Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1870 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, May sth, 1870

Thunder eltowet* arouud Tuesday. Pickled side pork <lotvn to 15 cents a pouud. No announcement for county Auditor. Will the oilioe go begging? Thermometer 88° in the shade Tuesday noon, and 87° yesterday. Vegetation is at least two weeks in advance of the previous seasons of the past six or eight years. The Indianapolis Journal says that Col. Healey has been appointed to take the census in Jasper county. Dr. Irti C. Kelley will close his photograph gallery on the 15th of June. Persons who desire pictures will do well to call right away. Col. Ilealey is at Remington this week presiding over a Master Commissioner’s court in which evidence is being taken in the case of the C. C. & I. C. R. li. Co. vs. Fordico it. ux. There has not been a more favorable spring for farm work in this county for many years, and the farming community has improved it; iWclh Both fall find spring wheat looks splendidly, oats never came up better and nearly one-third of the breaking has been done for corn. Within two weeks past vegetation has shol upward rapidly and now cattle find no difficulty in living on the prairies. The corporation election passed harmoniously, last Monday, as all elections do in our peaceful town. Tho day was fair and a lull vote was polled. Tho only' spocial interest manifested was in tho for Marshal, three candidates running for that office. Tho election was wholly unpolitical in its character. There were 108 votes cast with the following result: FOB TItUSTEES, Ist Ward—E. P. Hammond. 2d Ward—Tbos. Boroughs. 3d Ward —Calvin It. Hough. 4th Ward—C. C. Starr. . sth II. Willey. (clerk, Win. L. McConnell. * MARSHAL. John B. Spangle. treasurer, I). I. Jackson. ASSESSOR, Wm. .1. liUJlne, Jr.

Peach,tree*s peartrecs, plumtrccs, npplctrcea* cherry trees anrl ernbapjilotreeß, both wild ami Siberian, are covered with bloom. Currrants, gooseberries nnd grapes are laden with fruit buds. Without unfavorable weather hereafter, there will be an abundance of frui.t in Jasper county this-senson.

Mr. M. L. Spitlcr, the accommodating, gallant and popular clerk of this county, issued marriage licenses during tho month of April, 1870, as follows: Wm. H. Gwin and lj)Kzaboth A. Watson. John P. Davidson and Mahnla Hershnian. Titos- E. Antrim and Jane Sale.

Messrs. Maxwell & Connor are receiving a large stock of fruit trees, small fruits, ornamental and flowering shrubs, evergreens, bulbs, etc., of all kinds, ages and sizes, with which they arc stocking their nursery at Remington. Among other articles they have 3,000 apple trees; 500 dwarf apples; 250 Siberian crabs; COO cherries; 400 standard and 000 dwarf pears; 400 plums; 1,000 Concord grapes; lona, Israelis and Delaware grapes; raspberries; blackbefries; strawberries; 200 roses; 50 dahlias; honeysuckles; althcas; willows; 500 or 600 choice evergreens, etc.-, all of which, are sufficiently large to plant in the orchard, garden or yard. In order to save themselves the labor of transplanting they will sell this portion of their stock very cheap for cash or on six months credit. We aro acquainted with Dr. Maxwell and believe we can safely recommend him to tho patronage of our friends.