Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1880 — National Greenback Convention! [ARTICLE]

National Greenback Convention!

A Mass Convention of the National Greenback Party of Jasper county will be held at the Court House, in Rensselaer, on SATURDAY, APRIL 10th, 1880. at 10i o’clock, a. in., for the transaction of the following business,t«-wit: Ist. To select six delegates to the State Convention, to be held at Indianapolis, liid., April 20tn, 1880. 2nd. To select six delegates to the Congressional Convention of tho 10th Cong. Di-rtiict of Indiana, to be held at Montieello, May 20th, 1880. 3d. To select delegates to the Convention to nominate a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the 30th Judicial circuit—the time and place for holding said convention to be hereafter determined. 4th. To -select delegates to the eon" vention to nominate u candidate for Representative in the General Assembly for the counties es Jasper and Newton —the time and place for holding said convention to be hereafter named, sth. To fix time and place, and determine the manner of holding the county nominating convention. 6th. To transact such other business as may properly come bifore said convention. Hon. Robert Gregory, of Montieello, and other speakers, will address the convention. Everybody is invited to attend. By order of County Cen.£Com.

J. A. BURNHAM.

Chairman.

Charles H. Price, Soe’y.

Easter—Next Sunday. J. H. Peacock is no longer a land lord. An addition to the store room of L. Kern is being built. Rev. A. W. Wood is assisting in a protracted meeting at Bradford. Call at the Sentinel office for your horse and jack photos. We.have cuts of various styles. James Welsh will be a candidate for re-election to the office of Assessor of Marion township. The house occupied by Father Baumgardner has been moved to a lot near the Methodist church. Dan B. Miller, Esq., now occupies the Coen property recently vacated by county treasurer Adams. Jackson Phegley is before the people as a candidate for the office of Trustee of Marion township. Mrs. Jere Coelieli and children, of Mouticello, are visiting Stephen Cochell and family at this place. -—_—— The hide of the monster steer, that recently died in White county, weighed two hundred pounds. Wo have had the pleasure during the week of meeting with manyfold and valued fi’iends from Monticello. A valuable black horse belonging to A Leopold broke a leg one day last week. It was shot to end its misery. - Our old Remington friend, F. R. Donnelly, now an officer of the Northern Prison, was in town several days the present week.

The house occupied by Mr. Mastellar, on Front street, wasjdiscovered on fire Sunday last. The flames were subdued before much damage was done. Rev. J. B. Crowe, of Remington, we understand, will preach in the Presbyterian church, Rensselaer, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday. All are invited. The Hurtt family gave two interesting and well received entertainments at the Opera House, last Satuiday and Sunday evenings. The exercises on Sunday evening were confined to anthems, sacred songs, etc. Those who were so fortunate as to be present speak in high terms of the performances.