches and this week at the C. P. and Baptist churches. The sermons by the several pastors have been very able and the people of Petersburg should not fail to hear them. The union service Sunday night will be at tbe Baptist church. Harley R. Snyder will arrive home from l Alaska during the next few days having started the first of the month from Juneau. Mr. Snyder is the treasurer and manager of the Alaska gold mining company of Indiana, and has been in Alaska for the past several months looking after the interests of tbe company while the mine was being opened up. The preliminary work has now been completed and Mr. Snyder comes home to enjoy a vacation. There is a sentiment in this state, especially in the larger cities, in favor of paying all prosecuting attorneys, justices of tbe peace and constables fixed salaries, thus doing away with the toes which said officers receive in nil prosecutions in which they are interested. It is well known that the state of Indiana pays no fees, and in cases where conviction fails, the justice, prosecutor and constable receive no compensation. It is argued that the question of fees often has greater weight than the evidence, and as a result many people are compelled to pay a fine and costs nr he thrust in jail.

Special prices given on Christmas candies at W. M. Kirae’s. Candy at from 10 to 50 cents per pound at Labs’ City bakery. 30-8 - W. P. Brock of Vet pen, was in town Saturday evening on business. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* James L. Hillman and Bertha Gentry of this place, were married Wednesday. William Liibe, at the City bakery, sells candy. See his stock for the holidays. Miss Anna Hunter of Jasper, is visiting Mrs. R. E. Gladish an 1 other friends in this city._ Sol Smith, who is employed at the Southern hospital at Evansville, is at home for a few days visiting.

Hargroves great sale of closing up estate brought more cloalc buyers than was ever seen in Petersburg before, Bromoline will positively cure a cold in 34 hours. No cure, no pay, 35 cents. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant.__ 86-tf Quinoria is guaranteed to cure chills, fever and all malarial disorders. No cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 36-tf The Chicago candy kitchen opened up in the Parker block last Saturday. The gentlemen who have charge )f the store are practical candy makers and have a very tine line of candies on sale Mrs. Joseph M. Willis, Logan township, while returning from an entertainment atthe Loveless school house last Friday night fell and broke her left arm just above the wrist. Dr. Blythe of Glozen, was called and set the broken arm. The libel suits against Sylvester Thompson, editor of the Press, and E. H. Harrell, | editor of the News, have been dismissed upon written reasons filed by the prosecur- | ing attorney in the circuit court last week. ! The suits were filed by the brotha^ editors against each other. i Pains in the chest when a person has a | cold indicate a tendency toward pueumonia. | A piece of flannel damper ed with Chamj berlain’s Pain Balm and bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the paiu and prevent the threatened attack of pneumonia. This same treatment will cure a laiue back in a few hours. Sold | by J. R. Adams & Son. d The trustees of the several townships have expended the following amounts for poor during the past quarter: Washington township .. .. Hatoka township ..— ('lay township .- Joflersou township. Madison township ... . Monroe township . Martou township .. Lockhart township. 1200 95 157 00 39 50 00 15 50 47 47 13 00 97 00 Total ...1613 42

Dr. David DeTar of Wiuslow. secretary of the county board of health, was in town Monday making his annual report to the county board of commissioners. He makes several recommendations regarding the sanitary condition of the county asylum, the wells from which wate.r is used at the district schools, and also recommends that the hitching raek be removed from about the court house square. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Miller entertained a party of froung people at their country j home ttortn of this city Saturday evening j in honor of Miss Mary Coates of Peters* burg, who is visiting here. The party went | from town in a “jolt” wagon filled with hay, making the trip one of much merriment. All sorts of games were played and j delicious refreshments were served. The evening was greatly enjoyed by all present. | —Oakland City Journal. Considerable space is now taken up in I | the Dmoceat by the Petersburg merchants ! I who are giving some extraordinary bar-! gains in goods for winter wear. Buyers | : have been coming from all parts of the : ! county to take advantage of the prices at j which goods have been offered. We hope ! our readers will bear with us for a few weeks when the paper will contain its j usual amount of local news. Read over | the advertisements and profit by the prices . that are being offered. You will save ' money by buying now. When Stephen Crane wrote “The Red : Badge of Courage” he bad never been in a field of battle and knew nothing of military 1 affairs. His work excited great admira- ! uon. But later on he went to Cuba and was in the front at San Juan Hill, and in tbe December Cosmopolitan we have an- ; other story, this time from a real field of battle, entitled “The Woo* of Thin Red Threads.” It will be interesting for those who are familiar with his previous work to compare the two—the imaginary and the i real. Apropos of the name Cosmopolitan : it is rather curious to note that the Decerni bar issue that magazine contains one ! article haring to do with Spain, another \ with India, another with Japan, another ! with Cuba, another with Jamaica, another j with England, another with Rome and Kill ’another with France, This is a pretty j wide range.

