Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1915 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Mias Mary Roush is the proud owner of a new Ford. Henry Mullen came over from Wolcott Tuesday. Wednesday was “clean-up” day at the Marcott farm and many neighbors and people from town gathered to dean up the wreckage left by the cyclone. Free lunch was served by John Zimmerman at noon and the farm presents a very neat appearance now. A. Cassell, of Sheldon, 111., a brother of Simon Cassell, formerly of Remington, died in Chicago Wednesday of last week and was buried at Sheldon last Friday. Wilbur Tharp, of Chicago, visited with John Tharp Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr. Shine made a business trip to Chicago Heights Wednesday. Mrs. Ernest Rawlings and daughter, Winifred, spent Thursday and Friday at Wolcott with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beeedcker. Mr. and Mrs. Luckey left Wednesday for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. M. B. Graham at Windfall, Ind. The Dorcas Club met Wednesday at the home of Miss Blanch Parks. Mrs. Wm. Beal, of Wolcott, attended Dorcas club Wednesday. Misses Dot Porter, Lottie Porter, Cecilia Crane, Frieda Wdneland, Lola Skinner and Gladys McGlynn left last Sunday for Terre Haute to attend the normal. Miss Francis Shand has been engaged to teach in the Goodland school the coming year. C. L. Bishop was a Rensselaer visitor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Leopold and Mr. and Mrs. Will Hemphill, of Wolcott, made a short visit Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Rawlings. There are still quite a few people coming to see the wreckage of the wind storm. Gus Ribble, of Fairmount, was in town Friday and Saturday on business and visiting John Clark. Editor Rartoo is on the sick list and Hartly Coover is bossing the Press this week. Marion Paries is learning the drug business at Townsend’s. Remington citizens were shocked Sunday to hear of the death of Wm. Townsend, which occurred about noon and only a week from the time he met with his accident, and at a time when he was thought to be doing nicely. The funeral was preached at the Presbyterian church by Rev. Bull assisted by Rev®. Konkle and Warrdner. Wm. Townsend was bom at Salem, Ind., 1854, and died at Remington, May 23, 1915, aged 60 years, 7 months and 20 days. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and always took an active part in church work. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge and the D* of R. He was married in 1880 to Mvss Nora Garrison and leaves, besides the widow, two sons, Claude B. and Lowell, to mourn their loss. Those attending the funeral from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Tabor, of Wabash, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Handy, of Huntington, Dr. and Mrs. Krebs, of Huntington, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Campbell, of Frankfort, Prof. E. W. Murphy, Prof. H. Naysmith, of Urbana, 111.