Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1906 — Old Time News. [ARTICLE]

Old Time News.

Fifty-One Years Ago. JASPEfr BAtfNER, AUG. 30. 1855. — : * . - The editor flung out a defiance of certain persons who bad been knocking about the way the Banner had handled the Louisville Nothing riots, and intimated that he might be driven to abandon his independent position in politics, and line his paper up as a party organ. * He does not say which party, but it is easy to see he means the Democratic. 7. R-nfe Strode, who was an accomplished horticulturist as well terprising merchant, had given to the editor the father of all cucumbersr It was 14 inches long and 12 Ground. Who can beat it was asked. Echo still repeats the question. Squire J. Robinson of HangingGrove had two weddings on the 19th. The parties were James J. Benefield and Elizabeth Lefler; and Willis Pruett and Elizabeth King, all of Hanging Grove. Counterfeit quarters were said to circulating extensively hereabouts. The letting of the contract for 100,000 cubic yards of excavation for swamp land drainage was advertised, which would be a pretty large job. ——— A concert was to be given in the M. £. church by J. W. Welch, the blind musician. He was to be accompanied by a melodeon. Thirty-Seven Tears AgoRENSSELAER UNION, iULY 29 and AUG. 5, 1869. Abe Sparling had opened a butcher shop in his old staud. Simon Phillips had offered four acres in the west part of town for a depot site for the new railroad, and A. Tharp two more adjoining acres. The citizens of Rensselaer had held au impromptu jollification over the voting of the railroad subsidy. Bob Gregory of Monticellohappened to be present and made a speech from the baloony of the Austin House, ... , : A big wind from the north bad blown Charles Rhoades house, half a mile east of town, off its foundations, and Miss Caddie Rhoades 16 years old, was the only person at home. She started to run to a neighbor’s and fell into a ditch, with water 16 or 18 inches deep. She was overcome with fright, and came near drowning, remaining unconscious until night. She is now Mrs. C. D. Martin, of Cincinnati.