People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1895 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

ter than usual, and he seems also to have improved a great deal physically within the last few months. Hon. Anson Wolcott was on the streets last Monday, looking after his elevator interests in Remington. The Oddfellows have bought a lot on North Railroad street and will probably put up a good building and hall on it in the near future. The order in Remingtan is in fairly good financial circumstances. We are informed that the family of P. H. Lally will move to Michigan City in a short time. “Pat’’ has already gone there and assumed his position as a prison guard. William Draper of Hartford City, Ind., was in Remington last week on business and was shaking hands with old friends. He succeeded in selling i their residence property here to Mrs. Jacob Thomas, the property being situated on North Railroad street. It was sold for SSOO cash in hand. They are building a good residence in Hartford City.

The valuation for taxation of the town of Remington for the year 1695 is about $390,000. The levies for town purposes for the year are 60 cents on the $1 of valuation and 25c on each poll. The total taxes levied and assessed, including poll and dog taxes, for the year, as shown by the tax duplicates, is $2,400. The old soldiers who were in attendance at the G. A R. reunion at Louisville from Remington have returned. They report immense crowds and a good time generally, with nothing to mar the pleasures of the gathering except ths collapse of a large (platform and the explosion of a caisson, the latter accident causI ing the death of five persons, a Tull account of which appeared i in last week's Pilot. James Welsh was in Reming- ; ton the fore part of this week. . ■•Jim” can name the occupant of i every dwelling between here and I Rensselaer. Remington will probably purj chase a new fire alarm bell and place it on the town hall in a i short time, the old one having outlasted its usefulness. Mr. Williams of the Valparaiso normal school is in Remington as the guest of the family of Mr. Philip Hawn. The Beal sisters went to Indianapolis the latter part of last week to buy millinery goods and take in the state fair. Miss Har per. Miss Stella Beal and Mrs. Phelps left for Indianapolis last Monday morning also and will make purchases, visit friends and attend the state fair. We trust they will all have a very pleasant and profitable time while there on pleasure and business.