Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1893 — FROM MARLBORO. [ARTICLE]

FROM MARLBORO.

The Literary at Osborne last Friday night was a grand success and the West program of the season was rendered. The society meets at Mai boro Friday night. Everybody invited. The young people of this place enjoyed a ffne skating tour last Sunday evening. Mr. McGuire of who has about two-hundred and fifty tons of baled hay at this place, is now marketing it as fast as cars can be obtained.

Daniel Robinson Esq., one of Marlboro’s gayest sports but now doing carpenter work a few miles south-west of Rensselaer, attended a box-supper in that vicinity lately. Dan thinking that he was bidding on a box belonging to the finest belle present, named quite a large amount and at last was sucessful, having named five dollars and ninety-nine cents. There proved |o be nothing in the box but corn cobs and chicken bones and the name of a deceased widower.

Messrs. C. A. Armstrong and S. T. Robinson and Misses Hattie Eidridge and Rose Detrick called on Miss Ella Hanley last Sunday. Washington’s, -birthday will be commemorated at the Marlboro school-house Wed. night Feb. 22.

PROGRAMME. Mt. Vernon... .r„ .. ..T.anoa J. H. Long and school. Eulogy on Washfhgton-Daniel Webster. L. H. Hamilton. Instrumental solo Anon Miss Pearl Armstrong. Fairwell Address. George Washington Miss Rose Detrick. Music Eva Kenton Music Orphans Mandolin and Guitar Club of Rensselaer. Finis. Miss Marie Robinson is spending the week with her sister Mrs. Elmer S. Kenton. Miss Myrtle Detrick visited Miss Eva Kenton last Saturday and Sunday. There is to be a mush and’ milk social at the Watson school-honse next Saturday night. Under the management of the estimable teacher Miss Alice Irwin it is sure to be a success. Mr. Daniel McCashen and lady,. Miss Maggie Peregrine, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips last week. Susie.