Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1910 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

F. W. Fisher, of Tefft, took dinner with C. W. Bussell Tuesday. Mrs. J. R. Phillips went to Morocco Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of Sam Robinson’s baby. Mrs. Mary Williams, of Rensselaer, visited a couple of days with her parents at MeCoysburg this week. Chas. Full came out from Roanoke, 111., Monday to visit a few days with his sister, Mrs. C. E. Wolfe and family. He made the trip on his motorcycle. Mr. Wolfe also returned home from Roanoke Monday, where he had been on a business trip. The storm Tuesday morning did considerable damage to the corn here, blowing lots of it clear out of the ground. Those that had intended sowing wheat in the corn will be disappointed as • the corn is so badly tangled that it is even difficult to walk through. Thomas Smith, of Lee, was buried at the Osborne cemetery Wednesday at 2 p. m. Mr. Smith was for a number of years a resident of Hanging Grove, living one mile east of Mcipoysburg, which place still bears his name. When he left the farm he months ago he and his wife came to moved to Rensselaer, but only a few months ago, he and his wife came to Lee to make their home with their daughter, Mrs. A. L. Clark. * Thomas Jacks, of Lee, died of heartfailure about 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. He had been to the store and bought some groceries and on his way home near the Frank Overton residence was seized with the Attack that took his life. A passing automobile picked up the body and took it to the residence. M_r. Jacks was 78 years old and leaves a wife, five children and a large number of grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be held at the house at 10 o'clock Friday morning.