Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

A daughter was born to Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Ford, Monday. Robert Hascall is visiting relatives at Sheldon, 111., this week. Rev. Luther Markin of Westfield, came Monday for a visit with his father, southeast of -own. Grandma Pefley is very poorly at

her home on South .Main street. Her condition seems to be quite serious. Mrs. Ina Foos was called to Idaville Wednesday to attend the funeral of her cousin. Miss Bertha Ireland.

Ralph Thompson of Ft. Wayne, spent last week with his brother, Earl, and his sister. Mrs. Howard Jones. S. E. Rarick of Naperville, 111., spent the latter part of last week with his step-daughter, Mrs. J. L. Emory. ' Bert Spencer is engaged in having a new cellar put in under his residence building and will also install a furnace. Misses Adelia Chappell, Heler and Ruth Clowry returned Wednesday from a visit to thier uncle Ja -X, at .Twelve Mile. - Elza Alson, who has been working over in Illinois the past few weeks, has returned and is now working here. Miss Minnie Hoss of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Mrs. Charles Bower of f owler, visited at the home of Mrs. Gaunt Friday. City Marshal Lee Rush and family went to Windfall Sunday, where they are spending the week with Bernie Graham and family. ' Clara Taylor Thompson is spending a couple of weeks in Ft. Wayne w ith her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thompson. Dan ( resse will return home this Thursday evening from Savannah, Mo., where he has been for some time taking treatment for his cancer. which is thought to be cured. Miss Martha Denham of Cincinnati, Ohio, came Friday evening for a visit to her uncle, Charles Denham. Mrs. Frank Peck and son, Bruce, started Tuesday morning for Ashville, N, Y„ to visit Mrs. Ed Peck and family for several weeks. They were accompanied by Fred Peck. John Tharp this week received an

invitation to attend a golden celebration of Dr. and Mrs. H. Barnes, at Tacoma, Wash., which will be held on July 25th. The Dr. and his wife will be remembered by nearly all our older people, he being well known here. He formerly lived at Goodland. -x jr .One Of the ladies of the show Ckme near getting killed by lightning Wednesday night. She was on her way to the hotel about eleven o’clock when a severe flash of lightning struck somewhere in this vicinity. In some way it tore the'umbrella i'he was carrying pretty well to pieces but did not badly shock her. Dr. and Mrs. Smith and little daughter of Lancaster, Ohio, accompanied by Mrs. Dr. Patton, of Otterbein, called a few minutes at the home of Dexter Jones this Thursday morning. Mrs. Smith was formerlj’ Miss Theo Vickery, and lived south of Remington a number of years ago. They were enroute to Wisconsin, but Mrs. Patton will remain for a week’s visit with old friends here.

.. ROSELAWN. 0. T. Otis went to Chicago Friday morning. Bert Kenyon from Rhode Island, is visiting Dr. Rice. Charles Cassel of Lafayette, was calling on his trade here Thursday. Jack Brown was a business and pleasure seeker in Roselawn Thursday. ’ Mary Jane Phillips went home with her aunt, Nellie Makeever, Thursday. Lum Piper is making an extended visit with old friends and associates of Roselawn. The Roselawn orchestra gave an entertainment at Shelby Thursday evening to a fair-sized audience. Tom Gundy came down from Gary Thursday for a visit with his father and mother “uncle” William Gundy and wife. Mrs. Cominga, who was operated on Monday for appendicitis, is re-

ported to be getting along fine, and if no complications set in will be home soon. Miss Nellie Makeever of North Star, sister of Mrs. Otis Phillips, came over Wednesday arid attended tfie musical given by the orchestra Wednesday evening. The entertainment given by the orchestra Wednesday evening was well attended considering the weather, and everyone was delighted the program rendered. Another heavy rain Wednesday afternoon and night, and still raining again Thursday. Most of the crops around here on the low lands are submerged, and no prospect of saving the small grain is yet in sight. Fred Nelson, William Overmayer. Texas Smith, H. H. Nelson and S, E. Robbins and son, John, and many others whose names we did not learn, attended the McCray governorship booster, meeting at Kentland Wednesday.

