Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — GILLAM. [ARTICLE]

GILLAM.

Losse Passe was the guest of Millie Walters Sunday. Sunr’ay school at Union every Sunday. Everybtxiy come. Wm. Gasper and wife visited Chas. Whitaker and wife Sunday. Levi Miller amtwife took dinner with Mr. Marion and wife Sunday, Farmers are nearly through sowing oats and are plowing for corn. Jas. Blankenship and wife visited Mr and Mrs. Jno. Kupke Sabbath. Mrs. Peter Rhodes and the youngest child of Levi Miller's are on the’sick list this week. • Mrs. Wesley Burss and little girl of Comer, attended Sabbath school at Bethel last Sabbath. Bart Reed started after the cows Saturday eve and lost his dog. Bart, you learn to whistle. Last Friday night a crowd of people twenty-seven strong, gathered at the home of Levi Miller, from which they proceeded to the home of Wm. Gasper, Mr - Gasper had gone up stairs to bed and the party went in and lighted a lamp at 8 o clock, and called Mr. Gasper down He was surprised very much as he han forgotten it was his 13 birthday and had always said he could never be surprised. After the giving of pre»ents, among which was a handsome pair of shoes, refreshments were served, consisting of fruit and cake, and the way it appeared and dissapeared was really funny. The party left at 1230 o'clock, wishing they all could have such a birthday. Ed Goldsberry,

{as. Blankenship and Gracie Goldsberry urnished the music. Those present were: Ob. Wildsand wife of Barkley; Mrs. Jno. Whittaker and Isaac Whttaker of Wheatfield; Jas. Blankenship and wife; Robbie Kosky, Gilbert Wilds, Grace Goldsberry, Chas. Whittaker and wife; Ed Goldsberry, Joe Hewitt Maud Brick, and Walter Gasper.