Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1901 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

.Fair Oaks. Bruce Moffitt was in Chicago Saturday on business. * Sam Yeoman was calling on friends in town Saturday. Vance Collins, of Rensselaer, was in town Friday on business. Simon Dobbins, of Reynolds, was in town on business last week. Walter Cottingham has gone to Kentland where he has secured employment. ■M. W. Brattain spent Sunday with his family at Indianapolis. N. A. McKay was at Rose Lawn Monday on business. Mrs. Ben McColly, of Chicago Heights, is visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Abbott, this week. The church of the Living God people, or more commonly known as “Holyites” have been holding meetings the past ten days. Mrs. Robt. Schofield and children, of Michigan City, have been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Fry and other relatives. Isaac Kight went to Lafayette last Sunday and returned with his little granddaughter, Bula Shehan, for a visit. John Guss has moved back from Minnesota and is occupying his own property just vacated by Elmer Moffitt, who removed his family to Dyer. Regular monthly temperance meeting at the Christian church next Sunday evening. A good program has been prepared. Everybody invited. Albert Littlefield, of Clarion, lowa, and his mother, of Remington, were the guests of N. Littlefield and other relatives last week. Miss Clara Ford, the elocutionist, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who was to have given an entertainment here has cancelled her intended date. M. V. Harness, who has been manager of the Crook’s drug store for thepast) six months, has resigned his position and has gone to Parr to take charge of Dr. Kirk’s drug store. Dr. Proudly has taken charge of the store here, but will continue his practice as heretofore. Huff & Henderson delighted a fair sized audience at their graphophone concert at the M. E. church last Friday evening. The attendance should have been larger but owing to the inclemency of the weather many stayed away. The concert was first class in every respect and each number was highly encored. It lasted an hour and a half and all went home well pleased with the evening’s entertainment. From here they went to Mt. Ayr. For once in a long time we had a little excitement in the way of a small fire at about noon last Monday. The house owned and occupied by Joseph Burns in the northwest part of town caught fire from a kitchen stove pipe ventilator getting too hot as they had a big fire in the stove preparatory to getting the noon meal. It was soon discovered however, and by the prompt aid of a few buckets of water the fire was soon extinguished by members of the family, although quite a crowd soon collected ready to help in case of necessity. The damage will amount to several dollars.