Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1900 — JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. [ARTICLE]

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS. FROM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

INDEPENDENCE. John Lesh of Parr, was a visitor here last Sunday. \ Chesley Wray hauled his wheat to market last week. Charley Hopkins did business in Rensselaer Tuesday. Isaac Brubaker of Parr, was in these parts last week. Charey Hopkins returned from Wheatfield last Sunday. Mr. Bruce of near Rensselaer, was in these parts Monday. Rev. Richerson preached a good sermon at this place Sunday evening. Edward Miller hauled a load of farming tools over to his place Tuesday. Esper McLary has been working at the carpenter trade for B. J. Gifford. John Gafey and Dennis Healy are hauling wood to Rensselaer this week. Homer Miller departed for lowa last Thursday, where be will spend the summer. Will Wray and Leonard Hays put on their starched collars and plug hats and “went out amongs't them” last Sunday evening. If you want to know what kind of a i oise an old tin boiler, a dozen tin cans, a few pie-pans and a couple of bells will make rattling down a stairway, just ask Fred Renicker. Ed Jenkins was out hunting one day last week, he went to shoot at a rabbit but the gun wouldn’t “go.” He then tock the load out and found it loaded with 8 drams of dirt and a few old nails for shot. “That’s some of Mr. Nute’s work,” said Eddie. Quite a number of friends gath■ered together last Thursday night at Mr. Tarbit’s to surprise Bluford, it being his 16th birthday. Those present were; Esper McLary, Arthur Armstrong, Gertie Castor, May Hays, Jess Garriott, Nettie Castor, Leonard Hays and. Julia McLary. Several hours were spent'paying various games and a fine time was had.

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

O. 0. Halstead took his wife last Monday to Chicago to the hospital for treatment. Elder D. T. Halstead and wife visit d their niece, Mrs. John Martindale, a few days last week. Lee Mauck left Tuesday for Monticello to visit relatives and friends; expects to stay a week. Mrs. Effie Wade and son George, of Hammond, visited this week with Mrs. Wade’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Yeoman. About 40 of “our crowd,” with well filled baskets, went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Halstead on last Sunday to give Mrs. Halstead a surprise dinner, it being her birthday. She had just returned the day before from a two weeks visit with her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Harris, of Kalamazoo, Mich. She was surprised for awhile, then she “caught on,” as surprises are nothing new in •our township. The afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation, music, singing and recitations. The ladies sang one song that was Mr. Halstead’s favorite, “The Old Musician and His Harp.” It is such a good old song we will repeatthe words: Years have come and passed away, -Golden locks have turned to gray, Golden ringlets, once so fair Time has changed to silvery halt, Yes I’ve neared the river side Soon I'll launch upon its tide. Soon my boat with noiseless oar Safe wiU pass to yonder shore. • CHORUS. . Bring my harp to me again, Let me sing a gentle strain. .Let me hear its chords once more Ere I pass to yon bright shore. •Oh those chords with magic power Take me back to childhood’s hours, To that cot beside the Sea Where I knelt at mother’s knee. Bat that mother she has gone, "Calm she sleeps beneath the atone While I wander here alone. Sighing for a brighter home. Soon I’ll be among the blest Where the weary are at rest. Boon I’ll tread the golden shore Singing praises evermore. . - Mow my boat is on the stream I can see its water’s gleam, Soon I’ll be where angels roam Dear old bark, I’m going home DUNNVILLE. Grant Hill of Wheatfield tp, ehewed pickles with me last Wednesday. Mr. Peanut of San Pierre, was the guest of Miss Netta Hall, last Sunday. For reasons unknown, the revival meeting did not begin at D. V. last Monday evening. San Pierre I. O. G. T., lodge is going to celebrate their first anniversary, the 22d of March. Bev. Thorpe of Judson, preached two able sermons at D. V. last Sunday and Sunday evening.

