Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 52, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 May 1899 — Page 8

Noxid Items. JohnGalbreath of near this place, Ls the happy father of triplets, two j boys and one girl. They all weighed 141 pounds, 'l he little girl died and was buried at New Lebanon cemetery. J. P. Hayes was at Washington Sat? urday on business. J. S. Ridge and wife were in Algiers Saturday on business. Dave Beasley of Winslow, passed through our little town Friday en route to Velpen. Joseph Richardson and wife of near Velpen, visited with friends near here Sunday. •R. B. Dorsey, our merchant, is doing a thriving business. , J. W. Bowers & Sons of Otwell, will move a saw mill near this place the coming week, David Jones was in Petersburg on business Friday. Now we have an every day mail and it is quite an accommodation to the farmers.

Ed Williams, the hustling butcher of Winslow, will furnish the people in and around our little burg with fresh meat, fish, pork and beef this summer. Several of our young folks attended the baptising at White river Sunday. | Charles Boliing is at home again ^nd will farm on, his father's place this season. Jake Sorgius and family spent Sunday with friends near Liberty. Ed Sweeney and wife Of Sulphur Springs, spent Sunday with friends and relatives near this place. Joseph Morton and wife visited Saturday and Sunday with friends in Ayrshire. In Bad Shape. I was in bad shape and’suffered a g.eat deal with my kidneys. I was requested to try Foley’s Kidney Cure; I did so and in four days I was able to g» to work again: now I am entirely well. Charles Replogle. Atwater, O. J. R. Adams. m Coe Items. * Our faifners are busy plowing for c^rn. » Mrs. (ki S. L. Griffith of Oakland City, is here visiting this week. E. L.’ Lemaster has secured a i>osition with J. C. Vaughn & Co. of Detroit. Tennessee. X E. A. Ashby is whistling a tune —‘Its a girl. \ William Coleman has returned from the asylum for the insane. Miss Lou Hurt is dangerously ill with mumps. Our Sunday school is a howling sue- j cess with Isaac Coe as superintendent. I A telephone line trom Oaklan#City via this place to Spurgeon, is being talked of. This would be of great benefit to this community and should be pushed. * Fishing is now a back number, and the new fish law is not popular with those that ply the piscatorial aft. We expect the next legislature to p.-ohibit us from drinking fresh water. Jim Mason and the Rickrich brothers of Lynnville, passed through here last Sunday on their wheels, on their wav to Petersburg. When' Weak, Weary and Wasted From kidney diseases, why not try Foley's Kidney Cure, a guaranteed medicine. 50c and $1.00. J. R. Adams & Son. m

% urgeon Items. J. B. Arab ous is still rery sick. House clei ning is now the order. B. F. Lam; i visited T. W. Shoulders at Arthur la. rt Sunday. Several te; .chers attended examination at Win* low last Saturday. J. A. Shop lrd and wife visited J. M. Davis last: Si inday. Farmers are busy now preparing for corn planting. Thomas Gourley is building a residence on N orth Main street, which will add mot h to the improvement to that part of town. J. A. Shei| ard went to Petersburg Tuesday, hi* daughter Emma accdmpanying hi® as far as Oakland City. Mrs. Mat :ie Thompson and J. R. Ferguson of Petersburg, and Mrs. Mary Wiliia ms of Kentucky, were here Monday, at tending the funeral of | their brother, Ira Ferguson. , | Ira Fer gu «>n, well known to a large : number of >eople here and in Petersi burg, died at the home of his father, J Jackson Ferguson near here last SunI day even in; of pneumonia fever. He ; was loved and respected by all who knew him. At the time of his death he was nearly 26 years old. He had lived a life that is worthy of imitation by every young man or lady. He was buried her; Monday evening, the funeral war largely attended. Elder Simes conducted the funeral from the j M. E. church. , -;

