Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1911 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Miss Ara B. Griswold spent Sunday With Miss Ethel Parker. Miss Lora Phillips spent a few days last week with Mrs. Orlando Mannan. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crowder came up from Lafayette Sunday for a visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wood came Sunday night for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips. Willie Montz came up from Monticello Saturday morning for a visit over Sunday with his parents. Miss Dora Phillips went to Rensselaer Saturday. Her nephews, Jay and John Wood, came home with her to stay over Sunday. Saturday was the last teachers’ institute for this school year. Our trustee took the Hanging Grove teachers over to the Banner school house in Milroy township, where a joint session was held. McCoysburg now has a new garage. R. V. Johns and Har.ve Lowman have built a small addition to the former’s blacksmith shop, with room enough for two machines and intend to do some livery business this summer. The roads for the past week were almost impassible in some places, and would have given the movers much trouble if it had not tightened up. The mail carrier made his route on horseback Monday and thus was able to ride along the fences, and travel much easier than by wagon. Quarterly meeting, conducted by Supt. Biggs at McCoysburg Sunday, was not very largely attended, owing to the frightful condition of the roads. Rev. Kuonen was unable to be present owing to his preaching at Gillam. The next quarterly meeting will be some time about the middle of May at Barkley. The quarterage for this point has been paid in full. Mrs. Orville Lambert gaye a delightful surprise party in honor of Miss Louise Strantz, last Tuesday evening. Games were played, and dainty refreshments were served. The guests were Misses Blanche Cook, Hazel Drake, Mary Easley, Elizabeth Hooker, Edna Ireland, Leona and Zura Snedeker and Cora Tyler; Messrs. Robert and Samuel Cook, Harold Ireland, Bert Lewis, Otto Hooker and Roland Stuart. All present had a most enjoyable time.