Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1918 — NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS ITEMS

VIRGIE Lewis Harrington is on the sick list this week. ’ Charles Wiseman spent the weekend with home folks. Miss Marie King went home for over Sunday last week. Mrs. Thomas Florence called on Mrs. T. J. Mallat one day last week. Mrs. W. W. Zellers called on Mrs. James Wiseman Tuesday afternoon. Quite a number from this vicinity were in Rensselaer last Saturday morning to see the boys leave for camp. The bridge gang, consisting of four men, are boarding with . Chas. Harrington this week. They are working on a couple of bridges four miles west of here. The Farmers’ club meets tonight and a good program has been prepared. The meeting will be in ■charge of the newly elected officers, Mr. I. F. Meader, president, and Esther Wiseman, secretary. The program committee consists of Marion Meader, Lewis Harrington and W. A. McCurtain. Jessie Zellers is" organist. ' Our local merchant is turning his energies toward hog raising these days. He has a family of eight pigs and can be seen almost any time of day sitting on a store box in the back yard watching them graze on the lawn. John R. Lewis had better “keep up on his pins” for there are prospects of his having a strong competitor in the hograising business. Rev. Hess was in this neighborhood last week and called at nearly every home announcing that he would organize a Sunday school here Sunday morning. A large number promised to come out and help. -However- -the inclemency of the weather did not permit and the meeting was 'postponed until tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. (Hess is an enthusiastic Sunday school worker. Come out and hear him.

MT. AYR Edgar Steward and Jay Makeever were business visitors in Goodland Monday. Scott Brenner went to Valparaiso Friday,- to visit his sister, . Mrs. Ira 'Sayler, for a few days. Mrs. C. J. Hopkins," who is living with her son Pfrimer at Donovan, Illinois, spent the week-end among old friends here. Charles Snow went to Indianapolis Tuesday to get his little daughter, who has been attending the deaf and mute school there the past nine months. Jasper Wright is in Chicago today with a load of stock. He will return by the way of Crown Point and visit his daughter, Mrs. George Hershman, a day. The sawmill on the Lyons-Mc-Cray land has gotten well under way. A good force of nice gentlemen from the eastern part of the state halve it in hands. Mrs. Ben Coovert and two little sons left Sunday for Marion where they will join Mr. Coovert and visit relatives ti few days before going on to their home in Erie, Penn. Mrs. E. E. Rice, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. F. P. Huntington, returned to her home 1n Goodland Saturday. Her mother accompanied her home for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Wright visited Uncle Ben Geesa Tuesday. Mr. Geesa remains abput the same, and indications are far from encouraging for much improvement in the condition of his health. George Hershman and wife of Crown Point called on Mrs. Hersh-' man’s father, Jasper Wright, Saturday evening. Mr. Hershman is the Democratic candidate for the nomination for congress.

Mr. and Mrs. 'Ernest Harwood and child visited in the C. C. Shue home Sunday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rust of Toronto, Canada. Mri Rust la in the Canadian army and was on furlough. He was wearing the uniform of a sergeant. •

remington (From the Press)

Chester Besse of Wolcott was a Remington visitor Wednesday. x Miss Amanda Baier went to Peoria Monday for a visit with friends. Miss Marie O’Riley of Brook spent the week-end with Mrs. Sylvester Villinski. Arthur Mononhan, who left here a month ago, has landed safely in France and is well. Emmet Boatman of Logansport was shaking hands with his many Remington friends Tuesday. Mr. Hale of Toledo, Ohio, came Saturday, called by the death of his brother-in-law, Rev. E. F. Lilley. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Geib were called to Pekin, Illinois, Thursday by the death of a niece of Mrs. Geib.

Mrs. Harvey Hartman went to Richmond Wednesday morning to spend about ten days with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Woodward, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bahler and children returned to their home in Fairbury Monday after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bahler. Karl Waibel and Misses Lo Use Koehle and Martha Waibel of PairLury, 111., came Saturday' for ? week's visit with the family of Robert Bahler. Mrs. D. A. Bickel went to Watseka, 111., Tuesday to attend the funeral of an old friend, William. Brosee, a highly respected citizen of that place. The Misses Herron of Crawfordsville, accofnpanied bv three young men, friends of Daniel Lilley, motored through Sunday to attend the funeral of Rev. E. F. Lilley. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Alson and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Alson went to Mishawaka Saturday in response to a message that Charlie was having serious trouble with an abcess on his hand. The many friends of Mrs Brewster will regret to hear that she was quite seriously injured on Monday, by a screen door on the back porch blowing shut and knocking her off the porch. She is at the home of her son-in-law, Will Skiff, at Watseka.

W. E. Johnston and family, accompanied by Miss Margaret Johnston, attended the Shriner’s theater party for the benefit of the Red Cross in Indianapolis Monday evening. The “four minute speakers’’ on this occasion sold over $50,000 of government bonds, Mrs. H. J. Kannal of Rensselaer was in Remington Monday eveTuesday giving instruction in surgical dressings. There is a class of thirty at present and more coming in later. There is unusual interest and enthusiasm manifested by the four hundred dressings turned out during the two days and one evening that the instructor was present. The class will meet every evening and every afternoon except Monday and Thursday, which are Red Cross days. There is a great call at present for these dressings and since this last drive the supply cannot begin to meet the demand. When we realize that sometimes three hundred dressings are used for one wounded soldier, we can begin to see the extreme need for a large supply asked for at once.

The serious illness of Rev. E. F. Lilley, pastor of the Presbyterian church, ended in his death at the parsonage on Saturday, shortly after noon. Rev. Lilley had been a resident here for the past two and a third years, and since his coming has so 'mingled with the people and his congregation that he was one of the most respected and well liked ministers that church has ever had. Hie was born in Wayne county, Ohio, July 6, 1858, and was therefore fifty-nine years, ten months and twenty-one days old at the time of his death. April 27, 1918. Very early in life he became active in Christian work and feeling that he was called to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, he enlisted in that service, serving faithfully until the end. His pastorates included places in Ohio, lowa, Michigan and Indiana. In 1898 he was united in marriage to Barbara Hale, who departed this life in 1906. This union was blessed with one son, Daniel Dwight Lilley. Later in life he was united in marriage with Anna Hale, sister of his former wife, who, with the son, survive to mourn h’s loss. There are also three brothers and one sister living in northeastern Ohio. The funeral was held at the

Presbyterian church at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, Rev. Johnson of Goodland conducting the services. The funeral was attended by the Masonic lodge in a body, of which the deceased was a member, and the Order of the Eastern Star. The remains were taken on the evening train to near Sandusky, Ohio, where they were interred beside those of his first wife.

RENSSELAER. IND.