Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1909 — HANGING GROVE. [ARTICLE]

HANGING GROVE.

, Mr. and Mrs. Reed McCoy took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bussell Sunday. C. A. 'Tyler, teacher at Fairvew, has arranged for his school Saturday night,' Dec. -4th. Ladles bring boxes. Mra. Cora Osborne came up from Lafayette Friday morning for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crowder. Mrs. Charley Crowden, of Goodland, came up Thursday morning to eat Thanksgiving dinner with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon. Mr. Gifford has suspended work on the overhead crossing for the present and will only in a few more days on the new “Y”. One train has also been taken off from this end, at least, and we now have one train a day, as w£s the former schedule. The entertainment at McCoysburg Saturday night by the blind musicians, Mr. and Mrs. Ostander, was quite a success, both entertainingly and financially. The door receipts were in the neighborhood of $13.00. This is practically a new field of work for these unfortunates, as they are broom makers by trade, and came to Lee to get employment, but were disappointed, hence they have resorted to public entertainments for a living and are being assisted by Leßoy Noland in securing places.