Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1880 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Doc. Wirt, Dentist, is in town. TheJHurttFamilj—to-morrow night Ladies will find elegant writing materials at the post office. Prison Director Fred. Hoover was in town Wednesday. Fine photograph and autograph albums at the post office very cheap. Jake Troxell drew a county order on account of seveial wolf scalps the other day. George Holdridge, of Princeton township, White county, is buying up fat cattle in this locality. The Presbyterian social will be held at the residence of John Purcupile next Wednesday afternoon. Harp. W. Snyder, Esq., of Remington, was in town Monday 100 ting after the interests sf clients. It will not Hurtt you to attend the Concert at the Opera House to-mor-row night, but will do you good. Sheriff Robinson is infraptnres over a big boy baby just taken up its abode at his house. All doing well. Ralph Fendig purchased a bankruptstock of goods at less than cost and is selling them for a song. Try him. Mucilage at the post office, pens by the gross, pencils by the dozen, letter paper bv the ream, envelopes by the thousand. Persons in want of standard fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery, etc., will do best by purchasing at the Rensselaer Nursery. Mrs. “Norm” Warner presented her husband with a fine and handsome portrait of himself on his birth day anniversary Monday last. A fine portrait of Homer, deceased child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Cotton has just been completed by Sharp & Donnelly, Rensselaer artists. Miss Bitters, of Akron, Fulton county, ind., sister of-Dr. Bitters, and Mrs. M. O. Cissel, made a short call at the Sentinel sanctum Wednesday.

The large ox, valued at about $2,000, belonging to Lark and Stave Lowe, in Monon township, White countv, Ind., died one day last week. Jim Welsh has made a faithful and honest assessor, and we hear him spoken of for re election. This wo’d be right and proper. He is worthy of it. Alexander Sharp, Esq., of Kentland, Auditor-elect of Newton county, an old and tried Democrat, made us a Very agreeable visit Tuesday evening last. Carpenters’ pencils, red-and-blue pencils, copying pencils, map crayons and best quality of graphite pencils, also slate pencils, (it the postoffice.

Prof. W. Bradford Williams, when here seems to have been visited by a burglar, and claims to have put the predatory cuss to hasty and ignominious flight. On last Saturday our friend Mad, Makeever received a kick from a horse which resulted in a broken arm* Doc. Longhridge gave it the necessary attention. We understand that Mr. Jackson Phegley, an old settler, honest and competent, has been solictedby many friends to make the race for Trustee of Marion township. Mrs. Lizzie H, Chilcote has just received a fine assortment of “Street Hats,”lateststyle. Call and see them, at Fendig’s store. Miss Patton will be there to wait, on you. David Waymire. of Jordan township, this county, on Tbhisday of last week, after chooping some wood started for his house, but fell a corpse before reaching the gate. John L. Miller, a young law student of Rochester, Ind , and a cousin of D, B. Miller, Esq., of this place, is visittngfriendsin Rensselaer. Dan gravely insists he is “duck” hunting. A proposition is on foot to uniform and otherwise aid the Rensselaer Cornet Band organization. The boys de serve it, and we trust subh action will be taken as will prove a success. Judson Applegate, Esq., of Delphi, a prominent radical candidate for Congress, in this District, in company with our townsman, Gen. Thompson, made us a pleasant call last Tuesday

Time to Transplant Trees. —lt is usually done during the month of April, but may be done any time after the frost is out and ground settled; and th® place to get the trees is at the Rensselaer Nursery. Don’t fail to go to C. G Starr’s new store for anything you want in the Grocery or Queensware line, and examine his goods and prices before making your purchases. Standard goods and low prices, for cash, is his motto. Business men will find at the post office pocket memorandums, figuring pads, seratch books, pocket ledgers, pens, pen-holders, legal cap. letter and note papers, also cheap manilla envelopes, sizes No. 6 and No. 10.— Good goods and ch®ap,

Miss Maria Patton has returned from her visit with friends and relatives in Toledo, Ohio, and will take her old place in the milliner shop now owned by Mrs. Lizzie H. Chilcote, at Ralph Fendig’s store, where her old friends can always find her. Tom- Davisson, of Union township, a wounded “boy tn blue,” desires the nomination for Sheriff at the hands of the radicals. Tom is a good fellow, but as he is not on the “ring" slate, he can rest assured that his wishes will neither be consulted nor gratified. Contractor Wood returned yesterday morning from Arkansas, and re-, ports everything prosperous, but at present the southwest is under water. Crops are promising, and emigration is opening up and developing the country. He was informed that four negroes would cheerfully be exchanged for on 6 good white citizen.