People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — BLACKFORD. [ARTICLE]

BLACKFORD.

Everything is hustling around here. A blacksmith shop is being built in our little town. Charles Hurley was up on Nubbin Ridge Sunday. The bridge across the Gifford ditch south of here has been repaired after so long a time. Miss Sady Cody closed a successful term of school at Burn’s last Saturday. Miss Eva Faris will also close her term of school at Sandridge next Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lesh, of Sorghum Valley, were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Elias Arnold, Sunday. Rev. Mcßride preaches at the Brushwood Chapel next Sunday night. Miss Mary Jenkins attended a party at Mr. Yeoman’s in Union township Saturday night. The time appointed for Sabbath school at Burns’ school house was changed from 9:30 a. m. to 3 p. m. Being wrongly informed about the goodie, goodie “Silkworm” having his dogs chained to the fence we beg pardon for the mistake. But still we are inclined to believe that “Silkworm” did crawl off coon hunting that same night after the Endeavor. Rev. A. Flora, of Carroll county, will preach at the Dunkard church near Blackford Sunday, April 23rd. Everyone invited. Butterfly. From another correspondent. Oats nearly all sown. Endeavor at Burns to-morrow night. We understand that Wm. Piett and Miss Laura Price are to be married this evening. Seventeen dollars a month is very good wages. Wheat is showing up very nicely. Fruit is yet undamaged. Crow.