Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

BARKLEY ITEMS. Messrs. H. A. Barkley and J. G. Culp are oh the sick list. Mr. A. liobinson, of Medaryville, passed through Barkley last Sunday. ‘ Mr. J. N. Leatherman and Miss Lettie Randal spent Saturday night and Sunday in White County. The protracted meeting at Independence closed last Saturday night and changed to Brushwood, The teachers’ Institute will be held at the Grove the 3rd Saturday in Jan. All are invited as we teachers like to see a good interest Mr. Horace Daniels has purchased a well improved farm of eighty acres in Walker tp. As he now has the cage, he will soon be searching for the bird. There are still coming some little skifts of snow, hejning to make the roads good, which the people are making use of by attending the protracted, meeting at the Barkley church, conducted by the Rev. Jesse. His woik has resulted in two accessions to the church. Shiner/'

UNIOK ITEMS. Miss Francena Gant and Mrs. Warren are very sick. Mrs. Scott presented her husband with a fine girl, New Years. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Melon, Dec. 28, which weighed 13 pounds. '• ’ : It is said that David Shields wiil soon start a lumber yard at Fair Oaks. Austin Lakin, the boy assessor, is frantic with joy. To him last month was born a boy. Rumor says a protracted meetling will commence at Fair Oaks, in a short time. Truly, the place Leeds a reformation. | Frank Gant captured quite a curiosity, not long since, in the ihape of a white owl. It measured three feet from tip to tip. I Miss Altie Coover returned from Bowelbto her home on Christmas eve. Being well pleased with the place, and by the solicitation of friends there, she has returned- to spend th,> winter. Mrs. Gerard, the ‘lady who has been afflicted with erysipelas for some time past; is now convalescent.' Her daughter, Mrs! Wilsmi'.'' of London, Ohio, who has been waiting at her bed-side for the 'ia'Strfetrr weeks', has her home. Unionite.

7<ROM WHEATFIELD. tins. Spikings will soon have his new dwelling erected and will move out in the suburbs of town. A ikter&ry Society to be started up at £lie Wheatfield school house is at present.being agitated by the young people. We wonder if Jas. Hollett and J. E. Hollett, of Remington, are relatives of J. A. and O. P. Hollett. of Wheatfield? Miss Crawford, whor has been visiting friends at Momence and other localities in Illinois the past few weeks, returned home -Thursday. The past "week has been very cold, but people did not retreat to the sheltered room. Wood haulers were busy each day of the week. Protracted meeting at the Center school house. Rev. Tom Markin, minister. Tom is a good worker and we hope he may have good success? - ; Nineteen boys have been called froiS our neighborhood to attend court at Rensselaer, though several of this number failed to get farther than Shelby.

The C. A I. C. Ry. Co. has established a telegraph office in Mr. Graham’s kitchen. Mr. Graham has been niglir agent; though his messages received he keeps io secrecy. Again the teachers of Kankakee, i Walker and Wheatfield tewnships i meet in joint Institute at the i Wheatfield sehoifl house, next Saturday. We hope by their interi changing ideas that the schools of these townships may be benefitted. Fred Meiser, trustee-of Walker tp., passed through this township the other day. He was inquiring for a young lady who lives near the Kankakee river, whom he desired to secure to come over and ] teach the Walker school. HowWer Ee was reluctant to get too near where the Swamp Angel resides and we doubt if he found the young lady. It has been said that the chickens conceal themselves at the approach of the minister; that the'

purse is drained in the presence of the lawyers. We are glad that our people do ! not thinks it expedient to establish a law oftice in our town as in our “brother-embryo-town” just over in Walker. Adrift.

OTHER UNION ITEMS. Clear, calm and cold. Sleighing exceedingly fine. Health is uncommonly good. We occasionally- see a frost-bit-ten ear. ‘ The schools are all running except Floating Palace. The Fair Oaks school, which opened lately, is being taught by A. M. Munden. The meetings at Independence, in Barkley tp., still continue with fair success. • v Fair Oaks still booms; 185 car loads of coal left that place for Chicago last Sunday. The teachers were all present at the Institute last Saturday, at Fair Oaks. The recitations were.good and the meeting was a decided success.

The series of meetings just closed at Brushwood were well attended and resulted as we think in 1 much good. The recent accident, viz: the I burning to death of two children, ■belonging to Charles and Emma J Burns, of tliis township, was the I saddest amt the most shocking ; scene that we have ever witnessed. ; The father being away was called /home suddenly by telegram to - look upon the charred forms of ' the loving babes, which he had so ! short a time before, left in perfect health. The mother is almost i overcome with grief. Every one is in deep with the par- ; ents in their distress, for the loss of the little ones. But sympathy can do but little towards quieting the pulsation of the afiectipns when wer mourn the loss of those we love. A birthday dinner was given Jan. Ist, *tit the residence and in honor of that respectable and most worthy citizen and ex-soldier, New- , man S. Snow; although, the day ‘ was exceedingly cold, there were 53 friends and relatives present to surround the board and partake of the roast turkey etc. Mr. Snow : was born Jan. Ist, 1826, in Trum- ! bull county, Ohio. He came to this county in 1845; served as a • soldier in the Mexican war under Col. Lane; married Rachel Hurley in 4849, with a Result of ’twelve children. His second marriage i was to Mrs. M. E. (Comer) Nel- ■ a result..., of ....triplets, at which time she also died. Mr. Snow’s third marriage was to Rachel Mitchell in 1880. He served ip the war of the rebellion from 1861 to 1865; is a member of the Masonic Order, also of the G. 'A. R. He is a republican and was elected road superintendent in 1882.

BILL BAT.