Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Drake and daughters, Ola arid Ellen, came up from Shadeland Saturday evening and spent the night with Simon Cook and family. Sunday morning they visited their farm here, and then returned to E L Ford’s for Sunday dinner.' This is the first, time all the family have been back here since they moved away last spring. They made the trip by automobile. Mrs. J. R. Phillips and daughter, Dora, Mrs. Mary Anri Robinson, and Mrs. Geo. Robinson visited at Wash Cook’s Tuesday and at Geo. Parker’s Thursday. Mrs. Geo. Robinson went to the home of Mrs. Sarah Fulk Friday for a few days’ visit. \ J. E. Ross arid family and J. M. Ray and family are entertaining relatives and friends from Elwood. There was a “useful shower” given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Ringeisen Saturday evening, for Mr. and Mrs. Fd Cook, who were married a week ago. They received many useful and beautiful presents. Gifford Marrs Is nursing a quite severely sprained foot, a result of a motor car accident. He was pushing a handcar in front of his motor car, when the former left the rails, but did not clear the track In time to keep from catching his foot between the two cars, causing the above results. There has been quite a series of motor car cacidents on the Gifford railroad, which irf probably due to the uneven track conditions. Fortunately, no one, has been seriously hurt in any of the accidents. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Griffin and daughter, Mary, arrived home from Mesa, Ariz., Saturday afternoon, to which place they went last fall for the benefit of Mrs. Griffin’s health. Their return home was quite a surprise to their relatives here, as they had no knowledge of their coming. Mrs. Griffin’s condition seems to be I improved considerable. No more new cases of measles in McCoysburgk Merle Bussell is just getting over a very, severe case of them and probably two more members of the family to take them. Frank Eldridge, who has typhoid, is getting along slowly, but does not seem to be in any immediate danger. Gaylord Parker and family and John Marnitz and family, the latter of Bmithson, visited at Geo. Parker’s Sunday.' The hour for the McCoysburg Sun-’ day School has been changed from 2 o’clock p. m. to 10 o’clock a. m. The church hour as yet remains unchanged. However, it will like ly be changer to a night service instead of afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. .Williamson ahd family took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Bussell and family Sunday. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will give a lawn social at the personage Tuesday evening, June 10th. The boys’ band will furnish muMc tor the occasion. All invited.