Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1889 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

FROMstfykEY. Miss Oily Patton, from Julian, is visiting relatives in this vicinity. Charley has a new boy, 'pnfjpp' on the 17th tfiat his daughter Deamy, at Valparaiso was lying very low. But we are glad to say that she has sufficiently recovered to be able to be brought home Saturday on the 11 o’clock train. Womer Hopkins is visiting friends and relatives near Julian. Uncle Jim. HANGHG GROVE Miss Leota Haskill of Monon visited relatives in this vicinity Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Miner of Francesville is visiting her sister Mrs. Potts. Geo. Robinson and Bruce Banta are erecting new houses on theii farms. Will aud Jim Cjalp have purchased a farm in Eastern Hanging Grove and are batching and farming this summer. Miss Jennie Zea has returned home from Battle Ground where she has been attending school. G. H. FROM WHEAT! lELD. —Mr.. Marble of Crown Point is the guest of his partner, Chas. Myers. Isaac Lesh of Peru, Ind., visited friends and relatives at this place last week. Geo. Stembel has purchased the Jas. Rogers house and will soon move into it. Mr. Hawkins who has been sick so long, is still no better. Any one having sick horses to be doctored will do well to eaR-on Dr. Henry Miller, who makes doctoring a, specialty. Died. —At her home in Wheatfield Saturday, April 20, of typhoid pneumonia, Sarah (better known as Granny) Snyder, aged 74years, 11 months, and 20 days. She v»as buried in the Guard cemetery on the 21st inst. Mrs. Snyder loaves a husband, to whom she has been married over 50 years, and three sons. The funeral services will be held at the Wheatfield school house on Sunday May 19th, by Elder Abraham Miller.

GILLAM ITEMS. Oats are all sowed. Farmers are repairing fences and plowing for corn. Harve Robinson's new house is almost completed. Calvin Robb has been suffering from a severe attack of sore throat, but at present is convalescent. Arch Pullins has been quite sick for some time, but is now able to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Billy Posey has gone to DeMotte to study telegraphy with his uncle, John Querry, who is the operator at that place. Mrs. Lizzie Hines is visiting friends at Danville, 111. Grandma Stevens, of Francesville, is visiting her nephew, Wm. Stevens, and other friends in the neighborhood. Frank Osborne has moved on the farm belonging to his father-in-law, Calvin Coppess. Mrs Conard has returned from her winter’s visit in Hancock county and also Ohio, with her three daughters. She reports Dan and .Bessie, our well known friends, as being the proud parents of a fine daughter. The “quilting bee’’ at Mrs. Minnie Robinson’s last Wednesday was a success; especially the dinner, of which all partook heartily and enjoyed a very pleasant time.

A few of the young folks met at Dall Prevo’e Friday evening to practice for the commencement exercises which are to be held at the chapel on the evening of May 18. The graduates aye Misses Mollie Faris, Emma Faris, Adda Mitchell, Eva Hess and Eva Hilton. A good time is, anticipated and an invitation is extended to all to attend. Sabbath school at the Chapel is progressing finely under the old superintendent, D. C. Bravo. Also the school organized at the Hanson school house, superintended by C. W. Faris is in good progress. We are glad that our young people take so much interest in this noble work and hope that much good may be accomplished. Rev. Horace Campbell of Neb., son of the Rev. Wm. Campbell, deceased, so well .known in our community, visited his aged mother and brother, last week. We understand that Mr. Campbell is going to locate in Indianapolis.

YP -:*C- g .-■’7- A There is talk of a new church being built in the near future in the Mason district, if the can be raised with which to build it At last accodnts wo understand there was a putse of about six hundred dollars donated, which is quite encouraging to begin with. We hope everybody will be interested urthis and use their influence iu following out the njot--16 of ‘‘Unward and"

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