People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — South-East Marion. [ARTICLE]

South-East Marion.

Mirt Chilcote went to Illinois on business last week. James Brown has rented Mr. Ware’s farm, which lies east of Mr. Farmer’s. Mrs. Wm. Hoover and husband spent Sunday with friends in south-east Marion. Come over if you wish to see and eat watermellons. Miss Pearl Henson is entertaining company this week. J. H. Toops and T. W. Daley,

spent Sunday with friends in the city of Monon. Every body in this country is glad to see the change in the weather though it makes them sniff. The farmers are some of them very uneasy about their grain. The thrashing machines are so slow in coming round. Mr. Haley is stopping with Mr. Hastings. It is reported that a few mosquitoes were seen in this country a few weeks ago but the change in the atmosphere has caused them to go north. Mrs. Dowell spent a few days last week at Morocco. Miss Pearl Slaughter is visiting her sister Mrs. Smith of Parr, Ind. # There will be an election of trustees in the Milroy Baptist church, September 19, 1896, at Center school house, Milroy township, Jasper Co., Indiana. By order of the church. D. J. Huston, Moderator. The Christian Endeavor of the Christian church will give a James Whitcomb Riley entertainment at the home of J. N. Leatherman, v Friday evening, Aug. 21. All hre invited to come with 10 cents for the usual Biley refreshments.

The school house at Parr was crowded to its fullest capacity last Monday night, at the free silver meeting addressed by Walter Harrington, David Shields, Ernest Lowther and J. A. McFarland. The Union Township Free Silver League was organized and received twenty-six members as a starter. It was at this place after the public speaking a week ago last night that three young men, at the instigation of some over zealous Republicans, threw several eggs with such accurate ailn as to hit Mr. Harrington, his wife and her mother. It is fair to say however that though the boys were all sons of republicans, their act was wholly without sanction by their parents, and is deeply regretted by all fair minded citizens.