Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1888 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

HANGING GROVE Grandpa Hamerton is on the sick list. . Aunt Jane Lefler has returned after a week’s visit with her niece, Mrs; Emtna Riddil,——Battle Ground. Misses Nellie and Eva Hamerten have returned home from 111., where they have been visiting relatives. Charley Steward of Rensselaer was in Hanging Grove Monday selling sewing machines. Reed Banta furnished music for a dance near Surrey Saturday evening. Reed ,is quite an expert with the violin. The barn on W. Rinehart’s farm, near Marlboro was burned Saturday night. One horse and two good shepard dogs were burned to deijth. Quite ah amount of corn, oats and hay were also burned. The origin of the fire is unknown. The protracted meeting has been moved from Osborne to Dixie. Dick Windy, FItOM BLACKFORD. -Blackford is on the boom. Tl Hurley went to Chicago this week to purchase his holiday goods. Messrs. Julius and Abe Bard--of Chicago, are in town this week. Warren Galbreath- and Fish Gilmore returned from Foresman this week. I John Gilmore and wife have re- i turned from Illinois,; where they ; were just lately married. The measles are raging in this •vicinity. Among the sick are Mis i Maud Lewis, Jessie and Wallace Nichols, and Charles Walker, but all aye in a fair Way of recovery. Miss Deedie Rice contemplates making a visit to Whitcomb, Ind., to spend Christmas. The Blackford school is under good headway, with Miss Inez Walker as instructor. Henry Arnold, of Wabash county, moved to Blackford vicinity last Friday.. Geo. Randall, of Star City, was papering his new dwelling this week, which he will soon occupy. Next Saturday, Dec. 15, is the time set for the law suit between Chas. Campbell and P. Marlatte, by Squire Hurley. Chas. Platt, having sold his farm to O. Cooper, intends moving to Rensselaer. Carry Cali has just erected a new wind pump, just north of town. , ■ j ■ - Mrs. Garriot, who Jias been suffering from a. cancer, is on the mend. Julius Caesar. GILLAM ITEMS:Farmers are most all through gathering epgn. drouth. v •? . Uncle Add Coppess and wdfe staiied for Darke’county, Olrte, on Afcndity-, Dec. 10, to spend the winter with his only sister, anti other friends v "' i Mrs. tl. W. Conard has been ' suffering from a severe attack of • erysipelas, but is now much bet- ! ter. She and- her husband expect to go to Centerburg, Ohio, to' remain with their children during the winter., Mr. Hawes has rented, their farm and has already taken possession. James Cunningham, wife and two children, from Niles, Michigan, are visiting his mother, Mrs. Eli Faris and other friends. We are glad to say that Mrs. George Faris and daughter, Carrie, who have been in poor health for a long time, are improving. > The second Teachers’ Institute was held at the Independence school house, Saturday, Dec. 8. Superintendent Warren was present and an interesting and instructive time was enjoyed by all. Misses Mattie and Lizzie Faris and Louis and Gertrude Robinson, made their parents a brief visit on Saturday and Sunday last. The great land buyer, who visisited the Gillam people last week, disappeared rather mysteriously. We rather think something must be wrong, at least Mr. A. 0. Prevo does. The first quarterly meeting of the M. E. church was held at Independence Chapel on Saturday and Sunday last Elder Smith was present both days. On Sunday he addressed a large concourse of people, who Ijstened attentively to a very interesting discourse. Bara Avis. REMINGTON ITEMS. Robert Shearer left on Sunday night for a three months’ business

