Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1914 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

The oyster supper at McCoysburg Saturday night was quite, well at.tended and the l'adies cleared $7 of SB. The Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. R. L. Bussell Wednesday. Each lady is requested to bring her thimble. Our schools were all closed 'from Wednesday until Monday on' aceoun^bfxThan ksgiving. There were sevgral sppial Thanksgiving dinners held rq the neighborhood on Thursday. Mrs. Mary LoWapd Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bussell, Jr., of Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and James Lefler ate partridge dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ‘C. W. Bussell Sunday. The partridges or pheasants were the ones Mr. Bussell brought home from his Wisconsin hunt last Tuesday. He and Mr. Searight, of Logansport, each brought home a deer and ten partridges, which was all their license would permit them to bring out of the stater Mrs. Van Wood and two children returned to Rensselaer Saturday morning after spending Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips. Miss Mae Thomas, of New Lenox, 111., who has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hitchings, received a telegram Saturday afternoon from that place, stating that an aunt had had a stroke of paralysis. She left here immediaely for that place. John Phillips has his new tenant house almost completed and It will soon 'be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rogers. Mr. Rogers has worked for'the past several months for A. O, Moore but will be succeedecf at that place by Walter Bell.

Mrs. Charles Armstrong has been on the sick list but is better at this writing. Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson came home Friday after a two weeks’ visit with hsr son, Sam Robinson and family, at Morocco. ■Born, Friday morning, Nov. 27th, to Mr, and Mrs. Ed Cook, an 8. pound girl. 7 The time is drawing near for re newing of automobile licenses and those who expect to use their cars regularly should apply early so as to have their license in plenty of time. Some, of course, will store their cars and not attempt to. use them until good roads again next spring.

Many patrons use the parcel post system for sending Christmas presents on account of the low rates and the special insurance 'matures. It is the desire of every rural carrier to please his patrons and if there is anything you do not understand about the mailing of parcels your carrier will cheerfully give you any advice you may desire. Most Christmas presents will be at the Ist and 2nd zone rates,

or within a radius of 150 miles at 5c for the first pound and one cent * for each additional pound or fraction thereof. Parcels must be securely wrapped, with the name of the sender as well as the address plainly written' upon the package.