Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1898 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Prepare for the holidays. Geo. Hurley did business in Rensselaer Monday. Born. Friday, Nov, 24, to Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Mallatt, an eight pound boy. Mrs. J. C. Gwin and son of Rensselaer visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mundon, over Sunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Quorry, south of town, Saturday Nov 19, an eight pound son. Several of our * citizens spent Thanksgiving with friends and relatives out of town. John Kight visited his parents in Chicago several days last week. Miss Jennie Cottingham returned to Monon Tuesday after a two weeks’ visit with her parents. Rev, Pierson was unable to be present to preach the Thanksgiving sermon at the Christian church. Quite a number of sports from Chicago are hunting through the surrounding country and are meeting with good success, John Hicks, foreman of extra gang on the Monon, spent several days with his family at Spencer, Ind last week.

The weekly Christian Endeavor meetings at the Christian church are meeting with success. The oyster supper and danee given by John Carter, Thanksgiving night was well attended and everybody enjoyed ‘‘tripping the light fantastic’’ till about 3 a. m. The entertainment and oyster supper given by the Ladies of the M. E church Saturday evening, li’ov. 19, was well attended and a success financially the net proceeds being about sls,