People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — Correspondence Department. [ARTICLE]

Correspondence Department.

Neighborhood Notes and Gossip.

# Remington Notes. #■ About 8 p. m. last Friday the alarm of fire was given here, and it was soon discovered that the fire was in the residence of Mr. Samuel Bowman west of the Christian church on Range line street. Meeting was in progress in the church, but it was only a few minutes before the church audience was at the scene of the fire. The tire company with their engine were soon on the ground, but through neglect in keeping the machine in working order, it was comparatively useless. It was dry, the valves rotted out and before anything could be done with it the fire was beyond control. An immense crowd of people soon gathered at the scene of the conflagration. Mr. Bowman and family having gone from home, and being in attendance at the church and May school which was in session at the M. E. church, the doors were locked. They were at once broken down and the greater part of the furniture and household goods were carried out, but considerably damaged by careless handling. The house, which was a good one, was totally destroyed. Mr. Bowman carried insurance on both his house and contents. The insurance on his house was *BOO, which will not fully cover his loss, however. It is thought that the tire originated from a lamp that was left burning in one of the rooms, which tvas partly turned down when the family went to church. The lamp either exploded or was placed too near some curtains which became ignited. Mr. Bowman will probably rebuild at'once on the same site as he has a beautiful location for a family residence. The inconvenience in the meantime is very great and certainly quite annoying.

A Mr. Williams of Illinois and Miss Jednie Hawn were married last Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hawn, Rev. Mr. Mikel, the M. E. pastor, performing the marriage ceremony. The bride is a successful school teacher of many years’ experience, and the groom a polished gentleman and scholar, engaged in business in Illinois. There were many invited guests, friends and associates of the bride, present at the wedding who presented the bride with many beautiful, useful and costly presents. The newly wedded pair left Remington on the 9:39 a. m. train for Peoria, 111., amid showers of rice, and carrying with them the good will and best wishes of their friends for future happiness and prosperity. The North-western High School Athletic association meet was held at our faiy grounds on Friday, May 8; and the sports were participated in by the Monticello, Fowler, Goodland and Remington high schools. The school exhibits were placed in the ladies’ hall and were highly creditable to all the schools. Monticello carried off the palm in all the departments except the third grade which fell to Remington, taught by Miss Deischell. In justice to both the other schools competing it is but right to inform our readers that the Goodland and Remington schools exhibited the work of each and every pupil, while Monticello had on exhibition the best w T orks of their most apt pupils. The athletic events resulted as follows: Ist—* 100 yard foot race, dash, Good■land, (McCurry,) Ist, Monticello 2nd, Fowler 3d; 2nd, —throwing 16 lb. shots Remington, (Milner) Ist, Goodland 2nd; running single jump, Monticello Ist. (Oliver Coen) Goodland 2nd. Fowler 3d; 4th—£ mile bicycle race, Goodlaud Ist, 2nd (Charles Perry) Monticello 3d; sth—one mile walk, Monticello Ist, (Edwards) 2nd, (Sharp) Remington 3d; 6—Pole vault, Monticello 2nd, Remington, 3d; 7th—baseball throw, Goodland Ist; Bth—standing high jump, not given; 9th— 22o yards running dash, Goodland Ist, (M’Curry) Monticello 2nd and 3d; 10th —i mile bicycle race. Goodland Ist, (C. Perry) Monticello 2nd, Rensselaer 3d; 11th—running hop, step and jump, Good-

! land Ist (John Perry) Monticello |2nd, Remington 3d; 12th—100 yards hurdle race, Goodland Ist. McCurry, Remington 3d; 13th—10 pound hammer throw, Remiugton Ist, (Wilbur) GooHland 2nd and 3d; 14th—high kick Fowler Ist, Remington 2nd, Goodland 3d; 15th—i mile foot race. Goodland Ist. (Shepard) Monticello 2nd. Fowler 3d; 16— 1 mile bicycle race, Goodland Ist and 2nd (C. Perry) Monticello3d; 17th—Running high jump, Goodland Ist; 18th—standing jump, none given; 19th —one mile run, Monticello 1, (Brown;) Remington 2nd; 20th—2 mile bicycle race, Goodland Ist, 2nd and 3d, (C. Perry.) Every one present enjoyed the entertainment hugely, and about dusk the meeting broke up and all returned to town where they witnessed the bicycle parade, by lamplight, which was beautiful in the extreme. Mrs. Graham, who has been so long sick, is gradually growing worse, and it how seems only a question of a few days when she will be released from the pains and troubles of her dreadful disease. ••

Young Mr. Henry Brook, four miles south of town, who lias been dangerously ill for several days, is at present reported to be improving nicely. Martin McNett of Rensselaer, formerly of Remington, has, through the agency of Ira W. Yeoman, pension attorney, been granted a pension of *l2 a month from March, 1893. This will give him about 8225 on the first payment which will be made at once, and he will draw regularly *l2 per month in the future. We are pleased at Bro. MciNett’s good fortune as lie is entirely worthy.

Our well men have now bored to a depth of over 250 feet. They have found , some water but not yet enough for our system of water works. Postmaster Honan of Rensselaer, was perambulating the streets of Remington one /lay last week. The weather still continues fine and very warm. A trip to the country reminds one of his conception and readings of Pardise. The scenery is simply enchanting. If you wish to see the finest shaded town in Indiana just now come over to Remington and we guarantee that you will see it. During the fire last Friday night some enterprising fellow citizens kicked out a window light in the rear of J. F. Ellis’ saloon, and then opened the door, tapped the till and received about 83.50 as a rewai’d for his enterprise, besides, perhaps, tapping his beer kegs and sampling other beverages. Nothing further than the money was missed. Mr. Ellis and his bar tender were both a't the fire. No clew. Commencement exercises passed off quietly and the graduates acquitted themselves creditably.