Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — DUNNVILLE ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

DUNNVILLE ITEMS.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Hilliard Sunday a girl. Lon is now the happy father of five girls and a boy. Mr. O. Gross Is quite sick. J. M.Williams, while splitting wood last week accidentally split his foot. J. W. Adkins is now clerking for Bin. Hughes, the latter being sick. John Spires is again able to drive to town. We are glad to see John out again for he is one of our energetic young men, and has been in the employ of L D. Dunn the greater part of the last four years. Dunnvilie has an orchestra band. Prof. H. R. Sipe is giving them a few lessons in music, and one entering our town is made to think he is entering Paradise. V Mr. Fred Belcher of Wheatfield tp. formerly of Kankakee tp. is now making preparations to move to Louisiana. We are sorry to lose Mr. Belcher and he will be missed faom our neighborhood. News is again in circulation that the Bridge Co. that is under oontraci for the erection of our new bridge at Dunns is to begin work again soon. We hope to see them comblete it for the old one is in a very bad condition.

Horse trading haa been the order of the day at Dunville for the past week and C. 0- claims to be the champion as he has the finest horse. - .. * 1 Bro. J. Vandercar whose circuit is at DeMotte reports that they are to have a new churCh at that place. Bro. Vandercar reports a goodly number of converts at that place this winter, we are glad to know that our neighbors are doing well and the Birne s tyß, weary not in well doing for we shall reap if we faint not. Mrs. James Brown of Walker tp. is quite sick at time of writing. Batch Arnot met with quite a serious accident while cutting a stick with a knife”, he was cutting toward himself when the knife slipped and cut him in the abdomen.