Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1884 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Peek's Bod Boy. ' The Rensselaer Cornet band plays for the Remington Fair. Vermont has gone republican by more than 20,000 majority. The Fair next week, and new furniture at gears'. The Jasper county Fair, next week. See programme elsewhere. Before going to the Fair, be sure to visit the “Ladies Bazar”. W. W. Curry, an eminent orator at the Court House, next Monday night. Mrs. A. W. Cole, of New Albany, is visiting her relatives in this place. Squire Moore moved into town from Hanging Grove, last Thursday. The nicest assortment of DryGoods, just from Chicago, at Hemphill <fc Honan’s. A good many loads of Rensselaer people went to the. Remington Fair this morning. The most complete line of Fancy Goods in the town, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Another elopement, high prices and big profits have inn away but Sears is selling Carpets at Rock bottom prices. Big premiums on Races at the Fair, and small profits .on Furniture and Carpets, at Sears’ Jumbo Furniture House. The democratic representative convention, Mount Airy last thursday nominated D. H. Yeoman the Greenback candidateA Sewing Machine, just out of the factory, “New Home” make, for sale at a sacrifice, at The Republican office. Parties wishing to go west inside of the next ten days will find it to their advantage to call on E. D. Rhoades, at tiie Trade Palace. Col. H. Learning, of Romney, is visiting Ins son F. JJ. Learning. It is his first visit, to Rensselaer and his impressions of the town are very favorable. The Atkinson Comedy Company, in the most laughable of comedies, Peck’s. Bad Boy, at Willey & Sigler’s Opera House to-night. Reserved seats at Hardman’s. Many of the children at the public school are wearing campaign caps bearing the name of Blaine or Cleveland. The Blaine caps are the most numerous. Post-master James returned from his eastern trip, iast Thurs 7 day. He was absent for about two weeks, the greater part of which time he spent in New York City. W. S. Lingle, Postmaster at Lafayette, and editor of the Courier, died suddenly of heart disease, at Waukesha, M is., last Tuesday. He died without a moment’s illness. A special on theL., K. A. & C. and a freight tialn on the Panhandle collided at. Reynolds Wednesday morning; and wrecked both engines. No one was seriously injured. Mr. George B. Conwell, for thirty years a resident 1 of Rensselaer, intends to remove to Kansas shortly. He gives notice of a public sale in another place in this paper. Married:—By the “Old Squire” at his residence in this town, Thursday, August 28th; Mr. Cassius M. Archer, of Pulaski county, and Miss Florence A. Britton, of Gill am township; Jasper county

On Friday evening, of last week, quite a number of the old residents of Rensselaer met at the residence of Mr. F. W. Bedford, just east of town, for tlffi , purpose of doing honor to Mrs. Bedford’s GTth birthday. Although the party was a complete surprise to Mrs. Bedford, she, and her able assistant, Miss Lizzie Warner, her grandaughter, were quite equal to the occasion, and before the guests took their departure they were incited to regale themselves upon a ! supper, which, in the language of one who was there,-was “as fine as mortal man ever sat down to.” The guests all spent an unusually pleasant evening, and, departing, left behind them many mementos of their good will towards the estimable lady, in the shape of handsome and valuable presents.

The “Bad Boy” to-night. An immense display of Jewelry at H r.rdinan's. “7“ Eleven notices of application for saloon licenses appeared in the Fowler Review, last week. The Benton county people must be a drouthy set. Still a Bigger One—Another big sunflower, also the progeny of Thi? Republican’!? big one of last year, was brought into this office yesterday, by Mr. Frank Osborne of this place. It is about the finest we ever saw. The Rensselaer Cornet Band gave us some very fine music before starting to the Remington Fair, but Sears’ Jumbo Furniture and Carpet House is the place for bargains, “and don’t you forget it.”. Being alone in the store it will be impossible for me to make a display at the coming fair, I cordially invite the public to come in and get prices and examine goods before buying. Hardman, the Jeweler. Mr. J. B. May, manufacture of all kinds of hair goods, is stopping at the Nowel’s House, where he has on exhibition and for sale, all styles of Natural Cnrly Waves, Langtry Bangs, &c., and will make to order Hair Jewelry of all kinds. Combings made up. Mr. J. W. Duvall has just put a handsome cornice on his brick building, and greatly improved its looks thereby. We are glad to say tli at he did not use the zinc cornice, as that style of ornamentation, has been used to excess in the town already. ■ The case of Mat Henderson, the “boy preacher” came before the White county grand jury last Tuesday, and as nothing but continual cohabitation constitutes the crime of adultery, under the present blundering statute of this state, no indictment was found and he was discharged. The Hon. I. D. Dunn, the Republican candidate for Representative, was in town Saturday. Be was ou his wav home to Kankakee township, from Louisville, Ky., to which place he had just been, on business. While there he made a contract for several hundred tons of hay, large quantities of which commodity he puts up on liis big farm!. The Rev. Norman Carr, Financial Secretary of The Franklin, Indiana, College, a baptist institution, was in town over Siinday and, preached two excellent and interesting sermons at the Baptist church. —He also got iff some good work in soliciting financial aid for the college ab-.ye named, a fact which we are glad to be able to state, as we believe it to be a thoroughly deserving institution.

