Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1878 — Grand Excursion [ARTICLE]

Grand Excursion.

The first fhoßt ot the season visited this Mfif# iff: M*C Wllltuin U. Austin returned to CrawMonday. »n«l «lt*rs—the very Iwis! »*»«*»« h» lfce «» 0. 0. Starr'*. Trmpmsd' meeting at iTte Christian MWt » onJay evening. P»i#«rmrH lisms, breakfast hscon, elelr aide baeou mn<l Ittd, at C. C. SisrrV. Tk« freshetd, beat and cho»pc«t stock nf pruooriM asil provifian* is *tt A. S.'UKue *. Buy salt of 0. C. Starr. He 1 iuva of first hands —the fr. m the soli works. J. 8 ■ > A Jn**ge iSTSlcoofijOcenswors ius! received nt C. C. Starr*, which will b<* sold at greatly teduced friers. The Wec«l sewing machine has n world wide reputation. It will bo sold way down in price by I.mld Ilupkin*. lid'll. A large assortment of quoenswnre opened at A. S. L» Hue’s this week. Price* cheaper than ever offered in Rensselaar. Misses Lydia and Ella I)wiffgin«, Lydia an I Amend i Parri* started Monday to intend normal school at Terre Haute. Frankie,, Youngest san of Mrs. Elinhcth A.Citnl. died Monday night of whooping Ct ugh. Bis age was abuut ten yean. A. 8 LwT.ae has a store room crowded foil of groceries anjldtrorisione. Has trade is rapidly increasing to finer proportions. QUKKY. —“Why will men gmoKo common tobacco, \j-hen they can buy Marburg Bans, ‘Seal of North Carolina’' at the fame price? 11 r- ly. ■ On and eiaminc goods and price l at Starr'.* lielbre making purchases elsewhere; Ins noek of gr«>cerics and provisions is large nnd complete. The peach market lias been quite active for several days, l’rices range as follows; fair ta middling. AH rents to SI.OO per bushel ; choice lots, $1 .At. Tliere is a very fair crop off this delicious fruit in Jasper county this season. Hon. John Lee of CrawfoidsviMe, delivered a political speech in the court house last evening to a lair audience. Judge 1). S. Gooding had been billed tint did not come. Mr. Ocutliit nnd Mr. Me Kwvn appeared to be highly delighted with Mr. Lee's effort. Joseph L. Morelan died at Waterloo, Ind., Aug. 23d, 1878, aged 45 years. He was a son of Joseph Morlan of Jasper county, and a large circle of relatives live in this vicinity. The Waterloo Press, in a brief biographical sketch, describes Mr. Morlan as an excellent citizen and an influential member of society.

There will be a grand excursion to the Soldiers’ Home, at Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, September 17, 1878, via L., M. & it. and C., C. &I. railroads. Fare tor the round trip, $2.00. Train leaves Lafayette at. 5>:40 a. in. and arrives nl Dayton 4 dll) p. m. Returning, leaves Dayton IS p. in. Wednesday, 18th. President Hayes, and the directors of the Home hold their annual meeting the 18th. Tickets for sale at tlie L,, XL &iLiicket«flk*ex. - G. W. SMITH, Gen. Pa*S. Ag’t, Lafayette, Ind.