Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1914 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

The funeral of Mrs. Jos. L. Herr alt McCoysburg Friday morning was atended by a large numlber of friends and relatives. One brother, Rdbert Burton, of Toledo, Ohio, was una'bfle to come on account of sickness. Dr. Ournick, of Rensselaer, preached the funeral sermon. Three closed cabs came out from Rensselaer to hauQ the immediate relatives. Kind friends and neighbors came with carriages and other ways and did everything they could to comfort the grief-stricken family, Mr. and Mrs. John Wuethrich have gone to Rockville, Conn., for a visit through the holidays with relatives. Five earloads of stock were shipped from MeCoysburg Thursday night. Hobson and Rose two loads; W. CL Rose two loads, and M. L. Ford One load. Competition among hog buyers has been running rampant here for the past few weeks. J. H. Pursiful came up from Poneto Thursday for a few days’ visit .with his O. E. Brown, who lives on the former’s place. The Christmas tree exercises will be held Wednesday evening. A special offering was taken at Sunday school last Sunday, with which to buy a Christmas present for Frank Lawman. All the Sunday school cheerfully gave and the amount raised was turned over to Mrs. Phillips to be used to help make a cheerful Christmas for Frank. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong, carrier No. 3 of Rensselaer, eame out to his father’s Saturday night and spent the night, then drove hte auto to town Sunday. Russell has been using a team to deliver hi« mall for the past week and it looks now as though all the R F D. boys would have to lay the r motor vehicles on the shelf until spring. Patrons will please remember that carriers deliver mail on Christmas day, but not on New Year’s day. George Johnson has been confined to'his home for several days with lumbago. •= Mrs. Grant Lutes returned home Sunday morning after a visit with ■relatives at Monon. The new road supervisors will have a chance to dhow their loyalty to their constituents by keeping the highways clear of snowdrifts. They may enlist the services of as

many men as they need to do the work. Obituary. Carrie Bell Burton was born in Meges county, Ohio, April 11, 1880, and. departed this life Dec. 15, 1914, aged 34 years, 8 months and 4 days. She grew to womanhood in this community and on June 4th, 1907, was married to Joseph L. Herr, and to this union were 'born two children, Helen, aged 6 years, and Lawrence, aged 4 years. Besides the husband and two children she leaves to mourn her death, two brothers and one sister, Perry Burton, of Monongehda, W. Va., Robert Burton, of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. U. S. Petty, of Jenkins, Ky. The above named Perry Burton is a twin brother. Her mother died when she was 11 years old and her father died in 1908. Eariy in life she joined with the United Brethren church and had always held to the faith. In the fall of 1910 the family moved from Ohio to this county, remaining here until death. The cause of her death was tuberculosis. The funeral was held Friday morning at 10 o’clock and interment made in the Cteborne cemetery.