Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 21 July 1899 — Page 5

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragraphs Items Briefly Told— Concerning the People. . Katy-did season has arrived, and predicts frost in six weeks. < Charles Gladish of Madison township, was in town yesterday. William Chumbley living near Augusta, was in town Tuesday. Delos Hadlock, near Otwell, was in town W ednesday on business. Perry Abbott, near Algiers, was in town Monday transacting business. , Major Gilchrist of Evansville, was in the city Wednesday on business. Mrs. C. D. Darling and Miss Mae Darling are visiting at Paoli this weekr Beverly Iiadcliff. the Algiers merchant, was in the city yesterday on business. ^ - M. L. Woolsey of Arthttr, ex-auditor of the county, was in town Tuesday on business. Eugene Wilder of Oakland City, was here^ Tuesday looking up the piano trade. The Zenith flouring mills at Princeton burned Tuesday night entailing a loss of $.">.000. William Survant, near Vfclpen, was looking after business affairs in th£ city Wednesday yoonie Backes and wife, and Miss Bessie Berridge visited their folks at Winslow Saturday night.

F. P. Robling. one of the solid farmers of Madison township, was in town yesterday morning on business. Peter Korp. who was shot by Fred Brown a few weeks ago at a picnic near the Iron Bridge, is recovering. ---Charles F. Boonshot and wife left - yesterday for French Lick Springs, where they will remain for a few weeks. Mrs. Blanche Morgansleft last evening for Washington* where she will join a camping party fora two weeks’ outing. James A. Coats is slowly improving. His condition for several days was very serious and there w’as doubt entertained as to his recovery. Postmaster Lamar is still confined to his home bj’ illness. He was down town yesterday morning for a few’ hours, but was unable to attend to office business. ’ L. E. Traylor, trustee of Jefferson township, who was badly injured a few weeks ago by a runaway accidentfis v rapidly recovering and is now able to "be up and around. > » j f An ice cream festival w’ill be given at the Williams grove. Knox county, Saturday night, July 28th. There"will be plenty of amusements for the occasion and music by the string band. James S. W ilson of Logan township, transacted business in the cjty Tuesday morning. He is a member of the county council appointed by Judge Ely under the new’ county reform law’. The base ball game at the park next Tuesday between the bloomer girls and the local club will no doubt be largely attended. This is the first appearance here of female base ballists. R. E. Gladish and wife, Mrs. W. S. Rader, Mrs. Sarah Harrell, Sarepta Dean and Bessie and Lela Lamb left yesterday morning to attend the Epworth League convention at Indianapolis. Isaac Rosenberg, wrho was arrested last week on a w’arrant sw’orn out by Harvard Stearnes, on a charge of receiving money under false pretense, was acquitted in the circuit court W ednesday.

William A. Jackson has sold his interest in the Carbon coal mines at Sophia to Thomas A. Johnson, trustee of Patoka township. The firm will now be styled Potter & Jackson. The mines employ about 75 men. Jack Richardson of Madison township, chairman of the" democratic county central committee, was in the city Monday on business. He thinks the outlook in Pike county for a demcratic victory at the next election is very promising-. Gordon Exline, a farmer living near Oakland City, was seriously injured by an E. & I. freight train Tuesday morning near that place. He was crossing the road on his way home and did not see the train until it was too late. The wagon was also badly A smashed and the horses injured. A ^^J>oy by the name of Osborne was in wagon at the time but he jumped out before the train struck it. The Indiana wheat crop for 1899 is estimated from the latest reports at 18,000,000 bushels. This is 32.000,000 less than the crop of 1898. The crop of winter wheat throughout the entire west and northwest shows'a fall of! from the crop of 1898 of from one-third to one-half. There is a good deal of the crop of 1898 in the visible supply of wheat in the country, but there is a general shortage everywhere in the crop of 1899 except in Oklahoma. — ,New Albany Ledger.

