People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1892 — GILLAM. [ARTICLE]

GILLAM.

James Pullins has rented his farm and will move to W’aeatfield. Preparations are being mad e for a Christmas tree at, West Vernon school house Friday evening. Teachers of this town skip "held their fourth institute aat Ce nter last Saturday. All th« > fieac hers were present/ and subjects ‘were thoroughly discussed’. Our preached Rev. WUery, is holding uaeedfcg Medaryville. The funeral of Mrs. Geo. Poisel was preached at I ndfependence Chapel last Sunday.. A large crowd w T asin attendance. Mr. John Mason, formerly o»f GiJlam, but later of Greencastle, is visiting relatives and friends here. There will be an oyster suppmr at East Vernon on Tuesday evening following Christmas. j Mr. Geo. Coppess and family! are back from lowa on a visit. There will be held at Gillam school house on Wednesday evening, Dec. 28, a “Hard Time Social.” The men, women and children are to cjress to represent “old fashioned or hard times.” Two prizes will be given, one, an elegant cake to the girl or women who can dress the worst. The other a chicken pie, to the man or boy who can represent the times. Admission, including supper, 10’ cents. Proceeds to bo used for purchasing “Young Peple’s Reading Circle Books” for the school. Everybody come and enjoy the fun. Gill a.mite.