Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1894 — TOWN AND COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Greenlee, Barkley tp., Wednesday, Dec. 12, a son. See those lamps for $1 at Porter’s. Benj. J. Gifford has recovered from his sickness, and was in this county last week. Christmas candies and nuts of all kinds at Porter’s. Lowest prices. Mr. and Mrs, John Coen cele willbrate their fifth th wedding anniversary Dec. 26th.

Buy for Christmas presents those nice toilet sets at C. Leckliders.

Mrs. P. W. Clarke and children are visiting her parents at Lowell, and where her mother is seriously sick.

See the new line of Christmas goods at C. A. Leckhder & Co.

Mr. Leslie Fisher, one of our new draymen, and Mies Lillie C. Harris, of Remington, were married at the latter place, last Saturday. The Epworth League will give a Musical Cuncert at the M. E church Friday eve, Dec. 21. All are invited. Admission 10c.

The little but nervy town of Brook, in Newton county, ha-i now got a canning factory, dead to rights.: Brook is a hustling and flourishing [ town. 1 i Trimmed hats from 50c to ll at Mrs. Lecklider’s. ... ■■ ' • I Rev. C. W. Fletcher, pastor of the First Baptist church, handed in his resignation, last buuday, which was accepted, and Mr. Fletcher has relumed to Chicago. Buy your portiers and rugs at C. Lecklider <fc Co. The F. W. Baptist people are preparing fur a Christmas entertainment. They will also have aChristmas store as usual, the latter to be next Monday afternoon, is the churuh, from 2 to 4:30 p. m. a Special low prices on candy, nuts and oranges fur schools. Cali and . see us. J. C. PoRtDBR & Son . Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Willey have been visiting Rensselaer friends and relatives for a few days. Their residence is at Wheeler, Ind., but Mr. Willey is still traveling for an art supply house. Kwe haven’t it in akek will get any book on earth on short notice. B. F. J'ENIXfi.

Holiday Rawes.—The Monon Route will sell rouud trip tickets between all stations, at one and ot e third rates, on Dec. 24th, 25th, and 31st,and Jan. Ist. Allgood returning until Jan. 2. Ladies Christmas presents at Mrs. Leckliders.

The -“Boys” third annual dance will be given at toe opera house on tne night of Friday Dec. 31st, 1894, and Tuesday morning, Jan. 1,1895. It will no doubt be an extra good dance.

Best line of Novelties in town for Christmas at B. F. Fendig’s Drug Store. Mr. Ben Smith, of Remington, and Miss Lida Slaughter, daughter of Dr. M. Y. Slaughter, of Marion tp., south of town, were married Mon- i day afternoon, by Rev. R. R. Utter, at his residence.

The long looked for iron for the new bridge on the Pleasant Ridge road, just east of town, has at last arrived, but the workmen who are to put the iron in place are still looked for. The delay in the erection of his much needed bridge is simply ai> outrage.

The fire at Chalmers rt<d not figure np to nearly so large a loss as the $50,000 first estimated. About sl2•000 would catch accruing to the latest figures, and that was pretty well covf red by insuraw- . I See those beautiful dinner sets china and porcelain st. <!. Le<khder xfc Co. Ckrk Coover issued To ir marriage licenses last Monday, which was one ■o f the largest day’s work i■» that line ihe has ever done, and as it happened aibfour of the applicants were in the , clerk’s office at the same time. J Steam engines, Magic lanterns, airi ships, roaming animats and a great ‘variety of mechanical levs ■at'B.F. 1 Fendig’s City Drag Btore.

Tbe wife of Randolph Wright, living some seven or eieht mites west of town, died last Sunday, of puerperal fever. A new born infant preher to the grave, a few days before. She does not leave any other children. - ■ -.

Center school, Unkin tp., will give asocial, Friday evening, Dec. 24 st. Box. fruit, cake and peanut social combined. Everybody invited. A. A. Griswold, now of Woodford Co. ttll., has been visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity torn few days. He formerly lived in this county, owning the farm w utheast of town now owned by Capt. J. M. Wasson.

