Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1899 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Ben Keller has returned from Wisconsin. Joe Kight did business in Morroco Tuesday. Mrs. Nelson did shopping in Lowell Saturday. Miss Fannie McCarthy, of Rensselaer attended the Pfrimmer entertainment and remained over Sunday with her friend Miss Edith Moffitt. Rev. Chase gave one of his inter- ; esting lectures on his thirteen years travel in Africa, to a good audience, at the Christain church last Thursday evening. The entertainment given at the M. E. church last Saturday evening by Prof. W. W. Primmer, the Kankakee poet, for the benefit of the school library, was attended by a good sized audience and all were t heartily pleased with the declaimer’s selections from “Driftwood.” A number from Rensselaer attended.

Frank Nelson, of Wolcott, a broker to P. W. Nelson, has located at Comer, in Barkley township, and has gone into the grocery business. Mrs. Harriet Burns, wife of Joseph Barns, died at her home in the north part of town last Saturday night, of consumption, but had been con. fined to her bed only about a week. Her age was 51 years. She was 4he mother of eight children, five of -whom survive her, four sons and •one daughter, all being present at «4he funeral, which was held at the • house Monday morning at 10 o’clock .conducted by Rev. Pierson, and was by a large number of symjpathizing friends and relatives. Interment was made in Fair Oaks oemetery, « Enoch Spry, of Momence, 111., is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Isaac Kight. j Ed. Sheppard and wife, of Havana Cuba, arrived here last Saturday for ajnonths visit to Mrs. Sheppard’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Zea. Rev. Appleton preached two good sermons at the Christain Church, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.