Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1894 — REMINGTON ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON ITEMS.

Mrs. W. 11. (Mover and son Clyde are visiting in town this week. I Miss Maude Hemphill has gone to Marion to spend the summer. Bessie and Bruce Hardy, of Rensselaer, are at their grandmother’s. Mrs. Winegarner, of Columbus, 0. visited at Dr. Traugh’s last week. Mr. and Mrs. Terpcnning returned from their visit in Michigan, last week. —-— ———. S. L. Peflleyhas moved his family into his new house on Range Line Street.

Mr. and Mrs. Major will spend the summer in Dakota. They went-Wed-nesday. Born, Friday, June Ist to Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Greenway, of Wolcott, a daughter. - • --.A' ry C. L. Chamberlain and wife returned to their home in Hoopeston Thursday. Mrs. Robt, Parker, Miss Katherine and Master Lowell went to Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Dickerson came down from Goodland Wednesday, to attend decoration services. W. L. Gumm was appointed School Trustee' in place of O. M. Vickery, last Friday night. Wid Wilcox came down from Chicago Wednesday to attend the memorial services.

Cards are out for a silver wedding anniversary at J. E. Hollett’s, Wednesday, June 13th. Miss Mate Brewster, of Chicago, returned home Tuesday after a week’s visit to her parents. Miss Hettie Luckey who has been teaching at No. 12, closed her school with a picnic last Friday. Miss Dell Yeoman has returned home from Virgie, where she has just closed a successful term of school. The confirmation class at the Catholic church Sunday was an exceptipnally large one, thirty-two in number. Four carriage loads of Rensselaer people came here Thursday, to take the train for Kentland to attend Mrs. Dexter’s suit. Mrs. T. E. Babb returned to her home in Burlington, lowa, Wednesday, after a six week’s visit to her relatives here. Miss Al ice Colethurst who has been spending the winter in California, attending the mid-winter fair, has returned to Remington.

The furniture repairing business of Messrs. S. C. and J. Allman has increased so much that they have bee n obliged to seek more commodious quarters. They, pan now be found in Mr. McDougle’s building, one door north of G. F. Bloom’s grocery. Little Carrie Walker died Tuesday morning of Typhoid fever, following whooping cough. Carrie was a bright, beautiful child, and her death will cause many hearts to mourn her loss. Her age was about 6 years. She was the daughter of Ex-postmas-ter, H. H. Walker.

The Children’s Day exercises at the Christian church last Sunday evening, were really very interesting, and the children all did their parts extremely well The choruses sung by thirty-six little girls, the recitations by Daisy Luckey, Lola Reeves, and Bessie Little, and the song by little Ada Peck, being among the best parts of the program. The decorations added not a little to the pleasure of the evening. A crowded house greeted the little people. The procession to Gilboa to attend the memorial services there, was one of the most imposing that has left town in several years, and was made up of the Wolcott band, G. A. R. Post, sixty strong, some citizens and six Sunday Schools. The delegation from the Christian Sunday School numbered 92, from the Catholic 65. Presbyterians were next in size, followed by No. 2, and No. 10, from the country. The smallest delegation was from the M. E. Sunday School. Rev. Coyner, of the U. B. church, delivered a fine address. Music by a selected choir from Remington.

Mr. W. H. Shaw, whose illness has previously been mentioned, died at his home last Friday, about midnignt, aged 82 years, and 9 months. He bad been gradually failing for a long

time, but few of his friends apprehended that the end was so near. Mr Shaw was one of our most honored and respected citizens; an honorable and upright man and an earnest Christian. He was the oldest male member of the Presbyterian church, and a charter member. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. McKee, assisted by Rev. Handley were held at the church. Among those present from abroad were Mr. and Mrs Solomon, of Mr. awl M rs. J. B. Shaw, aud Mr. and Mrs. Harris, of Lafayette, Mrs. Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. F. Shaw, of Evansville. Mr. Shaw was among the first to settle in this part of the country, having moved here in 1860. He had watched the town grow up around him, and had ever been one of the foremost to promote whatever would be of benefit to it or its people. His faithful wife who for over fifty-three years has ministered to his happiness, is left to mourn his loss. Three children survive him, one daughter having preceded him to the better land.