Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1886 — NEWS AND PERSONALS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. F. B. Meyer'is visiting friends in Hammond, this week. Mrs. Jessie D. Ellis went to Kokomo yesterday, for a week’s visit with relatives. County Superintendent Nelson is already making preparations for a summer normal, for the present year. In a portion of our last week’s issue c&ill Bat’s Union township items were headed ‘‘Barkley Township items,” by mistake. ■S i- ’ X Call an l examine our entire stock; we will promise not to make up on one article what wo give you on another. Willey & Sigler. Willey & Sigler, at ihe Trade Palace, will always be glad to meet any price given, by any legitimate business firm, on goods in theii line. - <*u Married:— January, 31st, 1886, by the Rev. Peter Hinds, at hjg residence, near Rensselaer, Mr. John S. Borem and Miss Emma J. Mathews. Both of White county, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Warner, the latest “bride and groom” are preparing to set up house-keeping in Mr. Walker’s house, formerly the property of Geo. Sigler. , Mr. Warner expects to build a residence during the coming spring. Alpheus Hartman has sold his interest in the Monticello Democrat to John A. Rothrock, who will assume the editorial charge of the paper. Mr. Rathrock is County Superintendent of Schools, in White county.

“Mous Niblo” and his “Pantomime and Burlesque Specialty Company” gave an entertainment, at the Opera House, last Thursday evening. Th£ attendance is fee#n very light, the receipts not having been sufficient to pay the expenses of the company. Tuesday being Ground Hog Day, and a clear day, the ground hog is supposed to have seen his shadow, and retired to private life for another six weeks. The ground hog, by-the-way is a faded fraud for we never get off with less than seven or eight weeks of bad weather after Feb., 2nd, be that day clear or cloudy. Mr. Nathan Fendig, of the firm of Leopold & Fendig, the boot and shoe dealers, has sold his interest in the firm to Mr. Leopold, and is thinking, we understand, of going to Qhico go. Mr. Leopold will continue, the store in its present location/still under the management of ML D. C. Warren.

During the cold season of the present week the thermometer has probably indicated as low a temperature as At any time during the winter, although the absence of high winds has made it much less hard to endure than was the cold spell of January. Tuesday morning the mercury stood at about L 2 below, and ranged at about 6 below all day. On Wednesday morning it was about 18 below, and in some exposed places, reported at 20 and 2J below. Sheriff Yeoman escorted Jake Kettering, 4b e Remington cow thief, to. the Michigan City penitentiary last Friday night, at which place he has a two year’s sentence to serve. The old man seemed happy at tfye prospect of getting into so comfortable a place as the Northern Indiana state prison, and earnestly assured the sheriff that if the latter would purchase a ticket and put him on board the cars, he (the sheriff) need give himself no farther trouble, as he could get to his destination just as well alone, and with out Mr, Ycomftß’t company. _r *V A.a. ... . ■ '

The annual sale of delinquent tax land will begin next M< nday. We promise that at the end of the year that w’hat is our interests, shall be a benefit to those who give us their trade. Willey & Sigler. Lost.— On the evening of Feb. 2nd, between the Citizens’ Bffiak and the Post-office, $25 in currency. Any one finding the same will please leave it at Laßue Bros/ grocery, and receive reward. C. L. Hogan. Hon. J. W. McEwen, editor of the Rensselaer Sentinel will soon affix P. M.. to bis name which is correct. We understand that his grade was 99 per cent before the Civil Service Commission Ox- . • -i L-jJ :—.——_—.—; —.—,— ford Tribune. t The Ladies' Literary Society will naeet at the rooms of Mrs. Henry Purcupile, Saturday, Feb., 6th for the purpose of discussing matters of great importance, and it is desired that each member, who expects to take any part in the work this year, "ba present. Jessie D. Ellis, Sec’y. The statement made last week, to the effect that Henry Murley, the Francesville suicide, was a drinking man, was incorrect, according to a Francesville correspondent, who v rites us that Mr. Murley was strictly temperate. Our authority for the opposite statement was one of the city pa*, pers.

The Rev. Mcßey nolds, the tireless pastor of the Rensselaer circuit, has been h< lding a series of protracted meetings, in the various appointments in his circuit, and has added largely to the membership of the churches within his charge. Some weeks ago the total number of these was 25 on probation and 24 by letter. , The NeverTail church, in Jordan ? township has become so strong and prosperous as to be able to erect a church building, work upon which will begin early in the spring, we understand.

The marriage of Mr. D. G. Warner and Miss Gertie M. Robinson, eldest daughter of the County Auditor, Geo. M. Robinson, was solemnized, last Thursday evening, at Mr. Robinson’* residence on River street. The ceremony was performed by Squire R. H. Parcupile, J. P. About fifty guests, mostly the immediate friends and relatives of the tw.o families, were present. After the ceremony the guests were served with a most elegant and bountiful supper. On the evening following the wedding a reception was given to the young couple, by the parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Warner, at their residence, in Newton’s addition. It was a very pleasant affair,

and attended by about 115 persons, who spent a very pleasant evening, made enjoyable by music, conversation. and a sumptuous repast. A large number of beautiful and useful presents were given to the popular and handsome young couple, at both the wedding and the reception. Owing to the facts that the list is very long and was not handed to ns until yesterday* have felt obliged to defer its publication uniil next week.