Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1882 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Dear Republican:—We are tired of writing of rain and mud and gloomy prospects for farmers, but as a faith fill chronicler we must say that the rains have interfered with,the harvesting of the wheat and rye crops, so much so that large quantities of both will be lost. Corn, too, owing to the superabundant moisture in the soil, in most places presents a dwarfed and sickly appearance. One farmer of our acquaintance last week plowed up afield and sowed it in buckwheat that had been planted in corn and then replanted. How it will all end the “Lord of the harvest’’only, knows. The United Brethren (and sisters) gave a festival on last Thursday evening. Not having been present we cannot report as to its success socially or financially. Being the first and only festival of the season it likely was well patronized. The proceeds were for the benefit of thd R. U. 8 (whatever that means) School. We do not take much interest in politics as a general thing, believing that the best men should be selected to fill our offices of trust and profit, regardless of political creed. But we also say that it is mainly, in tho ranks of tho great Republican partv that such men aie to be found. We should sec to it,—the best interests of our country demand that we should elect men of ability, integrity and good address. When a man uniting all these qualities, and above all, and more than all, when a Christian gentleman presents himaelf as a candidate for our suffrages he should receive a hearty and unanimous support without any of the disgraceful squabbling and mud throwing which is too apt to attend a political campaign. Mrs. Wm. White, formerly Miss Juliette Nelson, went to her netv home in Bracewood, 111., last Monday. The Misses Durand, of Peru, Ind., are visiting their relative, Mr. T. Durand, in y»is village. Miss Maggie Bloom, of Goodlnnd, who has been visiting her uncle, Mr. G. F. Bloom, returned home last Monday. Mr. D Morris Nelson one of the graduates of the Terre Haute Normal School, returned to his home in this place last Saturday evening. He will have charge of ‘he Worthington public schools for the ensuing school year. We know that the position, alt hough a responsible one, will be well and ably filled, and we congratulate the good people of Worthington on having secured Mr. Nelson's services. Remington can supply more young ladies—more handsome young ladles than any town of its size that we know of. If any one doubts it let him attend the M. E. Sunday Schoo/ some fine Sunday afternoon and his doubts will speedily be removed. The temperance meeting at the Christian church last Friday night, not having been well advertised, and the weather proving unfavorable, was poorly attended. We do not know whether steps wero taken to effect a permanent organization or not. The need of united temperance effort in this i place is surely great.

KEMINCTONIAN.