People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1896 — THE WEEK AT HOME. [ARTICLE]

THE WEEK AT HOME.

Aaron Wood is on the sick list. Mrs. Douthit is quite well again. Alexander Hamilton is at home sick. Mrs. William Washburn is so far recovered as to be able to sit up. Miss Eva Washburn was home from Brook to spend Sunday. John Jordan wasover from Remington the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Honan’s little one, which was very ill last week is quite recovered. Dr. Vick Loughridge has been very sick with rheumatism for several days. Prof. Holland was indisposed the first of the week. The implement men are making many sales for early spring work. Miss Lucy Coo vert of Lafayette was the guest of the Misses Bushey Sunday. Laßue Bros, have moved into their new quarters across the street. Mrs. Mary E. Hopkins is suffering with rheumatism. Alfred McCoy and Mr. Gleason the horse buyer were at McCoysburg Sunday. W. E, Overton was at Buffalo, Ind., Monday. He stopped at Moncm on his return. The Methodist revival closed Sunday night with a total harvest of abouttwen-ty-five souls. Jasper Kenton of Hillsdale, Mich., is spending a few days with friends near Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Washington Scott returned from their visit in Hammond Fri- « day evening. Fendig’s Fair was moved last Friday and nicely located in the room just vacated by Laßue Brothers. Mrs. Frank Meyer was unable to make her usual trip to Lafayette Sunday. She went yesterday. A. Stimson was down from Stoutsburg with a load of cheese last week. He stayed over a day and returned Friday. Grant Warner and wife visited friends in Monon Sunday. Master Rex and his cousin Hazel accompanied them. C. C. Starr’s daughter Flosse was in Lafayette Sunday for medical treatment. The Pilot editor and wife took advantage of the beautiful spring weather to make a trip to LaFayette Sunday. Mrs. Coover and little son Clyde returned Monday from a visit of several days with friends at Remington. William Kenton and family have moved in from Jordan township and are now located in the east part of town. Jesse Smith of Delphi was in town Saturday and the first of the week visiting old associates here. An “Old Hat” social will be given by the Baptist Young People's Society at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kressler, next Wednesday evening. John King and nephew, Will King, are shooting ducks near Fair Oaks this week. They killed a nice string of brids there last week. Dr. A. L. Berkley is being visited by his father, J. L. Berkley of Newman, 111. He arrived Friday last and will remain a few days. Many people take advantage of Monon’s Sunday half rates to make frequent excursions to their friends up and down the road. It is a great convenience. Mr. Smith, the new manager of the creamery, will move into Alfred Hopkins new house, temporarily occupied by Rev. Findley. Miss Mary Meyer will go to Chicago to-day to study the new styles in spring millinery, and select a complete line of pattern hats. W. A. Mossier is in Chicago this week purchasiug the largest and finest line of spring goods for The Model store that has ever been shipped at one time to this town. The damage case against the L. N. A. & C. Ry. Co., for the death of Benjamin Fisher, which was set for trial last week atKentland, was postponed because of the inability of councilor Simon P. Thompson to be present. There is every indication that the ‘ back bone” has at last been dislocated near the fifth vertebra, and that the early products of the soul stirring season are at hand, in the shape of heart-throb-bing spring verses by. the poetic sweet girl graduate. Be sure and go to the Ellis opera house Saturday evening, March 14, and see and hear the Chicago Ladies’ Military Concert Band. This musical organization is composed of ten ladies, each of whom is a talented musician and as such present an entertainment which is both refined and enjoyable. The programme includes military band music with vocal choruses, vocal solos, readings, recitations, violin, mandolin, guitar and orchestra selections, and no one can afford to miss this rare treat.