Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 21, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 November 1889 — Page 5

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Drilling has Staunton well.

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been resumed at the

Raymond Q, Peyton has been granted a patent7for a straw burning stove.

The circuit court adjourned on Monday and will reconvene on Nov. 25th.

The Social Forty gave an enjoyable hop at Faust's hall on Thursday evening.

The ladies of tho Presbyterian church are holding a bazar in the church parlors this afternoon.

The Knickerbocker club will give* a masquerade dance at Dowling hall Nov vember 22nd.

Sneak thieves are hovering about St Patrick's parsonage stealing sundry small articles.

Masonic Chapter, No. 11, went to Paris last liipht to attend a banquet given by tho Paris lodge.

The house formerly occupied by Mrs. Brown, on Eagle street, has been moved to north Seventh.

The Phoenix club gave another of their delightful dances at their club rooms on Wednesday evening.

The splendid new library of the Nor mal school was opened on Tuesday to the use of the students.

The infant sou of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bergman died at 711 north Eighth street, on Monday, of dipthoria.

Johq. P. O'Sullivan, aged 73 years, one of the oldest citizens in the county, died at his home near St. Mary's on Sunday.

A barn in the rear of Professor Toute'a residence on south Fourteenth street, was destroyed by Are on Tuesday evening.

The German Methodist church held a missionary meeting at which an excellent programme was rendered on Tuesday evening.

Messrs. John Theobald aud M. S. Durham have been appointed administrators of the estate of the late Firmin Nippert bond, #300,000.

Services have been held each evening this week at Centenary church, preparatory to the quarterlycommunlon which occurs to-morrow'.

Twenty-one sheep belonging to C. N. Fuhner, who resides near St. Mary's were either killed or wounded by dogs one night last week.

David Peyton, a brakeman on the T. H. A L. division of the Yandalia, had his left hand mashed between the bumpers on Wednesday.

Mrs. Josie OrtTver has filed a com plaint in the circuit court asking support from her husband, Charles W (Jruver, a tnembor of the city tire de partment.

Geo. F. Ripley would be pleased to meet his friends at the dry goods establishment of Hoberg, Root A Co., 518 and 520 Main street, who carry the most complete line in the state.

A water spaniel dog afflicted with a sudden fit and blind staggers created a mad dog scare at Ninth and Main streets on Wednesday afternoon. Death put an end to the commotion.

Mrs. Frances M. Case, wife of Mr. Case, the west Main street grocer, died p. m., on Wednesday, of heart disease. She was 88 years of age, and leaves a husband and nine children.

The new iron draw on the wagon brldgo was raised on Tuesday, as a test before the commissioners would formally accept it, and it worked satisfactorily. The total cost was $7,078.55.

The miners' relief committee from Clay county, who canvassed the city for aid for the striking miners, were fairly successful securing clothing, groceries and a small amount of money.

Bertha A. Bill has brought suit for a divorce from Harvey Hill, alleging drunkenness, failure to provide, and oruol treatment. She also asks to retain the possession of their two children.

Decatur, 111., is anxious to enter the Torre Haute, Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis trotting circuit and has started a paper in the endeavor to raise 110,000 to build and maintain a track and grounds.

The recent organisation known as the Young Men's Literary club has changed its name to the Catholic Literary society. The society will meet on Wednesday evening in the room vacated by the pubHo library.

Instead of the regular mite society of the Congregational church next Thursday evening, a chooolataire will bo given. Go and see where the mystery lies. Admission twenty, cents which will include refreshment*.

Win. Cline, nn outcast 90 years old, was found dead in a stable loft in the rear of Ben Volker'a saloon at First and Wilson streets, on Sunday morning. His death was caused by exposure sub*Hjuent to a protracted illness*

It is probable that an arrangnme&tK-* now been successfully can Usrot so the striking miners In the Parke County Coal company's mines will resume work. This is an ent on the part of the curators day for men ina of on eor

Asbury church will have anew choir beginning with to-morrow. It will be composed ot Misses Lewis and Kate Gfroerer, and Messrs. Geo. Scott and Wheeler.

Christian church: John Brandt will preach at 11:00 a. m. on "Ye are my witnesses," and at 7:30 p. m. on "Paul Before Felix." Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Y. P. 8. C. E. at 6:30 p.m. Everybody invited.

The Boston dry goods store, owned by L. Carpenter A Son., recently purchased by J. H. Bradley, of New York, has been turned over to Havens, Geddes A Co. The stock will be disposed of in this city and surrounding towns.

