Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1878 — Another Masque Party. [ARTICLE]

Another Masque Party.

Nice cigar* *t C*U ft Smoot'a. ttafoa «Hlt ia mw barrel* al Kern’a. Wool aranted at tba New York Store. 'Good, aloe, cheap tea* alCatt ft Smoot’*. ’«« bars of Map for 26 cents al Cast ft Fme 4 s.— Dried apples 14 pounds for |l, at A. S. Laßue'a. K*w potato** are on eale at Ute stores thi» week. Syrups and New Orleans molasses in kegs at Starr’*. Good coffee for 20 cent* a pound, at A. S. laßu*'*. Daily arrival of fresh strawberries at Kaanai'a drag store. Buy your groceries at Kern's, the cheapen! place in th* county. A full Hire of staple and fancy dry poods ■tithe New York Store. Circuit nnd commissioners’ courts will be in session next week. White filth and mackerel only 8J cents a pound at A. S. Laßue" a. A large stock of stoneware at reduced prices for sale at Starr's. Table cutlery, pocket cutlery and spoons, a large stock cheap, at Starr's. Genuine Mann's regulation base balls for sale enly at Kan rial's drug store. White fish, cod fish, mackerel, trout nnd pickerel at Starr's; also, fishing tackle. GotoC.C Starr’s for tobacco and cigars. He keeps the best goods in the market. Don’t fail to go to Kern for a cheap lot of crockery and glassware before it is gone. Only $4.50 fora good working suit, at the Narrow Gauge One Price Clothing Store, v Number one roasted coffee at Cntt & Smoot’s. Examine beforebu ying elsewhere. When in town do not forget to look at the little carpet exhibition at the New York Store.

The largest and finest line of carpets In Jasper county can be seen at the New York Store. Please say t* your neighbor that The Union's subscription price is only one dollar a year. Carpets at wholesale and retail nt the New York Store. F. J. Sears & Co. proprietors* If you want pure white lead and linseed oil al hard times prices, go to Kannal’s drug store. The finest lineofsamplecarpets ever shown in the place may be seen now at the NewYork Store. Butter of good quality is only 8J cents a pound in Rensselaer. Eggs are worth 6J cents a dozen. Choice white castile soap, warranted strictly pure, for medical purposes, at Kanaal’s drug store. Wool is wanted by R. Fendig, who will pay the topmost market prices in cash or goods at cash prices. A fresh lot of Imperial, Young Hyson, Gun Powder, Japan and black tea, for bottom prices, at Starr’s. Just received a lot of fine plug and fineent tobacco. Try it and you will use no other. A. S. Laßue. Messrs J. D. & D. C. Hopkins, at the mill, are agents for Studebaker's celebrated wagons and carriages. . ■ Boys’ overalls, brown and blue, 35 and 4fl cents a pair, only at the Narrow Gauge One Price Clothing Store. Tlio "Universal” fine-cut chewing tobacco is the nicest and best in town. It is to be found at Catt & Smoot’s. A full line of fine black worsted coats and vests just received at the Narrow Gauge One Price Clothing Store. Mr. John Lefler succeeded,in'impaling himself upon a nail one day last week, and now rides one foot in a bling. J. S. Orwin, jeweler, has this week received several articles of neat new jewelry. Call at his store and look at them. A festival will be given at the Presbyterian Church by the young ladies of that society, Friday evening, June 7th. A large stock of trout, pickerel, mackerel and white fish, in kits, quarter barrels and half barrels for sale cheap, at Kern’s. Iron-clad paint, the best paint in the world,• also, perfectly pure white lead and pure boiled linseed oil, at C. C. Starr’s. Fine custom-made black and brown diagonal suits, the nobbiest of the season, at the Narrow Gauge One Price Clothing Store. The Weed sewing machine has a world ■wide reputation. It will be sold way down in price by Ludd Hopkins. 36-ts The purest paint in this market is the Standard Prepared lead and oil paint, sold by Emmet Kannal, druggist, Rensselear, Ind. Peru and La Porte mills flannels nnd jeans at low prices to exchange for wool nt high prices, at R. Fendig’s below the postoffice.