Capt. William E. Chappell of Algiers, was in town yesterday. W. H. C. Lingo transacted business "ht Monroe City last week. Lieut. Q. A. Harper of Algiers, was in town Tuesday on business. Miss Jessie Lemmon is visiting with friends at Plainville this week. Capt. N. Evans of Winslow, transacted business in the city Monday. Dick Chew left yesterday for Sailor Springs, Illinois, for a week’s outing. J. H. Nazor, the photographer, is singing lullaby songs to a sweet little baby girl. * Miss Pearl Ayers of Evansville, is the guest of Mrs. W. V. Hargrove this week. Miss Kate Coates returned Monday from a visit to Chicago and Terre Haute friends. John Godfrey of Clay township, transacted business in the city Wednesday afternoon. Flavius Hargrave and wife of Augusta, were in the city Wednesday visiting relatives. Robert Edmondson, ex-justice of the peac% of Jefferson township, was in j town Tuesday on business. Farmers have commenced breaking ground for fall wheat sowing. A large acreage will be put out. Wyatt Corn, living in Marion township, brother of County Recorder Corn, was in town Wednesday on business. Judge Ely is improving rapidly and will soon be about again. He is able to sit up the greater portion of the day. . The several members of the Rebecca lodge held a picnic at Holman's grove, Knox county, yesterday. They rt> port an enjoyable time. ‘ A Sunday school reunion will be held at Craig's grove, near Otwell, Saturday, August 19th. A splendid program has been prepared for the occasion. The youngest child of Leonard Beck, living a few miles west of town, died Monday morning and and was buried at the Poplar Grove cemetery Tuesday. __

Farmer George B.. Ashby has been quite busy for several days past taking- care of his big- crop of blackberries on his plantation near Winslow*. A hard w indstorm passed through the eastern part of Washington township last Saturday evening. Considerable damage was done to fencing and forest trees. W. M. Ridgway was home a few days this week visiting his family. His health is somewhat improved and he will return today to Tennessee to remain several weeks longer. In the circuit court yesterday morning Lafayette Thomas was granted a divorce from Florence Thomas, and Maude I. Huffman was granted a divorce from Charles E. Huffman. The small daughter of Willard Fleming had one of her feet badly scalded Wednesday. The little tot was playing around and getting off the porch put its foot in a pot of scalding water. Dr. 11. Y. Thomas and wife of Winslow, were in the city last Saturday. The doctor is the inventor of a patent process of lighting which will outrival the incandescent lights and will be much cheaper. Ben Ehrlich, the cigar manufacturer, is working up a nice trade in the city' and is making a firstclass grade of goods. He has employed another cigar maker, Isaac: Rosenberg, to work in the factory. Finney & Reel of this city, started their new saw* mill in operation at Hosmer Monday morning. They have a large number of logs on the mill yard and will have a steady run for a long time. They are hustlers.

The practice indulged in by a number of boys of jumping on and off moving trains on the railroad should be stopped at once by the marshal of Petersburg. There have been several casualties in the past which are a reminder that accidents will occur. We desire to call your attention this week to the splendid news service on the inside pages of this issue. News from a.11 parts of the world may be found there. Many people have a desire to read the sermons Of Dr. Talmage, the great pulpit orator. This is a feature which no other paper in the county gives its readers. Peruse our local columns and then compare this paper with other county publications. The striking miners made a visit to the Hartwell mines last Monday morning and asked the colored miners employed there to quit work until the strike was settled. The miners all stopped work. The union miners had been out for some time, but the company had brought a number of colored men tb take their places. Everything was very quiet and no trouble was had between operators and miners.' The strike should be settled as soon as possible, and a conference should be held by the operators and miners.

