Greencastle Star, Greencastle, Putnam County, 3 July 1880 — Page 3

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Those who are iii want of large and vast varieties to select .in, so as to please both mind and purse, should not fail to visthe largest clothing emporium in the State. We are now offering speciJ bargains in fine all-wool Cassi•re Suits,‘suitable for any gentleman to Wear, $8, $ iO, $12, 4 and $ Hi.

The Largest Stock Mens Linen and Mohair Dusters and Ulsters, White Maries and Linen Vests, of all the latest styles of the season, to found only at the

place, owing to a high bank between the gravel road and the sudden bend in the R. R. The traveler can neither see nor j hear a coming train, until in the very j jaws of death. No less than a dozen hair-breadth escapes have been made by our citizens in this critical place. At the point where the Walnut Street extention should cross the I. & St. L. R. R., through the “Alex. 15 : ack farm,” can be made a perfectly safe place for the traveler to prss. This can bo bridged. The county, the R. It. Co. and the citizens ought to make up a purse at once and bridge it, and thus escape the old point of crossing, which is nothing more than a jaw of death. Yak. [Would it not also bo well to remedy the evils complained of, at the crossing of the gravel road and the railroad.—Ei>.] Vivalia. And still it rains Our farmers are through harvesting, and have gone to plowing their corn C. M. Irwin has the boss corn in the Hats .. Mrs. Urattin is quite sick .... Ike Brattin’s new saddle will get to take a rest, as his horse died the other day Pulliam is still in the store business, and will take all the butter and eggs he can get. .. Mr. Siduons our blacksmith, is kept busy Mrs. Dora Grubb is visiting relatives at Parabee’s Station.Thk Star still gives light to the people of Vivalia. Geranium.

Bay, Ohio, was drowned from a platform at the bathing beach. His body was re-

covered.

While Ashing from a bridge in Buffalo River, Glyndon, Minn., the seven-year-old daughter of Willard Brown lost her her life by drowning. Six boys were boating on the Susquehanna River at Harrison on Sunday. Tho boat upset, and Wallace Schomberg was

drowned.

Michael and Thomas Shortel of Buffalo aged 7 and 10 years respectively, went swimming. Michael took a cramp and

was drowned.

Nelson Benshoe, aged 15, was drowned in the Saginaw River, Mich., and Nicholas Ottman, aged 9, in the OswegoRiver near

Fulton, N. Y.

John Lynn, 24 years of age, of South Chicago, while rowing on tho lake, was thrown overboard by the breaking of an

oar, and was drowned.

While standing on tho banks of tho Allegheney River, near Glean, a little : girl of 7 fell in. A little fallow of 5 pulled her out by the hair of her head. While fishing from a skifl'in the Muskingum, H. C. Roush, his son, and W. T. Maher were carried over the dam, but were saved after a severe battle for their

lives.

Martha Groom, colored, joined a party of friends in a sail on tho canal at Trenton, N. J., on a Sunday. In tho frolic the boat capsized and Martha was drawn-

!j*2 buys a pair of ladies’ cloth fop Kid shoes, with heel plates on at tho Trade Emporium. Frank A. Hays. —Still they come! Another case of Sweet, Orr & Co’s overalls, to be sold at factory prices, for only 85 cents, at tho WHEN. Don’t pay any other house $1 25 for them. 4tl]; ForTrunks and Valises don’t miss tho Trade Emporium. Bargains in all kincs of staple and fancy grpeeries and provisions, at George Wysong’s, northwest corner public square. tf5 For fans and parasols, stop at the Trade Emporium. F. A. Hays, Complete jStock of Queensware and Glassware, at lowest possible prices, at GEORGE WYSONG’S, Northwest corner of the Public Square. tff» Do better by buying your boys’ Cassimeresnnd Cottonnades of Frank A.Hays.

