People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — CITY AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY.

Additional Local News Will be Found on the Seventh and Other Pages. The drougth is still unbroken. The blacksmiths are still very busy people. Geo. Warden was over from Remmington Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Clark spent Sunday in Remington. Misses Floss Wright and Edna Thompson spent Tuesday at Parr. John Macy, of Indianapolis, is visiting his mother, Mrs. John Makeever. Don’t forget to see the new surreys at Robert Randle’s before buying. Census returns sons born to E. L. Hollingsworth and Geo. Gorham in town. C. A. Roberts sells McCormick harvesting machines. They give satisfaction. Mrs. Della Thompson, (nee Cotton) of Chicago, is visiting her father and sister.

Threshing outfits sold by C. A. Roberts. Ail kinds of farmer's supplies. Get prices. Miss Manda Hayes is spending the week in the country with her brother Jack’s family. Mrs. Mason of Michigan, is visitmg her sisters, Mrs. Warren, Clark, Cole and Sprigg. High and cheaper grade bicy-, cles for sale by W, E. Overton at Randle's Implement store. R. R. Pettit, James Zea and C. E. Harlacker, all of Remington, were in the city Thursday. Jerry Haley and Malt Warden were among the wheelmen who took a spin to Remmington Sunday. Robert Randle is agent for the Deering binders and mowers. Don t fail to get prices before buying. Miss Nellie Coen, sister of C. W. Coen, and Lizzie French, will both teach in the Rensselaer school next winter.

In quantity, quality and prices, Frank B. Meyer’s display of wall paper, was never before equalled. Call and see. Corn between Rensselaer and Remington is looking well, and is very clean. It has not yet been hurt by the drouth. F. C. Moore of Indianapolis, spent a few days with his father Wm. E. Moore, returning to Indianapolis Saturday night. Miss Bess Kent, who has been theguestof Miss Leaihe Wright for a couple of months, started for her home in Ohio last Saturday. Mrs. A. E. Coen and little son returned to Chicago last week, after a brief visit with her parents, Mil ton Wasson, and other friends. Mrs. Belle Parker, with her daughter, Susie, and little son, James, left last Saturday for La Porte, where they expect to spend the summer. The can-can and high-kicking given Monday night by three young men was very good and as kickers they take the cake. We withhold names. Warren Washburn, in company with Mr- George Clinger and sons, spent Friday and Saturday fishing atForsman. They report a good catch.

Miss Ama Erwin of Tennessee, is visiting relatives in Rensselaer. Her parents formerly lived at DeMotte but moved to Tennessee this spring. Mrs. Sarah Keifer and Miss Grace Gee returned from Monticello last week, where they had been visiting friends and attending the graduating exercises of the Monticello school. The ladies of the Christian church have closed their exchange during the hot weather. They wish to express their thanks and appreciation to all who patronized them. The next regular visit of Dr. Kuderling, the dentist who extracts your teeth free and without pain, will be June 11th and 12th, Tuesday and Wednesday, at McKeever house. Austin, Hollingsworth & Co., are now the proprietors of the only complete set of Abstract Books in Jasper County, and are prepared to furnish Abstracts of Title on short notice and on reasonable terms.

True Yeoman spent Sunday in Chicago. White leghorns 25c. at Mrs. Lecklider’s. Rev. Paradis and wife drove to St. Anne, 111., Monday. Mrs. Rhoades and Fern Star visited in Lafayette last week. Go to the Emporium for your Fourth of July hats. Half price. C. D. Nowels and wife re turned Monday from Colorado. Born to E. L. Hollingsworth and wife, Sunday, June 9th, a son. Mrs. Harry Murray and two daughters are spending the week in Chicago.

Albert Overton is in Chicago attending the Epworth League convention. B. Forsythe and wife enter tained a number of friends Monday evening. Another son was added to the household of John . Machlenbough’s, Thursday, June 6th. Coin's Financial School (price 25c is free to every new (trial subscriber of The People's Pilot. Twenty-five cents for three months. Mrs. Robert Randle and children left Wednesday for a six weeks visit with friends in Colorado. Mr. Randle, accompan - ied them to Chicago. Strains of music from the evening practice of the college band can be distinctly heard in town, and the distance seems to add a softened clearness and charm.

Mr. and Mrs. George Wilcox, of Surrey, gave a surprise party for their son, Louie, Monday evening. Quite a nupaber of young people from Rensselaer attended. The Marlboro Sunday school will hold a Children’s Day exercise and basket dinner east of Marlboro next Sunday at 10:30 o’clock. There will be short addresses after dinner. T. J. Sears and wife, Mrs. Seib, mother and sister, drove to Watseka, 111., Monday, to attend the graduating exercises of the high school, of which two of the members are grandchildren of Mr. Sears.

Mrs. A. F. Long and Mrs. Agnes O. Kelly went to Kentland last Wednesday as representatives from Evening Star Chapter, O. E. S., to constitute the chapter there. They report a very pleasant time and returned Thursday. The Christian Endeavor society of this district will hold its annual convention the 26th and 27th of June in Goodland. They are making great efforts to have it the best convention they have ever held. A number of delegates will go from Rensselaer to help the convention and gather all the enthusiasm they can to bring home. A number of fine speake rs are expected to be present. The June Number of the Indiana School Journal contains another essay entitled “The Realm of Books” which belongs to Jasper County’s noted essay writer. Miss Kate Rodgers, now of Pleasant Grove—has for the past year been very successful, as a literary writer. Her writings have gained admittance to the best publications in the United States—such as the Cosmopolitan. Harper and the Demorest Magazines. She is also the author of a number of short stories which are publish ed with the “non de plume” of “Georgia Holmes.”