Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1884 — Personal and Local. [ARTICLE]

Personal and Local.

Judge Hammond is at home this week, but busy of course, as always. 8. B. Nichols took two car loads of cattle and two of hogs to Chicago Tuesday. Jay D wiggins passed Sunday in Rensselaer, and returned the next day to Attica, where he has a situation in the Citizens' Bank. The Ladies Industrial Society, M. £. church, will meet next Wednesday afternoon, at Mrs. J. W. Williams, on Division street The Glidden Barbed wire at Cleaver’s is the most economical fence wire, it won’t break. Cali and see it. u J. F. and Wingate Downing started for Kansas Tuesday. The Republican will reach them at Little River, that state. ! All our millinery goodsat cost until sold. No taffy here, call and he convinced. Hemphill & Honan. Dr. Horton the Dentist will visit M’t Airy professionally on Wednesday next Jan., 23. and every alternate Wednesday, hereafter until further notice. / i. Immense quantities df ice were put up in Rensselaer last week and of the finest quality. The blocks were clean, solid, and very thi ok as much bb fourteen inches, some of them. Clearing Out —I beg leave to inform the public that I am closeing out my entire stock of winter goods, at cost. Call ealy and be astonshed at prices. L. N. Chilcote. James C. Morgan, of Georgetown 111., and George Morgan of Mount Airy, attended their brother’s funeral Tuesday. Jim is hale and rugged, and finds that farm life suits well with his constitution. A great many people go to the Methodist church every evening, and the righteous ana the unrighteous, are alike allowed to stumble in and out over the ragged matting, in the dark hall, as best they can. The person who took the large, navy blue handkerchief from the cloak pocket of a little girl, at. the school house, Thursday afternoon, had best return the same to the owner,, at once; The thief is well known and will be apprehended. It. «« Many good people have been leaving Jasper County lately. We regret to lose so many good citizens, but to “pull up and go West” seems to be one of the chief'ends of man, in this country and there is no use to kick about it.

William Brown’s team ran away Sunday morning* as he wag driving to chufch, and upset his sleigh in front of the Presbyterian church.,, Mrs. J, C- Passons, who was riding in the sleigh at the time, was thrown out with considerable violence and sustained a slight but painful injury to her neck. ThE Circuit Court.— Court adjourned on Friday until Thursday of this week. The jury was not used during the week. The application for a new trial the case of Waren Wright vs. L.,IN. A. & C. railroad, which was argued at great length on Wednesday and Thursday, will b? decided next week. You all knowvery well, brethren, that you grumble greviously if all the news does not appear in the county paper. Then why notate | a little pains, occasionally, to make sure that we receive the essential i particulars in regard to any .little events or happenings, visits or departures which you think ought, f%y j us t rights, to lie chronicled Lin these eokunns.

States Attorney General Hord looked after the interest of the state, in some drainage cases, before tile circuit oonrt, last week. The days grow longer every day; and the nights grow shorter every nighh A good work Jbat ought to bet kept up. - If you Want winter Ups, Plumes, Ornaments; &c. &c cheaper than jrou ever heard of before. Call on. ’: Mbs. M. F. Chileote.

“After all these years” the Delinquent List again appears in The Republican. It contaiils matters of interest to s a great many people, and excludes matters of interest to a great many other people. Mrs, Wells, State President of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, will speak at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at half past 2 o’clock. It is to be hoped that the temperance people of both towi and the surrounding vicinity will avail themselves of this opportunity to hear Mrs. Wells; She has the reputation of being a good speaker Our Remington correspondent, whose letter we are obliged to condense this week, on account of the “delinquent list,” thinks that the saloon men, Reynolds and Bloomer, may have been led to engage in the |coal stealing trade, at Monon, from a desire to get out of the saloon business into something more respectable! and suggests that if the railroad company left them to themselves for a little while longer* they would, perhaps, have quit the saloon business, and turned their attention to stealing, exclusively. The quarterly meeting of the F. B. church passed off quite pleasantly. The meetings being all well attended. The congregations on Sabbath morning and evening were large. Preaching by Rev. T. M. Sanderson, Rev. Wm. H. Saylers, Rev. B. F. Ferguson, and M. C. Mine?. The ?ermon preached on Sabbath evening, by Rev B. F. Ferguson cm The resurection, of the body, was listened to with great interest. As many the brethren live in the country, and the weather and the roads now being in a good condition to hold a protracted meeting, it was deemed advisable to continue. Just how long the meetings will continue is not known- but just so long as good can be [accomplished. All are cordially invited to attend the meetings. M—C—M

The Ladies Literary Society will meet at the house of Mrs R. S. Dwiggins next Thursday afternoon Jan;, 24. The programme to be apd includes upon a number of the most prominent women of America, as follows; Harriet Beecher Stowe, by Mrs. S. P. Thompson; Mary Hodgson Barnett, by Mrs. S. Hemy. Clara Louisa Kellogg, by Mrs F. J. Sears. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, by Mrs. M« L. Spitler, Susan B. Anthony, by Miss Mol lie Babcock. Mrs, Dunlap and Mrs Watson will funish the music and Miss Lola Moss will read the Critic’s report.