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The Olney Republican from Olney, Illinois • 1

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i cH-T to tP'i- ft-EAp aasskV yj 4 vaVa 30 jr" (AE- icS Tl3'd8fej'a 1 l-MKB a I I 1 l' 'H ji il2j El Jilr -8 VOL XXXVII OLNEY ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY MAY 13 1885 NO EKEVITIIJ FOSEETT ft OAFFNEE EEEGtllSTS rvwExr msoNAL Fcwkett returned Sunday from Cincinnati prices and the inisrcprcHtaliona of other wotUtle milt now llootling tho market By our low A Tbs 0 itaoser ECONOMY A Another refreshing shower yesterday neMoa Rood lk to be one of the reelect jmge number of the young yals" slewed the scenery at Sje park USt Bunday ftie Olney Comet Bend delighted tto rlulUws et Bhode'e Lake Perk et 1 (Turnout last Sunday with a number musical selections Iennn Franklin Olney1 heavy wht thumper polished off a eitlien of 5jhps township at Claremont last Sun-in Just two rounds -County Clerk Von Gonten issued only one Biarrisg license since last report (f tis: reter arren aged 22 years to Wise Carter aged 17 yen's Ballard attended the funeral nf his niece Miss Mary Wbenberger at BoUiiiuut last Thursday The services 1-j conducted by Elder MorrelL i fBe readers of the ItXPCBLICAN Who have wool to sell will profit by picking iiai bur out before offering it on the sarket Buyers will not pay anything lire Its value for burry WOOL I Day Will be observed by ihe0ABof this city Hon Win A volllus of Quincy HL assisted by home I 4pnrers will entertain the people with jti addressee Particulars next week I plug hat skating dudes left 4 w4erday to conquer the gentle sex In other towns They failed to on" with their fancy skating and de- minus about 100 of their wealth LTC Wilson messenger boy In the 1 vivifrn Union Telegraph office succeeds a siuirer as agent for the A 0 in lts city Harry has rapidly learned the telegraphy and is quite an adept (pub futhis ago Teqnest JT Miles one of the veterinary surgeons in Illinois i at Arch Spring's stable Tuesday rrh sad will castrate rigiiials and all diseases of tits horse Refer- Henry Sands Harry Evans Arch -The following unclaimed letters re-I fcia la postoffice: Mrs Julia Alia Lydia Drees Mia Ord A Tempy Lynch Bernard Lowllerbot Marts Charles Jacob Wagner Hon Dr Frank Ar the berd In the world will not crack peel or chalk off and will cover more eurfoce than any other paint mad stated guarantee to refund tli value of the and expense omarx-ted wits Ut ai Una cl quote fur Hi best few days the fuHnwiug pi bsi -h -4 ri -C 3- 4 5k- i- I 1 1'tiata Do 5 and if mA t'ot se a 1- few pic JOB WORE Pure Boiled Linseed Oil 50c per Gallon Pure Raw Linseed Oil 45e per 6i GTISICT apTTXSES III ff ju Economy Mla4 Paint 1 per gallon All ltw per keg Foskett it Gaffiier Driiffgi 3 0 Carrothers of Fairfield In th city helve and burglars sre working a number of surrounding towns change In the time Uble take effect aext Sunday The aoulh arriving eight minutes Commandery No14 KTof this city will leavs for ML Carmel to-morrow by special toxin over tlie 0 Jt to celebrate Ascension Day The Olney Cornet Band and a dumber of invited guests will accompany tbs Ta Directors of th Richland County Agricultural Board met at the Tiaua office last Saturday and decided to hold a fair on the grounds of the Olney Driving Park Association Sept 8 10 and 11 1HS5 They adjourned to meet again next Saturday to revise the premium list Bourrell and Bert Clark assaulted Frank Reed near the Christian church last Wednesday night Clark stabbing Reed in th face and beck with a knife They were arrested and each fined 5 and costs for assault and battery Reed was not seriously injured and succeeded in getting beyong th reach of iiU fiMtilants A girl is th cause of th trouble The Olney Public Schools over SKO strong headed by th Olney Cornet Band marched from the school bouse to the Driving Park grounds last Friday afternoon to bold their annual May day pits nlc The afternoon was spent in playing baU croquet and roller skating in Floral HalL Teachers and pupils enjoyed the holiday Immensely many remaining on the grounds until late in the evening The sudden death of Hies Fanny McCullough daughter of Mr John McCullough which occurred last Thursday morning at two cast a gloom of sorrow over the entire community Mire McCullough Was just blooming Into womanhood and was a moot popular young lady Bhe bad been sick several weeks before her death