People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — Correspondence Department. [ARTICLE]

Correspondence Department.

Neighborhood Notes and Gossip.

Remington Notes.

Miss Belle Lally of Michigan City has been visiting her sister, Miss Maude, fora few days past. She will probably return in a few days. Jacob S. Barnes, our hay and grain man, has been in lowa and Wisconsin for a few days past looking after hay and oats. There was a social dance at Durand Hall Thursday evening. A fair attendance, enjoyable time, and excellent music were reported. Marion C. Coover’s second term as Auditor of Newton county expired a few days ago. He will now devote his entire time and attention to the grain business here, where he will soon move his family from Kentland. He is one of the partners in the firm of Messrs. Putney, Tabor & Co.

Rev, S. V. McKee of the Presbyterian church delivered the baccalaureate address to the graduates of the Remington high schools last Sunday evening at the Methodist Episcopal church. The discourse was an able one, and was attentively listened to by a large audience, the church proper and galleries being packed like sardines in a box. Reuben Yeoman of Rensselaer and Ernest Coen of Oklahoma were the guests of the family of their uncle, Ira W. Yeoman, Saturday and Sunday last. They returned to Rensselaer Sunday evening.

E. G. Warren of DeMotte, brother-in-law of Ira W. Yeoman, was in Remington last week on business. He stopped with his relatives while here.

Miss Edith Bull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Bull, residing about three miles southeast of town, was taken sick on Tuesday of last week, and about noon Sunday she died. She was about nineteen years of age and a most estimable young lady. She was a member of the degree of Rebecca, I. O. O. F., of Remington lodge No. 384, and was buried by the order Tuesday forenoon at the Gilboa cemetery in Benton county. Schuyler lodge No. 284, I. O. O. F., and the D. of R. lodge No. 384 I. O. O. F., of Remington, celebrated the seventy-sev-enth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States, last Monday evening, by giving a supper in the commodious building of John F. Major on south Ohio street. They also rendered a splendid literary program, which had been properly prepared, at their lodge hall and the G. A. R. hall. There was a great number of the brothers and sisters present, together with many families of Odd Fellows, and all had an enjoyable time. There were many present from a distance.

Our Methodist brethren will give a May school again this year from May 4 to May 8, inclusive. Thomas Harris, our real estate man, was in the north part Jasper county last week looking after his real estate interests. Mrs. Meighan, a widow, has just received a pension from the government, allowed on account of the death of her late husband Jno. Meighan. Her first voucher called for $298. This will prove a great blessing to her, as she has a large family of very small children. The pension was secured through the agency of Ira W. Yeoman. Commencement exercises will be held in the M. E. church next Saturday evening, May 2. An excellent program has been arranged. The address by Mrs. Emma Mont Mcßae; valedictory by M. Charles Morguers; solo by Mr. Frank Hardy; presentation of diplomas by Prof. Wm. R. Murphy; benediction by Elder Carson.

We had quit6| a white frost last Tuesday night, one week ago, but no resulting damage has been reported. The diphtheria cases northwest of town are reported as doing nicely under the treatment of Dr. J. P. Ramsay. The high school boys are making use of their spare time

in practicing for their field day sports. Our fellow-townsman, Henry Welsh, Esq., is devoting* much of his time to the improvement of his farm in Jordan township. He is putting in a great deal of tile this spring and otherwise improving his excellent farm. Mr. Brand, one of our blacksmiths, and Mr. Samuel Bow tman, one our tile men, spent Sunday last in Jordan township at the home of Mr. Brand’s father. The schools of carpenter township were all closed for the present term last week. The term was a little more than eight months.