Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1893 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

George McCarthyisbuildinga large addition to his residence, *-qnElm street. , Cape and Jacket sale day next Wed,. June 7. Chicago Bargain Store. At the regular examination of applicants for teachers’ licenses, last Saturday, there were 34 applicants. Mr. Perry W. Castor and Miss Lizzie Clark were married at the home. of the Rev. Peter Hinds, May 27th, 1893. Call and see Williams’ $6 pillar tables, i Mrs. Mamie Osborne Mason, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is spending five or six weeks with her numerous relatives in Rensselaer. The G. A. R. post had a special meeting Saturday afternoon and took in three new recruits. There were Geo. P. Daugherty, Elias Hammerton and John Humes. Every cape and Jacket at about one half price next Wed., sale day to close them out. Chicago Bargain Store. The school teachers are scattering.' Miss McDonald has gone' home to Marion, stopping a few days at the World’s Fair, Prof. Wise to Ft. Wayne and Miss Jackson to Lebanon . Prof. Bohannon is remaining to complete his reports. B. F. Ferguson sold twp folding bath tubs last week. The foundry is getting 'along better without their imported moulders than with them. Last Saturday they took off the biggest and best heat they ever made. Cole Waymire lmd~ George Gorham do the moulding. A genuine clearance sale of capes and jackets next Wednesday. Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer is the best passenger point on the Monon within 125 miles of Chicago. This town and county paid more money towards building the road than any others on the whole line. Surely we are entitled to better treatment from the passenger department of the company. Examine our umbrellas and learn prices before buying. ’ Porter & Wishard.

Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan went to Delphi, Tuesday, to attend the funeral of an uncle of the former, Edward Honan, whose death occured Sunday night. He was about 70 years old and had. been for many years'a much respected resident of Carroll county. If you want a Cape or a Jacket come to the sale next "Wednesday. Chicago Bargain Store. Next Monday, June 6th will be a busy day at the court house. The Circuit and Commissioners’ courts both convene that day, in regular June session, and in addition to these the Township Trustees will meet that day, to transact the iutportent duty electing a County School Superintendent. Have you seen that long of baby hats that extends from one end of Mrs. Imes store to the other? Every color and shape, how dimples will show in the baby faces that wear them. j

Our people are beginning to go to the World’s Fair in earnest, now. A large number went up Monday, to remain for from several days to a week. Among these men were Messrs. S. P. Thompson, J. T. Randle, W. W. Wishard,J. M. Kean, Rev. J. G. Campbell, and their respective families, and Misses Katherine Me Donalj, Stella Parkinson, and Eva Burk.

Hiram Day, whose sir-name is Hustler, is building still another house, on his lets on Weston street, south of Wahington. i Carpets sewed at Williams’, 3 cents a yard. Mr. French, purchaser of the Leroy Sayers property, corner of Cullen and Rutson streets, will build a good residence there, this season. The Ladies Literary Society at their last meeting, adjourned for a vaca-, tion until the first of October. Mrs. C. W. Coen, President. Rev. Weaver has been seriously sick this week, but his many friends will be glad to learn that he is much improved in health, and will be able to be up soon. His sickness was nervous prostration, caused from over work.—Wolcott Enterprise. C. A. Dean was back from Washington, 111., seveal days last week, having come in company with a party of seven men from his locality, who were looking for land. It is probable that a part of them, at least will invest in farms in this vicinity.

B. F. Ferguson will make you an abstract of your real estate for as little money as any one. Young Peoples Chistian Endeavor annual convention for the district composed of the counties of Jasper, Newton, Lake, Porter and Starke will be held at this place on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. These conventions are quite important gatherings. “Gloria water” cures salt-rheum on the hands rendering them soft and white. For sale by Mrs. M. J. Winegarden ! A good many people wended their way to the depot last Sunday afternoon intending to take the 4 o’clock train for Chicago. They then learned of the change in time and that their only chance for Chicago until the next morning was to take the 7 ;55 train and be landed in the sinful city at about 11 o’clock at night. Double-breasted suits in summer weights are very popular this year. We are showing a beautiful line of which you should avail yourselves. R. Fendig.