Mr. David Brier, of Logansport, a government revenue collector, was in town this week, looking after the tobacco and liquor trade. Mr. M. F; Chilcote is attending the grand lodge of Masons at Indianapolis this week, in the capacitv of representative of Prairie Lodged, No. 125. An elegant assortment of fine fur hats, all shade! and styles; also, a nice line of straw hats, at the Narrow Gauge One Price Clothing Store. Emmet Kannalhas a largj stock of lamps, lanterns and lamp fixtures be wishes to close out to make room for new goods. Call and look at the stock. Before buying a dollar's worth of ready--made clothing call at the Narrow Gauge One Price Clothing Store and learn what ■re genuine low prices. A party of fishers, four or fire persons, amused themselves half a day Monday at the Pullins bridge. They captured eighty pike—about 150 pounds. Knnnal’s potatoe-byg compound is selling rapidly. The demand is very great at this season of the year. Try a 25-cent package and be convinced of its virtue. An elegant stock of address cards at The Ukiox office. Every lady and gentleman should have a package with names neatly printed. Call and see specimens. Queby.—“Why will men smoke common tobaeco, when they can buy Marburg Bros, of North CaroJ'na’’ at theeame price? w-’y-Mr. Noble J. York has tu'nks for the first n>ess of new potatoes of the sca.Z'n. They were f. ’anted in the open ground in ZVbru•ry, and arisiT’W as Urge as pullets’ eggs. V you step into Ka?«“l’ 8 drug store you aee the most elegantly arrayid showX«K off hair oils, choice perfurttery and toi'l«t goods ever offered for sale in Rensselaer. »ob Bai*.—lf you want io buy a tract of land in Jasper eeunty, consult Thompson & Bro., Bensselaer. They sol! al owners’ prices, and have a large list from which t o ■elect. . ' : ts. There begins to be talk of an exeursion to Monticello oa or about the fourth day of July, at which time it is expected that the J., "D. ft C. railroad will be completed to that city. Ho* happy are they who use the Howe sewing machine! Ims the model, the original. the bert. All others are imitations. / K. Fendfcr, agent. Renaat’lW- Price?clear down to tha bottom. a * o rwr- , "'■•to "'iPFv■ ■ o ' '• "•4v*4fK-,w'- W***

You sleep/ fellow* who can not keep awake. try the "Wako Up”, tobacco at & iSmool'?, It ia so nice that you can not think of sleeping as long aa any is within smoking reach. Again your attention is called to the truth thnt the Narrow Gauge One price Clothing Stor* baa one price for everybody and sells good reliable goods lower than any other house in the county. The May apportionment of the school fund.of Indiana for 1878 gives Jaspar county $5,039.92 ; for the benefit of 3,452 children. The congresrional school fund in addition to the foregoing, is $1,243 74. Cull at (he New York Store for any kind of carpet*. We repiesent a stock of $11,0,000 worth of caapota. Sauipl** shown Look in when in town and see the exhibition; it show* pi'ecixily how a carpet will look when niad« up and laid on the floor. Mr. Yoder's team tied themselves loo«e a dny or two npi and promina-led pretty i-i pi-tly through the principal streets nnd u mile or so out into the country. I’aft of rhe time they swung a wagon nnd part of the time only the tongue and fore wheels.

lie would ndvise those stoop-shouldered young ladiei who promenade our streets to go to K.innid'sjlrug store and buy a pair of shoulder-braces, lie keeps a choice supply of ladies' nnd gentleman's shoulder-braces con tantly on hand at prices to suit hard times. Quite a delegation of people now talk of joining the temperance excursion to Battle. Ground to-tm-rrow. Murphy is to be there with his movement and a grind time is anticipated. Round-trip tickets only one dollar. Train leaves depot ut Rensselaer at 7 o'clock in the morning, and returning ar“ rives at 8 o’clock in the evening. Delegates |o the Republican Convention nt Indianapolis on June sth, will find it to their advantage to. stop nt the National Hotel, south side of the Union Depot. ' It has been recently retitled and refurnished from top to bottom and is now one of the be-t hotels in the state. Give the National a call when you visit the capital city. It is true, as the Sentinel said week before hist, that Horace E. James can nnd will do job printing cheaper than that house. That’s why he prints the court docket for the June term and does the work for the Jasper county fair of 1878. He b-iys stock of better quality 25 to 40 per cent, cheaper nnd gives bis pain ns the benefit. Politics •is one thing, business another; those who want anything in the job printing lino will find it fur their pecuniary interest to call at Thk Union office every time.

