People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1896 — Remington Notes. [ARTICLE]

Remington Notes.

The entire family of Rev. E. A. Goodwin has been afflicted with measles the past week or two except Mrs. Goodwin, who had previously had the disease. We are pleased to note that none of the cases were particularly severe, and all are practically well at this writing. Malignant dipptheria has been quite prevalent west and northwest of Remington for the past few days. Mr. Wood, four miles west of town on the Goodland road, buried his only daughter, who was about eight years old, last wek, and several more of his children are afflicted with the dreaded malady. Two of the children of Charles Dluzak have also been quite sick with the disease, but under the new treatment administered by Dr. John P. Ramsay, they will probably recover. Ho 1. George Major and w T ife left Remington last Friday for their new home in Bloomington, Ind. We are very loth to lose such eminently estimable citi zans from our community, yet we trust they may find many new friends and enjoy the pleasures of their new home. Arthur Fisher has sold his livery barn and stock to C. E. Watson, who has taken charge of the same. Mr. Fisher does not yet know what business he will engage in the future but we are satisfied he will not long remain in idleness for the very good reason that he is not “built that way.” RobertF. Irwin and his daughter Celia were called to Noblesville, Ind., last Thursday to attend the funeral of Mr. Irwin’s father-in-law, Mr. Jacob Banceurt, who died the day preceding. They returned home on the Saturday following. Alexander Littlefield, living north of town, a former soldier in an Illinois regiment, is at present taking a stroll through some of the southern states. He will look over some of the old battle fields that he was familiar with during the late war, and will probably visit, Messrs. Murphey, Burr rnd Allman at their homes at Gordonsville, Va., before he returns home. Charles E. Mills of Rensselaer was in town last week, ostensibly looking after his political ences.

We have had what would easily pass lor July weather the past week, which is bringing vegetation to the front in great shape. What we most need just now are heavy rains, which would insure a good hay crop. Uncle John D. Meyer, a former citizen of Remington, now located in Goodland, was a visitor here last week. He has an immense number of friends in Remington, in fact every one who is acquainted with him is his friend. John Westfall has gone to Danville, Ind., to attend the spring and summer term of school there. W. S. Parks and wife of Rensselaer were visiting friends and relatives in and about Remington a few days ago. At their town meeting held in the town hall last Tuesday evening the Republicans named the following town ticket: Trustee first ward, O. P. Taber; Trustee second ward, William Broadie; Trustee fifth ward, Mark J. Phelps; Clerk and treasurer, William R. Love; Marshall, Isaac D. Luckey. And. on the Thursday evening following the citizens meeting named a citizen’s ticket by endorsing Taber and Phelps for trustees and Luckey for marshall. This meeting named A. Beasley for trustee for the second ward, and Ira W Yeoman for clerk and treasurer for the town. Mr. Broadie has declined’ to be the candidate on the Republican ticket for trustee in the second ward, and as there has been no one selected to fill his place on the ticket. Mr. Beas ley has no opposition. It will i thus be seen that the only offices that will be contested for are those of treasurer and clerk with Love and Yeoman as contestants. At the meeting held ifi the Christian church last Saturday evening, for the purpose of perfecting a Township Sunday School Association, after Mr. John P. Major had stated the objects of the meeting, Mr. Smalley was chosen chairman of the

association,* and Miss Henricks was selected as .secretary and treasurer. The superintendents of each Sunday school in the township were made members of the executive committee, and each school authorized to select one additional member of said committee. Mrs. William Reed has recently removed to west Lebanon, Ind., where her son Webb and family reside. Her son N. J. Reed went with her there, and will remain a few days. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hollett, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Walker, Walter L. Gumm, Hon. Robert Parker and John W. Parks will leave about May 7th to 15th to pay a visit to the states on the Pacific slope and will take in all the most interesting objects on tlieir visit in California, Oregon, Montana. Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, and possibly other localities. They will probably be gone four to six weeks. *L D< M aS on of Elwood, Ind., visited Remington on business a couple of days last week.