Remember our location the only drag store on the north side of Washington street west of post otlce. B. F. Fendig’s City Drug Store. A young woman with a baby in her arms, got off the train at Valparaiso, one day last week, walked a few blocks, then stopped at the residence of Joe Sego, ex-sheriff of Porter Co., and politely requested Mrs. Sego to care sor 1 the baby a few minntes while she went back to the depot. Of course she did not c.'ime back, and now Mr. and Mrs. Sego are a baby ahead. >

Mr. CiiHS. W Mm ray, son of Wallace Murray, ot Birkley tp., and , Miss Viola M Sample, daughter of | J. N Sample, of Barkley, were married Thursday evening at the residence of th- bride’s parents. Rev. Wright, Francesville, performed the ceremony. Prine. of In ’i *< a rcella, Hell up to dite, Hkav*j*iv Twins, Riley’s books, Mark T sin’s books, Nye’s Historv .-•< h- U S at B. F. Fendigs City Drug Store. Wm . A. Per lie, J., ex-chief of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics, was found d“»d in a - ath tub at Terre Haute, Monday. I<> is probable that while b ithing beihsd a fit or a fainting spell, and was drowned while helpless.

The members of tbe Christian Sun. day school will give a Christmas Entertainment at the Opera House Christmas eve at 7:30 A beautiful* entertainment, “The Court of King will he given by the children, aftor which the presents will be distributed from a snow ball Christmas tree. Ad mission ten cents. Every body invited.

The Gifford steam dredge has now gone into “dry-dnck” for a while, to undergo some much needed repairs, such as a new bottom, Ac. Its condition was getting to be decidedly unseaworthy. It is said that about 20 mHes of dredge ditches are still to be eut by this dredge. Aunt Kate Culp, wife of James Culp, died Sunday at Jier home in Hanging Grove tp. Her age was about 78 years. She and her hawband, who survives her, were old settlers, having come to this county about 50 years ago.

Still another wedding that took place in town last Monday, was that of Mr. Edward B. Knickerbocker,book-keep-er for Gifford’s dredging outfit, and Missjanietu Wineland, of Walker tp. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. F. Ferguson, at bis residence.

Prof. Purdue, pi in ip*' us. the R > sa> ia« r high *■ h <>■. ri r-nd a ; before tt>e S. icn p 'CS<m at the State Teachers’ As-O 'at'on, at I di-<u poliS »»X< —k. <r ’be subj <1 ■ f ttiesmd Ini b t western I dhu.. Mr. Pu ... i- w-i'. up in g. i>ci»*r»and there is DO rti.u t i>ut that h 8 p>i» r will be a mo t n» ructivHh n ■ n< ring une. Ar<her»- r '. Crokini-1 . Halma, Pr h* s‘ Offi e B . S’ ;Chase, 'Jrav- I. Et’-cnon pa»n» . Loui*» Lotto an* a hu“dred • ‘her B. F. Fetwi >»n City Druv Sfc r.-.

Th- Barham itself rtiis year, in the w H y f a holiday ah"*' window A t’fe size Santa Cl Ut. loaded with toys and mounted on that very modern means of locomotion, a bi‘ v< le. is the principal attraction. Judging from what the weather is at present, the old fellow hit it winm be shed uh sled fora bike instead.

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Mr. and Mrs Robert Randle have met wuh the great affliction of the lorn <uf their bright and lovely little baby girl, Helen, whose death OC cured last Friday morning, at the age of eight months and 15 days. ■ The cause of her death was membraneous croup, resulting from a cold, which was thought to have been contracted by the child sleeping in an unaccustomed room; made necessary by tbe severe and dangerous sickness of an older child. Tbe funeral was held at the residence, Saturday afternoon; 1 ■ services being conducted by Revs. R. D. Utter and E. Baecb, Interment was in the W ton cemetery.