Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1883 — ORANGE BLOSSOMS. [ARTICLE]

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

A daughter at Will Eger’s. A meeting of the Old Settlers’* of White county, at Monticello, next Thursday. _ The old war-horse, Gen. Manson, wili deliver an address at the reunion at Fowler. Li. M. Bergman, of Ohio, vtsi*ed his brothers, Will and Emmet, at this place, the present week. Ths Kentucky House of Representatives stands twelve Republicans and eighty-eight Democrats. I'he Senate seven Republicans and thirty One Democrats. The tariff should be taken off o ? all the necessaries of life- Keep the tax on tobacco, whisky, diamonds, etc., and take it off of coffee, sugar, clothing and other necessities. Many counties cannot boast of an Agricultural Assooiatihn- Jasper county can with pride boast of two in successful operation for a number of years and increasing in usefulness and vigor. Mr. 8. P. Sheerin, clerk of the supreme eourt of this State, was mar lied at Louisville, Ky.» Tuesday morning. August 14th. at 5 o’clock, to Miss Dougherty, an estimable young lady from one of the best and wealthiest Louisville families.

Quite a sensation was created at the Institute yesterday by the an nounoement that at the close of the days’* exercises a game of base ball would be played between the famous “Comets” and a picked Dine from among the lady members of the Institute. On adjournment the ladies selected their officers, proceeded to the ball ground and reported ready. Charle’ Warner was elected umpire. At the end of the fourth inning, it being time to adjourn for supper,;the taily 4 -man announced a tie, and the umpire so declared amid the cheers of the assemblage for the ladies— Professors Black and Ragan looked Oj with interest and seemed to enjoy with keen relishjthe succoss of their pupils. ■I- < I <W - T 0 Extensive preparations are making by the management of the Remington Fair to make it a grander success than ever before. Remember, tho Fair commences next Tuesday and closes the following Friday. The Jasper County Fair will commence at this place, on the 11th of September next, and continue four days The officers are doing all in their power to insure satisfaction to everybody. We trust our people will make it a point to attend both Fairs, and place on exhibiton articles of interest and merit. These institutions are Jasper county enterprises, and they are entitled to the hearty support and en couragement of our citizens.

Lafayette Courier, Tuesday: Miss Mary Pritchard, of Chauncey, and Mr. Samuel Rodgers, of Reesselaer, will be united in bonds matrimonial this evening at 8 o’clock at the residence of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Joseph Bates, in Chauncey. Rev. Mr. Reed, es the Chauncey Baptist church will officiate. The Chauncey boys are preparing to give the bridal party a rousing reception. Our informant run against a corps of mechanics in the rear end of a certain carpenter shop busy in the construction of mammoth horse fiddle. It was a four-horse concern which will de duty at the “reception ” and there will be numerous other instruments of corresponding richness of discordance. The groom is a member of the Rensselaer brass band and con nected with one of the hotels at that place.