Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1893 — ADDITIONAL ‘LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL ‘LOCALS.

Judge Capron, of the Fulton circuit court, decided at Rochester, last Saturday, that paid-up stock in buUdii>g nnd loan associations was not assessable t\>r taxation. This is adverse to the actiotf of the state bosrd of ux com missi< >nfrs, which lately decided that such shares were taxable.

Fred Parcelis, the eleven year old son of Ed Parcells, the. barber, and a son of Jas. Thompson, were shooting with a target rifle, Saturday evening, near the cemetery, and in -going down the hill to set the target the Parcells boy stumbled against the Thompson boy who was carrying the gun, and it went off and shot young Parcells through the left foot, just back of the toes.- The gun was,,a strong shooter, and the bullet went clear through boot, foot and all. The injury will lay the lad up for some time.

The shops of Mackey ifc Barcus, the noted marble men, is a busy place now days, work being in progress on many fine monuments. Among these are especially’ fine ones for Fleming Phillips, at Osborne cetpetery, and Wm. Noland, at Brown cemetery, in Birkley Tp. These wilt each cost about S4OO. Other fine monuments now under construction are for Mr. and Mrs. Rial Benjamin m Weston cemetery ; for Mrs. Margaret C. Babcock, at Crockett cemetery, and for Mr. and Mrs. Horace Blood and Mr. Blake at Remington.

The Presbyterian church of Crown Point is without a pastor. Last Sunday a week the Rev. L. W. A. Luckey, who bis been in charge of the congregation for more than four years, resigned in rather an unusual manner. After delivering his customary morning sermon he stated that he had some remarks to make to his congregation. He said, “I hereby tender my nation,” his hat and walked out of the church. His wife, who sang in the choir, followed him. The congregation remained seated—paralj zed, as it were —until a member arose and dismissed it. No cause is assigned for the gentleman’s strange actions.

It is a fact, says an exchange, that the public schools and methods employed are less known than any other business that is being carried on and that the teacher is the first to be brought under the eye of condemna. tion if things do not go to suit the people. The average cit'Zen will also say that he would not teach school for SIOO a month and at the same time thinks the teacher is getting rich on $35 or S4O a. month. They also say it is enough to take care of two or three children of their own family and at the same time expect the teacher to sue cessfully control fifty or sixty in the m >st careful manner. Be just and reasonable with the teachers, uphold and sustain them and besides greatly lightening their loads you will be a public benefactor to your children.

Vick keeps his lunch counter supplied with the best and serves fine meals. Mrs. Mary Casey, tbe partially insane and wholly cantankerous dame who bss been trying to break into the county jail or tbe poor house, for some time [fast, and making quite a general nuisance <»f Irerst ls, was examined before Squire Morgan and a j-irv, Tuesday, charged with being, insane and dangerous to be at large. The j iry foun her insane but pot dangerous. • This verdict did not authorize her commitment to jail o» poor house, and a regular examina-, tion was held yesterday afternoon with a view to sending her to tbe asylum or making some othi r disposition of her. Hei father and other relatives live in Carpenter tp, but she is Mi-| to be too pugnacious to hve with tlicfu. She slso lim some i> oiieitv in Reminkton.