Mrs. Wm. Blocksom, of Honey Creek township, was stricken with paralysis of the heart on Monday morning, from the effects of which she died on Tuesday. She was 60 years of age and leaves a husband and cix children, all of whom are grown.

Lucetta H. Barersdorf died at Iter home at 204 north Twelfth street at o'clock a. m. Wednesday from dropsy. The deceased was &2 years of age. She was born in Prussia, September 20,1837. The deceased was ill for along time and her death was not unexpected.

The Citizens' Fuel Gas company commenced on Tuesday the erection of their new brick building at Second and Eagle streets and the laying of pipes on Chestnut street. Eventually the entire city will be piped, but for the present only the north end will be supplied.

The Pythian Sisters gave a most delightful entertainment at Castle hall on Thursday evening. A well arranged programme of music, recitations and readings opened the evening, followed by lunch and dancing. The Military orchestra furnished the music.

County Xuditor Frank Armstrong and bis brother, Fred, of Lafayette, are endeavoring to secure the old court house for the purpose of establishing a drug store therein. They have offered the county commissioners|720 for a lease of one year with the privilege of five.

On Friday evening at the Polytechnic occurred the thirty-fifth meeting of the Terre Haute science club. Prof. C. A. Waldo read a paper on "The Terre Haute Oil Belt," and Prof. Thomas Gray on "Iaertla, In its relation to lightning Hashes and its bearing on lightning rods."

On Tuesday morning the ifiana took the following party down the rivor on a hunting trip: Harry Bryant, E. Hall, Jas. Fltzpatrick, Ed Weinstein, Jacob Early, Ed O'Boyle, Bob Watson, F. C. Crawford and E. R. Bryant. They went between Merom and Darwin and returned on Friday.

The Daughters of Rebekah invited neighboring sister lodges to their lodge room on Wednesday evening no witness the exeffipnflS&tiofi ol lodge worE,"after which supper was spread and partaken of by 200 visitors and members. There were present lodges from Cory, Riley and Danville.

The Big Four railway company has leased to the water works company, .or the purpose of erecting buildings thereon, one-half of an acre of ground lying west.of Water street and extending from Tippecanoe to Elm streets. The lease is for ninety-nine years at the rate of |25 per annum and the taxes.

Mrs! Daniel Slusser died about 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, of typhoid fever, at the family residence on south Second street, after an illness of two weeks. Her death was singularly sad, as her husband was very low with the same disease and had to be carried to her bedside as the hour of dessoltition approached.

This afternoon the Fontanel and Clay City foot ball teams will play a match game at the ball park to decide the championship between the clubs. They will play acoording to the American and Scottish rales, and great sport is anticipated. The game will decide the championship of the state, so the teams modestly claim.

Mrs. Isaac Bamberger, of Cincinnati, came to this city on Monday and employed Judge B. E. Rhoadee to recover money that her husband had loet in gambling rooms here. Mr. Haitnberger Is a traveling salesman for a Cincinnati house, and is the man who said he was robbed In the National house during the races by a man who entered his room while he n£*s asleep.

The weighing association of IHailroads has taken steps to prevent the fradulent weighing of freight at this point by appointing a corps of weighing masters who will be so assigned that one will be on duty at each railroad during the entire day, and night also If necessary. These weigh mast ere are A. B. Saliiich,J. B. Wallace, W. J. Ahrens, Frank Mason, W. H. Noble and William Durham.

An eflbrt Is being made by H. C. Van Tine, of Pittsburg, to«rpm- »e a safe deposit company In tin- dty for the (urpotm of «n«lllfrt!n!r»g A ntni fire proof sale. T—.ife^iU vv which will be rented out prsv.uo patient for the stOt c* nt valuable*, •T'im company, if f©r»»"4,Vin l.« resp^nMHo (Or the safety of aii vaiuabisa deposited*

The social club of the local met on Te ,y am* five B«W Bi' thttto ir.'T memberal to be left open until tain ment which ev'!

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Heretofore the churches have given just plain every-day bazars a week or so before Christmas. This year, each one, unknown to the other, thought they would have something different. The Baptist ladies give a merchants' carnival and the Congregational ladies are preparing a feast of days. It so happened they both decided on the same day of the month. The Congregational people, with their usual liberality, have changed their date to one week before, which will be December 5th and 6th.

