Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1889 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

NEWS FROM REMINGTON. Cards are out’ for the wedding of Mr. Jas. 8. Sheffler and Miss Anna Parker at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker on Wednesday of this week, at high noon. The contracting parties are well and favorably known and will receive the heartfelt congratulations of hosts of friends. Little Emma Harris, who with her mother was so badly burned the 14th of March, died on Sunday morning after more than three months of intense suffering. She was buried beside her mother Sunday evening. Miss Pearl Walker went to Cincinnati last Thursday. T Mr. and Mrs. Griffing, of Hl., have become residents of our burg occupying the house latelely vacated by W. O. Moore. Mrs. Griffing is the mother of Geo. N. Morris the B. R. agent at this place. Rev. H. C. Neal occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church last Sunday morning and evening in the interests of the Methodist Book Concern. He is an able and pleasant speaker. Mrs. J. H. Allman met with a serious and painfrl accident last Friday while engaged in gathering cherries. She fell from the step-ladder on which she was standing and received several bad bwiises and a broken rib. At last accounts she was getting along comfortably. The premium lists for the Remington Fair are out, ready for distribution. They are well gotten up and the premiums are liberal. We will doubtless have a splendid fair, as usual. Mr. Frank Batterten, formerly a resident of this place, was latel y married to a wealthy youpg lady, of Greensburg. Miss Lizzie Kenyon, of Englewood, 111., is at home for a brief visit. She has a lucrative and responsible position in a real estate and loan office in Englewood. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Whitehead was buried in the cemetery, at this place, last Friday, a very long procession following it to its resting place. Its death is supposed to have resulted from swallowing some concetrated lye, last fall. - Remingtonian.

FROM WHEATFIELD. Born. To Mr. and Mrs. John Beachler, on Sunday last, a son. Halleck Bros, are moving their hay scales to a more convenient place. John Hollett, one of our merchants is going to give up store keeping and try farming. John Graves and Jacob Melser have opened a butcher shop at Wheatfield. Abraham Flora, of “Flora, Ind., and John Stone; of Peru, Ind., preached to ou'r people ou Saturday evening. Ashore.

THE COMER REUNION. of- GUlain, ---Bar-kl@y,--Walker---and. Union townships met on the 20th in reunion of the Comer fsmily, in what is known as Boston’s Grove. Mr. Boston had made ample preparations by beautifying his grove, making suitable preparations for the spreading of the sumptuous dinner that was to follow, with mammoth swings for the amusement of the children. His house was handsomely decorated, while the stars and stripes were unfurled from the house top to float in the balmy air of June, the brightest of the year. The Comer family consisttM of Grandmother Comer, of Union tp., in her 76th year, with her 7 sons and 1 daughter, 30 grand and 20 great grandchildren, all of whom were present with the exception of two grand and two great grandchildren. Grandmother Comer is one of the first settlers of the county, coming bi-re when a log cabin was the .»:.«y house of the present town Rensselaer. The total n iml er present was estimated at 300, 150 of whom were thought to be related to the Comers. After all hud partaken of the luxurie - ‘l.at had bwn prepared forthc the people were recipientan excellent discourse, deliver d by the Bev. Martin Comer. Excellent music was furnished by the use of the organ, harps, and the Gillam Band, which renders valuable assistance at all our entertainments. A general good time' was enjoyed by all present. 5 A number of people during the day visited Messrs. Campbell’s and Guild’s oil and gas wells, and went away fully convinced that utilized gas was of great value. D. B. C.