Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1900 — SHARON. [ARTICLE]

SHARON.

A fine rain last Tuesday. F. P. Morton, of Pleasant Ridge, was a caller here last week. James McDonald of McCoysburg was a visitor here last Monday. Mr. Nestle, southwest of Sharon, is entertaining a sister from champaign Co., 111. Joseph Nisius has erected a combined granery and crib on his farm south of town. Threshing machines are numerous and with favorably weather threshing will soon be over witii. x Another heavy, soaking rain fell Wednesday. putting a stop to threshing for some time. Miss May Duvall of Illinois, will spend several weeks here visiting relatives and frends. James Duvall of Allentown 111., visited with his sons A. L. and Frank, part of last week and. this. John O’Connor of Kniman, was here last week and leased about one thousand acres for oil purposes. During the thunder storm Wednesday morning lightning struck the barn of George Nicholson in Jordan fp.. burning it with three cows, six hogs and considerable other property. Partially insured in the Farmers Ins. Co.