Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 27, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 January 1879 — Page 8
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THE MAIL
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Personal.
Miss Lizzie Peddle has returned from 'her.visit in the ea*t. Report comes that Harry L. Ryce has married a Chicago girl.
R. S. Tennant la again Superintendent of the Centenary Sunday school. E. M. Hardy has taken a position as traveling salesman with Townley Bros.
Mrs. M. B. Cox, of Chicago, with her husband, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. & Clift.
Austin H. Piety, now of Kansas City, Mo., is visiting his old home and friends in this city and vicinity.
For the fifth time T. H. Riddle has been elected presiding officer of Occidental Lodge, Knights of Pythiaa.
J. M. Riffner A Son, of the China Tea Store, we are sorry to learn, were forced to make an assignment yesterday to E, H. Bindley.
Frank Barton has been tendered the ageney at this point for the Continental fast freight line—for many years held by U. Shewmaker.
The wooden wedding of Fred Barnes and wife was celebrated by their friends, in an enthusiastic and appropriate way on New Year's night.
A telegram on New Year's day, an no unci the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. W. R. Traverse, caused Mrs. R. Hervey to leave on the night train for St. Thomas, Canada.
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Samuel Berlaw, a former resident this city, was killed at Paris, Monday afternoon, by the klek of a horse. The body was brought here for interment in 4he Jewish cemetery.
Samuel Reeves, who says he hasn *nissed an issue of The Mail since its first publication—eight add a-half years ago—moved this week from this city to Centralia, Ills. Of course he ordered The Mail to follow him.
George Farrington—instead of their father, as stated last week—accompanied the Misses McKeen to Washington last Saturday. The young ladies assisted Mrs. Thompson in receiving guests on New Year's day, at the house of the Secretary of the Nary.
Wednesday night was the fifth anni versary of Mr. and .Mrs. John Hickcox So a large party of their friends gathered at the house of Andrew Grimes and in a body marched in on the worthy couple —giving them a genuine surprise and many nice presents,
Mrs. Emily Thornton Charles, of In "dianapolis, was in the city this week She is a candidate for the office of State Librarian, a position that should be given to a woman. Mrs. C. has done some good work for the democratic party, and is well fitted for the position to which she aspires.
Rev. S. S. Martyn went over to Marshall last Saturday to fill his pulpit there. Mrs. Martyn accompanied him, and the good people over there surprised them with a regular old-fashion-ed donation visit, bringing in holiday presents, articles of wear and for the larder, and quite a sum of money.
David Oren, formerly of the carriage firm of Scott, Oren A Co., died last Saturday, near Battle Creek, Nevada, from the effects of a kick from a mustang pony. Mr. Oren went out there as foreman of Mr. Cluggage's stage company, some four years ago, leaving his family here. He expected shortly to re turn to this city.
James P. and Harry P. Townley have withdrawn from the two houses of C. C. Smith and have taken the room lately occupied by G. Foster Smith, which they have stocked with stoves and tinware and will do business under the firm name of Townley Brothers. They are energetic and popular business men, and we predict for them a successful career.
George Thomas, of the post office force, and Miss Minnie Mauzy, daughter of W. C. Mauzy, of Rushville, were married at the home of the bride, one -evening this week. Rev. G. P. Peale went over to perform the ceremony. The bride has been one of the Rushville belles, and the wedding is reported one of the most brilliant ever celebrated in that town. Miss Nellie Thomas, of this city, attended the bride, and Mr. E. H.
Mauzy assisted the groom. Indianapolis and Terre Haute were represented among the guests.
T. H. Riddle has purchased a half interest in the'business of the late firm of Wharton, Riddle A Co., with W. A. Hamilton and J. Irving Riddle forming the Company. They propose carrying on the same class of business—General Insurance, Real Estate, Loaning Money and Collections. They represent about a'.dozen of the leading Fire Insurance Companies and the Travelers' Life and Accident Co., the only company doing a1 general accident business in the state, They solicit a share of the public patronage and will give prompt attention to business entrusted to their care.
In making New Years calls some gen- asked the auctioneer. "Yes, kinder," tlemen are at a loss what to say. We hear of one sensible man who remarked to each hostess that the best place in (own for choice coffee, tea, spices, sugars, syrups, canned goods, dried fruits, flavoring extracts, Michigan apples, cranberries, turkeys, chickens and oysters, spiced boneless pigs feet and choice leaf lard in buckets, is at Wright A King's immense grocery, corner of Main and Seventh streets.
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People and Things.
The frosty nights have come again, And at this time of year The single meu who sleep alone E
Prance 'round upon their ear. 1 1
They turn their bedding qul$^jy bftQk, And then they tumble fn, Roll up into a little lump—
Their knees up to their ohln. 'fg
And then unto themselves they say, Just loud enough to hear By George, this thing has got to oeaae
Before another year." "Put it in the bag" is the latest phrase out.
