Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 47, Petersburg, Pike County, 31 March 1899 — Page 1

“Reuben, I’ve been thinking” that the < d Carpet- must go, and we raus-t get one of those pretty Sea Island Carpe t that is so good and heavy, for the kitchen for only 25 cents per yard; on< of those lovely .Ingrain Carpets in the new colors for the sitting room at 45 cents per yard. “And, Oh! say, Rruben, one of those lov y Moquetts for the parlor; they are just like artists’ dreams—so soft and »osey like, you know. And two pairs of those beautiful Brussells Lace Cur 5ns. You know that’s just what we need for the parlor. And say, ‘Rent *n,’ you can only get these bargains at Hargrove & Co>., the leading ( ,rpet House of Petersburg. And when your purchase amounts to $25,00 th f give you an elegant present, too.” +Ms?MORE CARPETS#^ Are unloaded at our Store each seasou thau tl » preceding one, a positive fact that our trade in this special line is greatly increasing. We carry the largest stock, and can show the most beautifu patterns of any house in town. We understand our business thorough! when it comes to cutting, matching and making Carpets. Experience is >ur teacher. Come in and see the pretty patterns in Carpets as low as 10 c ats per yard, and the great line of Ingrains at 25c to 40c per yard. All Wc l Ingrains at 39c to 50c per yard. Beautiful patterns in Velvets, Moquett, Ax mi titers, Roxburys; in fact everything to Carpet and furnish your hous complete. Bring the measure of your rooms and “let’s igure and reason together.” All Carpets cut, matched and delivered free in ti 2 city. MO. M). \Car$T0\)fc, h

THE PEOPLES’ STORE, ^•PETERSBURG, I SID<5

Spurgeon Items. School^ are all closed. No oats have been sown here yet. The peach crop is thought to be- a total failure. Elder Arnold went to West Union Sunday. * J. L. Davis has moved back to his ferm. J. B. Ambrose is still sick but is improving slowly. The^Voodmen have their hall completed They have a nice hall. Mr. Bedfbul of Evansville, is here visiting the fainily of C. W. Butler. Trustee Davis and wife visited their daughter, Mrs. William Tevault, last Sunday. Mrs. Teaford, wife of Dr. Teaford, will visit her parents in Crawford count}- Saturday. Otto Da vis,-Alice Dougan and Cora Ferry will start to the Oakland City schools Tuesday. Miss Rosa Butler came home fifom Petersburg Saturday to spend a few days with her parents. John N. Hamley and wife of Warrick county, were here Sunday visiting Mrs. Hamley's mother, x Miss Emma Shepard entertained quite a number of friends Sunday evening. Music was the feature of the evening. There were both instrumental and vocal music. Mrs. Teaford was organist. Maggie Hussey, Harley Arnold, Alice Dougan, Nancy Fairchilds, Thomas McKinney, Millard Ferguson, Walter Ferguson and Walker France graduated in our school, which is the largest number that ever graduated here in one year. Frederick Lance,one of the pioneers pf Pike county, ^ied on last Sunday morning of general prostration. He was born in England in 1819 and came to America in 1860, having only money enough to pay his passage. He went to work on the E. & T. H. railroad and secured money enough to pay his wife’s passage in 1853. He moved to Pike county and bought a small tract of land, and by hard labor and economy bought more land and built a nice residence, and soon became one of the solid men of the county. His wife died about ten years ago, and he has since made his home with his daughter. Two daughters survive him. He was a devoted Regular Baptist, being a member of the church here.<*$He was buried Monday, Elder F. M. Cato conducting the funeral services.

