Bloomington Courier, Volume 10, Number 9, Bloomington, Monroe County, 29 December 1883 — Page 1

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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, DECEMBER 29, 1883.

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The largest and best stockand shoe store in the

is kept by W T. Blair in ???? ew block. Holiday reduction in Boots and Shoes at the Bee Hive. Turkeys were very scarce the first of the week.

We wish all our patrons a

very very happy New Year.

Pete Wilson got a live pick-

a-ninny for a Christmas gift.

The Bee Hive is headquarters for holiday novelties. Cook stoves, parlor stoves -stoves of all kinds, at McPheeters & Shoemaker's.

Harry Witherby, of Michigan

City, turkeyed with his parents

Christmas.

Miss Jessie Bonsall, of New Albany, is spending the holidays

here.

Joseph VanDeman, residing

near Kent's mill, died on last

Wednesday. Capt. J. W. Shoemaker spent Christmas at his old home in

LaPort, Ind.

James Jackson, the painter,

received a Christmas present of

a 10-pound boy. Mr. John M. McGee attended the Teachers' meeting at Indianapolis this week. John Stipp, formerly telegraph operator here, is visiting his relatives in this city. Ms. Nellie M. Payne is visiting friends during vacation in Louisville and New Albany. Mrs. C. R. Worrall spent Christmas with parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Walker, at Stinesville.

Miss Elva Haase, of Gosport,

was here on a Chistmas heart

smashing expedition.

Nat Browning, of Glidden,

Iowa, came to his old home to

eat Christinas turkey.

Miss Buchanan, of Martins-

ville, is spending the holidays with Miss Leafey Lucas.

The father and mother of

Clarence Allen from New Albany, came up on Christmas. Married, on Wednesday night, Dec. 19, by the Rev. Father Logan, John Beers to Mary Benckart. John H. Louden and family

took an old fashioned Christmas

dinner with Mr, Ltuden's parents

Mr. J. S. Persley, wife and daughter of Nashville, Tenn,, are visiting at the residence of Mrs. H. P, Tourner. W. W. Wicks, of the Bee Hive made each of his gentlemen clerks a present of a pair of silk suspenders.

The train that met with the accident Monday morning was a Sunday train, having left Chicago the night before. Capt. Friedley and wife were on the train that went through the bridge, last Monday morning, but neither were injured.

The only

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TSm liiitle Florence TOBACCO, TH3 OHSAPEST AND THE BEST. TRY IT!

Until January 1st, tke Bee Hive will offer special prices in Clothing. Call and see for yourself All our woolen goods must go, let them bring what they will, at New Yovk Store. Jim Floyd, of Indianapolis; came down Saturday night but we don't know whether ho celebrated Christmas or the Fourih of Julia.

Buy your lady love one of

those elegant Silk Ilandkerchiefs at the Bee Hive.

R. W. Miers

airainst a

dam ins

struck his toe

needle and!

me neoaie nrotve on leaving a piece in his foot. Bob did not do anything : worse than drn that darnins: needle.

Cloaks, Dolmans, Jerseys, Paletots and Russian Circulars at greatly reduced prices at Bee Hive.

HE AW LIGHT OIL

MX THZ BES HITS GSOCESY!

BEST ENGLISH SODA 5 Cwits

AT TB35 BEE HIVE. &EQ0EEY!

The colored people of the Grant street church had their

Christmas tree" in the shape of aa elephant manufactured for

the occasion. They all had a Jumbo of a time.

Christopher llhorer, father-in-

law of Andrew J. Hoover, died at the residence of the latter on Saturday morning last. He was 83 years of age and one of our

oldest and best. citizens. CREAM FIOSJR

T"H. Sudhuiw has not qnit f' iSei in Market.

ROAST EB COFFEE

15 Cts. P er Pound.

AT THE ' BEE HIVE GEOCERT!

the tombstone husiress on account of purehasing an interest in the furniture store. He will be found at the old stand ready to turn out work as usual. . The Teschers' Institute, last week, was largely attended. Th principalviastructors wore Dr. E. F. ujrown, : of Indianapolis, Pres. Brown, of Valparaiso Normal Schotii, and Muss Kate H uron, of the- Danvdie Normal School.

iSmce f CaV: A f tracing hook

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fin.

was up Wed-

scribed for the

for one year as a Christ-

mas gift to Jonas Smith, of New-

ton, Kansas.

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Mr. Phillput's Sunday school class made him a Christmas present of the finest photograph album that was brought to Bloomington this year.

