Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1874 — Medaryville Jottings. [ARTICLE]

Medaryville Jottings.

[From the Crswfordsville Journal.} We are having considerable winter up here. There is snow a foot deep, and considerable deeper where it has drifted. Of course it is splendid sleighing, and people are making good use of their sleighs. Since I last wrote we have had considerable rain, but not enough to replenish the wells and springs to any considerable extent. Still there is water enough for all practical purposes. The corn is all cribbed save whafi is in the shocks, and a good wop it is, too. Farmers have nothing to do now but feed their flocks, chop wood, do up the chores, sit by their warm fires and spend their leisure time sleigh nding. Oh, who wouldn’t be a farmer? But your correspondent is a school teacher as well as a former. Hbw can he find time to sleigh ride? He has about as much time as an editor.

That “baste »f a lion” that has been frightening the Benton county folks of late was seen a few days ago only six miles west of this place, in Jasper county. The people are considerably “skeered up” in that vicinity. Wonder where the “tarnal varmint” will appear next? Dave Barnhill says “if the critter comes this way he will come to an ontimely end,” An Illinois man by the name of Brown will feed 100 head of steers this winter on the farm of John C. Jones, adjoining Medaryville. Jim Davidson will feed 120 head of hogs in Medaryville for Jim Gilkey, of Alamo, for the February market. The corn trade, of course, will be lively. Davidson also fornished Charley Rouster, of Alamo, 20 head of three year old steers, to be shipped to him the middle of December.— Tou see, Ur. Editor, we have something else to trade in besides frogs. George Fuller, a student of Asbury college, is teaching in Medaryville. Independence Grange, No. 83, en Tuesday night last, disbanded and gave what surplus money there was in the treasury to the M. E. church at that place. Quarterly meeting was held at that place on Saturday and Sunday last, Rev. John L. Smith, formerly of your place, presiding. The meeting was largely attended. JoeJottxb.

Don’t fail to call at BEDFORD’S when yon come to the city.