NDIANA MINERS. Feeling; 'hat There Will be Trouble With the Operators. A spec al from Terre Haute under date of j (onday, says: “The Indiana block coal miners today began the second v jek of their convention. The meeting both morning and afternoon, were sec et and were given over, it is understc id, to a discussion of the joint conferer :e between the operators and miners' r jmmittee on Wednesday. It was dec led to thoroughly organize the Sout ern Indiana coal iields, and for that purpose an assessment of 2 per cent will be levied on the wages of each aember of the union in the Indiana istrict. The assessment may be furthi r increased lip to five per cent if ;he committee having the work in charge deem it necessary. The resc utions called forth a storm of objec on and it was only after a long deb te that the motion was carried. Fi e delegates were elected to the stat e meeting of the Indiana federation of labor, which meets at Elwood r *xt September. The general feeling t xlay is that there will be trouble etween the operators and miners. A prominent miner said today that if nothing definite was arrived t by Thursday the miners would withdraw their committee from the coni rence and the operators would hat i to stand the consequences. The City Markets. Eggs—9 cents. Butter- 12 cents. Onions- $1.50 per bu. Potato* ;■—$1.00 per bu,_ Chicken *—Chicks 6c, hens 5c. Turkeys -Hen turks 7c. Navy B ans—$2.00 per bu. Shoulde s—7c. Sides—H;. Lard—It t cents per lb. Pork—I ams, smoked, 11 cents. - Wheat- 65 cents per bushel. Corn—2 cents per bushej. Oats—2 cents per bushel. Bye—3.' cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.00 per bushel. Salt—91 per bbl. Hogs—1 1.50 to $11.90 per 100. Cattle- $2.50 to $5.00 per 1.00. Sheep- B2.00 to $4.00 per 100. Cincinnati Markets. W dnesday, March 29, If 9). Wheat. 73c to 74c; corn, 35 to 374c; oats, 284 to29c; rye, 57 to 59c; cattle, heavy, $S 75 to $5.50; hogs, good shippers, $3. S to $3.95; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50. —--5Did y< i say at Hargrove's? Yes; carpets : -om 10 cents up.

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragraphs Items Briefly Told— C oncerning the People. Peter Drof made a business trip to Indianapolis this week. T. C. Bryant of Winslow* was in town Tuesday on business. Mell Gowens of Clay township, was in town Wednesday on business. William McConnell of Anderson, Indiana.is the guest of Miss Tot Smith this week. Mrs.W. H. Stewart of Oakland City, visited her father, S. G. Barrett, Wednesday. Millinery opening sometime in April at Mrs. Richardson's store on Lower Main street. C. L. Jones and wife of Winslow, were the guests of A. J. Scales and wife this week. Mrs. Joseph Lory and Mns. Nelly Lory and daughter are visiting relatives at Shoals this week. George Grim and wife of Monroe township, visited their son Lawrence at this place over Sunday. The, mails are being weighed this week by the government. This work takes place every four years. Mr^. Thomas Sjnith. who has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. E. R.King, returned to her home at Elberfield Wednesday.

Boys, see Ing Walker and order your summer suit. See his samples. He represents two firstclass tailoring establishments. 46* , The steamer Rowena Lee blowed up Wednesday in the Mississippi river near Tyler, Missouri. Fifty persons were drowned. The infant daughter of Alvin T. Selby, Madison township, died last Friday, Burial Saturday at the Bowman cemetery. No selection has been made for United States senator by the Pennsylvania legislature. Quay lacks seventeen votes of election. Pike county has several boys in the regular army who are now in the Philippines. Sergeants Chappell and Scott arrived there two weeks ago. The Indiana Christian missionary society meets at’ Velpen, May 1st and will be in session three days. The E. & I. railroad will sell tickets on the certificate plan. Last Monday ended the Slickum school. A general good time was had. The patrons were well pleased with the school, and kindly ask the trustee if consistent to his will, to place said teacher back again. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons this week: George L. Parr and Ella Woolsey. Jerry M. Fowler and Ivy Haves/ John K. Minnis and Margery Malott. Fifty Dollars Reward- To any photographer using better paper or making a picture that will last longer than ours. The best cabinet photos SI per dozen. Your money given back if you are not pleased. Gallery next to Joseph Lory's tin ship. •$* J. H. Nazor.

