Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — ADDITIONAL LOCALS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

W. B. Austin and family spent the New Year in Lafayette. A daughter to Mr. acd Mrs. Michael Peregrine, of Hanging Grove Tp., Friday Dec. 27ih. The New Year opened out clear and brig bt, aud not too cold. It got here promptly on time, too. Charley Watson, who lately slipped off to Taylorville, 111., and married Miss Carrie Norris, is now set.irg up housekeeping in the Ira Norris house, near the railroad. Married.—Dec. 31, 1895, at the home-of Alt - , and Mis. James B. Jordan, parents of the bride, by Rev. Ii D. Utter, of Trinity M. E. Church. MEs Nevada A. Jordan and Harry O. Thewlius, of Linden,‘lndiana. Several New Year „watch parties’’ w< re given in town Tuesday night. One by Misses Doty ai d Doming at Mrs. Jane Nhaws, one l-v Mias’, x>uale Parker and another by Miss Mary Belle Purcupile. Mr ses Pierson, from near Cincinnatti, Ohio, and a man cf advanced age, was coming to spend the Holidays with his brother, C.E. Pierson, southeast of town, but was robbed of all his money at Indianapolis, and bad to return home. Rensselaer Lodge Knights of Pythias elected the following officers Tuesday night: J. N. Leatherman, C. C., J. J. Hunt, V. C ,J. W. King, P., C. Morlan, M. Qf E., J, C. Morgan, M of L.,C. F. Wood, M. of W., H. B. Murray, M. at arms., C.D. Nowels, I G., R. H. Purcupile, O. G., H. B. Murray, Trustee 3 years. C. D. Nowels, Representative. C. D. Nowels, J. H. S. Ellis, J. C. Harris, Auditing Com. J. H. Chapman, Installing officer. An important change in one of our leading professional and realestate firms went into effect on the first of the year. W. B. Austin retired from the firm of Austin, Hollingsworth & Co., and the firm is now Hollingsworth & Hopkins, composed of Geo. K. Hollingsworth and Arthur H. Hopkins. Mr. Austin, the retiring member is, as we stated last week, maksng preparations for an extended trip, with his family, to Europe, Egypt and Palestine, which ... will consumer about 4 months. On his return, it is understood that he will locate in Lafayette.