Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1881 — Remington. [ARTICLE]

Remington.

With many ap dngie* f*r past failures, we wilt try and b- gtn the New Tear with good resolutions lo r the future. As an earnest of our good intentions behold th s letter The holidays pnsaed off quietly, and for the greater number happily. The innocents whom we met abroad sod at home aaled as though Sants Claus had been unusually kind this Christmas. To some families in our midst the remembrance of the holidays of 188 ti will ever be a sad one, especially so to the family of J. M. Briggs, as during that week the devoted wife, moihe r and friend was taken from them. Her long weeks of suffering were patiently and uncomplaininglyborne. Two lines ot one of the beautiful hymns sungat her funeral seem specially applicable in h« r case. “Ail the path* of prayer ami duty And affliction have been trod.” The little stranger who the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. N. B«te< was taken from them during holidav week Mrs. Nelson is still very sick, but more comfortable than she has been for a long tune.. No other cases o' sickness that we know of. / The town is full of grain and hay waiting transportation. Business is brisk, merchants and dealers generally being quite busy: especially wood and coal dealers. The saloon keepers too seem <o be doing a “land office” bind lies’* judging from the number of men who walk with unsteady steps Efforts are being made to close up the Tom Harris saloon by declaring it a nuisance and detrimental ;o the morals of th* children who attend the school overlooking the delect able dei).~ In our opinion a little dynamite, nitroglycerine or gun powder would b* a good way to get rid of all four of these nuisance*/ The blue ribbon club is not doiug the work which th© friends of lent peranoe hoped it might do, still it is doing what it can. The people gen erally were sorry to have Mias Price resign her position as secretary a 4 so depends on having that office well filled. The meetings lack interest and enthusiasm. Mr. Coover (the president) is a man of ability and pleasant address and w* can see no apparent reason why the meetings should seem so em but they do. W« heard a proiniuen t bln* ribbonor say that one little word would describe the meeting last Saturday night aud that was the word thin.

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