Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1884 — BLACKFORD ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD ITEMS.

Health is go. d in our community at present. The late rains refreshed everything ard everybody. The wheat of this vaeinity is nearly all threshed, the yield being from ten to twelve bushels per a-re, and of good quality. fl. C. bred is selling the “lives of Cleveland and Hendricks.” Go on. Henry, aud don't forget Barkley will give “Grover and Tom” a big hoist 'Hi* fall. Sam Potts is usually the happiest man in the township, but on last Monday morning his flights of ecstaoy were unmeasurable, all od account of the advent of a six pound boy. Sam says the first thing he did was to give three cheers for Cleveland and Hendricks. As usual there will be Sunday School nexf Sunday mornieg at 9 o’clock at Brushwood. Let all come out. Mr. J. Longstreet has finished the bridge over the Helvis Ditch, at last, near William Durants. James has had difficulty in getting the trustees to rttcelve it. The Cleveland and Hendricks Club will meet at Sand Ridge next Saturday night. Come ail. Blackford, August I2lh 1884. MOSS BACK.