People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1893 — GILLAM. [ARTICLE]

GILLAM.

Land buyers are in this vicinity. Guild McJimsey has re turned home from Valparaiso. Medaryville was well represented at our basket meeting. Epworth League next Sunday evening at 4 o’clock. All are invited, A number of our old soldiers are going to attend the G. A. R. encampment. The normalites returned home from Rensselaer last Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Wiley preached his farewell sermon at Independence church last Sunday. Water-melon patches are in danger this year and so are the boys who enter them. Most of our young folks went to Medaryville last Sunday evening to hear the elder preach. G. S. Guild had a very severe attack of cholera morbus last Saturday, but is now improving. Found—A dozen or more good old Democrats who have lost all faith in their beloved party. Elder Smith failed to put in an appearance at our quarterly meeting. This is not the first

j time the people of this vicinity have been disappointed in hearing a sermon delivered by our elder, and we think the motto “no work, no pay,” would work, well in this case the same as in j any other. It is true there is a lack of interest in our church, but where is there a single person wishing to drive through the sand and dust, and then when they get there, find the house not cared for, and above all not even a preacher to address the people. Last Sunday a number of boys searched Wm. Ramey’s buggy and finding a basket of dinner, took the liberty to help themselves. After they had squandered all its contents the basket was placed again in the buggy and the boys retired to the shade of some trees. When Mr. Ramey went to his buggy his dinner was nowhere to be found. His friends, however, took pity on him and gave him his dinner, \ which pacified him for a time. But look out, ye guilty parties, { for you will be watched hereaf- j ter and it may not be such a joke 1 in the future. Occasionally. From another Correspondent. Gillam would like to hearj from the correspondents in the j other townships. James Richmond goes about® singing “A charge to keep I have.” It is a girl. Kate Rodgers has gone ten Jamestown, Ind., where she ini tends to teach this year. Thos. Robinson has rente! his farm, but has not yet del cided where he will locate. John and Chas. Querry havefl traded their farm for a stock ofji merchandise in Hildreth, 111. Emma Robinson has gone tel Chicago to spend a few days affl the Fair, after which she will leave for Milwaukee. The Misses Millie and Loll Robinson have gone to Indiana! Eolis to attend the Epwortjl .eague Convention and also exff pect to attend the National Enp campment while there. Vesta. 1