Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1903 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Attorneys Ruth of Remington, and Spencer and Sellers of Monticello, were in attendance in court Tuesday. Miss Grace Brown of Danville, 111., is visiting the families of her brother, Dr. H. L. Brown, and sister, Mrs. E. C. English. Mrs. Coffin and daughter, Allie, left Wednesday for a short "visit with the former’s son, Chas. Z. Coffin, at Indianapolis. Mrs. M. S. Zook of Barkley tp., was standing near a tree in her yard Tuesday afternoon when the tree was struck by lightnings and the lady was severely shocked. Geo. Strickfaden’s father, of Cincinnati, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. M. J. Strickfaden of Memphis, Tenn., are guests at the Strickfaden home on South Cullen street. Mrs. Foster Downing of Little River, Kan., a former resident of this county, is visiting her brothers, O. K. and W. H. Ritchey, and sisters, Mrs. James Welsh and Laura Michaels. Mr. Lyman Wilcox of Rosamond, 111., is visiting his granddaughter, Mrs. A. B. Cowgill. The old gentleman is 93 years of age, but is still quite active and travels about considerably. Rev. Levi Byrd, who has been pastor of the (J. B. Parr mission for the past two years, has been sent by his conference to Gessie, Vermilion county, and Rev. J. C. Phetteplace of Caltin, 111., will succeed Rev. Byrd here. The latter gentleman will not move here, we understand. I. A. Leavel and son Hugh returned home Saturday from their prospecting trip through Kansas. They made no investment. Charlie Robinson, who went with them, remained at Wichita, where he has a -job at carpentering at $2.50 per day. He is thinking some of moving there, we understand.

Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Stoner and son Marion, departed Tuesday for their new home at Wichita, Kansas. Quite a number of their friends accompanied them to ibe depot and wished them God speed. Mr. Stoner still has bis residence property here and other business matters to look after, and will be back and forth for some time. Jesse Snyder is building a new bouse in Leopold’s addition in the east part of town, just south of the property recently bought by his father, on the corner of Pine and Milton streets. He will occupy the property himself when completed. The elder Snyder, who lives near Monon, will occupy the corner property.

Miss Mary Weathers, for the past two or three years deputy post-mistress here, and previous to that for a short time, a compositor in The Democrat offioe, was married to Ernest Middleton, son of Rev. H. M. Middleton, at Hammond last Monday afternoon. The groom is employed by the Hammond Packing Co., at Chicago, and it is understood they will reside there. The marriage os me as a surprise to the bride’s friends here, it being generally understood that a young man at Lafayette was the favored suitor. Her friends, however, including The Democrat, wish her the choicest of life’s blessings. Rev. T. A. Hall is preparing to move to Indianapolis, to-day. He will continue to preach here the same as heretofore for awhile yet. Rev. Hall has proved himself a, hustler in his church, probably having done more to build it np than any minister it has had in the past several years, and was preparing to build a fine new church edifice, and his resignation came as a surprise to the public. It has been rumored that he was asked to resign because of his activity in the antisaloon work here, bat as to how mnch truth there is in the rumor we are unable to say. If so, it is a aad state of affairs indeed.