Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

! FROM SURREY. Roads are still bad. Ydu needn’t be afraid of spoiling, for G. M. Wilcox has just rei ceived a car lead of salt. V The Quarterly meeting held at Sorghum last Sunday, was, conducted by Rev., B. 1< Ferguson, of Rensselaer; three were added to the church. Mrs. D. H. Yeoman is still very sick. 'i ( \ G. M. Wilcox is having an addition put on his house. i Busy Bee. FROM WHEATI IE LD. Spring election is over and all are well pleased with the new officers. Wheatfield is still growing. Three new houses, we understand, are to be begun this week. Any lady wanting a new hat or bonnet will do well to call on Mrs. Hamilton. She has all the latest styles for spring and summer. Mr. Blue, of Rensselaer, called an our citizens this week. Mr. N. D. Ingram’s youngest daughter died last week with the measles. School will commence at Wheatfield next Monday, after a vacation of three weeks, on account of the measles. *#* D UNN VILLE. The farmers are very busy plowing for oats, and sowing them. D. 11. Turner is very sick with measles. Eli Spencer has moved on the McCuen farm. Miss Jessie Eskridge is visiting friends at Francesville this week. Mr. DeArmond has erected a saw mill on his farm, two miles,, west of Dunnville, and will commence sawing this week. Uncle Jonathan Williams is in poor health. Rev. E. P. Bennet of the M. E. church is holding a series of meetings at South Grade. He is- having good success, thirty threelfia.ye already been added to the church. The meetings will continue during the coming week. Miss Lottie Peacock’s school closed on last Friday, Squire. FAIR OAKS ITEMS. Feed for cattle is scarce. 'Prospects for the new railroad rather bad. Mrs. Kirkabie is building a new addition to her house. Mr. Hovey, the general foreman of the shops, and round house here, has orders to pack up tools and go to Brazil, the southerp terminus of the C. &I. C. Ry. • Fish are being caught now in the dredge ditch northwest of town. Several of our citizens are fencing their lots and making other improvements, notwithstanding the discouraging prospects for the future. Fair Oaks was left out entirely in the election, the only democrat defeated lived in town. Some bad blood haa been engendered on account of false and damaging stories started and circulated before the election and which were calculated to diminish the chances of the republican candidates. Tar Heel. JI'J LA’A’/A Capt. R. W. Marshall Jwas here the first day of the week, looking well and hearty. Grass is growing fast and plenty of cattle are on the commons now. Hay is scarce here this spring, owing to the most of it being sold to the hay pressers. A movement is on foot now to change the name of the station hefe from Hogan to Rniman, the post-master circulating a petition to that effect. He forgets that they tried that before and that the majority of the people of Walker and especially of those who paid money to the railroad company,, want the name as it is now, Hogan. Joseph Bray has again put in his appearance heie, and is going the rounds gathering cream for the Hebron creamery. Edward Tanner has put up a fine residence, as have also Frank Russell and Isaac Sells. Our assessor has again commenced work. Kill off your poor dogs. School has again begun at the Frog Pond, with George Myers at the desk —— — w —■ — The railroad cpmpany will soon put an agent and section crew at Hogan-

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