For Reynolds’ Fine Shoes, women’s and misses’, in tho latest styles and thoroughly made, go to BURNETT’S. tf5 Good work, latest styles and low prices, is the cause of tho great rush for Millinery Goods, at Frank A. Hays’ Trade Emporium.

j For Buntings and Lawns, drop in ; at The Trade Emporium. F. A. 1IA\S.

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We wish to call attention to our mammoth stock oTHoys'and i hire ns Light-weight Suits, for hot weather trade, which we /e just received direct from our factory, and all to he sold at

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ig prices.

OWEJV, PIXLEY A CO., Proprietors WHEN Clothing Store.

[HE STAR. rv AND COUNTY •Grcencastle merchants report a summer trade. “The brickmasons are at work on :w residence of Mr. Al. Hirt. ■See the balloon ascensions at icastle next Monday. f*Mr. F. L. Mooro has gone to l)anto attend Normal School, f Eighty-five to eighty-seven cents le ruling figures on wheat. F*Prof. Ballentine will preach at jyterian Church to-morrow. jfDon’t fail to take in the Niagara I excursion, next Wednesday, July 7. iyLynian Naugle has returned and 3 pos^ssiou of the Gloverdale Cour-

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ifr-The Gloverdale string band will at■id the Fourth of July celebration here oxt Monday. “■iTMr. L. D. Hays, formerly of the ca Ledger, left this city for Europe front of tho week. ^“Mr. William Ireland, of Evans- ■, Ind., visited Mr. John Ireland and ly, this week. iiyMiss Emma Voris, a teacher in tho nouth High School, is visiting Mrs. . Johnson. alKIuno apples are ripe, and the sherry crop will soon bo ready for

pickers.

g“Thc fire department of Brazil will cipate in the Fourth of July celcion hero next Monday. There is talk among the temperfolks of changing their place of mcet.o the room on the northeast corner c Square. y-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Black have gone lusekeeping, in the residence formoccupied by Mr. L. 0. Robinson, on h Indiana Street. ?*Rev. W. W. Curry will preach at astle to-morrow, at tho usual hours ervices. Subject of morning disci “Immortality.” rMr. James B. Ireland, who has visiting relatives here for some 3, returned to his homo at IlawosKy., on Monday. “The colored people of Indianapolis icnic at Lynch’s grove, just west of ty, on July 14, 1880. At night they ve a concert at Brown’s Hall. ■Tho Bethel Colored M. E. Churchliscity and Indianapolis will hold ' meeting at the Fair Ground, st of this city, from Ang. f> to 15

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Elder Faught will preach at Som3 the first Lord’s Day in July, at •m. and 4 p. m. A cordial invi8 extended to everybody to come n S thoir dinner if they wish.

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JteTThe L., N. A. A C. R. R. Express Co. now runs through to Michigan City, and Frank Perkins has Leen appointed a messenger oil the new route, and James Neff takes Frank's place in the office. ffafOn Thursday last a family reunion and picnic was held at the residence of Mr. Andrew Black, just west of tho city, in honor of his Odd birthday. A pleasant time is reported, all having greatly enjoyed tho occasion. ®ayDr. G. W. Benco performed, a few days ago, the delicate operation of removing a diseased eye from a patient under his treatment. Tho operation was entirely successful, and tho lady is now wearing a glass optic. tefr-Mr. Joe Howard, Sr., met with a serious accident one day last week. A heavy piece of the timber fell upon him and fractured one of the bones of the foot and he is otherwise injured quite severely He is out upon crutches. ffisyllircd a hall—that's what tho Republxans have done. Last night tho party met al frrown’s Hall, where speeches, etc., were niaia, dedicating the hall as headquarters for Putnam County Republicans during the campaif tW*Now is a good tii. to make arrangements for showing ur produce and stock at tho fairs thu iming fall. Putnam County is to he supplied with fairs on an extraordinary liberal basis this fall, and the people should wake up to a sense of their duty and patronize them liberally. No county in the State is bettor able to support, and make successful agricultural fairs, than Putnam. We have everything necessary except that living interest that takes hold and hangs on. Let us cultivate this one thing needful. 8®“Services at College Avenue Church to morrow as follows: Class meeting at 9 a. m. As Sunday will be the Fourth of J”’”, tho pastor, I. W. Joyce, will preach, at 10:.°>0, a sermon on—“Tho Mission of America.” Sunday School at 2 p.m. Lesson, Genesis, 1:1-3, and 2d chapter, 4-S. This is the first in a series of lessons in the book of Genesis, and any person desiring to enter upon a systematic stundy of this ever-absorbing book are cordially invited to visit Mr. Joyce's Bible Class, in the audience room ol the church at 2 p. m. Class meeting a t 3 p m. 7:45, sermon by I. W. Joyce. In Clinton township, on June 27, 1880, of consumption, John 0. Allen, aged 30 years. In Grcencastle, on Juno 19, 1880, of pamlysis, Mjs. M. B. Chittenden, aged 08 years. In Madison township, on June 26,1880, infant child of Frank Danbury. In Grecncastle, on Juno 30, 1880, of congestion, Martha, wife of Benjamin Coleman, aged 00 years. In Clinton township, on July 1,1880, of luog disease, Oral, son of James Giles, aged 15 months.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Malta.

