Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1911 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mrs. Louisa Foulks, of Monon, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foulks. Chas. Bussell and family spent Sunday with Roy Bussell and family at McCoysburg. Blonnie and Ogle Lowry, of Gillam township, visited with Mr. Ross’ children over Saturday and Sunday. Misses Ethel Parker, Clara Ringeisen and Dora Phillips and Frank Ringeisen took dinner with Miss Ethel Ross Sunday. There was a good turnout at Sunday school and church Sunday, the weather being quite favorable, and it is hoped each Sunday will see as many out. The saw mill at Mr. Ford’s was shut down all last week on account of bad weather. The mill sets in the open and has no protection from - the weather. There were eleven applicants took the March diploma examination and of this number eight were successful. A second examination will be held next Saturday for those who failed. William Erb received a general average of 90 per cent, the highest in the township, and perhaps the best in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Felix Parker at Roselawn. The latter were residents of this township until a few years ago, and since moving to their present location, Mr. Parker has been afflicted with rheumatism, and for the past few months has been unable to put on .a coat without assistance.

Quite a few neighbors and friends came in at Simon Cook's Thursday to surprise Mrs. Cook and remind her of a birthday. They were not sly enough though, with the preliminaries, and Mrs. Cook was aware of the coming visitor# Each • brought well filled baskets and many good things were served for dinner. Those present were Robt. Drake and family, Wash Cook and family, C. EJrb and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Ford. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Manning and Mrs. S. W. Noland and daughter Cora. Mr. and Mrs. Morris, of Lafayette*, have moved into the hotel property at McCoysburg, and will work for the man owning the land. Mr. Morris is a carpenter by trade and intends to do considerable building and repair-

ing. The large sheep barns that McCoy built several years ago, will be torn down and rebuilt into one good general purpose barn. It is the inten tion now to have the hotel moved back farther east toward the barns, and if this is done it will necessitate considerable repair work. Mr. and Mrs. Morris ccme here from Lafayette highly recommended as church and Sunday school workers, which is a lucky addition for our Sunday school.