Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1883 — PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION [ARTICLE]

PERSONAL AND OTHER MENTION

Mrs. Schench, widow of Wood Schenck, of Dayton, Ohio, is visiting at the home of her relations, the Misses Smith.

Mr. William Abbett, the “Jovial Bill” of days far off, who now lives in Chicago, is passing the Fourth with his cousin, the recorder. Mrs. Dr. ’Hamer attended, and took a prominent part in, the State Musical Convention at Terre Haute, last week. Mrs. Madge Honan is visited by her cousin, Miss Ella Thompson, of Higginsville, Mo., and by Miss Clara Heidelberger, of Chicago. Mrs. G. P. Daugherty has gone to Parke county to visit a brother who is sick. She will visit friends in Crawfordsville during her absence. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cleveland are making quite an extensive tour in the Western country. When last heard from they ware in Minnesota.

Isaac V. Alter has got his sawmill set up and in operation at the old place in Union township. He also grinds corn and chop feed every Friday. Judge Hammond is in Monticello this week, attending to some court business for Judge ’ GouldHe will not go to Indianapolis but once or twice more until after the hot weather. Miss Ella Green, a native of Jasper county, but now a resident of St. Louis, Mo., and traveling agent for a paint and color company of that city, is in this place visiting old friends. Hardman, the jeweler, has just had the ceiling of his store decorated for the summer, in a beautiful manner. Jake Eiglesbach’s butcher shop has also been flowered out in the same manner. A special meeting of the Ladies Literary Society is by order of the president, for Thursday, July, 12th, at 2 o’clock p. m., at the residence of x the Misses Smith, on thqNorth Side. The Bev. Gilbert Small, of the Presbyterian church, is a hard and zealous worker. On Sunday morning he preached in Rensselaer, in the afternoon at Bowling Green school house, and in town agaid in the evening.

Dr. H. Z. Leonard, chairman of the State committee of the Nation* al Greenback party of Indiana, in a letter to Dr. Samuel Ritchey, requests all Greenbackers, and especially the county National committee to meet him in Remington, on Thursday, July 12th, for a conference.

Mr. W. I. Florence, formerly of Barkley township, but now associ-ated-with his brother, A. F. Florence, in the practice of law, at Delphi, called upon us Monday morning. The Florence brothers are certainly prosperous, and as they are readers of The Republican, it is safe to assume that they are also wise and bappy.

The Students: Miss Ora Thompson came home from Ann Arbor last Friday evening, and Elmer Dwiggins a dayi or two earlier. Jay Dwiggins also got home from Orchard Lake, .last week. Belos Thompson is taking quite an extended trip in the Eastern States. He will visit points in New York and Massachusetts, and will probably go to Old Orchard Beach, in* Maine, before his return.

County Superintendent Nelson attended the State Association of County Superintendents at Indianapolis, last week, returning to Rensselaer Friday morning. He reports that it was a very interesting and impoitant meeting, and attended by nearly every superintendent in the state. He was impressed by the large proportion of young men among the superintendents. A majority of them being, considerably under thirty. Mr.. Nelson himself, who is but 23 years of age, was the youngest member,, with but one exception.