Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1881 — Barkley Items. [ARTICLE]

Barkley Items.

Rolling pins at Hurleytown. The ponds are now full of dusks. H. B. Murray and wife have commenced housekeeping.’ .bin es T. Pandie has purchased the Newt McCurtain farm. The distemper is raging among the horses in this section. Wheat is slightly injured, hut not to the extent expected. Mr. Henkle thinks he will soon be able to return to his home in Chicago. Victor Moore has been very sic*K during ihe past week, but yve think he is now getting better.

H. C. Roney is teaching the “Smith” School, and sustains the reputation—acquired before he came to “Smith” —of bcingjone of the most successful teachers in the county.

Owing to the cold, wet weather farmers aio considerably behind with their spring work. Most of them however, have their oats sowed and a few fuirows plowed for corn. Stock looks well, considering the past cold wint?r and the scarcity of feed ; a few have died from the effects thereof, somo have turned out onon—sod, but the majority are yet feeding. Martin C. Baufield sold his forty head of cattle to Warren and in response to a letter from his native land started last Wednesday en route to Old England. M. C. leaves behind him a host of friends, and when he reaches his destination iie will be welcomed by many friends aud relatives. He has ordered the Sentinel directed to his new address

during his absence.

TIMOTHY.

Barkley Township. April 18, ’Bl.