Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

VIRGIE Miss Bertha Florence visited home folks Sunday. Warren Zellers has been on the sick list this week. Mrs. Estel Marion helped her sisters with the house work here Friday. The funeral of little Deanie Harrington, was held at Fair Oaks Thursday afternoon. Several of the young folks of this vicinity went to Water Valley on a picnic Sunday. Wallace Miller left Sunday for Vancouver, Washington as a cook in the army service. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Harrington visited relatives near Rensselaer until Sunday evening. Harold Zellers was badly burned while helping his father repair an engine boiler Friday. Mrs. Snow was called away on account of the death of her sister, living at McCoysburg. The young people of Virgie have been practicing for two plays to be given at the next Farmers’ club. FAIR OAKS The plasterers got through at the school building and went home Sunday. There has been a season of all kinds of trouble in our town the past week. The C. & E. I. painting gang are here this week brightening up the switch stands and buildings along the road. Need rain did you say? Yes, Indeed. There will be no early potatoes this season if we do not get rain soon. Miss Agatha Suttlemyr, Frank Crista and Russell Wake of Roanoke were guests of Amy Bringle from Sunday until Monday. They are getting the material on the ground and digging the pit for the basement of the new consolidated school building in Colfax township. There were quite a number from here attended the funeral of Mr. Eggleston at Rensselaer Tuesday. His wife and others have the heartfelt sympathy of this community. The pickle company shipped a carload of pickles from here to their finishing plant last week. There are a good .many pickles being planted in these parts but it is awfully dry and chances are that they will be very slow about coming up.

GIFFORD Churoh services Sunday evening by Bert Warne of Fair Oaks. Everybody come. Mr. and Mrs. frank Antrim and children of Gary came Monday for a visit with the former’s parents. Mrs. Robert Steel, who has been suffering from stomach trouble for some time, remains about the same. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Fisher and two children of Kersey called on Mr. and Mrs, Nate Keen here Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Britt are the proud parents of a fine baby I boy, born June 9. A baby girl ! was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Stockwell on June 8. Mrs. Owen Barker of McCoysburg, who had suffered from tuberculosis for about a year, died early Friday morning. She leaves a husband and two small children. She was a loving wife and mother. The, whole community was shocked to l learn of her sudden death, as she ( had visited her 'parents here only a week previous. She was buried in the Prater cemetery Saturday.'