Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1913 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Chas. Manderville, of Kentland, visited home folks last week. Another show is billed for Fair Oaks next Wednesday evening. Mrs. Mary Miller, of Indianapolis, is visiting Mrs. Cottingham this week. ' Chas. Halleck is having quite a rush in the fruit tree business just now. Miss Charlotte Harris went to Chicago Saturday evening to visit relatives. Ernie Zea was here from Rensselaer over Sunday and visited at Warne’s. Blanch Odell and Etoil Helsell visited relatives and friends here over Sunday. Ray Casey and family visited last week with Al Helsell and family, near Virgie. Miss Hannah Culp has returned from a week’s visit with relatives in Monon and Lee.

The Penwright Orchestra will .probably play for the dance at Virgie Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alvy Potts anc daughter, of Parr, are visiting relatives here this week. Mr. Blankenbaker, of Rensselaer, was here this week and moved a small house for Enos Mollit. Rev. Downey will fill his regular appointment here in the M. E. church next Sunday evening. Carl Carpenter and wife have begun housekeeping in the Hall prop: erty, in the northwest part of town. School closed Saturday with appropriate exercises, which were attended by most of the patrons of the school. Don’t forget the entertainment, to be given by the Secret Deed Society next Saturday evening, at the school house. Grandma Barker was called to LaCrosse the last of the week by the serious illness of one of her grandchildren there. Grandma Brouhard has returned to her home here after an absence of five months. She has been at the home of her daughter, near Lebanon. Milton McKay, aged 13, got the highest grade in the school here, making a general average of 92%. He was also the only pupil in the eighth grade here to pass the township examination successfully. Miss Florence McKay and Miss Ruth Gundy went to Rensselaer Sunday evening to finish up their first year high school term there, the term here being a little short to finish the course of study mapped out for Rensselaer. Mr. Johnston and Miss Peyton returned to their homes Saturday evening, after an eight-month term of teaching here. Miss McFarland will remain a week with friends and take part in the club entertainment to be held here Saturday evening.