Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1887 — County Correspoudence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspoudence.

FROM WHEATIIELD. business is improving. J. M. Welsh and Owen Daily with their families spent with their friends in San Pierre Manuel Root and sister of Bond Co. 111., are the guests of their brother N. W. Root of this place. James Htisten and wife are spending holidays'with friends in Wabash. While working in the woods the other day 8. A. Austin found a fine bee-tree. An enterprising mink got in F. Austin’s hen house the other day and killed thirteen chickens. The three 1. Ry. Co., are putting in another side truck al this place. Preaching at Wheatfield school house next Sunday by Abrahdin 'Miller. AsiioniL FROM UNION. Mrs Rosa Stoniker is still quite sick at the home of her sister Mrs. Davison, of Fair Oaks. Mr. Baker, formerly of Fair Oaks, now occupies the house John Wiseman vacated, who has moved to the Fendig farm. The schools of. Union are in a prosperous condition. Miss Lizzie Cover left Union a few weeks ago for Vassar, Midi., where she js clerking a dry goods store for her uncle Mr. Wittenbrook. The Methodists are holding a protracted meeting at Brushwood Magic Show at Morning Star last Thursday night, conducted by I'yler & Tyler, of DeMotte. Noah Grant and his son John, also G. W. Cover attended court at Kent last week as witnesses in the trial between Faylei: and IlbniDhill. Literary at Gant School house every Friday night with Charley Porter president, Barney Comer vice peesideut, FranK Gant Secty. and Altie Cover Treasurer. Unionite.

REMINGTON ITEMS. Cards of invitation were received by some of our citizens to attend the wedding of Miss jj,la Pugh and Edward Royalty at the home of the bride’s parents in Onarga 111., on Christmas day. The young couple will make their home in Remington. Miss Gertie Clark of Rensselaer, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Ford. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Ira W. Yeoman was increased by the addition of a daughter last Thursday. Several Remingtonians from abroad are at home for the holidays. Among them may be mentioned Miss Fannie Patton, Miss Bertha Pool, Walter Rich, John and Bert Crove and Joe Peffley. Misses Geneveive and Fannie Balthis of Clif ton 111. are the guests of their sister Mrs. Z. K. Smith.

Charley- Harrington son of Wiliam Harrington, is dan geionsly sick with typhoid fever. The other cases of sickness mentioned in dur last letter, are getting better. The entertainnient given by the M. E. and Presbyterian Sunday schools were successful in every particular. The elephant ih the first entertainment was a huge success as was also the pautdmine while in the latter the doll drill and the ship were particularly enjoyable. The Christian Sunday School will celebrate on New Years eve at Exchange Hall, ’ and will doubtless have a good programme. Mr. Robert Parker, of the bank of Remington, is now snugly settled in his new, handsome and commodious rooms in the brick building lately erected on the old Hathaway corner. The upper rooms are handsomely finished and will be occupied by Hr. S. C. Maxwell. Hon. F. C. Price, a Hsing lawyer and statesman of Ashland, Kansas spent last week with his parents near this place. P.. A. Lally is home for the holidays looking as though the climate of lowa was a good one. Remington Tan,.

I'HOM DeMOTTJJ. The old school house has been moved railroad to the ■ site occupied by the shoe shop, which, in turn has been moved one block east. .Lr* /,;■ 1 C. O. Spencer and E. G. Warren are remodliug iheir residences. John Eubank is giving his house a epat of paint. A good lead, let others follow. Joe Tyler is’now a smiling count-

er bouncer in Bentley’s store. DeMotte against the world for for peddlers, frqm 1 to 12 every week. . ' *. Tyler. & Tyler is the mine of a new Co. now going the rounds of the neighboring townships, giving Magic Lantern exhibitions. They visited our town the 23rd. The feature of the evening was thejpresention of an album to the prettiest lady and a pencil to the ugliest man. Miss Lula Spencer got the the album and E. G. Warren the pencil. * Will Haskell steps lightly across the floor and whistles softly: “There’s a baby in the house.” - Tom Sayers had a horse badly cut on a wire fence Monday morning. J. M. Toxell has been courting at Kentland the past week. The Holiness Band left us without ahy accessions to their ranks. Perhaps there are better pastures farther oil. Mrs. D. F. Grant and sister Miss Ajrtilta Warren are visiting the family of their brother. Essie B. Fairchild teacher of the Pleasant Grove school is spending her vacation with friends in Dunnville. The ladies will give an oyster supper at the school house New Year’s eve. Proceeds for the benefit of the church. All invited.

HENNERY.