Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

GIFFORD. Ita Snow visited Mrs. Bessie Snider Tuesday. Alfred Caldwell was a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Josephine Wallace called on Ethel Cavinder Thursday. The ball game was well attended at Newland Sunday. Wesley Walker and wife were Wheatfield goers Thursday. Clara Carter stayed all night with Beatrice Caster Tuesday night. Flossie Cavinder called on Lillie and Ethel Cavinder Monday. Ira Caldwell and best girl visited the latter’s parents over Sunday. Mrs. Lon Daniels called on Mrs. Lona Cavinder Sunday afternoon. George Kimble came Saturday to visit wife and children over Sunday. John Snider and family, of Vapella, 111., came Monday to visit relatives and friends for a while. There were several girls from here who took their dinner to the woods Sunday. All had a nice time.

FAIR OAKS. Charles Halleck is very busy spraying 'his orchard this week. Cal Burroughs, the blacksmith, is having a tussel with the grip this week.

Cottage prayer meeting was held at Uncle Jake Dilavoo’s Wednesday evening. Rev. Postill preached a splendid sermon Sunday morning in the M. E. church. Walter McConnell drove his car down below Kentland Monday and got several bushels of seed corn. Will Vancleve and Frank Brouhard are building an addition to Can Manderville’s house this week. F. R. Erwin is having his store building treated to a new coat of paint. Carl Hoover is Yielding the brush. The Christian 'Sunday school is preparing to hold children’s day exercises in their church the first Sunday in June. Keen Littlefield and family, B. D. McColly and Joe Davisson, all of Rensselaer, were callers hete in Fair Oaks, Sunday. Mr. Boyle went down beyond Surrey Tuesday after a load of farm implements. He will put out some corn on Dod Mace’s farm southeast of town. Charles Clifton, who has been visiting his brother, Jim, the past two weeks, left for Chicago Monday, where he will visit a son a few days, then he will go to Michigan to visit Morgan and Sam indefinitely. Dr. Fyfe, of Wheatfield, was called to see MTs. W. S. McConnell Wednesday, who it was feared was taking lung fever, but the doctor said it was only a heavy cold, and that she would get all right by being careful. Thursday morning F. M. Goff’s summer kitchen, which stood about eight feet from the dwelling, caught fire from an over heated stove and 'was burned down. By hard fighting the bucket brigade, which was soon formed, kept the house from burning.

Carl Carpenter and family left here Sunday on a visit to his parents downabout Petersburg. They expect to visit at several other points while they are gone also, making their visit about two weeks. Buck Clifton will work for him at the telegraph office while he is gone. Health is generally good in these parts and everybody busy since the fields have dried off. The recent big rain made much more work for the farmers in preparing their corn ground, for many were ready to plow after harrowing, but now they have to disc most all they had plowed, as the ground had become very solid and foul. The township Sunday school convention will be held here in the M. E. church June 14. There will be Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., and preaching by Rev. Postill at 11 a. m. There will be a basket dinner in the park, east of the railroad, unless it is cold or rainy, then the dinner will be in the church. There will be services the entire afternoon. Everybody is cordially invited to attend the services. The postmaster received the final announcement the latter part of the week that the new route, No. 2, will begin service the first of June. The patrons should all have their ‘boxes up and their names stenciled on them on the side next to the direction the carrier will come. He will start and go north from the postoffice. Route No. 1 will be extended something over two miles, it will go south Imiles then one mile east, thence south 2% miles, thence west to the original*line; then on coming in, instead of going one mile east from the county line, he will go . one mile south on the county line, then on one mile east and a quarter north to the office, making over 2 7 miles.

LEE. Mrs. S. M. Jacks was on the sick list this week. Roy Stiers is painting Mrs. Ida Lewis’ house this week. True Woodworth and family, of Rqpsselaer, were here Sunday at O. A. Jacks’. This has been fine weather so far this week, and farmers are very busy planting corn. Mrs. Len Lefler, of Lafayette, visited here last week with her parents, G. A. Jacks and wife. Sunday Miss Cassie Holeman and Miss Margaret McLean, of Monticello, spent the day at J. H. Culp’s and attended church services here. Uncle David Gulp has been sick the past week with a very bad cold. Monday evening while he was in the woodshed he fell and could not get up till help came. He is getting better at this writing. The Ladies’ Home Missionary Society met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Ida Lewis, and the “Mothers’ Jewels,” a branch of the missionary work, meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. G. A. Jacks. Mrs. C. A. Holeman was called Wednesday to come to Indianapolis to see her adopted brother, W. R. Shoemaker, whom they did not think could survive this sick spell, fie went on the afternoon train. There was a large crowd here Sunday for Sunday school, 148 in attendance. The minister preached a sermon on “Mother’s Day,” and in the afternoon the Sunday school convention was held here, which was also very largely attended.

MILROY Mrs. Geo. Foulks is on the sick list. George Foulks was in Lee Wednesday. Fred ’Marchand'was in Rensselaer Tuesday. Miss Aletha Clark visited George Foulks’ this week. Born, to Mt. aijd Mrs. John Havens, a son, May 20. Mrs. Marchand called on Mrs. George Foulks Tuesday afterri'oon. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton took dinner with Mr. Dolfin and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton were in McCoysburg Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Isaac Hamilton called on Mrs. George Foulks Monday afternoon. Mr. Owen and Ed Johnson are building a new woven wire fence fofr Mr. Griffith. . - • James Woods, Fred Marchand and

Earl Foulks were in Monon Tuesday evening. Mrs. Nancy Johnson and children called on Mrs. George Foulks Wednesday afternoon. There were 42 at Sunday school Sunday. Please come and help us increase the number. •Mr. and Mrs. Sol Guth, of Washington, 111., and Mr. and Mrs. John Sommers spent Sunday evening with G. L. Parks’. Schuyler Irwin and family, Miss Frances Irwin, of Rensselaer/ Jufiith Woodward, of Chicago, Ed Irwin\ and wife, of Wolcott, Chas. Brand and family, of Remington, Mrs. Fannie Parks, of Remington, Chas. Bonner and family, Bert Kyle, Mr. and Mrs. Klien, Charles Harwell, Mabie Clark, Wayne Kerr and daughter spent Sunday with G. L. Parks’.