Circuit Court. The following cases have been disposed of during the past week: STATE CASES. State vs Newton Offil, contempt; continued. State vs Joseph Baker, contempt; continued. State vs George Leslie, assault and 1 -&» tery; continued. State vs Sylvester Thompson, libel; dismissed upon motion of prosecuting attorney. State vs Charles Wagley, abandonment; fined f 50. State vs Sylvester Byden, assault and batterv with intent; trial by jury and fined HO. ' y State vs E. H. Harrell, libel; two cases; dismissed Upon motion of prosecuting attorney. CIVIL CASKS.

Jesse 8. Land, admr, vs the Maul coal company, damages; continued. Jesse Chaille, admr, vs Luke Abbott et al, partition; continued. M&linda Coe et al vs Fanny Allraon et al, partition; Frauk Bilderback appointed commissioner and case continued. Nancy I. Patton vs Lawrence Patton, divorce; finding for defendant. S. B. Chumbley vs M. F. Reed, account; judgment for plaintiff and costs to be paid by him. Levi Condiff vs Adam Young et al, note;, judgment for plaintiff. John L. Richardson vs John P. Hayes, damages; change of venue to Gibson county. Perry Willis et al vs Nannie Colvin; partition; continued. No Humbug. Foley’s Honey and Tar does not claim to perform miracles. It does not claim to cure all cases of consumption or asthma, but it does claim to give comfort and relief in advanced stages of these diseases and to usually cure early stages. It is certainly worth trying bv those afflicted or threatened with those dreaded diseases. J. R. Adams & Son. _ d Spurgeon Items. A heavy snow fell here Sunday. J. b! Young was here Tuesday interviewing our merchants.. Our merchants have a fine display of holiday goods. J. M. Davis, trustee, and Dr. J. W. Cook were at Petersburg Tuesday. Pie suppers seem to have lost their interest or our young men are saving their cash for the holidays. Elder Charles Arnold is visiting the R.B. churches in Illinois. He will spend several days. R. E. Langford,made a business trip to Boonville a few days ago. Jonas Roy, one of our merchants, made a business trip to Evansville Tuesday. Thomas Gourley who is in partnership with John R. Butler iu a feed stable will move from his farm to town in a few days. Milford Woolsey, one of the hustling farmers of north Mouroe, was in town Tuesday. Miss Maggie Perry, who is staying with Mrs. Ashby near Augusta, came home Saturday to attend ^church and visit her pareuts. Now that the election is orer we cant see any reason why every-one dont take the Pike County Democrat. It is acknowledged by every one as tbe best paper ever published in the county. It contains the latest news from every township iu the county aud if any one who isi nowasubscriber send it to your friends who may be away, as it would be highly priied as a Christmas gift.

A Kansas Minister. Rev. L. S. Coukon of Circleville, Kansas, says: 4‘Dr. Warner—Your White Wine of | Tar Syrup has been in my family and fouud i to be all and even more than you claim for j it.” It is a speedy cure for all throat and ' lung diseases. Sold by Charley Paul. d Mrs. Margaret Spillman, living on West Fifth street, died Wednesday morning of cancer of the liver, from which disease she had been a sufferer for a long time. She had lived here for many years and was well known, and was prominently identified with the W. R. C. and also a devoted member of the M. E. church. She was 62 years of age. The funeral services were held from the M. E. church yesterday afternoou, being conducted by Rev. W. S. Rader. Interment at Walnut Hdls cemetery. The board of county commissioners are in regular session this week. There is quite a large amount of business before the board at this session. Thomas Whitman was elected president of the board and J.L. Robinson secretary. • Sylvester Myden was found guilty last Thursday of assault and battery on George Keifer. The jury brought in their verdict of flO and costs. For Pneumonia. Dr. J. C. Bishop of Agnew, Michigan, says: ul have used Foley’s Honey and Tar in three very severe cases of pneumonia the past month with good results.” J. R. Adams# Son. d U - . '

