Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr and Mrs. Chas. Lefler were in Rensselaer Saturday. C. C. Randle was in Chicago Wednesday with a load of stock. W. H. Murray shipped a carload of cattle from Pleasant Ridge Tuesday night. John Herr had a horse killed by a Monon train Monday night of last week. The horse was appraised at S2OO. Mrs. A. Williamson spent a few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Miller, assisting with some butchering. Mrs. Van Wood and two sons, of Rensselaer, came to McCoysburg Friday evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips. W. 8. Lowman and familynow live in McCoysburg and Cary Lowman and family live pn the farm vacated by W. 8. Lowmata, having made the change Tuesday. James Lefler returned Thursday morning from his visit at Lafayette with his sons, Len and Tony Lefler, and in the afternoon went up to his son, Robert’s, near Laura station, for a few days’ visit. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Downs, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and Gifford Marrs ate birthday dinner at George Parker’s Sunday. The occasion was in honor of Mr. Parker’s 49th birthday. The sudden dropping out of the frost made motoring almost impossible last week. A car from Francesville got stuck in the mud south of Bachtold’s Friday. The machine pulled along until the wheels were a solid mass of mud. Mr. Bachtold happened to be near with his team, and hitched on to the critter and pulled it and the mud-besmeared passengers to the gravel road. Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson has returned to Bluffton after an extended visit with relatives here. She was accompanied from here byjher daughter, Mrs. J. R. Phillips, to Knox, where they made a short visit and were then Joined by her son, Scott, on the trip to Bluffton. Mrs. Phillips returned home on Thursday evening, but Scott remained for a longer visit. The china and linen shower given at the home of Miss Dora Phillips Saturday afternoon, in honor of Miss Grace Cochran, was attended by several young lady friends. The parlor was decorated with red hearts and the dining room with red crepe paper and hearts. A twocourse luncheon was served at 4 o’clock. Miss Cochran was the recipient of a number of nice presents.