Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1901 — Sharon. [ARTICLE]

Sharon.

And still it rains. A great deal of the corn in low land is killed by the recent heavy rains. Miss Retta Gish is home frdm Illinois visit--ing her parents. Mirt Chilcote % of Arthur, 111., has come back to his step-mother’s. He is in very poor health. Mrs. Penwright was calling on friends in Sharon Sunday. Mrs. Shields had the misfortune to cut her finger so badly that it was necessary to have a, physician to dress the wound. Mrs. Daley and Miss Harle visited at the Chifcote’s Sunday. - ' ■ Miss Pearl McGee spent last week at home. C. G*. Daley has taken charge of a station for the Standard Oil Co., at Greenfield. Rev. Converse, of the Episcopalian church, preached at Slaughter school house Sundays, Rev. Stanley, of the U. B. church, filled the pulpit at Slaughter school house Sunday night. Don’t forget to come and help us celebrate the 4th at A. G. W. Farmers’ grove. Ice cream supper at night. Arnie Luers was celebrating his birthday Friday night. We did not learn his age, but presume he thinks he is a man anyway. .