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THE DEMOCRAT. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY J. C. BARTLETT. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: FOR ONE YEAR, IN ADVANCE. IF NOT PAID IN ADVANCE. FOR SIX MONTHS. #150 200 10 The Princeton Democrat has the largest cir culation of any newspaper published in Gibson county! Advertisers will make a note of this fact. Office on Corner of Main and North Streets, upstairs, Entrance second door East of North east Corner of Public Square. Local and Miscellaneous News. Joe Kurtz is home for a few days. Dr. J. A. Malone was in Hazleton, Monday. Mrs. M. A. [Heston left, Tuesday, for the East. Next Friday will be Washington’s birthday. Deputy Sheriff Lewis was in Hazle ton, Monday. Miss Augusta Emmerson spent Mon day in Evansrille. A. J. Barclay, of Evansville, was in Princeton, Monday. J. D. McClure, of Evansville, was in Princeton, Monday. Mayor Jas. B. Gamble went to Oak land City, Tuesday. J. A. West, of Fort Branch, was in Princeton, Tuesday. John Morris visited in Vincennes the first of the week. Jas. M. Hussey, of Francisco, was in Princeton, Thursday. Thos. Wheaton, of Elderfield, was in Princeton, Tuesday. Jackson DePriest, of Francisco, was in Princeton, Thursday. The Hessian fly is at work on the wheat in central Illinois. Miss Lillie Bucklin visited friends in Oakland City, Monday. Lewis Laib, of King’s Station, was in Princeton, Wednesday. Henry C. Book, of Oakland City, was in Princeton, Monday. Chas. Harry, of Oakland City, was in Princeton last Saturday. W. C. Fisher, of Patoka, was in the city, Wednesday, on business. A.C. Sisson, of Hazleton, came down on a business trip, Wednesday. A.J. Drysdale, of Franscisco, was in town, Thursday, on business. S. F. Scott, of Owensville, was in Princeton, Tuesday, on business. Chas. E. Cook, of Patoka, was in the city, Wednesday, on business. J. C. Witherspoon, of Patoka, was in Princeton, Thursday, on business. Oscar Branham is spending a few days in Princeton with his family. Dr. A. B. DePriest came down from Hazleton, Wednesday, on business. §. M. Holcomb, of Fort Branch, was in town, Tuesday, on legal business. There will be a regular meeting of the City Council next Monday nig R. L. Hussey and J. C. Sterne, of Francisco, were in Princeton, Monday. H. Voorhees and Wm. Stermer, of Patoka, were in Princeton, Tuesday. M.K. Robb and Nathan Hitch, of Patoka, were in Princeton, Monday. J. E. Martin, of Hazleton, made a business trip to Princeton, Thursday. Mrs. M. A. Richards, of Patoka, spent Saturday of last week in Prince on. A. G. Deputy, of Mt. Carmel, NL, was in Princeton, Monday, on busi ness, Miss Mary SKXellis visiting friends and relatives in Oakland and Fran cisco. Thos. S. Head has sold his grocery store on South Main street to Wm. Perry. Edward Burke, of Patoka, was in Princeton, Wednesday, to see his “best friend,” Joseph Doyle, of Grayville, NL, spent Sunday in Princeton with friends. Chas. Oswald, who is clerking in Ft. Branch, spent Sunday here with his parents. Miss May Spillman spent last Satur day and Sunday in Princeton with her parents. Mrs. L. F. Ingersoll, of Englewood, IL, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Appenfield. H. E. Agar, one of Hazleton’s mer chants, was in the city, Thursday, on business. Abraham Cole, an attorney of Oak land City, was in Princeton, Tuesday, on business. Ed. Hallett, our north side candy man, made a business trip to Evans ville, Monday. Ex-Treasurer John Sipp and Geo. D. Seitz, of Haubstadt, were attending court, Monday. S. F. Scott, one of Owensville’s flour ishing young business men, was in the city, Tuesday. Jasper Davidson and J. A. Cuan ningham, of Union, were in Prince ton last Saturday. Alfred N. Sutton has bought his father’s meat shop, and will do busi ness at the old stand. Alex, Gilchrist, of Evansville, was attending to legal business in our Cir cuit Court, Thursday. Wm. Brusse and wife returned from their Florida trip, Thursday night, both in good health. Henry Shannon, of Madison, this State, took dinner Monday with the editor of the Democrat. Wm. Kelly, roadmaster, and Henry Ott, engineer, of the E. T. H.R. B., were in the city, Tuesday. The directors of the Vincennes, Oak land City Owensboro railroad met in Vincennes last Monday. Tony Barwaser, opner for J.C. Kim ball, spent Sunday and Monday in Evansville with his parents. W. C. Hurtz, the efficient Prosecutor for Sullivan county, was in Princeton, Thursday, on legal business. The Ladies’ Sewing Circle of the Methodist church met at the church classroom last Wednesday. Remember the Firemen’s festival to be given on the evening of the 22d inst., Washington’s birthday. Mrs. Wesley Stewart, of Patoka, has been assisting in the revival work at the M. E. church in this place. Frank Sharp, colored, died at the residence of his brother, Geo. Sharp, in North Princeton, last Saturday. The merchants of Vincennes are subscribing to a fund to put a bridge across the Embarrass at Brown’s Ford. Samuel Lyons intends opening a mammoth dry-goods and carpet store in Vincennes about March 1st. Edward Downing, an employee in Dr. Kidd’s brick yard, will move with his family to Kentucky next week. Hon. J. E. McCullough, of Indian apolis, was in Princeton, Thursday, on legal business in the Circuit Court. Ex-Sheriff H. D. McGary was in town, Wednesday, to see if the boys were keeping things in good shape. Edward Nettleton, of the firm of Hudspeth Nettleton, in Hazleton, was in the city, ‘Thursday, on busi ness. George C. Bartron, city editor of Madison, Ind., Daily Jeferald, spent Tuesday with the editor of the Dem OCRAT. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Tichenor and sister, Miss Lillie Spain, visited rela tives near Hazleton last Saturday and Sunday. Marshal McAfee busied himself most of Wednesday night looking af ter the remains of the fire of the morn ing before. Pissing “commies,” is what the average youth might answer now days, when he is asked why he is late from school. Divorces were granted in the Cir cuit, Wednesday, to Mrs. Elvira Wool sey, Mrs. Catharine Martin and Mrs. Nancy Gallespie. A Building and Loan Association has been organised at Francisco, for particulars in reference to which, see our Francisco items. Miss Carrie Prince, of Lincoln, Hl., addressed fair audiences in Temper perance Hall, Thursday and Friday evenings of last week. A festival was held at the residence of Robert Lucas, four miles south of Princeton, Wednesday night, for the benefit of Enon church. Prosecutor John L. Brett, of Jasper, came over, Thursday, to assist Deputy 3. H. Kidd with the criminal business before the Circuit Court. Miss Fannie Hopkins, of Evansville, came up last Saturday night to visit friends and remained over Sunday with Mrs. Richard Riggs. The body of Jacob Weiss, a well known contractor at Evansville, was found in the Ohio River, Monday. He had been missing two weeks. Alex. Norman returned from Chat tanooga, Tenn., last Sunday, where he had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Norman, formerly of this place. The melon-growers of Knox county have employed Hon. Thos. R. Cobb to negotiate with the railroads for better freight rates the coming season. The communion service at the Pres byterian church last Sabbath was largely attended. Four persons were publicly welcomed into the church. The roads throughout almost every portion of this county are in a better condition for travel this winter than they have been for a great many years. W. R. Criswell and J. W. Kurtz were considerably shaken up by the fire, Wednesday morning, but, thanks to brick walls, came out with slight ops. S. W. Scott, of Francisco, was in the city Tuesday, on business. He is much pleased with his new location, and is making a success with his new mill. Deputy Sheriff James Lewis, made a “hustling” trip to Oakland City, and beyond, Monday, via Francisco, in a buggy, despite the roughness of the roads. E. E. Wilkinson has bought the Welborn building on the south side, next door to J. A. Devin, for $1,700 and will fit up the lower room for a law office. The Rev. W. Duncan, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will deliver a sermon in Temperance Hall next Sunday after noon at 2:30. Everyone is invited to the present, Messrs. Witherspoon Barr, pro prietors of the Zenith flour-mills, have put in a Fairbanks scales in front of their branch feed store on West North street. Rev. W. D. Ward will preach to the Knights of Pythias to-morrow morn ing at the Presbyterian church. Sub ject: “The Human Brotherhood” Acta, xvii. 26. There will be a delegate and mass meeting of the F. M. B. A. at the lit tle court room in Princeton, Satur day, February 23, 1889, at ten o’clock in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Branham en tertained the Progressive Angling Club Friday evening of last week. The game of crokinole was used in stead of angling. Rev. W. E. Grim, preaching elder of the M. E. church of this district, concluded a series of sermons here last Monday and returned to his home in Evansville. A reporter of the DemocRAT in con versation with the father of Douglas Kemble, in Oakland City, Monday, learned that he is slowly improving, and it is hoped will be up soon. James B.C. Jackson brought suit against the E. T. H. railroad for killing a cow. The trial ended, Wed nesday, the jury finding for the plain tiff in the sum of $35 and ‘costs. Mr. and Mrs. John Ruston, of Evans ville, are visiting friends in Prince ton. Mr. R. is still suffering from injuries received in a mill in Ken tucky, two months or more since. John M. Blood, of Grayville, HL, is thought to own more land in Gibson county, Ind., than any one other man. He buys the land for the timber and now owns over three thousand acres. Rev. J. E. Jenkins will preach to morrow morning from Acts, x. 33 “A model congregation,” and in the evening Hebrews, ii. 1: “Letting the truth slip.” Service at usual hours. It should be remembered that the services of our Fire Department are gratuitous, and their entertainment next Tuesday evening, should be liuorally donated to, and well patron- 186d, Mrs. George Heckman, with her family left for