Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

REMINGTON (From the Press)

C. W Merritt and family visited at Oxford Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Ed. O'Connor of Logansport visited friends in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Camblin of Morocco were Sunday guests at the editor’s home. C. H. Peck and Dr. Robinson Went to Peru Wednesday morning to attend the first real “shoot" of the season. Lewis Ford of Newport, Ky., came Saturday for a week s visit with his mother, Mrs. Eleanor ford, and family. Mrs. Ray Milner went to Rensselaer Friday to see her mother, Mrs. Jacob Wagner, who has been very ill of late. John O’Connor of Wabash spent Saturday with his mother, Mrs. Ellen O’Connor, who is now able to Bit up a little while at a time. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Samuel moved the latter part of the week to Ambia, where Mr. Samuel has a position in the Farmers’ elevator. Charles Miller and little daughter of Indianapolis visited his mother, Mrs. Catherine Miller, over Sunday, returning home Tuesday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Troyer and children, and Mrs. Martha Troyer of Kokomo drove through Sunday and spent the day with the latter's brother, "Uncle” Chris Hensler. Horace Hoover of Lafayette passed through town Wednesday dh hia way to Morocco. Mrs. Hoover accompanied him to Remington and spent the day with relatives here. Mrs. Fred Parker has returned to Remington to make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Geier, during the time of her husband’s absence to the war. Misses Dorothy Spencer and Helen O’Riley went to Sheldon Wednesday to meet the former’s cousin. Harry Hargreaves, who came down from Chicago for the commencement week. ~ -~ Grant Culp brought in a load of oats the other day that was some load for one wagon—l£6 bushels, and the price he received was some load for him to carry home—slsl. This is the largest price Mr. Culp has ever received for one load of grain. Ben Williams, who has been working on a farm at Forest, Illinois, for the past two or three years, came Friday evening to sptjnd a day or so w r ith his parents before going to his country's services at Camp Dodge, lowa. Another son. Lewis J., is also called at this time to serve at Fort Thomas. Kentucky. The announcement is made of the wedding of Lowell Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert, and Miss Beryl Mason of Oxford. The wedding, we understand, took place on Sunday last, at the home of the bride in Oxford. The groom is one -of Remington's best young men and the bride is a prepossessing and estimable young woman. She was formerly a teacher in the Gilboa township public schools. The young couple will occupy the groom's father’s farm south of town, he thinks, and occupy the property near the M. E church, recently remodeled. Prof. Frank Wildrick received the «ad news of the sudden death of his father, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon at bis home west of Mt. Ayr. Mr. Wildrick had been ill only about two weeks, with rheumatism of the heart, and while the matter was serious, it was not considered immediately dangerous, and

the news of his death came as a distinct shock. John Wildrick was a man of sixty-five years and had resided for many years in Newton He is survived ,by a widow and ten children, six sons and four daughters. The funeral will be held on Friday, and will necessitate Supt. Wildrick missing the commencement exercises to be held at this place that evening.