Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1914 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Mr. and Mrs. Q. E. Culp went to Payne, Ohio, Wednesday, for a few -days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Molitor. Marie Bnowbergef, of Yeoman, Is visiting her grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jordan, for a time. MeCoysburg was visited by a heavy ftre Joss Tnesday night at about 10 o’clock. The rear end of Wilson Bussell's oil house adjoining his store was discovered to be on fire by some of the.villagers, hut before assistance could arrive, it was too late to do anything toward extinguishing the fire. The front of Jhe store was broken in and an effort was made to save the stock, hut the fire rushed in sa rapidly that the men were soon driven out by smoke and exploding cartridges. The residence occupied by Joe Snyder and family near the store soon caught fire and went up in smoke. But all the contents of the dwelling had been removed at the start. It was a serious loss for Wilson, as he had just begun to get well started in buMness HBHs loss il partly covered by. insurance. This is the third store that has burned in McCoysbu’g in the past few yearn, and two of then on the same foundation. The building belonged to G. W. Infield and had only a small amount of insurance. It is not known whether he expects to re* build or not. Nor has Mr. Bussell any future plana Mrs. J. M. Ray visited Mrs. R. L, Bussell Wednesday afternoon. Mns. C. A. Armstrong and Mrs. J. R. Phillips visited Mrs. Chas. Jordan and mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cole, Wednesday. Several partook of a picnic dinner Sunday at Simon Cooks, and all had a fine time, G. W. Infield was In McCoydburg Wednesday night