The Bessemer indicator., 1894-01-06

Bessemer merchants did Il remarkabl,
big business last Tuesday, following
double holiday
full line of Drugs and paten
medicines at the Bessemcr Drug store
of the town.
Artists materials and picture frame!
at hard times prices at Flormans. 3l4
Santa Fe avenue
The Florence Oil Co and the Con
tlnental are having war and coal oi
is retailing al ten cents per gallon, &
reduction of five cents.
When you want something fine il
photos see HOWARD about it. lis
W 4th street
DIED A six year old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. B. Smith of s3s Evans
avenue died of diptheria last Tuesday
and was inferred IN Mt View cemetery.
Mcmahon & Collier having charge of
the remains.
George shaw is back FROM New
Castle. Pennsylvania, and has taken up
his regular position in the steel works
| He thanks John Malcolm for sending
for him in time to be at the firemen $
banquet.
| Florman, 314 Santa Fe avenue, is
doing the W all paper business 5000
rolls of new wall paper just received
Prices are bed rock.
The talk of building big reservoir
on the west side of lake hinnequa is
being revived by the c. F. & l. Co
Thin ice has bended and swayei to
the gyrations of the venturesome
skaters on lake Minnequa all week and
strange to say no case of drowning has
yet occurred.
The council might. by little in
vestgation find several electric lights
and fire plugs in out.of-thewa places
that could be dispensed with without
Inconvenience to the city. Who will
take the question up
If you have any property which you
want to sell cheap it is to your interest
to leave description at INDICATOR office,
as inquiries are coming in.
William Dempsey and Thomas Crow.
sons of Mayor Dempsey and Supt. Crow
gave very enjoyable dance to their
young friends at the Dempsey Langdon
hall Wednesday evening They left
the day following for Denver to attend
the Jesuit school
Miller & Williamson are having their
store room repaired and will open up
business again in couple of weeks.
The insurance on the goods has been
adjusted, enabling them to begin bust
ness early. They will open with an
increased stock of goods
Ttere are number of ladies in Bes
semer who are doing Gods own good
work for swee. chartys sake and who
are doing much 10 comfort the needy
Among the foremost workers might be
mentioned Mrs. Keltner, Mrs Daniels
and Mrs, Newton,
City Attorneys Lennard and Nichols
have the consolidation petitions under
advisement and will report on their
legality to the respective city councils.
Doubts are entertained as to the validity
of the manner in which they are
drafted although drawn up by attorneys
Here comes the first hitch
New Years was ushed in by the most
unearthly din and noise that the
citizens of the twain cities have heard
for twelve months Every man and
every boy who was out strained a
point and gave the new born year a
loud welcome with guns, bells, whistles,
horse tiddles and caliopes.
The price of bicycles is about to take
tumble, manufacturers thinking Of
making reduction Of 30 per cent
The price has been outrageous. and
like the ertortionate cost of sewing
machines some years ago they must
come down. One.third off is little
enough but would enable many i
man to ride.
rete Wessa "sc.kincowledees see.
himself in print in the INDIcAToR. q.
in his letter talked of the big Christina
dinner at the soldiers Home composed
of pork loin, bread, coffee, mashed
potatoes and stewed dried apples. Thi
was feast. and the old Vets enjoyed
ii hugely. The ordinary fare is not Sc
rich and he says there is no danger o.
one getting foundered Pete should bt
helped back to the steel works by hi.
friends.
large sized Photographic group OF
the city council and several Of the city
officials now adorns this office; there is
nothing strange about that, but it was
just little bit funny when q visitor
failed to locate the picture at first
glance and asked innocently if it was
not President Cleveland and his cabinet
When he discovered his mistake be