Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1914 — COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS

PINE GROVE. Fraartue Britt spent Sunday with Floyd Shook. Mr. and Mrs. Kstel George, of near Newland, spent Sunday with Harry Gifford and family. Elsie Belirn returned to her work at John .Moore's Sunday, after a week's, stay at home on account of a sore hand. Those that spent Sunday with John Torbet and wife were: Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and baby, Mr. and Mrs. (Tint Beck and family, Mrs. Thomas Gibbs and son, I lurch el, and Mr. and Mrs. John Bale and family.

POSSUM RUN. Mrs. Hurley was a Parr goer Monday morning. Asa Snow spent Saturday night with Charley Britt. Orpha and Myrtle Parker spent Sunday with Nile Britt. Levie Cunningham is spending a few weeks with relatives and friends. Mrs. Thomas Parker and Mrs. "Greeley Comer were Rensselaer goers Thursday. Levie Cunningham spent Monday and Tuesday with Thomas Parker and family. •William Steel, of Gifford spent Sunday night with Charley and Everett Parker.

LEE. Oscar Jacks spent Saturday night with Marion Spencer. We had a nice rain this week, which we were in need of. Mrs. Leßoy Noland, who has been

sick so long, is still very poorly. There will be an all day’s Children's Day exercise here June 21. MissA Bollie Jacks and DeLena Lefler were at Joseph Clark's Sunday. (). A. Jacks and wife took Sunday dinner with Harold LaMar and family. John Osborne and Wife’spent Sunday With their children iutr:h of Rensselaer. Next Sunday the probationers' class will be taken in full communion with the church. Mr.s, Mable Uishlirig. of near Crawfordsville, was here one day last week .ailing on friends. Rev. (din Stewart and family were here last week visiting his parents, Joseph Stewart and wife. Ray and Orval Holeman and thier families, and Elmer Gilmore and family visited at Asa Holeman s Sunday. Torn (Valter and wife and two little sons, of Barkley tp., spent Sunday here with' their relatives, the Stiers’. Mrs. George Conaway, of Virginia, "Minn., came last Sunday to see her parents, Uncle David Culp and wife, who are both quife poorly. Mrs. C. A. Holeman, who was called to Indianapolis last week on account of W. R. Shoemaker’s serious sickness, returned this week, leaving him slightly improved.

LAURA. Flossie Cavinder took Sunday dinner with Marguerite Pettet. Several front around here attended church at Gifford Sunday night. Guy Barnard, of Fowler, called on O. P. Braddock Friday evening. Mrs. Julia Spriggs spent Sundav afternoon w ith Mrs. O. P. Braddock. Marguerite Pettet called on Mrs. Aug. Britenbauh Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ed Myers’ folks, of Fair Oaks, took dinner with them Sunday. j Mrs. Wm. Braddock spent Mondav with her brother, Oscar Gordon, anQ wife. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cavinder took dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Myers. Carl Willmington, of Tefft, has been assisting his father in farming the past week. Myrtie Kerns is still unable to be out much after her sickness of three of four weeks. Mrs. Jim Cavinder and daughter. Flossie, did house cleaning for Mrs. John Cavinder Monday. Nellie Fleming went home with her uncle, Dave Fleming, to spend a few days with her cousins. John Pettet and family and Dave Fleming and family visited Sundav with Art Fleming and family. Ivan Sayler and Oliver Campbell, of Kninian, attended Sunday school here Sunday and to see about preparing the program for the Sunday

~chobi convention, which is to he held there June 14. Dave Fleming and family, of Meciaryville, spent Saturday night with j is sister, Mrs, John Pettet, and famThere were quite a few at Sunday school Sunday, Also some new attendants. Come again, you are all welcome. The young folks of this vicinity amended a party given at Mr. Shell's Friday night ,and report a good; time.: •C ' C Miss Lottie Wallace, of Gary, is taking a vacation of two or three weeks at home. She is taking a nurse’s training course in Gary.

COLFAX TP. NEWTON CO. We had a fine shower Tuesday night, also some hail. Walter Wooton is working for 1 henry Dear duff this week. Sam Butts and wife spent Sunday with Fred Dewey and family. Carl Wooton is working for Earl Kennedy, also I-evert Barker. Mrs. Earl Kennedy and half sister. Erma McComb, went to Brook Wednesday. Mrs. McComb went to see her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Sullivan, where she will speihd the week. We are informed that Mr. and Mrs. James Wildrick ate intending to move to Mt. Ayr in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Young, of the Hamilton dredge, was visiting relatives and friends Saturday night and Sunday. Misses Ida and Katie Miller were around selling garden seeds Wednesday. A little bit late for “seeds, isnt it, girls? Karl Kennedy, Levert Barker, Alva Call and Carl Wooton and wife spent Sunday evening with the latter's parents, Sam Butts’ 1 .