Au Arkansas murderer shot a man "just to see him kick." All men are not homeless, but some men are home less than others, j® "A pimple," says the Wheeling Leader, "is the coupon of a buckwheat oake.'
About one man in a thousand looks well in a dressing gown —Boston Tran script.
Edison cannot be too rapid with that invention. Two more Maine men blew out their gas in Boston last week, and were suffocated.
Are you a juror or a perjurer would be a pertineut way of putting it to some of notorious dead beats who hang around our courts. "A soft answer turneth away wrath." If a man says you are a liar, answer him kindly: "So are you," and see how his wrath will disappear.
Wouldn't you rather lose sever, dollars and a half than to go up stairs in the dark and find the top stair one lower than you thought it was
In his new lecture Burdette demands an answer to the unsolved query of why it is that it is so much easier to shoot a good man than to hang a bad one?
Jewelry is made in Germany from the pure blood of the ox. The blood is dried, reduced to powder, and then moulded and polished. What next
The grave of Thomas Lincoln, the father of the great emancipator, is situated in a quiet country burying ground under the south line of Coles county, Illinois. "Sweet are the
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Adversity has reduced us to the use of coarse brown sugar, and we find it much sweeter than the pulverized we used to pay double for.
General Robert Patterson, of Philadelphia, is said to have entertained at his table every President since the days of Madison. The General is now more than eighty years old.
Burlington Hawkeye: Brethren, before we sing the next verse of "John Brown's body lies all mouldy in ,the grave," let us take a look into the grave and see that it is there.
It is one of those peculiarities of human nature that no patent medicine can cure, that everyone thinks he' can manage the other fellow's business better than the other fellow.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Williams, of Southington, Connecticut, have just celebrated their golden wedding on the same day that their son and daughter-in-law celebrated their silver one.
A gentleman wishing to send fifty cents to an Iowa City party, bored a hole through a silver half dollar, through which he passed a string and tied it to a tag containing the address and a stamp. It arrived safely.
While a farmer of Monroe, N. Y., was prying npon a large flat stone in a quarry last week, his hand touched something cold and clammy. He raised the stone and found a ball made up of forty-five large black snakes.
Come, now, let all of us who are thinking of buying our wives diamond rings and gold watches for Christmas pause a moment and reflect that a barrel of flour will make a whole family happy.
Detroit Free Press. Ingersoll will shortly lecture on Some mistakes of Job." One of bis mistakes was in not living in an age when it was known that soap and sugar will draw a boil to ahead quicker than anything else.—South Bond Tribune.
In Rochester, N. Y., the other day, a boy of eighteen and a girl of elevensmall and puny-looking—were united in marriage by one of the city clergymen named Bristol. The mother of the girl seems to have been the chief mover in the misdemeanor.
The wise man on going to bed on a cold night, plunges bis feet to the bottom and has but one spot to warm. The foolish man draws his knees up to his chin and extends his feet gradually, feeling all night as if he had taken a contract to melt down the corner of an iceberg.
President Hayes and his wife go to church very simply dressed and without any pomp of circumstance." Many curious eyes follow them, however, and many small services are offered. It is chronicled that on a recent Sunday a gentleman sitting behind the official pew took out his handkerchief and carefully brushed the rain drops from the president's coat color.
At an auction sale of miscellaneous goods, the auctioneer put up a wolfskin dressing gown and Invited bids. An old man inspected it closely, seemed to think there was a bargain in it, but yet
hesitated to bid. "Don't you want that 7"
was the reply. "Then why don't you bid and take it?" "Well, I've bought heaps o' things in dry goods and so on," slowly rejoined the old man, "and I never yet took home anything that the old woman thought was worth the price. If I got that 'ere robe for a song, she'd grub it up, pull at one end, chaw at the other, and c&U out, 'Cheated again— more'n half cotton!? That's the reason I daren't bid
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By dealing In the best of furniture, keeping a seleot stock, selling quickly and at a very low margin of profit, Foster «Sr Son, on north Fourth street, have in a very short time built up an immense trade, that is constantly growing.
Not even this cold weather has interrupted the daily supply of oysters at Ed W. Johnson's—showing how perfect are his arrangements for a constant supply through the season. He has a nice lot for Sunday.
J. M. Adams, in his new photograph gallery over Sykes hat store, is fairly over run with orders for piotures, but he finds time to give every visitor a cordial reception and send away each sitter pleased with his work.
Whew! but hasn't it been cold this week? Sensible people, however have not suffered, because they have dressed in the warm caps, furs, gloves, underwear to be bought at suoh reasonable prices at S. Loeb A Co's sign of the Big Black Bear, corner cf Main and Fifth streets.
A more interesting plaoe in this city, to spend a half hour or more, cannot be found than the Central Bookstore. There are so many interesting books, handsome pictures, elegant stationery and pretty things to be seen. Mr. Button is glad to eee you at any time, whether you wish to buy or not.
