Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1886 — NEWTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

NEWTON ITEMS.

Roads muddy. The recent rains, and subsequent warm weather, have caused the grass to grow, and should the weather continue favorable there will soon be enough for the cattle to subsist on. We are glad to be able to state that the children of John Sayler, who have been sick for some time past, and the eldest, Mabel, dangerously so, are on a fair way to recovery. Misses Anna and Mattie Henkl depart for Greensburg, Kansas, Tuesday. The best wishes of the community follow them. A. Freeland, father of Jackson Freeland, trustee elect, arrived at the eighty-sixth mile-stone of life’s journey on the 11th of this month. He is becoming rather infirm, but nevertheless he was able to go to the polls on the sth, and deposit a ballot for Democracy. We earnestly hope he may live many years yet and prosper. Quarterly meeting was held last Saturday and Sunday at the Curtis creek school house. Rev. B. F. Ferguson conducted the services. Miss R •sella Coen, who has 1 een sick for some time pa 4, is now improving. R. J. Yeoman, a former resident of this township, now engaged in the hardware business at Mt. Vyr, has been elevated to the honorary position of Justice of the Peace dust and debris of ages, and we carve out of the Nile between two deserts to see the Khedive and hear the drums of the English soldiery. The Khedive was ever so courteous, and at mv special instance and request reopened the sarcophagus of Thothmes HI, the dear, sweet old l haroah of the Script. I was afraid to shake hands with him, he had been so ‘hardened’ and yet so dusty. My health has not been restored by my trip as I hoped. Yesterda/ I had a sort of hemorrhage that betokens ill. The King of Greece is a clever, well-meaning man. When I was up yesterday among the theatrical sects of Dionysius Theatre, on the Acropolis, he sent word for me to call. I ‘called’ and had a good time. Then I called on Dr. Schliemann and was invited to breakfast at his home.” In view of the fact that the health of Mr. Cox has not been benefited by his residence at Constantinople the opinion is expressed here that he wquld accept a return to Congress. The resignation of Mr. Pulitzer affords an opportunity to eiect Mr. Cox in his place,and his re-entry in the House would give unmeasured satisfaction to his late colleagues of all political parties, General Bragg, who used to love Grover Cleveland for the enemies he had made, was noted in the army for faithful attendance at religious services. One Sunday, when the regiment in which he was then Major was encamped near that town he went with a fellow officer to church at Fredericksburg. It was the most fashionable church

in town, and the people did not have any great amount of love for Union officers. The sexton glanced at the blue uniforms and then started to lead the visitors up stairs. “What are you going there for?’’ inquired Bragg. “That gallery is for niggers, isn’t it?”— “Yes.” “See here; do you know where the parson’s pew is?” quietly asked Bragg. “I do, sir,” replied the sexton, beginning to look scared. “Then show us to it;” and the order was promptly obeyed “The hymnals showed we sat in the pastor’s pew that Sunday,” says his companion, who tells the story.— “The church was well filled, but that pew contained only the two Union soldiers.”