Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1893 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

There were no services in the Presbyterian church last Sunday as the church is being decorated and improved internally. The pastor Rev. S. Y. McKee occupied the pupit of the Christian church on Sunday morning by request of Elder Carson. There will be a service of song in the Methodist church next Sunday evening. - Mrs. David Hart is still living but her death is momentarily expected. Miss Maude L&lly has been on the the sick list for The past ten days but is much better at this writing. Collins Griffith will act as janitor for the school buildrog for the coming school year. Mrs. E. E. Yeoman, of Carterville, and her two little daughters, are visiting Mrs. Yeoman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Draper, and other friends in this place and vicinity. Misses Stella Parkison, Alda and Ennna Kenton, visited with Miss Anna Draper last week. One of the young ladies mentioned, Miss Emma Kenton, has accepted a position in ■ the Globe, Arizona, schools, at S9O a --- - . i t. jLLuynoxl,

The Epworth League of this place will attend a social in Goodland, toiicuiiow, (Wednesday), by invitation from llie League in that place. A woman living in the northwest part of town —wife of a former saloon keeper of this place—was arrested Monday morning of this week, and brought before Justice Chappell on charge of cruelty to- her child, a little girl nine yrnars old. The charge being sustained the unnatural mother was fined one-dollar and costs, amounting in all to about S4O. A woman living alone and at a distance from any neighbor was found dead in her house about eight miles from town, last Saturday. From all indications she had been dead two or three days when the body was found. She was a widow, childless and alone and her name was Turvcy Mrs. Renfrew, widow of a gentleman who died suddenly of heart disease in this place some years ago, died on Friday last at the home of Mr. Frank Goodspeed a few miles north of Wolcott. Like her husband, Mis. Renfrew died quite suddenly. She had been apparently in her usual health, which was not vigorous, but in-a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, she was gone. The remains were brought to the Remington cemetery on Monday for interment beside lier husband.

REMINGTONIAN.