The groat show of our neighborhood is Mr. Cassity’s self-binding reaper which has been doing good work Ezra Smith is home from Limcdale L. L. Campbell & Co. have repaired and repainted their threshing machine, and are ready to thresh the peoples wheat on short notice Mrs. Lizzie Havins lias returned home from Illinois.... Abraham Smith is the possessor of another plow boy ... Mr. F. M. Knetzer has the oldest reaper and mower in this vicinity. It has been in use seventeen years and has cut over three thousand acres, has traveled over all the north east part of Marion township without being loaded in a wagon since it came from the shop, and has cut ninety-si\ acres this year without a single break .. .The wheat crop is about an average with last year... .About half the corn crop will be very light this year. B. H. Ml. M<‘ri«li;ui and Iti'llf I nion. Wheat harvest is over, and the yield

m?ad7ha\ de w" Sn not^M oCelv^ae^tl' 1 -1 wil1 a ’> oul - 8°°<* ™ 3'ear, with blc lor ur endorse the opinions of correspond-, at least one-third more acres sown

ents published in these columns. We simply

dive space to our correspondents that the pcopla may Inara what the thoughts of their

□eighors are.

IVorlli

We made a slight mistake week before last in regard to tho allowance of the bill of D. B. Ross. It bad been voted on the week before, the vote being a tic and the President deciding against the bill. It was not, therefore, tho cause of the sud-

Oats and meadows good ... .Corn rather late, with a poor prospect for a good crop... .Will Hurst, jr., is our dry goods merchant at Mt. Meridian Jas. M. Hurst has returned home from the Central Normal College, at Danville, Ind. and has been taking lessons in harvesting...,W. A. Fox, of Asbury, has been spending his vacation in the harvest field for the past week... Democrats of this

den adjournment of the meeting, week v j c j n jfy are jjjgjjjy pleased with the Cinbefore last, as we stated it pboiiadi.v wag. : oinnatl nominations ... .G. C. Moore and ^ le Eoys arc talking ol having nij>_ Alice, of Grcencastle, visited Belle match-game of base-ball on the Fourth- j rnioH) last wccki on logal business or, rather, the 5th. 1 he North Lnd Uncle Geo. Hill, of Bello Union, continboys “nover” play ball on Sunday...... „ cs vory f e eblo. ...Lem. and Jas. Buis 1 here is talk of a wedding in the North ^ ill commence threshing wheat this week l.nd, to come otl soon. Long has this ( their new traction engine... .Truly happy event been anticipated. Anny ;a8t Habbath wa8 a d , y of rest with the names cannot be mentioned a» yet farmers, after a weeks’ harvesting There was a largo crowd at temperance 8ome of our farm0rs comp i ain> and 8ay meeting, Wednesday evening. The ex-j tho " exo d U8t er”*d 0 es not pan out so well ocutivc committee was instructed to rent in tho harveBt fielll a3 they cxpected .

