Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

PLEASANT Mr. Clem Timmons is still suffering severely from the effects of a swelling on his foot. Quite a number of the Pleasant Ridge young folks attended the graduating exercises at the Barkley, church Saturday night. Mr. Andrew Potts, of this place, was over in Barkley, last Sabbath to a large surprise dinner for hia ■aged grandmother. There has been a change made in Children’s day, as the Watson Sunday School irb going to join with the Ridge. Instead of being in the evening the exercises will be iu the day, in J. V. Parkinson’s orchard. A very nice time is anticipated and everybody is invited,

FKOM We have not herd from Slim JinT lately aud have been wondering what has become of him, he certainly has left the country or (what is better still) has taken a notion into his head “to crawl off and die” this beingthe facts in the case and thinking it about time ottr flourishing little town be represented 1 take the liberty to pen a few scraps.; Corn all planted but farmers complaining of having a poor stand, principal cause, cut worms. It Las been extraordinarily dry here this nwi ig while in other parts of tho county there is plenty of rain, but it fails to reach. Us. W. C. Tyler has been slightly under-the-weatlicr for but we notice he is behind the counter again. Constable Bolson returned home Friday morning mines his mustache. Bentley & Mudge’s Photograph Gallery now located incur town is being ■conducted by Mr Bentley, he is doing a good business and first class work, will remain a week or two longer. . Graduation "Exercises iTayt 20 conducted by B. M- JSelsoii was largely attended. The exercises were highly appreciated by all present. Quite a number of the Unionites passed through our town last Wednesday on their way to the river, on a fishing excursion, they returned the following day but left most of the fish in the river unmolested. Wo will celebrate the Fourth of July this year again. Speedy preparations are being made to make it the best celebration iu Jasper County, we intend to make it surpass anything ever here be fore.

Dennis.

FliOM WHEA TEIELD. The Halleck Bros, have been in the hay business at this place the past week. J. 11. Tiltoii and wife spent Decoration Day at Medaryville. They report a grand time. Rev. Shortridge preached at Wheatfield last Sabbath. s August Lidtke has just completed a new addition to his house. Miss Minnie Hatten, of De Motte, was in town last week, looking as to the probability of securing a music class at this place. Mr. Geo. Phelps, of New Albany, Ind. was in town the other day. He has peen called to.this part in the interest of his land property. Tie is the; owner of some fifteen hundred acres of land located in the northern part of the county The owners of the Wheatfield! dancing platform gave anjentertail - meat for the young people Saturday night.

Two evenings of last week streets of the town were -lit by flames of lire that ascended high into the heavens. Learning the cause ''bf itl.'is cbhilagrutibn it .was found that the young people of this town, as well as the more elderly, and of either sei; were having an “old fashioned jubilee,” burning brush. They were clearing out a street on the east side of town. irave be.-n. taking-skdehes of tl:e new Catholic building, with fair sueAVl’Piitfield has organized a base i ball club, and the are improving ' their EaSire moments in practice ' cf Hint game. , It is re; ■o/ted by good authority that the C. & I. C. rail road com- ' puny will have a new depot erect- ■ ed at tins place within the text 15

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Adrift.

LEMING TOS ITEMS. Helen Kemp,_ who taught the Price school during the past winter, hes secured a position in the public schools of Springfield,

Ohio. Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Potts, of Chicago, are yisiting fi iends and relatives in this place. John Coffelt, aged about seventeen years, died Tuesday moruiug, at 3 o’clock. His parents have the sympathy of the entire community iu this affliction. Less than a year ago they buried a son aged i 3. The population of Remington is steadily on the increase. A new daughter at J. F. Holle.t4’^- xw * e ' also at Jasper Gffy’s, another at Isaac Luckey’s and a son at Fred Blumer’s, all within tho-pastweek. Mrs. James Tribby has been seriously sick at the residence of Mr. J. H. Tribby, but is getting better. Mrs. B. W. Peck was called to Salem, Ind., tins week, by the dangerous sickness of a near relative. Grover, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hollingsworth met with a very painful accident last Satmw day. A can of concentrated lye was left within his reach and before it was discovered that he had it, he had his face and hands badly burned with the fiery substance. Fortunately he did not swallow any or the result would probably have been fatal. Miss Fannie Patton returned last Saturday from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, at which institution she has been engaged in the pursuit of musical science during the past winter aud spring.

The solemn and beautiful services of Becoration Bay were con-’ ducted by Col. B. H Patton with appropriate responses and remarks by comrades Maxwell, Vondersmith, .Wilcox, Moore,. Albuaii and chaplain Barker. Short but cemprehensive addres-cs were made made, by Revs. Woodson, Armstrong, Crowe' land 'Dooley. The Remington Band helped to make the services at tho cemetery more impressive, while the sound of fife and drum recalled the time when war was no pageant but a 'stern reality. Soma, of Rem ngton’s sweet singers rond red several touching and beautiful tributes to the memory of the fallen heroes, 'Jttiat grand organization, tho i. O. O. F. also remembered their dead by appropriate exercises and beautiful flowers, joining with the Post in the march to the cemetery. Altogether, Remington’s first Becoration Biiy was one long to bo remembered.

Remingtonian.