People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — Correspondence Department. [ARTICLE]

Correspondence Department.

Neighborhood Notes and Gossip.

Jordan. Willie Morris went to Monon Friday to visit his brother. He returned home Sunday in time for Sunday school. Vincent Fox and Wesley and Charley Spitler ,of Brook were in this vicinity visiting friends and relatives Sunday. Miss Nettie Reed went to Chicago Thursday to visit relatives. Wm. Adams was in this neighborhood last Sunday. Miss Gertrude Timmons of Foresman was the guest of Miss Addie and Blanch Novels the past week. She returned home Sunday. Miss Addie Nowels and N. W. Timmons went to Foresman Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Adams spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Way mire. Millie Lister is spending the week with her grandma Mrs. Eliza Reed in Rensselaer. Mrs. Julia Demarcus was visiting her parents in Rensselaer the latter part of the week. Miss Bertha Bicknell is on the sick list. Miss Sallie Rowen of Surrey was visiting in this vicinity the latter part of last week. A good many of our good people are talking of spending their Fourth at Brook. Sunday School commences at 10 A. M. Every Sunday. Wild ZTxgerella Harvest is near at hand. Corn is looking well. There will be an abundant crop of hay this season. Quite a number-of the people of this vicinity attended the Childrens’ exercises at Fores’ man Sunday evening. Mrs. G. R. Smith U on ’he sick list. Mr. Joseph Norman and Miss Della Ball of Rensselaer were the guests of Miss Anna' Hyatt Sunday. At the elaborately decorated home of Arthur Putt of this vicinity on Monday night, June 15. a number of guests assembeled from 8:30 to 9 o'clock and surprised the former as it was his 19th birthday anniversary. Cake and ice cream were served and a general good time was had; at a little after twelve the guests left for their respective homes to dream of the pleasant time they had enjoyed. Over seventy persons were present and all wish the young man many happy birthdays in the future. Esper McCleary, of Barkley is working for G. R. Smith at present. There was not any meeting at Union Sunday evening on account of Rev. Augspurger being absent from home. Rev. Shonkwiler and family of Brushwood, on their return home from visiting their parents in Park county, visited James i Hyatt and family of this vicinity. On Saturday night. June 20. the young people of this vicinity surprised Elliot Burr, bv making him a party, as he was 21 years old that day. Ice cream and cake were served. Quite a number were present and be has the well wishes of his ma-nv

friends.

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