Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1886 — How's this Brother French? [ARTICLE]

How's this Brother French?

L Married. Al th*- residence ‘6l- - bride's pareuta,_ Thursday < •evening. April Gf,-4b86, Mn Glife <l, Sp:". h i. ihl< . 1 ■■ ■'H of Sle* M«. JI. L Spiller.io MLb Ik-Ik. Powell, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mtn. J. W. Powell, all of Reus.ml.uT. Tin- Rev. B, F. I< i ■gusui officiating. I'hi w ed«.liug was a very qui d affair, only the members of the. two uuiDng familiesbeingpresent y. i;:;g people wli ’ thus . enter the pathway of life together were both icemhetsof the senior Jab. cf tk-’ litnsaelaer High Schi -l. ; ml were Loth ciglite ‘ii yeans old last February. They are probably the youngest ■ couple that lias been married in Rensselaer for many years, and they certainly are one of the havdsomost. T.iat they may also b • one >• MTe’happiest is Tlie'earrfffsl wish -pHthm- Xath awiel lest p i.-on in Jasper county. ■ me -do town last- Monthly,- and ce more cast a vote for democraTh? old gentlema n is 96 years old to-day. and for 75 y< ars he has voted the same .way, firmly holdiug t > the principles which he belu ve -to be correct, “ Hr< first vote was for James Madison for President in He has never missed bu: one election, and that time his wagon broke down and he did not get to the polls in time. He is remarkably lively and strong for one of his .age and gets about’ out-of-doors, in all but the worst ■of weather, and seldom will consent to put on an over coat. He resides with his §on-iu-law, Conwav Stone, just west of t >wn. His mi ml is in as good condition as his Iwxly, and he talks intelligently and with good memory of pres nt and past events. V e earnestly . hope t.u . >hi man may y«.-U •del>r..uhis hundredth birth-day. Mr. Willis J. Wright, one of bur pldr st and best -known oilmens, known familiar 1 y and affectionately to everybody in this place as “Uncl e W!ilts.” was taken with what the physicians pronpuneed'aii appopleetic fir, at about 8:30, M< i>day uniting, id los sb re. Medic:.! aid was sumiuonedl at <-i.cf. nd : Eortly HP" w. ri- In- • was Teino*. rd to his residence, on Cullen strort. It was seen Monee that his ro id.itb u vas very din gerous. For many hou.-> h.-Was man unconscious condition, but .he finally revived sufficiently-to be able to talk a little. On Tuesday aftc-rnoon, abo iif“2 o'clock, after fie had seemed t<> be showing some indications of possible improvement, there was a sudden change for the worse, and within a veryfew minutes he hadquietly breathed his last. The death was peaceful ami painless. The funeral is set for to-day, at one o’clock, at the 'residence. Hla age- lacked but a few months of being 72 years. ’ - ■

The last number of the Delphi Journal reprin ts, w< >r J. for - word, the Republican’s late c-xp!a> ation of the method of drawing jurymen now in force in this .state, with the following inh\»d:u-tkc!: A great many persons are not familiar with th? law, jn Mneinc * to selecting arid drawing hnvm<o>. The Brookstbn r gives tiie method in which that duty is performedinsoconcise nndat the same time in so clear u manner that we publish it for the information .of Then follows the Republican's article above refered to. From •this eircustance we aret'inclined to suspect that Bro. French of the Reporter, has been “cribbing” our article and forgetting to give us credit therefor. ; L■ , fefe-Z - .. - jx;,. I ■ - ’ . ■