* The public is cordially invited to attend the last funeHil rites of William J.Hayes, at his late residence* near White Oak, Pike county, April 16, 1899, at 10:30 o'clock a. m. A funeral ceremony will be conducted by Rev. G. C. Cooper, after which the remains will be exhumed and deposited in a new vault erected for their final resting place. Articles of incorporation of the Winslow improvement company were filed with the secretary of state Tuesday. with a capital stock of $5,000. It is the intention of the company to erect a town hall. The building will I be a brick structure, having two I business rooms on the first floor and the second story will be used as a town hall. Quite an amount of the stock has already been subscribed for. The following is the program of services at the Presbyterian church for the month of April: April 2nd —.Easter Sermon EVENING SERMONS. April 2nd...Emancipation of Manhood Preached at the C. P. Church. April 9th.Easter Sunday School Concert April 16th. .. .Moses Apriltird .Behind the Scenoes April SXh ...Peter All are most cordially invited to-at-tend the services of the church. Rev. C. D. Dabling, Pastor.* MORNING SERMONS. April 9th April 16th April April 30th The Chariots of a World -The Chariots of God .Over Anxiousness Tyrants and Slaves

Joe Patterson transacted business at Evansville Tuesday. O. H. Miller of Logman township,was in town Wednesday.on business. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker, Petersburg. All work guaranteed. _ *8* George T. Frank returned Wednesday evening from a busimjss trip to Evansville. Trimmed goods will be ready Friday and Saturday for Easter,at Mrs. Richardson’s millinery store. Mrs. Emma Wilson returned to her home at Jasper Monday after a visit with Dr. W. H. Hunter and family. Mrs. T. C. Probert returned from Washington Tuesday, where she had been called by the serious illness of Dr. Dobbs. The 161st Indiana regiment which has been in Cuba for some time past sailed for the United States Wednesday. Stationery furnished the county should be firstclass in every particular. Shoddy goods should not be accepted or paid for. £ Owen Smith,county treasurer.moved yesterday from his country residence to the Fleming residence on West Walnut street. Another war is on. English and American fleets bombarded Samoan villages Wednesday. The natives began the tight.

Albert W. Hawkins and Mrs.Georgiana Lewis of this city, were married at the home of the bride Wednesday evening by Squire Tucker. The state meeting by the Grand chapter of the Eastern Star n;>eets at Fort Wayne April 2'>th and 26th. The E, & I railroad will sell tickets on the certificate plan. The Democrat office has a supply of blank mortgages, deeds, chattel mortgages, bonds for deeds and other blanks. They are printed on good paper and in good form. There are several cases of spinal meningitis at Winslow, and two or three deaths haye occurred from the disease. Elmer Sturgeon, 14 years old, died Tuesday morning. Union services will be held at the C. P. church Sunday night, when Rev. C. D. Darling will preach the baccalaureate sermon. A special program of music has been prepared for the occasion. The little daughter of William Kelp, living near town was badly burned about the face Tuesday. The child was sitting near the grate when the chair tipped over throwing it in the fire. The mother was near and rescued the child before it was dangerously burned. Ing Walker has taken the agency for the Globe tailoring company of Cincinnati,and the Conti nental tailoring company of Chicago, which were formerly represented by E. M.Walker in this city. They make splendid fitting clothing and whenyou want a new suit call on Ing at Ward's grocery store. 46*

Last Saturday, Max Blitzer. proprietor of the New York Store, grave his first opening at his new store room. During the afternoon and evening the large store room was crowded with people to take a look through the stock of goods. Each person was given a souvenir of the occasion. Music was furnished by Prof. Brenton's orchestra during the day. It was a big day for Max. The stockholders of the Petersburg mining and manufacturing association are happy. Jacob Schurz, the ! secretary, is- handing out orders on the treasurer for the first dividend of five ■ per cent. The company ist well managed and has after paying for the several wells drilled and the jutting in of the plant, been able to declare a dividend of this amount. It is thought that another well will be drilled this year. __ J. H. McClurkin, the gentlemanly and accommodating local superintendent of the Cumberland telephone and telegraph company, called Monday and left a new telephone card at this office. Mr. McClurkin during his I stay here has proven his fitness for the position he holds by the prompt, efficient and accommoda ting service he has rendered to the patrons of the company—betler service nut being had anywhere. The telephone card was printed at the Pike County Democrat office and is one of tie finest specimens of artistic printing to be had.—Petersburg News.

