Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1883 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Your correspondent has not been able to gather many stray items of news during the past week. The show came on the 12th as advertised, last Tuesday. After performing many wonderful acrobaticfeats, before a large and admiring audience, they folded their tents like the Arabs and noisily stole away. The delicate and airy witticisms of the clown were especially relished. Your compositor made an annoying mistake in setting up our last letter. “Children’s Day” was spoken of as a thing of the past, whenin reality, it was not observed until last Sunday, at least with the M. E. Church in this place. The floral decorations were the most elaborate ever seen in the village. The music, under the skillful leadership of Mrs. J. S. Sheffler, was beautiful and appropriate and exceedingly well rendered, while the exercises and recitations by the children of the Sunday School were worthy of the strict attention given by the large audience. It is perhaps not fair to make particular mention of one child but yet we must say that the recitation by Master Frank Peck was remarkably well spoken. The pastor, W. H. Vance make a short but pleasant address to the children, in the morning and at night Rev. J. B. Crowe of the Presbyterian church gave a short sermon replete with pathos and kindly feeling. Altogoi her it was a lovely day.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Whitman having become disgusted with Dakota, have returned, bag and baggage. They are at present the guests of Dr. Reigle, Mrs. Williams father but expect soon to go to Sheldon to make that place their permanent home. The “saloonatics” are finding out that Remington is not altogether in f avor of limited whiskey. Some of our citizens are in favor of law and order, neither of these can be maintained in a small town supplied with three or four well patronized drinking establishment, hence they will have to be made subservient to the public good by be: ng turned into more respectable places of business. The Burnt district will be rebuilt at an early day. The foundation for one building a meat market by Mr. Broadie, is already laid and the building will be pushed to a speedy completion. Mrs. Bott of Monticello, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Wells am other friends in this place. Corn is growing rapidly, (and weeds too.)

REMINGTONIAN.