Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1877 — VOCAL GOSSIP AND BUSINESS. [ARTICLE]

VOCAL GOSSIP AND BUSINESS.

wm in town Tuesday. - pric, m F J. HwX*r oT fin* qualify ic «<>ld at rdn>! S*KB, a number one article, fin •rie at Willey & MgUr'a. Mim Emma Cinanx ii visiiing with friends at Bradford thin week. Phimts. —A aplotidid line of now opened tide week by F. J. Scar* & Co. OxLY *1 a year for the Henswlarr Union. Try It throe month*— only 25 rente. Bt*w Watataa Boor, the well-known gen nine article for tale by F. J. Sean & Co . A-MaaataaK Licks** •” is*nod Iflth lutut !• George P. Robinson and Lydia OlamwaK*. —Another eratc of excellent and cheap gtaaware received by Harding & Peacock, •£. Don’t bk Bvttnoxan.—Willey & Sigler Bell good hand-made boots and ahoes for the least money. Tnt ever popular game of checkers has broken out in Rensselaer again with renewed vigor. i Taa Motto of Willey & Sigler is “Live and lei live; buy good goods, and sell them for fiur profits. ’ Lost.- -A child's bib-yin. Hold and black enamel. If left at thi* office, the finder will be paid for his trouble. Waraawatoxs range in price from 5 cents up to 40 cents each. Sonic of them are large and fine looking. Two couples of Monticello's fair sons end daughters were doing the metropolis of Jasper county last Sunday. BaroaK.BuYixo' elsewhere go to F. J. Sears k Co., examine their stock' of boots and shoes and learn prices. “Hark” PvaccriL* and Riley Israel were eyewitnesses of the match game of baaeball, at Remington last Saturday. Uaei* A. W. Bixohan returned Tuesday evening from Southern Illinois, where ho h»s been visiting three or four mouths. IIIM Jnxxir. Pbuax of Mexico, Indiana, returned home yesterday. She had been visiting the family of her uncle, Mr. W. 0. Stnoot, several weeks. Arrues are quotable at retail at $1 a bushel, potatoes 30 cent s, melons from 10 to 50 cents each, onions SO cents a bushel, cabbage 5 cents a Lead. tj; Thb Counft Band tooted their little horns at the doors of several of oar citizens Monday night. Tho boys are getting pretty good l<ps on them. Tek Baar Afuoiitmkxt of boots ami shoes in Jasper county is kept by Willet* A «El*- 11 was bought fr.r low prices and will be add to divide the advantage with easterners. Sktuai. loads of cramp colic nnd cholera morbus, in the shape of watermelons and muskmelons, were to be seen on the streets during t he past week. Hot toddies are in demand. forget the regular monthly meeting of- rtnr Jasper County Temperance, Coion, which will oe held in the Presbygerian dteir. h next Monday evening. A good programme will be presented. Au Goons sold by Willey-<feSigler will be made just as recommended by them. Their stock is large and varied and suited to the publie want. The firm makes the •rants -of its patrons a special study. Mvssns. R. S. & Z. Dvrtmnks are prepared io negotiate loans in sums of §3ooor upwards, for live years, at,9 percent, interest payable at life end of the year. Security ■required, first mortgage on improved farms.