December Weather. Storm Prophet Hicks’ prognostications for December are out. He predicts heavy storms for the .first week of the month, dating from the 3rd to the 7th: The disturbances will set in with change to much warmer and falling barometer in western extremes the first day of the period. These conditions will move eastward, developing into storms of rain first, followed in most parts of the country <by change to sleet and snow from about the 4th to 7th. Blizzards to the north and west will not surprise any careful interpreter of these

forecasts, from about the 4th to the 7th. A general high barometer and cold wave will rush southward and eastward at the end of this period, sending a real breath of ^inte^ very far mto the south. Be watch* fuPfor its development and progress. Minor storm tendencies will be manifest in moat sections on and touching the 9th and 10th. High, dangerous, wintry gales will prevail over the north Atlantic seas during all these December solstice periods. During the next regular storm period, the 18th to 18th, look for return of very marked storm conditions. About the 13th the barometer will begin to fall in western sections, warmer days will advance eastward with barometer falling to low readings and ending in active storms of rain with probable wind and thunder southward, during the 14th to 17th. The moon being on the celestial equator on the 18th, the probabilities are great for a continuance of heavy wiuter perturbations over that date and iuto the reactionary storm disturbances central on the 19th, 30th and 21st. Another severe, far-reaching cold wave may be expected with the on coming high barometer that will succeed the storms of this part of December. - The last regular storm period for the month will fall from the 25th to 29th. This will bring a return to warmer weather, falling barometer and more rain and snow, progressively from west to east during three or four days, say about the 26th, 27th, 28th and 29tb. Remember the law of storm progression — that the western extremes will have their rain and snow during the first days of the periods, while central and eastern sections are having bright, balmy days, and when the areas of rain and snow move forward to central and eastern parts,, the west will be in the grasp of a high barometer and cold wave. If the barometer is quite low in the area of warm weather, it may be set down as a certainty that a corresponding high barometer will rush in to take its place and that a very cold wave will result. Let even the gull regions beware, if their barometric conditions are very low, with a marked high area coming out from the northwest. These conditions can always be known days in advance by those who know how to read their own barometers and who understand how to interpet the tabulated readings of the barometer, as furnished to most of the leading dally papers by the weather bureau. If a low barometer dominates the whole southern side of our country at the beginning of any winter storm period, and the telegraph announces the appearance of a very high barometer in the northwest, attended by snow and blixxards, the only wise thing is to anticipate the rush of that high barometer and cold wave very faj-into the south, and make such preparations to receive it as common sense, experience and practicability may suggest. Sometime these artic high barometric areas take a short cut across Canada into New England, leaving a stubborn low barometer and mild weather to the south; but these are exceptional, the natural order being for the high barometer to flow with its arctic influences down iuto the low.

Remarkable Rescue. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, Illinois, makes the statement that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine oonld cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found'herself benefited from first dose. She continued its use and after,, taking sis bottles, found herself sound and well, now does her own housework and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this great discovery at J. B. Adams & Son’s drug store, large bottles 30 cents and $1.00. _ The Excursion To Greensboro, High Point, WinstonSalem and other points in North Carolina and Virginia, will be run this year over the B. & 0. S-W. and Norfolk & Western railroads on December 6th and 30th. Bound trip tickets and one way tickets will be sold on these days at low rates from any coupon ticket station of the B. & 0. S-W. railroad. No other route can offer the quick time made bv these lines. For further inf rtnatlon call on ticket agents of B. k O. S-W.. or address Fleming Ratcliff, excursn a jdtfeot, New Castle, Indiaua; O. P. Mo 1 Cariy, general passenger agent, Cincinnati, [Ohio.