Wiley Woodburn and Walter

Foland and wife, of Minnesota,

and Prof. McMillen, of Xenia,

were here to attend the re-union

of the Woodburn family.

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Members of the Howe and

Ryors families held a pleasant

re-union, and disposed of a sum-

pteous Christmas dinner at the

residence of Joseph Howe.

Samuel Kerr, the well known boot and shoe maker, died on

last Wednesday morning of

heart disease. He was a good citizen and will be much missed.

AB member ot the fire com-

paBy ate requested to be on

btnd ,at riho- meeting next lues-

day night. p is proposed to

give a ball m tue eugiae room,

and supper up stairs, in the new city building, some night soon.

The proceeds will, be used to purchase new Kose for the uCataract" Critt Cox was conductor of the train lat Monday morning. He was also conductor of the tram that met with an accident near Bedford a year ago last June. Both times he came out without being hurt, but did all in his power to care for those who were injured. Mr. Cox is the best conductor on the road, and he was in no ways to blame for these accidents.

AT THE BEE HIVE GEODESY!

TRY IT!

The day before Chi'istmas Geo

P. Finley lost 53- in a pocket book, in an outhouse in the Court-house yard. There was a Masonic pin in the pocket book,

and one of the ten dollar bills

had a corner torn off. The residence of H. J. Feltus, of the Blwmington Courier, took fire one night last week. He speaks of moving dfit and that' pretty lively. He must hfive had a good jjeal of plunder. It would uot tke a Bedford newspaper man over ix. seconds to move out of a burning house. Bedford Star. Married, at the residence of the bride's mother, three miles Southeast of Bloomington, Mr.

David L. Bowles, of Emden, 111.

to Miss Amy E. Rogers, Rev. A, B. Philputt officiating. The many friends of the fair bride in this county extend hearty con-

husband her married life cannot fail to prove a happy and pros-

nerous one. me courier atso

heartily extends its best wishes.

Good Things

Eat

a For Holiday

Feasting,

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And don't forget that the place to get the the- material for a good, square meal is at EF. IDliP'i Parmer's Corner Grocery.

Plenty of the "solids

all the little ufixias We keep everything in the Grocery line, pure, fresh and cheap. Call and see us, we keep "open house" during the holidays. A nice assotfcmant of candies.

It turned oat to be-a "ffreen

Istra Fatoilj fMvc M Cts PerSack. AT. JBBM BSSHIVE : &S03EEYL

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IhQ celebration ot toe Udi an-! chvistmas after all, and everyniversary of the order of Red j bo(jy was bu aud ha py Tho Men, on Friday night of ! stois all did a thriving, trade,

W06K was vne grauuest mins; oi i

the kind that has beau held here for, many a day. Over 150 persons Mere fed at tho supper at the Orchard House, where was served plenty of oysters turkey, venison, buffalo, "possum aud sweet taters," &c. Previ-

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McPheeters & Shoem iker's i3 the place for all kinds of hardware and building material. Next door to Postoffico. .

GHiriatmaai tree at

ous to.tne supper a musical so Church Mnndav nis:ht was w

cial was nelu at tne halMSuiing p:ltr01li.ed, and many a youn: which a cake was voted to the h , o-huhtenftd ill wer

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neti on cue prize, sno- naving ; rr.un i AW. foofoiulKr ov.

eceived 100 votes. cakej r.lll,eii aud tho presents were

I over S2d. and was one oi A,anA k w 1?

Rings made to order. All kinds of sets on hand, at H.P. Tourner's.

Cheap enough! All linen 30 inch towels at 25 cents, at the New York Store. - All kinds 6f hardware, cutllery, stoves, tinware, building material, sash, doors, blinds, window glass, paints and oils, barbed wire fencing, agricultural implements, &c &c, at McPheeters & Shoemaker, next door to Postoffice.

-E. H. Stark & Co's, the best boot for the money in Monroe county, at the Bee Hive.

The Showers brothers did a very neat thing by their employes Christmas eve. Each was presented with a turkey,

can of oysters; and two pounds

ot cracker. All were highly elated over their substantial pres

ents, and the colored employes

gave vent to their feelings by indulging in some old tashioned songs and dances. The chair

factory handswere also presented

with turkeys.

