Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1890 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

From Surrey. Mr. L. W. Shafiuer of Wheatfield tp. Bpenfc Saturday and Sunday with the family of F. J. Lang The friends of Miss Ella Lang gave her a very pleasant surprise party and ice-cream supper at her home last Saturday Eve. in rememberance of her birthday. F . G. M. Wilcox and family visited his sister Mrs. Bruner of Demotte last Sunday. Miss Farrie Wilcox will spend the week at that place visiting her relatives and friends.

Wtaeatfield Center. Farmers are busy haying. Miss Louise Schatzley will return to Valparaiso soon. Frank Ingram, of Momence, 111., is back shipping bay. Fishing at the Kankakee river is good, as is evident by the large crowd on Sunday. L. W. Shaffner visited at Surrey Saturday and Sunday; what is the attraction. Basket meeting at the Morrison school house last Sunday, was well attended and a pleasant time reported. Miss Ella Ewry, of Lafayette, and Mrs. Ed. Honan, of Rensselaer, are visiting the family of W. F. Shaffner. One night last week a party of serenaders made the night hideous with there would-be efforts at music, while said efforts were appreciated at some places, at others j they were made acquainted with the canine part of the household. Stranger.

From Gillam. The membership of the Farmers’ Alliance is increasing at every meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Dal Prevo have gone to Indianapolis for the summer. Miss Ella Odem has returned from her visit south. Her health not much improved. Miss Emma Robison and Laura Rathfon, after a visit to Terre Haute, have returned to Gillam for the summer vacation. They return in Sept, to their schools. Miss Robison to Winamac, Miss Rathfon to Chicago. Mrs E. O. Rathfon and son Lloyd are visiting friends here. Mrs. and Mr. J-. E’ Glover of Los Angelos Cal., are visiting D. Ratfhon’s family. Mr. Glover was for fourteen years, Supt. of the Terre Haute Nail Works. There will be an ice-cream festival at Gillam School house and Grove, on Saturday evening July 26th. Everybody Come. D. B. Coppes is with us again. Mrs. Selina Rodgers of Kansas is visiting friends here.

From Remington. Miss Bessie Rhodes, of Wavelaud is visiting her friends and school-mate Miss Fannie Patton. Miss Bertha Pool is learning the art preservative- of alt artSTn the office of the Remington Press. Mrs. Dillow, of Newport is in attendance upon her sister Mrs. J. E. Stiller whose condition is still alarming. Sloan Dobbins returned on Friday evening from an extended tour through the states west of the Rocky Mountains The population of Remington is increasing. The latest additions are to the households of Attorney Guy and Mr. Tedford, each having a daugther added thereto. Mr. Jacob Thomas, Miss Orpha Timmons and Miss Anna Draper left for the county capital last Monday mprning for the purpose of attending the Normal and Institute. Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Haver Cherry aud Miss Jessie Cherry all of Hastings Neb. are the guests of Mrs. Robert Parker, Mrs. John Burger and numerous other friends in this place. At a meeting of the S. S. Board in the reception room of the M. E. Church last Saturday evening Mr J. E. Hollet, was elected Supt. of the M. E. S. S. vice Robert Love resigned. Mr. George Heileg was called to Louisville last week by the serious sickness and subsequent death of his mother in that city. He left his business in charge of Geo. A. Chappell. C. P. Hopkins disposed of his business interests in this place and left on Tuesday morning for Cumberland Gap where he expects to locate if the outlook is favorable. His family will remrdn here for tha present, or until Mr. Hopkins finds a suitable location. Master Bert Shepherd, whose back was bhdly burned by the ignition of some matches in his hip

pocket, is at last able to appear in his own proper attire. For a week or more he had to wander around enveloped in the graceful folds of a “Mother Hubbard.” Mr. George Thompson and his daughter, Mrs. Charles Denham, attended the funeral of Mr. A. F. Howard at Monticello last Friday. Mr. Howard, who was brother-in-law of Jtfr. Thompson’s was an old and respected citizan of Monticello and the funeral was unusally large. The Remington News has changed hands, having lately been purchased by Hon. George Major and A. J. Kitt of the Goodland Herald. It will be enlarged to a six column sheet and the name will be changed to the Remington Press. It wiil be as it has always been neutral in politics and religion. Mr. Major will spare no pains to make his new venture a success, The mechanical part of the publication will be in charge of Mr. Frank Babcock of Goodland. The concert given by Miss Birdie Blye and others last Thursday was a rich treat for the people of cultivated musical taste. Miss Blye is still very young in appearance and although she is the best pianist in the state and with two or three exceptions, the best in United States, she is very modest and retiring in demeanor, winning all hearts as much by her natural and unaffected manner as by her rare skill as a musician. One of the features of the entertainment was a violin duet between Miss Blye and Bert Shepherd. Miss Blye will return and give another enteitainment for the benefit of Master Bert Shepherd if his parents will consent, and it is to be hoped they will.

REMINGTONIAN.