Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1889 — County Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence.

REMINGTON ITEMS. A very delicate surgical operation was performed here last week WIW Patton and Walk nr */j ID. X UvLv/O toliU w w CH Invl OOltl operation being the cutting out of some sand that ; had lodged in one of Robert Love’s eyes. We are glad to state that the operation was entirely successful, the young man experiencing no difficulty whatever, except a slight inflaination in the eye for a day or two after the operation. . ■■ > An alarm of fire was given last Thursday, but happily it was subdued before assuming alarming proportions. The fire department was called out but the neighbors with buckets had quenched it. The fire was on the roof of J. Guy’s residence.

Mr. and Mrs. John Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ralph arrived on Thursday last for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Clark. After a brief visit Mr. Ralph left forhis home iirSt. Louisand Mr. and Mrs. Clark for Orlando, Fla. Mrs. Ralph will make a more extended visit, staying a month or more. - - . - - The election passed off quietly and without much feeling. Elias Hollingsworth was re-elected marshal of the village. The other officers are unknown to your correspondent.

Rev. Mr. Jessee, of Jamestown, occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church, last Sunday evening. Rev. M. L. Tressler and wife, of Rensselaer, spent last Sunday incur burg, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hopkins. He exchanged pulpits with Rev. W* H. Kearns of this place. Mr. Tressler is much liked by those who heard him as also is Mr. Kearns. The contract for the new school house has been let to Messrs. Armstrong, Landon, Hunt & Co., of Kokomo and the work will be pushed forward rapidly. The contract stipulates that it shall be ready for occupancy Sept 15 th. The ladies of the M. E. church will give the laughable entertainment known as the * Deestrict Skole,” on Friday evening, May 24. A good attendance is hoped for as the funds will go toward putting the church in thorough repair. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harrington have a new daughter added to their household since Thursday last A car-load of fine and valuable horses were shipped from this place last Monday to some point it Pennsylvania. Five car loads of stone arrived on Monday last for the new school house. Remingtonian. GILLAM ITEMS. Health is generally good: Farmers nearly through planting corn. A gentle shower visited us on Friday night, which was greatly needed. Preparations are being made to observe “Childrens’ Bay” at the Chapel on Sunday, June 9. Measles and whooping cough are in Medaryville. If you don’t want to buy, we would advise you not to go to town, for they will just be given to you. Mrs. Maggie Simons has been suffering from a severe attack of erysipelas, but at last accounts was convalescent.

Julius Brown, one of our well known boys,' met with quite a serious accident, last week, While working with a hay press at Dunnville. He was loading a car with baled hay, and in tossing up the bales one fell and struck him on the foot and ankle, breaking one of the tarsal bones. It has been causing him great pain fer several days, but is getting along as well as could be expected, Mr. and Mrs. David Bathfon have gone to visit friends at Ft. Wayne. Bev. T. M. Guild and wife and Bev. D. H. Guild came home last Monday to celebrate the seventieth birthday of their mother, on Tuesday, May 7. Quite a number of the friends and neighbors were invited in and they gave grandma a very pleasant surprise. The purse for the new church is still increasing, the total amount at present being S9OO. The greatest difficulty now is todecide where to locate it We hope this will be settled without any dissatisfaction and everybody be pleased, if possible. The graduating exercises announced to be held on the evening of May 18, has been changed to Saturday evening, June 1, as May 18 and 19 is the regular time for

quarterly meeting at the Chapel, and the two exercises would conflict. Revs. Guild inform us that they, together with Rev. Hatfield, a noted evangelist, anticipate holding a cam in Mr. £sonard’s grove, some time in July. Thia wa? ..tftl ked. of owing to varions reasons they could not carry out their good intentions. But this year they hope not to disappoint the people, and cordially invite every body to mane their arrangements to attend and enjoy a spiritual revival in the warm days of July. Bied. Mrs. Mat tin Leobold, at her home, on Saturday morning. May 1, of erysipelas. Her sicknesa lasted but a few days. The disease broke out on her face and gradually grew worse. Br. McCandelas, from the southern part of the state, was called, but when he arrived the disease was beyond human control. It entered her mouth and throat and soon after she was no more. Funeral services were held on Sunday and the remains taken to the Catholic cemetery in Walker township. She leaves a husband and six children to mourn her loss. The family has the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement.

RARA AVIS.