7J7 Mrs. E. M. Walker left for her hoE at Rockport Wednesday. j Jam es S. McCoy went to IndianiS. McCoy went to Indian; polis yesterday on business. A recruiting’ office of the regul; army has been established at Vii cennes. ' -j ar James Waid says the finest J>oy‘In town ;inived at his home yesterday morning. * Ladies, call at Mrs. Iiichardson's millinery store for the latest styles ijh hats for spring and summer wear.© Elder J. W. Richardson returned Monday from Providence. Gibson county, where he conducted servic Sunday. County Treasurer Smith will be Stendal Monday to receive the sprii installment of taxes from the citizer of that section of the county. This office has just received anotbej invoice of fine stationery for busine: men. The Democrat office is head* quarters for all kinds of printing. I The circuit court convenes one week from Monday. The docket outside oj the state cases will be very smal There are over 100 cases on the stati docket.

The township assessors, will meet it this city today and receive instnu tion frOm the county assessor so that there may be no difference in th! assessment of personal property. Miss Claudie Vosburg of Detroit Michigan, will arrive Monday an<| take a position in Mrs. Richardson millinery store as trimmer. She hi been employed in the fashionable mil linery stores of Detroit. Rev. A. Elmore organized a churc' at the Hollon school house with members. The church is of th< Christian denomination. A ne' church building will more than likel1 be erected in the near futhre. Rev Elmoye left for his home Wednesday! Mr. Iglehart, representing the J. Miller company of Chicago, was in th^ city Wednesday talking water workf to the members of the town board, The Miller company drilled in thtj Jumbo gas well. The representative offered to put in a plant and secur^ the water from deep wells for $40,00t>. The bodies of soldiers who lost theij lives in Cuba or Porto,Rico and whicfc were not claimed by relatives will buried in the Arlington Nation! cemetery near Washington,D.C.whei the graves will be taken care of long as the government stands and decorated with flowers on each recur-* ring memorial day. No other govern! ment has bestowed the care on it soldiers who have died abroad.

THE FlUPINO WAR. I War With the Native* in the Philippines 1* Still t.oluR On. The war in the Philippine* is getting quite interesting at preseat and several strong engagements have taken place during the past week. The American troopi are pushing the light and have captured several towns and are now fighting toward Malolos, the capitol of the^|$lipino government. Aguinaldo is at the head of his troops. It is expected that the capitol will be taken this week and the war come to an end. During the \ engagements several hundred Americans have been killed and wounded. The Filipinos loss is much greater according to the repots received at Washington City. S|: 3 Pike county has ten or twelve boys on the fighting lines,'and whether or not any one of then* has received injury is not known. The natives before surrendering their towns to the United States troops set fire to the buildings and destroy them, and ^ien retreat toward the capitol, where a last stand will be made. The United States troops consist of about 25,000 men.

After this week there will be several subscribers who have taken the Democrat for a few yefefpdropped frt m the list and statements of their account sent them, you want the Democrat you must pay for it. We cannot afford to carry you longer. Send in the amounts Sue at once and the paper will be continued to your address. ’ * ' - . Thomas Barker |||lurned Monday from Pearsall, Tekij^yrhere he had been for the past three months on account of his health. His health has greatly improved and fee is the same Tom>s of old. He reports that Harry Ely_is improving in health and will return home in June.¥%# ! . —<—1 - '-Vfllffe—— . Sheriff Rid g way writes home from Pope, Tennessee, that fee is improving in health. The waters are so high at that point that railtfead service has been discontinued ..afed. the mails are brought to that pla<e in skiffs. He will be back home in about two weeks. The Democrat would like to have a complete list of the boys of Pike j county who are now serving in the . United States army. Any one know* ing the names and companies which they are in .will.confer a favor by sending them in at opfee. The oldest inhabitafetis now telling how the weather was in March whe® he was a boy. But the present month has been one of continued changes and will end with a change.

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