People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1895 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

LOCALS FROM LEE. Lee. Ind., Sept, 23.—School opens the first Monday pf pext ; month. Mrs. Rena Creel has moved to Marlboro. Mr. Walter Lee of Brook was seen in our midst last Mondy. Miss Ola Dodd left last Monday. to take charge of the Banta school in Hanging Grove township. Miss Dora Jacks, who has been quite sick with the typhoid fever, is some better at this writing. o Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lewis, who have been visiting friends and relatives in the southeastern part of the state, returned last Saturday. George McCoy, well known among the older residents, has moved into the property recently vacated by James Richmond. Word has been received from James Richmond and L. E. Noland, who lately started for Tennessee. They are using the wagon method of traveling and were joined at Crawfordsville by James Overton of Pleasant Ridge. When last heard from they were at Evansville, this state, and were having a very pleasant trip. It is their intention to visit the Mamoth Cave and other points of interest while enroute. With this issue of the Pilot we step in as correspondent from this point and are glad to be connected even in this small way with a paper that enjoys the reputation of being the best in its section.

B. Y. GUESS.

RURAL MARION. Southeast Marion. Sept. 23. There is some sickness here, but it is not of a serious nature. Wheat sowing is a thing of the past —but corn cutting is in full blast. Sam Evans has returned from Montgomery county. Mrs. C. B. Miller has returned to her home in Goshen. Mr. Best has returned from a trip to Warren county. Our school is progressing nicely. George Havens and his brother will move up near Parr some time in the near future, as they don't like to be below par all the time. Charles Slaughter says he rode so fast on his wheel that he had to stop out near the college to wait for his shadow’ to catch up. Next. John Evans is building an addition to his barn. William Liker of Brookston was the guest of M. Y. Slaughter last week. Mr. and Mrs. Doty have been visiting Parr. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Penright from Texas have been visiting Mr. Penright’s mother, Mrs. Thomas Penright. Mrs. Alice Comer, who has been visiting Mrs. Penright has returned to her home in Illinois. Eli Dowell and wife visited at Mt. Ayr last week. Mrs. Eli Critser visited her brother last week. Financial Schoolboy.

FIRE AT MT. AYR. Mt. Ayr, Sept. 25.—Weather cooler. Mr. Lyons, teacher in Mt. Ayr school, spent Sunday with his parents at Brook. N. C. Pumphrey spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Miss Horn of Logansport is visiting Dr. Merry’s. Miss Lessie Bates of Rensselaer spent a few days with Miss Grace Caldwell. She returned home Saturday evening, where she will remain a week and then she begins a school three miles north of Fair Oaks. The social given in the school hall Saturday evening was a success. the proceeds amounting to $19.75. Those in attendance from a distance were Miss Lessie Bates of Rensselaer and Miss Horn of Logansport. Institute met at ten A. M. Saturday, Sept. 21, and organized fox- tne year, assigned work for next month and adjourned on account of not Having the reading circle books. Their next meeting day will be the third Saturday in October. The alarm of fire was heard in our little village at 11:30 Thursday night, Sept. 18. Miss Lillie Parks was the first one to discover a small flame risin g in the direction of the livery barn. Her father rang the bell and hollowed fire, and every one made a mad rush toward the fire. It was in the rear of the saloon.

Every one who could secure a pail begun to throw water upon the flames. It was soon easy to be seen that the saloon could not be saved. A small building just west of the saloon was in great danger of being burned. They tried to turn it to the west. Finding this could not be done they turned it toward the fire and let it burn up. Well they did. it was the help that saved the Odd Fellows’ building and Mr. Huftey's dry goods store. The saloon was owned by Mr. Thomas, who at the time the fire was burning his building, was walking home from Fair Oaks by its light. He only 7 had it insured for half its value. The small building was owned by Mr. Caldwell and had no insurance. There are various reports as to how the fire originated, but each one is left to think for himself. Anon.

JOTS FROM JORDAN. Jordan, Sept. 25.—A. Keisler and family were guests of Chas. Harris this week. Lewis Swarts of lowa is now visiting at Seafield. Dr. W. W. Swartz and family returned to Jay county Tuesday after a few days with his parents. Little Verne is slowly recovering from a serious illness.