Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1876 — Addendum. [ARTICLE]

Addendum.

The following additional classes have been added by the board of of the Jasper County Agricultural and Meohanical Association to the premium list. CXASg *B—FANCT HIDING. first day.—Boys under 15 years old. First premium SB, second premium $2. Misses under 15 years old. First premium $3, second premium $2. Second day—Ladies. First premium 88, second premium, $2. Third day—Gentlemen. First premium $3, Second premium $2. Entry fee in each of the above 50 oents, CLASS 20— TROTTING TEAK IN DOUBLE HARNESS. First premium SO, second premium $4. On first day of the Fair. Four to enter and three to start;' mile heats, two best in three. Teams entered to be owned and used as a team by the party entering them. If you want a nice parasol cheap go to F. J. Sears & Co's. The largest stock of table linen, napkins and towels, is atF. J. Sears .& Go's. Hon. R. S. D wigging and family returned from Philadelphia on Saturday. A new fence is being put up {in front of the school property. It is not so much for ornament as for utility. Mr Thos. Boroughs left Rensselaer Tuesday morning on a trip to Arkansas. He will he absent several weeks. Mr. Jonathan Adamson, on Judge Hammond’s farm, one-half mile east of Rensselaer, will make a public sale of personal property, on Saturday, the 12th instant, at whioh he will offer four horses, eight young cattle, one cow, hogs and pigs, wagon, corn planter, oultivator, breaking plows, harrows, several sets of harness, hay in stack, growing corn, household and kitchen furniture, eto. Six months credit without interest. Miss Eva Halstead reports school Ho. 3, Marion township, for the month ending July Bth, 1876, as follows: Enrollment 30; general average of attendance Those perfect in punctuality, attendance and deportment were: Minnie McDonald, Emma Gwynne, Fanny McDonald, Ida Coons, Ida Gwin, Ella Farklaon, Rosa Coons, Samantha Gwynne, Celestie Gwynn. The enrollment for the entire term was 31, general average of aitendence 26. Pupils who missed »o time during the term were: Josie Parkison, Minnie McDonald, Emma Gwynne, Fanny McDonald, Ida Coons, Ida Gwin, Ella Paikison, Rosa Coons, Samantha Gwynne, (felestie Gwynne. -/■■-■- V- ..

Go to Jb\ J. Seats A Co., to buy stationary at a low prico, A good stook of dress goods at low prices at F. J. Sears A Co’s. To close out stook F. J. Sears A Co., are selling linen suits at cost Ladies oan find neck ties, oollars and cuffs in .great variety at F. J. Sears A Co’s. F. J. Bears A Co., are anxious to sell their whole stock of clothing at cost, in order to close out. Mr. Zimrl Dwigglns and wife started on Tuesday to inspect Con-, teunial sights at Philadelphia. Father Babb, of Remington,* graced the streets of Rensselaer with his appearance last Monday. Bro. Kitt, of the Remington Record , was seen perambulating the streets of Rensselaer on Sunday last. Marriage license was recently granted to Wm. H. Hcnkle and Ann M. Burkley, by the clerk of Jasper oounty. Two new wagons, two span of horses, and two set of harness for sale on twelve months’time, enquire of A. Leopold. Mr. John P. Dunlap was in town this week. “Port” looks as hearty •as ever in the days when he was a boy among us. Charley Platt has sold 100 barrels of flour in four weeks. He gives 49 pounds to the quarter t barrel sack; weigh it. Finest stook of dress goods in this market, at less than first cost, at the stone building store. Reason, want money.

The Rensselaer “Clippers’’.will goto Bradford next Wednesday to play the return game of baseball with the Bradford club. Current report says that Charley Platt did the most business in the grocery line last week. Stock good and cheap ; weights strong. Report says somebody got drunk in town the other evening and sobered up minus S4O. He was an honest German, whose name is not learned. An infant in the family of Mr. Nathqm Fendig died on Sunday night. The corpse was taken to LaFayette for burial in the Hebrew cemetery. Blackberries are peddled from house to house for B@lo cents a quart, according to tho conscience of the seller and complaisance of the buyers. Major W. H. Calkins, republican candidate for congress, honored Rensselaer with his graceful presence from Saturday evening until Monday morning. Did you ever eat a lemon ice? Ladies say they are “justsplendid.” At Emmet KaunaPs ice cream parlors, creams and ices may be obtained at any time or in any quantity. “Week” Robinson and Mike Halloran enjoyed a punch for two on Monday evening, in violation of the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana, since when Robinson has been carrying his eye in a sling. It is not very surprising although times are hard that Leopold should sell large bills and do a good business, because no misrepresentations are made, big bargains are given, and all warrantees are made good. Elsewhere is published the vote polled at the republican primary election, held on Saturday July 22d, as certified to by the board of canvassers. It will be an interesting document for local politicians to keep for future reference. Jerome Boroughs and a young Clark indulged iu a small fisticuff on Saturday evening; after being separated they went away by themselves and talked their difficulty over in a rational manner, and it is hoped a permanent peace has been established. Those having notes and accounts of long standing at Leopold’s will find it more satisfactory all around to o'All and make definite arrangements for their liquidation, otherwise they will have only themselyes to blame if costs are added very soon. All book accounts must be closed and settled by September Ist, 1876. We hear it Stated by good au~ thprity that Mr. Thos. Sayler and a young gentleman from Lafayette have purchased the tools, etc., recently owned by Yeoman A Sermon, and will open a butcher shop next week in the room lately occupied by the latter gentlemen. Mr. Sayler is a young man of considerable energy and we bespeak for the new firm a liberal share of patronage. They expect to Supply the market with none but first-class beeves. In the announcement made in this paper last week of a basket meeting to be held at the Howard school house on next Sunday, it was erroneously stated to be-“by “special request of the Free Will “Baptist denomination,” etc. It should have been announced for the Missionary or Regular Baptists. But this error will in nowise interfere with the holding of the meeting at the place and time designated —the Howard school house, four miles east of Rensselaer, Augu»s 6.