Miss Alice Marshal and Messrs. Earl Wilmington and Will Pfile were the guests of Miss Lydia Sands last Sunday. Samuel Leack, who has been in the employ of John Finn, has departed for Dakota. A lady is the power that attracts him. Master Arthur White was the guest of Miss Pearl Eohannan last Sunday evening, after the old folks retired. He went critterback. John Finn and W. O. Hinshaw bobsonized the wood-choppers goat at Wheatfield Monday evening. They report a hair-splitting time. Our postmaster, J. A. Adkins, after about four years of execessive labor, has taken a week’s leave of absence. He is visiting friends in the southern part of the state. Boys, get your racket making machinery ready for use. The young man that bought the sewing machine at the sale last Wednesday intends to get a lady to treddle the same. The public sale at the residence of George Brett last Wednesday was a success. Altho a rainy day a good crowd was present, representing distances ten miles away. Horses sold as high as slo2,,cows with calf, as high as 150. Mr. Graves was auctioneer. The D. V. school house fairly groaned with intellectual weight last Saturday. The first part of the day the school house was an arena upon which the pedagogues of Kankakee and Wheatfield tp’s. were actors. The afternoon was the time, and both rooms the place, were political manipulations were discussed, the democrats holding the fort in the north room while the republicans, with their wallcracking eloquence, were doing the same in the south room. This is a case of the lion and the lamb lying down together; surely miracles are not impossible.

BLACKFORD

Jesse Nuss is working for Charles Reed at present. Mr. Jacob Lesh has returned from a visit with relatives in Ohio. There was a dance at James Longstretch’s last Saturday night. George Jenkins and son Charles, did business in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. Nick Dexter and family of Goodland, are visiting friends in this locality this week. Mrs. Thomas Gilmore was hurried at the Prater cemetery last Sunday, Rev. Edward Pierson conducting the burial ceremony. The box social at Blackford on Wednesday, the 14th was well attended there being some two hundred people there. The boxes were sold high, $19.95 being taken in. Nettie Castor got the gold ring, it bringing $6.75 while Sylvester Galbeath was awarded the pair of mittens,

REMINGTON.

Mrs. James Robinson is very ill. Mike Reed of Wolcott was in town Saturday. Jasper Guy was at the hub on business Monday. Anthony Gallagher was in Monticello on business Tuesday. Geo. Shew has moved to. the Coen farm, southeast of town. Steve Yeoman is now assistant cashier in the Bank of Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Art Fisher moved to their farm near Aix this week. W. 0. Smalley is now traveling for the Champion binder company. Miss Carrie Mason of Elwood, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred Love. Tom Johnson, who is at the Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette, was visiting here this week. M. A. Gray was in Rensselaer Tuesday. His brother from Newton Co., returned home with him. Hartley Church left Monday for Colorado, where he has secured a position with a large mercantile firm. Dan O’Connor will erect a new brick building in the spring to be S}.*" pool h. U and bowling Thos. O’Connor has purchased the Dan Moore farm, 3| miles south of town, paying therefor S7O per acre. Miss Retta Conwell, the evangelist, did not come last Sunday, so the revival at the M. E. church will not begin until next Sunday. We understand that Michael O’Connor, who purchased a farm near Frankfort last fall, has sold out there and contemplates returning to this vicinity again. It is rumored that the Odd Fellows will erect a three-story brick building on the ground now occupied by Hemphill & Bowman’s

blacksmith shop and Tharp’s wagon shop. The Modern Woodmen gave a banquet in the Grand Army hall Wednesday eve. About eighty-five were in attendance and a very pleasant time enjoyed by all. A fine supper was served and the band boys furnished music for the occasion. This most worthy order is growing rapidly. Mrs. J. M, Howell, southeast of town, died Tues<lay morning after months of lingering illness. Deceased was buried in the Remington cemetery Thursday afternoon. The funeral services conducted by the Rebekah Lodge and sermon preached by Rev. Matthews. A lusband and five children mourn ler loss. Faint rumblings of someofficial misdoirgs on the part of a local officer or two have reached the ears of a few of our people, and it is said that an investigation of the town finances is now being made. It is said that the town has been borrowing money and paying interest on it when one of the officials had some $750 belonging to the town but which for some reason he had failed to turn over. Quite a lot more Remingtonians are now becoming convinced that it is not best to keep one set of officials in office too long.

VIRGIE.

Roads are very bad. Owen Grimm took dinner with Bob Goodrich Sunday. Miss May Leech visited at Hamacher’s Sunday afternoon. Fred and Leo Hamacher visited at Miss May Leech’s Sunday. Miss Clara Haste visited Mrs. Peter Plumer Tuesday evening. There is but seven weeks and two days more school at this place. The Hamacher’s and Leech’s are going to move to Valpo. in the fall. There will be a box social at the Virgie school house Saturday night. Everybody invited. The old maids and widows have quite a confusion about their fellows around and in Virgie. Miss Iva Grimm and Miss Carl Grimm have returned from Chicago to this place where they will remain this coming season. There was an old maids’ party at Ridenour’s last Monday evening, and Rillie reports a good time. She said she hasn’t had so much fun since Christinas.

