Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Randle, Aug. 26, a son, and their second child. Threshing is completed with the exception of an odd job here and the r e. Monday, Sept. 6th, is Labor Day. There will be no mail delivered on rural routes. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Johns and children visited with Mrs. Fulk and son, Clyde, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell and daughter, Lucile, visited with C. W. Bussell and family Sunday. Ray Montz came home from Illinois a few days ago, where he has been working the past season. The first frost of the season was seen here Wednesday morning. No damage was done to the crops. Mrs. Della Snowberger and children, of Yeoman, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Jordan, this week. The Gardner threshing machine finished up the McCoysburg ring at M.' Ringeisen’s Tuesday night. They will pull back to Monon and load their outfit on the train to ship it home. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foulks will move back to McCoysburg in a few days as soon as their property is vacated by S. L. Bussell. The latter will occupy his own property at the west end of town. R. V. Johns and F. L. Peregrine went to Monon Tuesday evening to the home coming. A man was killed the same evening in a balloon ascension, which marred the evening performances. W. C. Rose is nearing completion one of the finest, if not the best, barn in Hanging Grove. It is an entirely new pattern from anything built heretofore, and when finished will be a beauty. C. A. Lefler is the architect. Some chicken helped themselves to about four dozen of J. D. Miller’s chickens a few nights ago! Dr. Miller thinks he knows who the parties are, and has laid in the necessary supplies of material to keep away thieves. Chas. Stultz went to Rensselaer Tuesday to have his hand operated on a second time. Mr. Stultz works on the Monon section and has bruised his hand with the spade handle, which has made a very ugly sore. It will probably lay him up from work for several weeks. Anna and Ray Montz, who are home from Illinois on a vacation, were given a very pleasant surprise by about twenty young people Wednesday evening. Various games were played and light refreshments served and all departed for home about the mid-night hour knowing the evening had been very happily spent. We will put Walter Randle against anybody in the state for a rat catcher. Rats are quite plentiful this season, and especially so where there is much corn. Walter’s papa bought him a new wire trap and the very next morning the lad brought the trap to the house filled to the utmost with rats, little and big, snd when counted there were forty-eight. Rev. Scott SUponson delivered his last sermon at 1 McCoysburg Sunday night, after two years’ service. \The ministers will go to conference in a few days and get there new appointments. The preaching point at Parker has been transferred over to McCoysburg, and it is likely that the churchproperty at Parker will also be transferred to McCoysburg. The organ is practically a new one and- there are a number of good song books. Some care should be taken of the property right away.