Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1885 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Jasper County Fair next week. The Commissioners Court meets next Monday. Goods as cheap as anybody can wish at Hemphill & Honan’s All goods down to cost at La dies’ Bazar. Dress making in first class style done at Hemphill & Honan’s. • Miss Louisa Platt is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wood, in Chicago. ■ Charley Honan, the nursery agent, is, visiting his brother* E. P. Honan, and family.' Farmers, bring your wives in and examine our goods, it will pay you. Hemphill & Hqnan. Mr. A. Purcupite is now acting as a salesman iu T. J. Farden’s boot and shoe store.

Renaem ber, the post-office is the place to buy your school books. ' Another son at the home of Squire A. E. Pierson, of Union tp. Those Boys’ and Childrens’ clothing at Ralph Fendig’s, are nice, durable and cheap. Rev. B. F. Ferguson will preach at the F. W. Baptist Church next Sabbath morning, at 10:30 A. M. A flourishing Odd Fellows lodge has lately been instituted at Mount Airy. . ?. The most complete stock of Dry Goods- new and cheap—at Ralph Fendig’s. Born.—August 31st 1885, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Nichols, north of town, a daughter. Mr. Jos Tanner, one of Walker township’s best men, was in town last Saturday.

Mrs. Dr. Ensminger and son of Crawfordsville, are tlie guests of her sister, Mrs. Ludd Hopkins. T. J. Farden has gone to the | vicinity of his old home in Warren county, tp look after his property there. 'At the post-office you will find a 1 arge and well selected stock of school supplies; the best place in town to get what you want. Mr. J. A. Pierce, now of Kearney, Neb., is making his annual! visit to his old friends, .and looking after his property here. A gentleman’s complete outfit —suit of clothing hats, boots and gloves— can be bought cheap at Ralph Fendig's. . Miss Lettie Baylor, of East Portland, Oregon, niece of M. E. Baylor and Mrs. Philip Blue, is visiting Ler relatives here. Ladies, come in and price our millinery; we have some of our Fall styles now. Hemphill & Iloxjan. Tlie cold weather of this w r eek culminated in another frost. Tuesday night, but not heavy enough to do any damage so far as reported.

New fall styles in Millinery on exhibition at Mrs. E. Wilson’s, and the ladies of Jasper county are respectfully invited to call and examine. New goods [every day during Fair week. Dr. H. P. Lynch who was recently cruelly murdered by Corporal Hollis, at Sturgis? in the Black-Hills, Dakota, was an oldtime intimate, friend of our neighbor, McEwen, of the Democratic Sentinel. ■'

* The Teacher's Institute, which ended last Friday afternoon, sustained its high standard of excellence until the close. It was, undoubtedly, the [most Successful ever held in the county. The fattendance averaged fully 150 for the week, and the zeal and interest in the work wm unflagging.

School ‘ begins next Monday. Get your school books at Kannal’s. Parker Overton, of Hanging Grove tp. has gone to Ladoga to attend the Normal and Business College, there. Pretty flowered scratch books at the post-office; stop when you go for your mail and examine. Books from 3 cts. upwards;—; - Dr. and Mi's. F. P. Bitters were received into fuil membership in the M. E. church, last Sunday morning. Every bp dy should buy their school books and supplies at the P. 0., because you can get just what you want for the least money. , M. F. Chilcote was sick during the greater part of last week, as a result of the hardships he experienced during his kite journey to the wild west.

William Rinehart, a cousin of i W. A. Rinehart, of this place, died at Marshall, 111., on Monday afternoon, of last week, after a brief illness. John W. Roberts, late of this place, left Kentland Monday, for the Osage Agency, Indian Terr., where he has a clerkship under Fred Hoover. - Get your children ready for school, by calling at Ralph Fendig’s, who has the most complete stock of Children and Boys’ clothing ever displayed in this market. Dr. W ashburn, who is an expert on chickens, was called to Remington Wednesday morning to judge the poultry exhibit at the Remington fair. .. Mrs. Berry Paris went to Attica last week, to make the acquaintance of a new grandchild, daughter of John Paris, of the Attica Citizens’ Bank. Misses Ella Dwiggins and Amanda, Paris are- attending the Benton county Teachers’ Institute at Fowler, this week. They both will teach at Oxford during the ensuing school year. The members of the Band of Hope had a jolly picnic at' Mrs. C. Clark’s last week. A fine supper provided by the ladies of the W. C. T. U., was among the attractions of the occasion.

On or about September 12th, Miss Emma M cCormick will take charge of the Dress-making department at my Millinery Store. Ladies of Rensselaer- and vicinity are respectfully invited, to call. Mrs. Sadie La Rue. Miss Stephens, who has been at I Griffith’s wholesale establishment, for- some time, will be at Mrs. E. Wilson’s Millinery store to-mor-row morning, having been engaged for the fall and winter, at ! that establishment, as a trimmer.

Superintendent Nelson held an examination of applicants for teachers’ licenses at the school house last Saturday, following the Institute, and it was by far the largest ever held in the county. The number examined exceeded one hundred, or enough to fill all the schools # in the County—should all get licenses -which is not to be expected.

The Fowler papers of last week give the details of a sad and fatal accident which happened in that town the week before. Two chil■if. dren of Dr. Roberts’, aged 3 and 5 years, and Annie Berry, aged 13, were playing in the doctor’s office, anti the youngest child found a loaded revolver, and which, by some means, it happened to discharge, and the ball passed through the head of the Berry girl, killing her within half an hour. She was the child of very poor parents, and the citizens raised a generous contribution to meet the funeral expenses.