PARR.

Roland Leis is able to be about again, W. L. Wood is inKy., this week on business. Mrs. Belle Price is suffering from rheumatism. Mrs. H. C. Sims spent Monday with Mrs. D. A. Elder. Mrs. D. E. Hudson and Mrs. M. O. Gant were the guests of Mrs. Emory Garriott Tuesday. Misses Ethel Perkins and Lillian Nowels were the guests of Mrs. D. E. Hudson Friday night. Mrs. Wm. Pierson of near Virgie, visited at Chas. Martin’s Wednesday and Thursday. Quite a number from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Thos. Gilmore, at Brushwood, Sunday. Dessie Porter returned one day last week from Whiting, where he has been visiting relatives fora few weeks. Wm. Nagle, who has been blacksmithing for T. J. Fay, had his foot crushed by a horse last week and is still unable to work.

GILLATI.

Pete Hermanson shelled corn Friday. Miss Effie Bishir visited her grandmother Monday. Jas. Blankenship is hauling corn to Mr. Moody this week. Bart Reed and wife went sleigh riding to Francesville Monday. Jacob Armbrecht hauled oats to Francesville Monday and Tuesday. Levi Miller and wife, visited the. latter’s father. Bennie Goldsbury, Supdny. jjffrs. Minnie Blankenship called on Mrs. Levi Miller Tuesday afternoon. Ed Goldsbury played the violin for the “hop” over on the marsh Saturday night. Mrs. May, of Remington, visited her sister Mrs. Bennie Goldsbury, from Friday till Monday. Mr. Santpiere of Rensselaer, has moved on the Gifford farm where Joe Pitman formerly resided. Elder J. E. Collins, who has been holding meetings at Rensselaer was the guest of Jas, Blankenship Saturday eve and Sunday. J. E. Collins preached some excellent sermons at Bethel the latter part of the week, his subject for Thursday evening was “Let Patience have her perfect work.” Friday evening, “Deliverance

from Egypt;” Sabbath morning, “Entire Sanctification;” Sunday; evening, “Bible Reading or Perfection ” ' Ed Goldsbury was the guest of Jas. Blankenship’s Thursday eve. They spent the evening practicing .music as they are both members of the string band. Married, at the home of the bride last Thursday at 12 o’clock, Miss Lizzie Poicel, daughter of George Poicel, and Mr. Fred Lee. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Herbert Kester. Immediately after the ceremony the guests proceeded to the dining room, there an elegantdinner was waiting. We wish them all the joy and happiness there is in life and may it be their good luck to also live happy together in the next life.

FAIR OAKS.

Mrs. Schuyler Brockus has been quite sick for a few days. ' R. W. Schofield has gone over to Gifford again thia week. C. B. Stewart of Rensselaer, was in town on business Tuesday.

Bro. Skinner’s went to the country Thursday to dinner with A. D. Washburn’s. A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hochbaum’s is sick with intermittent fever. Next Saturday and Sunday will be monthly meeting of the Church of the living God. Rev. Leeson of Fowler, delivered a discourse at the M. E. church last Monday evening. Rev. Skinner’s and Mr. Kennedy took dinner with Grandpa Moffitt’s last Monday. John and Pad Britton from west of Rose Lawn, were in town on Thursday of this week. Geo. Davisson’s moved to town one day this week. They occupy the widow Davisson property. The protracted effort at the M. E. church still moves on. • There has been several accessions to the church. Mr. Rans. Elijah from near North Star church, Newton Co., came to town Wednesday morning and went to Hammond, returning Thursday on the 10:87 train. Charlie Shoop, who has been sick for several weeks, died last Saturday morning about 8 o’clock. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 o’clock at the M. E. church, Rev. Skin ier officiating. The remains were laid to rest in Fair Oaks cemetery. The C. T. U. meeting was not so well attended last Sunday as we might have expected. Mr. Kenton’s and Mr. Renicker’s from Rensselaer were on hands to execute their part of the program. Next meeting will be held at the Christian church the 3d Sunday eve of March. Mrs. Emma Winslow will conduct the meetings hereafter, as she is vice-president, and Mrs. Thornton will move from town soon.

SHARON.