MILROY. Vern Culp is working for Clyde Clark, south of Morocco. l Rev. Samsel spent Sunday night with Joshua Ross and family. Mrs. J. R. Clark and children spent Saturday with Mrs. George Foulks. Mrs. Mary McCashen and Miss Et tie. visited Mrs. Frana May Tuesday. ■ The lightning killed two of Joseph Fitzhugh’s best horses Saturday evening. , ■ - Lewis Hyman of Galveston, visited George Castor’s and other friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald and family of McCoysburg, attended church here Sunday. .1. R. Clark and family and John and Laura Clark took dinner Sunday with the McCashen family, Mrs. Harry Newman of Rensselaer, spent the first part of the week with her brother, Frank Sommers. The Ladies’ Aid met at the ihome of Mrs. S. I). Griffith Wednesday and sewed for Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. J. Ross, Mrs. Della Rogers and son of Monon, spent the latter part of last week with .Mrs. S. D. Griffith and family.

The Ladies’ Aid will give an ice cream social Saturday evening, July 24, on the church lawn. Everybody invited. William McDonald and family, Rev. Sam sei arid and Mrs. G. Foulks ate dinner Sunday with Chas. Beaver’s; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Clark and daughter. Mildred, spent Saturday night afid Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foulks. '*’*», The Ladles’ Aid met with Mrs. Lud Clark last Friday afternoon, with quite a few visitors, it being Miss Sophia’s birthday. A number of her playmates enjoyed the afternoon with her. Refreshments were served and a pleasant afternoon enjoyed by all. -

PINE GROVE. We are having plenty «f rains nowadays. Mrs. Morrison is on the sick list at this writing. Thomas Cooper spent Sunday with his mother; Mrs. Lizzie Cooper of Kniman. Creola Torbet and Celina Cragan spent Sunday with Bessie Faylor, of north of Aix. Mrs. Galbraith and daughter, Alice, called on Mrs. Sarah McCleary .Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and daughter, Ruth, spent Sunday with Airs. Sarah McCleary and son, Ever ett. Newell, Lowell and Charley Torbet attended the children’s exercises at the Gant school house Sunday afternoon. Misses Neva and Madeline Garriott, of near Aix, took supper with Creola Torbet and Celina Cragan Monday evening. • Miss Chloae Torbet returned home Tuesday after a ten days’ visit with her brother, John and wife, of neat Thorntown, and other relatives. Those that spent Sunday with lioness Baker and family were: Wesley Price and family, Charlie Britt, Goldie Lauer, Carrie Stowers, Walter Brown and Myrtle and Cech Stowers. , Air. and Airs. Bluford Torbet and daughter, Ruth, Roy Torbet and family, John Dale and family, Thomas Cooper and Fred Speaks took dinner .Wednesday with Air. and Airs. James Torbet and family, it being Air. Torbet’s 64th birthday.

McCOYSBURG. t Grandma Robinson spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Stultz. i Mrs. Stephenson spent Thursday evening with Mrs. McDonald. V. e are having lots of rain. Some fields and truck patches are a total loss. The two Mr. Stevens’ families were Rensselaer goers Tuesday evening. Madams Wash and Robert Cook spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. W. S- McDonald.

Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Johnson spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Phillips and mother.

Grandma Robinson spent Sunday evening witja her grand-daughter, Dora. Stephens and family. Mrs. Nate Eldridge of Rensselaer, spent Sunday and Monday with her folks and other relatives here,

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver of Milroy, visited Tuesday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. W. S. McDonald. a nd” Th nitty. Several from here drove around Sunday evening to view the high water and attended the vesper services at Rensselaer.

Robert John and wife and baby of Seafield, spent Saturday night, Sunday and Monday with his folks and friends at this place. Grandma Robinson returned home the latter part of last week, after a couple of weeks* visit at Morocco and Rensselaer, with friends and relatives.

LEE ~ Miss Cassie Holeman of Monticello, is here this week visiting relatives. ' , ■ ■. We have had such heavy rains it makes it very bad to finish harvesting and haying. There will be an ice cream social here Saturday evening, July 17. Everybody cordially invited. The Ladies’ Aid and Home Missionary society met Tuesday' afternoon with Mrs. Joseph Stewart. Ray and Asa Holeman, Frank Overton and J. H. Culp and family autoed to Orval Holeman’s, near Lafayette, last Sunday. Mrs. Ira Robbins and children of Monon, and her sister of Indianapolis, spent a day here last week with H. C. Anderson and family.

POSSUM RUN. The farmers are awfully sick over their crop prospects. Alice Polleck spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Polleck. Mrs. Guy Zook took supper with Mrs. Thomas Parker and daughters Sunday. Everett Parker and Ross Polleck spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs, John Parker. Mr. and Mrs. G. H, Comer attended the children’s day exercises at Gant school house Sunday. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antrim and children spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and fam ily. ’k- w w ■ ■ ... ■■ ■ l» * ■ ’ I ! ' I