but was not considered In a critical condition Her funeral took place at the church Friday afternoon the sermon being preached by Rev Cooksey Many relatives and a large circle of friend followed bet remains to their last reeling place in the Oluey cemetery Our citixens enjoyed a rare treat last Wednesday Thursday Friday aud Saturday eveuings at the Opera Hall by being permitted to witness the presentation of True Blue" a grand military drama There la much in the play to recall the incidents connected with Lite war from '61 to TA auJ many are the thrilling scenes and laughable characters portrayed Mr Bert Miller assisted by some of Olney's best dramatic talent placed the play on the boards to the perfect satisfaction of every body A Preston as Grover a Guerilla Del Hiimrll deluded Irishman and Dr 1L 1 rctor liable nigger" rendered their pails In a most excellent manner and were always heartily received and applauded Lida Ridgway as Nina ajne a loyal girl' and Hattie Futrhey as Nellie Grover' done remarkably well and received many complimentary remarks The tableaux were particularly fine aud beautifully arranged Taken altogether was the best rendered drama by home talent ever witnessed in this city lest Thursday night a number of the members of Munition Lodge No 52 Knights of Pythias of tills city Messrs Mace John IL Packard Andy Kusey Chambers Fritchey A Looser harf Boden A Richards John Newman John 8 Jack Albert Rude Ed Von fiunten itcher Foster Beck Jack Johnson Stotler and A Friti hey instituted new lodge of hniglits of Pythias at Album eenststing of nineteen charter members The Oluey were met at Brown's Station upon the arrival of the PDAE passenger train at 5 o'clock and anon transported In comfortable conveyances to the capital of Britain" where under the escort of ex cellent band they inarched from the Wood House to the public hall and partook of a giaml supiier not surpassed even by Ilelnioulco whiih the fair ladies had expended no little trouble iu preparing for the occasion After supper the Knights repaired to the Masonic Hall over Churchill' store and from that time on nntll three o'clock in the morning the work of iudurting the nineteen Albionitre into the beauties and mysteries of Pythianism waa engaged In with the exception of an Intermission of a midnight lunch The Oluey P's are a ravenous set of fellows and have the reputation away from home of Hvsess-ing the rapacity to accommodate a hearty meal every hour in the day or night Af ter three sleep and a splendid breakfsst at the popular Wood's House the drowsy Knights started for Browns returning home at lOo clock totally unfit for business the balance of the day The iiicennes ashliigtou Kvansv I He Gray vide Carmi ami MU Veiuoii 1-odgos were milled most of wlm were represented Never were the rourtooir-iics and royal hospitalities of the Albion people lieltr (I i played The ladles are des rv mg sper lal mention iu contributing sc liWrally hi the success of the entertainment As this new beige nt Albion Is the in atilutod by Mac niton lastge fP "Hid" city and the only one in her jurisdiction she Is expected and will be phased to exercise a kind of parental rare over tins her first horn (mnposed of good men and some of Edwards eonnly's most In flnential ritiren it starts out under very favorable auspices and In and we ic itch them a long and usefu career in that community other food tn th paint tins at swtremely fine stock of stationery TEE NEWS From Various Portions of th County Served Dp by Oar Energetlo Corpj of Correspondent Bosyw I1L Our tnerehanL Jark commenced KU harvest of slyeep shearing last Monday Phillips of Olney and hi father made a dying trip through Bowyer Mow-day The young fi Lulu niuley day eve nuuilver of guests preaut wae ik All had an enjoyable lime Th Mormon made their appearance last Sunday but as Prarie Hall baa come anti Mormon Mr Hillard was Compelled to prearh to Ms scattered on th seined house play-grounil as the door was locked agaiust hliu MMUtostwin'S' Farmers are busy preparing th grrumd for corn Oats are looking well large Bumhcr sttomled cliurrh here on Sunday and Sunday night Kev Ttlroe la deservedly popular among his people Work on onr creamery has commenced In car need and we would urge the farmers la tills vlrlulty to prcpure Immediately to furnl-h milk as it will pay better than wheat failures year after year On Iasi Thiireday evening (A Long gave our people a fine lecture