Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1874 — Remington Journal Jottings. [ARTICLE]

Remington Journal Jottings.

Dr. Traugh, dentist, makes professional tours to BrookstonMessrs. Riley & Shepherd have bought Mr. W. W. Foster’s grave stoue factory. - At latest accounts the artesian well-borors had penetrated to the depth of 140 feet. Some people are beginning to disown their dogs as the time for assessing draws near. A praying band was organized at the Methodist Episoopal church, week beforu last. The names of sixty six persons were enrolled as members. It is rumored that James W. Gray-ham, a former resident of Remington, but who. has lived ot Crawfordsvilie for a few months past, recently died. Rev. Mr. Mathews of Logansport is holding a protracted meeting at the Presbyterian church. Ilis sermons are interesting, and several, have united with the church. Mr. James Spencer has recently secured the services of Dr. Guy to assist him in dispensing jalap, quinine aud spiritus frumenti to the sick and afflicted in that region. At a regular meeting of the Literary Society week before lasOhey elected U. L. Black, Maggie Coover, Vice President; Walter Railsback, Secretary; W, 11. Coover, Critic; Delphia Cotton, Treasarer; Stella Griffin and Eugene Jones, Reviewers; George Watson YerlyKirk, Attorney; John Fjoster, Marshal. When young men of Remington quarrel with their sweethearts, (which the same is exceedingly reprehensible conduct, unscriptural, very naughty, and ought to be discouraged by good people under all circumstances and at all times), they publish the fact by announcing that “I aint on squeezing terms with that fraud so much as I was.” Market. —Corn 40 to 43 cents a bushel, oats 35 cents, wheat $1.50, potatoes sl. 25, apples sl, butter 20 cents a pound, eggs 25 cents a dozen.