LOCAL BREVITIES. The »ws Gathered From Various Parts of the County. Lawrence Masters says he has a fine baby at his house. , E. E. Me A tee of Winslow, was in town last Friday on business. Mahlon Brown, living near Survant, was in town Tuesday on business. Jerome .Borer, the Union coal dealer, was in town Tuesday on business. Mrs. John O. Davis and Mrs. S. J. Haines were at Evansville Tuesday shopping. ('lint Malott shipped several carloads of stock to the Indianapolis market this week. Jesse V. Chaille, proprietor of the Otwell flouring mill, transacted business in the city Tuesday. Richard Morgan, one of the old pioneer farmers of Madison township, was in town Tuesday on business. The B. & O. S. W. railway will run a $1.00 excursion to St. Louis, Sunday, July 23. Thomas Donahue, Agent. Mrs. Irene Woodrv and granddaughter, Alene. of New Harmony, are the guests of relatives and friends in Logan township. Our old friend W. W. Survant, had the misfortune one day last week to lose a finger while working with a mowing machine. Miss Emma Hall, who has been visiting Miss Bessie Lamb for the past five weeks, returned to her home at Patoka yesterday.

Frank Jones and mother, Mrs. Margaret Riley, of near Bicknell, Knox county, visited Charles Jones and family here this week. The large farm barn of Charles C arlisle. Monroe township, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The cause of the fire is unknown. The building was insured. The new brick store building of William McCormick atOtwell is gearing completion. He expects to soon have in a large stock of dry goods and general merchandise. The county clerk has not issued a marriage license since the 4th of July. This is a very uncommon thing in" Pike county for the clerk not to issue a single license in two weeks. Clark and Mrs. Whitman entertained a number of their young lady and gentleman friends Tuesday evening at their pleasant home on Ninth street. The occasion was an enjoyable one. The rains of the past week were of great benefit to the growing corn, which very much demanded a little dampening. In some places the corn crop has been damaged by the drought. Josiah Morton, who is engaged in business at the stock yards at Indianapolis, was at home this week visiting his family near Winslow and looking after business among the stock dealers. Some person Tuesday night traded horses with George Reeves, who lives on Upper Main street. George knew nothing of the trade until Wednesday morning, and says he got the worst part of the bargain. James McConnell, near Arthur, was in town Monday on business of importance. He is one of the old residents of that locality and an advocate of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the legal ratio. The following announcement appeared in the Chicago Record of July 8th: “Mrs. J. M. Campbell, 1530 ! Buckingham place, announce the enj gagement of her daughter Emily to the Rev. H.W. Burger of Petersburg. Indiana. * .

Wednesday, at the Sweet Sulphur Springs, the members of the Eastern Star lodges of Princeton, Hnntingburg and this city enjoyed a pleasant picnic and day’s outing. It has been the custom for the local members to go to the springs for a days outing for a few years past and meet the local lodges of neighboring towns and which have always been enjoyed. During the heavy windstorm Saturday evening. Ben-Newkirk and family, who live in the eastern part of Washington township, met with quite an experience. They had just arrived home and were unhitching the horses when, a large tree was blown down across their wagon, breaking it to pieces. One of the boys was severely stunned by the falling tree. Other members of the family were uninjured, but were badly scared. Those from a distance attending the funeral of Isaac Frank last Monday were J. M. Harlem and wife, Mt. Vernon; Sig Frank and wife, Peru: Simon Levi, Terre Haute; Wilhelm Wolf, Indianapolis; Messrs. L. P. Beitman, Simon Joseph, G. Beitman, Nathan Beitman, A. Joseph, Jacob Beitman, Mack Singer* Sol Beitman, and Mesdames G. Beitman, R. Beitman, A. Kitner hnd Misses Clara and Bertha Beitman, Washington; Mrs. Joseph Hamburger, Cincinnati, Ohio: Edmond ! Frank, SchneCtaday, New York, and Ike Hess, St. Louis, Missouri.

P. C. Miley of Logan township, v as in town Monday on business. Curran Dillon and wife of Winslow, were shopping here Monday. Samuel Ainos of Cato, was in town Wednesday transacting business. A. J. West and George Abbott of Otwell, were in town Wednesday on business._ Dr. W.H.Smith and wife of Hosmer, were iq the city Tuesday evening shopping. President McKinley will attend the blue and gray reunion at Evansville in October. Mrs. W. A. Braden and Mrs. Ida Godwin visited friends at Oakland City this week.

