A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Morgan http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1387 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54792 Submitted by: pndhavens Article Title: Illinois Weekly Courier Article Date: May 28 1880 Article Description: Complete gleanings without the tax list, marriages, obits, ads, local news Article Text: Illinois Weekly Courier Vol 26 No. 12 Jacksonville, Illinois, Friday, May 28, 1880 column 1 - ad William H Barnes - attorney at Law J T Springer. - Attorney At Law Brown, Kirby & Russell - Attorneys & Counselors at Law. William Brown, Edward P Kirby and Robert D Russell have ....... Chas A Barnes, Attorney at Law and Notary Public Henry Stryker, Jr - John A Bellati - STRYKER & BELLATI, Attorneys at Law Stephen SUTTON, Notary Public, Conveyancer, Loan and Real Estate Agency. James W Buckingham - N A Buckingham - BUCKINGHAM & BRO., Carpenters & Builders WEIL & BROTHER - Clothiers & Merchant Tailors Cheap Charley, The Poor Man's Friend - Clothing, Hats, Caps, Furnishing Goods, column 2 T J Hook & Co. - The Cheap N. Side Dry Goods & Carpet House column 3 The Courier Successor to Illinois Sentinel and Jacksonville Enterprise T D Price & Co - Publishers political items one in column 4 of local interest In the republican State convention, on the morning of the third day, Shelby M. Cullom of Sangamon, was re-nominated for governor on the 4th ballot. John M. Hamilton of McLean, was nominated for lieutenant-governor on the 1st Ballot; Henry Dement of Lee, was chosen for secretary of state on the 2d ballot; Charles P Swigart of Kankakee, for auditor, on the 1st ballot; Edward Ruiz of Cook for treasurer, on 1st ballot, and James McCartney, of Wayne, for attorney-general, on 1st ballot. column 5 Delinquent Tax-List. page 2 column 6 The Railroad Ready-Mixed Paints......Hockenhull & Young,... Choice Peachblow potatoes.....at Moore's. Piano, or.....Organs...D.B. & H.B. Smith's West State st. Administrator's Notice Estate of HANNAH EVANS, Deceased. The undersigned....administrator (with the Will annexed).... 14th day of April A.D. 1880 JOHN DRAKE column 7 Fitch & Groves, successors to Fitch & Simmons. Dry-Goods & Grocery Store William Gill, Dry-Goods at Gill's, southeast corner square Moseley's Millinery Parlors, Geo. W. VANZANT'S, dealer in Staple & Fancy Groceries RUSSEL'S, The west side Dry-Goods Store D.W. RAWLINGS, Hatter and Gents' Furnisher, ad- Threshing Machinery and Portable and Traction Engines. Page3 Page 3 COURIER Jacksonville, Ill. Friday..........May 28, 1880 Important Events. June 2d. Republican National Convention June 8th to 12th, third annual session of the Grand Lodge Knights of Honor, springfield. June 9th. Democratic Congressional Convention... Jacksonville Brevities _Rev. Horace Reed has been selected to deliver the oration on Decoration Day in the park. _The city authorities have sold the old hand fire engine.... _Chas. Peterson was fined $5 and costs before Justice Pierson, for carrying concealed weapons. _The band of Italians musicians.... _The strawberry festival..... _During the absence of the family a son of Thomas W Troy aged six years, fell from the roof of the house, some twenty feet and broke his arm in two places. _As usual the band concert in the park.... _The crowds which thronged the park on Tuesday...... _Arrangements are being made whereby a large number....... _Rev. J. W. Polk, colored, for some years pastor of Mt. Emry Baptist church in this city, has resigned to accept a call from the Providence Baptist church in Chicago. _The furniture, stove and tinware firm of J.H. Palmer & Co has made an assignment, and Mr. Neil Matheson is made the assignee, who will take charge and dispose of the stock. _Now nearly four weeks since the big fire in this city..... _Capps' Sons are busy putting new looms and machinery into the part of their woolen mills recently completed. They will have the looms...... _The car works keep 150 men steadily at work.... _A sneak-thief entered the residence of Mr. Geo. W. Clark on west Court street on the 26th and carried off a pocket-book containing $50 in money and a note by Hamilton & Son to Geo. W. Clark, assignee of Dobyns & Co. _The Western Union Telegraph office in this city, under the management of Mr. Mayfield, has been handsomely refitted...... _It is to be hoped that the park concerts will be continued...... _By an additional purchase the new store house of Wadsworth & Patterson, to be erected in the burnt district, will have 40 feet front..... _It would be a poor plan to have a hotel over the new stores..... _Work for some days has been in rapid progress on the city reservoir.... _The new Palace Dining Rooms of Steele & Calvin, in Gallagher's block, were formally opened on Tuesday evening, and the proprietors generously entertained the Knights Templar, the 5th Regiment Band and the press. The rooms are the largest..... LOST [ad boot and shoe sale] R.E. MACK, Receiver Garden seeds - Hockenhull & Young Wadsworth & Patterson's - screen wire... column 2 THE COUNTY Reports Received from Callers and Others _The VanWey trial is now in progress in the circuit court. _Rev. W.P. Hart and Mrs. Beekman, injured by the cyclone, are again reported as improving. _On the 27th the condition of Mrs. Beekman is reported as hopeless, and that of Eld. Hart as improving. _Report came on the morning of the 29th of a fire at Merritt during the night, but were unable to gain particulars. _Remember the excursion to Springfield on the 10th....... _Sheriff Dunlap has safely deposited 15 of his jail birds in Joliet prison, to serve out the sentences imposed by the present circuit court. _Mr. W.W. Shaw, a farm hand on the place of Mr. P.D. Richardson, has been called to Missouri by the sad news that one brother had shot and killed another brother. _The car-works managers complain.... _A boy 12 years of age, it seems, drove off the horse and buggy of Mr. Richardson to Winchester, where they were recovered and the boy captured. In default of bail the boy has been placed in jail. _The inditements found by