Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1898 — SHARON. [ARTICLE]

SHARON.

—Frank Duvall did business in White county last week. —Mr. Kimple, of White county, was a Monday caller. —Mr. and Mrs, Kntple of Seafield, were callershere last week —Mrs. Mala Garrison was numbered among the sick list of last week. —The eldest daughter of Mr. Dave Holan is down with typhoid fever. —Chas. Slaughter is improving his place by putting down a drilled well. —Messrs. Thos. and John Harris of Remington, were Sunday callers here. —Geo. Hosmer of Rensselaer, was looking after his farms here last week, —The Rev, Peter V’. Hinds was a business caller in Remington last week. —Joseph Scheatz, of Danvers, 111., who has been here building a barn for his tenant, Mr. Schaurich returned home last Saturday. —Messrs. Hammond a nd Harris were in the north part of the county the first of the week, and bought a load of potatoes and onions. —The democrats of Jordan Tp., attended a meeting at Egypt school house last Wednesday night. The speaker was Mr. Glazebrook, of Rensselaer, and he was greeted with a large and attentive audience. —White county parties have been seeking an outlet for their ditches and have been surveying along the Milman route with a view of enlarging that stream and pour the water down on an already inundated territory. —Judging from information given us by old time republicans there will be an additional eclipse other than the six recorded in the almanac. The last one will be of the republican party for it is given up by all classes that a change is a necessity.