tour in France. Mrs. J- T. Ford who has been seriously sick for the past two weeks, is somewhat better. ’ Mrs. Lizzie Eckels Gibson died hist Wednesday at her home near Peru, after weeks and months of suffering. Her husband, Martin Gibson, is also seriously sick. They formerly lived in this place and many friends here will sympathize with the afflicted family. Miss Susie Harris, who has been so strangely afflicted for the past few weeks, has been adjudged insane. She was cared for during her sickness by ,Mr. and Mrs. Scott Russell, by whom she was employed as a domestic. Rev. A. Jones of Logansport, spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in this place. Mr. Jones, while traveling through Europe wrote a series of letters and several poems as correspondent of the Logansport Journal which were much admired. He is also the author of a book of poems entitled “The Great Builder,” lately issued by Wise and Van Horn of Philadelphia, which will give the author a permanent place in American literature. W. H. Wells left on Sunday night for a business trip to various parts of the state. Miss Anna Parker is attending court at HentlanctT Mr& M. Phelps met with a painful accident last Wednesday. While trying to open a bottle of of catsup it exploded, the cork striking her in the face and the peppery compound filling her eyes. The attending physician says that the injury to her eyes although painful, is not serious. Mrs. E. H. Briggs has recovered from her serious illness. Mr. Forbes is able to attend to business again. Remingtonian. Miss Saliie-Jones, the 16 year old daughter of W. N. Jones, met with an experience in Chicago last j week which was anything but I pleasant to herself and caused her friends here much anxiety. She left here on Wednesday to go to her brother’s place, at Bellwood, Nebraska. -At Chicago, while in the bus going from the Monon station to the Central, where she was to take the C. B. & Q. road, she discovered that her pockets had been picked and that all her money had been taken. It was a most unpleasant predicament, but Miss Jones was equal to the occasion and did the very vyisest thing possible, under the circumstances. She went to tire matron of the i station, told her the circumstances ! and the matron at once sent her to i the home of* the Women’s Chris- ; tian Union, at 288 Wabash Ave. I-A-Td^gwuij-givdugddie_-girlM Joca.-_ I tion Avas-theu-sest to her- family ; here, but by an unlucky mistake, ! the number of the Home was wrongly given in'the telegram, being stated as 88 instead of 288 and this blunder delayed the finding of the young lady until Friday and .' i’anxiety to her friends. On Friday ■ she was found and sent on her way to Nebraska,-rejoicing: Two prominent democratic politicians, Theodore Porttejis and Fletcher Smith, weie tried at the late term of the Benton circuit court, on the charge of buying votes on election day. There was considerable positive and direct testimony to the fact of the buying, but the defendants, took the stand and swore hard that they didn’t do it, and they were acquitted. The jury which tried them was about half-and-half, politically speaking, democratic and republican. There was a formidable array of legal talent engaged in the case; the prosecution being conducted by Messrs. Wiley, Fraser, Brown, Travis and Gray, and the defense by Messrs. E. P. Hammond and M.H. Walker. •» “The building of the Missionary Ship” by the Union Sunday School, at the Opera House, tomorrow evening, will be an entirely novel entertainment, and* we believe, an interesting one, also. The ship to be used on this occasion is a very ingenious affair, and the only one of the kind ever constructed. It is owned in Cincinnati, and is sent about from place to place, a certain sum being paid each time for its use. The object of the entertainment is a good one, and it deserves encouragement upon that ground. » A daughter was added to the household of Auditor Robinson, last Saturday morning. This makes the number of his living children an even dozen. Six boys and six girls. Its a delight to sell Rinehart’s Pills; they make everybody well and happy. F. B. Meyer,

• J. W. Groom him made another migration. This time from Wino-, na, Miss., to Roxobel, North Carolina. We understand that he is connected with a railroad surveycorps. R. S. Dwiggins will preach at the Church ot God next* Sunday on the subject of “Church Union.” The members of the church are especially reguested to be present? All are cordially invited. the photographer, has lately made a number of excellent views of the Indian School.’ Including the main building, the barn, a large group of the members of the school <kc. The managers of the proposed entertainment, “Building of the Missionary Ship” by the members of the Union Sunday School, have availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the postponement of the entertainment, from last Friday evening to Friday evening of this week, by perfecting the entertainment by many additional rehearsals, so that it may be I safely assumed that the public will be the gainers by the delay. The entertainment will take place to-morrow evening, without fail. Don't fail to notice the announcement of “'The Old Reliable” this week. Say girls, if you are going to make your beau a Christmas present go to Hemphill & Honan’s and buy a fur cap, they are so nice. The coughing, snuffling, time has come The sneeziest of the year, . When of your head and herds, you’l have j To take the best o£ keer. And if you need Hats or Shoes Hemphill & Honan’s is the place. They’ll meet you with a hand shake, And a smile upon the face. If you want to examine my line of holiday goods, 1 will insure you honest goods, at honest prices. H. J. Dexter. H. J. Dexter has good success m the book line, because he has the only well assorted stock in town at reasonable prices. See those elegant Christmas pamphlets, with beautiful engravings made at Nuremburg, Germany, for sale by Long & Eger. You are invited to come and see our elegant Holiday stock. Assortment most complete. Prices lowest. Long & Eger. — s — Don’t buy any Christmas,goods until you have examined our stock ancT prices. T LaKue Bros. , Itch, Mange and scratches on human or animals cured in 30 minutes t>y tWoolfurd’s Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by Loog & Eger, druggist; Rensselaer.' \ “■■"Beu7amiiU the highest market price forlrides; furs, junk, old rags, etc., at the store of N. Tendig. Now the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder is in the shock you ought to call at Hemphill & Honan’s and buy boots and shoes for the family. " * ~ Fon Sale. A Stallion, English draft and | Norman, 5 yeap old. For terms of sale, references and further particulars apply at the John Rosenbrook farm, 2$ miles southeast of Brook, on the C. & E. I. R. R.. 14 4tptf George Busch. Perhaps you have seen it stated in this paper that Hemphill shouted for Harrison, and Honan shouted for Cleveland. Hemphill got his man and still shouts but Honan has something stuck, in his throat and can’t shout for four years. But they will make it an object to you if you are needing Boots, Shoes, Millinery or knit goods to buy of them. Respectfully,

HEMPHILL & HONAN.