People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1897 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

Rev. Grilles delivered the bac calaureate address for the Remington graduates at the Christian church, on Sunday morning the 9th inst. The sermon was appreciated. The attendance was so great that all could not get inside the building, and some of course were disappointed at not being able to gain admission. We had a great rain here on last Sunday afternoon, it having rained pretty near all the afternoon. A lady friend of the family of Mr. James Zea, who was visiting the family, and whose home was near Milford, 111., died last. Friday. She had been ailing for some time. The remains were shipped to her home for inter ment Saturday afternoon. Great preparations are being made for the gymnastic and school exhibitions next Saturday for the Northwestern Indiana Organization. Rensselaer, Remington, Goodland, Kentland, Wolcott, Monticello and Fowler will participate. The exhibitions will be given at the Fair Ground, and the attendance is certain to be very large, if the weather is favorable.

The Remington schools will close for the present term on Friday the 14th inst. The teachers and pupils we think, will be pleased to quit- after an eight and one-half months siege of school life. J. L. Puntney, of New Alexandria, Ohio, a partner in the grain firm of Taber, Puntney & Co., of this place, who has been here for a few weeks looking after his business interests and visiting with his nephew. Berney Graham, and his brother-in-law Jas. Snell, died suddenly of heart trouble last Sunday afternoon, at the residence of Mr. Snell about 4£ miles south-east of Remington. He had been riding in a buggy in the forenoon. He was a prominent Odd Fellow, being a member of a lodge in Ohio. The Odd Fellows of Remington, took charge of the body and after shorj; funeral services had it shipped to his home lodge in Ohio.

Fore part of the week was too wet for corn planting, but later on the farmers made up for lost time. It is fine sunny weather. A party last Friday evening burglarized the residence of Geo. McCarn, of Goodland, getting away with 840 in cash, and some other property. Mr. McCarn telephoned to Chalmers for a couple of bloodhounds kept were brought to Saturday/ afternoon and put otUhe trail/of the burglar. He through Remington and Wolcott, and on through Reynolds to Monticello, and then traced back to Reynold's where he was captured sometime Sunday. He was taken back to the scene of his crime Sunday evening.

J. H. Cox will sell you good wood for 83.00 per cord. Yard and office, north of post-office.