People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1896 — Correspondence Department. [ARTICLE]

Correspondence Department.

Neighborhood Notes and Gossip.

Remington Mote*.

The republicans had a hot time last Saturday over the selection of delegates to the congressional convention which meets in Michigan City on the 4th day of June. The Hawley men were successful after a hard fought contest. What is known as the “kids” supported Hawley, and the “old men,” supported Crumpacker, It is the same fight which developed here two years ago over the selection of delegates for Landis and Johnson the Johnson men were successful having been supported by the “nld men.”

Last Friday, whilst one of Joseph Neisu's boys were harrowing some ground on his father’s place about six miles north-east of Remington, the horses became unmanageable and ran away with him throwing him under the harrow and lacerating and mangling him in a horrible manner. His neck was cut nearly off and the young man has beenunconscious. His physician. Dr. J. P. Ramsey, 1 has but little hopes of his recovery. Remington was again visited by a very heavy rain Monday morning. We now have more water in this neighborhood than is desired; the ground being so wet as to keep many farmers out of their fields. However, corn, oats, and nay are getting in their work, and the prospects are that all manner of crops will be immense. This will certainly be the result unless something unforseen should transpire. William Shepherd, president of the board of trustees of the Town of Remington, went to Indianapolis last Monday to be in attendance at the session of the Grand Lodge of F. & A. M., which convened on Wednesday. He will visit a small water works plant somewhere in the gas belt, for the purpose of gaining information concerning the construction of water works here.

J. Cawley, Mr. Gallagher, Ellery Brown, Isaac A. Leard, James Pefley, Frank Clowry, E. W. Culp, George Moorhead, C. E. Harbacher, Ira W. Yeoman were over to Rensselaer last Saturday as delegates to the democratic county convention. The convention is said to have placed a good ucket for county officers in the field to be voted for at the forthcoming November election. The convention also selected delegates to the State and Congressional conventions to be held later on. Rev. Mikel delivered the memorial sermon at the M. E. church last Sunday afternoon. The discourse was an excellent, one, and was greatly appreciated. The old soldiers to the number of forty met at their post hall at half past two o’clock and marched from there to the church in a body, occupying the front seats in the church. The attendance was only fair;, owing to the beauty of the day th’ere should have been more in attendance.

It is said that there is an abundance of water in the well being drilled for our waterworks system, but that it does not yet rise sufficiently near the surface to be easily pumped, and that the company will continue to drill further, in .the hope of striking a vein that will rise near the surface of the ground. Farmers are complaining some of the ravages of cut worms and chinch bugs in their* corn and oats. A wedding is reported to be due Jn Remington this week, but for fear of some hitch in the program we defer mentioning the names of the contracting parties until tne ceremony has been performed. We dislike very much to take any chances in such uncertain matters. It is said that ex-congressman Joseph Cheadle is likely to make the race for congress in the 9th district this year on a silver plat form. He will be supported by silver republicans, populists and democrats and he will probably be elected. In McClure’s Magazine for June, Eliza beth Stuart Phelps will have a paper of reminiscences of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was her neighbor and helpful friend in Andover, and of James T. Fields, her literary adviser and publisher. The paper will be illustrated with some rare portraits and other pictures. *