Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1920 — MEDARYVILLE [ARTICLE]

MEDARYVILLE

(From the Journal) * Charles Sebring and family were here from Laporte for Decoration day. Charlie Pullins and wife of Kouts were at the home of Elmer Pullins. The Alice Williams family have moved to the Gillam township farm northwest of town for the summer. Misses Evelyn Robinson and Evelyn Hankey of Riverdale, 111., spent several days at the Frank Rowe home the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner and son John of Brookston visited at the Henry Selmer home Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Odom and Ruby Pullins motored to Gary Saturday and visited over Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Mack Harris, and family. z Word has been received here of the death of the wife of Rev. Knotts, who was at one time pastor of the Christian church here. Their home now is Hebron. Miss Alice Guild returned Saturday from Oakland, 111., where she has been an instructor in the high school there. Miss Guild has contracted for the same position for next year. Mrs. Orin Bell and children and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Guild of Parr ate Sunday dinner at the John Guild home and attended the Decoration day services at town in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Weakland and son Robert, Mrs. Lena Haase and .daughter Enna, motored from South Bend Saturday and visited at the Henry Selmer and Edward Litka homes until Monday afternoon. The Lee G. Baughman family motored over from Kokomo the first of the week and visited with friends here. They drove home via Winamac and Royal Center, visiting the families of David Low and Frank Baughman enroute. / Irene Smallfelt was taken suddenly ill last Thursday forenoon with an attack of acute appendicitis. Dr. Linton took her to St. Elizabeth’s in Lafayette where an operation was performed. Mr. and Mrs. John Smallfelt visited her there Sunday and report her doing nicely. Mrs. W4lhemine Saffron died at her home in Denham June 1 at the age of 69 years. She had been in ill health for several months. The funeral will be held from the residence in Denham Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. C. E. Weiss officiating. Burial will be made at Denham. Friends here were agreeably surprised Wednesday to learii of the wedding of Miss Sadie Petry and F. W. Traylor, which took place at Crown Point Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The bride is the charming and accomplished daughter of I. E. Petry and wife of Gary, former residents of this place. She has spent most of her life here, graduating from M. H. S. several, years ago and since that time has been a very successful- teacher in the local school. Mr. Traylor came here last September, taking the position of principal of the schools, and by his pleasing personality has made many friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Traylor are here this week, but will leave for Terre Haute in a few days where they will both be students at the state normal this summer and return to Medaryville this fall, Mr. Traylor to take up his work as super, intendent of the schools here.