Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1901 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

Fair Oa*«. N. Littlefield was looking after business matters at Shelby last Monday. Rev. O’May preached a good sermon at the M. E. church last Sunday afternoon. Nate Slusser, of Rose Lawn, was a visitor in town over Sunday. Pearl Burson, of Pleasant Ridge, has organized a music class in town for a term of 25 lessons. Elias Brockus has gore to Chicago Heights where he has employment. Mrs. A. M. Bringle has been quite sick with rheumatism and heart trouble, but is improving. Frances Brady and Jennie Cottingham visited Iva Alter, at Rose Bud over Sunday. Zem Wright, of Rensselaer, attended commencement last Saturday evening and remained over Sunday the guest of friends. Harry Gault, of Rose Lawn, was calling on frienes in town over Sunday. Mrs. Nettie Linton is visiting friends and relatives at Mt Ayr. Albert Knopinski has returned to work after a week’s vacation spent with his parents near DeMotte. He also attended his brother’s wedding at Kouts. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W’m. Dilts at Rensselaer, Sunday May sth. They formerly lived in Fair Oaks. Mrs. Anna Hayes, of Chicago, widow ot the late Canney Hayes, is visiting her son, Wm. Hayes and family and other relatives and friends. A daughter has been bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mattox, near Rose Lawn, where they lately removed from Fair Oaks. Lucile and Andrey Vondersmith, of Brook, spent a few days the past week with their aunt Mrs. Littlefield and other relatives in town. Ben Kellar and Chas. Manderville have gone to the lake regions of Wisconsin to spend the summer. Messrs. Orth and Milton Graves and Dr. Bartholomew, and the Misses Merle, Raye and Lola Graves, all of Morocco, were the guests of friends in town over Sunday. Operator Zimmerman has returned to duty after a weeks’ vacation with his parents and friends at Rensselaer. G. D. Wright, of Monon, filled his place during his absence. Commencement exercises of the Union township schools were held at the M. E. church last Saturday evening. Every seal was occupied and many were compelled to rerhain standing. House plants and lilacs neatly arranged were the decorations. Ethel Arnold, Paul Zea, Clint Gundy and James White, of Fair Oaks, and Frank Brusnahan, of Parr, were the graduates. The exercises consisted of essays and orations and all done exceedingl well. The presentation of the diplomas to the five graduates was made with a few graceful and appropriate remarks by Supt. Hamilton. Recitations were also delivered by Mae and Felix Erwin, Helen Zea and others, interspersed with songs. A large number of people from other places were present.