People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1895 — CITY AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

CITY AND COUNTY.

Try H. J. Dexter’s 20c. coffee. See those beautiful pieces in cut glass at Long & Hardman’s. Elvin Overton and John Gwin spent Christmas at Monticello. Don’t fail to get Clarke’s prices before purchasing your Holiday Gifts. Miss Luella McCoy is visiting in Lafayette this week. Louie Hopkins of Chicago is visitiDgin Rensselaer this week. Weaver orchestra, ten pieces with Tony the convict December 30. Messrs. Kit Davis and Bernie Gregg of Lowell are visiting Rensselaer friends. Fancy lamps and queensware. at the new grocery, H. J. Dexter. Prof. I. C. Ruebelt and family of Dona, 111., are visiting Mrs. Ruebelt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs Peter Rhoads. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hubbard, of east Chicago are the guests of Mrs. Sigler’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sigler. Heat that bed room with one of our $5 hard coal burners that will keep fire all night with a hat full of coal. N. Warner & Son. Spitler & Kight are having a dozen new laundry signs painted and they propose to coax the people in neighboring towns into wearing clean shirts. Blank books, writing material and school incidentals, the finest assortment at Meyer’s drug store. Miss Mary Washburn of Chicago is spending the holidays with parents and many friends in Rensselaer. Bun Learning of Goshen is in Rensselaer visiting his father-in-law, M. L. Spitler, and many old friends. Piles of people have piles, but DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. When promptly applied it cures scalds and burns without the slightest pain. Long, Druggist. Will Reinhart of Buffalo N. Y., Ed Reinhart, of Delphi, Henry A. Taylor and Phil Freiburg of Lafayette, and their wives, are guests at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs T. J. Me Coy. Hog cholera preventative from state formula for sale at Meyer’s drug store. a Miss Mary Moody, who attends school at Mt. Vernon, lowa, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Moody, north-east of Rensselaer. If the show is no good, you can at least go away with the conviction that you heard good music, at Tony the Convict.

J. D. Foster of Idaville visited his brother, J. L. Foster, and family Christmas. George Pumphrey has some gilt edged Plymouth Rock cockerels for sale in the north-west part of town. Horace Hinkle and wife of Noblesville are visiting Rensselaer friends for the first time since their marriage. Mr. Hinkle is principal of one of the schools at Noblesville, and he is always welcomed by his many Rensselaer friends. Come in boys. We can laundrv for you all as well as one, “boys.” Spitler & Right. H. W. Porter is the local agent for the “old reliable” Continental Insurance Company, which insures against fire, lightning and tornadoes, and pays all its losses promptly. Call on Mr. Porter when you want a policy writteu. He will treat you right F. B. Meyer, druggist, has prepared a large quanity of the hog cholera preventative, recommended by the state lecturer, who spoke at the farmers meeting in the court house last Saturday, the formula of which is given elsewhere in this paper. Call and get a package before your hogs become sick.

The following books have been taken from the library and have not been returned. Should any one have any of these books or know wuere they are, he would confer a favor on the school and the librarian by returning them at once: «. ■ Prose Wonder Book: Scott’s Works (3 vols.): Jane vols.); Pilgrims Progress (2 vols.): Tom Brown at Rugby: Shakespeare (1vol.); Teachings of the Apostles; Newton on Prophesies; American Guide: Burke’s Cublime and Beautiful; Canning’s Speeches; Great Truths by Great Authors; Social Science. > Arthur Kresler, Solid Silver novelties at Long & Hardman’s.

Dr. and Mrs. Harry BTown spent Christmas with the former’s parents at Danville. See Fred Phillips’ line of percale, negligee, madress cloth and all the latest novelties in fine shirts. Warren Washburn, who is now holding a position with the Illinois Central railroad at Chicago, was home to syend Christmas, William Tharp, who is teaching school in White county, near Monticello, is visiting Rensselaer relatives this week. Will Shanlaub, better known by his Rensselaer friends as “Billy Bumper,” is home for the holidays from Morocco, where he is employed on the Courier. De Witt’s Little Early Risers for biliousness, indigestion, constipation. A small pill, a prompt cure. Long, Druggist. Mrs. George Ciinger and sou Bernie, who reside on the Madison Makeveer farm, northwest of town, went to Royal Center Christmas for a visit with relatives. Fred Phillips has a special line for $4 pants to fit the largest and the smallest at the same price to all. Miss Pearl Wasson, who is attending school at Terre Haute, is visiting her parents during the holidays. One Minute Cough Cure is a popular remedy for croup. Safe for children and adults. A. F.Long,Druggist. Laudie Martin, a growing young man in the employ of the M. K. & T. railroad with headquarters at Cincinati, is at home visiting his mother, Mrs. R. Y. Martin. Mr. Martin has been living in Cincinati for some time, and on the first of January he will be given the office of contracting agent, a very commendable and worthy promotion. Indiana school books at Meyer’s drug store. Married—Dec. 24, 1895, in Rensselaer at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kessinger, parents of the bride, by Rev. R. D. Utter, of Trinity M E. church, Miss Julia D. Kessinger and Samuel DeMarcus, of Jasper county.

Wife—Here’s an account of a man who shot himself rather than suffer the pangs of indigestion. Husband—The fool! Why didn’t he take De Witt’s Little Early Risers? I used to suffer as bad as he did before I commenced taking these little pills. A. P. Long, Druhgist. A pet cat, the property of the Monon agent at Brookston, was run over and killed by the south bound Atlanta flyer, last Friday afternoon. Nuts and candy by the bushel at H. J. Ilexter’s new grocery. Van Lesh. who lives a few miles north of Rensselaer, is visiting relatives in Dayton, Ohio, for a week. Coin’s Financial School ( price 25c) is free to every new trial subscriber of The People's Pilot. Twenty-Jive cents for three months. Vance Collins the junior partner of the firm of Warner & Col lins, sprung a surprise on his Rensselaer friends by getting quietly married Tuesday evening. The bride was Miss Birdie Makeever, and the matrimonial knot was tied by Esquire James Morgan, after the ceremony the young couple took in the Christmas exercises and then took passage on the south bound eleven o’clock train. When Vance comes home he -will find his Rensselaer friends full of congratulations and willing to smolfe cigars.

If you want Plymouth Rock or Langshan cockerels, call on D, A. Stoner soon, as he is closing out. The sad news of the death of Miss Gusta King, who has been living with her sister in Underwood, lowa, since July 1, reached her many friends at Rensselaer Tuesday. Miss Gusta was a sufferer from consumption and she left Rensselaer in the hope that her health might improve, but for the last month she had been confined to her bed the greater part of the time. Her brother Bert King, was called I o lowa about a week ago and reached there only a short time before her death. Miss Gusta has a legion of friends in Rensselaer where she spent almost all her life who mourn her loss sincerely, and many there are among them who will accompany the remains to the burial grounds. The body was brought here for intgrment to be laid to rest in Weston’s cemetery, a>t 10:30 a. m. to-day from the M. E. church. H. J. Dexter will please you on fancy dishes and queensware.