Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1888 — Locals and Personals. [ARTICLE]

Locals and Personals.

Miss Sadie Loeb, of Attica, is visiting Miss Ray Leopold. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Thompson, Rensselaer, last Tuesday. Ladies, call and see our spring styles in millinery at Hemphill & Honan’s.

Teachers! Don’t fail to See Long & Eger’s assortment of recards before purchasing. ~ Charley Sears is now at Denver, Colorado. We understand that his health is considerably improved. Ladies, don’t forget we have the nicest fine shoes for the money in the place. Call and see them at Hemphill & Honan’s.

John Platt has sold his hoiise in Leopold’s addition, to Johnny.Maloy, and has a new one well under way, in the saule locality. C. W. Coen is now a resideht of Rensselaer, having moved into bis lately purchased residence on Main st. last week. We have just received a complete assortment of faihily paints, which we can recommend to our trade. Long <£ FgeK.

Win. Ross has bought lots in Thompson’s addition, in the grove near the railroad, and intends to' erect a residence thereon, during the coming spring. It will be a good building.

Lyman Zea, of Rensselaer, returned home this week, after a very successful and prosperous season in the hay ■ business, in which he has been engaged here all the fall and winter. viile New Era', We are now displaying one of the largest, cheapest and best selected lines of wall paper ever brought to Rensselaer. A glance at pur stock will convince you of this fact. Long & Eger. Dr. Horlonhaa- a well- arranged office and is well supplied with instruments of modern manufacture. To those wishing plates made right, or their teeth preserved by hllings, we -would say now is the time to' secure the services of their skilled dentist. ts.

Subscribers to the stock of the Reusselaeibßuilding, Loan & Savings Association, who have-not already paid their entrance fees of 25 cents per share, are notified to pay the same, to the secretary at once. By order of the Board of directors, G. E. Marshall, Secretary.

Mrs. Margaret Sayers returned to her home at Flora, Carroll county, yesterday, after a week’s visit among old friends. She » v says Flora is a very bustling, growing, town, but she, Jikes the old place best. Her mother, the venerable Mrs. Freeland, is now helpless from old age and sickness, and it is for her benefit that Mrs. Sayers resides in Flora.

The Salem Gas & Oil company’s well progressed rapidly up to T liumlay afternoon, when i t reached a depth of 460 feet. But the drillers are now waiting for a new cable, the one they have been using is worn so they are afraid to risk it any longer. The new cable has been shipped so we do not anticipate more than a few days delay.— Frahcesville New Era.

The case o£ the State vs. the bondsmen cf J. H. Siddalls, the son of Sodom, to declare the bonds forfeited, v;as argued last week, before Judge Gould, at Monticedo, where it had been sent from Newton county, oil change of venue. On Monday, of this week, Judge Gould decided some.of the points under argument, and in such a manner that the attorneys for tb© defense claim to be a virtual decision of the whole matter, in their favor. The trial of the case is postponed until the next term.

About forty friends of Rev. and Mrß. B. F. Ferguson, mostly mem bers of Eastern Star chapter, O. E. S., or of the Presbyterian church, dropped in on that estimable couple, on Wednesday evening of last week, to celebrate their fifth,, or wooden wedding anniversary. The guests passed a ve; y pleasant-eve-ning and left behind them a considerable number of presents suitable to, the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson have a grateful appreciation the of kindness ot ihese good friends and request us to extend to them the! r heartfelt thanks.

| Simon Phillips is sick with chills and fbVer. ..See Hemphill & Honafi’k $3.00 shoe for men. j Percy S. Taylor has moved into tfib McCormick hduse, in Benjamin’s addition. Miss M. M. Hill, of Goshen, is visiting heir Rensselaer friends, this Week.

N. V. Snodgrass’ new house, in Thompsons’ addition iS making rapid progress. It will be a fine 1 , large residence. B. F. Ferguson has bought a lot near the gas well, on Cullen street, with the intention of building a a residence;

Wm. S. Coen has already moved into the residence on Weston street, lately purchased of E. 0. Nowels. Tooth, hair, shoe, clothes, shaving and paint brushes of all varieties, at Long & Eger’s dnig emporium. Tommy Bissenden lias bought an amatuer photographic outfit, and intends to travel and take views during the coming season. Long & Eger’s cheap and- reliable drug emporium is the place to buy fine stationery. They make this line a specialty.'

Reduction m Coffee:—C. C. Starr has reduced prices on his roasted coffee scts per &, making them the cheapest. coffee in th e market, quality considered. On next Saturday C. C. Starr will give to th(e party that wrote their name opposite the lucky number the solid gold watch he advertised to give away, some time ago.

Russell Armstrong, formerly, in Rensselaer making cigars with Joe Anderson, has bought»R. P. Phillips’ barber shop and will t&ke posession to-day. He learned the barbering business long before lie became a cigar maker. " CyrUs Ball, the death of whose wife, Mrs. Vina Randle Ball, was mentioned three weeks ago, has, rented out his farm in Pulaski county, and moved to Rensselaer. His sister, Mrs. Nancy Towers, will live with and keep house for iiim. ;

The venerable Father Stephens was in town several days since last week, arranged for the proposed Catholic Indian School. He was pastor of the Catholic church and direetpi, of the orphan asylum, at this place, 15 or 20 years ago, and and was very popular among all classes of our people.

i Mr. Thad P. Varney the genial old soldier and distinguished comedian who preparing to give the military drama, in the Opera House, next week/is a shareholder in the Reqsselaer Building Association, Jiave subscribed for two shares and paid the entrance fees upon tlip same. He has belonged to a similar association before and knows theii value.

The Ladies of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society will observe their “Thank Offering Day” by giving a public entertainment at tl\e M. E. church on next Sabbath evening. The program will- consist of Responsive Bible reading. Recitations, Dialogue, Select Reading, Es|ays L ect; All are cordially invited to attend.

The funeral of Miss Belle St. Clair was held yesterday forenoon, at the residence df her 15rother-in-law, Thos. Daugherty, a few miles south-east of town. Rev. B. Fr Ferguson conducting the religious services. She was 25 years old and died Monday, in an asylum at Indiauapolis, where she had been for several years, undergoing treatment for epilepsy, to which she had been subjected, since ehildhoodr-Tnterment was made in Crockett graveyard. The first loan sold by the Reinington Building & Loan Association brought 14| per cent, premium, and a prominent member says higher exceptjthat a lady member took the loan and other members were averse to bidding against -her: —Tinrrate as interest charged bv the Remington Association,,on loans, is 8 per eent/Jvhich is two per cent; higher than the Rensselaer Association’s rftte. This fact alone ougfattoiaake the lattp{’p loans cqqunand p,\ much higher, premiuni than the former’s.