Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1890 — CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE

Barkley Items, Elder Barney will preach at the Pleasant Grove church on Oct sth at 7:30 P.M. Harvey and Leslie Miller are visiting relatives in Fulton Co. A frost like a young snow last Saturday night and but little damage done. Pleasant Grove Alliance meets next Saturday night and every two weeks thereafter. Pinkamiuk Alliance meets every Saturday night. Don Carlos.

From Wheatfield. John Tilton and wife attended ffie races at Kankake last week. ' We see Jake Melser is among us again, he claims that the officials would not permit his working with gloves on; therefore his speedy return. S. J. Bently has moved his stock of goods across the road in the lately vacated drug store building. The lumber for the new school house arrived last Saturday and we see in consequence a gpodmany carpenters in town. The building is to be done by the tenth of this month and the delay in the shipping of the lumber, will call for quick work. Fishermen claim there in an unusual amount of pickerel being caught this fall. Mrs. Huffman of Hammond is visiting relatives in this place. Services were held in the German LuthernChurch last Sunday by the successor of E. P. Weil, former pastor. «• Dolores.

Stcutsburg. There is soon to be a post-office at this place, the building is being erected, and Mr. John Wallace is waiting his commission to act as P, M. It wiii be quite an accommodation to a number of our people, besides being the foundation for a future town. G. W. Stout is building an addition to his residence, and otherwise improving it. Jeesup and Sons are doing the work. E. H. Tabler has started haypressing, his first work being done for G. W. Stout. Grube Bros, expect to start their hay-press in the near future. Quite a party of Stoutsburg’s young people attended the ball at DeMotte last Saturday evening and report a pleasant time. Joseph Grube and sister, Miss Rose, made a trip to Valparaiso last week. There was a game of ball on the Stoutsburg grounds, between DeMotte and Hogan clubs, decided in favor of DeMotte, by a gain of seven tallies. Died. —Sept. 22nd, at half past seven in the evening, Edie Millie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Green, aged nearly four weeks. A bright young life is thus early ended. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved parents. The interment took place in Wheatfield cemetery, the following Wednesday; Rev. Davis officiating, r Miss Maggie Lang, of Surrey, visited friends at and near Wheatfield Center, during last week. Miss Etta Richardson visited Rensselaer friends, last Friday and Saturday. Miss Annie Stalbaum, a very estimable young lady of Walker tp., and Mr. Lyman Dean, a promising young man of Valparaiso, Ind., were quietly married at the home of the bride’s parents on Sunday eve last. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dominic Shunk, of Wanatah. It was a very pleasant affair, only relatives and a few intimate friends, being present. Mr. and Mrs. Dean will reside in Valparaiso the coming winter. May peace and joy be theirs. #*

From Remington. - The premium or rather the list of premiums as awarded at our late fair has been published in the Remington Press. By a careful perusal it will be seen that the two lady managers of Foral Hall and tneir immediate families Were quite successful in the matter of premiums. A carriage load of ladies from Rensselaer spent Friday in Remington, the guests of Mrs. D. H. Patton and Christopher Hardy. The party consisted of Madames Bates, Gorby, Dexter, Porter, Sears, Seib, Morgan, Hollister and one other whose name your correspondent did not ascertain. Rev. J. L. Greenway preached his farewell sermon Sunday evening to a crowded house. Three new members were received, one during the morning service and two in the evening.

Miss Mary Goss and Mr. Arthur Vincent who were married at the home of the bride’s father last Thuisday by Rev. J. Foster have the best wishes of many friends. J. F. Warren, our energetic and popular County Superintendent is making the tour of the country schools in this township. It is expected that he will attbhd the Institute next Saturday. The first regular meeting of the C. L. S. C. will be held at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parker on Friday evening of this week. These meetings are both pleasant and instructive and while intended more particularly for old persons who have not had the advantages of a collegiate education they will be fully as interesting for young people. Mr. and Mrs. John Randle visited in Remington last Saturday and attended the picnic of the Fermers Alliance. Speaking of the picnic it was largely attended but at this writing your correspondent is not informed as to the nature of the exercises or the purpose of the meeting. Everybody looked happy and the inference naturallyis, that.they had had a good time.

REMINGTONIAN.