Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1884 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

GILL AM ITEMS. Mr. Rufus Rayburn has charge of the West Vernon school instead of Aliss The saw-mid has at last made its appearance and is set up ready for business. It is located on Mr. Conard’s ifigjßv. ZJT-G'T A Sabbath school is fully .organized at Independence Chapel. All seem to be greatly interested and we hope much good may be accomplished,. Mumps are considerably scattered, causing t’uo attendance of the schools to be cut short. Miss Etta Massey has be so me a victim tothem and had to stop her school the second day. Mr. D. B. Coppess closed his school at East Vernon on Friday, the 18th, after a successful term of six weeks. He commenced school again, last Monday at Pleasant Ridge. An examination was held at Independence school house on Saturday April 19th for the graduation of advanced pupils, under the superintendeney of D. B. Coppess, as Mr. .Nelson could not be present. There were fifteen. applicants all of whom worked diligently both early and late. Good Templffcr’s Lodge is progressing favorably. Two new members were added Saturday night. We trust many more may be added to help fight the battles for the great cause of temperance.

FROM SURREY. Henry St. Clair and John Nelson also have made improvements. Mr. Sparrow, of Monon, has rented and moved into the Lyons property; Mr. Lewis Fleener begun school in Barkley tp., last Monday. Miss Emma Dern begun school at Union the same day, Weather all that can be desired and the farmers’ countenances loom up with a cEerry hopeiulhess. Mr. Bruce Moffit is teaching a very interesting Arithmetic school at Sorghum Valley on each Saturday eveOata through this vicinity look very promising generally. There is a great deal of plowing done ready for corn planting, Mrs. Goo. M. Johnson and two daughter;! started for Arapahoe, Neb., on Tuesday of this week, where she will join her husband. Rev. Win. Saylor preached at Sorghum Valley last- Sabbath to a crowded house. Bro. S. is stirring up the interest of this community in the work of the Lord. $ Mr. Masterson and family moved .from hero to Knox, in Starke county Ind., where he intends to engage in the stock business. We are badly in need of a good olacksmith. Our farmers arc compelled to take work to Rensselaer, a distance of live idles. d'X, . Our eitkens are determined to be up with the times. G. M. Wilcox has a new glass front in his store, has remodeled the counters with panels, yepainted the woodwork inside and altogether it presents a very handsome appearance.

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KEENER AND DE MOTI'E. Fires raging all over the woods and marshes. s .1 E. D. Fairchild is happy, feels big enonglrToT" Two* men.it is a boy, ten pounds. B * # Mr. Fred Rowe, who has teen living in North-eastern Minnesota for the past two years> has moved back to Keener. Fred says, “all the country is good. Jor, up there, is -lmating and raising babies.” Mrs. Fanny Joiies, widow of Lee Jones, is very sick, a complication of diseases, chief of which is St. Vitus Dance and delirium, so bad that she requires constant. care and attention. She is at the home Of her brother-in-law, Mr; Henry Granger, who, wish his family, art doing all in their power for her, spacing neither time nor expense in her behalf; which commendible conduct is. in delightful contrast;, to the brutal and inhumane treatment and neglect which the poor sufferer has received at the hands of some of her own relatives. Our candidate for Treasurer, R* .W. Marshall, bad a red-hot time of it last.

Sunday. Ho bad been watcMifg and fighting fires for several days; Sunday was the climax. The wind was blowing a gale, and two fires came for himlu the forenoon, while the wind was from the south, a fire from that directioa baraed up oonsi durable fence and" fitly tons of hay. R. W. was on hand and did what he oould, but the furious wind was too much for him. In the afternoon the wind shifted to the west, and another .fire came sweeping up from that direction, and for a while it looked as though ’house, barn and every thing would go; but the whole family went to work, and, water being plenty, they saved the buildings, but

not all of the fences.