From An Ohio Minister. I have used Dr. Warner’s White« WiDe of Tar -Svrup for sore throat, Veak lungs, coughs and colds: it surpasses all o :her remedies I have tried. With man}* thanks to the doctor for hi* valuable remedy, I remain. Rev. G. W. Hagans, Clyde. Ohio. Sold by Paul Bros. m Arthur Items. Samuel Strong, who was badly cut by the edging saw at the shingle mill at Arthur, Is slowly recovering. l Ephriam Roberts made a business trip to Oak and City on Saturday last. James Spradling of near Petersburg, visited Ephriam Roberts and family on Sunday last. Corn planting in full blast. Wheat locking bad. ' Miss Maude Coomer, who is attending college at Oakland City, visited her parents of this place, Sunday. Elder Coble, Oakland City, preached at Arthur last Saturday and Sunday. ! There is some talk of observing Decoration day at Mt.Zion by speeches and songs. It should be talked up and let us honor our dead heroes. Elder Crowder of Orange county, ' will preach the funeral sermon of! Mrs. Dora McKinney, wife of Thomas I McKinnev, at Arthur, on Sunday, i May 14th' ! T. J. Fleener, our merchant, made a business trip to Evansville Monday. William Pollock made a business1 trip to Vince ones Monday, and Tues-1 day last. Mrs. Susan Marshall died at the! home of Emory Drenon Monday morning last. The funeral services were held at the residence Tuesday morning by Rev. W. S, Rader and burial at Walnut Hills cemetery. Smith & Egan moved their barber shop yesterday into the room formerly occupied by Clark Bros, on lower Main street.

Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the county recorder’s office during the past week: Aaron H. George to Edward S. Adams, 8 hf ne qr ne qr sec 20, town 1 north, range'7 west, 20 acres. George E. Oliphant to Rachael Higgins, lots 1 and 13,sub-division 160, Petersburg. Nathaniel Perry to John T. Perry, se qr ne qr sec 13, town 3 south, range 8 west, 40 acres. W. S. McKinney to Elijah Roy, pt I w side ne qr sw qr sec 36 town 2 south,! and n hf se qr sec 13, town 3 south, range 8 west, 130 acres. Melissa Miley to Charles E. Miley, pt se qr sw qr sec 9, town 1 south, range 8 west. / Joshua. ’ M. McClure to Nancy L. McClure,% hf nw qr se qr sec 25, town 2 south,'range 8 west, 20 acres. Indiana Palmer to William J. Mo Gillum, w hf ne qr sw qr sec 20, town 1 south, range 8 west. Louisa Barrett et al to Charles E. Barrett,- pt s hf nw qr se qr sec 33, | town 2 south, range 7 west. Mary J. Weedman to Clarence Abbott, pt lot 29, Otwell. Elizabeth Tyra to Martha Mosby. lot 135, Velpen. George W. Abbott to William McCormack, lot 30, Otwell. Henry Coleman to Rebecca Dennis,!