. For gilt-edge Life or Fire In-

surance, go to John Graham. Office corner rooms over Tourner Clothing,:store. Blankets and Bed Comforts

The new firm of MePJieeters & Shoemaker starts out with

the intention of making the hardware business m Bloomington boom as it never boomed before. . What we advertise we mean; call at the New Ycrk Store, and see. Everyone requested to call at the hardware store of W. J. Allen and examine the largest stock of cook and heating stoves in the market, no Christmas present will be so gladly received by a lady as a Favorite Cook

Stove, the best in the world aud don't you forget it. W. J. Allen. The holidays is a good time to have a picture take u for a friend or a relative, and the place

where the best work is clone in town is the University Photograph gallery of , J. M. Barnes,

on the Westside ol the square. Barnes makes fine pictures cheap. The boot and shoe department of the New York Store is well stocked and you are sure to

handsomest young lady in the room. Miss Florence' Payne

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Mrs. Rolfs best. We-know that

it was a good one-because Miss Payne sent us a pieee. The ice cream was made by Benckari

and was excellent Si better than is gonerall? made for such

public affairs. The banners that decorated the dining room were painted very neatly by Harmon Fedder. After supper they danced nearly all night to music furnished by an Italian Baud lrom Indianapolis. On the Wh6le the affair was a grand success and left the Red Mn about $25 profit, with which, to fix up their hall.

I have been out of business over twomonths, and still many who are indebted t me for groceries have paid no attention to

my request to settle up. E want

and we don't believe that there

was; hardlv a man, woman or.

child, in towii that did not give oi? leceivo a prerseht Our country friends took possession cf. the stores last Saturday and spent their money Ireeiy. The

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ent. persons, as they may be

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j with fail pockets and lull hearts.

Bttiitott Towiifflilp has at this writing a 12-Inch snow on the grouud and now riduing. The

J people are ail housed up by reason

of the great storm, they have nothing to do hut meet and talk politics, and by common consent, (both Benton and Marion) is that It. tV, Miers is the most acceptable man for Judge itt our judicial circuit. There is no man that cou.ld be preitated to the Democratic voter of Monrte county, or elsewhere than R. W. Miers. Eldftr Levi Haoeon, of Polk township, is liare preaching for the

Christian church. Hs is.ii-ablc.

man. t John Toraey, of Marion township, lost his dwelling bouse by lire on last Wednesday night, with its ntire contents; the family lost all their clothing except then night clothing. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Reports say there was $1,00$ insurance. Tom Peterson had an accident to his spoke factory, by the breaking of the crank of the main flywheel, but is again ready to run. Tin ere is no serious sicKt 4 here at p r esen t. ton. Second J iCt Quarterly Meetings, .iaiiugton District, Indiana Conference, Rev. Win. M. Hester, D. D., Presiding Elder. Bloomington, Dec, 22-23. Orleans; Dec 22-23. Mitchell, Dec. 29 30. Uarrodiburg, 29 30. Elietis-ville, Jan. 5-6 Blnomiiigtn Cireuifc, Jan. 5-6. Hel ton vi I le, J an. 12-1 3. BartlettsviUe, Jan. 12 i.!?; Pltricksburg, Jan. 19 20 Spencer, Jan. 26 27. Freedom, Jan. 26-27. Clay City, Feb. 2-3, Hymera, Feb, 2-3: Newbury, Feb. 5-6. Worthiogton, Fb 910: Pleasantville, Ftb. 16-17. . Liuton, Feb. 1G-17. Bioomfieldi Feb. 28-24. A Springnlie, March 12. NOTICE, The regular monthly, meeting of the Prohibition Clab,wlli be held at the Court-housoj Jatf 1, 1881, at 7 o'clock p. m. All are requested, to attend. There will be no rosralar address, but

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T0let Cases In PI ush m nd Leather

Perf uisae Cases. Ciffar S6S Albtinis ia Plash and Morc-oreo,

Autogrt'aph Alaam , Plash & Alligralar. Maud Mir rors, Brashes Conibs, Fiae Perfaaaes

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Wall Paper;taiiks and Oflii

found ins a well-rgulated Drug Storoi.

In fact, every tM

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PRESCRIPTIONS AgEI COMfOUNDEP South Siie. JjIIBl

St tan aoa see us.

Mose Kahn. '. lfcte:EaKnieJ EXTB AKINAlliP: ' ; 1

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Slashing Slaughter of Men'a and Boys'

vercoats

and

Suits tm

UThe continuous warm weather has played havoc with the sale of winter clotltihg Wb liaw t(N

many Overcoats, too many Suits, and wo intten.A Jfcejj sale by slaughtering prices ' v " : ?