Jbfeehhon'.

the hall on tho northeast corner of the Square, where the meetings will bo held after next week. W.

Niiiiiliter Sports. Four men were drowned at Alton, 111.,

while fishing.

Elias Altman of Huntington, Ind., was

Sonlli UrecMrastlc.

John Browning has a new horse

Charles Bachelder and James Ball, pump j drowned while drawing a seine, and lightning-rod dealers, have dissolved j At Fall Creek, Ind., George Scarlos partnership, and now carry on tho busi-j went in bathing, and was never seen

ness separately Stephen Yard, of again.

Indianapolis, visited friends hero the) Thomas Carr of St. Louis, twenty years

first of the week....

The three-year old son of M. W. Griffin of Battle Creek, Mich., while fishing with a pin hook for blocks in tho cistern i lost his balance, fell in, and was drown- j

od.

Willie Woods, aged 8, ofSyracuse, was drowned in the Erie Canal, as tho result of careless play around the boats onSunday. Two other boys are also missing. Two young men named Crocker and McMillan lost their lives at Raleigh, N. C., trying to save a young lady from drowning. The young lady was saved by others. Charles Halford, 18 years of ago, of Madison, Ind., slipped from a raft, was carried by the tide under it, whore escape was impossible. The body was recov-

ered.

John Wilson, 17 years ol age. of Columbus, Ga., was drowned while bathing, lie got into very deep water, and, being a poor swimmer, became frightened and

sank.

Peter Wilder of Grand Haven, Mich., aged 11 years, was a boro. Ho saw his little brother fall in the Grand River while fishing, jumped in to save him and did so, but lost his own life. Deaths by drowning ainoung children arc unusually l irgo this season. Dory Max, aged 7, of Camden, N. J., was drowned while bathing, as was a boy named McCarthy, at Alton, III. It was only a shallow stream, but when Ilonry Mullin of Mendota, 111., threw in his line to fish when on a picnic, ho fell forward on his face, and was drowned be-

fore assistance arrived.

Emma Sheets, aged 13, of Chester, Pa., was so startled by th< shrieks of the engine whistle of the mill that she fell from the log on which she playing in Chester Crock, and was drowned. The

body was recovered.

Albert Love fell from tho steamboat Calliope, and was drowned. Ho lost one of bis brothers by falling into a well, and another brother was drowned in tho Columbia slough. He was drowned at Seattle, W. T, fliSy-Dr. Fry and wile have gone to Kentucky to visit relatives. Tlivi'i' will !»<• aiiollmr fiirsiii«l

GRAND EXCURSION

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Hiagara Falls, Toronto, Canada, - AND - a Put“In-Bay, % ia Imliaiiapolis. I’erii A (TiiuaKo, Wabsisill, Si. Louis A r:t--i-ific ami <'aiiadsi Smillirrn Kailw ays Popularly (known as tho ‘Friondlylland Route.’

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mm, i! 7, m Train leaves Union Depot, Intlianapoli*. at 12:25 noon, and arrives at the Falls 7the next morning. Only 85 00 tor tho round trip from Indianapolis to the Falls! Children over 5 and under 12 years of ago will bo charged 81 00. Under 5

years free.

