Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1890 — BUILT AND PAID FOR! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BUILT AND PAID FOR!

Little Mollie WUkshire has lung fever, at her grandmother’s, Mrs. Weathers. Chas. R. Nelson is the name of a new resident of Manchester, Alabama. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Nelson, former well known residents of Jasper county. Born Jan. 19th. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Hollingsworth, of Churubusco, visited thek friends here for a few days, going home yesterday. The former has just recovered from a severe attack of the Grip.

M. F. Chilcote left for Minnesota, last evening, for a short trip. Chas. Monnett, son of Fletcher Monnett, is clerking in the Citizens’ Bank.

There will be preaching services in the Presbyterian church next Sunday, as usual, morning and evening. Win. Castor, of Milroy, and U ncle Jesse Wilcox, of Surrey, are sick with lung fever, resulting from the grip. Persons who have’ had the grip should exercise extreme caution, to avoid a second attack, with probably more serious complications, is the general testimony of all the doctors.

There still continues to be a considerable number of eases of the Grip in this section, but the epidemic appears to be upon the wane. It is said however, that the cases now occuring are more severe than before. Daisy Agnes Lintner, daughter of John and Ida Lintner, of Wheatfield township, died January 23rd, 1890. She was two years old that day. The funeral services were held at Wheatfield Center School house by Rev. J. T. Stafford, Jan. 24th.

Johnny Smith, the boy who shot himself in the hand a few weeks ago, is all right again. The bullet is some place in his hand, but it doesn’t trouble him any. Treasurer Washburn has been having the grip, hard, and the worst feature is that it is affecting his ear, and he fears permanent injury. He intends going to Chicago to-day, to consult Prof. Holmes. B. F. Johnson is the new Republican county chairman in Benton county, and W. W. Pfrimmer in Newton county. They are also county school superintendents in their respective counties.

Addison Parkison got home Tuesday from a visit to his daughter, Mrs. C. P. Moody, who i 8 very sick with lung fever, at Jefferson, lowa. Her condition is extremely critical but not beyond hope, and reports received since Mr. Parkison left there are decidedly more encouraging. It is understood that by the will of the late John H. Shaffner, of DeMotte, Jasper county, whose death occured last Saturday, he bequeaths all his property to his two grandchildren, Mrs. Chas. B. Phelps and Mr. L. Shaffner. He possessed considerable wealth, owning over 900 acres of laud and a large amount of other property. —Lafayette Courier. Rev. M. L. Tressler preached his last sermon, in the Presbyterian church, last Sunday evening. Monday evening he left for Logansport, to attend the meeting of the Presbytery, and from there went to Buchanan, Mich., his future location. Mrs. Tressler left for the same place yesterday.

Next Saturday the joint teachers’ institute will be held in Medary ville. It promises to be a big affair. Teachers will be there from three counties, also three or four county superintendents, and Prof. Brown, of the Valparaiso Normal is expected. Mrs. Dr. Jackson’s little daughter, whose sickness was mentioned last week, suffered a relapse, and for several days was in a very dangerous condition. She has safely passed the crises of her sickness however, and is making favorable progress towards recovery.

Morocco is certainly afflicted with a “fire-bug” of the most malignant type. His last act was the attempt, one night last week, to burn the lumber and grain office, with lumber yard attached, of D. G. Hanger <fc Son. The building was set on fire, but the fire was discovered in time to be extinguished without much loss. In spite of the prevalence of the epidemic influenza, general health seems pretty good in this vicinity. This disease, which results in many deaths in other places, has not followed by any fatalities here. The deaths from other causes have also been very few, for many weeks past, not only in Rensselaer, but throughout the county generally. Rev. E. G. Pellcy, now of Pine Village, attended the dedication of the new church, but could not stay to preach Friday night, as per the dedication program, having made arrangements to go to Prerre, S. Dak., this week, and leaving for that place Tuesday noon. He will ruturn next week, and preach in the new church on Thursday evening, Jan. 30th.

Chas. G. Gurtaer will make a public sale on Tuesday, Feb. 11th, at the Widotj Florence farm, 3 miles southeast from Blackford, in Barkley tp. He will sell 9 horses, of different ages, most of them finely bred, cows, hogs, a large assortment of farming implements, household and kitchen furniture, <fcc. The terms are nine months credit, without interest, _on sums of $5 or over. 22-2 t. There is no better “all-round” week-' ly paper published than the Indiana State Journal, in the matter of general news, state news, politics and current literature, We have effected a special arrangement with the publishers of the Journal whereby we are enabled to offer that paper for a year in connection with Thk Repuujucuir for the low price of 12.20, in advance for both papers. This arrangement is for a very limited time, only.

