Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1876 — TOWN AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTY.

Judga Hammond ia holding court Mr. Billy Piles has thanks for a copy of the Rossvillef 111., Oheerver of recent date. Marshall Hall started on horseback, Tuesday, for Elizaville, Ky. n a PUnrt-J —•/!PffWUHyJv* Afcoro. Mr. C. D. Delaney has placed os under special obligations for oopies of late Buffalo, N. Y., papers. Eggs are searoe in this market and so is lard. The former are quoted at 15 cents a dosen; the latter at 15 cents a pound. Mr. William B. Austin, one of the brightest and most affable of Rensselaer boys, started lor Ladoga on Monday last, to attend Normal school. It ia humored that an amateur theatrical troupe is being organised in this place, which will make their debut sometime during holidays. Mr. H. R. W. Smith started on Tuesday morning to Cincinnati, where he expects to remain through the winter and occupy a position •n the editorial staff of the Enquirer. A plank walk is being constructed from the oenter of town to the M. E. Church. This much needed improvement will be bailed with delight by all our churoh-going citizens, especially in a muddy time (ike the present.

Mr. S. P. Howard started on Monday morning for Wichita, Kansas, where he intends spending a few weeks visiting bia children in that region. He was accompanied by Mrs. M. F. Chiloote and her three /children who have relatives in Wilson and Reno counties with whom they intend visiting daring their stay in that state. Miss Nellie Stout, teacher, reports that the pupils attending sohool at Union school house did good work daring the month which ended November 23d. Ellen Burk, Lillie Bark, Ida Now els, Eva Burk and Effie Yeoman were above 87 in grade on general average, and Dallas Yeoman, Emma Kenton and Myrtle Nowels above 85. Attention is called to the oard of Mr. N. R. Bowman, tailor, which will be found on first page of this paper. Mr. Bowman is an experienced hand at tailoring, having been in the business for a great many years. The older citizens of Rensselaer have not forgotten the enviable reputation he bore when among them tn former days and any farther recommendation ia unnecessary. Hts work speaks for itself. Plrask Con sidkb— How much cheaper it is to use a good, pure article of Saleratus for baking, than to buy some cheap, poorly manufactured article of Saleratus, or some of the many adulterated baking jmwders. A pure baking powder, at the most, contains only good soda aud cream tartar; many are adulterated with white earth, or some foreign matter. D. B. DeLand & Co.’s Best Chemical Saleroom is always pure, uuifonn, and jjood in its results. Try it by all infant.

Daniel B. Miller and John C. Miller, brothers and active young democrats of Rensselaer, are accused of having bulldosed school district number 8 of Carpenter township, and attempted to stir up * feeling of “political intolleranoe” among the people against Felix R. Donnelly, Esq., a gallant old war democrat, of Remington, who had made application to teach their school, a. asrvice which Mr. John C. Miller also desired to perform. The strong arm of the township trustee was stretched oat to protect Uaele Felix, the balldosers were compelled to desiis their work of Apolitical intolleranoe,” the vote «»f the bnlldosed distrust was thrown oat by the retaining board, Mr. Donnelly was eoanted in, and white winged peace now hovers undisturbed orer the inhabitants of that blest region like a hen over ber prood in a flower bed. /Something we have learned: That # man’s political friends are not always his best personal friends.— RcmOt all the sad wqrdf of toiigne fir pen, the saddest srp fl/psc: It Rfr* ll b *? e be *°J