Times lively. Oliver Phillips was a visitor here last Monday. D. M. Waymire is preparing to move to RemingtonSeveral from here attended the Lytle-Ochs sale Thursday. Henry Turner came up from Otterbein and spent Sunday at home. Fred Penwright and family visited the former’s mother here last Monday. Andrew Haley, from the Philand a former resident here, is visiting with friends. The pie social given by the Y. P. S. C. E. last Saturday night was a grand success and pies went sky-high, selling at an average of 70 cents each. The sum of 513.10 was realized.

WHEATFIELD.

Hurrah for Bryan! Oh, for words to describe our weather. Mrs. O’Mera one of our town teachers, is reported sick. All right, Gillam, Wheatfield is no “slouch,” but rather slow. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Misch left Tuesday for a visit with relatives in Kansas. A. Nichols and family of Gifford’s Garden have moved into the Page properity. The anniversary of Washington’s birthday was celebnted hero by a masquerade ball. A revival meeting is being held at the Christian church this week by Rev. Appleton. Sunday being Dan Meyer’s birthday his daughters surprised him by inviting a host of friends to dinner. Frank said he wasn’t as large as some but luckier than others, “bekase” he got to carry the prize home from the show. Wednesday was not a very pleasant day but five new subscribers were added to The Democrat’s list nevertheless. Nearly thirty new subscribers is our record this month. Married, at the home of the groom’s sister, Feb. 18, Mr. William Hibbs and Miss Dora Wineland . Rev. Appleton tied the everlasting knot. The • young couple left Sunday eve for their future home in Gifford’s Garden. We wish these children success and happiness through life.

GIFFORD.

Leroy Smith is working for Ira Brown. Chas. Evans spent Monday and Tuesday in Rensselaer. John Kimble has a large supply of groceries on hand. ( John Kimble, the leading merchant of Gifford, was in Monticello Tuesday transacting business.

at North Lawn school house. Win. Hurly spent a couple of days at the hub the first of the week. Asa Brown the father of the hustling young grain buyer, Ira Brown, is moving on the Greenfield farm, near Gifford. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Brown took a trip to Kankakee, 111., Saturday,, returning by the way of Kniman where they visited their parents and friends until Tuesday. B. F. Gifford is having several houses and barns built in this vicinity where he will have tenants V- cultivate onions and potatoes next Summer. August Seaman foreman of the construction of tne C. & W. V. Ry. for the last year or more, has quit work on same. He asked for an advancement in his wages, which was not given to him. Anyone wishing to buy skunk hides or perfume of same call on John Kimble and Nate Richards. Offices at northeast corner of Main and Gust St. and first door south of blacksmith shop. Some of the people in Gifford the other day saw a short man trying to kiss a tall woman. It seemed to them like an Irishman going up to Vesuvius, because he was trying to get at the mouth of the “crater?’ That right, Bill. KNIMAN. Mrs Molly Gundy is visiting at Mr. McGlinn’s. Miss Nellie Wallace was seen on our streets Tuesday. Miss Minnie Johns is working for John O'Connor’s. Mr. Ira Brown and wife were in* town a few days this week. Mrs. Ella Sayers was visiti ig her parents a few days last week. Mr. J. Yeagley’s have moved where Mr. E. Flemming used to live. J. E. Meyers, G. F. Meyers and William Shirie went to Rensselaer Saturday. Mr. Ott Kennedy has returned from Fair Oaks, where he has been with Rev. Skinner in his meetings. Miss Nettie Comer went home Saturday and returned Monday morning, just in time to get to school. Miss Cora Lewark and Mr. John Brooks were united in holy bonds of matrimony Sunday. We wish them all the joy and happiness and good luck.

SAN PIERRE.

[Starke Co.] O. D. Brown went to Knox Thursday on business. Edward Gillar and Harry Cripes spent Thursday in Knox. D. I. Moran transacted businessat Wheatfield last Tuesday. Curly Kilgore and partner have gone into the wood business. Rinehalt Smith, who went to Texas a short time ago, has returned home. Albert Croffofd of Michigan City, was visiting his betterhalf here this week. Several of the Woodmen of thisplace visited Wheatfield lodge last Monday evening. O. Daily gives a free dance Thursday evening for the benefit of his town people. Miss Renewanz of St. Louis, is visiting with her brother R. F. Renewanz, at this place at present writing. Will Collens has returned to Chicago to his work, where he is employed by the American hotel | as buss driver. The pound party last Friday I evening, held at the Good Temp- ' lar’s lodge room was well attended,, owing to the bad weather. Mrs. Durflinger, two miles west of town, died last Saturday after a brief illness. The services i were held at the M. E. church Monday at 11 a. m. by Rev. Hickman.