Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

SOUIH EAST MA RlO N. -The Voice of the wild goose is again heard in the laud. Prayer meeting at the Slaughter . school 11OU8& every Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. McGuire will preach at the Slaughter school hopse - April Bth after prayer meeting. j Boes Evaps formerly oF l this place, is sick at his brother Sampson Evans’ of Montgomery Co., with typhoid fever. Fred Pennright, who made frequent visits to Dr. Deming’s, has so far recovered that he is able to work now; hope he wll continue to improve. The young folks of this vicinity made a grand surprise on Lide Slaughter on her birthday on the 28th. ' . Sugar Hill.

FAIR OARS ITEMSElection passed off quietly. Grass has started in the sloughs. Art. Swaim is back from Brazil, Ind., on a visit. There seems to be good shooting now —brants and geese are plenty. Mr. Chi Ider .has' moved here ' from near Lowell and is building a dwelling on lots which he recently bought. IVe still hear various and conflicting rumors concerning the new railroad. There is some talk of the coal going over the L. N. A. & C. Schoo] opened here last week, Estle Pierson teacher. Isaac Knight, democrat, one mile west of here was elected trustee in Colfax tp., Newton county, and “set up” two kegs of beer in Fair Oaks, over the result. The engineers on the C. & E. I. Ry., have struck, so that no more coal from the C. & I. C. line can run into Chicago. Tar Heel. FROM SURREY. Roads bad, owing to the snow mentioned last week. The wheat crop is as go od as could be expected after such unfavorable weather. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman is mending slowly. Mrs. Jeff Bally left last Thursday for her Kentucky. Her husband says he will join her there about Christmas. The Union school will close next Friday. Perry Marlatt, the owner of the tile mill north of Rensselaer, is thinking of buying C. D. Nowels’ farm north of Surrey. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman’s friends from Illinois made her a short visit last week and also visited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilcox Sunday evening. Miss Allie Paxton left Monday forCliTcaga“ —— ——- - G. M. Wilcox is having his 80 acres cleared, Mr. Fonsler’s little girl Fern is very sick. ■ ~ Twin Cousins. HANGING GROVE Weather fine, and roads drying up very fast. , - Health generally good in this locality. The Rev. E. E. Snoddy (Pedaogue of dist. No. 1.) preached his first sermon in the Christian church at Francesville, last Sunday, J. P. Overton of this place accompanying him to Francesville. The people say he did splendidly. We do not see why the young man can not leave some of his oratory here where he belongs. Rev. Caldwell of Ohio, and Leroy Noland, of Lee, held a religious debate at this place, last Tuesday and Wednesday. Services being held at Osborne in the daytime, and at Dixie at night. They had a good attendance at both places, knd their talk was interesting to all who heard it. Miss Dora Stires, who has been at LaPorte for the last year, is now visiting her old friends at this place. District No. 1. dismissed and • visited schools at Surrey, last Friday, a week ago, they reported a splendid time. Mrs. Rockwell of Monon has been visiting friends in Hanging Grove for the past week. Geese still seem to be plenty and hunters are enjoying themselves. t Springjs here and farmers are plowing and preparing to sow oats.

OLD JOE.