Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1909 — Country Correspondence [ARTICLE]

Country Correspondence

SOUTHEAST CARPENTER. Bert May is now naving his tile ditching done. More sunshine wanted In Southeast Carpenter. Miss Maude Casey visited her parents Sunday. John Taylor and Bert Court.wright were Wolcott goers Saturday. Fred Baier and wife visited John Troxell and family Sunday evening. Miss Catherine Hartman called on Fred Baier and family Tuesday evening. W. M. Zimmerman is going to move next Monday op the Hensler farm. Peter Baier visitpd Joseph Winters and family at Wolcott Saturday evening. Miss Catherine Hartman and Miss Stella Taylor were bird hunting at the Blue Sea last Saturday. Report there was plenty of hunting but no birds.

LEE. Earl Stiers’ baby is improving. Mrs. Gilmore Is boarding duck hunters. Cora Noland has not been so well for a few days. School closed here Friday with a dinner and nice program. O. A. Jacks’ and wife went to visit Mr. Hughs’ last Sunday. George Carrothere were home for a few days visit from Bloomington. Arthur Williamson and family visited Sunday with Mr. Shultz, the blacksmith. Miss Mollie Wood has been visiting uer neice, Mrs. Mabie Rishling, for a few days. Mies Ethel Jacks of Rensselaer came Wednesday evening to visit a few days with relatives. Mrs. Lewis and daughter Ethel attended church at Monon last Sunday at the Baptist church. Grandpa and Grandma Williamson and Miss Myrtle and Verda Lewis went home with J. H. Culp’s from church Sunday for dinner. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Will RishHng and Miss Mollie Wood and Earl Foulks and Vern Culp went from church to Alvin Clark’s for dinner. Tuesday evening Miss Mrytle Levels went to work for Mrs. Reed Mccoy. Kate Maxwell has been working for her but we understand she is sick. Friday evening the Lee orchestra met at J. H. Culp’s to do their practice work. We think they are doing splendid. Mrs. Young accompanied her husband and was also present. They are expecting some fiew ones to join the orchestra in he near future.

HANGING GROVE. Leon Porter is on the sick list. R. ■ B. Porter was in Rensselaer Saturday. Reed McCoy received a carload of salt Saturday. Chas. Saidla was in Rensselaer on business Tuesday. Mr. Montz and son Willie were in Monon Saturday. Several farmers in this vicinity are sowing oats this week. Babcock & Hopkins of Rensselaer were in this vicinity Sunday. Ed Peregrine and son Ross were in Rensselaer on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Peregrine and son spent Sunday with Floyd Porter and wife. Mr. and Mrs. John Montz of south of town attended church at McCoysburg Sunday evening. Mrs. Russell Willetts, who has been sick with typhoid fever for the past three weeks, is better at present. R. V. Johns of McCoysburg attended the funeral of Cady Underwood in MUroy Wednesday of last week. Miss Hazel Hurd of Rensselaer came Tuesday evening to spend a few days with her uncle. R. B. Porter, and>' family. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robinson left Saturday for a visit of indefinite length with relatives at Rossville and Indianapolis. Miss Lizzie Hooker of Monon, who bah been visiting with her brother Lewis Hooker and family, returned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson gave a dinner at their home Thursday for their son, Marlon and wife, who were married Wednesday. There were twenty-five guests present.

Misses Faral Porter and Clara Ringeisen, and Messrs. Ross Peregrine and Willie Montz called on Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Porter Sunday afternoon. Mrs. L. H. Hamilton and daughter Marie and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Maxwell and daughter Martha of Rensselaer attended the dinner given at , Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson’s Thursday. Marion Robinson of Hanging Grove-sand Miss Ella Crowder of south of McCoysburg, were married Wednesday, March 24, at the home of the former’s sister, Mrs. L. H. Hamilton of Rensselaer. They will reside with his parents for the present. Miss Katie Maxwell is quite sick at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy. Mrs. Howe, a trained nurse of Rensselaer, is caring for her. Later: Miss Maxwell has improved so much so as to be taken to the home of her brother, John Maxwell, who lives in Barkley.

FAIR OAKS. Everybody farms tnis week but father. News is scarce in our neck of the woods this week. Mrs. Ike Kight is visiting relatives at Thayer this week. - Cool weather still prevails, although the grass is beginning to put forth. John Wiseman is building an addition onto J. CN Thompson’s tenant house this week.\ Mattle McCay left Saturday for Kirkland to visit her grandmother, who is quite poorly. Beaula Shein of Lafayette visited her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kight, the latter part of the week. A Mr. Dick of near Moroco has the farm rented that Tom Parks moved from. He will move this week. Chas. Halleck is very busy with a couple of hands this week packing, shipping and delivering fruit trees. Mrs. Emery Cox left here with her mother. Grandma McGlinn, Tuesday for Texas where her brother John lives. March came in as calm as a lamb this year and went out just about as calm, although a little cloudy and cool. Lowrey Moffitt left Sunday for North Dakota, where his father has a farm, to begin sowing wheat as soon as spring opens. £Jrs. Chas. Brouhard was called to the bedside of her father near Lebanon the latter part of the week. He is in a very, critical condition. * Uncle Dave Winslow left Wednesday morning for Danville, 111., where he has a job awaiting him, as towerman, operating gates on streets at" railroad and street car crossings. Ed Kesler, who was called home last week by tie sickness of his babe, went back to work again Tuesday on the Moffitt dredge boat. They have it almost ready to float. After that it won’t be long until they will have it in shape for business. -

