Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 33, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 December 1899 — Page 1

VOL. XXX. PETERSBURG, IND.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1899.

■NMNtMtNMNHNMNMMHMNMNNNNMtNI HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS TO THE LADIES,

We generally talk to the men folks, but this time we want to talk to the ladies about Christmas Presents. Ladies usually find it a difficult task to select presents for men. We know all about what fathers, sons and sweethearts like and can materially aid you in making a wise choice. ->8UQQESTION8<? ■•■•■•■•■•■•■•I

Flowing Four-in-Hands, Suit Cases, Club Bags, Oxford Quilted Mufflers, Silk Umbrellas, Gold Tip, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, White and Figured Shirts, Kid and Mocha Gloves,

Wool Sweaters, Link Cuff Buttons, Shirt Studs, Outing Nightshirts, House Slippers, Smart effects in Hats, Silk Suspenders.

We have everything to please the men folks. Look us over and you will buy. Polite clerks, prompt attention. •£> E3U Y NOW<? We exchange all goods not satisfactory after Christmas. We lay aside and deliver packages when wanted. We pack, mail and express packages. We furnish blank cards free of charge.

*3\ve S\ar \Couse, PETERSBURG, INDIANA.

GENERAL LAWTON KILLED. Insurgent Sharpshooter Kills The Urave General .at San Mateo. The sad news was telegraphed to the United States that General Lawton was killed in action Tuesday morning while engaged in battle at San Mateo. He was a resident of Fort >Vayne, this state. He was one of the bravest generals of the army a-nd for the past 38 years has been in the army. He served in the civil war, in the Indian wars and the Spanish and Philippine wars. San Mateo was attacked at 8 o’clock

Tuesday morning and a three hours’ tight ensued. This resulted in only few casualties on the American side, apart from the death of General Lawton, but the attack was difficult because of the natural defenses of the town. General Lawton was walking along the firing line, within 300 yards of a small sharpshooters’ trench, conspicuous in the big white helmet he always wore, and alight yellow raincoat. He was also easily distinguished because of his commanding stature. The sharpshooters directed several close shots, which clipped the grass nearby. His staff officers called General Lawton's attention to the

danger he was in, but he only laughed, with his usual contempt for bullets. Suddenly he exclaimed, “I am shot!” clinched his hands in a desperate effort to stand erect, and fell into the arms of a staff officer. Orderlies rushed across the field for surgeons, who dashed up immediately, but their efforts were useless. The body was taken to a clump of bushes and laid upon a stretcher, the familiar white helmet covering the face of the dead general.

High School Lecture Course. Col. H. W. J. Ham, “Old Times in Dixie,” January 1st. John Temple Graves, “The Reign of the Demagogue,” February 26th. John R. Clark, “Hits and Misses,” March 15th. Lyric Ladies, March 22nd. Season tickets, four numbers, entitling holder to reserved seats, $1.00. Entertainments to be held at C. P. church. Tickets on sale at Adams’ drug store. All persons indebted to Moses Frank or M. Frank & Son, note or account, must without fail pay up before January 1, 1900. 33-2 Candied fruits of all kinds, something nice, at Rime’s bakery.

Stove WITH LITTLE PRICES Wishes all its friends and patrons-o ( TXtevr^ CWtslmas.

"«v Wajph this space Next Week. The J‘ad” here will startle you. The prices will open pocketbooks.

LOCAL BREVITIES. The News Gathered From Various Parts of the County. *2.f)0 cloth capes for $1.00 at Moses Frank’s. J 2w The latest thing in lamps you can tind at C. G. Ward’s. 32-2 Go to H. H. Tislow for all kinds of watch and clock repairs. 28* Mens 50 cent, 75 cent and $1.00 hats for 25 cents at Moses Frank’s. 2w Perry A. Corn of Marion township, was in town Monday on business. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker, Petersburg. All work guaranteed. __ 28* Allen Rumble, county coroner, of Logan township, was in the city Monday on business. Bolen Ursery of Augusta, was in the city Wednesday on business and made this office a substantial call. Last sale of the season in ladies cloaks and jackets at the New York Store December 22d and 23rd. J. M. Bell and family have moved back to the city from Otwell, where Mr. Bell was engaged in saw-milling. Capt. John Hammond and William Laverty left this week for Florida, where they will remain several >veeks. All persons indebted to Moses Frank or M. Frank & Son, note or account, must without fail pay up before January 1, 1900. 33-2

