Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1913 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Mrs. Markham, of Bellmore, Ind., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Beal. Mrs. E, A. Benedict and children of Kentland spent last week from Monday to Friday with her sister, Mrs. Coleman Merrit who had just returned from a week’s visit, in Crawfordsville with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johns ton,“'accompanied. their son, Dr. Roy Johnston and family in their auto to Kokomo last Wednesday, returning Saturday. Mrs. Minier and daughter returned with the party. Mrs. Sam Bowman was suffering with facial neuralgia last week. Mrs. Wickham was very ill last week, being threatened with appendicitis. She is recovering. Grandma Washburn of Earl Park was a guest of her son from Thursday to Sunday. Miss Elva Estes returned Sunday evening from a two months’ stay in Kansas City. Mrs. Edw. Poulson spent the past week with her mother, Mrs. Stone, and sister, Mrs. Heath. Mr. L. M. Barnes went to Cleveland, Ohio, last Saturday, expecting to return with his wife and Lyle the last of this week. Max Hargreaves is spending his vacation from the Hicks Dry goods store in Chicago, Kankakee and Clifton, 111. Mrs. Hal Sheets of Indianapolis has spent the past week with her brothers, B. F. and Harry and her many old time friends. Mrs. Harry Spencer gave a family dinner last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lockman, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Elmore the past fortnight, returned to their home in Chicago at the week end, their host and brothers accompanying them to Hammond where they will make a short stay visiting relatives. Mr. Frank Howard spent the last half of the week in Chicago. Mrs. Carrie Traugh, of Bloomington, 111., is a guest of Mrs. Peter Mann.

A grand-daughter is visiting Mrs. Chas. McCollough. t The intense heat of this week has caused several cases of prostration. Mrs. Schott spent from Tuesday to Thursday of last week in Wolcott, The M. E. Missionary society met with Mrs. Frank Jordan Tuesday afternoon. The Presbyterian Industrial society met witn Mrs. Bull at the Manse last Thursday. Mr. Ernest Swift has purchased and will occupy the Claude Townsend cottage as soon as Mr. Cornwall can move. The Union service in the Park last Sabbath was well attended, Rev. Bull giving the sermon. Rev. McNary will speak next Sabbath eve. Mrs. Fanny Parks has purchased the Townsend cottage at Fountain Park. A party of seventeen ladies came from Wolcott last Wednesday a. m. to hold a picnic at the farm home of Mrs. George Gelb. A rain spoiled the plan of a regulation picnic dinner on the grass so the enclosed veranda was converted into a picnic hall, the floor serving as table, chairs, etc. The edibles laid out were beyond description,— surely it was a feast fit for the gods! The party included the Mesdames Mattox, Wm. Hemphill, Ralph O’Riley, and the Misses Alice Wolf, Ethel Debell, Florence Templeton, Edna Wheeler, Tina Lyons, Ada Foster, Ola Lux, Mary Humphreys, Marvel Clarke, Annis Mitchell, Francis Famey, Grace and Viola Goodacre, Lissa Dyer, and Mrs. Schott of this place. Mrs. John Randle of La Verne, Okla., has been a guest in the Guthrie Morris home this week. Mrs. Frank Hart of Wolcott spent Monday night with her parents.

Mrs. A. Lobdell and daughter May of Volatie, near Albany, New York, are to be guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. Morris next week. Mrs. Fanny Parks gave a dinner Wednesday, the guest list including Mrs. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Gilbert, and Mrs. Chas. Brand. Miss Irene Balcom made a week end visit in Covington. Mr. Bernard Hitchcock spent Sunday in this city, having come from Watseka in large touirng car. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Bull left Wednesday a. m. 'for Chicago. Starting Thursday night for Tower, Minn., where they will spend the month of August with Mrs. Bull’s mother, meeting brothers and sisters in family reunion. 1 Mr. Edgar Trlbby spent Monday in Logansport. Mrs. Jas. Greene is slowly improving after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Harlacker of Monticello spent Sunday with Mr. Chas. Durham and other friends? He has recently returned from a long stay in North Dakota. Mrs. Gumm and Lillian returned the early part of last week from a month’s visit in Joliet, 111. The Gumm family spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hart in Earl Park. The funeral service of Mr. Frank J. O’Connor, late of Green Bay, Wte,. was held Wednesday morntoy with Interment at that place. Relatives attending from here were jgfo. Jas. Peek, Miss Meehan, Mr. nfonls O’Connor and Mr. Geo. Eck. A wife and three boys survive.