on the great and Important subject of temperance lie la traveling In the interest of the order of Good Tempi are Pukxntorw I1L Miss Anna Mason to visiting friends and relatives In Oluey Mlaa Laura Barnes of Sugar-Creek Prairie to visiting relative In the Burg Mrs Mamie Brown of near Vincennes to visiting her sister here Mrs La Dow Rev Jackson of the Callvoiin clrrulL visited out tiieud Mr Eugene Rhlttaker reccutly Miss Martin daughter of onr esteemed fellow rltlren Mr Martin to teach lng at Semiuary Mrs R'm axler and eliildren started for Zanesville Ohio Redneeday on visit to her parents Mlsa Ida Garrett who has been staying iu A iiicennes lud the poet winter returned home Saturday Mine Mattie Hundley tn sernmpllahed musician of CallMiun eanvosNed tills place lor music close lost week Miss Lmina LaDow of Nashville Tenn formerly of the Buckeye state In company with her brother Mr Ia-Dow visited old acquaintances near Cal-lioun Thumlay last While the bridge carpenters were engaged on a culvert north of town lat Thursday morning one of the gang a Air severely cut his frail with an adie l)r Green waa eiimmmifd dressed the wound and the gentleman took the train for Ida home at Greenup Clwrwmaat I1L Ho! for the picnic Saturday here were the police Sunday? John A Beard to a full fhslged farmer Nease contemplates going out west next week Rm Taylor Is lying very low with fever at this writing Mr and Mrs James Schaffer spent Sunday with fin into here Dr Allen reports a great deal of sickness in lire county Julm Camp of Ronpa was lu town Saturday viewing the i Ity Rv Hannon occupied th pulpit at the cliurrh Sunday at 3 I) Stokes who has been on the 0 railroad is at hum taking a rest Mrs John and Jnrob Ibalrd mad a flying visit to Noble Thursday last Ro! Lindsay of Calhoun formerly principal of our public school ss nt Friday here slinking hands with friends Quite a number from Olney a cron i-tiinrrert try tin Oirrey Band spent a few hours viewing the sights at Rhode's Park Sunday Messrs Von Allmen Geodk Ami Allmen ar-companied by their wlvnv Hs'iit buiulay with (' Baiuns family that day being the Tilth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Rm ton Allirieii's murrnsl life May their future be oue of sunshine NeblwIlL The cold snsp last week put a chock on the advanre of vegetation Th prospect for a gissl heat crop Is not brilliant by any means I Plillliower has returned from Hut Springs ArL much improved lu health Georg and Harry Johnson of Louisville III sons ut MB ha Johnson Esq mlil their father aud friends visit last Sunday Charlie Staley a former Kohl hoy hut now a resident of Grayville HL Is visiting friends here Mr and Mrs 0 Gibson and son Earl of Louisville HL ar visiting at Mr George Mrs Georg Kills was summoned to New Albany (nil week ago on the oc casion of tire death of her mother Republicans her are well pleased with the turn of affairs at Springfield caused by the election in the filth district Thus heeler Newton's "drummer" of huge poiuleiosity and Immense lung nitride was In town Inst Saturday The propi-ct for a bountiful fruit crop with the single exception of peaches was never better than at the present time Corn planting Is well under way and another wnk of g'l weather will en able llie fur liters to get alsiut through It to hinted around that another wed ding ia on the lapis aud that Hrotlier 1st) will he compelled to make another trip from lebanoii to tie the knot Quite a wreck happened to a freight train last Saturday artornooii as It was balking off the siding Home feel of the caused two cars to be derailed and thrown pretty well over on their shies but the damage was slight and Usuis were di Uyed hut a few minutes IT Hot Peanuts fuck's At cade gr Ladles leave your order at LeSure'x Harness Shop (or a fin belt 29 2L tVE keurod to in th market paying the hlghmt cash print (or wool ty But th Victor tohweco st 35 cent per pound g'ssl chew at ah st WtTT A BBOCKMAN'B JOB FniSTINQ Mr and Mrs Gillespie are visiting la SL Louis Hr Dr Rowland went to Lawreace-vlll bat Friday Dr Green of Parkersburg viewed onr city last Monday Philip rusted represented Newton ia this city last Saturday Miss Effie Hum has organised a class la uuale st Bridgeport Porter grain dealer of Bon Gap visited our city Monday Wllaon returned home Monday from a visit to Charleston Ind Mrs Phoebe BclL Newton Is visiting th family of Iter son BelL David noraer and wife left lost Saturday