At a meeting held at Center school house, in Barkley township, last Friday evening, sound Republican doctrine was dealt out to a good sized audience, by- W. W. Watson, of Rensselaer, and S. R. Nichols, of Barkley. A Blaine and Logan club was organized*, with a membership of about twenty-five. The officers of the club are as follows: President, S. R. Nichols; Vice president, Jas. H. Cowden; Secretary, James Payne. “To such base uses may we come, Horatio!” , The organ belonging to the Blue Ribbon temperance society of Rensselaer, has been carried “by rude hands of violence” to the Democratic head quarters, m Makeever’s new block, and there", made to do service for the party which, in this state at least, is the open ally and tool of the Liquor League, and which, iu its state platform, is the avowed eoiemy of prohibition. Many of our- people have already had the pleasure listening

to the oratory oi the Hon. W. W. | Curry, who speaks at the court house next Monday evening, and i they all unite in pronouncing him one of the most pleasing and instructive speakers they ever listened to. He is a scholar and a thinker, deals in facts rather than rl o oric, appeals to reason rather than prejudice, and discusses principles rather than men. He is especially well at home on questions of iinance and the tariff. We earnestly counsel all who can to go and hear him. He will tell you many things worth knowing, whether you agree with his political opinions or not.

That Bad Boy of Feck’s, at the Opera Hoase, to-night Cashmeres, all colors, at Hemphill & Honan’s. 1 A choice lot of Collars, Ties and Laces at the “Ladies’ Bazar” to be sold cheap for 30 days. Our early fall styles are real pretty and SO CHEAP, call and see them. Mrs. Sadie Laßue. Conlmissioner’s Court is in session this week, and Sears has received his fall stock of Furniture, Carpets, and house furnishing goods. Come and buy a nice dress pattern, and let us make it up for you; we have in our employ the best, and most stylish Dressmaker and Draper in the city. Leave your orders at once. Hemphill & Honan. Mr. Wm. S. Baldwin has been apDointed General Passenger Agt. of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Company, the appointment taking effect last Sunday. He will have his head quarters in Chicago.

Our town banks are all “putting on a heap of style” now days. The last institution of this kind to be decorated in asthetic manner, being the Farmer’s Bank, owned by Makeever & Williams. The interior has just been frescoed in a very handsome manner. To the ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity. L wish to say that after three years experience in millinery and. dress making, that Miss Louisa Platt is capable of cutting, fitting and making: dressts for the most stylish ladies, I guarantee her work, please give her a call. Mrs. Sadie Laßue. A Correction. — By a slip of the pen in our sketch last week of Mr v Powell, the Republican candidate for Treasurer, we stated his age, when lie joined the army for his four years of hard fighting, at twenty-oiie years, whereas we should have written seventeen years. John was young, but as full of fight as an egg is of meat. The public schools opened last Monday, with a total attendance of 274 pupils distributed about as follows: Superintendent’s room, P. Et. Kirsch, 14; High School, Miss Hill, teacher, 45; 3rd Grammar, Capt. Burnham, 30; 2nd Gramifiar, Miss Osborne, 42; Ist Grammar, Miss Cox, 39; 2nd. Primary, Miss Miller, 50; Ist Primary, Miss Irwin, 54. Dr. Antrim, the Recorder, returned last week from a visit to friends in Miami county. He says that remarkable old veteran of Republicanism, Cassius M. Clay, of Kentucky, will speak for Blaine and Logan at Peru on the 25th inst., and that he means to hear him, if he has health and strength to get there.

The Methodist people of Rensselaer, and also the inhabitants generally, will leatn with pleasure that the Rev. T. C. Webster is to be with them another year, and that, hereafter, his whole time will be given to the religious interests of Rensselaer. Beginning with next Sunday he wiJi hold services twice every Sunday at the usual morning and evening hours.

The North-west Indiana M. E. conference made a new circuit in the vicinity of Rensselaer, with Rev. R. C. Mcßeynolds, in charge. Mr. Mcßeynolds is a gentleman of about forty years, although he has been in the ministery tor only about one year. He was licensed to preach by the Rev. T, C. \Vebister, who speaks very highly of his character both as a man and a minister. He has a family consisting of a wife and two young daughters. He will probably reside in Rensselaer. His appointments are at Watson’s school house, at Phasaut Grove, in tin* Lev is, neighborhood in Jordan tfu and at Black Oak. He wiil be- ! gin his labors next Sunday, preaching at Watson's in the forenoon, and at Pleasant Grove at j 3 p. m', -r- ■ \ " ! The former appointment -at 'Sayler’s school Bouse is dropped.