People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — REMINGTON. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON.

This is the last day of our winter months, but we expect to have several days of winter weather scattered along through March. The roads have thus far been exceptionally good in this locality.tiio past winter, with the exception of a few days when they were covered'with ice. •The country surrounding Remington is usually grain producing, and our farmers rely almost entirely upon the production of the various serials for their

livilihood, but the partial failure of all kinds of crops the past season, and the low paces paid for what was grown, have Jiad a tendency to make times quite stringent here. To these facts are almost wholly due the failure of three of our merchantile firms the past winter. The Remington Grammar school gave a wax figure entertainment here last Friday evening which was largely attended, and -was a great success. The object was to secure funds for the purchase of an organ for the Grammar department'. The net proceeds of the entertainment was §SB. The school has purchased thfe organ. Mr. Geoi'ge Thompson buried his seven-year-old daughter in the Remington cemetery on the 27th inst. She had recently apparently recovered from an attack# of measles, but was again taken suddenly ill on last Saturday morning and died at 5 o’clock in the evening. Mr. Thompson lives about 3b miles southwest of Remington, in Benton county. He and his family have the sympathy of all our people.

Union services were held in the Christian church last Sunday evening, the occasion being the retiriug of the pastor, Jean Paul Robinson. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity, and the audience was addressed by the Revs. McKee, of the Presbyterian church, and DeLong, of the Methodist church, as well as Rev. Robinson. The theme for discourse was “It is well for brethren to dwell together in peace and unity.” The choirs of the three different churches also united on the occasion, and furnished excellent music. w All is peace and quiet on Carpenter’s creek, so far as the post office is concerned.