Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1889 — HANGING GROVE [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE

Mrs. David Culp and Mrs. Marfa Peregrine ore on the sick list The measles are raging in parts of the township. • - • ' - A Literary Society, wm organized at Ikmta school house, on Friday eveuing the 11, of which H. C. Anderson is president, Miss Alpha RantA Secretary, Elvin Overton Editor, Frauk Hanley Janitor and Bruce Banta Treasurer. *■ ■ ‘ Dick Windy.

UNION ITEMS. First snow of any note. v . Has been a fin? winter on stock. The healtli of the country is generally good. Schools all in good working order. Strickland k Warne started their ditching machine in this township last week. C. Puffins gets our fat hogs at five cents. » „ ' . A series of meetings is being held nightly at the Rose Bud church. Sabbath school at the church every Sunday at 3 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening and singing school every Tuesday evening at Brushwood. Birthday (surprise) dinner last Monday at Zeb«Swalm’s. Bill Bat.

DcMOTTE ITEMS. Protracted meeting will begin here next Saturday evening and continue next Week. . The sickness in the families of Geo. Freel and M. M. Tyler are improving rapidly. - Thomas Swartz paid a visit to friends in Chicago the past week. Pocahontas was successfully played jy the DeMotte literary society last Friday night a week ago. The Yancee Detective will he played Friday night of next week. This play will take them about two hours and a half to perform. The carpenters on the saloon building have struck for higher wages and work is suspended. Halleck Bros, have about closed their hay business at this place for the present. Railroad ties are a legal tender at iresent. - K, Sayers' is enlarging his store room. Jay Spencer, an engineer on the . L & I. Railroad, has been visiting lis brother Charles, of this place, for the past week. Z.

FROM BLACKFORD. Milo has seemed to have disappeared during the court, but perhaps only went to theseountry for his health. But do not ask-him to give way for young Susannah, Look out for another wedding in Blackford. Sir. Darner sold his property to T. Hurley and concluded to take up his residence in Fair Oaks. We are to have a new post master, and who is none other than the ex-postmaster who was turned out at the beginning of the democratic administration. And where is there a man more worthy of this office than the honorable Hurley ? Geo. Cooper, of Illinois, formerly of this place, is back greeting old friends. Most of the boys are out of town. Guess they have gone “courting.”, The measles seems to be bur best customers this winter. One more new case, that of Wm. Durant. Protracted meeting at the Rose Bud chapel. . Scsaxnah.

REMINGTON ITEMS. Treat Durand lost a valuable horse last Saturday. Auditor Robinson spent last Friday in Remington. R. S. Tuttle is building a neat little cottage on Indiana street. Preparations on a grand scale were made for the Odd Fellows supper and public installation Tuesday evening. Preparations are being made to give the entertainment known as “The Singing Flowers,!’ early in February. Rev. E. B. Woodson has the affair in charge, which is a sufficient guarantee as to its excellence. W. F. Bunnell, of this place, and Miss Jennie Boyce, of Albany, N. Y., were quietly married last Thursday evening, Rev. E. B. Woodson officiating. After a short wedding tour the happy couple will take up their abode in Remington. - ■ James Locke will start for France some time this week. He will be absent several weeks and will likely bring some fine horse! home with him. The peculiar disease known as the mumps is prevalent in this community. Among the families who are afflicted with the disorder may be mentioned those of Robert Parker, Levi Hawkins, Mrs. D. W. Peck and

C. P. Hopkins. While a party Of young people were enjoying the fine skating on the creek above the dam, last Saturday, one of their number, Miss Bessie Benfer skated into an air hole and disappeared. Jacob Rich followed her closely and was likewise submerged. It took the combined efforts of Ed-w-ird Bond, Ernest Hawn and Frank Hardy to rescue them from their perilous and uncomfortable position.' It is to be hoped that no ill effects will result from their involuntary hath. Alexander and George Kirkpatrick, former citizens of this place, were, married recently in Wessington, D. T., the one to Miss Helen Harmon and the other to Miss Volin ting. Little Nora McCabe, the bright and handsome little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. McCabe, died on Monday morning after a protrac-ted-illness. The disease was whooping cough.! J ,

REMINGTONIAN.