Rxmembkk, F. J. Fears & Co. next door below Ines’ drugstore, have received and opened tbeir fall stock of boots and shoes. *fbey desir.* everybody to call, examine goods, and learn prices. Better do this, loo 4 before buying of any other house. .’Tbmmls to the secretary of the ftbUe Board of Agriculture for a season ticket to the state fair of 1877, which will lie held at Indianapolis one week, commencing September 24th. No entry fee is charged articles for exhibition, except in the speed ging. Thanks to the secretary of the Remington agricultural association for complimentary ticket to their fair, which will be held next week, commencing Tuesday and continuing until Friday evening. Governor Williams will deliver an address on the grounds Wednesday afternoon. It Must Come.—A few words will explain •batthis means. If owing an account at Charley Starr’s yon tnnsf settle it without detail. This may be considered jraScient warning, atd none of the class weed be surprised or offended if accosted by TtcoHector. A settlement must be made. Eldeb Richard Hambate, the veteran preacher of the Northwestern Indiana Conference, will preach in the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday at 10:30 A. M. awd also in the evening. Father liargrave M nearly 80 years old, l<ut has pre died 186 times since last Conference, and is as gloqueni as ever. Eu>es If, T. Reed of Chicago trill be in Renssela. r next week. Friday evening he ■will preach in tiie Christian church. Saturday afternoon will be at the Old Settlers’ meeting and deliver an address; Saturday night preach again in the Christian church. And on Sunday will preach in the church in the morning, afternoon and at night. Public Salb.—Mr. M. C. Park, three piles southwest es Crisler’s store in Jackwon township, Newton county, will make a public sale, Saturday, September Ist. Three lioraes, two milch cows, one calf, twelve hogs, corn in fi ld, hay, farm implements, bouse furniture, etc. Nine months credit yßhout interest on sums of §5 and over. A Match Game of baseball was played at Remington last Saturday between the Good}and and Remington clubs, resulting in a victory fur |he former by a score of 13 to 12. The game is represented to have been an excitingoue, both clubs playing with a sfistwminMiou to win. The second game pf the series .jrill be played nt Goojland |>cxt Satnrd.y. Arvrrok Babklet istbankedfor posting advertisements of The Union. As*a bill poster tbc Auditor has no superior and few Equal* in the West. He has cxceller t judgment of artistic effect, fine discrimination of attractive positions, and docs the work pcß. A specimen job of this kind may be eeen o* the right-hand facing of the door M upp 'gocs into his offieein theooart house. O*m.— Tbe average yield of pats per vn in Jasper peunty thia season is wry farce, and in some fields enormous. Pro’opbf) it is safe to estimate the average fur t h<» topty over at fX) bushels per aepo by nteaetire, which will weigh from J ( ) to so pptiadaper bushel. U the price of 20 <en» abtwhel the crop pays better this jrwi- thon'lhe crop of Inst year wogild-have WW at 60 cents a bushel ’•/- <6uocEpiks.—Pmb-ably ’ Charley Starr jsStaesnutny groceriesand provisions as rigr dealer in tiie county. He always has a iocwl gtopk in store, sella for reimpa’de Lrofils, is acpeniniod'diqg and pleasant to aft epatufnygi. lie has a targe Intde/pauu and «loey a gopd business, All nda' pf taptifg groceries, . provisions, eart|iop ware, queensware, jujiware. rope, mtwwtion, etc., on band. Charity Starr’s . for floor, bnc< n, ■Be W* r ’ I 4 *- c : £,n>s. ;

Hardixo & I'kacook keep an excellent quality of ammunitiM.' Sportsmen are invited to try their powder, eaps, etc. PißLic Baix—Eli Casteel will make a public rale on hi* premises a mile and a quarter north of ori*leH»*« store in Jackson township, Naw'un county. Saturday Feptemtuuiber Blh. He has, to dispute of, 7 hesd of hornet* and colts, 7 head of cattle, 30 sheep, 20 hogs, 40 acres of coni in the field,farming implements, house furniture, etc. lie will give nine months', credit without interest on kuiiih of five dollars nnd over. Mr. Cuateel willtnoxe, to ihitcs County, Missouri. Scnobl. Cai Al.oucE.—-The trustee* of the Rensselaer graded school have made a contract for printing 500 copies of tho school catalogue lor 1877-8. it will l>e a pamphlet ot 25 pages or more, prated on fine pnper, nnd each pnlron of the school will be etititied to one copy, gratis. It will ctmUin the name of each pupil who is entitled to attend the fail and winter terms, s list of the teachers and their assignment, names of the school board, introductory lemarks, rules and regulations, course of study, genoral remarks, and otlu-r topics of interest that are connected with our public school.' The expense of the printing and publicalio-. of this catalogue is contributed by the business firms of Rensselaer, nnd none of it will come out <>f any portion of the school fund. Forty-five to fifty firms will have advertisements in the catalogue.