morning on a visit to Fvlo HL illaid Rllukartl of Sumner was over to see his best girl last Friday evening Dr Iliuiiuell snciwtfeef West Salem were her Monday of this week Charles McLaughlin who has been quite UL Is able to be out on the streets Judge Halley and allare of Newton were la this city last evening Mrs A Stamm returned last night from a visit to her patents in SL Louis Mr ind Mrs Ferrlman returned yesterday from a visit to Albion relatives Rowland the famous fruit tree agent of Noble was In tills city last Monday Dr Herron left ywtefday morning fur Peoria to attend the State Dental Association Hon Dtrld Trexler member of the Hllnois legislature was in this city Monday evening George Rawlings a solid farmer of Madison township called on tire Republican last Saturday Mrs Sarah Babbitt of Ceulralla is visiting the family of her son Mr Babbitt on Camp avenue Barkly editor of the Press Fair-field 111 was in this rlty last Thursday and paid his repeets to the Um ican Bob Higgins who handles the riblions over Sands' horses at Vincennes Is vl-dtr lug his parents and friends In this city anted Nilria of Milan Mo arrived In Olney last Friday to visit old friends and acquaintances lie returned home yesterday Adam editor of the Vincennes (Wsrmcil was In this city last Thurs-dry and made thq Republican a pleasant call Frank Roberta an employee In th Adams express company's service at Kvansi UK visited hi parents here last Monday A 0 Burford who has been xviiting the Timex1 force for several week past returned to hU home In Newton last Monday Mrs Ellen Hayward was railed home from Paisons Kansas last Thursday by the death of her niece Miss Fanny McCullough Mr (1 Fowler the jeweler returned last Saturday from Florida where he has been spending the winter for the benefit of bis health Bell foreman of the Rfpi bucan returned last Saturday from a tour through Missouri Kansas aud the Indian Territory Prof Edmiston principal of the Flora public school came over yesterday to eee his Olney Mends before departing for Kansas Rev Braeokloy pastor of the Evangelical church left Iat Monday for Bahah City Ind to viit his twin children He will be absent about two Weeks Dr Haynie and wife of Gray-vllle arrived here lost Saturday on a visit to their daughter Mrs Falls The Dr Isa candidate for the Grayville postoffice with good prospect of securing the appointment 13T Fine Candles Dick's Arcade Jt i shoes the best on earth for sale at Eckenrode's LlFor laillea to allppers call on A Muenrh Son hllll avenue Cawaty lulxvJktod CnraUoa Oil Sunday May 21tli Mi Jacobs and Mr OKxcell off hiragowlll hold a nulon children's meeting at In the church and on the evening of the same day a union meeting for older people ill the Ktangellral cliurrh On Monday the 2T)th Convention oens at 0 a in the Congregations! church Fiery body is InviLsl Ample provision is being made for the enterUiinmer of all who come VKIne Cigars Dick's Arcade tJTThe largest Line of Dress Goods ill (limy in all varieties at IT All Low (ut SIiissi for ld I ise Gi Ills and hlldim dd at Great Kisliie turn at ka-kennsle'a Blrtk May 5 hi I liailes A aud Saiah A Brit ton a boy April 25 to Jackson and Nevada Rolsrls a hoy April 9 to George and Fanny Ihslrlck a girl Jim 21 to Isaac and Haialr May den a girl April 15 and Klixabeth Shepherd a gill April Thou and Anna Rnhortoon girl April 4 UtnryA and Anna Martin a girt gy Hot I'eenula Dhk's Arcade tr Muench Sou hav Uie largret asoorhnenl of custom IUd bouto and aboee in Ui el(y BL a C1 sas If 'CKO REPUBLKAI OFFICE FOR Wo hare Just received a see us Opposite City Drug Store Come and ME2RIHAN ft To Farmers -The excursion that was to have been mu over the 0 A 0 IL railroad to I St JehM cabin on the Embarra-e rncr I U4 Sunday was indefinitely postponed duly aliout ten put in an appearance at ttetl pit before time for the departure jf lb train -TVn will he grand picnic exmr-fj 1 from till8 city to Rhode's Lake Park "witbiturdxyMay lfith Fare for round vp-VliJllie children 10c See bills Till will give all our citizens ai uppur- tmi'lr la tiew lake Park and I' surnHiSoJags -gr A Loeeer feU over a chair nt his tew an Che-tiut streeL last Saturday erwiiug and cut gash in his head an J5? Iwll la length Just back of his left ear by filling against an open door He now write his head in a sling and will be careful hereafter when he travels around In a dark room A ciiMig in tha time table of the 0 A IL took