Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1875 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

There is $831.65 in the town treasury The spelling mania has abated.... Hart’s hotel is being repainted.... Clint. Taylor is at work for Pat. LallyProfessor Pierson is reorganizing the brass aiid string bands, ami givingthem proper instruction for their labor After the present season there will be hardly an acre of unimproved land in the vicinity of Remington, where twelve years ago there was hardly a half-dozen farms within as many miles. We think that any one who would not be satisfied with this country would require little less than a paradise Butter is extremely scarce, and the hotels send several miles out of town for their supply Jumping is the order of athletic exercises now. H. H. Cherry is champion at seventeen feet, eight inches. He took lessons of« the Benton county lion last fall., A,number of persons are planting shade trees this seasonA Methodist Social jwas recently with Mrs. Bev. E. A. Andrew president, Mrs. G. B. Chappell, Mrs. Dr. Landon and Mrs. C. Rawls vice presidents, Miss Della Hathaway secretary, Mrs. J. Allman treasurer, Misses Rosa Hart and Delphia Cotton solicitors. The amusements practiced at their meetings are Ruth and Jacob, croquet by lamplight, and vocal and instrumental music... Remington Lodge No. 834, Independent Order of Good, Templars, recently installed Al. J. Kitt, W. C. T.; Miss Mary Blood, W. V. T.; Miss Frank Blood, W. 8.; Walter Railsback, W. A. 8.; John Conwell, W. F. 8; Mrs. A. ChappelL*W. Chap.; Mrs. Helen Draper, W. T,;D. B. Miller, W. M.; Miss Della Hathaway, W. D. M.; Mrs. C. Rawls, W. I. G.—Compiled from the Record. ■■