Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1874 — Baaington Journal Jottings. [ARTICLE]

Baaington Journal Jottings.

The masons are progressing finely on Butler’s building. Mr. Cotton is building a neat little residence on Indiana street. Horse-shoe pitching is on the increase, and croquet played out. , The three schools now in progress in Remington, are reported to be well patronized. J. K. Shaw A Co., have moved into their new bnilding, which has a neat and pleasant appearance. Friday evening, May 15th, a concert will be given in the Christian church to raise funds for repairs upon the house. Dr. Maxwell has been over to Fowler looking-for a dwelling house into which to move his family, he having decided to make that young towli his future home. Four wandering ohildren from the Celestial land passed through Remington on their way back to Asia, having become disgusted with the enstoms and manners of American barbarians, during a residence of only six weeks. Messrs., Robert Parker, CL BMclntire, S. A. Morgan, C. W. Hartley and Abraham Norris were elected town trustees at the corporation election last week, B. B. Jeffries clerk and. treasurer, and W. H. Shaw assessor and collector, Without dtsparagemetif'*tb any of their predecessors, or flattery to these gentlemen, the people of Remington never made a better selection of officers. “An Occasional Sportsman” says: “I would direct the attention of sportsmen to the following fact —the truth of which can be verified in the mind of any who will take the trouble to make the observation—to wit : At least fourfifths of the prairie chickens are males. Many times out of a covy ot twenty birds, not more than three or four females are to be found. The cause of this is readily explained. The males are very seldom found with the young covy. But the females are invariably with them and are, consequently, often killed. This should not be done as it is fast Timing out the' birds, and if persisted in, will do more towards stopping our iavorite sport than every thing else combined. Bear this in mind, never shoot the mother of tho brood.”