Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1900 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

Fountain Purk Assembly opens July 28. Mr. Homer Snyder wus a Goodlaud caller Sunday, • , ; The Salvation Army will remain over Sunday here. Lulu Sexton of Wolcott, spent Sunday w ith Verne Broudie. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wuymire, Tuesday, a son. The Halleck telephone lines will probably reach town to-day. The Hurdlgun Comedy Co., is at the Austin opera house this week, Mr, Jess Hulcom of Chicago, is visiting Chus. Unicorn and family. Rev. J. D. Carson and family visited in Brookstou and Chalmers last week. Several of our young people spent a verydelightful Sunday at Denton's grove. In response to a telegram, Frank Fisher went to Seattle, Washington, last Friday, The Pan Handle will ruu an excursion to Luke Muxinkuckee, (to-morrow) Sunday. Mamie and Wilbur Barnes of El wood, came Wednesday for an extended visit with relatives. Carpenter township voted aguinst the railroad You bet. We are not ready yet to buy u pig in a poke. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Muxwell and childreii of Kuusus City lire rletting their brothers Orveuud Ed Maxwell. Mr. Will Miller has secured u position in the telephone office at Rossville. 111., and will leave here next Monday.

Miss Lucy Beasley went to New Richmond to-duy (Suturduy) to reimiin the rest of the : summer with relatives, 1 Mrs. Frank Phillippl returned home from i Hammond Tuesday accompanied by her j little graudaughter Ruth Woodln. | Mr. Gumw hus secured u new tinner from I Gillman, 111. He is a tine clarinet player und ! the bund buyshuve secured his services. Walter Rich of Oxford, our former tow nsman, together with Tim Hurringtou of that place, has bought the Swan elevator at Wudeuu. The Remington Baud hus been engaged for j the big Woodmen picnic at Chatsworth, 111., Aug. 1. Three or four other bands will be in i attendance. Mrs. A. P. Fisher received word Wedues- . ilay that her mother, Mrs. America Gwiis, i had suddenly died at Fair Oaks, where she was visiting. Her home was in Lafayette I ud. John Westfall, Ethel Green, Berthu Smalley. Myrtle Ford und —— Bartoo are attending normal at Rensselaer. Misses Gertrude and Hattie Hesse and Ettie Luckey will start in next week. if a delegation of Boxers from the hub come over to run our uext railroad election —if w e have one—they w ill probably return home in ab, nit the same frame of mind us thut of the Retisseluer delegation from the Goodland senatorial convention.

DEATH OF KOUtKI E WELSH. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Welsh iust received I ntficiul uotiiicutlou from the Wurdepartment of the death of their sou Robert E. Welsh, w hick occured at Curcur. P. 1.. Oct. yth., lust, from small-pox. aged 3tf yeurs and 15 days. Mr. Welsh was horu in Jordan tp„ Jasper Co.. Sept. 21, 1863, where he lived until about I*B7, w hen he w ent to Mendocino, Co., California. March 13, BMW, he enlisted lu Co. A. 21kI l'. S. inf , and sailed with his compuay soon afterwards for the Philippines, His remains lie buried iu the native cemetury at Curcur, P. 1. OBITIAKY. Mury A. Gray, nee Sheets, was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Nov., 20. 1839; died July 13, IUOO. aged 71 yeurs, 7 months und 22 days. Deceased was married Sept., I*lß, to Uriuli lrwin. Tothisuuion live children were horn, three of w hom are now living, tw o sons and one daughter. April 1. 1858. she wus married to Josephus Gray. To this union six children were born, two sons and four daughters, all of wlium ure now liviug. Mrs. Gray united with the M. E. church iu 1881 and has lived a faithful chrbtiau life ever since. She lias been u patient sufferer for the iait foiir months, tying iu death's grasp for three days and nights. She leaves n devoted husband, nine children and one brother to mourn her loss, besides hosts of relutives mid friends that loved and respected her.-e Her v ry übsence to say ; "Be ye also ready. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Carson of Remington. Interment was made at fh<Remingtoii cemetery.