Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1899 — SHARON. [ARTICLE]

SHARON.

—Weather cool and pleasant —The grippe is still making the rounds. —Bruce Hardy was a caller on the south side last Sunday. —J. Harris was a business caller in Remington last Tuesday. —Mrs. Joseph Schenrich is numbered among the sick at present. * —Quite a number from here attended the Irelan sale last week, south of town. —The Baptist church people §sve a social last night at the Lone tar school house, three miles northeast of here.

—Henry Stein of Joliet, HL, is visiting his brother, Bernard Stein, south of town. —Mr. Wuertuer, of Rensselaer, visited his sister, Mrs. Ed. May, south of Sharon, last Sunday. —Miss C. Brown, of Rensselaer, attended the box social and spent a couple of days with Leah Knox. —The revival services at the Green school house, south of here, have closed with 30 additions to the church. —John Harris has again rented the Knipple farm and will remain a citizen of Sharon for another year at least. —G. G. Garrison is suffering from the effects of a crushed foot caused by a heavy load of corn passing over it. —Mr. Stewart Ward, an old and highly respected citizen living two miles west of Sharon, is lying at death's door and chances for recovery are doubtful at this writing. —The box supper given at Lawndale school last Friday night was a decided success and the amount realized was $lB. Miss Pearl MaGee received the prize for the most popular lady and Chase Burns for the laziest man. —Mrs. Grant Daley died at the family home in Sharon last Saturday evening after lingering several months with that dreaded disease consumption. Mrs.. Daley was a most estimable lady and leaves a large host of friends to mourn her loss. The family have the sympaty of the entire community. The remains were taken to Ohio, her former home, for interment.