Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1890 — Barkley News. [ARTICLE]

Barkley News.

Hay-making has begun in earnest. Corn is looking fine at present. There is considerable complaint about the shortness of the oats and potato crops. A grand Union Sunday School concert was given at Noland’s grove, on last Sunday. The following named schools being present and taking part in the exercises: Mason and Glendale, of Gillam tp.; Parker, of Hanging Grove; and Pleasant Grove and Randle, of Barkley. All did their part well and with much credit to themselves, but still we can’t help but think that the little folks took the lead. Elder Barney and brothers, Cal. Anderson and C. W. Paris, made some excellent remarks atter the concert closed.

A monster birthday dinner was made for Uncle George Kessler, on the .11th inst, it being his 79th birthday. Relations and friends to the number of 74 were present to honor the occasion and had all been present that were invited, the number would easily have reached 100. The following of Mr. Kessler’s relatives and friends from other parts of the state were present: His only brother Benjamin, aged 89, and two grand daughters from Ladoga, Ind.; his nephew, John Kesßler and daughter, from Crawfordsville, Ind.; Mrs. Nancy Shaw, of Battle Ground, Ind.; and Mr. and Mrs. John Abbett, of Indianapolis, Jnd.