Trade with the Democrat’s advertisers all the time. They will treat you right at all times and under all circumstances. Dr. R. Curll of Curllsville, Pennsylvania, is here visiting his son W. D. t’urll. He will remain several days. He is very much pleased with this section of Indiana. Peter Drof has just received a large supply of barrel and bulk lime. Portland and Louisville cement, Acme plaster, hair, etc. He buys old junk of every description. 10-4 John Whitman, the Winslow jewelryman, has received notice from Congressman Hemenway that he has secured him a clerkship. John’s many friends will wish him success. The pupils of the poor Farm school, Washington township, will give a Christmas entertainment Saturday afternoon. Admission, 10 cents. Proceeds will be used to buy books for the young peoples’ reading circle. ^ Look at that nice line of berry spoons, cream ladles, gravy ladles, butter knives, sugar shells, jelly knives, cold meat forks and many other articles that are useful and appropriate for presents, just received by Hammond & Kime. 31-3 Mrs. George Howard died at her home in Indianapolis Tuesday. The remains were brought here Wednesday and the funeral was held yesterday and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. She was about 50 y^aijs old and formerly resided in this cfity. Married by Squire Hargrave at his office Monday afternoon, Emory Ficklin and Miss Eva M. Boger, both of Dutch Town. Their many friends fondly hope that their partnership may prove to be the best trip they could have taken for a voyage through life.

The Leading Grocery is headquarters for celery, cranberries, mince meat, sweet potatoes, cabbage, all kinds of canned goods, dressed turkeys and chickens, banannas, oranges, apples, nuts, candies and in fact everything that goes into a first-class Christmas dinner. 3-“- G. G. Ward, Prop. The revival meetings are still in progress at the M. E. church. The interest is increasing each night and the large auditorium is filled to overflowing. Rev. Biddle, the pastor, reports 81 conversions up to Wednesday night. The meetings will still continue indefinitely. It is one of the most successful re>ivals ever held in the city. The county clerk has issued marriage licenses to the following persons this week: Emory J. Ficklin and Eva M. Boger, James Campbell and Florence Sampson. Herbert Wilson and Anna L. Walton. Samuel J. Morton and Lola Lemons. Samuel R. Owen and Margie A. Robling. Norman Sims and Mary Barnett. Christopher C. Eades and Effle Jones. Edward Jackson and Amelia Tisdale. Noah E. Burkhart and Mahala A. Gross.

kerchiefs for 6 nk’s. cents at 2w 65 cents for II bottle patent medicine, Adams’ drug store. Any necktie in the house for 15 cents at Moses Frank's. 2w French fruit cake for your Christmas dinner at Rime’s bakery. 36 cents for 50 cent bottles, any patent medicine, at Adams’ drug store. Fresh bread, pies and cakes baked every day at Marion Rime’s Stir bakery. _ R* M. Gray, trustee of Jefferson township, was in the city Wednesday on business. Don’t forget to call at the New York Store for your stylish hats, ties and suspenders. Mr. and Mrs. Durbin of Chicago, are the guests of William R, Snyder and wife of East Main street.

C. G. Ward will sell from December 18th to December 23rd, good mixed candy at five cents per pound cash. All persons indebted to Moses Frank or M. Frank & Son, note or account, must without fail pa^r up before January 1, 1900. ' 33-2 Prof. J. M. Hinkle and wife will visit with friends at Bloomington during the holiday vacation of the city schools. Rev. T. B. Brashears is confined to his home by sickness. He was taken ill while at Vincennes and returned home Tuesday. , Don’t fail to call at the Democrat office for your job printing. We do all classes of work in good style and at lowest prices. Call up telephone 22. The Indianapolis Press is a new candidate for business in the capital city and if the first issues are any criterion the paper is bound to succeed. Its news service is excellent. The Petersburg mining and manufacturing association has declared a second dividend this year, the first one being five per cent and the second of three percent. Stockholders received their checks Tuesday. , P. G. Carlisle of Jefferson township, is preparing to engage in the medical profession. He is one of the energetic young men of that township and a gentleman in every respect. He will leave for college next year and take a complete course in medicine. Election Notice.—The Members of Spartan Lodge No. 90, K. of P., are hereby notified that an election of officers will be held at Castle hall Thursday night, December 28, 1899. All members are requested to be present. M. M. Kime, K. of R. S. Why do you buy glasses of any trav-, eling optician when you can buy of some one that is permanently located? You can save from one-third to onehalf by buying of us, and you can have your glasses exchanged without extra charge if they are not satisfactory. Hammond & Kime. 31-3