The several church and religious organizations that are threatening to boycott the World’s Fair if it is opened on Sunday are antagonizing the common herd and thereby doing the cause "of Christianity an irreparable injury. Boycotting is an unrighteous principle and the world is taking cognizance of the attempt to accomplish an object by force that ought to be treated with prayerful consideration. —Rochester RepublicanOhio produces men large of statue as well as large of brain. Four Ohio born men, all natives of Darke county, happened to meet together in Rensselaer, the other day, and compared their respective heights. Uncle Simon Phillips was one, his height is 6 feet 2 5 inches. Dennis Gleason, the horse-buyer, was another, his height is just the same as Uncle Simon’s. Wils Porter, the third man, measures up 6 feet | inch. Mr. Banta, the nursery agent was the' fourth man. He is an even G feet. The Baptist Young People’s Union, of the Monticello Association, will hold an all day’s meeting ih the First Baptist church, of this place, Friday June 9th. Sessions at 10:30 A. M. 2P. M. and 7:45 P. M. Mr. John N. Chapman, of Chicago, National President of the B. Y. P. N. will be present at the evening session and address the people. All are cordially invited to attend. L • 0. Steining, Secretary.

The much talked of change in the Monon’s time table went into effect last Sunday. The changes are much more obvious than the benefits. In fact Rensselaer is considerably the worse for the change. There is one more train each way every day, but the number that stop at this station is less than it was before. The only

trains that now stop here are, going south, the 10:53 a. m. mail, the milk train at 6:23 p.m. and the passenger at 10:37 p. m. Going north, the morning mail at 5:46 a.m., the milk train at 7:37 a. m. and the afternoon mail train, now deferred until 7:55 p. m. Besides these are two trains each way, which do not stop at all.

Fred Coen, an /alumnus of the Rensselaer high school, came back to see his brother Ben, graduate. Fred is now assistant cashier in a bank at Vermilion, Ohio. For Rent—House and barn. Enquire of Wm. Cotton. Thos. Cummings, a big darky tramp, is serving a 15 days sentence in the “workus,” for plain drunk. He was sent from Remington. B. F.:Ferguson will sell you Building and Loan stock. Williams is selling carpets cheaper than any house in town.Dr J. W. McClure, of Memphis Tenn., who is here trying to organize a class in a lightning calculating system, will give a free lecture and entertainment, at the court house tonight, and which is said to be very interesting and instructive. The doctor is a notable individual from a physical stand point, being 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 310 pounds.

Have you seen that beautiful line of children’s suits, handsome jerseys, pretty three piece suits, nobby double breasted. Call in and inspect them. R. Fendig. An eleven year old son of Mel Garriott, near Blackford, was kicked in the head by a horse, on Tuesday afternoon, of last week. His skull was f ractured and some of the brain substance was exuded. Dr. Alter, who is treating the case, reports that the boy is doing excellently, and likely to recover. Are you going to the World’s Fair? If so, you should procure one of our nobby spring suits. The latest styles and colors. R. Fendig. Valparaiso Vid etteDevelopments in the Hebron bank failure show about $25,000 in liabilities, while the sissets amounts to $16,000. This makes possible a settlement at about 60 cents on the dollar. All of President D wiggins ’ property in Lake and Porter counties is being covered by attachments as fast as found, and local investors expect to be paid out dollar for dollar. See the new and large line of fine baby carriages, at Williams’. Lowell Tribune:—At a meeting of the dispositors of the Commercial Bank, last evening, it was decided to elect two trustees and release the receiver as soon as possible. It is figured and is thought the dispositors will realize thirty two cents on the dollar on the money and notes now on hand, and from the securities offered the depositors will probably receive the balance of their deposits or nearly so. The best of workmanship mid fabrics, combined with style and make up has been an aim in selecting our spring and summer line of clothing. Call in and inspect them. R. Fendig.

Ex-Rev. Fred Pettit was yesterday interviewed in the prison North, and he appeared to be quite cheerful and said that he felt confident that the Supreme Court would grant him a new trial. The story that he has been suffering with hemorrhages of the lungs is purely fiction. He has not had a hemorrhage since he entered the prison gate and, aside fiom being somewhat emaciated from his confinement, is looking well. He praised the prison officials, and said they made life for him as pleasant as possible under the circumstances.— LaFayette Sunday Times.

