Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1908 — Remington [ARTICLE]

Remington

Wm. Smalley was here from Purdue over Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mees, April 28, a daughter. Mrs. Frank Hart of Wolcott spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Milner visited their son Cary at Wabash last week. George Dertick, of Lowell, came Saturday to visit friends for a few day Mr. D. S. Gigley of Chicago came Saturday to look after his property here.

Miss Lila Curtis of Bluffton visited friends here from Thursday until Saturday.

Miss Anna Derschell of visited friends hete the latter part of the week. Miss Susan Rowen, of Otterbein, came Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Carl Somers and family. Miss Pearl Morris, of Rensselaer, visited her Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Morris, over Sunday. Miss Sadie Hasker of Kankakee, has been visiting her uncle Chas. Bonner, Sr., the past two weeks.

Mrs. John Munden and children of Charlottsville, Ind., came Saturday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klouse.

Mrs. Davis, of Streator, LI., returned home Saturday after a three weeks visit here with her sister Mrs. A. J. Brooks. >

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hemminway, of Chicago were called here by the sickness and death of her uncle, E. A. Hunt.

The Misses Edith Adams and Georgia Harris of Rensselaer visited friends here and atended the Baccalaurette sermon Sunday afternoon.

Miss Christianson and Miss Cox, trained nurses, who have been here caring for E. A. Hunt, returned home to Chicago the first of the week.

Mr. Wm. Morris, of Redlands, Cal., and Mrs. Hollingsworth of Kansas City, Missouri, came last week to visit their parents Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie Morris.

Edward Albert Hunt was bom at Woodbury, Conn., Aug. 9, 1828, and died at his home in this city May 1, 1908, aged 79 years, 8 months and 22 days. In early life he moved to Illinois and from there to Indiana, where he has since lived. He was married to Lida Hemmenway in 1885,wh0 still survives him. Not having any children of their own they became the sosof four““chlldreh, Leroy McAlley, Charley Hemmenway and two girls. In young manhood he united with the Baptist church and was very positive in his beliefs, but in later years the pleasures of church life was denied him because of his deafness. , Funeral services were held at the M. E. church on Monday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill, pastor of the M. E. church at Fowler. Interment in Remington cemetery. Good seed potatoes at Rhoades' groc ery, 75 cents a bushel