Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1880 — Local Gossip. [ARTICLE]

Local Gossip.

BY IROQUOIS.

John Holliday is prouder than he was. Como to your pa son. W. W. Watson is in favor of a prohibit ory.hquor law. , It will require about 80.000 brick to build the walls of Duvalls stable. The br.ck work of R. S. Dwiggin s’ new house will soon be completed. ... ‘ , , There was preaching al the Christian church last Sunday by Elder Hahtead. Maggie Haley and Florence Wood are good deciaimers. They did well Friday evening. Come, brush up your Durham chickens and have them ready for the fair next month. B. F. Ferguson is preparing to build a brick dwelling on a lot purchased of Thompson’s. Samp Erwin said he expected to stick to his temperance pledge as long as water runs aud grass grows Dan Duvall i» improving as a presiding officer. His temperance meeting last Friday was a splendid. Hhccess.

The graduates of the Rensselaer High School are said to be as well if not the best posted of any in the Normal. The atmosphere at Monticello io nut be peculiar. Jim Maloy says Rensselaer boys become exhilerated by breathing it. They ought to have a recount in town. S. P. Thompson, Nate Fendig, Park Wright, George Hopkins and Parrn Wright each claim a recount. Dr. Bitters and Will Austin attended the reunion of the Alumni Association of the graduates of the Valparaiso Normal. College. They; report a good time. They are laying track west of L. Spitler’s residence. They con tinue the ‘‘narrow gauge” tempo rarity. We hope they will suon complete the road to Chicago. C. H. Price promised the audience last Friday flight at the temperance meeting that “when the sun ceases to shine and not until then would he take another drink of liquor”. He said that liquor wat “condensed damnation and beat bell itself.” .