Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1883 — PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTIN. [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTIN.

Miss Ella Amos, of Wabasli is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. L. Campbell in this town. Mr. James H. Honan, of Lafayette, has been visiting his brother, E. P. Honan, for some days, S. P. Leatherman, of Cass Co., Missouri, is visiting his brother-in law, W.H. Legg. The Ladies Literary Society will meet at Mrs. F. J. Sears Saturday afternoon January 13th. O. K. Ritchey has the eleventh responsiblity;. but responsibilities rest lightly on a good humored manlike Os. There are about fifty men at work in Keener township on the ‘Three I” rail road. That company means business. Miss May Miller passed the holidays with her friends here, but returned to Terre Haute last week to resume her studies at the State Normal. Miss Hattie Coen is attending a course of music lessons, at Logan sport under Prof. Giffe, both voice culture and instrumental. The Presbyterian Social Will be held this week at the l esidence of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Nowels, on Friday evening. Mr. Zimri Parris is now visiting friends at Union City, and other points in Eastern Indiana, and in Ohio. He will return to his Dakota home in a short time.

Major Bitters, of Rochester, Ind., who was editor of The Republican, for some months previous to July 1880, lias just started a new paper, “The Tribune” in Rochester. Dr. H. E. Pattison and Mr. Holsinger, of Winamac, were the guests of Dr. Washburn, Saturday and Sunday. They were heie in attendance upon the organization of the new rail-way compauy. Elder D. T. Halstead, who had been absent for some weeks, conducting a series of meetings in Blackford County, returned home sick, the first of the month, and for some days was seriously so, but is now able to be about. We regret to learn that Mr. J. G. Kerr, son-in-law of the Hon. G. 11. Brown, of this place, is lying dangerously sick from hemorrhage of the lungs, at Orovide, Calfornia, to which place he went with his bride, last fall. Dr. Horton, the dentist, was explaining to a young lady, the other day, the benefit to be derived from having'certain teeth removed as her jaw was not fully developed. A friend standing by, said: “Doctor, you never heard her jaw, or you would not say that.” Edward Wodiska, who lately performed in Rensselaer in “The Spy of Atlanta” a|d Enoch Arden, was in town Sunday night and took the ‘early train for New York, where he expects to obtain an engagement in some theater company. He has wearied of the “starring” business. Wm. A. Phillips of Rensselaer, is now engaged with Col. Field in the Spy.