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PURELY PERSONAL. W.L. Barrett went to Evansville, yesterday, on a trip in the interest of Barrett Son’s store. C. W. Ellis, Winslow, was here on business connected with pension matters yesterday. Prof. M. B. Thomas was in town Monday, receiving the reports of the sale of books by the township trus tees. A. J. Woneycutt, formerly of this place, now of Jasper, was in town the first of this week on legal busi ness. Miss Lizzie Banks of Oakland City, was here part of last and this week, visiting her many friends in this place. Geo. T. Frank was at French Lick all of last week. Ie got home Mon day and reported having had a good time. Miss Eliza Richardson, of Oakland City, was the guest of Mrs. Jackson Ferguson, Sunday. She returned to her home Monday. Jas. Bolling was in town Wednes day, and expressed himself freely on the political topics of the county. He wants some reformations. Will Lory is suffering a long siege of typhoid fever. He has been sick about one month, and his condition is not yet materially improved. W. FF. Tisgen, Jr., is preparing to go into the butcher business more ex tensively than ever, though he has al ready been doing a good business. J. W. Bateman and Miss Ida Clen denin visited Ireland, Dubois county, Sunday 5 and ‘twas a storm that caught them on their way home in the even ing. Miss Lida Martin came home on Monday from a visit at Union City, Ind., where she had been the guest of Mr. and Abs. Blythe Sendricks, for merly of this place. Rev. Zack Selby came home this week from DePauw college, where he had been attending theological school, preparatory to permanently engage in ministerial work. Ir. BW. Mitchell was at French Lick Springs a part of last week, drinking mineral water, reading newspapers, and wondering why we people do not visit these health resorts. Samuel Lowe, the efficient trustee of Monroe township, tvns in town Monday, and informed us that his township is practically out of debit and otherwise in good condition. “I. F. Robling and lady were at Vanion, Sunday, to attend the Allcorn- Roebling nuptials which took place at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Robling, just north of Union. Wmn. Martin, of Moberly, Mo., and his grand-daughter, who had been the guest of Mr. Martin’s nephew, the Rev. Richardson, of this place, re turned to their home yesterday, morn ing. Mrs. Marion Banks came up from Oakland, Thursday, to attend the Prohibition meetings, and remained the guests of Mrs. Joseph Patterson and other friends in Monday, when she returned to her home in that place. Dr. J. R. Duncan is at Indian Springs, where is in session the Dem ocratic Editorial Convention. . The doctor is there for his health, and, as so much Democracy will be a change for him, he will no doubt come home much recuperated. Turner G. Brashear, who was a pu pil of the Petersburg schools, and la ter a graduate of Ilanover college, will be ordained a Presbyterian min ister in the Presbyterian church, this place, Sunday, July 2. He will soon after go, as a missionary, to Persia. The “white caps” are again on the war path in Orange county.’ This time Wim, Strother, residing four miles suth-east of Paoli, was the victim. He was taken from his home one night last week and whipped out rageously, and was at the same time notified that if he did not leave the community within seven days they would hang him. A great deal of excitement, is occasioned over the out rage, this being the second beating he received. ~The matter will be investi gated by the grand jury. Strother was a gallant soldier during the re bellion.—Nuntingburg Argus. Cases That Have Been Tried and_Dis missed or Continued. The mill of justice still grinds away. Up to going to press the court has done as follows: Continued the case against William J. Hays for assault and battery. Trial of Serman Schenk against John Schafer. This trial lasted a part of two days and was de cided by the jury in favor of the de fendant. It was a suit for the surety of the peace. Evidence of threats by Schafer was produced, but a “befud dled” jury found it proper to consid er evidence not produced in court and decided after “hanging” for hours, as above stated. The case of State vs. Perry IT. Pride and W. C. Snyder, forfeiture of bond before Justice of Peace, was contin ued on plaintiff's motion. State vs. Thus. Bropes for larceny came up. Bropes plead not guilty and was tried. The jury stood six for conviction and six for acquittal and having thus disagreed, the case is still in court. State vs. Sydney Wyatt for tres pass. This case was tried by the court and Mr. Wyatt was released. Case against R. Miley and P. Mc Nabb, Jr. accused of having received goods stolen from a store in Algiers some time ago, was continued on mo tion of prosecuting attorney. State of Indiana against Daniel B. Grubb for assait and battery was continued by consent of the parties concerned. This case was appealed from ‘Squire Seed’s docket, this town. Two boys, one of them Grubb’s, were fighting. Grubb slashed them both with a whip. They separated, Grubb’s boy running away. The other cursed Grubb who in turn hit him again with the whip, this time leaving its mark. Thus came this trial in two courts, The State of Indiana vs. Wm. Stork for damages come up. It seems that he shot a dog which had attacked a wagon he was driving. The dog was persistent and of bad character, as, from the evidence, was the young man so far as concerns his disposition to be persistent in indiscretions. The dog belonged, when living, to one Mr. Sakelfield. The “tog ish now read,” and, according to the decision of the jury is still worth $25. This they required Mr. Stork to pay Mr. Sokelfield and decreed that he should also pay the expenses of the court. Over the remains of this “red tag” many of the good citizens of Stendal ‘spent several hours at the county’s temple of justice—hours that might have been better spent. Clellie Woodry in a divorcee suit against her husband, Sherman Wood ry, has been granted single blessed ness and her supposed desire to live free from all obligations to lean on any arm but her own for two years at least, for she is divorced, and is, moreover, prohibited from marrying again under two years. the case of Elizabeth Hawkins vs. her husband, Allen T. Hawkins, for divorce has not been tried . Mrs. Hawkins has placed the case out of Judge Welborn’s hands and prefers some other judge. It will be tried about July 4th. Peerless Reaper Company vs. Jas. I. Ward, Thes. Ward, and Catharine Ward on note; verdict for plaintiff. Mrs. Rufus Ways was granted a di vorce from her husband. Mrs. Samuel McClure failed to es tablish sufficient evidence and did not get a divorce from her husband. Mrs. Buckhannan Chance got a di vorce from her husband who desert ed her about six years ago. John Holman, sued Fred Sigmond on account. This case was taken un der advisement and has not yet been decided. Case of Lizzie Traylor vs. Thus. Traylor, divorce and custody of child, is continued till July Sth, when it will come up before Judge Reinhart, Mr. Traylor swearing that he cannot ex pect justice before Judge Welborn. This case promises some sensational developments that ought to make a few old ring tricksters’ back hair curl.
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Petersburg Pike County Democrat
Petersburg, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 26, 1890
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