People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1895 — CITY AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY.

Additional Loral Xeirs Will he Found on the Seventh and Other Faf/es Rensselaer will soon have a laundry run by a Celestial. . The Keough Comedy company Saturday evening. Aug. 31. See notice of Pilot stockholders meeting in another column. E. P. Honan at the races at Washington Park last week.

Mrs. E. P. Honan has been visiting in Kentland since Saturday. Charles Spitler. Louis Wilcox and J. J. Hunt made a trip to Delphi Sunday. Vacation expires and the “win ter of discontent" begins J/onday for the small boy. Sam Fisher and Ray Goddard were guests at the home of A. Hamilton last Sundav. . o J. A. J/cFarland and family left Tuesday by team for a two weeks' visit in Park county. The great events of the Remington fair have been postponed on account of rain till Saturday. E. L. Hollingsworth is spending this week with his family who are summering in Asbury Park. James H. Watson and wife of Crawfordsville were guest a few hours last Sunday of T. J. J/cCov and familv.

Mrs. W. D. Bringie and son leave tomorrow for a week's visit m Chicago, with her sister. Mrs. Rosa Graff. ,Mr. A. Stronach and niece. Miss McSweeny. from Winnipeg. Manitoba, are now visiting Mr. Stronach's daughter. Mrs. M. R. Paradis. J C. Norman of Blackford is spending a few weeks in Rensselaer. He is in ill health and wi - go to Chicago for medical aid next week. Manager Ellis is to be congratulated on securing so excellent an attraction as the Keough Comedy company to open the dramatic season. Isaac Glazebrook employs in his blacksmith, horseshoeing and wagon repairing shop more workmen than any other like establishment in Jasper county. William Evans and family, whp left for California two months ago. have returned and are stopping for the present with A. Hamilton, father of Mrs. Evans. Over Twelve Hundred sets of window shades in colors, qualities and prices never before equalled. You can’t help buying after seeing them. At Frank B. Meyer's “Old Reliable” drug store.

A couple of toughs from Indianoplis ‘'fought it out” on the rear end of the Cedar Lake excursion train last Sunday and both fell off, breaking bones and otherwise rending a term in the hospital necessary. Frank Foltz is not near such an accomplished bicycle hurdle .jumper as F. D. Craig. Mr. Foltz gave an exhibition of his skill in front of the Pilot office the other day, but failed to clear the court house fence. Now that the council has ordered cement walks for all of Washington street between Front and Vanßensselaer streets why not extend the improvement to the Makeever house and south Phegley’a livery barn.

A magnificent home grown watermelon . has just been received from the'hands of Horatio Ropp. It is the finest looker brought to the Pilot office, and the owner will be remembered when the carving is done. Rev. M. R. Paradis invited from the pulpit last Sunday all the members and adherents of his church to a reception which he and Mrs. Paradis will hold at their residence next Tuesday evening. Sept. 3. It has leaked out that it is their twentieth wedding anniversary. - Miss Kate Rodgers, formerly of Gilliam township but now of Rensselaer, has accepted a position in the schools here and will commence on her duties Monday. Afiss Rodgers is a young lady of high literary attainments and wili prove a brilliant acquisiton to Rensseiaer social circles.

The telephone between Rensselaer and Remington was completed Wednesday and is now in tine working order. The ‘phones work splendidly and conversation can be as readily carried on between the two towns as between two points in this place. It is the beginning of a complete system embracing all the towns in this locality. j