The cause of Porter & Wishard’s renormous shoe trade is because they sell the Henderson and give satisfaction. ( The president has appointed John M. Turner, postmaster at Monticello. Gustav Lowe was the man recomended by Congressman Hammond, but he was passed over. Turner was the man voted for at the late popular election in Monticello. This action on the part of the administration in ignoring Mr Hammond’s recommendation is likely to give that gentleman a good deal of trouble. The democratic voters in other towns in the district will be sure to imitate their Monticello brethren by hold-, ing elections for postmaster, regardless of what may be Mr. Hammond’s wishes in the case. A movement for such an election is already on foot among Delphi Democrats.

Joe Hardman moved into his bandsome now'house, on Cullen street, yesterday. The sale of marriage licenses took a sudden boom at the clerk’s last week, and curiously enough, in the first three sold, the grooms were all named Cooper. Mt. Ayr people observed Memorial Day in good form. Capt. Cbilcote, of Rensselaer, was the . principal orator of the occasion. "A" word to the wise is suflie ient We bought our carpets of the manu facturers, paid cash, got discount saved jobbers profits, and give oui patrons the benefit. Porter & Wishard. Mr. Allen R. Spalding, of Lafayette, and Miss Anna Weathers, eldest daughter of Mrs. C. G. Weathers, were married at the home of the lat- , ter, Monday evening, by Rev. J. C. Rhodes. The groom is an engineer on the Big Four R. R. and was a widower, the bride having been his house keeper for some years. Marriage licenses issued since last reported. j. J John D. Cooper, ] Anna Mannan. J Francis M. Cooper, ( Jennnie E. Knight. ( Perry W. Caster, ( Lizzie Clark. ( Allen R. Spalding. | Ann E. Weathers. Wanted—Ladies to assist me in selling the famous “Gloria Water,” for the complexion. Terms liberal. Address Mrs. Mary H. Watson Pleasant Ridge, Ind. Manager branch office. The family of Rev. J. C. Rhoades is having more than a full share of trouble this week. Mrs. Rhoades is sick with a severe case of the measles, and their two-year-old girl is suffering from a fall from an upstairs window, received Tuesday forenoon. The little girl is considerably brusied and hurt, but, not nearly so seriously as might be expected from the extent of the fall. The Monon’s early morning train out of Indianapolis, was wrecked.at Broad Ripple, Monday morning, and the engineer, George Plant was killed. The fireman, Clinton Williams, was severaly but not dangerously hurt. The accident was caused by a horse.on the track. Mr. Plant was one of the oldest and best engineers on the Monon. The reason Porter <fc Wishard sell so many carpets is because people like to buy where they can get the best bargains. A good lodge of Knights of Pythias was organized at Medaryville, last Monday night. A “team” from the Rensselaer lodge performed the initiation work in the second and and third ranks; and Wheatfield lodge in the first rank. Thirty-two members were initiated. The name of the new lodge is Medaryville lodge No. 392. Some 16 or- 18 members of the Rensselaer lodge were present and report a very pleasant time, and free-handed hospitality upon the part of the Medaryville br'ethren. B. F. Ferguson will be pleased to show you The Mosely Folding Bath Tub. Now in his office.

Memorial Day was very creditably observed in Rensselaer Tuesday, as always when the weather will permit. At 2 o’clock a pd'cession was formed at the court house, under the direction of Capt- J. A. Burnham, Chief Marshal and Assistant Marshals J. B. Neal and W. II • Gwin, and marched to Weston Cemetery. The procession consisted of the band, Sunday Schools, Fire Company in uniforms, Uniform Rank, K. of P., in uniforms, Women’s Relief Corps, Rensselaer Post,

G. A. R., citizens in carriages, and on foot At the cemetery the exercises consisted of the appointed ritual of the G. A. R., several apropriate songs and an address by Capt. R. W. Marhall. The attendance was large, including many from the surrounding country. The town was appropriately decorated by flags and bunting.