Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FAIIi OAR'S ITEMSWo are having a young winter. , Ed Johnson is building a new house. ! Levi Hodge has built a rtewbarn in place oi ! the one that was;' burned a short time ago. The C. ct J. C. snow plow showed up in town Monday. They reported drifts twelve feet high between here and Attica. Ad Scott traded his farm here, for a stock of clothing at Monon. John Cleger has bought a newhay press ard is going to commence pressing immediately for Isaac Knight. This press will run all winter. —- George Davison is having forty or fifty cords of wood cut, which lie. ha 3 sold 1 to parties’ here for s‘2.‘2o per cord. Only 50 cents below theJLxeiissolaer price; bow is that for a town in the woods? * ' Bertie. HANGING GROVE NEWS'.Health generally good. Quite a snow storm Saturday and Sunday. Elmer Snoddy son of ex-County Supt, began school in in the new school'house in Dist. No. 1, last Monday. ,A. literary and debating hociety has letn organized at the Osborne school house, meeting everj 7 Friday night. All invited to attend. Mrs. Ann Rishling spent a few 7 days in Chieago last week visiting relatives. Aunt Jane Le-fier spent last week with her son James in Atilroy M i ... Religious ’services at Dixie every Sunday at 7 o’clock. Elwood Man diau returned home last week from Carpenter tp. where he spent a few weeks husking corn. A number of young folks enjoyed a pleasant time last Saturday evening at a social party at Mr. L. A. Potts. As Erank Handle and Will Stiers, were returning from Lee, last Monday night their horses became frightened and started to run. The boys succeeded in getting them stopped but the buggy was pretty badly broken up. No -eerixeia damage, was done. ; Old Joe. FROM WHEATiIELD. Messrs. Chdcoto and Austin were in town Thursday night. - v lb Tn grain has rented his farm to his son-in-law, J.'J. \vesnrr, and with his family has moved to Valparaiso, where he will make his home for at least one year. His object is to give his children a good chance of attending school. The W h eat field 1 i terary society will meet Thursday night, Nov. 24, to organize for the poming winter. A good literary is anticipated. Como all and join in the society as workers aud attentive listeners. A. Hamilton lias sold his farm in Gill am township and resigned himself, no doubt, to stay, at least for a few years, in Wheatfield. The teachers of WhoatfieUl aud Kankakee townships convened,, at the school house in Dist,.No. 1. of Wheatfield, Nov. 12, to hold their first teachers! institute of the present school year. A full force of teachers were presect and manifested much interest and close, attention. Sefyral visitors and expedagogues were present. Miss Anna’ Pingle, of Chicago, is yisitiug her sister, Mrs. Katie Tinkliam. The series of meetings held at the Wheatfield school house, closed on Saturday, Nov. 19, lasting about two weeks. The result of the work adds 13 in number to the church, which, we think, is a goodly number for this locality, and this number perhaps might have been increased had it not been for the cold and stormy weather and sickness of Kev. Pierscm, which caused the meeting to close sooner than expected and desired. Rev. Moore preached at the Wheatfield school house last Sunday, at 3 o’clock. Many boys are taking advantage of the present snow in the hunting of rabbits. Wm. D Meyers and his brother John were in town Monday, testing the good qualities of some new guns which they had just taken from the express office on trial. We wonder if they think of going west. Adrift. ~J'ROM MARION. The Parkinson sisters, froin Kunsas, who were called home by the death of their sister Jnley, are still here, visitini 'i'ld friends and neighbors.

Trustee Griswold has presented his teachers with new rnkps and case, for which they - ireturn their jsincere thanks. We think he would receive their thanks if he would whiten the walls of their school houses. The first Marion tp.. teachers’ institute convened at the lientselaer school building, Saturday, November 5. Institute was organized by Supt. Warren with the following Officers: Townshipprin--cipal, L. E. Glazebrook; Vice President, Trustee . Griswold; Secretary, Arrilla Warren. •"The next Institute will convene nt the same place on the first Saturday of December. The great drought has proven quite inconvenient to the farmers. They have been feeding for the past monLfi and many have difficulty in getting water - for Their stock. The fires over south and east have destroyed a great deal of hay. Many tons have been burned. Mr. Zaid Viud Frank Watson have been exchanging cattle. Uncle Billy Bussel has finally got Mr. Walter Porter’s house moved. Mr. Porter.is now having it repaired and it adds greatly to the looks of his place. The dance, on Saturday eve.i Nov. 12, last, at Mr. Maleho's, was not very largely attended, on account of the death of Mr. Oosley. The' Rev. Dr. Lewis, of Indianapolis, preaches at the Ridge every tvvoAveeks, at 10:30 A. M, Pupils perfect in attendance and punctuality tit the Watson school, Dist. No. 4, township of Marion, for the month commencing Oct. 17, and ending Nov. 11, 1887, are as follows: Bertha Piersea, Abbey Griswold, Burney Watson, Elvie Gwin, Harvie Pierson, Eva Green, Frank Watson, Harry Watson, Frankie Porter and Marion Gwin. ———-- — -Star. REMINGTON HEMS. , Mrs. Sarah Eckels, who lias been confined to her bed for more than a year is failing rapidly. Mrs. Elias Watte of Indianapolis is the guest of her mother Mrs. S. A. Irwin.., - ... Mrs. James Clowery living west of town is dangerously ill, and her recovery is a matter of. extreme doubt. - ! Mr. Dickerson, Principal of the public schools is acting as leader of the M. E. Choir during the-sick-ness and absence of the chorister Mr. Nelson Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. John Irwin of Wadena spent Sunday in Remington. John is a.native■Remingtoaiaiv ~a gooiTUoy generally, and his bride, who was Miss Ada La-thi-op until Thursday of last week, was ono of the most estimable young ladies of Goodiand. Mis# Indi a French attended the wedding o f her cousin Mr. Dan Ripley and Miss Puttitt at Brookston last Tuesday.. The Thanksgiving entertainment at Exchange Hall prepared by tire ladies of tire Christian Church will doubtless be Loth pleasant find profitable, judging from past entertainments given by the ladies. Dinner, supper and a paper fair are the attractions. TJie ladies of the Presbyterian church always have successful festivals and the one lately given at Exchange Hall was no exception to the rule; in fact it rather excelled most former ones, lacking but a few dollars in one evening's entertainment of-paying for their handsome new organ, Miss Hattie Chappell will start (D. Y.) fbr Crockett, Texas, Friday where she will spend the winter with her aunt, Miss M. P. Bolles. M ill Chappell will go to West Liberty, lowa with his aunt' Mrs. Will AlcClum, starting also on Tuesday next. A. G. Hardy will occupy Mr. Chappell’s residence conjointly'with Mr. Chapped and Mr. Bunnell. Mrs. Ada! Sterns, a former well known and popular teacher is training the young ideas in Mr. Alexanders room until his recovery and return. Rev. E. B. Woodson found it impossible.to fill his appointment ah Gil boa last Sunday, owing to the blockaded condition of the roads; Remfnctonian. No women can In- contented and hap ,py if her skiu is covered with pimples and blotches, Tnese disfiguring eruptions are easily removed by the use of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. This medicine is perfectly srife to use, and is a thoroughly reliable blood puritier, Vitality j«id cold - are restored, to weak and ffray hair. Ivy the use of Ay er’s Hair, Vigor. Through it? cleans, ing and healing qualities, ft prevents the acctnjdntioa of dar.draft’ and cures all scalp diseases. For-bargains in boots and shoes, Eats and caps go toN. Fendig’s.