Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1892 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

Mr. J. E. Stiller has a badly burn ed hand almost had a conflagration one evening last week, caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp in the back room of the store. Charles Harner who lately returned from Kansas, has purchased the Peffley restaurant, and we under stand that Frank Timmons is about to purchase Luke Ford’s. Thanksgiving services at the M. E. church last Thursday were well at tended, and an excellent sermon was preached by Elder J. P. Robinson . The music was worthy of the occasion, the choirs of the three churches taking part.

Miss Carrie Courtright and Emory Stiller went to Valparaiso to spend Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Beldon, Mr. Murphy and Miss Timmons, of the Remington public schools and a large proportion of the district teachers attended the Teachers’ Institute in Rensselaer last.Friday and Saturday. The ladles of the Christian church gave a dinner and supper in Durand Hall last Thursday. A good attendance was present at each meal, but the financial result is not known to your correspondent.

“Mrs. Landon is recovering rapidly from the effects of the surgical operation performed in Chicago a few weeks ago. She is now able to take a few steps at a time. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Peck have another daughter since last Saturday. Misses Mabel and Katherine Parser came home from Lake Forest, Ill., to spend Thanksgiving at heme. A of their friends gate hem a surprise party on Saturday evening. They returned to their school on Monday. Misses Ida Beal and Myrtie Tharp attended thej convention of the Ohristian Endeavor Society at Fort W.svnv, last week. They were sent a- nelegates. Moses Braddock is now one of the salesmen for Leopold and Mossier. He commenced work with them last Monday. We understand that Mr. J. Thomas has abandoned his intention of starting a restaurant in Chicago and will probably remain in Remington. Notwithstanding the somewhat »i; * ycruble condition of the weather a goodly numbef of the Odd Fellows of this place attended the funeral of Hon Henry I. Adams at Rensselaer last Sunday. Mis. Kate Schwerdman, whose sickness has been frequently mentioned in these items, died at the, home of her father, Mr. J. O. B. McDougle last Wednesday, Bged 26 years, live monthi and fourteen days. The remains were taken to Logansport on Friday for interment cesideher husband and the little daughter who preceded her to tho “undiscovered She leaves a father, mother, sister and daughter, and a large circle pf friends to mourn her early doath. ----- Beminutosian.