Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

HANGING GROVE Mrs. Sadie White of Chicago, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hilton." * ' Rev. E. E. Snoddy preached in Lowell, Sunday. Mias Alice Banta has returned home from Terre Haute, where she spent the winter. Rev. Hall preaches at the Osborne school house every two weeks. The young folks of Hanging Qrove enjoyed a pleasant social and “taffy pulling” at Mrs. Jane Balta’s, Saturday night. Old Joe. HOGAN AND WALKER.. Frc4 Hasselbnng is suffering with a swollen hand, the cause of which is known to Lewis Newcomb. A boy at Will Childers’, on the Sellick ranch. Charles Armstrong has moved into his new building. Peter Hoffman now occupies the building vacated by Mr. Armstrong. Chas. Armstrong has three young wolves which he exhibits free, of charge. The Republican convention was held last Saturday at Walker. The trains on the L., N. A. & C. and C. & I. C. Rys. do not make very good connection at Fair Oaks. Lately an old lady fifty years old was obliged to walk from Fair Oaks to our station, a distance? of eight miles, simply because the conductor would not wait for her to walk from the depot to the crossing. June Bug. REMINGTON ITEMS. Miss Miranda Wilcox and Mr. Hotline were married or Thursday afternoon last at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orson Wilcox. Rev. E. B, Woodson officiating. Dr. S. C. Maxwell of Two Harbors Minn, arrived here a few days ago, his purpose being to settle up his affairs in this place and to take his family back with him to his new home in the north-west. While we regret exceedingly to lose them we are glad to know that their lines will be cast in pleasant places, hereafter. The- Methodist church -in. this place is to ba painted, renovated and rejuvenated, both outside and inside, and in the course of a few weeks will doubtless present a handsome appearance. Miss Minnie Bartoo is preparing to erect a handsome two story residence on the lots immediately east of Mr. E. A? Bartoo’s property. Mr. J. E. Hollett is building a substantial wareroom in the rear of his business block. An addition is also being made to the store room occupied by Smith & Balthis,-

W e are pleased to chronicle the the fact that Mr. D. M, Nelson has post-poned his return to the west indefinitely. He has entered into partnership with Mr. Dibell in the lumber business. Being gentlemen of well known integrity and business capacity the new firm will doubtless command a large trade. Mrs. Elizabeth Coover, of whose serious and painful illness frequent mention Jias been made in these items, died at her home on S. Ohio street last Wednesday morning, at 7 o’clock. She was a most estimable Christian lady and her loss will be deeply felt, not only by her sons and daughters to whom she was devoted, but by_a large circle, of fri ends. The fun eral took place from the residence on Thursday afternoon, Rev. J. B. Crowe officiating, and was largely attended". AH the children were present including her son Marion of Kentland, who has been dangerously sick with pneumonia, for the past two weeks and who left his bed to attend his mother’s funeral.

REMINGTONIAN.