lot 9, Eisert’s add, Petersburg. John H. Grubb to John A. Grubb, e hf sw qr sw qr, and pt w side se qr sw qr sec 33, town 2 south, range 8 west, j 724 acres. John W. Ingram to John Hilsmeyer,: s hf e hf sw qr, and ne qr sw qr sec 18,1 town 3 south, range 0 west, 584 acres. CassiusE.Craig to George Wiscaver, pt ne qr se qr sec 19, town 1 north, range 6 west. John M. Nixon to Joseph Woolsey, se qr se qr sec IT, town 3 south, range T west, 40 acres. Mary A. I^ioades to Lottie Witherspoon. nw qr nw qr sec 0, town 1 south, range 6 west 35 acres. Trustees Winslow lodge,F. and A.M. to Mordica Amos, lot 195 sec A. Oak | Hill cemetery. Trustees Winslow lodge F. and A.M. to Minnie Thurman.lot 179, sec A,Oak Hill cemetery. Lemuel H. Walker to Lemuel S. Walker, n hf ne qr sw qr sec 32, town 2 south, range 7, west, 20 acres. Lafayette Trayler to Paris Trayler. [ pt w hf sw qr, and pt s hf sw qr sec { 16, town 1 north, range 6 west, 35 j acres. Lafayette Trayler to Manford Tray- j ler, pt w hf sw qr, and pt e hf sw qr j sec 16, town 1 north, range 6 west, 44 j acres. Paris Trayler to Manford Trayler, j nw qr nw qr sec 21, and pt w hf sw qr, 1 and pt e hf sw qr sec 16, town 1 north, range 6 west, 53 acres. , John^W. McClary tb William H. Stephens, n pt sw qr sw qr sec 8, town 3 south, range 7 west, 32 acres. Henry Hurt to Roberson Ri^herson, w end se qr nw qr sec 31. town 2 south, range 7 west, 194 acres. Lucinda Cook to Jacob Spaw, sw qr ne qr sec 4, town 2 south, range 7 west, 35 acres. * Daniel Cook to Jacob Spaw, ne cor I se qr se qr sec 4, town 2 south, range ! 7 west, 3 acres. , j Sarah A, Morton to Washington Morton, pt sw cor se qr nw qr sec 28, town 1 south, range 7 west, 5 acres. Catherine Ward et al, by sheriff, to Sherman Harvey, se qr nw sec 8, town 1 south, range 9 west.

William F. Rodimel et al to J hn It Burg-er, lot 30, Morgan’s add, Petersburg. Christena Hisgen to Frank W Har-, grave, pt outlet 160, Petersburg William L. Rhoades to Virgil Green, pt nw qr se qr sec 18, town 1 south, range 6 west. James M. McGrew to John C. Hurt, pt sw qr sw qr sec 25, town 2 south, range 8 west. Nettie Weedman to Mary J. iVeedman, lot 5, Demsey’s add, Otwell. -1 Emma J. Gibson to Orient .1. Purcell, pt sw qr nw qr sec 26. :awn 1 south, range 7 west, 30 acres. Benjamin J. Dougherty to Lucy Doe, n hf lot 37 and 38, Velpen. G\ Ault man & Co. to Charles W. Bee, | pt lot 85, Winslow. * Robert N. Hubbard to Joseph Hill, i pt ne qr nw qr sec 22, town 1 south, [range 9 west. The City Markets. Eggs—10 cents. Butter—12* cents. * Onions—$1.50 per bu. Potatoes—$1.00 per bu. Chickens—Chicks 6c, hens 5c. Turkeys—Hen turks 7c. Navy Beans—$2.00 per bu. Shoulders—7c, * Sides—9c. ' Lard—10 cents per lb. Pork—Hams* smoked, 11 cents. , Wheat—65 cents per bushel. = Corn—30 cents per bushel. Oats—28 cents per bushel. Rye—35 cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.00 per bushel. Salt—90 per bbl. Hogs—$3.50 to $3.90 per 100. Cattle—$2.50 to $5.00 per 1.00 Sheep—$2.00 to $4.00 per 100.

Cincinnati Markets. Wednesday May 3,1899. Wheat, Tic to 72$t; torn, 34 to 36c; oats, 28f to 29c: rye, 60 to62ic; cattle, heavy, $2.75 to $5.00: hog’s, good shippers, $3.15 to S3.85; sheep, $3.00 to $4.75. Cake Walk. There will be given at Herman Fulcher's new granary, Saturday night, May 13th, a grand concert, i consisting of the latest songs of the day, plantation melodies, solos, quartettes and instrumental music. Two hours of solid fun by the best colored ; actors that can be secured. The per- ■ formance will conclude with the latest fad. a comical cake walk, which will, be worth going miles to see. Let every one go and enjoy themselves. The granary is amply large to accommodate a large crowd being 39x100 feet. Admission 25 cents. In the town election at Winslow Monday two republican tickets were in the field, the straight republican! ticket being defeated and the econo-! mists winning. For trustees W. A. j Katterjohn defeated Dr.W. J. Bethell by 4 votes, and J. B. Richardson defeated J. F. Denton by 10 yo tes. For clerk A. D. Bee was elected by 24 majority over D. C. Thomas. D. H. Thiry received a majority o:: 6 over Dr. Ireland for treasurer. S. F. Heacock defeated John Evans by 10 for marshal. A small vote was polled. Farm for Sale.—I will sell my 200- f acre farm in Madison township, seven miles from Petersburg; 160 ju res improved: good orchard; fair buildings; good water: fine body of land. Call on or address, Jacob Williams, Petersburg, Ind. ’ 49-m2

