Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1916 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

O. E. Hitchings* poigoned hand is much better and seems to be out of danger. Mrs. R. C. McDonald was sick with the grip a few days last week, but was able to attend Sunday school. W. R. Willits has been quite poorly for the past week with grip. T. B. Stevenson has been doing his chores. S. E. Cook, our ner merchant/, is getting along nicely at his new location and all indications point to success for him. Willard Tanner drug the road between the Parker and Moore school houses Friday before the ground, froze and made the grade in very good shape. have been about all completed for the box social and entertainment at McCoysburg Saturday night. Every lady in the community is requested to‘ bring a well trimmed box. Proceeds for the Sunday school. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Erenst Cook and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Poole took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cook Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cook will leave in a few days for their new Rome on a farm near West Point. • G. W. Hobson last week sold to the University of Illinois, seventeen head of pure bred Hereford heifers, some with calves by side; for a good large sum of money. They loaded the catlie at McCoysburg “Saturday -afternoon. Mrs. D. Meyers, aged 90 years, was buried in Osborne cemetery Sunday. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sally Grooker, at Reynolds, Friday. Mrs. Ann Rishling and Mrs. Fred Rishlips were also daugthers of the deceased. J. M. Ray loaded his household goods and two head of stock Thursday and shipped them back to New Lancaster, 3Va miles west of El wood, where he will again fate up blacksmithing. Mr. Ray, during his three years’ stay here, proved himself an honorable man and a friend to all who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bussell have; moved onto the farm vacated by Mr. Ray. He will still run the McCoysburg elevator in connection with a little farming.