Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM GILLAM. Dry and hot? "Well, I should remark. Dust plenty. News scarce. Quite a gcod deal of .sickness. . Some of our young folks attended the basket meeting in Barkley last Sunday. Singing at the Chapel Sunday evenings. Prof. Mason and family have returned to Indianapolis and will go from there to their home in Little Rock. They return for another year’s hard work in P. S College. "'A number of our young folks met at Mr. A. C. Prevo’s last Friday evening with music, both instrumental and vocal. L. AV. Hunt is minus a tooth and plus a triangular gash on his chin since last Friday week. He was mowing, when the cutter-bar struck a rock, and the lever struck his chin. Miss Nora Bledsoe, of Lafayette, is visiting her many relatives and friends here. Wanted.— Help to fly tliose kites E. 0. Rathfon got at DeMotte, when he went after his girl and had so much trouble to find her. Crum Hess, second son of Adam Hess, has been dangerously ill with lufiamatiou of the bowels, but we are glad to be able to report him better. Mr. Arch Pullins is also on the sick list. Loto Fern & Hazel. FAIR OAKS, Fair Oaks is still here. Railroad business is dull. Quite a number of men are out of employment, others will bo shortly. Ed. Johnson has moved from Fair Oaks, three miles northeast, preparatory to building on his land. Charlie McColly has moved back to town, and occupies the house that Ed. Johnson lived in. John Halliday, formerly of Rensselaer,- now resides in Fair Oaks. Haying is in full blast now, the railroad men lending a helping ■hand; There are many rumors here relative to the future action of i the C. & I. C On Sunday last a big fire came down from the north, through the marshes, consuming everything" before it, even burning down deep into the turf in many places, and in its course destroying large amounts of hay. Mr. Timmons on the Taylor ranche, lost about 45 tons, Bruce Moffitt lost about 60 tons of hay, besides having a good wagon burned, he also had his feet scorched while running through the fire. Davisson and Yeoman lost .about 12 tons, they would have lost 70 or 80 tons more but for the timely exertions and vigilance of a large force of men. Much standing grass was burned and more will be, for it is. beyond the power of men to subdue the fire. REMIKGTOK ITEMS. Mr. ahd Mrs. W. H. Wells will soon occupy their handsome new home', recently purchased, from, and now occupied by Mr. and Mi's. M. Solomon. The victorious Agitator left for : Streator, 111., Monday, in charge of a keeper. Tlqe May brothers, Charlie and Sam, have Bought the J. E, Stiller ponies and carriage. It is one of the most stylish turnouts in this region. By the way, another son has been added to the May household since Monday of last week. The wells in-town and .country are beginning to show the effects qf the long continued drouth, and unless rain soon comes there will be famine in the laud. Mrs. Martin Gibson, of Peru, and Mr. and Mrs. Ponsler, of Tipton Co., are visiting their mother, Mrs. Sarah Eckels. Mrs. Ponsler was-Miss Lida Eckels until Uiurgday last. The sound of the threshing ma-chine-is heard in.: ..the. da nd.and; large quantities of gcod oats are ' bring put into marketable contli-, ti.i'n. The yield is fairly large and i the quality excellent. Mr. and Mrs. George Griffin will become denizens of our Village again soon. They have spent the] past year on what was once known as the Hendryx farm. Mrs. Tribby is slowly r>. coveriugjrxihn : ness, being so far recovered as I >, be able to take a few steps about the house. . % ‘ ; Rev. E. B. IVooffison preached, . '' ®- ■ 1 - * ; n

an excellent discourse on Sunday evening last on “Business in Religion.” A few Sabbaths ago fie preached on ’‘Religion in Business,” and the sermon on Sunday evening was given at the request of several of the congregation. Mr. Treat Durand was taken suddenly and violently sick in the Exchange Bank on Friday last and had to be carried home, where he has been lying in a Crrtfca! condition ever since. John G. Tharp loft for Chicago. on Monday hist. IIEJIINGTONIAN.