People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1897 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

The fire bell rang an alarm here about 10 o’clock last Saturday morning, and upon investigation the fire was soon discovered to be located in the Coulthrist building on South Ohio street having started overhead in the room occupied by Miss Harper as a millinery establishment. The fire brigade and engine was soon on the ground and the fire subdued without any material loss. The damage to the building will not exceed ten dollars perhaps. It is insured with IraW. Yeoman Insurance Agency in the Indiana Underwriters Insurance Co. of Indianapolis and the loss will soon be adjusted. The stock of millinery goods were including fixtures which were not insured. Damage to goods and fixtures very slight, if any. William E. Peck of Remington is the lucky man, who secures the Remington postoffice under the McKinley administration. There were several applications for this place, all of them very good men, but of course they could not all be successful. We apprehend that Ed will make a model postmaster. “The Donation Party” was played by our young Remington talent, at the Christian church on last Saturday evening to a, full house. The parts w T ere ail admirably executed, and the entire audience was more than pleased with the manner in which the play was rendered. The net receipts for the evening were $19.50 which goes mainly for the benefit of the church. John Mitchell, William Penwright and Leslie Fisher, who have been on a tour of real estate inspection in the state of Tennessee, returned home last week. The boys express their satisfaction with the general appearance of the lands in that locality and some of the parties may make their permanent •homes there in the near future. We notice our old friend J. W. Parks on our streets, again after an absence of several months in southern California, where he has passed the winter for the benefit of his health, and has been looking after his real estate interests there also. He owns an orange and lemon farm at Redlands California consisting of about twenty acres of grounds suitable for the production of the above named fruits.

Mrs. William Shepherd has undergone an operation in one of the Chicago hospitals. We understand the operation was successful. Mr. Shepherd returned home Tuesday (having been with her) and their son Ernest went there Tuesday to be with his mother for a few days. hope she will soon be able to return home. Peter Parks moved into the E. F. Emery property on North Ohio street a few days ago.

John Blaze, of Francesville was here last week visiting a sick daughter the greater part of the week. He has hired out to Mr. E. F. Emery for eight months and will commence work in' a few days. He will move his family to Mr. Emery’s farm at once. It now looks like spring will be a welcome reality very soon. There will be a fair held here again this year, at the usual time. We hope it may prove a financial success. Ira W. Yeoman will make some improvements to his residence property on North Ohio street early this spring. The Johnson family gave an interesting concert at the Christian church on the evening of the 10th inst. The church was well filled and the musical entertainment was perhaps as fine as any ever given in itemington. The children are mostly quite young, but they understand music, and know how to act as well as play. We would like to hear them again and should they ever come to this place again they would be greeted with a full house.