Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1885 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

GIL LAM ITEMS. Weather pleasant after the rains of last week. Farmers are busy cutting their oats, which was blown down by the winds. , A great amount of hay was damaged by the last rains. Thomas Robinson is having a large ditch cut through his east farm; he will now take down the signs “No Hunting or Fishing allowed in this Farm” which are said to be up there. The proprietors of the Tile Factory are building a caso to burn tile in, there is no reason why they should not make good tile. Quite a number of young folks went to Winamac Saturday. Another pleasant surprise was given to Ward Hamilton the evening of the 24th. It was his birthday. We agree with what was said in last week's concerning the birthday dinner, but will add further that it was given in honor of Martin Lebold, one of Gillam’s most estimable citizens, and the neighbors coulcf have selected Uo better i.r more worthy a subject to surprise than he. His daughter and sou, Lizzie and Lewis were present. • We hops the good feeling that excited among the neigh hors and friends may never bo severed. PLEAS iNT RIDGE ITEMS. Farmers are at work late and early, cutting cats with those wonderful selfbinders. Owing to tlie showers, last wevk, hay making was very light. A sister of 11. V. Childers started for her home in Kansas, Monday, after a two week’s visit at her brother’s. ' A horse, valued at, >'2oo, and owned by A. Collins, died Sunday; J. V. Parkison lost one also. Pray! what is the matter with "the gents at P. It? Hut j>erhaps if they would watch where they were going, there would .not bo so many upsets, (and slippers bars tod.) , J. F. Bruner is again proprietor' of the ltifioe store. ITe did not want to go west its badly as lie thought for. Miss Lucy M-rioo., who has been staying in Reassolaer tor tho last year, is taking a rest, at her home ntear the Ridge, 1 Tlie “Platform Danee” which tfas to have been held Saturday night, was postponed pii a-.aa ufit of the r-iina Miss Badio M«:D maid is attending the Normal school at Knisdaer. Rev Mcßeyr.olus will hold services atvPioasitnt Ridge school house, pext Sunday livening'. All come out and hear. Stkaxgek. I'hoM WIIEATEIELD CEN'IER. A refreshing rain last week revived the drooping spirits of the corn fields. The wheat and rye harvest is over •and the crop fairly gooi for this section. ■ Mrs. Fur'Li, Mrs. Rprague and Anna Urey are on rise dh List at present. Ml Kate licf Crown Point, visited at Mr. Lootu’s last week. * Miss Flora Ferrih .an 4 Mr. -Eugene Adams, have both been quite sick but are now convalescent. Mrs. Laugher, of Lafayette ami Mr., Carmichael, from Mien., are guests at Mrs. ShafToer's. ' Miss Tihie Cason is rot teaching this HUvcis living at Round Grove on her bn'l.-vo uieturo.squ’e farm. Miss Dorcas Adams attended the Valp iv i-u Normal one week but was eilii tl home by the iilucss 5 of her brother. Cm aw one suggest' a why to pr. • ! ibit form: of our neighbors from going fishing on Sunday anil persuade them to attend Su idpy School?, There will be a Basket Meeting at. Wheattield .Centor. the hist Sunday in ■'August. All are cot (Hally invited to attend and bring tlierr ba-kets! Uncle Billy Meyers had a tantrum with a fractious horse the other day, resit ting in a broken buggy tongue aiff-u brU'B id head, the latter belong ing to Norma Helmick. v c-* '.'s - v At hiS home in Wheatfield tp., on the morning of July 20th, Mr. Adam NlulfieywcsOf consumption. ,Tlio deseased was about 80. years old add unmarried. The aged parents • and other relatives have the heart- felt sympathy of the entire community, and better than that, £he blessed as- ’ - *"■ ■-> f ; •

I V f surance that he died at peace with his Maker: The funeral sendees were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Lambert, of Chesterton, Ind. Sandy. r 4 b, ' REMINGTON ITEMS. The explosion of a pitcher of gasoline in the hands of a domestic employed by tho family, resulted in serious damage to the beautiful house and furniture of M. Solomon, last Friday mornirlg. A large can of gasoline is kept in the back yard, under a tree, from which it is the custom of the domestic referred to, to draw enough, in a pitcher, to lill the magazine Cf the stove. On this occasion .the combustible stuff flamed up before she was in the kitchen, just as she was entering the door, and while she was still sevex-al feet from the gasoline stove. Mr. Solomon thinks it was a case as spontaneous combustion. The new lire engine, aided by the citizens, did good work on the occasion, anil, doubtless, prevented a great conflagration. ____________ Republics are not always ungrateful. In consideration of able and effective services in the Democratic ranks, Hon. Fred Hoover bus been rewarded with the Osage Indian Agency, a lucrative and responsible position, and one which Mr- Hoover is well calculated to lill. He leaves with his family for Indian Territory early in August, followed by the good wishes of hosts of his friends, regardless of party. Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Butler, both of Louisville, Ky., are visiting their brother, I). W. Peek, and family, and their sister, Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. Butler is the widow of the author of Sutler’s Grammar, one of the best grammars ever published. All of James Sheefz’s sons are now sojourning under the parental roof tree, JBlemer, the last one to come in, having arrived last week. Miss Ella Pettitt and Mr. George Stoudt were married, on Sunday evening last, at the residence of the bride’s patents, on N. Ohio street, by Rev. A. 11. Dooley. Quarterly meeting services at the M. E. church next Saturday and Sunday; Rev. J. H. Clay pool and Rev- Luca?, Nebeker in attendance. Superintendent Nelson's many friends were sorry tb hear of Ms indisposition, and hope that he lms fully recovered before this writing. Miss Ella llawles left for Chicago, on Wednesday, after a viut. of Jive weeks with friends in R ipington. .. . ’ A H. H. Walkerfe new shop is in process of ere lion, on the old. Bolles.cu - ner, cast of the P. O. : ... Grasshoppers are reported as com Trig in great numbers, atnl smiotis daiuag? - ' is threatened by the pestiverous insect. E l). Coen, of Rensselaer, was in i t ;\Vn last week. ' . ' f v. • , ' fc . ■ *!.

REMINGTONIAN.