Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1919 — NEWS from the COUNTY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEWS from the COUNTY

REMINGTON. [From the Press. ]

Mrs. Mary Purdy, of Morocco, was calling on Mrs. Treanor and other old friends here Monday. Mrs. Chester Besse and small nephew, Jack, of Brook, were the week-end guests of Miss Ora Cheek. Mrs. Ada Dobbins and daughter, Miss Chloe, returned Tuesday evening from a visit with relatives in Michigan. Deiwey Rhoades, of Oklahoma, came Friday on a two weeks’ vacation, which he will spend here and in illinois. Miss Hazel Gray will go to Valparaiso next Monday to finish her music and vocal course in the university there. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore and Park Moore, of Gilman, 111., spent the week-end and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Higgenson. Miss Anna Harlacher and Mrs. Fred Bowman and two children, of Monticello, were guests of Mrs. Maurice Peck Wednesday. Miss Fleta Gray went to Johnson City, Va., Sunday to take up art work and assist in teaching art and China painting in the school there. Mrs. Ross Groves and little daughter, of Monticello, came Monday evening for a few days’ visit

with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. George Bartee. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Busey and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Atkinson and baby, Genevieve, spent last Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. T .H. Griffin at Veedersburg. Jones Bros, report the sale of the Eleanor J. Ford property on North Ohio street to Mrs. A. M. Parsons. The consideration is understood to have been $1,50)). Mrs. Berea E?er returned to ner home at Rensselaer Tuesday after a two weeks’ stay with her parents here. She is considerably improved from her recent severe illness. Mrs. M. A. Vapor, of Omaha, Neb., who has been visiting friends and relatives in Chicago and Detroit for the%past few weeks, came Wednesday to visit with her sister, Mrs. Emma Goss.

August Bernhardt went to Peoria, 111., Wednesday morning. He will also visit at Moline and then continue up to Dakota to visit with h?s son, Harry, and expects to be gone about a month. Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Margaret Denton, daughter of Joe Denton, of south of town, and Ira Davisson. The event is ,to occur at the bride’s home on September 24th. A 15-months-old son of George Eck, Jr., of north of town, got his fingers pretty ibadly mashed Saturday iby getting them caught in the gearing of a washing machine wringer. One finger had to be amputated. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brian and daughter, Esther, and Mrs. Anna Fales, all of Kokomo, and Moses RawlingS, of Johnstown, Hendricks county,- Indiana, were the Sunday guests at the home of William Rawlings. Mrs. Peter Lambert has sold her property in the east part of Remington to Nick Nussbaum, of south of town, the consideration being $3,200. This is thg property for many years occupied by former Postmaster Clark. Will Sharkey is making good progress in demolishing the old Osborne building. which he purchased last week. He will construct the framework of a house on lots near his present residence with what lumber he can save from the old building. The Auto Sales company is very busy tearing to pieces the old Braner hitch barh, which the concern recently purchased. The company will construct an immense new garage on the lot to accommodate its fast, growing automobile and tractor business. George Hascall and Jerome Biddle have sold their two-story brick

buflding just west of the postoffice to Claude May, who will do some remodeling and use the same for a sales and display room for the celebrated Overland automobiles and automobile accessories. This will be a splendid location for such, a store. The annual family reunion of the Jordan family was held at Montmorenci Sunday. There were 114 I present. Among those who attended from this place were: / Mrs. Mary Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jordan, Edgar Jordan and family, John Jordan, Claude Townsend and family, Mrs. Elnora Townsend, William Geier and family and Fred Parker, I wife and baby. They report a most enjoyable day. Joe Lacost has sold his residence property at the south end of Illinois street to Harold Hamilton, who will take possession on October Ist. The consideration was $1,050. Mr. Lacost has decided to move to Oklahoma to make his future home, and will shake the dust of Remington from his pedal extremities about the time that Mr. Hamilton will move into the property that he vacates. Joe will be sadly missed around these parts where he has been the life of many a small gathering.

Mrs. George Stitz died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter in Wabash, Ind., after an extended illness. The remains were brought overland to the home of her son, Will, in Benton county Monday and the funeral services were held at the home Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Warriner, pastor oIL the Remington M. E. church. Burial was made in the family lot in the Goodland ceme, tery. Those present from a distance were: Mr. snd Mrs. Wesley Metherell and daughter, Ruth, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stitz and son, Hartley, of Wabash, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stitz and daughter, Kathryn, Mrs. Bessie Peebles, of Lafayette; Mrs. Mary Risner, Mrs. N. C. Volz and Charles Kledm, of Arlington Heights, 111., and Clifford S. Mead, of Pittsburg, Pa. Mary Ann Barger, daughter of Catherine and Andrew Barger, was born in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, December 11th, 1843, and died at Wabash, Indiana, September 14th, 1919, aged 75 years, 9 months and 3 days. She grew to young womanhood near Attica, Indiana, and was married to George Stitz March sth, 1863. In the spring of 1871 she, together with her husband and little children, moved to the home in Benton county where she lived until seven years ago, when she went to live with her daughter at Wabash. She was the last one of a family of four children, two sisters and one brother having preceded her in death. She was the mother of seven children, four sons and three daughters, viz: Mrs. Laura Metherell and Charles, of Wabash; William A., John and Henry, of Remington; and Mrs. Lucy Mead and Nannie, deceased. Her husband preceded her in death June 19th, 1905. She is survived by five children and eight grandchildren. A faithful mother and a kind and helpful neighbor has gone to her reward.