F. J. Sears, who was in Oxford a few days ago, reports that farmers there are selling large quantities of corn to cattle feeders at 10 to 15 cents per bushel. It is fair corn for | feeding but is unfit to ship, owing to the early frosts and subsequent wet feather, One firm tried shipping a few car loads from Fowler, and the corn did not sell for enough to pay the freight, having heated and spoiled in the cars. No corn at all has been shipped from Remington, this year, nor from Goodland either, we understand.

The Economy Store has got back into its old hands, J. H. Willey and his son, C. V. Willey, having bought their choice of $7,000 worth of the goods and are now in possession of the store, which will, as heretofore, be kept in the old “Trade Palace” building. A considerable portion of Mr. Willey’s western land, went in the trade. The style of the firm will be J. H. Willey & Son. Mr. Willey’s many friends in Rensselaer and vicinity will be glad to know that he is again in active business, although the store has been in able and popular hands during Mr. Brown’s management. W, Fred Pettit, formerly pastor of Shawnee Mound M. E. church, in Tippecanoe county, ex-secretary of the Battle Ground Camp-meeting Association and a high official in the order of Knights Templar, who has been in jail at Lafayette for some time charged with murdering his wife, by strychnine, has been indicted for murder. So also has been Mrs Whitehead, the widow who is Suspected of criminal relations with Pettit. She- is the daughter of David Meharry, one of the oldest and wealthiest citizens of Tippeeanoe county. She has been released on SIO,OOO bail. Prosecutor Hayward is pronounced in the belief that l*ettit is guilty and will be convicted. The widow is quite wealthy and Hayward thinks Pettit’s principal motive for the supposed murder was to marrv her and get her money. Johnny smoke the Mascot.

TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The above cut is a fair representation of the general form of the exterior of the new M. E. church building, just completed in Rensselaer. The building is of brick, with stone foundations and slate roof. It is a solid, substantial, tasteful and commodious structure, built of the best material throughout, and well finished and furnished, in eveiy particular. It has elegant, bent-wood pews, a fine pulpit, is handsomely carpeted, is lighted by two eight-light electric light chandaliers and seven or eight drop lights; has beautiful stained-glass windows that ais the admiration of all, is heated by furnace, consists of a main audience room and a classroom, which can be made practically one, when necessary, hasaSeating capacity of COO, excellent acoustic properties and is, in short, a thoroughly excellent and satisfactory place of worship, in all particulars.

credit is due to the persevering labors of Revs. Pel ley and Drake and the members of the building committee, Messrs. E. L. Clark, Wallace Robinson, Win. E. Moore, M. IL Alter, J. T. Randle, J. F. Warren, T. J. Sayler and R. P. Benjamin, and also to the liberality of our citizens •yMeetings are held every night, this week, in the new church, according to program published last week. Rev. S. B. Grimes, now of Colfax, Ind., preached Monday night, Rev. A. W. Wood, now of Uth street church Lafayette, Tuesday, Rev, Wm. Graham, of Lafayette, Wednesday. To-night Rev. J. W. Green, D. D., of Crawfordsville, will occupy the pulpit.

The following items give the cost of the building : Total cost of the ground... $ 480.00 Total cost of the building, exclusive of heating and furnishing 5847.32 Heating apparatus and furnishing.... KKi.7O Grand total cost... $7386.02 The first meetings, held in this fine structure, were on last Sunday, when it was formally dedicated. The farewell meeting in the old building was held oh Saturday afternoon. The venerable presiding elder, J. L. Smith, D. D., who officiated in the same capacity of presiding elder, at the dedication of the building, almost exactly forty years before, conducted the meeting. He was assisted by Rev. Win. Graham, D. D., of Lafayette, now a superannuate, but who held meetings in the old building 3G years ago, while also presiding elder of the district. Bishop S. M. Merrill, of Chicago, also assisted in the meeting. At the first meeting, in the new church, last Sunday morning, the bishop preached a brief but appropriate dedicatory sermon, after which it was announced there was a debt of $1741 on tiie building, and the congregation was asked to subscribe the amount. There was a very liberal response to this request, by members of the church and by others, and in a little while some $1,300 of the necessary amount was pledged; and at the evening meeting the remaining 430 and odd dollars was subscribed. The formal dedicatory service was -not- -performed until the evening. Elder J. 11. Cissel, D. 1). presiding elder of the Lafaj'ette district preached at this meeting, with even more than customary power and fe« vcncy. Revs. J. J. Claypooi, A. W. W ood and E. G. Pelley, former pastors of the church, were present at the dedication. In the completion of this fine structure, which is an ornament to the town and may well be the source of just pride to all our citizens, many m-un i hurn Laau aiul ;'Wwwv > vwww ■■ ■-fwiif ■ for their successful solution great -V. -• * —--A- :r -J -O -