Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1884 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

f . . ——. UNION ITEMS. Farmers still planting corn. Wild strawberries are getting ripe. The prospect for huckleberries better than for years previous. F. M. Lakin Was slightly hurt by a runaway team. Miss Willet is visiting with her uncle and cousins, I. V. Alter and sons. Jubilee at Pleasant Valley next Sabbath. A good time is anticipated. The Methodists hold their fourth quarterly conference at the Brushwood school house next Saturday. Miss Lola Moss, of Rensselaer, Mr. Jackson and Airs. Dicks, of Kokqmo, have been the late guests of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Warne and others. The Rose Bud school came to a close on the ?3th. There were a great many visitors present to hear the recitations given by the pupils. Miss Moss, Miss Hatten and others favored the school with vocal and instrumental music. The day passed pleasantly. The rainfall lor the month of May, was 8j ir. Mean daily temperature 55 degrees. Coldest day, Friday, 16th, 85 degrees. Warmest day, Wednesday, 7th, 78 degrees. Bill Bat. .

REMINGTON HEMS. There is a dearth of news over this way at present, a dearth of everything, in fact, but rain, and there is certainly plenty of moisture. Republicans Are jubilant and democrats dismayed over the nomination of Blaine, of Maine. One prominent democrat said they had no one left to nominate but poor, lame old Tilden and he supposed they would have to trot hirii out. Mr. and Mrs. Howard, of Sheldon, Hl., were in town on Monday of last week in attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Howard's father, Mr./Matthew Thompson, who died on Sunday morning, June Bth, at the residence of his son, four miles north of town, at the advanced age of 88 years. “Children’s Day” at the Presbyterian church last Sunday was largely attended, especially the evening service; many persons, finding it impossible to obtain standing room in the church. The floral decorations were in excellent taste, the songs and recitations by the little ones good, and the singing by the choir was simply superb. We mean no disparagement to the rest of the singers in our village (and there are many good ones) when we say that Miss Anna Sims, with the necessary opportunities and culture, might make a star in the operatic world as she certainly possesses 3 magnificent voice. Funny things sometimes happen at pic-nics, as for instance: There was an excursion to a neighboring town in the near past and among many others two ladies living not a thousand miles from Remington helped to swell the throng. The day was warm and the two ladies sat down to rest in the shade of a tree, and, after the pleasant manner ol some ladies, bsgan pulling the dress of another lady to tatters (figuratively speaking). It so chanced that the husband of the lady whose dress was being criticesed was standing under the same tree and heard every word. When they were through he stepped out in front of them, bowed and said, “Ladies, my wife’s clothes didn’t cost either of you oae ( —) cent. You are not cai.ed upon to select the goods, to foot’•the bills,’nor to help make them, and hereafter I trust you will give yoartelves no further uneasiness about them.” The feelings of the two ladies may be better imagined than described. A cyclone or ah earthquake would been a welcome diversion just then Ladies remember the old couplet: “Evil is wrought by want of thought As well as want of heart”. ‘

REMINGTONIAN.