Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

f" *‘i kj-“. Thursday, July 17, 1873.

, Tolerably fair new potatoes were offered in the stores yesterday lor 25 cents a peck. A good gaiter for SI.BO at Hopkins’. I m m ■ Rev. W. J. Burch will pleach in the Presbyterian Church iii Rensselaer next Sunday, July 20, at 10:30 a. m. Bpring shawls at Purcupile & Co.’s. Spring chickens and huckleberries have been scarce fol a week, but thcro was plenty of rain to keep dust well laid. Falley’s ealf boots, at Hopkins*; for $6. Uncle Billy Daugherty was thrown from a wagon Tuesday evening, and sustained injuries to his spine which confine him to his house. Latest styles of percales at Purcupile & Co.’s. Col. Ilealey has been commissioned Notary Public, and is now anxious to attend to notarial business for all who may desire services in that line. • All shoes reduced in price at Hopkins’. .... -- r- : • • Oats short on the ground, but have long, well-filled heads. If tho weather becomes favorable for harvesting there will be a good average crop this season. No better stock of groceries in the -county than Hopkins keeps. The Francesviilc Local Toj)k says that on the 7th instant Mr. Harry Hubbard and Miss Julia O’Conner, of France&villc, were married in Rensselaer by the Bishop. - . g ~ r 800 pounds of Clarence carpet warp just received at l’ureupile & Co.’s. A horrible t*hmor is whispered that fiendishly disposed young men of this place talk of reviving the brass band. Watts was correct in -observing that “Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.” Save your potatoes by getting some of Kan mil's “Potato Bug exterminator.” Tho workmen operating with n springpolo at Mr. J. W. Duvall’s residence arc drilling for water, and not churning for butter ns their motions might seem to indicate. Lucid Ilopkins has 10 barrels of sugar, to bo sold by the dollars' worth or by the barrel. ' T ■' -■■■- 1 ■ The Lafayette Courier says, “Rev. Mr. Gobin, of Remington, who preached at Trinity church Sunday morning, made a good impression. lie is one of the ablest young men in the conference.” Every one that wants a good pair of boots or shoes should not fail to call on Purcupile & Co. j./ Too much rain is injuring corn on the fiat lands of Jasper county. In places it has “scalded” badly already. On higher ground, and •Where drained, there is a splendid Iprospect for a good crop, The nicest assortment of children’s islioes and slippers, ever in tikis market, at Purcupile & Co.’s. The kito mania having abated to some extent among our county officers, ladies can now bo supplied with first quality of hustle material at this office for tho low price ♦Of ton cents a dozen sheets. Call ‘early ftfr 'choice, uncut religious Ipapers. Secretaries of Granges can procure flfiank applications for membership at ’•this office, for 10 cents a dozen. Mr-. W. T. Pritchard teacher of ■school number 3, Marion township, which closed July 3d, reports that John Burk and Eva Burk were perfect in punctuality and attendance. The average daily attendance of his school for this term was 15 l-5p Dumber of pupils enrolled 25. Mr. Pritchard says perhaps it is worth Doting that “John Burk attended eight months (five of winter, term Olid three of spring), without missing a minute of time "

New potatoes ami now cucuihbers, containing four hours of comfortable cholera morbus to the quarter pound, are now being enjoyed by our neighbors who hold policies in life insurance companies. 3,000 yards of brown muslin, from 12$ to 103 cents a yard; just received at Purcupile »5s Co.’s. Mr. Henry Nichols, Of Barkley township, was laid up several days last week by a poisohed foot and ankle, supposed to have resulted from tlio effects of a bite on bis great toe by a Colorado potato bug. Graiigbs will be furnished blank (limits for 10 cents a dozen, on application at tills office. Those gentlemen who have been taking bottles of beer to their offices and stores, purchased at Tuteur’s for their wives at home, can have the empty bottles taken back in a covered basket, secure from observation, by whispering to Isaac. Why do Purcupile & (Jo. sell so much jeans? Because they buy cheap and sell for small profits. John Eger eagerly grasped Henry Purcupile’s open pocket knife the other evening, just in fun. When two of his fingers were slit to the hone ho was eager to let go of it in earnest. Furcupiio & Co. have tile best buckle plow shoes to be found in the juarket; also laced plow shoes. «.» — A few cases of cholera morbuß have resulted from the damp, hot, sultry weather of a few days past. Clean up about your premises, be careful of your diet, keep tho body clean by frequent bathing, and prevent these premonitory symptoms developing into cholera. A few cents worth of Kannal’s potato bug poison will kill more bugs in one day than you can kill with your hands in a week. Seventy five per cent, of the worthless dogs about this place will be mad if this hot weather continues a few days—and they are judiciously pelted with rocks and brickbats. Mad dogs should be killed; and to prevent serious accidents from biting, they should be killed before they run mad. 72 pairs of men’s ’ plow packs just received at Purcupile&(Jo.*s. and will he sold us low as they can be afforded in this market. Wo regret to learn that Mr. Wiilis J. lines contemplates removing from this place in a short time, lie is a good citizen, an enterprising business man, courteous in bis intercourse with people, and enjoys the esteem of all. He lias recently purchased an excellent farm in White county on which he will make his residence as soon as lie can close out his business in this place. No. 1 winter wlvoattlour, warranted of best quality or money refunded, at the mill for $2.30 per sack. Second quality of flour for $1.50 per sack. — ■Young man, sec here! You fellow with that croquet mallet in your hand, and you fellow sitting on that dry goods box whittling—see here ! You arc wanted out in the field to help put hay in stack before it is rained On. You are wanted to help hoe out that cornfield. You aro wanted to help thresh out that stack of grain over there. Farmers will pay you $1.50 and three square meals per day for your services. It will tiro you some, and perhaps blister those delicate builds, and it may sunburn your pretty face; but you will have done some good for your neighbors, will have earned your daily bread, and will have meals more for your little brother, or sister, or your aged mother who now takes in washing to support you.— Go to work, young man, go to work. A few pieces of dry goods, hats, caps, boots, shoos and notions left of the' old stock belonging to the late Thomas Hollingsworth, at Emmet Kannal’s drug store, will lie sold at great bargains in order to close out. “Sand Bur” in a recent letter to the Laportc Herald from this place, says, “A story is told of a man residing in the east part of the county, whose mother was stricken with ccrcbro spinal meningitis. As soon as tho aged parent was thought dangerously ill, the son—who, by the way, did hoFseem disposed to hoed the teaching of the fifth commandment—repaired to the loft, took #large board from tho floor and returning to tho sick room below, coolly proceeded ‘to make a coffin and save tho expense of buying one. The—dying woman begged him to desist, but the heartless answer was, ‘I guess a little noise will not hurt, as you’re about gone anyway.’ A short time elapsed and the woman was .pronounced dead. The loviug spa