Election Notice.—Annual meeting of the stockholders of the Guarantee building', loan and savings association of Petersburg, held at the office of the secretary on Tuesday. January 2,1900, for the purpose of electing eight directors to serve for the ensuing year. 33—2 Mary M. Glezen, Sec. New subscribers and renewals for the Democrat still continue. Among the number during the past week were S. G. Davenport, R. H. Yancy, F. P. Robling, Alex Whaley, Jabez Woolley, L. E. Grim, P. G. Carlisle, E. B. Gunckel, Mrs. Margaret M. Arnold, Bolen Ursery, Dering Bros, and J. O. Smith. Saturday evening the moon was in eclipse and hundreds of Petersburg people viewed the several changes. The eclipse was almost total. It commenced at 5:45 o’clock and ended at 9:20. It was a full moon and presented a fine sight as the eclipse came and went. On the 28th of next June there will occur a complete eclipse of the sun. The oratorical contest of the Petersburg high school occurred at the C. P. church last Friday night. The contestants were Arthur Woolvin, Amy Anderson, Lelah Gray, Pearl Snowden, Ethel Robling and Esther King. Miss Gray was the successful contestant and will represent Petersburg in the Southern Indiana oratorical contest. The judges were Miss Sallie Catt, Judge E. A. Ely and Rev. T. C. Probert. Miss Gray won the silver and gold medals in the Demorest contests and has also contested for the diamond medal.

BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Short Paragraphs Items Briefly Told— Concerning the People. See C. G. Ward’s display of fancy china and lamps. 32*2 Figs, dates, bananas, oranges and pears at W. M. Kime’s. $1.00 shirts for 30 cents at Moses Frank’s closing out sale. 2w Liquid smoke 50 cents per quart bottles, at Adams’ drug store. The New York store is making low prices in all departments during the holidays.^ The teachers of Washington township held an institute in the city last Saturday.

Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, the great stomach remedy, is now sold by the Oliphant Drug Co. d Judge E. A. Ely was at Jeffersonville this week setting as special judge in a very important law suit. Rev. W. A. Richardson, who is now stationed at Glendale, is at home this week visiting with his family. C. G. Ward will sell from December 18th to December 23rd, good mixed candy at five cents per pound cash. S. J. Haines left Monday for Tennessee to look after his large cattle ranch. He will be absent several weeks. All persons indebted to Moses Frank or M. Frank & Son, note or account, must without fail pay up before January 1,1900. 33-2 Miss Lida Martin, who has been visiting friends at Union City, this state, for the past three months, returned home last Thursday. A small child of Clel Lamb died Wednesday morning. The funeral was held yesterday morning and interment at Walnut Hills cemetery. Chapped hands, cracked lips and roughness of the skin cured quickly by Banner Salve, the most healing ointment in the world. 25 cents. J. R. Adams & Son. d

The C. P. Sunday school at Algiers will give an entertainment and supper next Monday night to which the public is cordially invited. Admission, 25 cents; children under 10 years, 10 cents._ E. B. Gunckle and wife left Monday .for Puyallup, Washington, where they will reside. Mr. Gunckle has secured a splendid railroad position at that place and will begin work the first df the year. Their host of friends wish them success in their new home. H. R. Snyder, manager of the Alaska mining company of Alaska, frill return home next Saturday from Juneau, Alaska, where he has been since last April looking after the development of the gold mine. He will remain here during the winter and return again next spring. Notice.—Notice is hereby given to all parties holding claims against Logan township to present the same for payment during the present month, as I desire to begin the New Year without a dollar of indebtedness. S. D. Johnson, Trustee Logan Township. Miss Bertha Grigsby, who teaches the Slickum school near the city, met with a very serious accident last Friday evening, resulting in the breaking of her right arm. She was returning home with her brother when the buggy turned over with the result as above stated. The school was dis-' missed for two weeks. C. A. Snow & Co., patent lawyers, opposite the United States patent office, Washington, D. C., who have actual clients in every city and town of the United States and Canada, report that never before in their 25 years practice has the work of the office been so well up to date. They claim that patents can now be procured in less than half the time formerly required. 28-m3

