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

PARR.

Quite a number sick in our vicinity. T. J. Fay and family visited in Fair Oaks Sunday. Miss Maggie Kenton preached here Tuesday night, We have had several good showers and the weather is cooler. P. A. Gant of Valparaiso, is visiting his brother M. O. Gant, this week. Mrs. Ella Alter of Rosebud, visited her sister Mrs, L. W. Benbow. Thursday. Mrs. F. J. Gant and children of near Kuiman, visited relatives here Sunday, Jacob Reed will have about four days threshing. A good job for the boys. Rev. A. E. Pierson has sold his farm, two miles east of here, to Wolter Harrington. Mr, and Mrs. O. M. Garriott of Aix. were business visitors here Thursday afternoon. Jay Lamson of Newton county, visited his j brother-in-law Wm. Blaukenbaker, Sunday, i The twin babies of Mr. aud Mrs. T. F. Brusnahan. who have been sick, are reported better. S. P. Thompson is back from the reception. Simon is about two-thirds democrat since he returned. L. W. Benbow aud little son Julius, are both under the doctor's care. The baby is very sick. Emery Grrriott and family and D. E. Hudson aud family spent Sunday with M. O. Gant and wife. The thirteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nuss bus been seriously sick for almost two weeks. Doc. Nichols shipped two carloads of cattle to Chicago Sunday night. Simon McCurtain went up with them. Shindler brothers are the boss threshers of this country. They can thresh seven bushels per minute, Whocan beat that? Mrs. Mary Obenchaln aud two brothers of Barkley tp.. and Mrs. Nuss, of Illinois, visited Clarence Nuss and wife, Tuesday night and Wednesday. Miss Nannie Blankenbaker returned home Sunday after a few week's stay with the family of her cousin, Harley Lamson of Newton county. Will rejoices, Rev. Carnes' household goods was put in the oar here Wednesday. Nr. and Mrs. Carnes leave many warm friends here who regret their leaving exceedingly. Mrs. Aldrich of Rensselaer, who attended the funeral of John McCurtain’s baby Saturday, remained over Sunday visiting Mrs. Mollie Norman and other friends. Parr is the proud possessor of a new gasoline street lamp, which makes things loom up most as bright as day. Parr Is coming right to the front. She remains at par ail the time. Delos, the little sou of Mr. aud Mrs. John McCurtain, died Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock, after a very short Illness from cholera infantum. The bereaved parents have the sincere sympathy of their neighbors mid friends in their trouble.