Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

PLEASANT RIDQE ITEMS, The protracted meeting has closed. Mrs. Ida Parkinson is improving. The young folks met at Mr. Walter Porter’s, for the purpose of donating eatables as well as money to our minister, Mr. Lewis, A pleasant party was given at Mr. Lark Potts’s Saturday night. FROM SURREY. Mr. Walter Hopkins is on the sick list. ... Prayer meeting was largely attended last Wednesday evening at Sorghum Valley. Miss Minnie Hopkins of Julian, spent a few days visiting relatives in this vicinity. Mr. Evert Warne is taking lessons, iu the English language^ A sled load of our young folks attended church at Rose Bud last Sunday evening. lley Day.

FROM WIIEATIIELD. The sick are all mending. S. DI Clark is making preparations to build a new dwelling house. N. D. Ingram has traded his farm for town property in Valparaiso.] Joel Root moved last week by rail from Bond county, 111., to tliia place. Born. -To Ms. and Mrs. J. A. Hollett, Jan. 7, a girl. Married.-— At the residence of the groom’s parents, Jan. 15, Mr. Sylvester A. Austin to Miss Amanda Root, Elder Abraham Miller performing the ceremony. Ashore.

FROM DeMOTTE. Wood haulifrg is the present employment, and many fine loads are coming into town. W. C. Tyler, of Tyler J Tyler, started for Kansas Tuesday morning, where wo. understand he has accepted the position of deputy clerk under G. B. Antrim. Our best wishes go with him. Jno. F. Bruner intends to become one of DoMotte’s' citizens, after this week, having purchased tne#insblvent stock of goods of Eayers & Tyler. .. Our town will soon see a peculiar phase ,of life, viz: a general moving in tlie middle of winter, five or six families will change •residences. Mr. Fayler has Organized a singing school hero. r and gives his first lesson Friday uight. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. Some of our young people spent Sunday in Rose Lawn. Hennery.