County Treasurer Smith has made a big collection of taxes of the fall installment, nearly $10,000 of the amount collected being delinquencies. The treasurer is making an effort to collect all the delinquent taxes on the books. The collections for the several townships and corporations is as follows: Jefferson, $6,110.02; Washington. $6,105.99; Madison, $2,757.02; Clay, $3,354.95; Patoka, $4,999.52; Monroe, $3,053.81; Logan, $2,700.50; Lockhart, $3,761.86; Marion, $2,952,05: Petersburg, $7,053.66; Winslow, $910.68: total $43,960.06. Auditor Scales is now at work making the distribution.

Fine candies of all kinds at Kime’s bakery, see him._ Moses 2w $1.35 for a plush Frank’s closing out tpe at — John P. Hargrave of Iva, was in own Wednesday on Any patent medicine $5 cents for $1.00 size, at Adams’ drug store. Buy your ladies’ and gents’ handkerchiefs and ties at the New York Store. D. Q. Chappell of Evansville, visited with his mother in this city over Sunday. Purchase your Xmas presents from Hammond & Kime. ;*3Ffcey will eh grave all goods they sell free. 31-3 Everett Fleming was at Evansville over Sunday visiting his mother, who is taking treatment at the sanitarium.

Fancy china is the thing for a Christmas present, and C. 6. Ward, has the best selected stock in Petersburg. 32-2 All persons indebted to Moses Frank or M. Frank & Son, note or account, must without fail pay up before January 1, 1900._/||§ 33-2 James Shirley and wife, who have been visiting William Ropp and fam ily of Logan township, returned Wednesday to their home in Shelby county. Moses Frank and wife have returned from Cincinnati where Mr. Frank wras taking treatment from an eminent specialist. He is improving in health. If a gentleman and lady are in love with each other, that is their business, if the gentleman wants an engagement ring that is our business. Hammond & Kime. :: 31-3 Christmas sermon at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning: subject “The Real Star of Bethleham." Christmas exercises by the children in the evening. All are invited. R. P. Venier and T. B. WTilson of Ansonia,0., were in the city last week. These gentlemen will in all probability locate in this city in the near future and engage in manufacturing enterprises.

Don’t fail to attend the Christmas entertainment at the Baptist church Saturday evening 7 at o’clock. Come and see one of Admiral Dewey’s big battle ships loaded with good things for the little ones. Admission 10 cents. . ' . Gustoff Frank returned Monday from Terre Haute where he attended the grand opening of the new store of Simon Levi, who formerly lived in this city. Mr. Levi ||| one of the leading merchants of that city and recently moved into larger and more commodious business robins. ' We, the undersigned druggists of Petersburg, Indiana, have agreed to sell patent and proprietary medicines at the prices printed on package. This to go into effect a$fet>*clocka,m., December 19, 1899. J. R. Adams i Ouphant DrugX'o., Paul, Brothers. Harvard Stearnes Drug Co. We desire to call the attention of the buying public to the advertisements in this issue. ||Fhey are worth your reading as they contain prices that will pay you to travel many miles to sgcure the goods. The merchants advertising in the ^Democrat are wide awake and will treat you right when you call at their stores, liemember, always trade with our advertisers. The display windows of the Petersburg merchants this week are the finest ever seen in this city before. They are tastefully arranged and the designing is the equal of* that seen in any metropolitan citji, It will pay you to make the rounds of the stores and see these magnificent displays. The novelties and fine goods shown in the windows are of the latest style and cannot help but please you. Don’t forget to see them during the holidays. .

Sickness for the third time caused a continuance of the cases of the state against Isaac SL Winstandley and Clarence J. Fredericks in the Clark circuit court Monday. Judge Alexander Dowling of the supreme court, a material witness for the defense^ being detained at home ty the supposed fatal illness of his daughter. At the first trial Special Judge F. A. Ely of this city, was attacked with appendicitis, and at the second trial a 1uror was attacked by illness after the case began. The defendants are charged with perjury in connection 1 with the failure of the New Albany j banking company. <•