Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1877 — Items From Remington Times. [ARTICLE]

Items From Remington Times.

The Times starts out with flattering prospects of success. Justices courts are reported dull The Wolcott cornet bund attended the fuir The railroad company are ballasting and otherwise itnprovrug the condition of their track Mr. M. C. Mead, a former business man of liemington, but who is now doing business at Marion, was in town lust week. Mr. Hugh Hardy, of Monticcllo, eloped with a Benton county damsel last weeje. Such wus th«-.ruinor upon the the fair ground Wednesday The Tlnn-» howls for a deputy prosecutor at Remington “to prosecute open and secret violations of the liquor law” Mr. W. W. Foster has retired from the Exchange drug .torn and is succeeded by a Mr. Leonard, of Logansport. Croquet is the popular amusement with Remington youngsters. Mr. Greenmsa, owner of “Sleepy John,” bad e gold watch stolen from his room at the Babb House, but was fortunate enough to discover the tliief before bo left town and recover tbe watch, but not until lie had collared the fellow and cbokod it out of him.