Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1876 — Local Gossip. [ARTICLE]

Local Gossip.

The Rensselaer schools opened last Monday. A good many Remingtonites “took in” the Fair last week. x Circuit court convenes sex? Monday. The docket is very largeThe “wheel-of-fortune* men did a good business in Rensselaer daring Fair week. The announcement of Win. Day, for assessor of Marlon township, Appears in another ooluran. Bro. Kitt, of the Remington Record , was In town last week, “doing” the Fair. He gave the Union office a brief call. Gen. Jndson Kilpatrick, who, it will be remembered, delivered such an able and eloquent speech in Rensselaer some time ago, will speak at Goodl&nd next Monday. The receipts of the Fair last week were abbot S9OO, or SIOO less than enough to pay premiums and expenses. Had the weather been good the receipts would have run up to $2,000.

The Hayes and Wheeler Guards came out Saturday night in uniforms and with torches qnd drilled upon the streets an ho**r or so, ifiaking a very fine display and attracting no little attention. Every effort is being made to secure a large attendance at the rally next Wednesday, and the indications are that there will be the greatest outpouring ot people on that day ever known in the county. There has been an active demand for quinine in this place for the past ten days, owing to the fact that a great many people are inclined toward ’ ague. Some of them have the preventive put np in paper and others get it in quart bottles. The attendance Utr-tbe Fair, last week was l&rge, despite the unfavorable weather the first three days. Had the weather been as nice throughout the week as was the two last days, ttie Fair would have been the best ever held in the county. 1 Dr. R. Y. Martin’s carriage team took the first premium at the Fair last week, overcome twelve other teams that were entered. The Dr. has p. nobby team of horses and when hitched to his carriage they don’t let much grass grow under tbeir fiet.

Hon. W. W. Curry speaks at Remington next Saturday (the 23d inst.) at 2 o’clock p m. Mr. Curry is oue ol the best speakers in the state and everybody should go and hear what be has to say upon questions of such grave importance in the present campaign. ' ' The Jasper County Teacher’s Institute concluded its labors last Friday, after having a very interesting and profitable session. The reunion was held at the court house Friday evening, and the exercises were highly interesting and equally meritorious. Saturday was examination.

A grand democratic and independent rally is announced for next Thursday, at this place, Hon. Geo. W. Julian, uflndiana, Hon. Marvin H. Bovee, senator of Wisconsin, and Hon. John E. Neff, secretary of stale, will address the people. This is expected to be the democratic rally of the campaign. Strenuous efforts are being made for a grand demonstration. Torch light procession at night. Buscuit a Lcxubyvob ALL.-The v. popular notion that people suffering from dispepSia or predisposed to that disease, should not eatbi'seuit, has grown onto! the fact that the common Salaratus has been used in the making of such biscuit. And it was rigui; the article is mischievious. But light and healthy biscuit, such aa dispeptic people may oat with impunity .and with positive benefit, are made from D. B. DeLaud A Co.'s Rett Chemical Scdaratut. Physicians admit this.