Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1884 — COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE

XQTES FROM Mh WTON. Tho basket meeting at Surrey, last Sunday, was but slirnly'attended. The threshing machines are in. full possession of Newton township thi. week. Farmers generally ate well satisfied with the yield of grain. Petitions ait! in circulation in Newton township for a bridgo across Iroquois, north of tho Paxton and Makeover neighborhood, on tho road to Surrey, and across the big slough, west of Micah Halstead.s. These bridges are both needed, and tho Commissioners should make tho desired appropriations. The public mouey can not be more judiciously expended than in tho construction of roads and bridges throughout the county. %*

REMINGTON ITEMS. The S. S. Institute held at the Christian church during Friday, Saturday aud Sunday, was replete tVitn instruction for those who attended, aud their liathe Was legion. There will bo another S. S. Union held hero in October, Which it is hoped every earnest worker in Jasper county will attend. Mrs. M. L. Hoos is still in a very critical condition, but her friends still eberish a hope of her recovery. One thing that must strike the disinterested observer as somewhat significant, is the large number of young men who are sporting Blaine and Logan hats. The second Juiourning badge, appropriately assumed by the ClevelaudIlßndricks young men, nro rarely scon, in fact, we know of but one in Remington, and that was a Blaine and Logan hat originally, trinlmed to suit the only young man in town who wanted to wear tho badge and sign of dehioc racy. The Fair promises to he a grand suctbss, many more ontries having beon n iidfi than at the corresponding time last year. If tho bright, pleasant weather of to-day (Monday) continues through tho week, the beautiful ground? of the association will be thronged, l'ho town is tilled with “strangers aud pilgrims.” Mrs. M. J. Phelps, who has been hovering on tho “border land of souls" tor several days past, is slowly returning to life and strength. Her many friends are'anxiously hoping and praying for her ultimate and speedy reeovbry.

REMINGTONIAN.

The calondar ol daily accidents as frightful. The variety es their happenings, the unexpected manner of their occurrence, tho diversity their fruits and the iiiiiVOTsaltty of their victims, warn us that uo man or woman, of whatever calling, is secure from accidental injury and that any of us may be next on the list. Railway and water travel are popularly believed to be especially dangerous. Every newspaper we see adds mhv names to the awful list of persons thus killed or maimed. Yet more persons are injured at homo in avocations than on all the railroads, rivers, lakes and seas together. Mechanics are lacerated by tho tools or machinery 7 they hourly use. Farmers are ’daily liable to countless dangers. Merchants, lawyers, doctors, office men, clerks and even ministers are among the daily list. A misstep or slip, a twitch of tho ankle or wrist, a sudden movement. often disables for days or weeks. From the quarter, and at the time, least we receive a hurt, or disabling injury- A list of fikiexpected. unthought of, casualties for one day would astonish everybody. The most abundant caution can not make us secure. Daggers come from sourcis unforeseen. Thed'o facts lead the most careful and wisest business men to provide against calamity by accident insurance. This leaves something for dependent ones if death results, or helps to pay expenses whilS the hurt is being cured. The- cost is trifling, the indemnity secure., in th A Traveler's which pays out vast sums every mourn to its injured patrons. Frank W. B.u«««. x. Agt