Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1876 — LOCAL COSSIP. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL COSSIP.

Floor, on excellent article, at Cfcarley Platt’s.' Mr. James Bine ia now clerking Id Leopold's store. ~ Bay your staple and fanoy goods* of Willey A Sigler. Mr. John Abbott spent a day or two in town this week. ■ Go to Charley Platt for sugar, several barrels of fresh, just opened. Boots and shoes, of all grades, styles and prices, at Willey A Sigler's. Willey A Sigler can fit you in a suit of clothes at a price as low as the lowest. The best and greatest variety of linen suits oan be seen at F. J. Sears A Co.’s. MiSs Eva Halstead is conducting a class through the intraoaoies of English grammar. Willey A Sigler order staple goods every week and have a fresh supply always ou hand. Calicos and all manner of summer dress goods down to bottom prices, at the stone store. The Falley boot gives the best satisfaction, and Willey <fc Sigler’s is the place to find them.

Go to F. J. Sears & Co 'a for the next thirty days tor bargains. They have drawn the knife. Few firms in this part of the State curry as large a stock of clothing, or sell as cheap, as Willey A Sigler. Persons in need of a sewing machine will find it to their advantage to oall and examine one for sale by WUley A Sigler. Those who trade at Leopold's are sore of satisfactory bargains, else why should he keep such a run of customers? Mr. Thomas Thompson and wife returned home from Philadelphia, where they oelcbrated the Fourth, on Tuesday evening. Nobody questions the fact that Mr. Leopold keeps his store filled with the nicest, oheapest and best goods to be had in the market. Times are dull now and people are of making their means reach as far as possible. One way to accomplish this purpose is to trade at Leopold’s. On the night of the 9th a meteor of remarkable .size and brilliance uas .seen in the northern heavens by people of this town. It was a I so. noticed at points in every direction within a radius of 150 miles.

On Monday evening District Deputy Ira W. Yeoman, installed as officers of Schuyler Lodge No—1. O. O. F. at Remington, for the ensuing term of six months, Judson Doud, noble grand; John H. Knight, vice grand; George W. Hasoatl, secretary; Robert E. Batson, treasurer. On Tuesday night Ira W. Yeoman, District Deputy, installed as officers of Iroquois Lodge No 143, I. O. O. F. of Rensselaer, for the ensuing term of six months, Charles H. Price, noble grand; William B. Blankenbaker, vice grand; Nathaniel W. Reeve, secretary; Garret W. Terhune, treasurer, Being anxious to reduoe our Urge stook of goods we will, for the next thirty days, make low prices on everything for cash. We have the largest and best stook of goods in the county. will be taken in exchange at cash prices. Give us a call an<3 examine for yourselves. t*. S. &eaiw Co. Judge Hammond,, with his daughter Louie and nieqe Miss Nellie Spitler, and Hon. R. 8. D wiggins, wife and family, started on yesterday to attend the Centennial ejupsiUon at Philadelphia. Judge Hammond kindly promised to take notes of exposition sights for publication in Th» Uni ox. Several new names are added tbis week to the list of candidates iu Jasper county. There is now a pretty respectable number of very respectable gentlemen before the people of Jasper.for their suffrages. If good men are not selected—but they will be; there is no ifJn the way. All of them are good, worthy and well qualified, aa can readily be proven by a multitude of witnesses. But who will be the Tficfcv mni?

The friends of Mr. Albert Bellows are urging his uftmiuation for commissioner from this district, on the republican ticket Mr. Bellows informs us that, although not seeking the position, he will accept the office and discharge the duties thereof, if elected.—./ bmintfon Record. At the regular annual meeting, on Monday evening, the Rensselaer Cornet Band elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: C. P. Hopkins, president; J. M. Hopkins, leader; C. P. Hopkins, assistant leader; R. H. PurcupUe, secretary • and J- M. Abbott, treasurer. Messrs. J. M. Hoptyns, J. M. Abbett and R. H. Purcupile were appointed auditing and contractingcommittee, who alone have authority to make contracts of whatever nature. Neighbors tell ns that they have been feasting on roasting ears and new cabbage grown in their Hardens this season; but these reports are probably the impressions of their dreams, for it is a well authenticated fact that people who have been without food for two or three days dream banqueting upon the most ravishing feasts. When roasting ears, new cabbage, spring chickens, and tlfe like are to be found upon the .table where we feed, we will be in condition to give credence to reports of their existence; but until then they are as unsubstantial as the shadows of _ - -uu- -u- ' - ■ ' yesterday.

In the case of Isaac Y. Alter vs. the Jasper County Ditching Company, tried in the circuit court last week, before Judge Ward, of the LaFayette superior court, the jury brought in a verdict for theplaintiff and ordered the assessments of the company set aside. Five or six days were consumed in the trial, and twenty-five or twenty-six witnessess examined. In the matter involving a remonstrance to the action of the board of county commissioners in establishing a public highway, on what is known M the range line route between Rensselaer and Remington, it was held that the commissioners exceeded their authority in ordering the road within ;jbe corporation limits ot Rensselaer, and a perpetual injunction was obtained by the plaintiffs against the defendants.

Notwithstanding the disappointment occasioned by J. E. Warner!’* show which did not exhibit in Rensselaer last week as advertised, the fun-loving public are not 10 be altogether without amusement this season. A show will be in Rensselaer, for certain and tor sure, on Saturday of this week. The American bearded woman, a beautiful Circassian lady, a performing gorilla, an educated pig, the largest living serpent in the United States, rare collection of wild animals, beautiful birds, monkeys, etc; Prof. Hamilton, who eats fire, performs feats ot magic; and other attractions that can not here be enumerated. Also, a grand monster balloon ascension by the renowned Madam LaFoutame. No charge will be made for admission to see the balloon inflated and theseronaut start on her perilous aerial voyage. It is a remarkable fact that Carpenter whfoh nexiljtft. Marion polls the largest republican vote in the county, has never b|en represented in the government* of |“• - - ■—-4;- f *■—+■ - ■■■T'*-TT.,-T--tyfAp-T-» t-MU- L-U the oonnty by a single republican

officer. It ndw presents amlug others for consideration of the republican party at their priralry election on the 22d instant at a candidate tor sheriff, Mr. Patrick H. Lally, long a citizen of Jaspir, and now a resident of the town-’of Remington. Mr. tally is pretty well acquainted; In every township in the county; is a square, straightout republican, has a large circle of aotive friends in his own township as well as at Rensselaer, a«d undoubetedly it well qualified to perform the duties of the office to which be aspireh. By the way, |e does not pretend that it was only at the earnest solicitation of frien|e that he became a candidate for tie nomination, bni is so on his ow; motion. If nominated, his claim that be will poll the full P ar |r vote, at least, in October, inde|i some of the more enthusiast) among them think he will add positive strength to his ticket, aifc Could not be beaten in the race.