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

County Correspondencs.

FROM SURREY. f Elder B. F. Ferguson preached to a large congregation at Vaughn? church last Sunday, at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. H. T. Thornton has been very ill, But is now convalescing. A spelling school at Union school house last Thursday evening, Lejnuel Hueston being champion speller. Miss Della Thornton and Dema Hopkins are on the sick list. Hey Day. from Re mo TfE. Singing school closed Tuesday ,aigkL-_- ... Protracted meeting still in progress. / Bro. Bennett, of North Judson spent Friday with Bro. Moore, at this place. O. A. Yeoman and wife of Rensselaer, visited us Monday night. D. E. Fairchild is slowly recovering from his attack or Neuralgia. The family of Newton Grant one mile east of town, are suffering severely from typhoid fever. Mrs. John Querry was called to Medaryville last week, by the sickness of relatives, at that place. The Halleck Bros, are again located in our town, and the pleasapt “toot” of their engine warbles forth on the early morning air.

FROM WHEATFIELD. Mr. Hamilton completed Henry Dahncke’s new house last week. Henry will occupy it this week. S. D. Clark also expects to com* mence house keeping in his new house this week. Mrs. Ilosa Clark, wife of Herman Clark, died last Sunday. Her body was interred in the Hershman cemetery. Jim Pickner, of Walker township, is going to build a house. He has got a job on the I. I. & I. railroad. Geo. Meyers has a Texas pony that out-runs the C. <fc I. C. trains. Clark Bros, are still pressing hay, will get through pressing some time next month. Miss Beitha Ellbrook has gone to Kankakee to work for the superintendent'of the Three I. 11. R. G. O. Steroble is doing a large business in hay and lumber line, this spring. John Graves is commencing his butcher trade, as the spring opens 1 up. M. M. Tyler & Co. will give us another exhibition, at the Wheatfield school house, next Friday evening, March 16. Halleck Bros, have moved their engine and 'press to DeMotte.

BARKLEY ITEMS. For last week, "Out received too late, John Pullens was severly kicked by a mule and severely hurt, but is now improving. James Burns lost a valuable horse. The democrats held a convention last Saturday The= candidates for the nomination were John Ryan and Geo.H. Brown Jr. The result was Ryan received 11 votes and Brown 23. Wall street was too heavy for the North‘end of Tlie township. This is Brown’s third round for the office of TrusThe democracy threw over the old democratic Justice Joshua Norman, and took up the semi-at-torney and pill peddler, Dr. Bowman, who has but a smattering of medicine. The democrats hopes lo obtain a few republican votes and elect Brown. The republicans nominated Frank Illff, a man who is well known and well qualified for the position of township trustee. For Justice, M,. P. Comer was nominated. He is every way the superior of his opponent, and a property owner in the township. If all the republicans of the township do their be elected by a good majority. Johnny.

HANGING GROVE A girl baby at Mason Kenton’s Sunday morning. Mason feels quite proud. He came over to Marlboro shortly after sun-up Monday morning and set up the cigars to the town. Uncle Dick Hamilton is back from Indianapolis, where he spent the winter visiting relatives. Tyler & Tyler’s magic lantern show, of DeMotte, have been exhibiting in this vicinity. Onr young ametners will exhibit ‘ Ten nights in a bar room” at Pleasant JRidge, next Saturday night. Elmer Snoddy has had a very

pressing invitation to vu4t Monon. Wonder what is up. Albert Parker is preparing to move on the Monuett land shortly. Stacy English is again on the sick list, troubled with heart disease. Frank Batson, of Barkley township, moved on Grandpa Hammerton’s farm, in Hapging Grove, last week. .. 1 j The other day Charley Lefler, on being asked if he was going to farm this season, replied, “No, I am poor enough now.” Candidates are plenty thip week, the convention being next Saturday. Old Jag. .