Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1876 — TOWN AND COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

TOWN AND COUNTY.

’' A happy New Year to all. Begin the new year by oubeerib* tag for Tub Union. Blankets and coverlets at prime cost, at A. Leopold’s. Mr. Remus Rogers is spending holidays with friends in Rensselaer. Miss Mell Wright and Miss Rosa Coen are home from school, spend* ing holidays. A largo assortment of plain and plaid flannels, at reduced prices, at Leopold’s stone store. It has snowed a little at this place nearly every twenty-four hours for the last two weeks. My entire stock of hats, caps and furs, will be sold regardless ot cost Enquire of Leopold for particulars. Several young men of this place are talking of going out West in the spring to grow up with the country. Venison, Jasper county product, is on sale at the butcher shop, re* tailing for 15 cents a pound for choice cuts. Daniel E. Fairchild and Elam D. Fairchild, of Keener township were this day commissioned justices of the peace.

Emmet Kannal has a few holiday goods, yet, which he wants to con* vert into money. Now is the time to strike him for bargains. A New Year’s ball will be given in Exchange Hall, at Remington, on Monday night. It is expected that it will be a grand affair. One hundred overcoats, for boys, youths and men, at prime cost, at Leopold’s; — Call early and get a good overcoat at bottom price. Very good sleighing now, and from the constant jingling of the sleghbells, one would think it was being used to good advantage. For a good lantern, which will burn either sperm oil or a candle, go to Kannal’s. Only 50 cents. Every farmer can afford to buy one at these low figures. A lady left her muff at F. J. Sears A Co.’s store, either on Christmas day or the Saturday before, which is being carefully cared for, and remains subject to her order. Go to Kannal’s for a superb copy of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. Nothing can be a more handsome or appropriate present than one of these valuable books.

Mrs, George S. Nowela lost her Christmas night either in ths court bouse or near it. The finder will be suitably rewarded on returning the property to its owner. The protracted meeting is still in progress at the M. E. church. Several persons have been converted since the meeting began and a number have uniud with the church. Call at Kannsrl’s drug store and see those diaries for 1877. A nice set of Dickens' Works, complete, in 14 volumes, only 813; also, a set of Waverly Novels, complete in 23 volumes, for s3l. Mr. H. R- W. Smith will return to Cincinnati, Saturday, to take his position on the editorial staff ot the Enquirer. Mr. Smith has been visiting for several weeks with relatives in this county. Gents’ and boys’ cassimere suits at prices that will astonish you, at Leopold’s. Call before all are sold, for sell them we will at some price. They must be closed out by the opening of spring. « Leap year is almost gone, and about nine hundred and ninety-nine young men (more or less) of this town are trembling at the awful consequences of another four years’ siege of single cussedness. The protracted meeting at the Smith school house in Barkley township, conducted by the DisciSle denomination, was closed last aturday evening. One addition was received by the church. Msrriage licenses were issued by the county clerk during the past week to the following parties: Levi A. Hopkins and Samantha Porter, James W. Lister and Susanna F. Reed; John P. Adair and Mary Alice Puttee.

George W. HaMjall, Charles M. Johnson, James’S. Wigmore, B.IL Patton, and James Peffly came over from Remington last evening to be present at the public installation of the officers of Prairie Lodge, No. L 25, F. and A. M. At the regular meeting of Iroquois Ledge, No. 143, I. O. O. F., last Tuesday evening, officers were elected ter six months as follows: James Yeoman, •noble grand; Leslie C. Grant, vice grand: A. W. Reeve, eeoretary; G. W. Terhune, treasurer. Witt elose out at cost a nice line of albosns, toilet goods, fancy hair brushes, writing desks and Crandall’s blocks. Pocket books and portmooaes at low prices. I must turn these goods into money between now and January Ist.

EVMET KANNAL.

A report reaches ns that in a street fight at Remington, on Christmas day, P. H. Lally was stabbed in two or three places, by a man named Korn. Wounds are not deep nor serious. Korn w’as arrested and bound over to the circuit court in the sum of fifty dollars. Expecting io make a change in my business in the spring, I will, from the date of this paper, sell my entire stock of goods at prime cost to rednee it as much as possible before this change is made. That this is no humbng announcement can be satisfactorily determined by calling and learning my prices. A. Leopold. Mr. A. Leopold will sell his entire stock of dress goods at less than cost. He offers: Alpscas worth 50 cents, for 35 cents “ “ 75 “ “ 50 “ “ “ 11.00 “ 75 “ Dress 1 “ 50 cents, “ 40 “ Damask f “ 60 “ “ 45 “ Delaine “ 25 “ “ 15 “ “ “ 20 “ “ 12| “ Don’t neglect to call before ail are sold.

On last evening public installation ceremonies were conducted in the Masonic lodge by Past Masters James S. Wigmore and George W. Hascall. The officers installed were: M. F. Chjlcote, worshipful master; Ira C. Kelley, senior warden; Willis J. Imes, junior warden; Harvey W. Wood, treasurer; Charles H. Price, secretary; Silas L. Swain, senior deacon. Louis Kern, junior deacon; David J. Thompson and William A. Erwin, stewards; D. I. Jackson, tiler. Over 4250 was donated by business men and the ladies of Rensselaer, and placed in the hands of a committee for the purpose of buying wood, flour, meat, groceries and articles of clothing for Christmas presents for families whom the hard times and sickness have placed in straightened circumstances. All day last Saturday the committee were busy making distributions, and a number of worthy families were placed in a condition to enjoy a merry Christmas, to whom the happiness of their more fortunate neighbors would otherwise have seemed a cruel mockery. Thia action, so unostentatious and quieQ was a practical d»ed of true Christian charity which brings its own reward both to giver and receiver. It is worthy ot all praise and of frequent repetition.