Tickets give two full days at Niagara Falls, or *2-1 hours there and 1 day for the delightful

or 24 hours there and 1 day for

trip across Lake Ontario to Toronto, Canada^ An extension of three days time in the limit of ticket* to nil who wish to visit I'ut-in Bay, Toronto and Put-in Bay trips 81 extra, each.

igncr Palace

The train will be composed of Wagner Palace Sleeping Cara! And elegant Day Coaches, all starting from the l nion Depot, Indianapolis, and will run through to the Falls without change. The charge foradouble berth, accommodating two persons for the round trip, two 1 two nighjls, has been placed at tho

Berths can bo so-

quit working for Browning & Butler, and is now braking on the Yandalia R. R.... A young man in this vicinity unformed a friend that ho was going to the country, to bring in a calf his mother had bought. "Why,” said his friend, who is quite a wag, “I don’t see what your mother wants with another calf.” As he was fleet of foot ho escaped for the time being, but let him look out for himself when they meet again South Greencastlo is elated—she has a candidate for Lieutenant Governoi and a candidate for Congress. The latter, however, can hardly be called a candidate—ho is just simply waiting for his term to begin .... Prepare for tho Fourth of July—it should be called tho Fifth this year, as tho celebration occurs on that day—butj “what’s in a name; limburger cheese by any other name would smell as sweet.” So bring out your fire-crackers and picnics... .John Fry goes to Terre Haute, soon, to work in the rolling mill there.. ... Miss Ella Riley will return to her home in Rensaeller on the 5th Another wedding looms up in tho nearing future. Weddings are getting to be

popular

, , j j lil|» to I'nllw, only I'ivi' Dollsiiv. Joe Hair has , of ago, was drowned by the capsizing oL ^ ^ |H‘*'Soiis g:o Iroin

days and two nis

extremely low price ol Sd.

cured several days in advance by applying at I lie Sleeping Car "Hire, at the l nion Depot. Indianapolis. There will be ample Palace Car ami Coach room for all who may wish to go. No baggage chocked and no extension of time

beyond limit printed on tickets.

The management has arranged for reduced rates at the hotels at the Falls. Admission to all points of intereat at less than half the reg-

ular price.

Two experienced excursion agents will accompany the party to attend to the eomlort of the passengers, and nothing will be loft undone that can, Ig the slightest degree, add to the enjoyment of tho excursionists. As a guarantee of good faith wo refer with pleasure to the many hundreds of our friends who have

aecompanied us heretofore, PltOUKAMMK OF THE TRIP.

The train, which will ho the most elegant that ever left Indianapolis, will leave the Union Depot at I'DIA noon, on Wednesday. July", arrive at Ft. Wayno 5:00 p. in., where u stop of ;>fl minutes will bo mado for supper (oO cents l: at 7 : Ui the next morning the party wilt arrive at the Falls, Canada side. All tlie of the arrival and that night will he spent in visiting the many points ot special interest on both sides of the river, in the vicinity of the Falls, and viewing the great cataract by electric light, the most gorgeous sight over witnessed. At oU'O Thursday morning, all thnso who wi.-h can leave fi r Toronto, crossing l.ake Ontario on the palace steamer ''Rothesay.” The trip across the Rake occupies two hours time, and is one of the most enjoyable lake rides on the continent. A stay of llireo hours is made in Toronto, the “Queen City of Cur:dii,” when tho party returns to N iagara Falls, arriving there at 7 p. m. Hero the party stays until to p. m., when the exeur-ion starts on the return trip. Those who do not wish to go to Toronto can spend tho time at tho Falls. Friday morning at six o'clock tho train arrives at St. Thomas, where a thirty minutes* atop is madofor breakfast (50 centsl. At , .t:.'’0 a. ni. the exclusion stops at Amliertsliurg. on

llxt'lll'oioil to Xiilltlirtl I'nllH tills the Canada side of tho Detroit River, where

Miosu wild desire stay aboard the elegant steamer “Alaska.” for Put-in Bay, where they arrive at noon. Hero at this delightlul resort, a stay of two hours or two days ran ho inado, returning to Toledo on tho inagnilieent steanior "Chief Justioo Waite.” Those who do not go to Put-in-Bay will not leave tho train at Amhortsburg, but continue direct to

*>iiiiiiii<'r. luiivinu Iniliauiipolis ilii' ?Mi of July. Halt lari* rail's liavi' Im'i'ii sitiiiviI Iroin lii'ri' lo lmliaii:i|iolis. I'art' lor roniMl

boat.

firi'i'iieastli*. a private car will ,1m' tfivrii thrill, finis iiiakint; flic

Sunday rowing cost Charlus Drcpp, ol' trip iinirli plrasaiifrr. All prr-

the popular amusements

"Let hor flicker.”

now-a-days.

