Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1894 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Mr. and Mrs. Hargreaves returned to Remington Tuesday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Carson, on Saturday, Feb. 24, a daughter. Dr. Patton returned home Friday night for a fortnight’s visit with his family. ’Had Spencer, of Chicago, came aome Thursday for a holiday with his friends. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Griffin of Good land, spent Saturday with friends here. Mrs. Gertrude Maxwell of Goodland, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brewster, Saturday. G. B. Clark lias been seriously’ sick for a week; his illness however is not considered dangerous. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sanderson are visiting Mrs. Sanderson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bartoo. Itev. McKee assisted by Rev. Baech, of Rensselaer, are holding revival services at Meadow Lake.

E. A. Bartoo has bought the property of Geo. Hieleg and will move to town in about two weeks. James Thompson and daughter Seotchie visited here last week. Mr. Thompson was a former resident at this place. S. H. Knster has moved into Miss Gibson’s house near the Christian church. Helms sold his milk.route, to Mr. Philips.

Mr. Domenick McGlynn, who lives six miles northeast of town was very seriously injured by 7 his team running away’ last week. Mbs McAlister, of Monticello, and Mrs. Anson Backus,- wife of Lieut. Bach us, of Chicago, are visit mg Mr. 11. H. Walker’s family’. Mrs. W. T. Barnes is again very ill, and this time dangerously so. At present writing she is considered a little better, though still in a critical condition. There wiil be a union temperance mass meeting next Sunday evening at the M. E. church. Several able speakers from abroad are expected to be present. Washington’s birthday was celc-. bratod by the closing of the schools in the afternoon, and by literary’ exercises in the lower rooms on the Friday following. The Epworth League held a Lincoln social at the pleasant home of Bert Spencer Monday evening of last week. The young people report a most enjoyable time. Mr. Carson seems to be having his share of the honors for in addition to being presented with a daughter Saturday evening, he was also initiated into the Masonic Lodge.

We see by the Press that Charles Rcigle, a son of Dr. Reigle met with a serious accident at his home in Muncie. While working on the roof of a building he lost his foothold and fell to the ground, a distance of thirty feet, striking on his head and shoulders. —Mrr~ Parks’ new home was the 9cene of a very pleasant gathering last week. The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. gave a ten cent supper and social for the purpose of raising funds to insure the church. The profits of the evening amounted to about eight dollars. Miss Saltie Rawlings, whose illness has been previously mentioned, died of consumption Sundaj 7 morning, Feb., 25. She has been sick for two years, and recently her sufferings were so great that she has longed for the release from them. The funeral services were held Tuesday, at 2 P. M.

Recent scientific researches have developed the fact that it is now the “proper caper” to keep the head warm and the feet cool. In accordance registers in furnace heated rooms are “going up*”Jfor further particulars inquire at the school house, where the children will now have to stand on their heads to warm their feet. Grandma Harris, a venerable “mother in Israel” passed away last Friday at the ripe age of eighty-two years. She tuivived her husband twenty-six years. She was born in 1812 and married in 1830 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, where she lived until 1857 when she moved here, where she has lived ever since. She was the mother of fifteen children, six of whom still survive. Of her decendants (many live here) there are 110 grand children, 52 great grand children, and three great-great grand children. The funeral was held from the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Handley, interment in the Welsh cemetery.