Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1913 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

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was very pleasantly spent in a number of homes this year. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart gave a turkey dinner to a number of their friends and relatives. Not all of the children got home, however. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Stewart, of Montmorenci, camie home Friday morning, they having been detained by a wedding which Rev. Stewart had on hands for Christmas day. Then too, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Snedeker was the scene of a beautiful Christmas dinner, together with a nicely decorated tree. Mr. Snedeker’s 'father and mother, his brothers and all of their families were present. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ranton took dinner with W. C. Rose and family Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Parker and daughter, Ethel, and Mrs, R, L. Bussell and children ate turkey with Gaylord Parker and family Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Nagel are spending the holidays with relatives at Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hitching® spent Thursday and Friday with relatives at Brook. The Christmas tree at McOoysburg was largely attended, lifts small children being present besides grown people. The tree was furnished by Senator Dobson and was nicely decorated and was well loaded with present. It was a great time for the children. This year has surely been a marked age of sensible buying, people having gotten away from the old idea of buying a lot of presents that never could be of any use. Bight along with our Yuletide joys comes the marriage of Mr. Robert Cook and Miss Merle Mooney, at Anderson, Wednesday evening, Dec. 24th. The young couple came home Thursday evening on the six o’clock train and went to their home, tfrhieh they had already furnished. / Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stephens and two children, Mayme and Frank, returned home Sunday evening after a Christmas visit with relatives near Wingate. Newt Jenkins returned home Sunday from abrief visit with a sister at Strawn, 111. James Lefler and Florence and Ella Bussell spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bussell. Mrs. Sarah Fulk and son, Clyde, took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson Thursday. Miss Alice Stevenson left Saturday for a few days’ visit with relatives at Kersey, Wheatfleld and Hebron. She will be gone probably a week. Mrs. J. M. Ray went to Elwood Sunday, having been called there by the sickness of her aged mother. She was accompanied by her niece, Pearl Ross. C. Wilson Bussell spent Christmas vacation vyith friends near Terre Haute. Mrs. Van Wood and children came to McOoysburg Saturday evening for a visit over Sunday with her parents. Dan Robinson, of Bluffton, came Sunday evening lor a short visit with relatives. Will McDonald, of LaCrosse, came to McOoysburg Sunday evening for a short business stay. He will be here about February Ist to take over the Lowman Bros, store. His sale will be January, 14th.. Mrs. Martha Whittaker, of Crown Point, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Alva Simpson She visited at Westfield before coming here. Call Tel. 6 for all kinds of hard hnd soft coal, quality and service guaranteed.—J. C. Gwin Lumber Co.