Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1911 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Mrs. Fred Berger is on the sick list. Mira Catherine Carmody is quite ill at hsr home. Our public school is scheduled t open September 4th. Roscoe Filer’s arm broken last week is progressing favorably. Bernard Hargreaves visited in Monticello the first part of the week. • Miss Nola Grubb Is enjoying a long vacation and rest at her mother’s. Miss Ethel Smalley has succeeded Miss Nola Grubb in Dr. Besser’s-office. Mr. and Mrs. George Hart, of Earl Par)t, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gumm. Union service was held in the M. E. church Sabbath evening, Rev. Bull delivering the sermon. Frank Kelley and family autoed to Mudlavia and Frankfort Saturday, remaining until Tuesday. The M. E. Missionary Society gave a picnic last Thursday in Chappell’s grove for the Mother’s Jewels band. Miss Anna. Vapor, of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Fenton Fox, of Chicago, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Emma Goss. Mrs. Josephine Emery and grandson, James Kenyon, returned Tuesday evening from a visit of a year in California.

A very enjoyable band concert was given Tuesday evening, although several showers threatened to spoil the evening’s program. Mrs. Kenyon gave a children’s party last Thursday evening in honor of her nieces who have been her house guests for several days. Miss Irene Balcom went to Rensselaer Saturday by Sutherland auto route fora visit of several days with Misses Georgia and Muriel Harris. Mrs. Chas. Smith and Mrs. Dave Pettit, of Wolcott, and Mrs. Pettit’s guest, Miss Georgia Cooke, of Kentucky, were Tuesday all-day guests •f Mr. and Mrs. French.

The Fortnightly Club held a business session in the town park last Wednesday. Mrs. C. B. Johnston was elected to membership. The program committee for the 1911-12 year book is at work.

The band stand in the town park Is repaired and painted, through the efforts of the Fortnight Club. Several citizens, as well as a few members, donated the materials necessary, while the club procured the workmen. Mr. Bert Kyle and family started on an outing trip into lowa Monday, by auto route, carrying a tent for use at night when conditions were favorable, and plenty of money for railroad tickets, should they find too much Illinois mud.

Frank Howard went to lowa last week, taking his little son Vane to Edgewater, Chicago, where Vane visited his grandparents while Mr. Howard spent a week on his lowa farm. They returned Monday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hicks are in charge of a party of campers who left last Saturday for a week on the Tippecanoe. Doris and Donald Hicks and Misses Margaret Johnston, Dell Yeoman, Gertrude Besse and Ethel Greene comprise the party.

The Sew and Sew Club met with Miss Margaret Johnston Friday. There was a large attendance of members and several invited gueto. This was the last session before Fountain Park Assembly. Mrs. Hazel Wood will be the hostess for the first September meeting.