Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1885 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

HANGING GUO VE ITEMS.' Mr. Hilton is moving from Hanging Grove tO l’leasant Ridge. " Quite a lively time at the Literary last week. It was removed to Center, (Banta) tor next meeting. » Quite a nice time at the birthday party at Mrs. Ben Harris’, in Barkley township. It was a surprise to her. The corn husking at Mr. John Gwin’s, last Thursday, was successlul, and “a jollier time we never had,” said one of the men. Parker Overton was home a few days last W’eek, returned to Ladora, Wednesday morning, where he will still attend school. Walter Wintergrgkeen.

FROM WHEATFIELD CENTER. if- • 1 The swamps are alive with hunters. Schools are in full blast, with a fair attendance. Justice Stimson presides in court iii line shape. Lena Booth is teaching in Keener this whiter. Douglass Clarke makes a very successful post-master. Dan Sigler, of Hebron, is repairing his houses in this township. Everett Finney is talking of buying the old Finney farm, and moving on ih the spring. * ~— Judge Field and Auditor of Crown Point, hunted ducks iii our swamps last week. A great deal of hay has been bought, this season, for the press at Wheatfield. Mrs. Helmick returned from the South, last week, and, like all other southerners, she has acquired a title; not of “Colonel” or “Major,”- but of “Grandmamma,” to an infant daughter i of Mr. and Mrs. Biggs, of Newbern, I Tennessee. Chris.

REMINGTON ITEMS. Suprintendent Nelson Sundtiyed in Remington. Miss Ellen Lockwood, w,ho has been ■for several days the guesFof her-ctmsiii; ] Hrs. D. \V, Peek, left for her hoifie in Salem on Tuesday morning. Alias Khte Branham, of Indianapolis, is visiting her sister, Mrs. E H. Briggs, who has been vqry sick, but is novy pi T onouncedu)ut of danger. The festival given by the ludies.o£.the Christian church was a pleasant affair, and netted a handsome sum; whicn, we understand, is to be expended in improving church property. Mrs- E. VV. Hubbard and Mrs. Christian Gros, of Delphi, were the guests of their friend, Miss M. P. Holies, on Saturday aud Sunday, returning to Monday morning. Will Shepherd, for a long time the faithful aid of J. E. Stiller, left for LaFayette, on Monday morning last, where he will eater into partnership with L. Riley in the grocery business. Quarterly meeting services here last Sunday were conducted by Rev, T, Nebeker, in his usually solemn and impressive manner. He also preached a good, old fashioned serm mon Sunday evening, concerning the hereofter of the wicked. Another Remington; boy is stepping to the front, We refer to Clark Price.

who, although a very young riittn, has lately been elected one of the lawmakers us Kansas, Ins adopted We predict a brilliant future for this young man. The Kansas papers, bo.h Democrat and Republican, speak ot hijn in highly eulogistic terms. t The long illness of Mr. D. W. Peck, which has from time to time been noted in these items, an iilness borne with exemplary patience, terminated in death on Saturday last. Dcseased was well known in this community, where he bus lived for the past ten years, and many friends gathered at the residence of foe family, on North Ohio street, last Monday morning, to pay the last tribute of respect to their departed friend aud neighbor. The services were conducted by Rev. J. B. Crow, assisted by Rev- L. Nebeker. Mr. Samual Peek and Mr. Thomas Lockwobd, of Sa’em, Ind., brother and brother-in-law of Mr Peck, arrived in time tor the fiiueral Services, which were brief, but touching. He leaves a large ami interesting lain ily I to mourn the loss Of a kind. hu’lband and father. f Remingtonian. ** * ■ " -'f A smooth cnihplexiun can be had bv- ; every lady who will use Parker’S Tbn- ( ic. Fm promptly regulating the Id a. j and kidneys and purifying the. flood. ! theie is nothing like i , and this is the j reasen why it tip mriokly lenmves pin - i,pies aud givC-’W rosy bLom to the ! cheeks. Nov.'