12/16/1891
Charley Krebs has about completed a handsome residence in Hawthorn's Addition.
Dogs and hogs as well as the town cow are rare sights upon the streets of
Petersburg.
A son of Joe Marsee died at about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. It was about
6 years old, and died some unknown cause.
Mr. Nelson Stone has sold his farm to Howard Smith and will soon move to
Petersburg and will thereafter devote his whole time to his profession -
that of Veterinary Surgery.
Messrs. Shawhan & Boonshot have recently constructed a sewer along their
store building on 7th street to keep the waste water from entering their
cellar and otherwise annoying them in the pursuit of their business.
An intolerable nuisance is daily indulged in by the boys upon the streets.
It is what they are pleased to call "sheeney" and consists in thumping an
empty can about with sticks to the annoyance of all passers. The Marshall
should put a stop to it.
Mr. F. B. Posey has recently added many improvements to his coal mines at
Blackburn. The facilities for taking out coal have been greatly enlarged
and the mine is now the equal to any if not the best in the county. Frank
is general manager and says "it beats politics or law either in the way of
an income."
Mrs. Thornton has employed a Mr. Gaddis, of Vincennes, to prepare the plans
and specifications for the Orphan's Home building to be erected on her
vacant lot on the Jasper and Winslow roads in the south part of town. It is
to be a two-story brick, and large enough to accommodate fifty children.
All praise to this kind lady for her gift to the homeless little ones!
Safe Blown Open - On Sabbath morning last the citizens of Petersburg were
startled by the discovery that the Post Office had been burglarized and the
safe therein blown open and emptied of its contents sometime during the
early morning hours. The tools with which the work had been done were found
in the rear of the building by Mr. Gus Frank, who at once commenced an
investigation which resulted in finding that an entrance had been effected
through one of the rear windows of the post office building and that the
door of the safe had been blown off by a charge of powder and the safe
entirely gutted. A large crowd soon gathered and every effort was made to
find some clue to the perpetrators. Mr. Adams reports that there was left
in the safe on Saturday night one hundred and thirty-five dollars in money.
Three hundred dollars in postage stamps and five registered packages in
transit. The loss of the money and stamps will have to be borne by Mr.
Adams. We trust that the perpetrators of this crime will be found and
severely punished.
12/23/1891
Reeve township (Daviess county) citizens are excited about a panther that
is said to be about the forest.
The trial of W. P. Chappell against the Town of Petersburg, resulted is a
finding for the defendant. Application for a new trial was made and if over
ruled an appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Elizabeth Price, wife of Melvin Price died at her residence, Friday
evening at 9 o'clock P. M. Dec. 18th, she was a daughter of Samuel Hollon,
Sr. and leaves many relatives and friends who will miss her sadly from
their mists.
Remember the Womens Relief Corps will give a dinner at Flemings Opera House
Christmas. They invite every body. They also have an entertainment at
night. Price of dinner will be twenty-five cents, admission to the
entertainment, 10 and 15 cents.
On last Wednesday, night the western sky was brilliantly illuminated caused
by the burning of W. A. Oliphants barn on his river bottom farm. He lost
the hay of one hundred acres of ground, four horses, one cow, one mule, 75
bushels of corn, a hay baler, and quite a lot of farming tools. Losses
about four thousand dollars insured for twenty-two hundred.
James Taylor was arrested on last Thursday, for petit larceny, and Squire
Reed placed him under $100.00 bond for his appearance next court, he being
unable to fill his bond was placed in jail.
Last Wednesday morning Wm. Arnold's team became frightened and ran off,
coming up Main Street at a furious speed. The wagon was loaded with
building material which were scattered over the street for several blocks.
In front of Squire Chappell's office, they ran into a cart and upset it.
Luckily no one was hurt, and little damage was done. Thos. Dillon caused
quite a laugh in his endeavor to run the team down.
On last Saturday night Kinney Stafford, conductor on the night passenger
train, was severely cut and bruised about the head, in his rounds
collecting fares, after leaving here, W. M. Brown and George Denning, coal
miners, refused to give him their tickets or pay fares, a racket then
ensued. Stafford grabbed a poker and in trying to defend himself struck
Brown on the head inflicting a scalp wound. The train came back to town
bringing Stafford here to have his wounds dressed, as the train started
toward town Brown and Denning jumped off. After the conductor's wounds were
dressed the train started on the way to Washington. Sheriff Stillwell,
Marshall Smith, and quite a number of men went on a hunt for the two miners
and near Blackburn, found them hiding in a ditch. They were arrested and
brought here and landed in jail. On Monday morning they were arraigned
before Squire Chappell and fined fifteen dollars and costs.
12/30/1891
Residents of Gladish Chappell, and vicinity will give a grand festival,
Thursday night December 31, also New Years Eve admittance 25 cts. Doors
open at 6 o'clock, all invited. By orders of Committee.
Wm. Grace a miner came to town last Saturday to get marriage license, as he
gave his name to clerk Morgan, Sheriff Stillwell recognized the name and
called him out and placed him under arrest for some offence committed at
Boonville some time ago.
White Caps visited the residence of Dick Pope near Velpen on Saturday night
the 19th last and took that party out to a convenient tree and administered
to him a very severe whipping. After completing their work they returned
him to the house. He awokened a neighbor and ordered him to proceed to
Velpen and inform the official there of what had been done. Pope lived in
Petersburg for a time and while here it was said that he was rather two
free in his attentions to another mans wife, who lived in the same house.
It was no doubt for a similar falling that Mr. pope received the attention
of the white caps.
Death visited the house of john D. Mclaughlin, and took the mother and
companion. Mrs. Addie Mclaughlin departed this life Dec. 11th 1891 at 11
o'clock A. M. at her residence near Velpen, Ind. She was the daughter of
William and Sarah Bolling who lived in Bowie County, Ky., where she was
born Oct. 28th, 1854. She came to Ind. with her parents in the year 1870
and was married to Robert Dearing in the year 1882. This union resulted in
the birth of one child. Shortly after Mr. Dearing died of consumption and
in 1884 his widow married John D. McLaughlin and one child was born to this
union. She has been afflicted for several months with that full destroyer,
consumption, but bore her affliction with christian resignation, waiting
patiently to be called to her long home. She leaves an affectionate husband
two children, mother, brothers, sisters and a host of friends to mourn her
loss.
Mrs. Sarah A. Stuckey, widow of Jas. Stucky, Born Dec. 15th 1825. Died Dec.
26th 1891. Aged 66 years 11 days. She was married Jan 4, 1858. She has been
a widow since Nov. 27th 1884. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth
Nichols. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since her early
life and lived and died a faithful christian member.
Miss Carrie Parker died at her residence on tenth street of La Grippe last
Monday night. Miss Carrie was well known throughout the county, as she had
been actively engaged in the millinery business in this and surrounding
____ for a number of years.