Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1885 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Mr. Berry Paris will soon, began operations on his new dwelling bouse, near the creamery. Services at the F. W. Baptist Church, Sunday, May 10th, at 11 o’clock, A. M. By Rev. B. Ferguson. S. T. Warren, C. £>. Screen dtoors and window frames of the best make, at low.prices, at B. F. Ferguson’s lumber yard, on Division street, near the depot. 1 Hon. and Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins returned from their winter’s stay in Florida. last Saturday. Mr. Dwiggins’ health has been very much improved. Mr. Arnold’s lost package, advertised by in last week’s REjPUBtICAN was found, and kindly brought into this office by Mr. Joe Paxton, of Newton township. Mr. D. S. Willey returned last Friday from Magnolia, Miss., where he has passed the winter for the benefit of his health. His stay in the South has proved very beneficial to him. “Hello Pop” wAs the salutation that greeted Mr. E. P. Honan, as he walked home from the pestoffice Monday evening. It is a fine boy, and born Monday afternoon. Mother and child doing well. School Children:—M. F. ChiTcote has completed the enumeration of children of school age in the school town of Rensselaer. The result gives a total of 241 males, 274 females, total 515; last year the total was 483.

Mrs. S. A. Matthews, of South Bend, delivered a missionary address at the M. E. Church, last Sunday morning, to a small audience. Mrs. Matthews is Secretary of the Home Missionary Society, of the Northwest Indiana Conference. Miss Ella Dwiggins having concluded her term of school at Oxford, week, returned to Rensselaer, but on Monday Morning, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Zimri Dwiggins, of Oxford, they started for pn extended trip in the east—to New York, Boston &c, " The “Hamihar Paint'* has been thoroughly tried and I know there is Aone Better Having sold this paint for 13 years, I can recommend it as A Number Oile, Call and see me before buying. Yours Respectfully, Emmet Kawnal. The Rev. Chas. Evans, of South Bend, a theological student at Princton, New Jersey, preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and evening. An effort will be made by the Presbyterians to secure Mr. Evans services for a term of six months. If the effort succeeds he will preach at Rensselaer and Meadow Lake, alternately, but make his residence in Rensselaer. Sheriff Yeoman is already making preparations for that most undesirable duty, the execution of Wartner. The gallows is being constructed in one of the carpenter shops. The place for the execution has not been fully decided upon. There is no suitable place inside the jail proper, and it is thought that a temporary structure will have to be erected for the purpose; either beside the jail or on the vacant lot belonging the county, east of the court house. A CohBECTiON—The Rev. Van Ess, the Holland gentleman from Roseland, 111., was in town again Monday. From statements made by him at thjs last visit, we. learn that we misunderstood his some what unaccustomed English, when we reported la?t week what we understood to be his impressions of Wartner’s mental condition. As before stated, Mr. Van Ess and the gentleman with him, bought Wartner to be possessed of a considerable amount of naturalcunning and shrewdness, but to be very ignorant And much deficient in sense and understanding.

Auditor Robinson was out early this morning, buying cigars and bananas. They say it is a girl. Mr. J. F. Pettet was d,own from Walker township, Tuesday. He reports a fair prospect for wheat in his township. Miss Babcock spent last week in Chicago, buying goods for summer wear. He stock of Ladies furnishing goods is now <?omplete. Twenfy-fiva years experience must be worth, something to the buyer and sell,eu of Boots & Shoes. Come* and see. Ludd Hopkins. ✓ Tbs- town authorities ought to see that the big bridge is kept clear of mud The mud holds the water, and the water rots the planking.

Judge Hammpnd has secured for a law office the spacious rooms in Makeever’s old brick block, over the Farmers’ bank. They havebeen fitted up for his use, in elegant shape. The public schools will close June sth. Prof. Geo. P. Brown, President of the Stata Normal school, at Terre Haute, has promised to be present at, and to, take part ia the closing exercises. ’ Mrs,. Alfred Thompson returned from Pennsylvania, last week, where she had been called by the sickness and death of her eldest sister, Mrs. Levina Coleman, who lived in Clarion county, that state. Display of Hats:—On Friday and Saturday, May Ist anfi 2d, at the new Millinery store of Mrs. Wilson. The ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity are respectfully invited to call and see the latest styles. Tom. McCoy and a couple of Crawfordsville friends were out on a big hunt, last week, to Beaver Lake, or near there. We understand they made a big bag of game, including upwards of twenty wild geese. We learn that the necessary papers are now ready for taking Wartner’s case to the Supreme Court, asking for a new trial. Upon what grounds a new trial will be asked for, we are not informed. Miss Alice Stephens, one of the best trimmers of Indianapolis, has just commenced an engagement at the new Millinery store, and Mrs. Wilson requests the ladies to call, as she is confident the artistic taste of Miss Stephens will please them. The prohibitionist held a meeting in the court house Monday evening. They adopted a constitution and by-laws, and decide to hold a caucus Friday evening for the nomination of a ticket for the town election. There were only seven or eight prohibitionists present at the meeting. Mrs. Rebecca L. Massey, mother of R. L. P. Massey, of Gillam township, and Mrs. Dr. Thomas Antrim, of Rensselaer, died at her residence near Hanfield, Ind., March 14, 1885. Mrs. Massey, at the time of her death, lacked but ten days of being ninety years old. Work has been resumed on S. P. Thompson’s new residence, in the grove near the artesian well. The building is to be of brick and stone, and the largest in town with, the exception of Alfred Thompson’s house. Those familiar with the plan of the proposed building say that it is of the most unique and ornamental design. Its cost will probably reach ten thousand dollars.

