Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

GIFFORD Jud Zook and family spent Frfday with Guy Zook and family. Dice Zook and son Orval returned to their home at Demotte, Saturday. Quite a few from here attended the sale at Harry Gifford’s] Monday. -Teal cases of smallpox are reported at Newland, among the Rees families. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Caster spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reed. Walter Conn, who has been working at Remington, returned here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hilton of Kniman are here yisiting relatives this week. Miss Ruth Kennedy visited from Friday until Saturday with her parents at Wheatfield. Wm. Obenchain, Miss Vesta Brown and Mrs. Clara Grim were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Mrs. Ed. Timmons and children spent from Saturday until Monday with •her daughter, Mrs. Lillie Stroup of Kersey. Mr. and Mrs. David Papel of Chicago spent over Saturday and Sunday with David Hahn. Mr. Papel was out looking after his farm here. Mts. Robt. Grim and children, who has been visiting her daughter and (friends in Ohio, returned home Sunday after a visit of two months. Harry Walker and Jesse Grim met them at Rensselaer. Mrs. Myrtle Blackman of Rensselaer spent over Saturday and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Maggie Caldwell. Mrs. Blackman expects to go to Hattiesburg, Miss., this week, where her husband is in training.

POSSUM RUN , Wednesday was almost a spring %y. iA.Nile Britt spent Friday with Miss jjgilha Parker. from this vicinity were Gifford goers Saturday evening. Several from this vicinity attended the Gifford sale Monday. T. J. Parker spent Sunday afternoon with Ores Cunningham. Nota Wilbanks spent a few days this week with Vera Conley. Mr. and Mrs. William Hurley spent Sunday with Nancy Jane Burgett. Mr. and Mrs. John Wilbanks spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Conley. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Merrill spent Friday evening with T. J. Parker and (family. Jasper Cover wemt to Wheatfield Monday to see his daughter, who is sick with measles. Mrs. James Davis and children spent between trains with Mrs. Ores Cunningham one day this week. Mrs. T. J. Parker and daughter Myrtle returned home Saturday after spending a couple of days with Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Johnson and family. Mr. and Mirs. George Davisson, who have been spending the last week with their son Clyde and family in Georgia, returned home Wednesday evening. Clyde and family accompanied them home. A couple of our Nubbin Ridge boys started to Kniman Sunday and on the way the buggy tongue was broken. They had to borrow another before they could complete the journey. Say, boys, next time you want to take an extra pole and some wire along with you.

FAIR OAKS With a few exceptions health continues good in our town. Cottage prayer meeting was held at "Aunt’ Hannah Culp’s Wednesday evening. Rev. Downey occupied the pulpit at the M. E. church both Sun- } day morning and evening. Cloyd Clifton and family and Walter Downer were visitors with

the former’s parents over Sunday. Dr. Fyfe’s family of Wheatfield visited here over Sunday with Mrs. Fyfe’s brother, W. S. McConnell. Dr. Kresler of Rensselaer was called Wednesday morning to see Mrs. Pettie, who had a very severe attack of tonsilitis. Dr. Washburn of Rensselaer was called Tuesday morning to see Mrs. W. R. Clifton, who has been on the sick list recently. Enos Moffitt hauled something over 100 bushels of corn from John Frey’s down near North Star for Abe Bringle the latter part of last week. The ground hog had the whole day to come out and gaze upon his shadow this year, but we doubt if he availed himself of the opportunity as it was cold enough to put a different notion in his old ugly patei Mrs. J. M. Allen was taken very seriously ill Saturday night with stomach trouble, and owing to the bad roads and weather could not get a physician before the following day. she is considerably improved at this writing. The cold weather came to an end Tuesday. Wednesday was very warm and spring like, and the snow disappeared rapidly. Prospects are good for nice weather Thursday. We are anxious for the snow to disappear for several reasons.

PINE GROVE Lowell Hayes spent Sunday with Charity Torbet. Mrs. Sarah McCleary is quite poorly at this writing. Everybody enjoyed the bright, Wann day Wednesday. The Harry Gifford sale Monday was largely attended. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Daniels were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. J. N. Leatherman of Rensselaer was out to his farm Wednesday. Harry Gifford and son Leighton were Rensselaer goers Wednesday. Mrs. Will Sdbultz, who has been on the sick list, is better at this writing. Mrs. Roy Torbet and children spent Wednesday with J- M. Torbet and family. Newell Hayes returned from Marion Saturday after a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. Isaac Knapp of Wheatfield called on her daughter Grace at school Monday. William Scott of Rensselaer visited Sunday with his brother, Sam Scott, and family. Miss Grace Knapp visited Sunday with her uncle, William Wilcox, and family of near Aix. Mr. and Mrs. John Dale and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Torbett were Rensselaer callers Wednesday. Andy Ropp, Vern Odell, Dalton Ropp and Elmer Shroyer helped Henry Ropp butcher Thursday. Several of the young folk? of this vicinity had a skating party on the Gifford ditch Sunday afternoon.

FAIR OAKS SCHOOL NOTES The basket-ball team will go to Morocco next Friday to play the high school team of that place. Next Wednesday they will iplay the second team of the Rensselaer high school at Rensselaer. , No work is being done bn the new school building on account of the weather. The workers have all gone to their homes. Thp fifth month (has slipped by and the report cards are already out. The highest general average made in the high school was by Elsie Zellers. Her average was 98.6 per cent. Ethel Burroughs leads the eighth grade with an average of 94 per cent. Carl Smith holds second place with his average of 92.5 per cent. Dorris McKay leads in the seventh grade with an average of 92 per cent. The second place is divided between Robert Stephenson and Myrtle Hall. Each of these pupils received an average of 91 per cent. Olive Erwin leads the sixth grade with an average of 94 per cent. Helen Burroughs was able to make second place with an average of 93 per eent. About fifteen ladies met at the school house last Monday afternoon and organized an auxiliary branch at Fair Oaks of the Rensselaer Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Gundy was elected president; Mrs. Fae Petty was elected treasurer. The high school and higher grades had a military drill last Friday afternoon instead of music. A Mr. Sohan df Monon visited the school Monday. Mrs. Karr, Mrs. Erwin and Mrs. Burroughs visited the higher grades last Monday also. Bessie Faylor has not been in school for several days,. Wood is being burned instead of coal now. It is hoped that by the substitution of wood for coal there will be no difficulty about fuel the remainder of the term.

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