Henderson, Ky., last Friday night, a week ago, whither they go to live, Mr. Heckman hav ing secured a good place in business etc. It is amusing to see how hungry some Republicans are after the post office. Abide your time gentlemen, the present efficient incumbent will serve out his time and don’t you for get it. Chas. Avenius, the popular confec tioner, will move to the Wright build ing next week. Mr. Aveniue will considerably enlarge his business, and will make the “restaurant” a special feature. City Marshal McAfee is enforcing the ordinance regulating back drivers and hotel runners at the depots, and now people wonder that the thing was not done a long time ago. But now that it is done suppose they turn their attention to the uncivilised cow. A faith doctor is amusing the peo ple in the neighborhood of McGary’s Station. The people there should make an honest note of what he is do ing and of his promises and see what they all come to in a twelve month. Oakland City Enterprise: Rev. Hale, Princeton, has been here this week, working in a revival meeting at the G. B. church...,Cam. Kirkpatrick, Lynnville, gave this office a call while in town Monday, on his way to Prince ton. Our colored band is home again. The comedy company that try en gaged with failed at Altamez, HL, and left the boys without mercy and consequently without the means to get home, but they are here all the sane. The dancing classes under the efficient teaching of Miss Lillie Schoen field, of Vincennes, are making rapid progress. At the close of the term Miss Schoenfield intends giving a grand “hop” to her pupils and their friends, Messrs. Turnage Kimball were awarded the contract last Saturday for furnishing the F. M. B.A. with wagons, buggies and all farming im plementa, and J. S. Epperson got the contract for furnishing the same with general hardware. At the United Presbyterian church, to-morrow morning, Rev. James Dun can will preach from Matthew, xxv. 6: “The coming of the bridegroom,” and in the evening from Nlebrews, xii. 6: “Looking unto Jesus.” Services at the usual hours. The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last report: Andrew J. Cooper to Captalin Martin, Theodore M. C. Wallis to Mary E. Strickland, Alfred M. Watherly to Anna A. Williams, William T. David son to Martha A. Lowe. Mount Vernon Sun: Amos Erwin and Charles Watkins left Monday morning for Princeton, Ind. They are each “handling a publication.” They have each learned their little speech and we wish them success on their new role of book agents. The time for holding the annual business meeting of the Gibson Coun ty Bible Society has been changed to next Monday afternoon at two o’clock in the Presbyterian church instead of Sunday afternoon. No union service will be held. J.R. McCoy, Sec’y. The revival meetings at the Presby terian church have been going on all last week and this, Rev. J. I. Steven son, of Mt. Carmel, assisting. Good results have been reached. Mr. Ste venson is a strong preacher and much admired by those who have heard him. The editor of the Jasper Courier has been a citizen of Jasper thirty one years and says there was cast at the election in 1858 in Jasper 58 Re publican votes, and in 1888 only 36 votes. The Democratic majority in the county in 1858 was 866, in 1888 it was 1,765. Preaching by the pastor, M. §. Woods, at the M. EF. church to-morrow morning at 10:30 o’clock, and in the evening at 7 o’clock. Subject for evening service: “Nest.” Sunday school at 9:15 in the morning and reg ular Wednesday evening prayer meet ing at 7 o’clock. Rev. J. E. Jenkins will leave next Tuesday for a two weeks’ visit with his oldest sister, Mrs. Sallie Kellenber ger, at Humeston, Iowa. He has not seen this sister for over thirty years, and while with her on this visit she and her husband will celebrate their golden wedding. On the first page of today’s DEmo- CRAT will be found an article on “the nee of tile in the improvement of public highways,” by C. G. Elliott, a civil engineer of wide experience. The article should be carefully stud ied by all interested in the improve ment of our roads. The case of Lizzie Jones was Francis M. Jones asking for a divorce with alimony and custody of child occupied about two days of the time of the court the first of the week, and drew a large and appreciative audience. The case was taken under advisement by Judge Welborn. G. W. Robb, of White River town ship, recently sold eleven hogs, six of them but seventeen months old, the lot weighing 6,350 pounds, an average of 578 pounds. The six that were seventeen months old weighed 2,935 pounds, an average of 489 pounds. Who can beat this? Mrs. Kurtz and Mr. Beck will re place their burnt buildings with new ones of brick as soon as practicable. If now, all who have frame structures on that side of the square could be induced to take them out and put in new ones of brick it would be a great good to all concerned. Thus, Burton, of Sullivan, has de cided to engage in the poultry and egg packing business in Princeton. Tle will occupy the building on West North street heretofore occupied by W. H. Griffin. Tie will make im provements in the building, and will make business lively for those who have poultry, eggs, etc., to sell. Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Miss Alice Appenfield to Mr. George Avenius at the Cumberland Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening at 6:30 o’clock. Miss Appen field and Mr. Avenius are among Princeton’s most popular young peo ple, and hosts of friends are wishing them happiness and prosperity along life’s journey. Last week we were told that many of the people of Oakland City regard ed Edwd. Grim’s fine of $150 as “ex cessive” and were raising money by subscription to help him pay it. Since then we have been shown a paper signed by many of the best people of that place setting out that they have taken no exceptions to the funding of the court in the matter. As stated in last week’s DEMOCRAT the Air-Line has passed into the hands of the Mackey syndicate and posses sion will be given the first of May next. Now is a good time for Prince ton to strike for the division shops. They can be had,and would be worth more to the town than any one man ufacturing establishment that could possibly be induced to come. W. B. Purcell, of the Vincennes Sun, has retired from the paper and formed a partnership with Louis Doll, the well known lawyer, of that place, and the firm is to be known as W. B. Purcell Co. They have bought the Perry street saw mill, and their ulti mate purpose is to put in a $20,000 plant for a hominy and grit mill. By the way why would not such an enter prise pay well in Princeton? The case of Sarah Peed vs. Solo mon Peed asking for divorce and ali mony is being tried before Judge Land. It is said to be one of the saddest of these terrible cases that has ever come before the Gibson Circuit Court. Indeed, what can be more sad, more terrible for man and wo man, after living together as husband and wife for twenty and thirty years, and after raising a family, to go into the courts and paint each other too black to pass muster even in purga tory? Suits have been brought in the Cir cuit Courts by Henry A. Yeager for John Sipp, Thos, Wark and Mary M. Jesser to test the validity of certain assessments made against them by the Board of Equalisation last spring. The trial is set for next Wednesday, the 23d inst. A stock company with a paid up capital stock of ten thousand dollars is in progress of formation for the purpose of working the coal that un derlies Princeton. Already over one fourth of the stock has been subscrib ed, and the projectors believe that work will be begun by the first of April. The freight on coal to Vincennes is from ten to twelve dollars a car load. A test bore in the Park at that place indicates a forty-nine inch vein and the augurers say that an eight foot vein underlies Bunker Hill within easy working distance of the surface. Then why talk and pay ten to twelve dollars freight on every car load that comes into the city when a certainty in the Park and the augurers holding Bunker Hill down on something much better? About one o’clock Wednesday morning, John Woodruff, discovered fire in the rear of the two-story frame building on the north side of the pub lic square, occupied by A. P. Grace, as a family grocery. This building and the one adjoining it on the east were totally destroyed. The second frame to the east was considerably damaged, as was also the brick to the west. The fire department responded quickly, and did good work, and there being little or no wind, the fire was soon under control. The building occupied by Grace was owned by Mrs. Wm. Kurtz, and was uninsured. Grace had $800 on his stock. The two buildings to the east were both owned by Valentine Beck, the first was insured for $400, the second for $200, Mr. Beck had $500 on his stock, and RE. H. Hallett, who occupied the second building as a confectionary, had an insurance of $300. The two buildings to the west were both slightly damaged, both were insured. The fire is thought to have been the work of an incendiary. Hon. Albert P. Charles, a thirty third degree member of the Masonic Fraternity, died at his home in Sey mour, this State, Monday morning last, of pneumonia complicated with Bright’s disease. He was born in Lowell, Mass., in January, 1840, and was graduated from Dartmouth col lege in 1864. He was admitted to practice law in the New Hampshire Superior Court in 1867 and in 1869 moved to Seymour, which city he has served both as Mayor and School Trustee for many years. He was a good lawyer, and during 1878-79 was Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council Royal and Select Masters. In 1883-84 he was Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Chapter, and was Grand Master of Grand Lodge from May, 1884, until May, 1886. He re ceived in Scottish Rite degrees, in cluding the 32 degrees, in the Indiana Consistory, and was given the 33d de gree in September, 1886. He was Em inent Commander of the Columbus Commandery, No. 14, in 1888, and he was an honorary member of Paper Commandery, Knights Templar.
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