Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1907 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

Mrs. Roush, daughter Tammie and son Blanchard returned home Friday from a two weeks visit with friends and relatives at Ft. Wayne and Wabash. , Lowell Parker returned to St. Louis Sunday having spent a week here with his parents. — Mrs. Frank Howard and children yvent Monday to Chicago to visit for a few days. Misses Julia Meehan and Millie Clowery left Friday for Chicago where they will visit the latters father for two weeks. Miss Lauretta Latimore of Goodland spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Napoleon Sigo. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Griffith returned to Chicago Sunday after a two weeks vrsit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Caul Griffith. J. N. Beal returned home Monday having spent the past few weeks with his daughter Mrs. W. J. Dick at Watseka. Vernon Balcom left Tuesday for -Bloemingtotv.where he will enter school. Mrs. C. A. Balcom and daughter Irene returned home Monday, after a weeks visit in Chicago and other places in Illinois, r Mrs. Hiram Pickering and children left Friday for an, extended visit with relatives at Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Courtwright of Valparaiso came Tuesday to spend the summer with —their daughter Mrs. Peter Parks.

Lester Rich of Kankakee visited friends and relatives here a few days this week. Mrs. Dr. P. P. Pothuisje and daughters of Denver, Colorado came Monday for an extended visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Benadictof Oxford I came Friday to visit her sister Mrs. C. W. Merritt. Mrs. Paine and Emery’ *Blake were called to Idaville Sunday by I the serious sickness of their brothRbkp Jno. Hobbs of Reynolds visited his parents here over Sunday.

Armina Eleanor Truitt was born in Deleware county, near Muncie, Ind., Sept. 22, 1859, and departec this life June 18, 1907, being at the time of her death 47 years, 9 months and 26 days old. In 1869 she removed with her parents to Stocklapd tp., near Milford, 111. At the age of 14 years she unitec with the M. E. church, where her young life was spent and where for years she was a teacher in the Sabbath school. In iS74 her parents movek to Chicago. She educated herself for a teaeher, which she followed for some time. In thej24th year of her age she was married to Isaac Jackson Monohon, of Iroquois county, 111. To this union were born eight children: Myrtle, Anna, Arthur, Alvy, Ethel, Edna. Emery and Bert on. The family moved from Illinois to Indiana in 1896. She leaves her children, husband, one sister, one brother, and many friends to mourn her loss. She was a kind and loving mother and devoted wife, and much of her life was spent in making others happy, always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. Altho gone from our'sight she still lives and shall ever be honored in the memory of all those Who knew her. Funeral services were held at Gilboa church Thursday, conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill, of Fowler, assisted by Rev. Winn Sherrill, of Shiloh. Interment in Gilboa cemetery.