Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1914 — REMINGTON ITEMS [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS

Max Hargreaves came from Chicago Thursday tor the holidays. Mrs. Howard Jones is making rapid progress toward recovery. Ed Peek continues to improve in the care of a Buffalo specialist and the last report from him is very encouraging. Mils. C. B. Johnston returned at the end of last week from a visit in Kokomo. |Mr. McCormick, of the board of trade line, left Saturday for his home in Kokomo to spend the Xmas season with his family. The M. E. Missionary meeting was in session* Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Ella Parks. Rev. Warriner, of the M. E. church, will conduct a series of evangelistic meetings during January. Several of our merchants have advertised that after Dec. 25 their stores vyill be closed of evenings till spring work is on. The first quarterly meeting will be, held at the Remington M. E. church Sunday evening, Dec. 27. Marion Sutherland, of Milford, 111., will spend the vacation with his grandmother. Miss Irene Balteom reaches here Xmas eve tor the holidays. Miss Nellie O'Connor, of Rensselaer, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chester Besse. . Mrs. Sophie Ganon and son, of Goodland, were visiting here last week with her mother, Mrs. Ackerman and son, Jerry. The churches have planned Xmas programs and Sunday school treats to be given Xmas eve. Wellington M'orris, of Chicago, spent the week end with his sister, Mrs. Homer Lambert and other friends. The basketball game Friday ening in the opera house resulted 36 to 21 in favor of Rensselaer, our boys playing a good, albeit, a losing game. J.HD. B. McDougal was suddenly taken seriously ill Sunday but is improving. Mrs. Joseph Roy is very ill with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard Elmore reached home Saturday evening after a several weeks’ successful tour on the vaudeville stage in Indiana. Mrs. A. G. Lucas Ind children returned to their home in Rensselaer Monday after a several days’ visit with relatives.

Chas. Beal and daughter, Ruth, of Crawfordsville, are spending the. Xmas vacation with his mother and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Grant are visiting his parents near logansport over Xmas. Z Editor Bartoo and wife are having a family dinner on the 25th, the guests including the Sam Bowman, Walter Gillam, Bartoo and Griffin families. Mrs. Frank Peck has been with her B. F. Tedford, for the past ten days. He is in an extremely serious condition with no hopes of recovery.