then malic preparations for a hasty interment, and some three or four hours afterward, assisted with his own hands to lower the body into its hastily made resting place, in the sand beneath an oak tree near by. I nln told the story l>y an eyewitness to the whole.” Owing to the present prospect of the Coutinenal we have laid in our spring stock of dry goods, consisting of staple and fancy dress goods, silks of different styles, Japanese stripes, white goods, fiair cloth, plaid ginghams, black alpaca, calico, in great quantity, lawns, etc. 3,(HR) yards of brown muslin. J,500 yards, of bleached muslin. 2,500 yards of jeans for from 25 cents to 75 cents per yard. Carpet warp. Spring shawls in latest styles. Bed spreads.. 1,1 i =?_ — Laces, ribbons aud notions of all kind,si --—- Wo have seperated our boot and shoe department from our other goods and moved it ilito another room, and now show; the nicest- and most extensive assortment of men’s, vW>men’s and children's wear ever brought to this market. Our stock of Philadelphia shoes is eoliiplete. We will be pleased to have our old customers, and all others who will do so,'come in and examine our goods. J. I. Pukuui'ile & Co. Miss Celia Wilkinson, teacher of Bowling Green school, reports Lydia Pillars, Della Whrne, Willie Porter, Elbe Warnc and Ida Makeover perfect in attendance and deportment for the month ending July lltli, 1873. Hereafter we. shall publish the names of only those pupils who have been perfect in recitation, deportment and attendance for a whole term. We tv ant to encourage the little people all we can, but there is no use in placing the percentage below perfection. Those children who aspire to sec their names in print, must try to attend school the full term, must be there punctually when its sessions begin, must behave themselves in a creditable manner, and above all other tilings must have their lessons well committed, as this is the great important object to bo attained while attending school. Teachers will please remember the standard fixed for our columns and make their reports for publication in conformity toil.

The official bond of L. G. Janes, treasurer elect of Jasper county, was filed with and accepted by the county commissioners last Friday. It was the largest bond ever given in this county and was for the sum of $135,000. Tho sureties are Messrs. S. L. Bingham, John Quarry, Albert G. Robb, Eli Faris, G. W. Faris, G. J. Freshour, John llayhorn, Alexander Hamilton, David Rath foil, Joseph McJimscy, .John T. Faris, T. J. McCullough, Adam Ooppess, W. N. Jones, Wm. Robinson, T. 11. Ibobinson, Joseph G. Hunt, W. 11. Jones, Geo. Guild, B. 11. Finis, Elias Faris, Asa C. Provo, John 11. Robinson, Richard R. Freshour, Henry Poisel, Archibald Pullens, M. Robinson, J. I). Dunn, James Ray born, Andrew Paris, Benjamin Hoard, James Cooper, George Mason, John M. Gwin, Wm. 11. McDonald, Henry (). Harris, Henry I. Adams, Chas. Boroughs, Fleming Phillips, John Powell, W. 11. Randle, L. A. Osborne, Cyrus S-tires, D. M. Crawtord, D. J. Huston, I. N. McCurtavii, W. W. Murray, Wm. M. Noland, Janies Ritchey, 11. C. Bruce, Nathan Babcock, A. Parkison, S. C. Hammond, 0. M. Watson, B. I{. Moflit, G. 11. Brown, W. E. Moore, Marion L. Spitler and Ezra L. Clark.