Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1877 — LOCAL GOSSIP. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL GOSSIP.

Best tobacco and cigars at Starr’s. Curry combs and horse brushes at Starr’s. Read the advertisement headed “I Will Sell.” Hains, shoulders and breakfast bacon at Starr’s. Willie B. Austin has returned from school at Ladoga. A new stock of spring prints just opened at Willey & Sigler’s. Starr keeps the largest stock of sugar, coftee and tea in Rensselaer. Go to Willey <t Hgler for good American watches ami fine jewelry. Starr’s garden seeds are warranted first-class and true to name. Only $1 tor a 15-pound kit of white fish. . Buy them of C. C. Starr.

Gunpowder, shot, caps, wads and all kinds of hunters’ goods at Starr’s. Minstrels at Bedford’s Hall tomorrow evening. Go and enjoy a good, hearty, solid laugh. Somebody engaged m a rumpus on Washington street lasi Saturday. No lives reported lost. Ahead of all others ia improvements is the American sewing machine sold by Willey <fc Sigler. , The wife of Caleb A. Hopkins died last Saturday night, of consumption, and was buried Monday. An elegant assortment of spring dress goods just opened at„ Leopold's. Prices to suit all purchasers. Bowman’s tailor shop is in Leopold’s stone store, back room. Entrance through the store from the front. F. J. Sears «fc Co. have a splendid selection of new goods, among the rest many pieces of beautiful prints. More goods for a dollar and far. belter quality sold by F. J. Sears <fc Co. than by any other firm in this market. » A Masonic pin was found in It. S. & Z. D wiggins’ office, which the loser can recover on application at this office. Ludd Hopkins claims to have sold more calico for the fancy calico hall held last evening than any other store in town. Willey & Sigler have the largest and nicest stock of light boots and shoes for the spring trade ever brought to this market. New spring calicoes, elegant patterns and the best brands, such as American, Cocheco, Menmac, etc., at Leopold’s stone store. The firm of E. T. Harding & Bon this day is changed to Harding & Peacock; Mr. Erastns Peacock having supplanted the Son. Better trade a little with F. J. Sears <t Co. occasionally, if you desire to save expenses and wear good cloths at the same time. Johnny Barton’s dog leaped through a front window in Leopold’s store day before yesterday just as easy as the blue glass cure. Genuine Old Government Java coffee and other excellent groceries at F. J. Sears & Co.’s. They want 1,000 pounds of lard at cash price. About this time of yearN. Warner is kept busy supplying outfits for housekeeping to new families. . Several have been spoken for this week.

W. T. Pritchard, of Franklin, Ind , is visiting relatives and friends In Jasper county. Times are awful hard where he lives—he thinks worse than here. Rice, hominy, beans, oat meal, flour, potatoes, cranberries, apples, lemons, oranges, raisins and canned fruit at Starr’s. The best place in town to buy groceries or provisions. It is common remark among the ladies that they buy embroideries of Ludd Hopkins, because the patterns are so pretty, wash so nicely, and wear as long as the garment. Michael Comiskey will move back to the Wolverine state in the coarse of a week or two. He has been a good citizen since his sojourn in Jasper county, and bears with him the well wishes of many friends. Mr. Eli Dean received a telegram Sunday, stating that his son Charley, who is living near Topeka, Kanfias, was lying very sick and that his lite was despaired of. He started, Monday morning, for the bedside of the poor boy. v A. Leopold has just received for the spring trade the largest assortment of ladies’ morocco, kid and clofh shoes ever brought to this market. Ladies, we arj ready to give yon good bargains in shoes; call and examine the stock. ~ Mr. M. L. Spitler’s forty-first birthday was celebrated on the 11th by the assembling of intimate friends at his residence to extend congratiibitions and assure him of their continued esteem. One who was present reports a Very pleasant season.

Just received per express, 20 pieces fine pure mohair lustres, which were bought at reduced prices. Will sell tine black mohair lustres at 50c, worth 75c peryard. Ladies call and see these goods at Leopold’s and judge tor yourselves. No trouble to show goods. The American sewing machine sold by Willey & Sigler is the lightest running, and the mort durable It has a self threading shuttle, a self setting needle, it never breaks the thread and never skips a stitch. Has most room under the arm. It is the best machine for all purposes. Call and examine it before buying. Mr. Ward, of the Kentland lav/ firm cf Troxell & Ward, was counsel before tLe commissioners for the Remington people who remonstrated to the petitions of Mr. Swett and Mr. Peet for license to retail intoxicating liquors in that town. Mr. Ward conducted his cases in admirable manner wholly to the satisfaction of his clients.

My stock of merchant tailoring goods is now complete, and with Mr. Bowman as cutter will guarantee satisfaction. No Jit, no pay. My stock of gents’ furnishing goods is also complete, with a splendid assortment of white and colored shirts. No better assortment of hats and caps in town. Call and examine A. Leopold’s stock and satisfy yourselves. Reader, dost thou owe Jacob Eiglesbach for the meat thou hast eaten during the past year? Hast thou ever paid him for those tender loin steaks, those juicy roasts, those luscious hams,4hose excellent cutlets? Dost thou think be can furnish thee and thy wife, thy little ones, thy hand-maid and thy manservant, the stranger thou has entertained and thy friend whom thou hast made to rejoice at thy table, without any pay whatsoever? Dost thou think he may live without money and supply thy wants also? Wilt thou persist in withholding from bipi what thou owest? Art thou hardened to the voice of sorrow and the appeal of necessity that thou passest by and dost not settle with him? Hast thy cheek become as brass that it cannot when thou meeteat him? Why dost thou not go and pay him a portion of that long account ere disappointment like a worm in the bud gnaweth at his vitals and he wasteth away like the waning moon? Go and pay him a portion, at least, of your indebtedness without delay, else you will be sued immediately. There is no use fooling about this matter «ny longer. Patience ceases to be a virtue and justice must be done. Quick; or the redeyed minions of the law will be sniffing about your tracks.

An interesting letter from Mr, and Mrs. Halstead will appear iu the next njimber of Ta« Union. Mrs. Halsteads health is improving and they are delighted with the climate and locality. John E. Alter, teacher of Rosebud school of Union township, reports as follows: Enrolled, 38; average daily attendance, 27.05. Pupils who lost no time were Willie Warne, Amos Alter, David Alter, Isaac Alter, James MoColly, Emma Wyatt, Orra Warne, Mary Abbett, David Swaim, Mattie Alter. Isaac Alter lost no time during the term of school. School number 2 of Hanging Grove township. Term ending February 2d, 1877. Number of scholars enrolled, 30; number of days taught, 60. Charles Johnson and Mary Hayworth attended every day. James Anderson, John Hoover, Mary Hayworth, Mary Cody, Ella Benson, Alice Hoover and Laura Waples have honorable mention for deuorlmenl and study. C. W. Lee, jr., teacLer.