Rev. J. T. and Mrs. Hobson of Washington, visited friends in Madison township over Sunday. William Ropp, one of the prominer t young fanners of Logan township, was in town Tuesday on business. Leroy Thomas, who is serving in the regular army, is at his home in Marion township, visiting relatives. The one-year-old child of Thomas Nelson, Marion township, died Sunday and was buried Monday at the Collins cemetery. William Thompson, living near Arthur, has been ill several days with hemmorhage of the lungs. His condition is serious. Pope & I'onkling’s vaudeville shew will pitch its tents in this city and give performances next Monday and Tuesday evenings. The Huntingburg Independent, one of our best county exchanges, has just started on volume fifteen, 'the paper has just underwent a numbe r of improvements. John Survant of Survant. was in town Tuesday on business. He has resigned as a justice of the peace of Marion township and Krill act as supervisor of his road district.

Dick Frederick of Union, is the champion fisherman so far this season, haying landed a monster cattish weighing 63 pounds. It was the finest Sish caught in White river this season. J. L. Bass, trustee of Lockhart township, was in town Wednesday on business He gives notice in another column that he will receive bids August 12th for the erection of a school house at Pikeville. t’harles Phillipy, Marion township, killed a monster rattlesnake near the Iron Bridge last Friday. The snake had thirteen rattles and a button, and was one of the biggest of the species ever seen in that locality. Judge Marsh of Jeffersonville,opened court Wednesday after a few days vacation. The present term will close Saturday. The next term will convene the second week in November. There are several cases set down for trial today and tomorrow. .Jhe dispatches in the city dailies of yesterday announced the resignation of Secretary of War Alger, which has been looked for for several months, was handed to the president Wednesday. Several prominent republicans are spoken of as Alger’s successor. The county board of review adjourned last Saturday after completing the work of adjusting the assessments of the lands and lots and improvements of the several townships and corporations. Tney found by looking over the assessors* lists that a number of persons had not been assessed with their personal property or their blanks had been lost. The new officers of the Red Men's lodge of this city were installed last Friday evening by S. G. Davenport, installing officer. The officers are as follows: Prophet, John Kobtins. Sachem, George E. King. Senior Sagamore, Frank Zeigler. Junior Sagamore, J times Mile.v. ('hie! of Records. C. L. Ho Icon b. First Sanaa, R. F. Grable. Guard of Wigwam", Rome Miley. Guard of Forest, P. C. Tislow. Keeper of Wampum, Fred Smith.

Quite an excitement occurred on Main street last Saturday afternoon over a fight. Clint Snyder of Jefferson township, attacked James S. McCoy living- near town. The marshal filed an affidavit against Snyder for assault and battery and Squire Tucker assessed a fine of $1.00. McCoy’s trial for provoke was continued until Monday, when the case came up before Squire Tucker aud a jury.. He was fined $1.00. He took an appeal to the circuit court. The Reverend A. H. ielso. the newly elected pastor of the Twelfth street Cumberland Presbyterian church, at Alton, occupied the pulpit yesterday morning and spoke upon the theme, “Waiting Upon ;he Lord.” The Reverend Mr. Kelso has just been installed in the pastorate coming to Alton from Washington, Indiana. He occupied the pastorate *t Princeton, Indiana, previously going there from his collegiate work at Lebanon, Tennessee. The text was the thirty-first verse of the fortieth chapter of Isaiah: “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.”—St. Louis Republic. ,

