Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1876 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

More snow this morning. Keen pays cash for poultry. Mr. F. W. Bedford baa moved to town. War wife be waged with turkey to-day. Another hep at Bedford's Hall to-night. The beat oat-meal ever brought here, at Kern's. Try a pound of that 50 oent tea at C. fe. Starr’s. Get out your sleighbells and wipe off.yous sleighs. Go to Kern for groceries; the best plaee in town. Seal brown suitings, latest styles, at F. J. Sears & Co.’s. A tieroe of fresh leaf lard just received at C. C. Starr’s. No. 1 rubber hip boots at F. J. Sears A Co.'s for only $5 a pair. The Rensselaer public schools will observe Thanksgiving to-day. Miss Lillie Boroughs left home this week to attend school at Ladoga.

That *‘Old Timer” oigar, at Charley Starr's can’t be beat. Try one of them. Mr. A. D. Swain started to Boston, Mass., on Monday, to visit a •m and friends. To-morrow is the advent of win? ter. Pull down your overcoat and dust off your furs. The December term of the jasper circnit court convenes one week from next Monday. Those ladies’ furs at Leopold's ate selling rapidly. Call and get a set for the holidays. Rensselaer youngsters tripped “the light fantastic toe” in Bedford’s Hall last night. F. j. Bears A Co. are offering their entire stock of clothing at cont, to dose Out the lot *' New'" Supjdy of dress goods, beaver and other novelties, for the holidays, at A. Leopold's. A nice line of ladies* neck-ties, for the holidays, at ’F. J. Bears A

Co.’s. Just the nicest oat. tbatmammoth.stock of holiday goods which will arrive at C. C. Htarr’r in * few days, . Another invoice of those nice Facinatora just received at F. J. Seers <fc Co.’s. Call And see thoiii. J*rof. Lott is instmetihg solass in rnUaio in this piece. Very few iaatruotors upon the violin excel him. . - < < » ■ Don't go back on the poor when pinching Weather oomes, bat renew your subscription, to Tiiii Umion at once. • • *> A full line of wooden war£, consisting of baskets, bowls, buckets, tuba, etc., kept constantly on hand, at C. C. Starr’s. The clerk of Jasper county, issned a marriage license on the 23d instant to Andrew K. Yeoman and Amy E. Brown. Look out for holiday goods at KannuPs drug store. The largest stock of Christmas goods ever brought tn town. There is great rejoicing in the

family of Mr. 0. M. Hopkins, this week, over the arrival of another big fat boy at their house. Silk and worsted fringes and lace trimmings in great variety, also the largest line of'dress buttons, braids, etc., at F. J. Sears A Co.’s. Weather probabilities—fair to very fair; but the roads of Jasper county are exceeding rough, and unfavorable for heavy freighting or pleasure driving. •Don’t forget to enquire for the -penitentiary boot, for it is really the best in the market. Leopold is the only merchant in Rensselaer who is selling them. A. large stock of queensware, glassware and table cutlery just received at Kern's grocery, which will be sold for less money than at any other.house in town. Local shippers are paying tl per dozen for quails and 60 cents a dozen for rabbits. Fox squirrels, ducks, pheasants and prairie chicken* also find a ready market. A gent’s gold, bosom pin with Alaska diamond set was lost by Mr. James Patton on Monday evening. The finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving it at R. 8. & Z. Dwiggins* law office.

A car load of fresh lalt, just unloaded at Charley Starr’s. Kannal goes to city next week for Christmas books and notions. Nubias in great variety at F. J. Sears A Co.’s. Call and examine. A series of religious meetings will be commenced at the Methodist Episcopal church this evening. Billy Wood eata Thanksgiving turkey in Lake county. He will be back, to his post in Willey A Sig* ler’s store in a day or two. The beet waterproofs and repellents for 16 cents per yard that has ever been opened in Rensselaer, can be seen at F. J. Bears A Co.’s;

The festival last Monday evening, under the auspices of the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church, netted them about >27, which will be applied to the liquidation of certain society indebtedness. Why is it so many people flock to Charley Starr's for their groceries and provisions? It is simply because he carries a larger stock than any other grocer in Rensselaer, and sells cheaper than the cheapest. The regular monthly meeting of the temperance society was held in the court house last Monday night. The attendance was large, the programme a good one, and everybody felt that it was good to be there.

Mr. D. B. Nowels, teacher, reports the enrollment of pupils at Bowling GreSn school for the month ending November 24th, 1876, was 37, and the average daily attend, ance Thomas Churchill, Fenton Churchill, Luther Churchill, Marion Churchill, Willy Salter, Charles Porter, Agnss Brown, Clara Coen, Nellie Coen, Ida Makeever, Sanford Makeev er, Milton Makeeyer, Melville Makeever and Lizzie Yoder were perfect in attendance and punctuality. Each pupil has been commendably industrious and ord.edy; and the whole school has done exceedingly good work, for which ■ the pupils themselves deserve all credit.

On Monday the bridge recently built acrosH tlie Iroquois River at Lamson’s Ford was accepted by the boar&Afdounty commissioners, and a full aettlement made with Mr. John P. Dutilap the contractor. This bridge iff one of considerable importance to the people who live north of the in the western part of the couuty, as it enables them to taka;'the surplus products of their farms to the Remington market and eut off a detour of five or six miles. It is told us that Mr. Dunlap carried out his contract in the bpirit as tfbll as to the letter, and that his work in all respects is excellent in character. There was no slighting, Hb shoddy work done.