Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1886 — Locals and Personals. y [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals. y

Mrs. E. P. Honan was in Chicago yesterday, baying goods. - Henry Darner, the nCw democratic post-master of Blackford, was in town Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Paris are in Attica this week viewing the desolation left by the tornado. A light frost occurred 1 last Sunday night, but no particular damage has been reported.; W. L. Richison has completed his -house in Leopold’s addition, and moved into the same, “Meyers the druggist,” is making extensive improvements to his residence property, on River street. Just think! Dickens complete works at 25cts. per week! Be sure to see them when Mr. Lawrence calls. The storm at Monon unroofed Hpruer’s hotel building, broke innumerable windows, and otherwise did great damage. C. G. Sears and T. P. Wright are in Indianapolis attending a meeting of an association ot undertakers. Wm. Parcels, of Monticello, father offE. M. Parcels, of Rensselaer, is sick unto death. The latter is at his father’s bedside. Mrs. Effie Fairchild, of DeMotte, was in town Tuesday, on business connected with the estate of her late husband, Elam D. Fairchild, Esq.

The Town Board met in special session, Monday night, and fixed the amount of the general corporation fund for the next year, at $2,000.- ' - Mrs. Dr. J. C. Deming has endured her customary bad health during the past winter, and was in town last Saturday, for the first time since December. If the people of Rensselaer do not supply themselves with Dickens while Mr. Lawrence is here, it will not be because of high prices or illiberal terms. County Treasurer Hoover" went to Indianapolis yesterday, to make his annual settlement with the Treasurer of the State. Dept. Auditor J. F. Warren accompanied him to the capital. J as. Antrim went to Indianapolis, yesterday, as representative of the Odd Fellows lodge, of this place, to the grand lodge of the state, which is in session, this week.

"TireTTrwill be a basket meeting held at No. 6 appointment, Rensselaer Circui^- May 23d. Rreaching by Rev. D. Handley at 3 0/30, a. m., also in the evening at 2:30, p. m. All inviteeb. There will be religious services at the new M. E. church, in Barkley towmship, Sunday, June 6th. Elder W. H. Hennegar, of Francisville, will conduct the same. Bring baskets of dinner and remain'for afternoon services. Rev. I). J. Huston, of Goodland, held services in the Baptist church, last Sunday, and at the close of the services, in the river near Starr’s ice-house administered the ordinance of baptism to Miss Lizzie Burns and Mamie Spitler. James M. Belding and Franfc N. Palmer, the evangelists who conducted such very successful revivals in Monticello and Remington, are now holding a series of meetings in Winamac. They are reported to be meeting with MF sticeess there. r~T~ “- The Missionary Baptist people are the first io open the summer campaign of fetes and festivals, and will give a strawberry, icecream and cake festival, with a more substantial meal., for those that Irish, in MakeeverV room, west of _ his bank, tomorrow erasing. ' ;

Mr. J. F. Linde, representing Frederiksen & Co., of Chicago, general agents for western railroad and state lands, was in town last Friday arranging for establishing a local agency at this place, and was fortunate enough- to induce Mr. W. W. Watson to accept the agency. Rev. D. Handley will officiate at the baptism of a number of persons at the No. 6 Appointment, iu Jordan township, on Rensselaer Circuit next Sunday, in consequence of which there will be no preaching at the M. E. church on Sunday morning. Preaching in the evening at the usual hour. Last week in speaking of the approaching graduating exercises of the Rensselaer High school, by a typographical error, or a slip of the pen, we stated the exercises would be on Saturday, June 3rd. Whereas,'we should have said Thursday, June 3rd. The exercises will be in the Opera House, iu the evemng.

John G. Reynolds gives notice, in the Democratic Sentinel, of intention to ask for a saloon license, at the June term of the Commismioners’ Court. The new frame bui IdingFagrrocesa of erection by J. W. Duvall, adjoining the south end of his livery stable, on Front street, is the location of the proposed saloon.

The- cultivation of the people is what makes a town prosperous and happy. What tends more toward the accomplishment oLthis endr than the reading of good works? What books are more beneficial than Dickens and Waverley? Now is your chance to get tlrem at a mere incidental of 25cts. per week. This opportunity offered by Mr.bLawrence does not come to you every day.

The services at the M. E. church on last Sunday evening were under the direction of . the Rensselaer Auxiliary of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. The house was crowded and an interesting-- programme was rendered. The recitation by Miss Mamie Williams 1 deserved special mention. At the conclusion of the exercises five new names "were added to the membership.

