Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1886 — Additional Local Items. [ARTICLE]

Additional Local Items.

Drs. Loughridge A Bitters removed a cancer horn the hand of James McCleary, of Barkley tp., last Saturday. A pleasant farewell reception was given to the Rev. Chas A. Rice, of the Baptist church, on Monday evening, by Mr. and Mrs. A. Woodworth, on River street. Mr. Rice hns made many warm friends, as well as done much faithful and efficient work, during the time he has filled the pulpit of the Baptist church.

R. S- Dwiggins y will preach at the Christian church on next Sunday morning, on the subject of the “Home of the Righteous.” In addition to Scripture quotations, he will cite such authorities as, John Wesley, Irenaes, Justin Martyr, Tindale, Whitby and others, to prove that the whole earth is to become a beautiful paradise and become the future home of the Saints. Go and hear him.

Among the conveyances of realestate just put on record by the Recorder, of Jasper county, are two old government patents each for 80 acres in Hanging Grove. They are dated Jupe 25,1841, and signed by John Tyler, President. John Hall was the grantee, and he deeded the two pieces of land to Samuel Parker in 1849, for S2OO. This last deed was also filed for record at the same time as were the, patents. ■

The Ladies Literary Society met last Saturday at Mrs. Jessie Ellis, mid was*, bono*&d. by a visit by Gb»-Vhn Rensselaer, who related some interesting incidents connected with the early history of the towD. The General has contributed several . .volumes to the Society’s library and in addition he has promised them a copy of a history of the Van Rensselaer family, which is now being compiled. The society will meet next Saturday at Mrs. Dr. Alter’s. A full attendance's, desired.

—.T-hi?.___ fia iifornia excursionists Messrs. Emmet Kaunal, Lewis Roberts and Vic Willey, reached home last Wednesday night, healthy and rugged, and delighted with tike novel experiences of their trip. In only one important respect did fhey suffer serious disappointment;,' aud-that was in learning that they could not come home on a different route than they went out on, without a greater additional expense than the advantages would still iu the Golden state and will remain for several months. :—; « «>-« The graduation exereisos of the Rensselaer High School will be held Saturday, June 3rd. The graduating class will number only four. A. lhorith Ot two'agO'itsTneHa--bers were seven in number, but the angel of matrimony ’Ravaged their ranks and carried off Miss Belle Powell and Charley SpitTef; while Miss Nora Hopkins, another member of the class, lias gone to ’California to - spend the summer. The four remaining arooMiss Rena Peacock, and Messrs. Bennie Eendig, Alb(#T. Horkius and Arthur Hopkins. A s.id occurrence of last Sunday wffs the sudden and quite unexpected death of the wife of Mr. J.;M. H'Msliire. Her system was still in a precarious condition following confinement, and being predisposed to heart troubles a sudden attack of paraly. is of that organ earried her off, in a few minutes before medical,help could be sum r moned. Her death is peculiarly sad because'of the largo family of young children thus left mother : less. She had been the mother of thirteen in all, and of these eleven still live, the youngest being but a few weeks old, anti several others still very young. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, from the residence, the Rev. David Handley conducting the religous services. , Her age was 43 years, and about 4 months. • ' -4 ' - ’

The Town Bbard held a special meeting last Saturday evening, at which the principal business was the inauguration of the new corporation officers, viz: Councilmen Benjamin, Wren and Greenfield, Clerk Warner and Treasurer Starr. ; t Two car loads of excursionists from Frankfort went over the L. N. A. & C. last Sunday to Cedar Lake The train stopped at the Rensselaer depot, and was joined by a few persons from this place. Jerry. Healey and Sam Rogers, pnee our Jerry and our Sam, were with the exoursiouists, in the capacity of members of the Frankfort band.

Capt. F. W. Babcock, who has been engaged in legal business in the northeastern part of the state, and adjoining parts of Michigan, for a couple of weeks, reached home Sunday morhing; but having charge of several law cases which required his presence at LaGrange, lie returned to that place yesterday, but will be at home on and after Monday, of next week. * Mrs. Nancy Fidellia Florence, "wife of Thomas Florence, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Smith, died at the residence of her mother, in Barkley township, May 6th 1886, aged 30 years, 6 months and 28 days. She was married to Thomas Florence, who resides near Greensburg Kans. Feb. 7 1886. After visiting friends and relatives in this state, they departed for their future home which he had prepared. There they continued to live until her illness caused her to return to the home of her mother, in Indiana. Her illness was long, but death easy. County Superintendent Nelson already has his preparations for a Summer Normal Institute well advanced, and has circulars announcing the same, pr inted and ready for distribution. The term will open July 26th, in the Rensselaer public school building, and continue for five weeks. Following the Normal Institute will come the annual Teachers’ Institute, beginning August 30 and continuing five days. Both Summer .NormaT and Teachers’ Institute will, we doubt not, be of a high order of merit, like'all previous dffairs of the kind that Mr. Nelson has organized and conducted.

Among the. instruments lately tiled for record in the Recorder’s office, but which do not properly come under the head of “Beal Estate Transfers” is a quit-claim deed fcnMhe-Ghieago - & Great Southern Railway from John C. New, of In- : dianapolis, to Henry H. Porter,-of Chicago; also the deed of Mr. Porter, of the same property, to tin; Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway Company. The consideration in this last case, is stated at the modest -sum ~of live ■ million -do lars The articles of consolidation between the Chicago & Indiana Railway Company, and the Chicago & Jndiana Coal Rail way'CdlSpSny“ are also recorded in this county. TV. T. Perkins & Son, of this place, .are doing a rushing business in the way of putting down wells and erecting the Perkins Wind Mills, of which they are the agent?. At last accounts they were working hi Renton county,'“and recently at Chase, in that county, while boring in rock, they .struck the remarkable phenomenon of a strong vein—not of gas, which is not uncommon, but of pure atmospheric ait, which rushed out of the well with tremendous force, and, at last accounts, without signs of dimunition. A similar discoveiy in California, jately,w r as thought sufficiently remarkable to be reported all over the country;