effect lat Sunday ha vest bound accommodation arrives at 8 and No I express 301 East bound No 10 accomimelation rriree at 10 S3 a and No 2 express £niOafi There is no change in the time of night trains flne of our exchanges gives the fid btwig good advice to farmers: Better be i week or teo days later iu getting in the crop than to plant earlier with it lu-iidvrently prepared Also sayat stiring Ml has such a bad effect that an esliro cultivation will fall to ake it friable and mellow financial statement of the First Stlional Bank of Olney will be found la another columa of to-day's Rkpib-- The report shows that there is W000 on deposit which Is good wnve that the business community La Confidence In the management of Ihisold and reliable Institution la society In this city known the Foreign Missionary corapwed of a number of xealou ber the cause of enlightening the Latfien of foreign lands Religious tots aud large contributions of money Ws atm unity sent to three creatures and lb thla commendable effort is being in their behalf here at home niiliwd woman a member of a ehurch mother of three little children is Periled on her death bed with no one 'minister to her wants except three MrtUw Indies who are unable to giv ta the cart snd attention she deserves 8 the active workers In the tFMS Hi ff will call at this office c'lerfully escort them to the their aillicted sister free of taira where they will be afforded hortenlty to practica what they presell th-w Annie Vickers the beautiful Llcnted elucutlooh-it and Impet If PUladelpbla gave a delightful r1 at the Presbyterian church if iNrltJ "Blast Thursday night The iM sithotufh uot lrge const ded of uurr-j of our cltlxeiw and critics I wkers la witlrout doubt the best ehwutioulsi Uiat ever appeared be-(mr peopig Nature has blessed her excellent voice and together with Hh cultivation It has received tts very plcaelug to her hearers Of Richland and adjoining enmities: llll ly -t the lnirerial and Oliver ('hilled Plows HIIIIIIIIIIIIHINiillllillllllllHilliil equal in th county hen we have live ('Umax Plow Uric A llamlltoa one- imrse Plow (wood and iron lieam) Doulde-shovel plows Buckeye new groom! Cultivator llamiltoii Malta Sylvan aud Post' Cultivator Jhasdcr one-lHirse (orn Drills Brown orn PUntors and Check Kowenv barm Wagons Spring Ragona Buggliw Bulky Plows Hamilton A Thomas Hay Uakea Deerlng and Buikeye TRlNE BINDKHH Tabl Rake CO IMPLEMENTS both of which we warrant hav no respectfully solicit on to call 3 DRUG 3 WALL 4 fto sHsvW tosa ftwf towDinS rlu 4 ttM0 mif ft iH $1-9 rr Wodfiil In tK ai 14 ad)HNir MatMitoii gH 4saw in aMwibrngs kiref Vstdft litlU Vssdt litiu Mtol -ryU xa sat Mil VMh Ml Mst vtBCgtoi UAA mf fit 4 in toll 114 mm uvf tw imp Iip All 1 GSM tbm Uh wi sb kfowera Fevsl Cutlers Isvrn Afowera Grind Blona Hay Carrier Pomp IKsk A vlrtor Harrow Re will have in stork a big lot of hlndiug Twin tnd we allow any one to sell It tower for cosh than we do ar aud 0 Cooper A ami Mehid Slvepard Haw Mills Alao agento for Icbsr biver atoek of repaint for nHt marhlnerv Uiat wa handle: and last but not leaL we have one hundred barrel of Phosphate highly recommendist to Inrreaii the yield of all vegetation Ra ask every one to rail and )k through onr bouse heUver you Intend to buy nr not Re feel grateful for al favors and promlae you kind treatment for tiie future KEN! ht III 1AT IfflenmaMuo store PAPER PAINTS ETC CEILillSra- DECORATIONS! I am offering to the trade the largoit eolecllon of Wall Paper and Ceiling ever brought to Olney Also the Celebrated Architectural Heady Mixed Paints Which are tmaurpamed for body durability and finish and warranted equal to any made in tho tJnitdd'Statrs DRTJC3-S ART3D 3yEE3DIOIlTES are the heat mcaer will lay and are eold at reuotxhle prlcei I invite ysa icipsct and comrspxre tj clock with tkss ef mj compwtitore Am egsnt for the world renowned LUmond Epeoticle Or J2orcXy IPlxaxrnLaclot IT 2IXiXlT23 stifilatiiiiis uo the cplbmie of reflnemenL Budge's Version Tom's Little Star" and re especially well ren- 1111 enthusiastically received 'vekers ruoriUsl a much larger au- vaaed she In the Nit ur re- to Uwi cite would certainly all) art iw adiulieia i belt ruaite to order at Lc-8 hhop 2U2t AjfLeSur sella hamesv chaper than the cheapest For Sale A portable 10 horse Belleville engine ami Jo lu paiator For term vo-pde ufUrkatNde 5: s-t) £j'2t 5.

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1883-1898