Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1897 — County Correspondence [ARTICLE]

County Correspondence

McCOYSBURG. There is a good Sunday school here every Sunday and a flourishing Christian Endeavor every Sunday evening. Schools of Milroy Tp., commenced Monday morning. Several changes will take place this week among the citizens of this town. Alfred Miller, the industrious blacksmith, is moving to Westville, much to the regret of his friends here, where he will resume his trade. Mr. Benedict is moving out of town on the Lo hbaugh farm in Milroy. Carpenters commenced work, this morning on the hotel here, and will build a good porch on two sides of it. Mrs. Eldridge will occupy it and will gladly accommodate regular and transient customers in good style. A party was given at Mr. Benedict’s Monday night. Mr. McCoy is once more booming the town. In the past week or two he has imported several hundred head of cattle and several thousand sheep which are being cared for bv his tenant, James McDonald. Reed Banta's baby is sick with an abcess near its heart. It was opened last Wednesday by Dr. Clayton, of Monon, who thinks it will get along all right now. Fires are doing much damage in this vicinity due to the excessively dry condition of everything. Corn fields burn readily, much hay has been destroyed. Quite a number of people went to Francesville last Thursday to attend the fair and hear Coxey speak.

One of Rensselaer’s citizens came this town last Monday morning with a bottle of “old Rye” and after partaking freely thereof, found a resting place in a vacant house here and slept until late in the afternoon. The teacher here has organized a Literature class which meets at nightj- They are now studying Evangeline. Misses Hattie Eldridge and Jessie Arnott went to Rensselaer last Monday and were accompanied home by Mr. Charles Hemphill. Mr. Iliff of Lee, is now occuping the house recently vacated by Alfred Miller. Painters commenced painting the McCoysburg hotel Tuesday morning. Combined teachers’ institute of this and Milroy Tps. will be held here next Saturday, R. A. Hopkins, president and A. C. Farmer, secretary.