Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1872 — Christmas’ Tiee. [ARTICLE]

Christmas’ Tiee.

The Sabbath' Schools of Rensselaer are preparing an entertainment at the Court House, on Christmas eve, December 24th, There will be appriate exercises for the occasion, tiiul” also a'Christinas’ Tree prepared. The citizens generally, as well as the mem-' bers of tlio several Sabbath schools, are cordially invited to participate. A Binall adnvitfance fee will be charged at the door for the henetit of ti»e Sabbatlisclijools. Comm liTia:. It is reported that Charley Platt has bought tlie'-Thompson drug store property, now occujned by Jlr. Wm. Kassner, boot and shoe dealer, and Mr. Stow, jeweler, and that he will take possession about the first of January next, with an increased stodU pf groceries and provisions. Cliarley is a good icilow and wc hope his prosperity will multiply a thousand fold, I'ho market rates for this week are about as follows: Corn, 25 cents, a bushel; Pressed pork, $4 perewt.; live turkeys, 7 cents' a pound; potatoes, 121 cents a peck; green apples,' 20 cents a peck; beans, $1.75 a bushel, retail; butter, !o cents a pound; cheese, IS cents a pound; eggs, 20 cents a dozen; wood, $4 a cord for green or $4.50 for seasoned; tame hay $8 a ton; Hour, $8 a barrel".