Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1916 — GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS TNAT MAY OR MAY NOT INT TLELST YOU [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOSSIP by OUR CORRESPONDENTS TNAT MAY OR MAY NOT INT TLELST YOU

FAIR OAKS. Mayor Zellers and Town Marshal T. J. Mallatt of Virgie were here on business Tuesday. We have been having fine weather for some time and farm work has been going on very rapidly. Cottage prayer meeting was held at A. M. Bringle’s Wednesday evening with a good attendance out. Aunt Hannah Culp went the first of the week to Lee to see her sister, Maty Ann, who is very seriously sick. Joseph Winslow, the carrier bn Route 2, is now taking his leave of absence. W. E. Moffitt is subbing for him. Ben Richards moved last week from the Tolly property in the north part of town into Herbert BozeH’s property on Front street.

Mrs. Dave Winslow, whose sickness we mentioned last week, is very low and the end is looked for at any time. Several of her children Lave arrived to be with her to the end. Cal Boroughs, the blacksmith, vacated the shop building Tuesday. ■He doesn't know just where he will locate as yet. He is a splendid workman and we regret to lose him. Mrs. Charles Barker is superintendent of the home department in the Christian Sunday school. She entertained about 10 of this department Friday, some not being able to be present. Lunch was served. The young people of the M. E. church are planning to give a play at the Gundy hall the evening of the 22d inst. It is entitled, “Mrs. Tubbs of Shanty Town.’’ There will be a small admission charged at the door, the proceeds to go to the interest of the church. ' , . Reuben Nolen and his assistant got through underpinning Milt Gundy’s house Tuesday, and then staked off the ground for Uncle Harry Harold’s new bungalow, which will be onestory with basement under it. We are expecting something nice as the old gentleman is very tasty. Fish Gilmore, who with his wife has been staying in t Rensselaer for several weeks, came up Monday and gave quite a number an invitation to appear before the grand jury next week. There will no doubt, according to reports, be a general shaking up of old dry bones before the session is over. Health is generally pretty good with but a few exceptions. Mrs. Clevenger, who has been very seriously sick for some time, is now on the road to recovery. Her sister, whose home is in Illinois, came over a week ago to care for her, went home the first of the week and another sister came to be with her. George Smith, who lived in these parts a number of years ago and who has been one of Uncle Sam’s soldiers for about six years, arrived here Wednesday. He got crippled while oil duty down on the Mexican border. He expects to go back as soon as he recovers. He says that the condition of’ things down there is Pretty serious now.