Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1880 — Pleasant Ridge Items [ARTICLE]

Pleasant Ridge Items

Mr. G. M. Johnson has been elect ed superintendant of the Watson Sabbath school. , Ed. Erwin has again started into blacksmithing at Pleasant Ridge. ‘Eighty five barrels, best quality of flonrjust received at Parkison’s. Our Sabbath school at the Ridge is having vacation now. Since the fairs and rallies are all over, wheat is coming in at a rapid rate. Mr. U. W. Clifton delivered a good speech at the (Barfield meeting last Saturday evening; the club will meet again next Saturday evening. Farmers are busy ditching their farms this fall; it is a move In the right direction. James Overton wears V happy smile since the arrival of a new daughter.

—Chew Hancook tobacco. Bedford —Twisted barb fence wire at B. F. at rock-bottom price* at Bedford’s. —Fresh oysters just received at R Spencer <t Co's. GarfleM and Hancock tobacco at the News Depot —Fresh oysters received dally at RE. Spencer A Co’s —Buy school books and stationery at the News Depot—Try the campaign cigar sold by Stiller, Reminjpon. —Seethattficent tea at Bedford’s before you l»»; It* “boss.” —Before nbrcbasng go to B. F. Ferguson for frites on lumber. —First mass rim knob lock all complete, 85 ctnts at Ferguson's. —Doors! sash, blind* and all kind* of moulding atFerguson’s. —B. M- Lallue keep* on hand the finest slock of confectioneries iu the city. • —A Large stock of stationery and school supplies just received b>\B. M. Laßue. —A. Booth's celebrated brand of Baltimore oysters are sold by R- E. Spencer A Co. —B. M. Laßue has opened an eating house at his News Depot. Oysters served in all style*. —Subscriptions for all newspapers’ and periodical* taken by 8. M. Laßue at the New* Depot. —Laßue, our enterprising “News Man'* keepetn stock the finest brands of cigars and tobacco. —B. F. Ferguson keeps ou hand at his lumber yard a full line of building hardware at lowest rates. —The news from Maine comes in slowly. Not so with the customers that patronize tbe Newa Depot. —For a good square meal, cooked and served in neat style, go to the res taurantof J. E. Stiller, Kemington. —Ferguson is prepared to pay cash for all kinds of grain or trade flour, hardware and lumber for the sum*

—Tbe place to get building material, Ferguson’s. Reason, he keeps a full stock of best quality at lowest prices. —Just coming.—A large bill of lumber to be sold at tbe lowest possible 'price*. B- F. FemoUson. —The restaurant of J. E. Stiller, north of the depot, Remington, is tire popular rrnoit for icecreum and lemonade parties. —Stiller of Remington is always prepared with tiie nicest bread, the best of pies and the freshest cukes iu tbe -market. —AH kinds of sewing done at Mrs. Col. Healey’s Millinery Store, in the second story of Leofiold’s Stone building. Give her a call. —B. F. Ferguson some first class bargains iu lumber this week, in our local columns. He Is tbe man to patronize, —Some twenty odd styles and sizes of writing papers are in stock at tbe postofiice. Tnere is Hot belter or cheaper goods in the Bounty. —Beautiful autograph albums at the postjlfloe in Rensselaer for only 10 cents each; larger ones for 15 cents, still larger and better for 50 cents, 65 cents and $1.25. —As winter approaches tbe homeless begin to prepare for building. The place to get bargains in building material is at B. F. Ferguson’s lumber yard. —Lost.—A star breast-pin of the order of Eastern Star Lodge. The finder will oblige by leaving the same at this office. —Five cents will buy a scratch book, a memorandum book, a penholder, an ivory toothpick, a nickel key ring, a good lead pencil or a bottle of best ink, at the postoffice. —Strange iftrue, that,.when a Remington yonng lady is asked by a gentleman to ride, with him, she gives consent only’on condition that he hires one of those nice cosy carriages of Sbefflcr’s. —To reduce stock, for the next 80 days Carters’ and Thomas’ standard black, blue and violet writing inks will be sold at 5c per cone bottle, at the Postofflce. This Is cheaper than they could have been bought by the gross a few months ago. —Two new brick school bouses are being built in Marion township. They are the first brick school houses in Jasper county. Slates, slate pencil*. writing paper, pens, ink, flat cap paper, scratch books, composition books, and many other school supplies are for sale at the postoffice in Rensselaer.