Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1883 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Signs of better times are brightening the political skies. All over the land prominent newspapers are coming to the front with well written and weighty articles urging the necessity of moral reform, especially in the * matter of temperance. In an article in a late copy of the Chicago Times we find this statement: “There is no use in moralizing on the temperance question. Two and two make four in the mind of an infidel, with as much certainty as in the mind of an apostle, and it is equally certain in the minds of all men of common sense that in the long run the hu man stomach cannot afford to wrestle with John Barkleycorn.” We have had men here in Remington (and still have) who fully illustrate the futility of such an encounter. Battled and beaten and driven to the wall; they yet, with a strange and incomprehensible persistency rally and renew the struggle until, at last worn out mind and body baffled and bloated they have given up or will give up the unequal contest and sink into our alms houses, prisons or still worse into the hopeless graves of drunkards.

At a meeting of the official board of the M. E. Sunil ay School on Wednesday evening of last week, D. M. Nelson was elected Superintendent, Vice Rev. W. H. Yance, resigned, and J. E. Hollei t, Treasurer, Vice W. F. Butieu, removed. Mrs. J. E. Stiller was appointed teacher of Mr. Butler’s class. Last Sunday was “Children’s Day,” the church was beautifully decorated an 1 the exercises morning and evening we e ! conducted principally by the children. Tad ladies of the Presbyterian church wilt give an ice cream and strawberry festival on Friday evening of this week. We know it will be a pleasant affair, as i heir festivals are always enioyable. The numerous pupils of Mrs. Hattie Shepherd will give a musical service this (Monday) evening, at her residence on N. Ohio street. A beautiful programme has been prepared, and the exercises no doubt, will be one continued “concord of sweet sounds.” The invitation are limited to the immediate triends of the pupils. , Mr. and Mrs: Mark Phelps have arrived, and intend making Remington their abiding place, for the present. Their tuanv friends extend heartfelt congratulations. Mr. Alvah Myers and Miss Bessie Shear, brother and cousin of Mrs. J. S Sheffler, afters short but pleasant visit returned to their home in Kankakee last week. Mis< Mary Turpin, a pupil in the school of music at Madison, Kentucky is expected home the latter par t of this week. A company of ladies spent the day with Mrs. Henry Bellows last Wednesday. They ropUbt a delightful time.

REMINGTONIAN!