Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROM DtMOTTE. . NewaintbU locality is‘likfi_the weather,—very uncertain. D. E. Fairchild has shut down his saw mill at Water Vallej’ for the present. John Ketner of Wabash, visited relations here during holidays. Bro. Moore preached in the school house New Yeai-’s,night on the “Irreparable Past.” A very able discourse. Oscar Eldred is nitturning the loss of a buggy whip since Chiistmas eve. The M. E. Social held in the s'chool building New Year’s, eye was a very pleasant Slid profitable affair. Mrs. M. M. Tyler js on the sink list ■ Hennery. <' ■ • SURREY. Vacation at Sorghum Valley. Miss Maggie Lang spent Holidays at home.

Prayer meeting at Sorghum Valley every Wednesday evening. Mrs. St. Clair is, visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity, VVe wonder what attracts Jlr. Alvin Stevenson’s attention at Sorghum Valley. The. relatives and friends, to the number of 57 z gathered at the residence of Mrs. H. T. Thornton to celebrate her 58th birthday. A bountiful dinner was spread, after w'hich a. number of useful presents were presented. They dispersed her many returns of the day. Jolly Joe. NOING GRQ VE very scarce. a snow storm Friday night, eliding Saturday with - aimJJr tlio schools dismissed for the holidays except the Mr. was home'; during /■^O^Barf sos f of speut daysJrast. week with '-rej in Han png Grove. Mr. Patrick Frowly and his sisSusie Frowly, of Chicago, spent holidays with friends and relatives in Hanging Grove. A number of the /oung folks enjoyed pleasant timp at an oystef suppeY at Mr. Mason Kentpfi’s, last Thursday evening. Old Joe.” yfeoAF WHE AFIELD. Pingle and wife left on,.the morning train of the 271i1t for their home in Chicago.

T. C. Thornton and wife have 1 returned home from a visit at lonia, Mich. The Halleck Bros, have begun pressing hay again at Wheatfield. Dept. Sheriff Yeoman was in town Friday night. M. F. Chilcote spent Thursday night with the town people. Alfred Tilton’s horses ran away Christmas evening and one of them broke a leg and had to be killed; - J——-——r— The River School of Wheatfield, tp., has been closed, not sufficient number attending to justify the continuance of a school. James M. Nier is on ttie sick

list again. Miss Tillie Cason has been compelled to resign her school on account of poor health. We learn she is now improving. . - - William Wallace and Ida Watson have launched their bark upon the stormy sea of Matrimony. May no dark cloud obsciirp, their sky, Uut may it shine as pure aprt bright, As the fair canopy on high,. When sparkling with the gems of night. Rev. Pierson will preach at the the Wheatfield School house next Friday and Saturday nights, also Sunday morning and evening. A business meeting Will be held at the Wheatfield school house at 10 ’o’clock a. m. next Saturday Jan. 7th., to make arrangements for building a Christian church at Wheatfield. All concerned are cordially invited to attendi Ashore.

GILLAM ITEMS.

The teachers who have been away have returned to enjoy vacation at home. The Terre Haute students are at home spending vacation. Mrs. Minnie Robinson and daughter Mollie are visiting friends at Indianapolis. John Faris and son Ed. of Monticello are visiting relatives at this place- Mr. Faris has sold'his restaurant and has moved to his D. H. Guild and wife a¥e spending vacatidpiat home 1 .

Isaac Norman is visiting his many friends in this township. He is on his way home in Ohio, having been in Kansas during the past three years. * Miss 4 Nettie Sebring, of Medaryvi lj e, hast lteen suffering f rom an aL tack of lung, but is noW convalescent. A. JjlamiJton has Sold his farm to a Mr Harris, or Pulaski county. Mr. Harris will take posession in the spring. . Joseph Hardesty has purchased the Poisel farm. He expects to make spine repairs on' the buildings and will move on in the spriig.. David Barnhill an old resident of Pulaski county passed to his fifial rest on Tuesday Dec. 27, after a brief illness of,only a few hours. His remains were buried at Independence cemetery on the Thursday following. The new Hour mill at Medaryville will soon.be ready ®sr work. A series of meetings are being held at the Chapel, conducted by Rev. Webb. Star.