Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1887 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

HANGING GIiQVUNEWS. Tbe township institute set tor Saturday the 3rd 'was postponed on account of the rain. L. H. Potts lias erected a new barn on the farm of Alfred Thompson, which lie occupies. Alf Randle has returned from Illinois, after an absence of a nfonth. * J, P. Overton spent 3 or 4 days in Chicago, week before last. £l. Kenton went to Fowler last week with some cattle and while there his fine shepherd dog valued at SSO was stolen. Preparations are being made for a Christmas tree at Pleasant Ridge. ...- Preacher Lewis, of Indianapolis, is holding a protracted meeting «.t Pleasant Ridge. Three new members are reported. Old Joe.

Ds MO TIE and KEENER. Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. m. Christmas tree at our school house on Christmas eve. Rev. Murphy, Crawford cfc Co., began a series of Holiness meetings here, last M onday night. Treasurer Washburn and Clerk Irwin were in town Tuesday morning. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. . The good sisters of our town are mal-Kg ncti'fnl and beautiful pres-1 ients-for the unprovided, so tEafl all may have a happy Christmas, j A ‘'box social” at Pleasant 1 Grove school house (dist. No. 5) i Dec, 23. Proceeds to l>uj r a cy- 1 clopedia for the school. All iuvit- j ed, Hennery. !

REMIX Gl'ON ITKHS. A letter was read to the I’d. E. Sr; ;S. last Sunday announcing that \ Hanfa Gians would visit, them aid Exchange Hill Friday Dec. 23. t The pastor is making preparations \ to give him a hearty welcome not- ! withstanding the fact that lie is ! not expected to bring anything j elaborate or expensive in the way will be carried out under the able , doubt tiiose present will feel amply I rewarded. The Presbyterian church or iS. S', will celebrate the coming of tihr istmas on -Bn-tuyday eve nilig Dee. 21 ar Exchange Hail. A good time may be reasonably exoected I as the Presbyterian .people - always : manage to have pleasant entertain men is. The Temperance lecture bv Elder Lin hietter id V alparaiso was well attended and well received. | Some hew thoughts were advanced ] which certainly will wont out io i the m itit;:; of those who heard i them, a more earliest interest in the good-work. The-bixlysd- Ffances Fountain; was hroppht liere ft~os Rensselaer, j last Friday, for burial beside her , husband and -grandson. She .died | several months ago. Sickness is abating sdinewlmt! although there arre several cases; j more-or h-ss serious." Among them'! maybe mentioned Mrs. C,hr,very i -who is.only waiting the su m moaa ! as lier case is hopeless; Mrs 7 W. ; Hollingsworth and tbe infant! daughter of- Mr. Beasley. Mrs..; Brennan living 9 miles -south-east • of town is also seriously sick. C. P. Hopkins and family of Rensselaer, are occupying the Morehead property ou R. R. street; 1 lately vacated ,by Frank Ellis. The new tenants will likely enjoy life here as Remington is a pleas- j ant place to live ia. * RemingtoNian.