Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1873 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, September 18, 1873. Choice new goods displayed at Hopkins’ corner. . . The boys say there is an immense crop of hickory and hazle nuts this season. New fall goods just received at J. I. Purcupile & Co.’s. Judge Hammond will next week change benches with Judge Chase, of Logansport. Five thousand dollars’ worth of boots and shoes for customers to select from at J. I. Purcupile & Co.'s. Uncle Eli Yeoman has our thanks for the present of as good cider as . was ever made. ;—• ——— A fresh arrival of boots and shoes, consisting of calf and custom made kip at bottom prices, at Hopkins'. Reverend Richard Hargrave will preach in the M. E. church next Sunday (21st). at 10:30 a. m, Jeans, flannels, waterproofs and yarn 20 per cent, cheaper than last year at Hopkins’. Elder D. T. Halstead vVill preach in the Christian church next Sunday morning, * September 21st, at the usual hour. A large consignment of boots and shoes, for men and women, just opened at J. I. Purcupile & Co.’s. Miss Lilly Mae Railsback died in Remington on the 27th of August, aged nearly sixteen years, the Journal reports. Secretaries of Granges can procure blank applications for membership at this office, for 10 cents a dozen, A purse of SIOO is offered by the management of the Francesville Eair, for trotting horses... Who will compete for it from this section? Norman Warner wants all that are indebted to him to call and make settlement immediately. Last Friday ushered in the fashion —of —wearing, overcoats midheavy wraps, and made fires agreeable in sitting rooms and offices. Mr. James Grant oxibited at the Fair peanut vines with fully developed fruit, which were grown on his farm near this place, this year. This being a good time in the season to advertise,"Messrs. J. 1. Purcupile & Co. desire everybody to call and look at their stock of dry goods, boots and si 1 oes-.- ' ■ ' '■ — Ed. .Maxwell, the good looking prop ri e tOTUnuTm rrred) of th c Renrington Journal, favored us with a short visit yesterday. Call again. ■ *« The largest, best ami cheapest lot of boots and shoes, both line and coarse, for men, Women, youths, misses and children, to be found in Jasper county is at J. I. Purcupile & Co.'s, in Rensselaer. ♦ Uncle Charley Jewett, of Jordan township, has our thanks for a cluster of those splendid grapes that took the premium at the Fair. I still have a few pairs of Lafayette boots, which I wilL sell at the prices started out witlu—s4.so cash down.—Also as good boot as heretofore offered at $4.50, for $4. Bear in mind that f do not “wait ’till tomorrow” at these prices. Ludd Hopkins. —.- ■ The Remington J&irnal says that “Willis J. Wright, undertaker at Rensselaer, has made ten coffins in the last two weeks, mostly for children which have died of flux and other diseases of the bowels.” 29 head of good two years old » steers and IO head of good three years old steers for sale cheap. Call at the hardware store, Rensselaer, Ind. J. H. Wood. «... —’ " Saw ripe wild plums m market this week, but did not enquire how much they were being sold for.— The mere 'looks of them was quite enough to provoke a well-developed cholic. Harvest is over ami F. W. Bedford wants all persons indebted to him to call at once and settle their accounts. Mr. Isaac V. Alter, the fame of widespread* presented us with a mess of excellent new meal this week—the first for 1873. Of course he has our thanks therefor.

-As Mr, Simon L. Alter, of. Cartyenter township, was cutting rivets 'from a rod of iron, on Tuesday, a piece flew into his right eye, cutting across the cornea and possibly destroying the sight.

Several of the Francesville people were over last week to attend the Fair, and spoke highly of the articles on exhibition. Letasmany as can do so tdake arrangements to return their .visit on the lat-j 2d, 3d and 4th days of October,.

As soon as the Secretary or his deputy has time to make us a copy of the list of premiums awarded at the Fair last week, we shall publish it. At present the Secretary is sowing wheat or doing some other necessary work, and his deputy is courting.

The first frost of the fall of 1873 to hurt occurred on the night of September 13th, when corn and buckwheat and vines stopped growing. It is thought that the corn crop will not amount to more than one half an average yield in Jasper county.

Mr. C. J. Brown added to the variety of our table this past week by making the editors of The Union each a recipient of a boxof splendid honey. The quality of the honey can not be excelled, and our friend will please accept thanks for his favor. *

Notwithstanding the wet and disagreeable weather which - vailed during the last two days of the Fair, the receipts amounted to the snug little sum of $1,385; and the managers have reason to feel quite well pleased with their success! - ' To those who got Work-done at their blacksmith shop and promised to pay “after harvest,” “in three or four weeks,” or in "a day or two,” Messrs. Duvall & Goff would suggest that harvest is now over, three or four weeks have past, a day or two have gone by ami time is up. Now come up to time and pay like gentlemen.— It takes money to vun a blacksmith shop and those who owe us are urgently requested to pay immed ia tely as we need money, and money must come—peaceably if possible, forcibly if must. Auditor Babcock has posted the following tariff for wood bought by the county: Young timber at least -two-thirds split,, seasoned, $3.50 a cord; green $3.25; old timber, seasoned, $3.25) green 83.00; but he requires full, solid measure, of# 128 feet of seasoned wood or 139 feet of green w ood for a cord. „ About the first of next month Elder D. T. Halstead, who for many years has preached acceptably to the Christian church in this place, will start upon a missionary tour through Indiana, having been assigned to that labor for a year by the Christian Conference at its late session in this place. “11. V. Ty.,” whoever he may be, informs the Journal that two men are wanted in Remington immedi. ately, for official purposes—a Marshal who knows how to arrest a thief, and a Justice ot the Peace who knows how to write a writ for some other crime than drunkenness. Now there is an opportunity for a couple who are aspiring for office. On Saturday the 27tb day of September, instant, Messrs. A. J. Erwin and C. M. McCaslin will make a public sale of personal property nt their residence in Jordan township, about half way between Rensselaer and Remington, on the main thoroughfare. They advertise one team of work horses, '.tjiX. cows, tWO calves, twenty-six head of hogs, poultry, three stands of bees, corn in the—field, hay in the stack, one set of harness, farm utensils, furniture, etc., all in perfect order. They give six months credit on sums over five dollars.

Dan. B. Miller isnow an attorney at law having privileges in the courts of the 30lh judicial circuit which brother members of the bar are bound to respect, he having been admitted'to practice day before yesterday. Dan.’s office is'in the Court House, with T. J. Spitler, where he may bo approached with a fee at any time by all who have a surplus of greenbacks to exchange for sound legal advice bran new from the mint. Young ladies, and gentlemen of any age who are suffering wrongs which should have legal redress will find him an earnest advocate. See bard- in another column. ' -J

Deputy Sheriff Smoot fetched over from the Winamac jail yesterday evening young Snyder who is implicated in the attempt to massa■cre the Wormet family last spring, and the boy Stowers charged with stealing money from Mr. Solomon McCurtain a few weeks ago. It is understood the grand jury has returned bills of indictment against these parties, and that their cases will be called for trial this week—possibly this afternoon. It has been decided by the Board of Trustees of the Rensselaer school to have a term of four monthstaught this season, commencing on the second Monday (13th day) October. The school will be graded into four departments which will be taught by the same teachers that were employed last winter, t if they can be secured. There will be a vacation of two or three weeks at holidays, as at that time-may be thought best. Pupils will be admitted from outside the district upon paying tuition in advance at the rate of two dollars a month for each scholar; and arrangements relating to this matter may be made with Mr. John Coen, President of the Board of Trustees.