People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1895 — THE WEEK AT HOME. [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK AT HOME.

W. A. Mossier was in Chicago Tuesday. Mrs. C.E. Hershman was quite ill last week. A grand variety of Dolls at Long, the druggist. Books and games, all kinds at Fendig’s Drug Store. Ernest Wishard began a course of study at Purdue this week. Prosecutor Douthit will attend court at Kentland next week. “Tony, the convict.” a powerful drama, at opera house, one night only, December 30. Long, the druggist, has the largest line of Xmas novelties in town. W. N. Jones is attending the Cotton States’ Exposition at Atlanta, Georgia, this week.

Miss Feme Starr has been unable to attend school for some time because of ill health. There are now 153 telephones in the Rensselaer exchange with the prospect of 200 by next July. We have a special line of books, at special prices. A. F. Long, the Druggist. See him. Miss Nancy Reece now occupies her new house on Van Rensselaer street north of the electric light plant. . - Mrs. Emerine Israel and her little grand daughter now occupy the upstairs roomsof Miss Nancy Reece’s new house. □H. E. Randle of Francesville dropped in at the Pilot office Saturday and renewed his subscription for 1896. Twenty-five and fifteen cents. These are popular prices, which everbody ought to stand for “Tony, the convict,” Dec. 30. There are but three professions recognized in classifying the occupations of men, viz: medicine, law and the ministry. Moses Tuteur returned a few days since after an absence of nearly a year in Michigan and elsewhere. Warren Washburn has left his place in the electric light works of Chicago to accept a position in the civil engineering department of the Illinois Central railroad. Mrs. Nehemiah Hopkins died at her home in Newton township Dec. 4tli, leaving a family of small children.. She was buried in Weston cemetery. Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor-at the courthouse. Sunday at 6 o’clock. Subject “What is True Friendship.” Come. » Don’t miss “Tony, the convict,” presented by our best am ateurs for the benefit Stanislaus Literary Society. Monday evening, Decenber 30. Rev. F.L. Austin has resumed the revival meetings at the Church of God; and there will be services every night until fur ther notice. James P. Overton arrived home from his southern trip this morning, his return being hastened by sickness, though his condition is not considered serious. One months time has been spent trying to make “Tony, the convict,” the best amateur performance ever given in Rensselaer. Thomas Ulyat of Mt. Ayr and bis son Thomas of Brook were in town Saturday and made the Pilot office a pleasant call, accompanied by a fine dollar payment on subscriptions.

The young M. D. in town called for the number of a patient and central gave him The Model number, and there was a lady at the “phone” and she heard the following: “Hello. If you wish I will call and dress your leg and put you to bed.” She did not faint. Judson Perkins has the fire bell in place at the top of the new sixty foot iron tower, the work of removing it from the old tower to the new one taking place Tuesday. It is to be hoped that the need of sounding it will be long deferred. The tower is a very neat and substantial affair, of which the contractor feels no little pride. At a meeting of the directors of the Commercial State Bank December 3d, John M., Wasson a director of the bank was elected Vice President of that corporation. Mr. Wasson is one of the best known and most enterprising citizens of Rensselaer, and the bananas made a wise selection for so important an office.