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BEAD!!!

If any sarraent bohaht of us- during this sale is not ftom S3

; remarks will be offered by differ- j to 10 cheaper than the same quality and make can bo bought

efeewhoi iu this city bring it back and' we will refund money.

Qvercoats at $2 50, worth $4.00 Suitsi- at $3.50t wotft. $5.03

apidlv disposed of by

Crowning, 13. P. Adams jr., Prof. Beck, and a corps of good-looking young lady assistants. Bro. Brant was a spectator and seemed to be the happiest man in the- room. The Christian Oluirch hadVtheir tree the same night and hove also a large crowd

of happy people bad assembled, j

. The youngsters were in nign

glee, anil the older ones looked

as if they wanted to be a child again "just for to-night." The Courier also came in lor a share of the enjoyment as some one who was no doubt acquainted with the situation-of ffftairs in our larder caused our name to be in

scribed on a fiiie sack of llour.j

We had seen that writing before, and afcoace accused Bob. Greeves of doing the deed. If he will vW.i oniUv. wes will Iftt him off

it understood that Lmoam bnsir a fiue 0another sack ol

ness, anu wicn an who ian to settle within the next two weeks I

Don-t purchas real estate with-

j.out first getting an abstracb of

title prepared by John Grraham it will save you money. Office in 111,.. fT MilVTnMiT'n nAm Kill lYfT

xAiieiJ iuuiittiy o new uuuuiuj

corner rooms.

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$9 & $10 All-wool suits at $10 and

Splendid Overcoats at 10 and 15, worth 1:5 and' f 2; Eine castom-made Suits, 12 to, $18, canbe equaled

3 Coins and be convinced.

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at reduced prices at the Bee get what you want, and the low-

shall have to take forcible steps, j spooa Christmas night. John K. Asuhson. j and smaii m relI3

Hive.

The New York Store proprietors have determined to close out the bulk of their stock before the first of January. To do

this a reduction in jprices has

been made in all departments. ! Allen's

est prices guaranteed.

' The New York Store carries a large stock of boote and shoes. - Hardware and building

material of all kind, cheap at

the same sort. The Walnut-

street Presbyterians had their

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We are going to depose of ed, and there was no laciv ofiaour stock of Clothing, at onee. terest because the entertainment Come and tiftke it away at your came after the others. It was a own price. New York Store. ! fitting final to the happy fostiviPersons knowing them- ties oi Christmas day.

pelves indebted to W. J, Allen, ;

either on account, or note, wul

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please call and settle, as I must

collect up all now past due. Don t be surprised or get on your ear if you recive a statement through the. postoffico as I. cannot see overyope in person. W..J'. Am-bn.

Every man should haw will written. It might save money and court expenses in case of accident. John Graham prepares .them accurately, and regards them as strictly confidential. 03ice over Towner's clothing store.

Itespc3tf ally aanoaiices to all his Id patrons, and any number f ncjr :A i ones, tbat he is at work again, in oae ot the most eleeaHi store rooms &

of any u umber the more tne better- He especialiy deajj,.- , at this time tcall attention ;to an immense stsck f 1 v

CHRISTMA

Now on sale. To atteropt to particularlize wo?d be uaeless. H in part indicate hrt amiugr VS IXXJC'may to -found-

Oil Paintings, Chromos, Panel Pictureg, St

Engravings. Gift Books in. Great Variety

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Iqcluding large Illustrated Poems, a jjni Seen t andr attractire; a full , line of the smaUei Illustrated and Fringed Pe;v eto Velvet ana Gold Pramos for Pliotos, W?fi,l9.-teI4P,'w4. v And Fancy Articles in great variety, j Tht above it ;. t ,;;' estioa ' .v; '.r of what ho has; an inspection only will reveal the truth Tusso 1 7 crrwlsi Al,iraTifc ft thcv arft. were' housrht low..Tinil will lw sold f.

' ,Uuk is just S iprescnted. . , ' ; , :

JLadics and others desiring to make Christmas Presents, willsaye

money ann nave meir wsres racmcM oy veiecuug uom our 6i.ocr:. Bloumiiigtou, De. 5, J88. E'..P;CQtE

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now Gven ior next win ter.

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flnmA anrl oarrv tliifi off! oillv leave US a little money. W (p are seiuu an ju. paci

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clofhiug at a great saerifice, and don't make a mistake by getting in any other house.

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