The old fashioned way of dosing a weak stomach, or stimulating the Heart or Kidneys is all wrong. Dr. Shoop first pointed out this error. This is why his prescription—Dr. Shoop's Restorative—is directed entirely to the cause of these ailments, the weak inside or controlling nerves. It Isn’t so difficult, says Dr. Shoop, to strengthen a weak Stomach, Heart, or Kidneys, if one goes at It correctly. Each Inside organ has its controlling or inside nerve. When these nerves fall, then those organs must surely falter. These vital truths are leading druggists „ everywhere to dispense and recommend Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Test it a few days, and see! Improvement will promptly and surely follow. Sold by all dealers.

PINE GROVE. John Daniels spent Sunday with Simon Cooper. Charles Britt is home on his week’s vacation this week. Quite a few irom around here attended church at Good Hope Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Renlcker and family were guests of Ike Walker and family Sunday. Miss Laura and Nellie Gilmore spent Saturday afternoon with Bernice and Lucy Walker. Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels wete guests of their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Daniels a few days -ago. Several from here attended the dinner in honor". of Mrs. Joe Williams’ blrthdaj anniversary Saturday. Mrs. Samuel Cooper and family spent Sunday and Sunday night with her mother-in-law, Mrs. George cooper and family. Those that spent Sunday with Simon and Bertha Cooper were: John Daniels, Bluford, Roy and Chloae Torbet, Charles Britt and Gusta McCleary.

MT. AYR. (From The Pilot.) Mr. and Mn. J. B. Ashby and daughter Lona Miller visited with Mrs. David Mauck Tuesday. Chas. Baker is building an addition to his residence. Chas. Penwright has charge of the work. •Elmer Stucker left Monday morning for a visit with relatives at Wabash and other points near there. The barber shop is in charge of Dennis Barton. Miss Edna Long, who Is now employed In Rensselaer, came over Saturday to take in, the play, and to visit with home folks. She returned Monday morning. The “Danger Signal’* rendered by the home talent last Saturday evening drew a large and appreciative Wowd. The young people did well

in the presentation and an enjoyable time was reported. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Herriman and family left Tuesday afternoon for a week’s visit with Mrs. Herriman's parents at Delphi, Ind., and incldently to attend the wedding of Mrs. sister next Thursday afternoon. Our schools closed last Saturday after a successful year and the expression of satisfaction seems general. It is to be desired that Mt. Ayr shall be as fortunate in securing as efficient corps of teachers for the coming year as she was for the year just closed. The Mt. Ayr Telephone Co., are equipping their lines with a new pattern of lightning arresters which have proven very efficient In other plants and It is hoped that they will prove a good investment both in the matter of giving service and saving expense.

BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. Qdite, a numjber of friends and relatives, sixty in all, gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Williams, near Alx Saturday last to celebrate the latter’s birthday anniversary. All partook of a bountiful dinner and everybody had a pleasant time. Mrs. Williams’ sister, Mrs. Sol Norman of Parr, was present, but neither of her two brothers could be there, James Adair, living in Idaho, and the other, George Adair, of Chicago Heights, Ill.? has been In very poor health ever since the latter part of November and was unable to be there. But his daughter, Hattie, came and brought a letter which he requested to be read after the tjlessing was asked. The following Is a copy of the letter, which he requested them to bow their heads while the first part was being read : “Our Father which art In Heaven; I thank Thee that Thou hast let |us live to see this fiftieth birthday lof this our dear sister. We thank Thee for her motherhood and for the family Thou hast given her. Father in Heaven, bless these boys and girls that she has reared to womanhood. They have gathered here at the old homestead to day to pay due respect to ‘Mother.’ We believe they are fulfilling Thy word, Oh God, when Thou said, Honor thy father and thy mother.’ Father, make them lights In the world and a mark for others to a better world than this. Dear Father, bless this father and mother of this home. Grant that many birthdays may come to them while they are going down the western slope of Time. Bless all that are here to-day. This we ask in Jesus' name.”

“Dear Sister Mahal a;—ln my afflictions I rejoice with you, I can’t be with you to-day yet I send you my greetings ‘and best wishes. “I am thankful that God has kept us for a half century. He has been very good and kind to us. He has given us a nice family of boys and girls that we need not be ashamed of. Although He has taken some of .the lambs from each of us to His fold.. This gives us strong ties in Heaven. And you are fifty years old to-day. I see the gray hairs appearing. What does this mean? It means that our heads are silvering for the grave, to soon go and meet father and mother, who have gone before. This is alright if we have made our peace with God. This I have done and hope you have long ago. “Now I would like to be with you and partake of the bounties that are spread before you. I would have come If I had been able to edme. My health Is Improving slowly and steadily. I think I will be able to get out by the middle of April. I would like to meet all of the relatives, old friends and neighbors that have met with you

pn this occasion. I will now say ’Good-bye* by shaking hands across the miles. I ever remain, Your brother,

GEORGE.”