[By our special reporter.] Last Friday evening, we note as one of no little event. At the beautiful residence of Mr. Norman Warner, we had occasion to witness one us the finest displays of masks ever introduced in these parts. Prominently among them—wc would add superior to any—was that represented by Miss Rachel Bass, having arrayed herself from tip to toe with "The Rensselaer Union, only one dollar per annum,” a helmet, upon which were thirty-eight bright gilded stars, representing each state of The Union,Tntfrspersed with red, white and blue, and a banner composed of stars and stripes. It was a rare treat, and credit should be giien to the maker-up. Following are the names and characters represented:] Anna McEwen, Daughter of the Regiment; May Boroughs, Summer; Adella ISreese, Evening Star; Louisa Paris, Goddess of Night; Ella Dwiggins, Ghost; Amanda Paris, Cirrtlerell i; Jessie Harding, Yellow Rose of Texas, Rachel Bass, The Rensselaer Union; Carrie Harding, Widow Bedott; Dora Purcupile, Maid of May; Lizzie Purcupile, Indian Girl; Lettie Hopkins, Grandma Grundy; Mary Y'ates, Matlie the Amish Dutch Girl; Lola Moss, Daughter of the Regiment; Ida Gibson Turkish Maiden; Madge Hemphill, Scarlet Fawn; Jennie Patton, Gypsy Maiden; Ettie lines, Tom Thumb’s Wife; Bertha Tuteur, Swiss Girl; Eva Harding, Dell of the Flower Girl; Lizzie Walton and Emma Conwell, Blind Orphan Sisters; Lulu Hammond, Shepherd*, ss; Blanch Boroughs, Drummer Boy; Rose Coen, Gfauilmama; Emma Phillips, Ogantta; Anna Sigler, Goddess of Liberty; Nannie Phillips, Flower Girl; Alice Irwin, The City School Girl; Addie Hopkins, Jockey; Lillie Pancoast, Night: Allie Hopkins, Huntress; Fannie Walton, Sailor Girl; Rilla Cotton, Flower Girl; Ellen Robinson, Elvira Slimmens; Nellie Robinson, SnowBall; Flo. Thompson, Phantom; OraThoropson, Phantom; Della Cotton, Phantom; Liura Hopkins and Mattie McCoy, The Dolly Varden Sisters; Maggie Cowden, The Country School Girl; Ollie Alter, The City Cousin. Among the gentlemen were: Will Moss, Turkish Emperor; Chirk Price, William M. Evarts; Charles Warner, Mrs. Sniffles; Vic. Lougliridgo, Chin-Chin; Mose Tuteur, Orange Girl; Charles Sears, Aunt Dinah; Divid Pritchard, CapiUin Jack; Charley Harding, Teddy O'Dublin; Ike Lowman, French SelJier; Robert Patton, Scottish Highlander. Bub. Phillips, Clown; Coke Helikle, Charles Simmer; Lin. Martin, Martial of the Day; Will Thompson, Uncle Peter Jones; George Warner, St. Nicholas Hodds; John Paris, Dandy Jim; Elden Hopkins, Drover; Isaac Childers, Great Western Bully; Ben. Morgan, Floyd Moore and Frank Henkle, Paupers: Ed. Purcupile'. John Chinaman; Hale Warner, Trainp; Charles Breese, By Gimmey; Will Hardings Joe Blossom of California; Grant Warmer, Old Veteran; George Call, Swell; Ed, Rhoades, Chicago Tramp: Aniz.ie Laßue, Priest: Will Hatnar, Ghost in spite of himself; John Wambaugh, Quack Lawyer; Delos Thompson, Dr. Biuiko; Frank Meyer, Old Soluble; Will lines, Grizzley. Several other parties are on the tapis, and it is hoped our young people take ah active part in them, as they are very interesting. We congratulate the host and hostess upon their successful effort to make everybody happy.