Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

■■ 1 FROM TEFFT. Farmers are about clone, planting corn and potatoes. Crops looking well. ' Mrs. J. Noble- former teacher of South Grade started for Gilman last Tuesdtiy. Miss Maud Arrick of Monon was the guest of Allie'Bently last week. f Preaching next Sunday morning and evening, also Sabbath school Graduating exercises next Saturday evening all invited. An enteresting time is anticipated. Bentley & Mudge will be at De Motte |lay 18 taking photographs by the instantaneous process, three weeks only. They will also be at Wheatfield and Tefft. i Bell Chestnut.

JEjEN’r JORDAN ITEMS. Corn looks well in this part. The hay presses are still at work on the Wilder place. Peanut growing is the rage in this neighborhood. Anyone wishing to contract peanuts for the coming year, will please call on Huffman Keene, he will fill all orders promptly. Mrs. Elliot Burr, who has been ill so very long, is contemplating a visit to the far west, in the hope of regaining her health. Her son Fred will accompany her. : ‘ Will Ingraham reports: that sickness is the cause of his not teaching the last-month of his school, at this place. IVill Johnson has a very severe attack of rheumatism. We would be very thankful to those young men who laughed and talked so loud outside the schoolhouse last Sunday evening, if they would respect religious affairs, if nothing else. ScRIBBLEB.

PLEASANT RIDGE. Weather fine and the farmers finishing planting corn. Four of our Pleasent Ridge young folks namely Ida F. Overton, Maggie Lowman, L. 5 M. Overton and G. Lowman will be baptized by Rev. Jesse Sunday the 29th of this month at the Parkinson Bridge miles north of Pleasant Ridge. ; Losing and finding is being carried on quite extensively at Pleasant ‘Ridge. The latest article now on notice without an owner is a -Ladies black lawn riding skirt, found by Mr. Martin Pass. The owner will find the same in Mr. George Parkinson’s care. A few of our young folks went to the Hanging Grove graduating exercises last Friday night and report the entertainment a grand success. Mr. and Mrs. George Parkinson visited relations in Barkley tp., last Sunday. Mrs. Etta Parkinson and Mis s. Mary Belle Parkinson are on the sick list. Preparations for Childrens day a re being made at this place. B. W.

UNION ITEMS. A good shower of rain would be very acceptable at the present time. .J' ■ Dr. Loughridge, of Rensselaer, has this spring had his farm in northern Union fenced, and is now having the same ditched. We hope others will do likewise. Only one school taught in Union this summer; that at Center by Miss Laura Hodshire, of Rensselaer. Levi Hodge has rented his farin'to a Mr.. Saile, and ho and family have moved to Fair Oaks, and are keeping a boarding house. Francena Gant’ is very low with supposed consumption. Mrs. George Coover, who has been onjthe sicli list since the first of January, is improving' fast. The Christian or Disciple church has organized at Fair Oakfc, with quite a number of intelligent members, and prospects of more. They have employed Rev-Johnson, of Morocco, to labSZwitli them. the present year. -/Miss Alfie Coover came from Lowell last week, to visit her friends of Jasper. She reports Mr. Little, the representative of Lake county, dangerously sick. We fear the many fires in Union this spring will’ make the fivckelberry crop short. Unionite. " - FROM WIIEATIIELD. . ' -Many "of the farmers finished planting corn last week.

A bowery dance in town Satur. day night last. O. P. Hollett, of this town, made a short visit last week to see his son, J. H. Hollett, at Monument City, Ind. The Three I. railroad company have put out a new time table, which went into effect Sunday, May 15. The mail, express and freight (a mixed train) west bound, is due at Wheatfield at 7:35 A. M. East bound train due at 5:45 p. M. ' J: M. Helmick hag been having good success in the nursery business. A lady living but a short distance from town, met an ususually large snake the other day. Gathering her courage she fired a few times with a small piece of firearm, when she found that she was victor over the venomous reptile. The snake measured (by the best authentic report) seven feet in length. We learn that there has arrived in the town all the necessary apparatus for fitting up a photograph gallery; but as we have not seen the sign hung out yet, we believe that all the necessary fixtures are not completed. Adrift.

OILLAM ITEMS. The roads are splendid and the young folks are improving the golden opportunities, especially on Sunday evenings. Miss Lottie McDowell, of Barkley tp.j was the guest of Miss Eva Bayburn, on Saturday and Sunday last. ' ’ :r The social at Mr. Osborne’s Friday evening was well attended, all enjoying a pleasant time. Mr. A. G. Robb’s pleasant face is seen among us once more. Miss Edgar Querry and Mrs. Carrie Prevo are still numbered on the sick list. Quite a number of the young people availed themselves of the opportunity and went to Medaryville Sunday eve to hear the Rev. George Cope, the itinernant colored minister. They report a very large attehdahce, also that they were well entertained.

The young folks enjoyed a pleasant sing at Mr. A. C. Prevo’s Sunday afternoon. 1 The Chapel is once mote in a half way condition for > usb. Services were held there last Sabbathfor the first time since the break. It seemed to increase the interest and attendance of the Sabbath school very much. According to the secretary’s report there were between eighty and eighty-five present. The, other repairs will be completed soon. Miss Mollie Robinson and Mr. James Stevens visited friends in Barkley township last Sunday. The carpet rag sewing at Mrs. Perry Des Elm’s last Monday, proved a success. The ladies were all energetic and enjoyed a profitable as well as a pleasant time. Gillam has ' two subscription schools in session at present. One at the Union school, Miss Etta Goldsberry, teacher, and the other at the Mason school, Miss Clara Nickelson, teacher. AVe trust that their laborious efforts will be crowned with success.

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