Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1898 — VIRGIE. [ARTICLE]

VIRGIE.

—Crops look fine. —A little rain is needed here. —Joseph Grimm is here from Decatur. V? V ■ —Thomas Florence is on the sick list. —Ed Truss has drove himself a new well. —Mr. Borem’s little boy is some better‘fit this writing. —Miss Gertie Leech was home Saturday and Sunday. —Mr. Truss is going to build a new addition to his house. —Miss Iva Grimm visited at Miss Francis Petty’s Sunday. —Mr. Truss and James Clifton were in Rensselaer yesterday. —Mr. Calvin Grimm was harvesting for J. W. Taylor yesterday. —Sunday School every Sunday at 10 o’clock. Everybody invited. —Mrs. Parsons of Chicago, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrington. —Tuesday night Mr. Hachbaum heard his dog barking, and on arising found he had a ’possum treed, It was killed and was so large Mr. H. had to haul it away on the lumber wagon.