Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1886 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

REMINGTON ITEMS. From Remington News. Harper AV. Snyder started for Kansas, Monday. Over fifty- tickets were sold for the excursion to Lake Cicott, Thursday. - The Remington Fair will begin on the last day of August, 11 nd (continue for four days. 1 . A petition was presented to the Town Board, Friday night, asking that some legal steps be taken to close all business on Sunday. The general remark made by outside parties is that Remington has more and better stock than any town of its size, anywhere. ■- The Town Board met Friday night and elected E. A. Bartoo School Tustee, to-succeed ,G. F. Bloom, whose time had exjjired. The Greenback Congressional convention at Rensselaer, June 4, nominated John I}. Lucken, of Valparaiso, for Congressman. [A pretty wild guess at Jeremiah u. Tucker.] The Toavh Board offers to beat: half the expense of building a Bridge across Carpenter’s creek, to the cemetery, if the other half can be raised by popular subscription. committee of three -prom inent ladies, are soliciting subscriptions.

FROM WHEATFIELD CENTER. . Fine growing weather. Mosquito bills are on file. Are we going to celebrate? Eda, King is on the sick list. The Kankakee is-falling rapidly. The strawberry season is about over. John Myers will run that freezer, the Fourth. Mrs. Elizabeth Finney is visiting at Remington. The Center is becoming quite famous as a summer resort., Mrs. Baugher, of Lafayette, is at-Mis, ShafliieFs. Mrs. Marble and children, of Crown Point, are at Mr. Booth’s. Mrs. Biggs and infant daughter, of Newborn, Tenn., are at Mr. Helmick’s. The rite of baptismAvas -admiu-" istered by Rev. Lambert to a large number of converts, of Rev. Markin’s circuit, last Sunday, at Ba uni’s bridge. It is estimated that 500 people witnessed the ceremony. The strawberry festival of the sth inst. was quite a success, both socially and financially, netting the neat little sum of 815., for Rev. Markins, of the M. E. church. Rev. Lambert, of Laporte, addressed the audience. Some excellent music was furnished by the Ingraham family choir, and by the 1)(N Motte glee club. A recitation by Miss Flo Ferrin was well received. An original essay by Miss Tillie Cason, entitled “The New Song,” was received with marked attention. Curls. HANGING GROVE ITEMSHealth generally good-with the exception of 2 or 3 cases. Mr. J. C. .Gwin’s new barn is completed. Mr. Charles Lefler is growing worse with that terrible.jdisease,Consumption/ Mr, Elvin Overton .was very dangerously ill last week but is fast recovering. Mr& W. E. Moore visited friends and relatives in Hanging Grove last week. Randle Brothers -have lately purchased a new top buggy. *T suppose that pleases some of the girls. , The young folks enjoyed themselves at an ice cream supper at Mr. \Vm."McConnehay’s last Saturday evening. There will be- baptizing near Dixie school house, next Saturday, at 2 o’clock. There will be quite a number baptized. Everybody come. * Mr. W. S.-Lowman, of Pleasant Ridge, still passes through H. ,G. with hie huxter wagon. He has changed the color of it, Loping to have better success. Mr. Samuel Parker raised a new barn last Saturday. It is quite a large barn, being 32 by 54 feet. Messrs. Fred Rishling, Charley Applegore and George Paris are the builders. Mr. P. H. Overton' returned hqme from the Ladoga Normal, Saturday morning, on account of his brother’s sickness but will return shortly. Parker is making a specialty of Short-hand and Penmanship. Uncle Ben 1 .