Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

Yair oaks items. ... For last week hot crowded out. People are repairing ami plastering their houses for the coining winter. Houses rent here for five dollars per month and there is not a vacant house in town. J. H. Honan, the fruit tree mau, was in town Monday, with a nice lot of trees that he sold here. Mrs. MAttie E. Smith, of Royerton, Indiana, is visiting relatives and friends here. Peacock & Sharp, butchers, have sold out to M. F. Johnson & Son, who have employed Mr. Sharp to do their butchering. A number of toiighs from Nubbin Ridge were in town Sunday, horse racing and painting the town red in general. We give the boys warning once more. A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in a stable belonging to Levi Hodge, of this place, and burned it to the ground, together with its entire contents. Efforts were made to saY*e a fine young horse, that was in the stable, but when the door was opened the flames prevented any one ehtering, the animal did his best to break his halter but could not. The fire finally burned his halter strap off and the poor animal tiled to get out but was overcome with the beat and fell just inside the door. The fire was caused by some one carlessly smoking in the stable. Mr. Hodge estimates his loss at $250.

Bertie.

REMIKGTOK ITEMS. Mrs. Maggie B. C. Bunnell, wife of William Bunnell, died at the home of her father, Mr. G. B. Chappell, on Monday afternoon, a fe>v minutes before 5 o’clock, aged 21 years, 5 months and 18‘ days. Her health had been failing for a long time and her recovery had been deeYned improbable, but no one dreamed that the end was so near. Shk had been married but six months and to her young and devoted husband—her father, brothers and sister and indeed .to the entire community, the announcement of the nearnpproach of her departure for the ‘'unseen shore’’ was most startling and uu-. expected. Funeral serviees were held at the M. E. church yesterday morning, by Revs. J. B. Crowe and E. B. Woodson. Mr. Jones, of Boston, Mass, is visiting his sister, Mrs. G. F. Bloom? ———

Mrs. and Mis. Brooke Cherry, of Hastings, Neb., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Traugh. After a biief visit with friends here and elsewhere, Mrs. Cherry will leavefar an eighteen month’s sojourn in Paris, France, in order to perfect herself in the beautiful art of painting. M. J. Phelps has been trying the bracing effects of the lake breezes at Chicago for a week or two past, having advanced far enough on the road to recovery from a long and dangerous i Iness, to be able to make the journey. Frank Shaw, a former Remingtonian, has bought an interest in a drug store in Indianapolis, and will make that city his future home. Mrs. Nanay Lockvbod and her daughter, Mrs. D. W. peck, returned last week from a three week’s.visit with friends in Kansas and Missouri. John Irwin has established himself in business in Wadena ami it is rumored that he will also establish himself in housekeeping there, soon.

Remingtonian.