The Terre Haute hunters who went to Arkansas two weeks ago, returned yesterday loaded down with choice game. They succeeded in killing nine deer, and six turkeys. Quail were too plentiful to be desirable, so none were shot. The party was comprised of J. T. H. Miller, E. W. Leeds, Chas. Lowry, Jules Blumenberg, J. T. Staff, Frank Gilman, and Mr. Danhover, of Clay City. Mr. Leeds, who had been in that district before, was commander of the party.: v^.4-'

H. F. Schmidt returned on Thursday from St. Louis, where he attended the meeting of the Inter-state Base Ball League, and brought with him the glad news that the Terre Hautes had been admitted to the league. The meeting fixed the salary limit of each club at $1,200 per month, the forfeit that the season will be played through at |600, and the fine of any cjub exceeding the $1,200 limit at $300. The guarantee of visiting clabs at each game will be $60. Burlinton is in the league, and at the next meeting, in December, the application of Des Moines and Dubuque, Iowa, and the details of managing the league, will be considered.

The annual meeting of the Yigo Agriculture Society was held at the court house Saturday afternoon. The meeting was especially noteworthy in that a very large amount or the stock was represented, evidencing a most encouraging interest in the active work of the society. The reports of Secretary Oakey and Treasurer Schaal were quite interesting. The election of directors resulted in the selection of G. A. Schaal, U. R. Jeffers, Roquet, F. McKeen, John Clift and W. R. Hunter. W. T. Beauchamp was chosen to fill the unexpired term of tho late James Dalley. The directors will meet the fiist Friday in December for the purpose of electing officers. V-*»V

Negotiations are pending for the sale of the PhcBnix foundry to Messrs. Frank Prox and John F. Brlnkman. John O'Neil, foreman of the works, and Mr. Hadley, of Indianapolis, are making an invoice of the stock, which with the property will amount to between sixty and seventy thousand dollars. The deal will include the entire property, even to the land now held by the Phoenix oil well company under special lease. The works comprise one of the largest and most complete manufactories In t^e^^ city, and are at present owned oy a stock company, of which the officers are: John Davis, president Edward Gilbert, vice-president and treasurer, and Harry Gilbert, secretary.

Samuel Yampish and Lilly Barseher were married in a hasty and unusual manner on Tuesday afternoon. At two o'clock, accompanied Dy two small children, they alighted from a hack at the depot and informed a bystander that they had taken out a marriage license and were going to Brazil to be married. They were told that the license would be worthless in Clay county, and they immediately decided to repair to the nearest parson and have the knot tied before the departure of the train. Toward the Central Presbyterian parsonage the carriage sped, turning corners on one wheel. In ten minutes the ceremony was over and the couple back to the depot. The bride is said to be a young widow who resides here, though her name could not be found In the city directory.

The police were busy during the early part of the week in investigating the cause of the death of Frank Crews, the Yandalia brakeman, who was found dead with a bullet hole through his body in his caboose in the Yandalia yards last Saturday morning. Clrcumstancial evidence implicated his friend, Mike Shugrue. Shugrue was the last person with him on the night preced-

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ing his death, having goie to his caboose to inform him that the police were in search of him for having stolen a watch from Kate Ca!lenbaugh, of 1,138K Main street. That same night Shugrue left the city, and on Saturday night having heard of the death of Crews returned to this city and gave himself up. Investigation of the case and the coroner's inquest established his innocence of the crime, the coroner's verdict being that death resulted from suicide, Shugrue was released on Thursdav.

The annual meeting of the Society of Organized Charity occurred ou Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the society's rooms at 50114 Ohio street, with the following members of the board present: J. Q. Button, Frank Danaldson, S. „C. Stimson, M. S. Durham, L. P. Alden, I. H. C. Royse, S. B. Davis, E. M. Walmsley, F. W. HofT, Mrs. Mary ^Miller and Mrs. L. Pence. The election of ofibers resulted in S. B. Davis being chosen chairman of the executive committee, vice L. P. Alden, resigned C. W. Conn, treasurer, aud Will C. Small wood, secretary. Messrs. S. C. Stimson, and J. Q. Button were elected members of the executive committe. A finance committee of four, of which Mayor Danaldson was made chairman, was appointed to solicit funds for the maintenance of the society during the coming year. The committee will go to work at once and it is to be hoped that a liberal response will meet their appeal in order that the good work of the society may be continued. It IB the duty of every fortunate man and woman to assist the unfortunate, and money placed in the society's hands will be systematically and advantageously used.

