Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1878 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

pßonwK—The current quotations f.C fiujif produce IM Mild at retail from tin fitores are m follows; Butter 121 to IS cents ■ pound ;q!jp 15eunts a doxeu: ; idfetncs SO to 00 couu a bitoli I onion* MHo w) centra bushel; emit meal SI .2 & nor hundred; buckwheat Cour Id 50 per liMdrad; wtetar «lumt flour $2.30 u»' WTO. Masonic.— -At a regular meeting of Prairie Lodge No. It# F. & A. N. bat Saturday night, liarvey W. Wood w-ts i c’octcd Worshipful Master, David J. Tbunpaon Senior Warden, (Iharliw 11. Price Junior Warden, Ralph Fendig Treasurer and lannis Kern Secretary: The installation will be private and held to Murrow night. i' , FlbasantUiimmScuooi..— Miss Eva llahtcad, toucher of thia School, reports for the month that closed December 13, 1878. the enrollment of 20 scholars. Mary Johnson, Josie Park iron. Emma (Iwin, Frank Johnson, Matrgie Parkbon, BteHa Johnson, Lufutua McDonald and Minnie McDonald were perfect iu attendunco, punctuality and conduct. ChbistjiaU. —Christmas of 1878 did but loom up with enormous propovtions. There were no religious services at the Churches, ami no general public demonat rations. Two Christmas trees attracted the children to the Christian and Meth- . odist Episcopal churches on the evening before, and a ball at Starr's Hall Christmas night was patronized by the fun bring population.

Died. —December 14th, Ida May; rood 15 years; Ettn,aged 11 yew/diughters of John 0. and Mary Culp/of Barkley township. Disease dtpthcria. The epidemic has been prevalent in that neighborhood since the latter part of October, causing the closing of the school. Many friends sympathise with the bereaved family. The school has suffered in the loss of t*a very promising and beloved scholars. RjcoWBOUND.— For two days the train has s’ood on the truck in Tiiompttob's pasture, half a mile south of, Pkasaut Ridge, snowed fast in a drift two hundred feet long. The mail was not carried out or brought over on Tuesday, but a team was sent to Bradford for it and passengers, yesterday, which will abo make the trip again to day. Assistant Superintendent Millikan has a force of hands shoveling through the drift thia morning, and expects to move ' the train through on a round trip be tween Rensselaer and Monticello to day. They Saw.— During the past week strangers presented themselves for bed and board at Cleveland’s popular Austin House as follows: James 11. Rhoads, J. W. Kelly, Indianapolis; K. 11. Willson, Davenport, Iowa; Ralph Thompson,Geo. 11. Drury, La Fayette; L. A. Osborn, La Porte; Win. Wilson, Chicago; Z. L. Kent, Chagrin Fells, 0.; A. C. Ash, John Ash, Kalamazoo, Mich.; B. W. Ryan, South Bend; J. E. Jones. North ' Judson; Alex Anderson, E. C. Bender, Gao. H. Hart , Frank Hines, J no. T. Ford, M. Solomon, W. H. Legg, Walter L. Juno, M. Bronson, Remington. New Year's Eve.— At Starr’s Hall December 31st, 1878, and January Ist; 1879, will be given dramatic exhibitions. Btephy for the first night is a pleasing domestic drama entitled ‘"The Chimney Corner," to be followed by that terrible farce, “Betsy Baker.” On Wednesday evening will be given a revolutionary drama known as ‘‘One Hundred Years Agn,” and a comedy ad led ‘-Done on Both Sides.” The casts for these plays are unusually strong, consisting of M r., Edwin G. Bean, supported by some of the very best home talent. Entirely new stage Eccnci’y and curtains have Been introduced in the Hall and pains will not be spared to make all things ns Interesting and attractive as possible. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. —The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society will hold Its first quarterly meeting fur the year 1871) on Sunday evening, January sth, as the Methodist Episcopal Church. The programme is as follows: Voluntary by | choir, reading scriptures by Miss Rilia Cotte*; prayer, song by congregation; select reading by Mrs. Ezra L. Clark; recitation by Mrs. Cot toft; music by Miss Belle Alter; essay by Miss Caddie Benjamin; music by Mrs. W. G. Vessels; recitation by Miss Ella Osborne; dialogue by three young ladies; music by Miss Mell Wright; reports and solicitation for membership; doxology; benediction. Mbs F. L. Cotton-, President Queby. wiil men smoke common ohtteeo, when they cun buy .Marburg lsrw. ’Seal of North Carolina’’al the Fame price?