Dr. J. H. Loughndge went overdnto the north part of Benton county, a short distance south of' Remington, Monday, ’and- with the assistance of Dr. PattOn, of Remington, performed the difficult and dangerous operation of removing a fibroid tumor from Mrs. Treanor. The tumor was of large size and from the extent of its adhesions to the uterine walls, was very difficult of removal. Hon.R. B. Pierce, General Solicitor and B. P. Crane, General Superintendent of the Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway company, were in town. Tuesday, and until Wednesday morning, on bns iness connected with the proposed extension of the line from Fair Oaks to LaCross. He stated that there is no hope of fee extension coming through Rensselaer, owing to the greater cost of that route over the other. , *

Charles Chamberlain, oldest son of John Chamberlajn, the well known carpenter and builder, was very severly shocked by lightning during the big storm of Wednesday, of last week, at the present residence of Mr. Chamberlain, about two miles south of town. The young man was standing with his hand upon a wire fence, and the lightning striking tlie fence, near by, enough of the electricity Entered his body, to knock him down and render him unconscious, for some time. ,

The following from the Winamac Journal shows that the report that Dr. Chas. Huston had obtained a marriage license in that town was either entirely lacking in foundation, or was, at least, very premature. The Journal says: Last week we stated, on erroneous information, that license had been granted to Dr. Huston and Miss Lotta Hoover. The report was a false one, and we hasten to correct it. Such mistakes are very annoying, both to the parties concerned and to the publisher, and only tend to make the latter more careful to verify all such reports before committing them to paper.

~f£ H. Duvall and Geo. Powers, a livery stable worker, got into a quarrel upon the platform in front of Vanatta’s harness shop, last , Monday morning, and “Buck” gave the latter several heavy blows, ? bout the head, with a neck-yoke, knocking him down once or twice. Duvall was arrested, and having taken change of venue from Judge Purcupile, was tried in the afternoon before Squire Churchill. The defense introduced evidence showing that Powers had gone to the place with the expressed intention of thrashing Buck, and the latter was accordingly acquitted. Deputy Prosecutor Douthit prosecuted tsie case and J. H. Jesseu defended. The following was picked up by the devil and is supposed to have been drafted by the remaining bachelors of the “big 4”. Whereas, it has pleased unkind providence t<f remove from our. circle by matrimony our esteemed friend and fellow sufferer, Mr. Douthit; Therefoie.be it resolved: -That “Brethren we mourn not as those that have no hope.” Resolved: That our loss is his gain or vice versa. Resolved: That the object of this meeting of condolence, and these resolutions be kept out of the papers. Signed, D; J.— T. J.W. W.-

A young fellow named James Tabby, who has been hanging about HalToran’ssaloon and Powell’s livery stable for some time past, went through the portable property in the stable, - Monday evening, and helped himself to whatever he thought was worth carrying away. A twelve dollar fishing reel belonging to Mr. Powell, and'some articles of clothing composed the greater part of the swag. He tried to pawn the reel with Haus, the baker, shortly afterwards, and through that fact Mr. Powell got to learn of The theft, and being himself a .constable he nabbed the young fellow, and run him into the jail; He was just preparing to slip out of tow-n on the night train, and resisted. arrest most vigorously. So much, in fact, that Mr. Powell was compelled to handle him pretty roughly before he would consent to walk along peaceably to jail. On Tuesday he waived preliminary examination, and in default of bail, is now in jail to await the June term of the circuit court 1 Fresh fish so;: Fridays. Henry Eiglesbach, at the new meat market, next door east of the postoffice,, will have fresh lake fish, on sale s every Friday, during the *

The Attica papers claim that the tornado there last Wednesday destroyed $200,000 worth of property. One life was lost and several persons injured. Among the latter was Robert Paris, son of Berry Paris, of this placeT One end of his hotel was torn down, and he was badly cut and bruised by flying bricks. Last Sunday was the Semi-Quar-terly Communion day at the M. E. church. Five persons, namely, Alice Henkle, Charley Hehkle, Mary Peacock, Mary Lester and D. S. Makeever. jr., were received into full feliow-ship in the dhurch. The three first named were baptized by sprinkling. The other two took the Baptismal covenant but desiring immersion, the ordinance was deferred on account of the rapid current and turbid condition of the river, caused by the recent heavy rains. They will be baptized by immersion as soon as practicable.

The announcement of the formation of the Audubon Society, for the protection of small birds was published in the Republican a few weeks ago. We are now glad to learn that some of the ladies of Rensselaer are becoming “interested in this mafferf and thaT a branch of the society will probably be formed here. The wholesale destruction of bird life now going on in this country, on account of the wicked fashions in head wear now prevailing, is one of the burning shames of the age, and one that calls mightily for a thorough reform. Among the persons most prominent in forming and promoting the society above mentioned, are the daughter and the of General" VanRensselaer, two eminent literary and philanthrppic ladies of New York.

A letter was received in Rensehterlast week fr-om a former well known resident of Rensselaer, now living in Greensburg, Kansas, saying that Chas. W. Chifton, the life insurance man whose mysterious disappearance in Colorado, last year, was thoroughly discussed in the Republican at the time, had been in Greensburg for a short time but had “skipped out” again. The writer of the letter did not see Mr. Clifton, himself, but said that a former partner of Clifton’s saw his identity. There is however room for believing that a mistake has been made in the matter, §nd that it was some other Clifton, instead of the one we have referred to. Persons interested in the are investigating further and iWs probable that the truth will " soon be known.