This is the finest' sleighing known for years, and the sleigbers drive up one by one in front of Peter Miller's harness manufactory, on south Fourth street, to get a warm lap robe for themselves and a blanket for their horse.
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THERE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL
HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES
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MUSLIN TRIMMINGS.
Will open next week a large line of above goods at extra low prices.
Everybody knows we are headq uar ters for those goods.
All our winter goods are to be sold regardless of cost. We hare bought 50 new Cloaks at a great reduction and our customers gel the benefit. $20,00 cloaks for $10,00 $25,00 cloaks for $12,50 $40,00 cloaks for $15,00 & 20,00
We will make a effort to keep trade lively during January and February.
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If you wish this year of 1879 to be happy one—that home may be made pleasant—that the wife or daughter may be accomplished—put a piano or an organ in the house, and you oannot do better than to buy of W. H. Paige & Co, who have a large H(ock of tfep WU aical merchandise. ,.
Dr. Jules Hourlet is now snugly fixed in his new location, on Main, jast west of Third street, whloh is now the head quarters for Swiss Ague Cure, fast attaining a wide spread popularity. He is sending bis cure far and wide, aad with his improved facilities be will be able to promptly supply ail demands, Dealers in the surrounding towns row keep well supplied.
Smith & Burnett intend this year to continue the same plan of business that has made their grocery bouse so popular. That is to deal only in the best grades of grooeries and country produce, and sell at the smallest possible margin Their location, south west corner of Fourth and Walnut street, opposite the market house, enables tbem to catch the best that comes to market.
By all means keep the feet well clothed this severe weather, and if you want good, well made boots and shoes, at reasonable prices call on J. P. Tutt, in the Opera House block.
D. H. Wright, the old reliable photog rapher, starts in with the new year de termined to lose no effort to please his patrons with pictures equal to any pro duced in the west. He haffan enviable reputation, and his pictures are found in almost every household in this neck woods.
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Lots of new Germantown yarn just received.
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W.«D|sJAMES,
STAR® NOTION HOUSE,
517 Main Streets
Ladi^ jiy^Gfntlemen's Furnishing Goods a Specialty. Prices on Ladies' Cloaks, Shawls, Circulars
Sleeveless Jackets, Nubias,
Ladies', Gents' and Children's Underwear, Hosiery, Mittens, Gloves, &c., greatly reduced since the nolidavs to meet the demands of the times. olidays
ASK FOR THE TREF0USSE KID.
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CLOSING OUT SALE.
Since our advertisement appeared about our
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES On account of closing up one of our stores, we have had a tremendous trade in our READY-MADE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT,
And now we are determined to make a
GREAT REDUCTION
IN OUR
MERCHANT TAILORING DEPARTMENT. We have a very large and beautiful line of foreign and domestic goods on hand yet, and in fit and make can't be beaten by any house in the country. Our Closing Out Sale of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
Still Continues at a Great Sacrifice.
L. GOODMAN, JR., & CO.,
HEAB THE SACRIFICES Cost, Below Cost.
MANUFACTURERS' COST! Semi-Annual Clearance Sales, &c., &c-,
TALK IS CHEAP.
Proof of Good Pudding is in Eating it.
Don't buy your Clothing until yon have examined our stock and prices. We don't promise you legal tender dollars tor 75 cents, but 100 cents is value for every dollar you leave with us, in
CLOTHING,
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MILLER & COX'S
Clothier and Merchant Tailor, 522 Main Street, North Side, West of 6th.
MONEY.
To get money has been the supreme object of all races in all ages. To get money, men toil with brain and muscle. To get money, men dig, build and invent. To get money, ships fleck the sea, and trade and commerce give vitality to every civilized nation on the globe.
For money the earth has been girdled with wire, and railroads have divided eontinents into townships. For money great crimes have been CdMoiitted, and for money men have bartered their souls.
philosophy that affects to teach us a contempt for money.
The methods by which money may be obtained are incalculable, and turning to our subject, we say:
ACCUMULATE MONEY
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S A E O N E A E N IN
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SECOND SEMI-ANNUAL TRADE SALE
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ONLY ONE PRICE CLOTHING STORE IN TERRE HAUTE
ATT. GOODS OUR OWN MANUFACTURE.
Note the rednctions made in priCes of Ovet^atfT5 ^Note the redactions made in prices of Suitings in our Men's and Youth's De* pariments.
Note the sweeping reductions made in our BoyV and Children's Departments. All goods manufactured early in the season are marked down, and are in unison with the panic-stricken woolen manufacturers of to-day.
We nave vast amounts of goods upon our counters that are beyond the whisper of competition. We have arguments and principles which no competition can match. Bargains ha he us an a or
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The advantage of manufacturers' mark down is equivalent to tWo profit*, which no other firm can give, at h-if
O WEN PiiXLEY&CO.,
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604and600 Main st., North side bet. 0th and 7th
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