Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1916 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

FAIR OAKS. Health still continues to improve in our burg. F. R. Erwin got his dredge set up and begun digging this week. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Will Warne's Wednesday evening. Aunt Hannah Culp went Wednesday evening to see her sister at Lee who has been very sick. Ike Kight, who has heen laid up for some time with erysipelas, was able to get out of doors a little Monday. Lawrence Halleck will move this week down near Marion, on his fa-ther-in-law's farm and will play farmer this year. There were burglars in our town Tuesday night. They pried open the front door of Kight & Eggleston's Store and took a quantity of cigars and candy and a few other articles. Mr. Smith from about Georgetown, 111., arrived here the latter part of the week with his car of goods and stock. He moved into Thompson’s house until Mr. Strong gets his house built to replace the one burned down, then Smith will move into it. Joe Warbritton returned about ten days ago from the state penal farm, where he had been taken a short time before to work out a term for beating his mother, and it has been a subject of discussion whether or not he was at home or away to seek work. Some contend be is at home keeping close, but none seem to know where he is. The officers of the M. E. Sunday school met at 2:30 p. m. last Sunday and reorganized. Following are the names of the parties elected to office: Mrs. Wm. Pettit, superintendent; Miss Mildred Bozell, secretary; Milt McKay, assistant secretary; Miss Mattie McKay, treasurer; Miss Anna Erwin, organist; Miss Mary Norman, assistant organist; Dorcas Karr, librarian; Miss Evaline Abell, ass’t librarian; Mrs. McKay, home department; Mrs. Cottingham, temperance; Mrs. Clevenger, missionary; Mrs. T. O. Garriott, cradle roll. Rev. Postill came U P Sunday and filled his regular appointment in the M. E. church at 11 a. m. He delivered a splendid sermon. He left an appointment for next Sunday at 10:45 a. m. instead of at 11 a. m. He gave as his reason for holding services earlier that he had an invitation out somewhere to dinner at 12 in., but didn’t know where at, nor at whose house, and he also insinuated that there was something besides a dinner to take place, but he did not say just what-—the insinuation was given indirectly. It looks as though they were afraid he would Jet it out or they would have told him all about it. Ha, Rev. Postill

is quite a blower-—in the pulpit yon know. The writer received a clipping from a Williamsport, Pa., paper giving the account of a very successful revival meeting held there by Roy. Bop Mayer, in which there were 250 conversions. It was held in the Methodist church and there were over 1,100 attended these meetings, the auditorium, Sunday school and class rooms and every available corner was crowded. He is a graduate from the Moody institute in Chicago and was one of the three who held two weeks of meetings here last spring in the school house, in which there were about 23 claimed conversion. He had held a couple other meetings since he was here in which there were from 75 to 90 converted in each meeting. POSSUM HOLLOW. Hugh Wagner called on Miss Ida Eldridge Sunday evening. Steve Eldridge spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Roush. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey were in Monon Monday evening. . Ida Eldridge called on Mrs. S. L. Johnson Saturday evening. Ida Eldridge spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Chester Robey. Charley Eldridge spent Sunday afternoon with Johnnie, Charley and Archie Johnson. S. L. Johnson and three sons and Chester Robey called on John Johnson Wednesday. Mrs. Chester Robey and two children called on Mrs. S. L. Johnson Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Robey and two children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family. RIVERSIDE. Jacob Heil is moving on the Custard farm. James Smith is on the sick list with the grip. Wm. Hallier has purchased a new Ford touring car. Wm. Grube and family visited his brother George Sunday. S. b. Clark and family visited his brother at Kersey Sunday. Master Howard Hendrickson is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. P. O. Kennedy. Earl Snick and family and Lawrence Snick and family spent Sunday with Louis Grube. John Terry and family are making preparations towards moving to Elkhart in the near future.