Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1916 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Mrs. John Forry and children, of Lawrence, lowa, are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Titus, Misses Ella and Ethel Titus and Jane Huber, of Thorntown, Ind., spent Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. Perry Griffith, and family. “ Enoch Klause went to North Dakota Saturday, where he will work a few months. Mr. hml JSlrs. Claud Lambert, of Kentland, Were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lambert. Mrs. Thomas Mullen and children of Denver, Colo., are visiting relatives and friends here. Rev. and Mrs. Richard Crowder and family, of Monticello, are spending this week at Fountain Park. Mrs. Mell Griesel and daughter, of Lowell, are guests of Mrs. John Pepin this week; —*r Mrs. P. Ramsey and daughter, Bessie, of Vincennes, Ind., who have been visiting friends here the past week, went to Otterbein Tuesday for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Lemming. Mrs. Ramsey was formerly Miss Fannie Patton of this place". C. H. Peck went to St. Louis, Mo., Monday to attend the national shoot. Dr. Harry Smalley, of Peril, visited a few days this week with relatives at Fountain Park.

Maurice Eck and John Vogel, of Lansing, 111., were Sunday visitors. F. Wildrich, who has been attending school at Muncie, returned home Monday. Mrs. Sarah Bridges and daughter, May, of south of town, went to Crothersville, Ind. Tuesday. Charles Harris and family went via auto to Little Rock Ark., for a three weeks’ visit. Walter Campbell returned to his home in Chicago after a three months’ visit with George Worden and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hordeman, of Rensselaer, spent Sunday at the park. Miss Louise Sego is spending this week in Goodland. —- John Flatt returned home Tuesday from a few days visit in Peoria, 111. Mrs. Frank Watson has been quite sick the past week. Miss Margaret Kelly, of Lafayette, and Miss Alice Larbyfof Indianapolis, came Tuesday for a few days’ visit with John Kelly and family. Miss Cora Mattas of Montezuma, Ind., returned home Wednesday after a week’s visit with Miss Florence Johnson at the park. Charles Hamer has been walking on crutches since Sunday, having cut his foot quite badly on a broken pop bpttle. Quite a number of Remington people are attending the fair at Lafayette today. Mrs. R. C. Nickel, of Milford, 111., came Tuesday to visit her daughter. Milo Julian and family, of Onward, Ind., are visiting relatives here this week. Miss Ruth Wooden, of Hammond, has been visiting the Cain sisters this week. Mrs. Dresser and Mrs. Semer and daughter, of Norwood, Ohio, are visiting this week with the Stillman and May families. Mrs. Wilcox was taken quite sick Saturday evening, but is some better at this writing. Mrs. George Besse and daughters spent several days this week with relatives at Hoopeston, 111. Albert Wineland came hoipe Wednesday from a twoAveeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bums and family of north of town. Mrs. G. C. Powers and children reseveral months' visit with her mother at New Mexico, Ind. A. Beasley and son, Kermit, of Mott on, came Wednesday evening to visit friends and attend the assembly. Col. Tip Kenyon, who has been attending a tractor meeting at Bloomington, 111., the past week, came home Wednesday evening. Obituary of Wm. Lewis Rich. William Rich, son of George W. and Nancy A. Rich, was bom near Thornton, Boone county, Ind., October 23> 1839 and died August 20, 1916. He was married to Sarah Jane Catterlin September 1 1861. To this union nine children were bom, six sons and three daughters, only three sons survive: F. C., of Kentland; W. E., of Goodland., and J. D., of Brook’ and seven grandchildren. They lived at Frankfort Ind., until the year of 1867 when he moved to Jasper county, where they have lived ever since with the exception of five or six years. He united with the Christian church at Frankfort at the age of twenty-one and lived a consistent Christian life ever since. The funeral was held in the Christian church at Remington after which the Masonic lodge took charge and burial was made in the Remingtoh cemetery. He failed in health six years ago and has been an invalid ever since. He had a stroke of paralysis about five months ago from which he never recovered. Relatives from out of town who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Spray, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Auyhe, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kerns, Mr* and Mrs. M. E. Walker, Mrs. Charles Spray, all of Frankfort; Roy Rich, o flndianapolis; Lester Rich, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Tim Harrington and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harrington, of Lafayette.