Rev. Kerr, near Winslow, ras here Wednesday on business. J. P. Hargrave cf Iva, was ransacting business in thy ;lty Wed nesday. Jesse Crow and wLc -turned Sunday last from a visit to Princeton. Henry Read and Robert Lee were at Winslow Monday on telephone business. Dr. Coleman and . wife of Union? were the guests of Dr. N. Corn and family Wednesday. Mrs. El wood Smith of Mi:. Vernon, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Paul, this week. The pension medical board met in this city Wednesday. There were two applicants for examination. G. J. Nichols and wife will ieave for Indianapolis Friday to attend the national meeting of the Epwort.Ii League. Lemuel Stapleton.near tow n,dropped a dollar into our patent sav ngs bank Monday for the best local paper in the county. Union services will will be held at the M. E. church Sunday night. Rev. J.W. Elder, pastor of the t . P. church will conduct the services. The Robson theater company have been giving very creditable performances here this week. The show is located in the Dodds' addition. Harmony lodge, I. 0. 0. F.. of Ft. Wayne, of which General Lawton is a member, is preparing to present him with a veteran's jewel. Hr joined the lodge in 18b4.

A small child of Charles Gilley, living near Liberty. Marion township, died last Saturday. The funeral took place Sunday and burial at the Flatcreek cemetery. Rev. W. S. Rader accompanied his daughter to Paoli Monday. From there the reverend will go to Indianapolis to attend the national convention of the Epworth League;' Talk up the street fair to be held in September. Petersburg should be able to make a great suc cess of such an enterprise and no doubt will if the businessmen will take an active part. Rev. Dr. Roberts of Indianapolis,^ occupied the pulpit at the M. E.church last Sunday morning. He is one of the able ministers of that denomination j and has been engaged in the work for \ over forty years. The new U. B. church near the Williams cemetery.Madison township, will' be dedicated Sunday. Dr. Matthews of Dayton. Ohio, vill preach the dedicatory sermon. A basket dinner will be held in the Thomas grove near by. The public is cordially invited to attend. The state health authorities will this week take-steps toward stopping the alleged practice'of dairymen who are putting formaline and other injurious substances in milk to keep it sweet. Dr. T. Henry Davis of Richmond. president of the state board of health, says the practice is common throughout Indiana and that offending dairymen will be prosecuted for violatingsK^e pure food la v. ’ , The Democrat's subscribers have been handing in the cash quite lively on subscription during the past week. Among the number are F rank Bilderback, A. H. Johnson, A- J. Willis, E. J. Lingo, J. A.Dedman, George Truelove, M.Amos, James M.Rell, Jacob Harlem, L. Stapleton, D. E. Taylor, Philip Meyers, W. E. Lamb, W, Hursey, Dr. C. P. Barrett, Mahlon Brown, Richard Morgan and W. W. Surv3.1t.

The following officers’were installed Monday night by the I. O'. O. F. lodge of this city: K. G..John Willey. V. G., John Kvnas. , See.. A. W.Selby. ‘Per. Sec., J. D. Colvin. Trees., S. G. Coonrod. , Warden, James Green. ^ Conductor, Fred Guthrie. I. G , Alex Stork. O. S. G., Philip Jones. It. s. N. G.. O. C. Shandy. L. S. N. G.. Frank Bilderha.l:. R. S. V. G., David Dustin. L. s. V, G., Jackson Bowers. It. S. S.. Fred McCray. 1,. S. S.. William Hoggati. Chaplain, George S. Parker Host, L. P. Bilderdack. The following special from Winslow to the Evansville Courier was published in Tuesday's paper: “An Air Line train struck a mac at Winslow. Pike county, Monday night. The engineer declares the man was killed, but a day’s search failed to find the body. The train struck the man I shortly before midnight. * The engineer saw the man walk i rg along the track shortly after he left the depot. ; He whistled but the fellow did not [ leave the track. The pi ot struck the man and the engineer and fireman i saw him fly through the air and light on a sand bank. They stopped the train, and searched for t ie body for a j few moments. Their s« arch ^was in vain and the train went on to St. Louis. | The conductor wired the operator at j this place and a sear ch was instii tuted. The people of the town hunted about in the weeds all day. The engineer is positive tire man was! killed. He says that f re man could i not live as the train liras going full ! speed. The man's body bit the ground j beyond the scope of th searchlight. | The hunt will be contin ed today.”

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