Lewis Beck and Allen Rumble of Logan township, were in the city yesterday ou business. Sapt. Corn held a teachers’ exam* inaeion at Winslow last Saturday. There were 116 applicants for license. Will Reuss, the painter and paper! I hanger, has taken in a new partner. I | It is a fine boy and is a week old j todaT- . : i The two-year-old child of John Corn. | living at Blackburn, died Sunday last ; and was buried at the Anderson j cemetery Monday. O. S. and R. C.. Alexander have opened up a stock of goods in the Me-1 Atee block on lower Main street. They call it the “Economy” store. The W. C. T. U. will meet next Tuesday. May 9th at 3:00 o’clock p. m. in the C.P. church. Subject. “Mother’s Meeting,” conducted by Mrs. Elder, all mothers are invited. J. E. Paul of Boonville,' is visiting his sons John and Charles in this city this week. Mr. Paul is an old friend of Sheriff Ridgway and was with him in Tennessee for two weeks and reports the sheriff improving in health. Sherman Patterson, one of Petersburg’s most popular clerks, resigned j his position at Littles mines Saturday, owing to the closing of the mines. Sherman is a hustler, and anyone \ would do wpdl in securing his seryices. j A. W. Corn, near Augusta, was; thrown froni a horse Wednesday j morning and quite badly bruised. *For a time it was thought that he was i seriously injured, and Dr. Corn of this ! place was called to assist Dr. Barrett of Augusta.

The county board of education met at Winslow last Saturday and attendedrto the business of the coming year. The several trustees also made their reports of the school enumeration as follows: Jefferson, 1,001; Washington. 712; Madison. 318; Clay. 452: Patoka, 1135; Logan, 491; Monroe. 852, Lockhart, 722: Marion,629; Petersburg, 531; Winslow, 146: total 6,989. The total enumeration last year showed 7,036, a loss this year of 47. Program of sermons and lectures at i the Presbyterian church for the present month: ■ * 1 MORNING SERMONS. M».V 7 .., The New Jerusalem way -14 Communion Services Tne New Jerusalem Ma-v;a* ..... Tyrants and Slaves EVENING sciij ECTS. May 7 . No Services way 14—Lecture. ....Moses May 21 .Rehind the Scenes May St ..The Eternal Jesus All are most cordially invited to attend and enjoy the services of the church. C. D. Darling, Pastor. The D. D. D.’s—“Dollar Dinner Democrats’*—or better known as the Bi-; metallic League of the Ohio valley.: will have a big banquet and blowout j at Fountain Ferry park. Louisville. | on the evening of June 1st. The tables! will seat 800 guests. Hon. William J.} Bryan will be the chief speaker of the occasion. The other big guns who will lend prestige to the “dollar dinner” are John P. Altgeld, George Fred Williams, Senator Blackburn, William Goebel, P. Wat Harden and W. J. Stone. It is probable that Joseph W. Bailey of Texas, will also be present.: Senator Blackburn is to be toastmas-' ter, and the affair promises to equal j the dinner given in New York City by !, the stme brand of democrats.

