Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1899 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Ed. Griggs spent Sunday at Thayer. John Casey is spending the week at Rensselaer. A. McColy was in town Saturday on business. f - N. A. McKay spent Sunday at Cedar Lake. ■ ■ m The Holyites held a meeting at at the school house Sunday evening, J. C. McColly & wife of Rensselaer spent Sunday with her parents Wm. Cox & wife. M * Jim Clifton and wife visited her parents Mr. aod Mrs. Powell near Mt. Ayr, over Sunday. Rev. Appleton, of Rensselaer preached an interesting sermon at the Christain church Sunday evening Forty three tickets were sold at this place for Water Valley on account of the Odd Fellows reunion. All report a good time. Mrs. John Masterson who was called here on account of her Aunt Abigail Johnson, returned to her home at Knox last Friday. Fair Oaks and Mt. Ayr played a game of base ball at the park last Sunday afternoon resalting in a score of 26 to 8 in favor of the former nine. Twenty one people from Ml Ayr, including tbe band, drove to Fair Oaks and took tbe train to Water Valley to attend tbe Odd Fellows Reunion last Saturday, Mrs. Fannie Morgan of Star City Pulaski county, was called here several weeks ago on account of the serious illness of her sister Mis. Schofield, returned to her home Wednesday, accompanied by her sister Maud Fry, who will remain several days.