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Oaiiurroiis llrivr. At the crossing of the West gravel road and the I. k St. L. R. R., where James Torr, Sr., received tho injuries that terminated in death, is a dangerous

Erie, Fa., his life. He and three of Ids companions were capcized. Dr. John B. Lancing of Albany, N. Y., was drowned in Lake Chasey by tho upsetting of his boat. Frank Smith and ilonry Brown, both of M unfordville, Ky., both lost their lives by drowning. Frank Lcfarg, aged 12, of Decatur, 111., and William Henry of Sochelle, IiL, aged 10. tlied by drowning. While playing about tho mill race at Dundas, the 3-ycar-old daughter of J. Orossley fell in and was drowned. WiUitdJauuigartner, of Bay City,Mich., six years of age, while fishing from the dock fell in ami was drowned. A bank on which Charles Edwards, aged 11, was fishing, at Platte City, Mo., gave way, and he was drowned. Sherman Ash, aged 15, of Plainfield, Ind., lost his life by tho upsetting of n boat, in which he and another boy were rowing. While sailing in a pleasure boat atNineveh, Ohio, Miss Emma Morrow was seized with a (it, fell overboard, and was drowned. Annie Mitchell, who went with two young men to a picnic, near Ralieigh, N. C., was the only one saved when tho boat

UpSet.

James Smith, aged 4 years, af Put-in J

sons «li'siriii(( lo ro slioiilil It'uvc llicir imini'N with .1. K. I.nngilon ns •( is ■iiiporf:ini lo know ili<> niiinlM-r who ko from liorr.

Go to the cheap corner store your corsets, fans, parasols, hosiery and gloves. C.W.TALBURT. Tho Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad Company's Express are now running from Loui-ville to Chicago —no more transfers. Parties having express matter North or South will save money by calling on the agent, W. E. Stevenson, at J. I). Stevenson & Son’s hardware store, West side stjuarc. 2112 Lawns at cost to close at tho cheap cash store of C. W. TALBURT. You should not fail to try one of those fine, perfect-fitting Peerless Shirts at the WHEN. They beat them all.

—■Men’s white still’ hats are the rage. Go to tho Trade Emporium, where you will find a special collection of the latest styles. F. A. Hays. The largest line of Linen Pants to bo found in Putnam county is at the WHEN clothing Store. Tho largest and best stock of ladies’ lace ties ami Fichu Ruchings, can be found at the Trade Emporium. F. A. Hays. 1,000 dozen White Swan Ties, to be sold at 10 cents per dozen at the WHEN.

Toledo and Iroin then*, in tho afternoon to destination. Put in liny passonffors can vtait Lakeside via the steamer “Chief Justioo

Waite/’ on Saturday free of eharKf*

This it the ^ramies t summer excursion trip

for tho price to be had on the continent. C. II, B0CKW1LI.« It. (’ .TOWNSEND*

a. f. a. I., f. a r. u’y, i*. a. U * p. ur

F. K. SNOW, O. F. A. <\ S. l/j.

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h. a. rissKH, Excursion Agont, w, st. t.. a r ay. For further information call at Lang-

'°f | don’s bookstore.

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^GiLT EDGEx

IS A TIIOICOI’UII ItLM LI»V In overy citso of Malarial Fever or Fever and Ague, while for tlisorilors of tho Stomach. Tt»rjiidity otJlio River. Indigestion ami disturbances ol the animal forces, which debilitate, it hits no equivalent, and can have no substitute. It should not be confounded with triturated compounds ofcbea|i spirits and essential oil*, often sold under the name of Bitters. FOR SARD BY Druggists, Uroeers ami Wino Merchants every. whore. lyll