People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1893 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

■ .Mr. George M. Cooper has retired from the beef peddling business Charley * Reed continues to dress poultry for T. H. Hurley. Mr. ‘Enoch Phalon has returned from Chicago with a large l and ? will selected stock of jewelry. The great poet laureate of Nubbin Ridge has retired from the farm and gone into the hbtel business at Fair Oaks. We wish him success. Mr. Henry B. Steel has rented John Casey’s farm and moved to that place last week. We understand that a large supply of indictments are on deposit; at the court house in Rensselaer. Boys, look out. . We never solicited the position tl tat three stars Occupied as correspondent of the, Pilot but after contemplating the subject seriously we concluded that Blackford was the center of civilisation and ought to be represented by some one capable of giving the settlement news and we beg leave to inform our friends that this is our first effort at writing items. Volunteer. From Another Correspondent. Our schools are again in progress after a week’s vacation for the holidays. fr o - Hawkins closed his meeting at the M. E. church in this place New Year’s eve. Miss Pearl Wasson, Mr. Roy Blue and Mr. Ira Washburn, of Rensselaer, were the guests of Miss Mary Moody last Thursday. ‘ There will be a carpet ball social at the Pleasant Grove school house Saturday evening’ Jan. 14. Each girl or woman is to bring a ball of carpet rags with her name in it. The balls are to be, sold to the gentlemen, after which they will be entitled to a sumptuous supper. The proceeds are to be used in purchasing * the Reading Circle Books for the school. •>; Tug. Service in St. Augustine’s church next Sunday. Highmass sermon at 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. SIWf history and Vespers.