Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — Aged Veteran Died Friday at Sister’s Home in Wheatfield. [ARTICLE]

Aged Veteran Died Friday at Sister’s Home in Wheatfield.

Thomas Callaghan, 86 years of age, a veteran of the civil war, died Friday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Nora Stonebraker, in Wheatfield. He came to Wheatfleld only recently from Chicago Heights. While he was quite frail oh account of bis advanced age, death was directly due to an attack of quinsy. Burial was made at Wheatfleld.

C. B. Brunsden came down from Hammond for a visit over Sunday with his father-in-law, W. R. Shesler. Mrs. Brunsden preceded him by several days.

I. F. Meader, who was the North Union township delegate to the district convention at Hammond, went to Chicago from there and returned home Friday evening.

Hugh Gamble has been sick for the past two weeks and was removed a few days ago from his apartments over Fendig’s drug store to the home of his brother-in-law, E, A. Kirk.

Mrs. G. M. Robinson received a telegram this morning from her son George, of Connersville, to the effect that his 6-yeas-old son, Neville, is serioulsy ill with spinal meningitis and pneumonia. She left for that city today.

Ellis Beals, of Fairmount, Ind., who taught the Moffltt school near Fair Oaks this year, completed the term Friday, and will remain for a few days before returning to his home. He is reported to have made a splendid success of the scliool.

Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Woodworth are expected home today. They have been out of the city since September and in that time have visited with their sons, Will, of Newell, *B. Dak., and Vaughn, of Norfolk, Neb., also with their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Sprague, at Gibbon, Neb.

The benefit given for Miss Myrtle York by intimate frieds Friday evening drew out a large audience at the Christian church and the musical Christian church an dthem usical program was well received. Not quite full returns have been made from the sale of tickets but at least $125 was cleared and probably a littLe more than that.

Charles Grow, the railway mail clerk, has sold his residence property, north of the railroad, to Sylvester Hutton,-.who camejbere last fall with his son-in-law, Albert Witham. The house Mr. Grow sold is a good 6-room cottage and the price paid was $1,250. It to near the house Mr. Witham pur : chased last fall. Mr. Jprow will continue to make his home In Rensselaer and is now looking for a centrally located property to purchase. If he does not find one, he will probably build.