The Revs. Webstar, Abbett anc all started for Valparaiso, Tuesday to attend Conference. Farmer S. P. Thompson attended the Patrons Fair, near Rentland, last week and made an address upon the subject of agriculture. All persons indebted to the undersigned, either by note or book account, will confer a favor upon toe by-calling in and settlings as I must have money. N. V. Cleaver.

Mr. J. F. Mitchell, of Chicago, was in town last week looking after his farm in Jordan tp. - He reported himself greatly pleased with the crop prospects of Jasper county this year. Rev. J. J. Clay pool, on his way to conference, stopped over, Tuesday night, to exchange greetings with his many warm friends in Rensselaer. Himself and family are enjoying gopd health. Married. —Saturday evening, August 29th, at the residence of the groom, accross the river, Mr. Thomas Thompson, the banker, and Mrs. Jennie M. Laßue. The Rev. T..C. Webster officiating.

The Remington Fair was quite largely attended by people from this place and] vicinity, yesterday, and many will go today. The fair is pronounced unusually good and the various departments of live-stock, are especially large and fine. Post-master James after “lotting” for a whole year on the prospect of attending the reunion of his old regiment, the 9th Indiana, which was held at Lpgansport last week, was finally unable to attend, on account of the sickness of Mrs. James. Mr. J. H. Willey, of the Trade Palace, returned from his business trip east, last Saturday night, after an absence of just a week. He bought a large stock of goods in. Philadelphia. He passed through Washington and Baltimore, but made no long stop in either city.

Mr. Emmet Kannal will start for Pittsburg, Pa., to-day, to attend the annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association to which he is a State delegate. He expects to be absent until the 13th inst. Mrs. 5 Kannal goes with him as far as Salem, Ohio, to visit- parents and other.relatives.

The Rev. Geo. Havens returned last Thursday from Franklin and Indianapolis, whither he had been attending the last sickness and burial of his brother-in-law, the venerable V. Williams, ’who died in Franklin, but w r as buried in Indianapolis. He was one of the earliest settlers of Indianapolis, having settled there in 1830.

The good Elder Shortridge, of Keener tp., brought one of his daughters down to the Institute last week, and was so much interested with the exercises that he never missed a lecture during the whole week. He is an old time teacher and much interested in the new methods taught ic the Institute.

, That Monon scrub nine which the Rensselaer kids cleaned out so completely, w T ere expected to come up and play the return game last Friday, but they failed to come, and bad not even the politeness to explain tlje reason. Some of ths older ball players about town saw that the young fellows were spoiling for a game and extemporized a nine and a game was played at the ball grounds, near the creamery. The Kids won by a nearly even score. Later.— The Monon nine ip now expected to come to-morrow.

School Books and fschool supplies of all kinds, atKannal’s. We learn that J. F. Hemphill’s stay at Hot Springs was mainly for the purpose of a little recreation. His stalwart and ornamental form shows no signs of poor health. j

Two boys aged 81 and 9 years respectively, were drowned near Rockfield, in Carroll county, week before last, while in swimming. Their names were Arthur Snyder and Jesse Stauffer. Y

At Once. All parties knowing themselves indebted to me for blacksmithing, will confer a favor by calling at once and settling, by cash or note. I must close up my books. L. C. Grant-. A remarkable fatality has attended the relatives of the Rev. Geo. Havens’ during the present year; two brothers, two sisters and one brother-in-law having died since the beginning of the year. There is -considerable probability that Rev. T. C. Webster will soon “go west to grow up wit h the country,” as he has received a call frnm the M. E. Church at Plum Creek, Neb., with an offer of 81,000 as salary. From all over the county come reports of the splendid prospects ‘ora good corn crop.* Another month without frost will doubtless give Jasper county farmers the biggist crop of corn they have ever harvested.

Stephen B. and John N. Coen, sons of Hugh Coen, of Newton tp., and W. B. Yeoman, brother of the Sheriff, intend starting overland for Kansas, next week. Their families will follow them later. Last Sunday morning, at the M. E. church, a collection was taken to assist in raising a balance of thirty dollars still due from the church to the pastor and presiding elder i The collection netted the very liberal sum of twenty-four dollars, or nearly so. Dr. X. B. Washburn attended

tlie Reunion at VVmamac, last week. Ha reported a large and very successful reunion. The attendance from this vicinity was light, owing to the great inconvenience in getting to Winamac from this place. From the eastern part of this county, however, the soldiers and their families attended numerously. As The Republican told you, last week, Emmet Kaunal was at Chicago, and purchased a complete stock of school books and school supplies. He now has the most complete stock in the county, and would most respectfully invite you to call and procure your school supplies of him. Killed by Lightning.— Mr. J. W. SDuvall received a telegram from Greensburg, Kansas, Tuesday evening, conveying the sad news that Mrs. Duvall’s sister, Mrs. Cassius M. Hopkins, nee Frances Israel, a former resident of Rensselaer had been killed by lightning the evening previous. No further particulars were of course given, except that the funeral w r as to take place yesterday. The Rev. G. W. Hutchings, the colporteur, has returned from his home in Marshall county and resumed the work of canvassing this county, for the sale of bibles. As may be inferred from Mr. Hutchings’ initials, he bears the name of the august father of our country, and with better reason than is generally the case, tor his grandfather served in the Eevolu tionary army, during the' entire period of that memorable struggle, and much of the time was under the direct command of the great leader himself.’

Pay for your wire. Pay for your twine. Pay what you, owe us, and be happy. N. Warner ASons,