Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1870 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

COMPILED FOB THE KKNBSKLAK!I tJ»* lON. A stranger hnd a severe spell of fits on our streets Saturday evening. Sabbath morning preaching in the new church for the first time. ’ The streets are now being worked to some extent and we are looking forward to the time when something will be done towards improving the sidewalks. A slight ‘‘onpleasantness” occurred Saturday morning between Capt. Dowell and S. G. W. Flowers. Nothing serious beyond the boxing of a few cars and the donation of otjp dollar to the proper fond.

, Again we have been forcibly reminded that we have no graveyard in which to bury our dead. We are either compelled to go a long way, or bury on the lands of strangers, in our neighbors’gardens, or on the open prairie, here, there and anywhere; and this, too, in a land boasting its civilization, its intelligence and its Christianity—its schools and its churches! But I am glad to state that steps have been taken to procure a suitable burial ground. A committee has been appointed to purchase sufficient land for a cemetery if it can ho done. What will come of this action remains to be seen. Whether the land can be purchashed for such a purpose and whether the good people of this vicinity will sustain the action of the committee is yet in the future.

Death has again been in our midst and a well known citizen is the victim. At eight o’cloek P. M., June Bth, Mr. Wm. Henry died at his residence, two miles northwest of Remington. His funeral was preached at the house by Rev. Mr. Hughes, pastor of the Presbyterian church, of which the deceased was a member. Mr. Henry was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, June 18tli, 1808. He came to La., fayette when 18 years of age and worked at the carpenter trade for a short time—then moved to Dayton, Ind., and from there to Delphi, where he remained several years. From Delphi he removed to Burlington where he lived four years. While in that place he became acquainted with Miss Jane Gwin whom he married Feb. 3d, 1842. — Removing from Burlington he went to din ion county and was engaged in farming for nineteen years. He came to his farm in this county about five years ago. Mr. Henry joined the Presbyterian church in Jefferson, lnd., some fifteen years since. He has always been an industrious, energetic and upright man. For the last eighteen years he was afflicted with liver complaint, which finally was the cause of his death. For the past two years he has given up the management of hie farm to his two sons. He told his wife this spring that his time on earth was short, that he could not live long and that he was going to a better land. Two weeks ago he sent for his friends, was very lidflpy to see them and got up and dressed himself, came to the table and asked blessing; next day he was taken with a chill and rapidly declined. He died firm in the faith of his religion having no fear of the future. He has left a wife, two sons, a daughter and a large circle of friends to mourn his death. U.