Attorney ceived inquiries as the township trustee reform law. The d him are as follows; 1. Township to the board of all of their doings of 4-pril. 1899, when went into effect. 2. From the 28th < township trustees their acts and doings advisory board at its on the first Tuesday next. * . 3. The act of 1897. providing' reporting to the ^ missioners was spec; the reform bill of 4. From the all estimates, contracts* i and reports of township• _ governed by the acts of ISlfe. 5. Since the first of the township ad vis not convene until the _ September the provisiouscoact estimates to be made are not af ble to township trustees between taking effect of said law and the Tuesday in Septemb^^Bfe" this is true, still the township must, on the first Tuesday in J ber next report to advisory boards respecfeiiti^ly ali tracts made and ex pendi tures curred. and these will the approval of such advisory at their annual meetib|j||||

May Weather* The following is the record of May weather for the past 27 years-in Southern Indiana. The record for the immediate vicinity may vary a little with this but not a great deal. Mean or normal temperature. 66 degrees. The wannest month was that of 1896. with an average of mf|£he coldest month was that ot||l|£, with an average of 62. The highest temperature was H 31st* The lowest temperature was 33, 6th. 185)8. Average precipitation for the month,. 3.T3 inches. Average nthnber of day/ with 01. of an inch or more, 11. The greatest monthly perdfpitation was •.16 inches,in 1882. The least monthly percipitation was'LO^^hes in 1876. The greatest amount o£ percipitation recorded in any t wen tv-four consecutive hours was 3.89 inches, on the 29th, 1880. The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours {record extending to winter of 1884-85 onlyl/as 1.00 inch, on the 6th. 1898. Averasgjg number of clear days, 11; paxtly||oudy days, 12: cloudy days, 8. The prevailing winds have been from the south. The highest velocity of the windSfras 42 miles from the southwest on the 23rd. 1893. Notice—I havesecured the agency of the famous Kuhinoor laundry. Work will be called for and delivered free of extra charge to any part of the city. Satisfaction guaranteed, * ‘ Perky Barker, 'Joe Patterson has rented the Arlington Hotel and has refurnished it from top to bottom. New house, new Furniture, and is prepared to extend irst class accommodations at reasonlble rates. The house will hereafter oe known as the. Patterson House, on south side of Main street, between i ?Tfth and Sixth. r>o*

Sp66iai carpet sale at tee bio stor V € A «" •For Thirty Days Only—April 14th to May 14th^ "ft A V [$. , This ^*e *our c.*\ancf °j a lifetime. Never before have such offerings been made in Carpets. We have too many, having bought our line direct from the factory we were com buy m very large quantities, and have thus overstocked ourselves. We ' ° irom me iaciorj we were com TV

GUARANTEE OUR GOODS TO BE AS GOOD AS ARE MADE.

Our line of W :-:- Ingrams include such lines as Lowell Extra Supers, Leisceshire, Sterling, Puritan, Kirkland, and the famous Stinson, Smith and Sanford’s Velvets, Wiltons and __ .—i

We offer the Lowell and Kirkland and Leisceshire lines of best, all-Wool3-ply extra Super Carpet, worth 75c per yard, for.....a..... We guarantee these the finest grade of Carj>et made. We offer Sterling & Puritan'all-Wool Ingrain Carpets, worth everywhere 70c, during this sale our price is... One lot of all-Wool filling Carpets, Cotton Chain, sold by others at 65c, here during this sale they are per yd ... Another Cotton Ingrain, worth 35c during this sale, per yard........ 50c 48c 39c 19c

Brussels Carpets we show you one line that others get 65c >1 r - a yard for, you can buy this of ns at per yd.. T*OC The 40c gfade of Cotton Ingrain Carpets you buy here during this great sale, per yd... One lot remnants all-Wool Carpets, *■ per yard... 24c 25c $4.00 Good Straw Jointless Matting, 40 yards for or cut to suit yop at 12|c per yard.

25c grade Straw Chain Matting at per yard'... ......... ■35c quality Cotton Warp Mattings, fine patterns, per yard.i*.. Matting Remnants, per yard. ... .. , Matting Rugs worth 50 eents.each, now each go at............ .

LACE CURTAINS, DRAPERIES AND Don^ fail to attend this great Carpet Sale. Our stock, you know, is the largest in town. *^SOL, FRANK’ RUGS ARE SOLD AT CUT PRICES, BIG STORE . ..flc