People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1893 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Beeley Roberts, son of Press Roberts, who- lives about ten miles west of town, was accidentsho.t last Monday while out, hunting with his brother Claude and Art Sanderson. . Young Roberts had shot a rabbit and ran ahead of the other boys to pick it up, when his brother’s gun was accidentally discharged, and he received the entire contents of the gun into his right side and shoulder. He is in a rather critical condition at this writing. Dr. Loughridge attended the case. The poor of our town were kindly remembered with a sack of flour and a turkey, last Saturday through the generosity of Uncle Alf. McCoy. Such things as these are never forgotten by those in need, and wo know that Uncle Alf. has their prayers and thanks for his lifferality. The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago earned in the second week of December $52,549, a decrease as compared with second week of December, 1892, of $4. COT; the Lake Eric & Western earned the second week 800,075, a decrease this year of $24,498. The students of St. Joseph's College, have consented to ioproduce “Sebastian, or the Roman Martyr.” They will appear at Eger’s Opera House, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10th. A full synopsis of the cram a is given in another column. William, son of Josei h Ilenkle, of Barkley township, died last Tuesday of a complication of (diseases. For several years he has had curvature of tne spine, which no doubt was the cause of his death. The funeral occurred on Wednesday. Rev. L. E. Conner will preach in the Church of God Sunday morning and evening. All are invited.

The cantata. “How Wo Waited for Santa Claus,’ given by the Sunday school of the Christian church at the Opera House, on Friday night of last week, was a complete success in every particular. We have not the space to give individual mention, but will say that it was enjoyed by all present. The receipts of the evening were about 825. A Christmas cantata and tree at tlxe M. E. church last Baturca.y evening, was well attended, it, was replete with songs, recitations, bright dialogues, intermingled so as to make a beaut,i ini evening’s entertainment, much to tin- enjoyment of those present. There were quite a number of handsome present! distributed.

There are but few papers in tee country that can rak* open the festering cussedness of old n*w;ty schemers equal io the Chicago Express, ft you are not a subscriber send for a sample copy then let us order it tor vou. Taken with the Pilot it will Cost you £1,40 for both. Press Roberts ~ave a Christmas tree at No. 7 school house in Jackson township, Newton county. It was «■ vrand success in every particular and was greatly appreciated by the scholars and citizens of that vicinity„ St. Joseph’s coilegpe shaving a vacation this week, and at pr-''--ont. students at that place. All of the priests exeep, mm. are away spending their Christmas vacation. Mesdames Shields and Gephart, ol this tqwushi*', and Me - dames Wright and Huffman, of Franklin, Inti., are the gues s if the f-vmib' of Da* id Protzma i,near Mt. Ayr. •. Don’t forget the dance at the Opera House next Monday night