Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1886 — From Our Exchanges. [ARTICLE]

From Our Exchanges.

Winamac Republican. There is ope man in town who can eat seven dishes of owners'.and big ones, tool) at one setting. ' If Francfsviiie and Rocherter strike natural <:ns or coal oil, Winamac may be depci tied < n to try it. * * Over tgh and one-half tons of poultry was-shipped. front this place for the week vudiifg Wednesday, November 24. Over three tons were shipped on Monday alone. ♦ * • ♦ 'Dure is no denying the fact that Winamac is becoming a tough town. Fights, stabbing and cutting affrays are becoming altogether too numerous. The east sos the last few Weeks should serve as :<n awful e.vtmpie,to the people of this vluce, and particularly the young men One man stabbed, another shot, and-several lights,—all the outcome oi “out with the boys’ r —is the record shown up. > MEPAKY VII.LE COKRESI’OXDENCE. Theodore Hrzelett died on Thursday evening. * A very p leasant surprise and oyster supper was held_at, the residence of Chas. Sprague, in honor of his daughter. Nora, ItJjeing the sixteenth anniversary of her birth-day, on Wednesday evening, November 17. Delphi Journal. This issue closes the 36th volume. The first number of the Delphi Journal was issued by James B. Scott November 1 4, ItSSO, and it never missed its regular appearance except two weeks in the thirty-six years he was publisher. * ♦ * A meeting of some of our leading citizens was held last week in behalf of the gas well interest here. A committee was appointed and other preliminary steps taken to organize the movement, Let no effort be witheld to . make the trial a success. Of all the booms that strike cities or towns in this age the gas well leads them all. **_ _ • - The hunting party which left this city just after the election for tho wilds of Wisconsin returned on Tuesday night. Among the trophies of the chase were ten deer. One six pronged bncL weighing 20.0 popnds stolen from the party xyhile it was strungOp in the woods. — ♦ * ♦ Tha Ladies’ Literary Society of Rensselaer gave a loan art exhibition two weeks ago at which were displayed some rare specimens; ***** artistic needlework, pictures gathered from the citizens of that town. Now, this is what we call legitimate home amusement, and such an exhibition might be gotten up with profit in any town by carefully gathering the trophies from the homes of its citizens. Who will inaugurate such a treat for Delphi? A Pleasant Surprise. About seventy neighbors and friends of Aunt Margaret Babcock gathered at her residence Nov. 15th, to celebrate her seventieth birthday. She was induced by Addie Bruce to go to town in the afternoon and was kept their until had time to meet at her house and prepare supper w-hich was done in style when she came home. Supper being announced about 22 good feeders surrounded the table with Aunt Margaret at the head, when in behalf of tho friends a beautiful rocking chair was presented to her by Mrs, _«LM-AVassonimAfewwellchosen remarks. Music, both Vocal and Instrumental was furnished by the Misses Grace," Maud and Ada Daugherty added much to the enjoyment of the evening The most interesting feature of the occasion was a brave,charge made on the well loaded table, led by the gallant A. F. Griswold and followed by Such private solders as H. C. Bruce. John Chamberlain, J. M. Wasson and jr. W. Wood. The charge lasted about 4.7 minutes with terrible fury: everything tumbling both right and left, when the private soldiers began to show signs of retreating, but the pluckly little captain held the fore about 15 minutes after all had deserted him when he too reluctantly withdrew. R. E. P. . . Every person who now buys goods at N. Warner & Son’s, and pays cash, gets one chance to draw a beautiful, .$lO breech loading shoGgun. tor every dollar paid them. Itch. Prairie Mange and Scratches Of every kind cured in 30 Minutes by Vtoollord s Sanitary Lotion, Use no other. This, never fails, Sold by Emmet Kannal, Praggist, Rensselaer, Indiana. j. ■,