The town Marshal has a good many things to look after about this time, besides his political “fences”: The streets have to be cleaned, sewers opened, sidewalks looked after <fcc. Of course he can’t be expected to think of every thing that needs to be done, nor do everything that but he seems to be doing as well as anyone could under the circumstances. Marcus Harris, whose protracted and most peculiar case of sickness has been mentioned several times in this paper, died at the residence of his step-father, Mr. James T. Randle, yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock. His illness has continued for more than a year. His age at the time of death was just a little more than twenty-one. The funeral will be held this (Thursday) ai'ernoon, at 2:30 o'clock at Mr. Rai . He's residence, and will be conducted by Rev* T. C. Webster*

Miss Agnes Healey has been quite sick with lung fever, but is reported somewhat bettor at this writing. B. I. Ferguson is the man who ADVANCES the PRICE OF GRAIN. Farmers should patronize him with what they have to sell. Look Here!— You can buy a good watch (Elgin works) for $6. Call ami see them, at Kannal’s Drug and Jewelry stope. Our prices on Mens’ Shoes are so low that many who see them think they are too cheap to be honest goods. Try them. L. Hopkins. Mrs. Moses Tutu er, wfio has been at Indianapolis for seyefal months under medical treatment is now staying with friends at Lafayette much improved. ,

Mr. W. H. Botimer, of the Ohio Furniture Co., of Columbus, Ohio, visited his old friend, David J. Thompson, for a few days, including Sunday. I have now on hand a large stock of Ladies’ and Children’s spring and summer Hosiery, that I will sell very low. Please call and learn prices, at Miss Babcock’s. Hardman the jeweler, has moved his establishment into Geo. Kannal’s room formerly occupied by Levino’s Candy factory. The room has been fitted up for him in good shape. Mr. Foster went over the C. & G. S. Thursday, and levied on ten locomotives, supposed to be the property of Henry Crawford. Foster has a ten thousand dollar judgement against Crawford. — Goodland Herald. And still another change of venue has been taken in the libel case of Turpie against the Monticello Herald. This time the change is taken by the defendant, from Carroll county to Tippecanoe county. M. H. Walker lias broken the ground for a large and. elegaht dwelling bouse on sth street*, near the Court House. He is considering the advisability of making it of brick which would be a correct thing to do. —Fowler Era. We know wa can please you as we have just Reived our spring stock and have one of the best trimmers from Griffith Bros. Wholesale millinery establishment of Indianapolis, call and see goods & prices. Mrs. Sadie Laßue. After a very large expense of money and a vast amount of pain and trouble, it has been found impossible to cure Miss Jennie Miller’s eye, and she is expecting to go to Chicago, within a few days, to submit to4he operation of having it removed. Herself and uncle, M. F. Chilcote, went to Chicago for the purpose, nearly two weeks ago, but the oculist, Dr. Holmes, had met with an accident and was unable to perform it at that time. Miss Miller is an unusually bright and attractive young lady, and has the sympathy of all in her misfortune. When the abutments for the new bridge across the Iroquois river at Rensselaer was completed last spring, Messrs. Waymire and Nichols, two of the County Commissioners came to town and measured the work in the abutments. When the regular session of the board met they claimed and were allowed §3.50 each for lheir days work. Mr. J. W. Powell, a taxpayer appealed from the allowance to the circuit court, and that tribunal decided against the Commissioners. That is to say the court decided that the allowance was illegal. The commissioners believe that the decision was unjust to them and have taken an appeal to the supreme court.

We have received from the publisher, John B. Alden, of New York, a copy of a little volume, entitled “A Bed-headed Family.” The anthor is Maurice Thompson, of Crawfordsville, this state. It is a very interesting account of the author’s observations and experiences in watching the habits of a giant species of woodpeckers, in the swamps of Florida. Mr. Thompson is a very good writer, in the line of the above mentioned work, although not quite good enough to reconcile us to the actionof Gray in turning that most useful and eminent man Dr. Collett, out of the position of State Geologist, to make room for Mr. Thompsons ♦ ■