Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1875 — From Remington. [ARTICLE]

From Remington.

Editor Republican : As “Hunks” played out and t “Spitz” winked out, and no voice has been heard through the columns of your three months or more from this, by far the best, part of Jasper county, here goes for a communication from Remington. Yon Ate aftgre that Remington has been for a long time, and and for ages to come is destined to be, the business center of the county ; so it is perfectly natural that the readers of tho Republican should desire to learn as much of what is going on here as possible. Our town slows an increase of about sixty new buildings since the commencement of 1875, and among them are several very fine residences. The Catholics have erected a pretty and commodious church The Methodist society also have nearly finished a neat and roomy par*6nage. Our brick block now finishing will contain one of the finest halls in Northern Indiana.' Ns C. Pettit, of Logansport, has built and pat in operation a new bakery. Swett, the old baker, has, as is generally Conceded, made the one serious mistake of his life in making application for license to seti liquor by the drink. He may accumulate money by it, but can money compensate him for the evil to be wrought upon this community 7 and above all, the influence to which his own family will be subjected? We noticed some weeks ago in your paper that Geo. W. Heilig had obtained license to marry, and not until very recently did outsiders know why the ceremony was delayed. However, it is Bow asserted that the father of the bride elect put a stop to proceedings for the time being, because it was the wrong time of the moon. When that old night luminary gets around to proper “posish” all will go “as merry as a marriage bell.” The town is deluged with preachers both male and female and occasionally a nondescript. The moat interesting gatherings are those of the “Anti-Masomc-Secret-So-. ciety-Association-o ppdse d-to-Secret-Reli-gious-Societies, at least, that was the way i* was understood to be worded in a eall given on Sn nday for a grand rally. The meetings are largely aad enthusiastically attended; and when the presiding officer opefes with prayer, unless he prays right at the oeater of all wickedness and abomination (Masonry) he gets particular “Gosh” from some of the other members. Secret societies es are almost gotie! gone 1! GONE II!

PRAIRIE JAKE.