LICENSED TO WED.

Leonard Adams and Amanda V. Adams. Ira M. Gibson and Mattie Judsou. Oran A. Han ford and Sallie Roby. Isaiah Beckelhymer and Annie Haggart. William Vandveender and Orpha Brown. Henry Kabbes and Sarah F. Taylor. Samuel Vamprett and Lillie Barscher. Orth C. Haskett and Aonie Hold. Thos. Wyeth and Jennie Doan. Chas. E. Yeager and Lin Hauger.

Go to Fred Seeburger for meats for your Sunday dinner. A good Sunday meal is not complete without a palatable steak or roast. Only the best meats kept. 711 Main street.

.i&t Fancy Fruits,

A large variety at Eiser's, also fresh co~ coanuts. Cincinnati Enquirer and Commercial Gazette can be had at the Post Office N^ws Stand.

No. 12 North Seventh Street.

See the fancy and nobby overcoats that Owens A Knight are turning out. Also their fine dress suits. 523% Mam street.

Call and see the display of Tile Hearths at James T. Moore's, No. 657 Main street. The stock includes a great variety of designs. Grate Baskets, Ash Pans, eto.

Oysters, Oysters,

Bulk or can, wholesale or Eiser's, fresh stock.

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Look at Owens A Knight's new suitings. They are new, nobby and fine imported goods. 623Ji Main.

Owens A Knight have just received an elegant line of* woolens. Call and see them. They are beauties. 523}£ Main street.

Nothing delights a visitor in your home more than an artistio selection and arrangement of Pictures, and in this direction of home decoration there is room for greater exercise of artistic ability than In any other kind of decoration. In buying your Mouldings, Pictures, Mantel Ornaments, Photograph Elsels, etc., you should make a careful selection, one which will please alL You can do this at C, W. Merring's, on north Fourth street, better than anywhere else in the city. Stock complete and well proportioned.

Excursion to Chicago.

For trains arriving in Chicago November 6th, 7th, 12th, 14th, 10th, 18th, and 20th, the C. A E, I. R. R. will sell tickets Terre Haute to Chicago and return at |7.15, good returning until the fifth day following day oi sale, on account of the American Horse Show and American Fat Stock Show R. A. CAMPBKIX,

General Agent.

Blankets,

Goods will be Sold Lower than ever Known In Terre Haute.

We bought the entire stock at a very Low Price and propose to give our customers the benefit

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Bargains will be offered in Silks, Dress Goods, Velvety Plushes,

Prints, Ginghams, Domestics, Underwear for ladies, gentlemen and children. In fact a full assortment of everything usually found in a Dry Goods Store, as we bave the best stock in town to select from. We can and will save you money on Dry Goods. This is is a rare opportunity. No purchaser can afford to lose this chance of laying in a Supply of goods for the next year. Come early and have a full line to select from,

SOSTON STORE, 418 MAIN STBEEJ,

ACMEOFELEGANGE.

A Boy or Youth in one of Pixley & Co.'s beautiful Suits or Overcoats need but to be seen to be admired. It is the cold, unvarnished truth that never before were such goods as can now be seen at Pixley & Ca's.

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Our Boys' and Men's Furnishing Goods Department fairly.

groans with the choicest goods that capital and skill can pmduce. Gloves, Neckwear, Underwear, Shirts, (white, fancy and flannel), Silk Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Hats and Caps/ or anything you may think of in Furnishings. --n

Boys, don't forget we give a Parlor Pistol and Target with Boys' Suits and Overcoats purchased of

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Zimmerman's Stove Store,

628 "WABASH .AJVIElIsrTTIE],

And examine the finfc line of Ooot and Heating Stoves. Sole agent for the wonderful Charter Oak Cook S.to.ye^, s? ii% 4

For Sale here EXCLUSIVELY by HOBERG, ROOT A CO.

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The affairs of the late Philip Schloss are about to be settled by the executors of the estate, and, In order that a qulok and speedy settlement may be eflboted, the entire stock of 900,000 worth of line Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods will be •old for 60 cents on the dollar, commencing Saturday, November 16th. Those indented to the estate will please call and settle. ExBCtrroas SCHLOSS ESTATE.

This firm will change hands January 1.

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Overcoats of every variety from the finest Eastern Manufacturers at HALF PRICE. The entire stock will be sold by January 1st

Now is the Time to Buy.

Executors Schloss Estate,

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