Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1877 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Lut4ayor spriif . Shssp-shssrin* tint»» *tband. The |th of Mt wtt\ soon be here. Qrpaief hiv# pommenoed thtir annqat r«i*s. The*sr sad festivo Ikwm fly has pad# appearance. Somebody hst thank* for a Into pop? of the Dixon, (III.) Telegraph. Tbs pesky potato bag is said to be getting in his work in soot* localities. - Garden prod ecu »oe grace the table* of hotels and boarding bosses. Old papers for sale at this office for 10 cents a doses. Half a dossn for a niekle. frost wa* observed several mornings lapt week, bnt i* thought not so have done any eerious damage. Rev. Thoma* Vanecoy administered tbs ordinance of baptism to flee parsons at this place last Sabbath. City Marshal Enstninger, of Crawfordsville, spent a fear days in this place last week with hie son Charley, the gentlemanly clerk at Lndd Hopkins' store. Charles B. Steward, Esq, takes orders for tombstones, life insurance policies, threshing machines and wood sawing; also teaches lessons in the graceful art of dancing. Messrs. F. J. Sear* & Co. are prepared to pay the highest market price in cash or trade for wool. Do not neglect to interview them on the subject before contracting year season's clip. The Sherwood folding top lock desk is pronounced by the Rensselaer school board to be perfect. It is made of hard wood and tuaileableiron. Address Sherwood School Furniture Co., Chicago, 111. 37-2. Among other original and startling local intelligence which the Jasper County Agricultural and Mechanioal Association publishes In its premium list this season is that jacks and mules belong to ''Division C—Cattle.” The retail prioe of good butter fas this market is 12| oents a pound. Egg. are worth 8 cents a dozen. The market is poorly supplied with provisions, and those who depend upon the local products, find great difficulty in setting a good table.

Mr. W. A. Doerle, who has been employed for more than a year by Mr. Leopold as salesman and book keeper, left town last Friday morning to be absent two or three week*. He Is a thorough business man, gentlemanly in deportment, and makes friends wherever known. * \ T “"g . "*■ '' f % t T y’f Miss Flora Warren, teacher of Cartia Creek school, Newton township, makes the following report for the month euding May 18th: No. pupils enrolled 81; average daily attendance 2C.2. Lottie Powell, Sarah Powell, Anna Powell, AUie Powell, Ada S'rong, Mary Sayler, Flora Sayler, Byron Sayler, Elbert Yeoman, Willie Coen, Eddie Coen, Emma Yeoman, Laura Yeoman, Dallas Price and Orlando Yeoman were perfect in atteodanee, punctuality and deportment. The social held at the residence pf Mr. E. L. Clark's last Saturday, freeing was a very pleasant affair. The nest cue will be held atMr. H. W. Wood’s residence on Saturday yveniag. A cordial invitation is fSteaded to the public to be piesfot ap4 participate in the enjoyof the occasion. Refreshptenta consisting of cake and tee praam will V* served. These social* are given by the ladies of the 3¥L ehurph and the proceeds are to go towards keeping up repairs Mid paying expenses ot the churuh. Lend them your aid. The board of school trustees of (hf town of Rensselaer gave an «»rdey i**t week to an agent of the Shejirood School Furniture com pany for desks and «eats to furnish ? ropm in public school building. The agent also received a] PJWJW pf otl W orders from the trustees of Mariop. Newton, Union The *‘t )ecirneu f ample* of school desks he bad op oyhibitjop with him were probably the 1 best aver brought ifttb 3M*per cottcsy. Indeed so well ,n M >l.3 «üb«ta n&f l’nu furniture that the manufacturers warrant ro, t« jSni. <