Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1887 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Loca| ngw§ is very scarce. Albums at the post-office. • Good phoese at Allman's. Come see those pretty dolls at the post-office. Best crackers in the world, at Allman’s. Mrs. Judge Hammond was seriously sick with the Rheumatism, several days last week.

New books at the post-office. Cheap ’new 1 bodftTat"’". r Lots of new cheap books at P. 0. Vases and mustache cups and saucers, never so cheap. At Meyer’s “Old Reliable.” Dr. Eusminger, of Crawfordsville, came up Monday night, to visit his sick brother-in-law, W. B. Austin. The largest stock of patent medicines in the county is carried by, F. 8., Meyer, at the “Old Reliable” drug store. Get a chance on that smokers sett at Allman’s restaurant, by buying 25 cents worth of cigars. Its Elegant.

Ellis Jones, of Jordan tp., dropped in to renew his subscription, Tuesday, and reported that his wife wus sick with pleuropneumonia. Don’t you slight the post-office when you are baying presents; if you do you will be sorry for paying so much more for the same article elsewhere. C. P. Hopkins has accepted a proposition to remain on the Remington News, for at least a year. His family are intending to remove to Remington in a short time.

The post-office is filled to overflow with nice new goods. Come and see and you can’t squeeze your money tight enough to keep it from slipping through your fingers. ' Miss Della Sutler, of Lafayette, a relative of the Daugherfcys and the Hoovers, of this place died at her home Monday, of typhoid fever. Misses Adda Daugherty and* Nettie Hoover attended the funeral, yesterday. Swan ieg ton had a conflagration last Sunday. A covered flat car in which the railroad hands were boarding took fire in. some manner and was consumed, The fire was attended by great loss of life — among the beds and bedding.— Fowler Era.

Rev. Peter Hinds, of Milroy tp., was in towu Monday. Like Job he is afflicted with an assortment of mighty sore boils. He thinks he must have absorbed considerable democratic virus into his system during his stay in Shelby county last spring, thus causing the boils. There is no one who knows the value of lime better or can fupish you with the means of keeping it for less money than Kannal, the Jeweler. He will “watch” you if you “pin” your faith to him and provide you with a “keeper” to protect you when you are encircled by a “ring” of danger. Fifteen or twenty members ,of the Rensselaer G. A, R. post went down to Monon last Saturday, on attend a cama fire, or some doings of that nature, but found on their arrival at Monon, that no preparations whatever had been made for their entertainment. Most of them got on board the first freight train and came home, sadder and hungrier men.

The intended rem oval of Mrs. C. P. Hopkins and family, to Remington, to join her husband, was made the occasion of a pleasant surprise, Saturday afternoon, by about 40 of the members of the Presbyterian church and the Industrial Society, therewith connected, They went with w£il filled baskets, spread a "bounteous supper, end passed a pleasant evening. The Monticello Herald of last week, devotes ne.arlv a whole page to the new M. E. church at that town, which was dedicated the proceeding Sunday. The account includes a large and well executed picture of the building. It is a fine edifice and an ornament to the town in which it is situated. Its total cost, including lot, furnace and furniture, was $8,792. * Allman’s restaurant for oysters.

Holliday books, at Meyer’s. Mikado Colognes, at Meyer’s “Qld Reliable.” The cheap and only book store is at the post-office. H. J. Dexter, at the post-pfficp, can please you in cheap books. Girls. -At IJ. J. Dexter’s, last Thursday, Dec. 1. At Val Seib’s, Friday, Dec. 2. Meyer lias a few lamps left whice he is selling regardless of cost.

Every body uses that Blended Tea at Allman’s. Give it a trial. It’s elegant. ■ Chas. W. Coen and Joseph Paxton have bought the {lay barn now used by Percy Tavlor. F. B. Meyer is always in the lead witli holiday goods. Call and inspect them. W. B. Austin, Esq. has been sick with a fbver, for about a week, but is getting better. An elegant selection of Mufflers and silk handkerchiefs can be seen at R. Fenidig. D. C. Bond went over to Miami county, last Saturday, and was absent several days.

Jellies, mince meat, coffee, soap, matches and ink at Allman’s restaurant. AH kinds of canned fruits and vegetables at Allman’s restaurant and bakery. Mrs. Henry Aldrich, north of the depot, has been very seriously sick, for several weeks, with a combination of diseases. I want your trade. If good goods, low prices and honest dealing will get it, I will have it. Try me. J. 0. Allman.

Robt.. Michael and family, who have been living in the vicinity of Fowler the past year, moved back to Rensselaer, last week. The vast quantifies of rain which' fell last Friday and Saturday have effectually relieved the need for water in this part of the eountry. T. F. Maloney, of Kankakee tp., has received a government - appointment to act as teacher in some Indian Agency. The place has a good salary attached. W. S. Coen and family moved into their house in Weston’s addition, last week. W. H. Churchill, purchaser of Mr. Coen's country residence, also moved thereon. The venerable Wm. C. Timmons, from south of town, was in town Monday, for the first time since the fair. He has been suffering greatly with the Rheumatism. He is nearly 75 years old. Jack Hoyes, lately married to Mark H. Hemphill’s daughter, has rented and now occupies J. C. Porter’s farm near town. G. W. Houser, former tenant of the Porter farm moved on to Jas. T. Handle’s farm, in Barkley tp.

The card of thanks published labt week by the Ladies Literary Society should have mentioned the Cornet Band, on account of excellent music- voluntarily furnished, but the resolution was accidentally lost before itreached the printer,

The proper implement for removing the lost driffifrom the gas well was received Monday, and on Tuesday morning, after nearly another week ofj idleness, drilling operations were again resumed, The progress that has been made so far, has been very slow. Chas. E. Loshbpugh and family, late of Milroy tp., departed for California on Tuesday of last week. In their company went Mrs. Alda Coen, wife of Stephen Coon, who is now in Kansas, and who with his brother, Ulyssus, will join Mis. Coen in California, in a 6hort time.

It is our painful duty to announce that the long illness of Mrs. J. C. Porter has had a fatal termination. The end came about ten o’clock, Tuesday moi ning. She had been sick eleven weeks. Her disease was lung fever following and resulting from typhoid fever. Her agerwas a little more than 43 years. The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church, yesterday afternoon, and was conducted by Rev. K. J. Duncan, who came from Chicago for the purpose. The Women’s Relief Corps, of the G. A. R.. of , which Mrs. Porter was a prominent ember, also took partin the funeral ceremonies, as a body. The faneral was very largely attended.