Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1899 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Miss Maggie Loftis, of Cedar 1 Lake spent Sunday with her friend JStliel Arnold. About twenty couples tripped the light fantastic till the hour of twelve at Custis hall last Saturday night. Mrs. R. S. Moagan, of Star City, js visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos Fry. Rex Clifton, of Rensselaer was in town Saturday and Sunday. Carl Wilson, of Chicago Heights who was called here on account of the death of his mother, Mrs, Lizzie Schultz, has returned home. C. B. Manderville has sold his cigar and fruit store to Dick Mallett and has bought out Dave Winslow in the same business.

John Casey returned home Sunday from his winter’s stay in the Soldier’s Home at Marion. Squire Hayes has been in poor health for several weeks and is under the doctors care. Mrs. Fay, who has been confined to her bed the past two months with a complication of diseases does not seem to improve much and little hopes are entertained for her recovery. Prof. Wolf, of Chicago, the great character reader, gave one of his entertaining and peculiarly amusing illustrated lectures upon “Humai Nature”, to a fair sized audiance at the school house last Thursday evening. Miss Stella McConnell, of Reynolds, attended the commencement last Saturday evening and is spending the week with her sister Jennie Cottingham, who was one of the graduates. Bob Harmon, of Brookston, visited friends and relatives Saturday and Sunday. N. A. McKay spent Sunday in Chicago. Lyman Zea, of Rensnelaea, spent Sunday’with his brother Peter H. Zea. Mrs. Anna Reed, better known as “Grandma Reed” died Tuesday morning of last week, at her home in the west part of town, of a complication of diseases. She was sick only a few days. Her age was 77 years and 9 months. Her husband died in 1864. The funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock in the Christian church conducted by Rev. Brady, of Rensselaer. Interment in Fair Oaks cemetery. The commencement exercises of the Union Township schools were held at the M. E. church last Saturday evening. The church was beautifully decorated with ferns and flowers. There were eight graduates in number and all rendered their parts well and deserve of individual mention but space forbids. The musical selections were also fine. Frank Foltz made an able, and appropriate address to the class and was listened to with much interest. The diplomas were presented by Supt. Hamilton. The church was crowded to its utmost capacity. Quite a number of young people from Rensselaer were present '