Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1915 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

LEE Mrs. S. M. Jacks is on the sick list again this week. Mrs. Ella Graves is doing Mrs. Ray Holeman’s work. Born, May 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Holeman, a daughter. Frank Eldridge and family spent Sunday with his brother, Bert Eldridge. Our new minister came and de livered two excellent sermons here last Sunday. J. H. Culp and O. A. Jacks have been repairing the house this week where Simon Parcel’s lives. Quite a number from here attended the burial of Mrs. Ruth Phillips at the Osborne cemetery Wednesday. Four automobile loads of people went to Remington Tuesday to attend the convention of the Women’s Hlome Missionery Society. Our Children’s day will be held in the grove in front of the church, on the first Sunday in June. The teachers and pupils are busy getting ready.

POSSUM RUN. Everett McCleary was a caller in these parts Sunday. Leota Openchain called on Essie Comer Monday morning. Clarence Armstrong spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Willard Abbot. Vernie and Gertrude Barkley spent Wednesday with Mrs. Clyde Davisson. Many from this vicinity attended the Sparks show at Rensselaer Thursday. Everett Parker and Ro'ss Polleck were Gifford callers Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McCoy spent Sunday with Mr. jtnd Mrs. E. A. Merril. Mrs. Thomas Parker and daugh ter, Orpha, were Rensselaer callers Friday. Maggie Curtis, who is working for Mrs. Lowery, called on home folks Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. P.

Braddock and family. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Comer, who got kicked by a,horse, was operated on Wednesday morning.

EAST UNION. Miss Neva Garriott was a Rensselaer visitor Monday. Most everybody went or intended to go to the circus Thursday. Raymond Faylor took a load of hay to Rensselaer Wednesday. Leo Schultz and lady friend took supper at Thomas Murphy’s Sunday Roy Beaver and family took din ner Sunday with Francis Marion and wife. Mrs. W. C. Faylor and J. W. Faylor attended church at Brushwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stibbie, Jn, are the proud parents of a little daughter. We have been waiting and listening for wedding bells. Oh! won’t there be any wedding bells for Roses? Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz and daughters, Marie and Antona drove to Shelby Sunday to visit a daughter. Miss Antona will remain a few days for a longer visit. This week began with warmer, bright days, which was certainly a change after over a week of cold, wet weather, and the corn planters have been going full blast, clicketbang. A Ladies’ Aid Society for Virgie was organized Wednesday afternoon. It is the intention of the people in general to move the Good Hope church to Virgie, which place is certainly sadly in need of a house of worship. Such efforts should be encouraged and helped by every one. B. D. Comer has been giving instructions in Domestic. Science to Otto Schreeg at the dredge. Otto says cooking is a snap L even if he does get excited once in a while when tjie boys are in a hurry for dinner and drops some bolts, nails or washers in the biscuits. The boys are real good-natured about it though, and just pick them out ano go on eating.