Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1901 — FAIR OAKS. [ARTICLE]

FAIR OAKS.

Mrs. Hattie Kesseler spent last week with relatives in Chicago. Jack Kight and Allison Kinney attended the carnival at Indianapolis last week. The regular monthly temperance meetings have been postponed indefinitely. Walter Linton, of Foresman, spent Sunday with friends and relatives in town. Lawltfr and Thompson shipped in three car loads of fine bogs from Earl Park, Ind., last Saturday.

The old railroad crossing has been replaced bv a new one at this place. Rev, A, C/Abbett, who has been living with his son at Indianapolis since the death of his wife, was calling on friends and relatives in town a few days last week. The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E, church met aa Mrs, Bruce Moffitts last Tuesday aflernoon and improved the time mostly at sewing. Ennis Moffitt and Joe Winslow are now engaged in the butcher business. They intend opening a regular meat market as soon as a suitable room can be rented., Chas. Gundy has razed his old ice house to the ground preparatoiy to building a new one on the same site. Dr. Proudly is spending this week with relatives in Chicago, and will also witness Ben Hur. Mrs Fannie Morgan and son Vernon and her sister Maud Fry, have gone to Barnesville, Ohio, for a month’s visit with old friends and relatives. The 6 monihs old child of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Brockus, of Chicago Heights, died last Sunday, The burial took place at 11 o’clock Monday in the cemetery at this place. The traveling photographers have concluded to remain here yet this week. They are doing a good business. The box supper given by the ladies of the Christian church at the school house last Saturday evening was well attended and a success financially, the net receipts amounting to about sl2. Miss Eva Vanarsdel was voted the most popular young lady present and was awarded a handsome cake as a prize.