Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1914 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

The Ladies’ Aid met at the home of Mrs. Chas. Ferguson Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fisher, of Tefft, visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Armstrong Tuesday. Miss Ethel Ferguson is quite sick with a fever that may develop int typhoid. J. M. Ray has been helping R. V. Johns in the blacksmith shop for a few days. Mrs. C. C.' Randle and Mrs. Ida Nowels visited with Mrs. C. A. Armstrong Tuesday.

Mrs. R. V. Johns and son, Harvey, attended the fair at Lafayette Thursday and Friday. Floyd Miller and Chas. Bussell did some foundation work on the former’s farm Tuesday. —' ■ Jeff Becker is some better but has no use of his left side, which suffered a paralytic stroke. & Miss Ethel Parker went to Monticello Saturday for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDonald. Mrs. Ernest Herr, of Marion, Ohio, has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Herr for the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart went to Shadeland Friday for a visit over Sunday with Rollin Stewart and R. S. Drake and families. (Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lefler at Tecumseh’s Trail Thursday, taking advantage of the special train service on that day to the fair. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart and Mrs. Jdhn Jordan and daughter, Ruth, returned home Monday evening from an extended visit with relatives in Ohio. They had a very pleasant trip both going and Coming. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bussell and son, Elvin, went to Fowler Friday to attend the band contest. Elvin played with the Rensselaer band, but owing to the bad weather the bands did not play until evening. The Sunday School picnic will be held Sunday, Sept. 13th, in Jake Ray’s grove, each of McCoysburg. Everyone shall bring dinner and a nice program is being arranged for the afternoon. All of the Reds, of the Red and Blue contest, are requested to bring or send their assessment of 15 cents to the store of W. 8. McDonald not later than Sunday, Sept. 13.

Mrs. Susan Aldrick and daughter, Bertha, of Hutchinson, Kans., Who have been visiting relatives here for the past two weeks, will go from here to Remington tomorrow and will visit at other places before returning to their home.