Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1889 — Gouty Coŕespondence. [ARTICLE]

Gouty Coŕespondence.

FROM SURREY. Mrs. Cones is on the sick. list also Mrs. Doan. Last Saturday the neighbors collected at Caleb Hopkins’with baskets filled, to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. The tinware rattled. Miss Della Thornton, Dena Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. 8. B. Thornton have gone to Valparaiso to attend the normal school. The sick are recovering rapidly but are not yet well. The local freight last Thursday set fire to some grass along the* Tailroad, which destroyed some fences. G. M. Wilcox is going to Chicago this week. Jasper Kenton had some fence to burn, out north. He set out fire to burn some old grass and it got the start of him. Uncle Jim & X.

•UNION AND NORTH MANION. The reebnt rains have made the roads very bad. Farmers are mostly through sowing oats. A destructive fire was caused last Thursday afternoon, by some sparks escaping from the 1 o’clock local south. The fire burned a great deni of fence for J. P. Coen and some cord wood for C. D. and DHK. Nowels. The fire would damage had it not been npr the snow that night. Bad weather never seems to interfere with business. ..... Y. The young carpenter from Medaryville was in this neighborhood over Sunday, locking after his interests. 0 Mr. Renicker, who has been very sick for some time, is slowly improving. The janitor, after fires are built and things put in order at the Rosebud church, calls at the nearest house and awaits church time. Uncle Mose. KANKAKEE and DUNN VILLE, The farmers are very busy plowing for oats and sowing them. Misses Allie Bentley and Millie Turner are on the sick list. George Dunn spent the spring vacation at home.

John Cooper has his new blacksmith shop completed and is ready for business. > The work on the M/'E. ‘ church is making slow progress. A traveling lecturer, by the name of Prof. Delos Luce is giving a series of lectures, at the South Grade school house, on the subjects of Phrenology, Mesmerism, etc. Charley Peregrine’s senool closed last Friday. There was quite a large number of visitors present, and all had a good time. Married. —At the residence of the bride’s sister, Mrs, Frank Fisher, March 27, 1889, Douglas W. Hubbard and Lona B. Myer. Rev. P. E. Davis officiating. The bride received a number of beautiful and useful presents. Silly Bill. ’

GILLAM ITEMS.

Wild geese and ducks are plenty; so much so that the hunters forget the injunction: “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” A refreshing shower visited us on Saturday and Sunday last'/ Mr. Bentley Brick from Chicago, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Haas. Miss Lizzie Faris and'Miss Mollie Hazelett visited friends near Francesville, last week. z • , A few the young folks enjoyed a very pleasant social at Wm. Faris’ on the evening of the 29, il l being Miss Emma’s eighteenth i birthday. Mr. Whitmore, of ■ Medaryville, who is quite proficient on the guitar, assisted by Lewis Hunt with the violin, favored the young people with some excellent music which was one of the principal features of the evening. The schools of Gillam have all closed, Center being the last which closed last Saturday. The patrons expressed their good will towards the school and teacher, Lewis Hunt by giving to them to the number of 75 or 80 an excellent dinner. The literary exercises in the afternoon were very entertain, ing, and every one enjoyed a good time. , Rev. Snoddy gave a very interesting discourse from the text: “Why halt ye between two opinions,” on last Saturday evening at the chapel. Hon. A. C. Prevo and family expect to leave our community next week, and locate in their new

home at Rensselaer. We are indeed sorry to lose so good a neighbor and citizen. The matrimonial disease is still in our midst Another of our worthy school marms has fallen a victim. On last Wednesday, Mar. 27, Miss Mary Ls Osborne and D. C. Prevo were united in the bonds of wedlock, at the home of the bride’s parents, Rev. Moore officiciating. The newly married couple are among the most estimable of our young people, and they have the best wishes of their many friends for their future happiness.

TARA AVIS.