Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1915 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

POSSUM RUN. The rain knocked several farmers out of work this week. Elda Stomers called on Thomas Parker Monday morning. W. M. Polleck and Charley Parker were Parr callers Wednesday. We wonder how Possum Hollow is getting along since the big rain? Mary Cunningham spent Sunday night and Monday with Orpha and Myrtle Parker. Several from this vicinity attended the chicken supper at Gifford Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes and family called on • Mr. and Mis. G. H. Corner Sunday afternoon. Dollie Blankenship and Essie Comer called on Orpha and Myrtle Parker Saturday afternoon. Dollie and Everett Blankenship, who have been visiting Essie and Wayne Comer, returned home Tuesday. ; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and daughters, Orpha and Myrtle, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Ors Cunningham and family. George Davisson took Mrs. G. H. Comer and baby and daughter, Essie, to town Wednesday afternoon to have the baby’s head dressed. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Grube of Wheatfield, and Mr. and Mrs. George Heil and daughter, Fern, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. G. H. Comer. T 7r , McCOYSBURG. Mrs. Phillips was a Rensselaer goer Monday. James Jeffers w'as a Rensselaer goer Saturday. Jesse Brown and father were Rensselaer goers Thursday.

Josie Sfultz spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks' Mrs. It. C. McDonald called on Mrs. Phillips Tuesday afternoon. Misses Sadie and Grace Herr called on Mrs. Stultz Monday evening. Lon Manning and family spent Wednesday evening with R. L. Bussell and family. Mrs. Stephenson’s crippled limb is giving her quite a bit of trouble at this writing. Mrs. H. E. Lowman of Milroy, was calling on friends in the Burg Wednesday morning.

W. S. McDonald went to Lacross Monday evening on business, returning home Tuesday evening. Robert Johns and family of Sea-field,-spent Saturday night and Sunday here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Ferguson and children went to Monon Saturday evening for Decoration day exercises, returning home Sunday evening. Miss Mayme Stephens returned home Saturday afternoon after spending several weeks with relatives and friends at Waynetown and Craw fordsville. ' , R. L. Bussell and family attended a birthday dinner Sunday at Gaylord Parker’s, it being Gaylord’s and also one or two of the childrens birthdays. , The Ladies' Aid met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. R. L: Bussell, with quite a good attendance. All seemed to enjoy themselves. The next meeting will be at Mrs. 0. Ditchings’, » - ~ Grandma Robinson went to Rensselaer Tuesday morning to visit her son, Dan and family, and other relatives and to make the acquaintance ] of her two new great grand-daugh-ters, born recently to Van Wood an<| wife and Harve Robinson and wife. PINE GROVE. , Andy Ropp’s are progressing very rapidly oii their new house. Charley Torbet called on the Hayes boys Tuesday evening. Homer and Dora Daniels attended

church at Brushwood Sunday morning. Thomas Cooper spent Sunday night with his brother, Simon, and family. %!rs. Lizzie Cooper and grandson, Georgie, of Kniman, are visiting relatives here. Alice and Hazel Brouhard and Myrtle Stowers spent Sunday with Gladys Baker. Janies Price and family of near Surrey, spent Sunday with John Baker and family. Mrs. James Torbet attended Ladies’ Aid at the Brushwood church Wednesday afternoon. Chloae Torbet, who is working for Ray Williams of near Aix, spent Sunday with home folks. Creola and Charley Torbet took dinner with their sister, Mrs. John Dale, and family Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens of Hercher, 111., visited their daughter, Mrs. Harry Gifford, and family the past week. C. O. Cragin of Indianapolis, spent Saturday and Sunday with his wife, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet. Several young folks from this vi oinity attended the lecture givei. Thursday night at the Brushwood church by R. A. Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Daniels and daughter, Dora, attended the baccalaureate services at Rensselaer Sunday night, also the class plav Monday night.

MILRGY, Chas Beaver was in Wolcott Tuesday. John Mitchell was a Remington visitor Monday. . - - Mr. and Mrs. Chas Beaver called on Mrs. C. E. Clark Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fisher called on George Foulks Sunday evening. Albert Dolfin’s daughter and husband of Lafayette, visited them this week. Mrs. Griffith of Monon came for a. visit with her son, S. D. Griffith, this week. Mrs. Fred Saltwell and daughter. Mrs. Lud Clark, were in Rensselaer Monday. Mrs. Vesta Hamilton and little daughter visited Mrs. Lillie Mitchell j Tuesday. j Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Clark visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. . Mort Sommers. t

Air. and Mrs. Lud Clark and daughter, Sophia, visited John Johnson’s Sunday. Miss Belle Southard came home Saturday evening from her school in Remington. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks attended the band concert in Monon Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. I. j. Clark spem Wednesday with his daughter, Mrs. Fred May and family. Frank Solnmers visited "his sister, Mrs. Anna Murphy and family, near Surrey, this weetc, y Clarence Fisher and friend came from Purdue to visit the former’s parents, Mr. _and M*s. W. B. Fisher over Sunday.

John Southard returned home Saturday evening fronwthe sanitarium at Logansport, where he went for treatment for rheumatism. Mrs. Vesta Hamilton and little daughter, who have been visiting her i sister, Mrs. Nelson Anderson, for some time, came home last

w-eek. Quite a number met at the church Wednesday afternoon and cleaned the .church, making it look much better than it did; and don't forget to be present Sunday at 10 a. m. for Sunday school.

Olive, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Clark, was bitten on the foot by a rattlesnake while driving the cows on the road west of her home, last Monday evening. Dr. Clayton was called and on Wednesday he thought she was cut of danger of serious trouble from the bite. She seemed to be getting along as well as could be expected for a few days, but today (Friday) is reported to be worse again.