Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1882 — WALKER ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

WALKER ITEMS.

Weather fine, though ffearful wintry. Health ; •uerally good, though a number of children in district No. 8 have the whooping cough, wnich has prevented tlmm from attending school. Schools nil in full blast., and pro grossing finely. James VenricK and lady paid his parents a short visit, returning Sunfl y afternoon, taking Miss Ida Pettit with them. She will probably re main with the family of Mr. George Wilcox during the winter. Simon Spriggs sports a pair of fro zen ears since last Monday. Frozen toes in abundance.

Charlie Cooper has to be c nveyed about the house, at his grandfather’s on a chair, the r suit of a scuffle that took place at Haste’s mill, wfth John Rhoades, last Friday. In he fall his knee struck the frozen ground, and the knee cap slipped out of its soc.cet, nroducing great pain. Dr. 8. F. Brown, oeing present, replaced the cap in a few moments, but at last accounts the limb was vary much swollen and Aery painful. A protracted meeting commeaces at the Hershman School House |this evening. The meetings, we are informed, will be conducted by Elder Fauhner, the yastor o' this circuit. Mi. Andrew Best, at the Fern sdal crossing of the Btumph slough, will oocupy his. new house shortly not withstanding the cold weather.

All the spare time the boys have is occupied in burning aad shooting quails, rabbits and pheasants. Over 4,000 rabbits have been shipped from the station st Medaryville in the past three weeks. F. M, Hershman has his dwelling house painted, swept and garnishedWho will bejthe lucky woman to on ter therein? Guess the north railroad must be dead, as we don’t hear anything more Of it. CITIBEN. December 18, 1882.