the grand jury against "divers and sundry" persons for keeping gambling houses...... _Democrats of Morgan will have...... _On the 31st the republicans of Morgan.... _The Pleasant Plains correspondent in Sunday's issue of the State Register says: "Mr. Frank Mann, who received injuries in the Morgan county cyclone, died this morning, in terrible agony, from the effects of his wounds. He leaves a son and daughter to mourn his departure. The remains will be intered in Plains cemetery tomorrow morning." _A lot of capitalists have been at Whitehall examining....... _The Illinois doctors, in convention at Belleville...... _Referring to the proposed suit of Lombard, of Waverly, against Brunk and Clark of Franklin, for selling liquor to Meacham, who shot Lombard, the Carlinville Enquirer, edited by Mr. Snively, clerk of the supreme court, says: "The supreme court of this state in Schroeder vs. Crawford, and also the appellate court of this district, have held the owner of a building in which a saloon is located as liable for damages in the case cited, the damage seemed very remote, but that made no difference. _________________ From Woodson Owing to the recent heavy rain considerable corn will have to be replanted... Farmers are rejoicing over the splendid prospect for a good wheat crop. Mr S.E. Snow recently departed for Nebraska. James Porter's dwelling house that was removed from its foundation by the cyclone has been replaced. Mr Wm. Brown of Sangamon county, spent a few days visiting friends in this locality last week. Mrs. Julia McAllister, who has been very sick for some time, we are gratified to learn, is fast improving. Several of our young men were before the grand jury to give testimony as to the selling of intoxicating liquor by Postmaster Wyckoff. Miss Gunn of Jacksonville has been visiting at the family of Mr. J.H. Self. Rev. J.E. Nicholson will preach at the Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. Died, on the 19th, after an illness of only a short duration, Mrs. Narcissus McAllister, in the 67th year of her age. She has been a useful and valuable member of the Baptist church for many years. She leaves a husband and seven children and a number of grandchildren to mourn her loss. her remains were interred in the Shepherd cemetery. We understand that there will be a Sunday school..... The democrats of this locality........ _______________ From Concord Geo. Renchsler returned from St Louis, Tuesday night. Dr. Cullimore and wife started to Bellville, Tuesday, to attend the State Medical Society. Mr Affleck, the temperance orator, will lecture here on the 24th inst. Lecture free. Miss Eliza Moses and Miss Grace Craig have been employed to teach our school next year. The precinct Sunday school convention was held in M.E. church, Sunday evening. Everyone pronounced it a grand sucess. Several of the Joy Prairie people attended. Geo. Shrewsbury is preparing to have a soda fountain. Gus Girben started his meat wagon, Saturday, for the first trip. John M Thompson has been confined to his bed for several days, but is better at present. Harden Leonard has gone into the onion business. Quarterly meeting at M.E. church 22d and 23d insts. Mr. George Hoover has returned from Ohio, where he has been visiting relatives for a few weeks. John Riblen has moved to Arenzville. J.J. Goodpasture has sold his cattle to Knowles Bro's. for $4.30 per cwt. RENO. The only genuine Vienna Bread is made by grassly, West State street. column 3 NOTA BENE. Current Comment and Obvious Observation. _There are fourteen candidates for sheriff in Sangamon county. _The Weekly Herald is the name of a new newspaper venture at Naples, by Mr. J.W. Walker. _Col. Charles H. Morton, a prominent citizen of Quincy, shot and killed himself on the morning of the 26th. _Mr. R.D. Russell is one of the committee appointed by the appellate court to examine candidates for admission to the bar June 2d, at Springfield. _Make your own barometer..... _The delinquent tax-list...... _The Quincy Herald says: a good many Adams county republicans..... _All businesses in Jacksonville would be...... _It is said that if the car shops were removed....... _With all the available hands in the city..... _Mr John W. Spears of Chicago, a prominent lawyer and........ _The alternate Morgan county delegate to the Chicago convention.... _Only about $xx) more in subsciption is required....... _It is suggested by some of our home stalwarts...... _We are in receipt of another interesting letter from Lt. N.H. Barnes, descriptive of the Rock of Gibraltar....... _It is really amusing to hear...... Webster's Wisdom That our young Morgan men may be enabled....... All Endorse It. .......kidney and liver cure.....Diabetes cure... Prepared Kalsomine.....now on hand...Hockenhull & Young. Column 4 [the column has a fold in the page] ALL AROUND Matters Gleaned from Vicinity Exchanges _Gov. Cullom, by proclamation, designates Saturday, the 29th, as Decoration day. _The venerable ex-Cov. Wood, his locks whitened by the frosts of ninety winters, is about to die at Quincy. _An establishment for the manufacture of archery works..... _Rev. L.Y. Hayes, of Springfield found his lost boy near Stonton last week. The boy was temporarily insane. _Thirty-three thousand dozen eggs have been put in vats...... _The Macoupin County Odd Fellows Association will hold...... _The body of a child, ....... At Pekin, on Saturday last, three families on the same street lost children measles and scarlet fever. In two of families one of twins was taken. _The newly elected president of bo of trustees of Girard received a letter f a brother in California whom he had heard from for twenty six years and posed was dead. _While John Schneider and A Keller were filling some shells for Veteran Light Guards at Peoria, Fri an explosion occurred in which both severly injured, the latter, it is fea fatally. _Mr. James Canfield, aged 81, and many years connected with the groc house on J & J W Bunn, in Springfie on the 23d fell through the hatchway the third floor, receiving injuries fr which he died on the 24th. _Pittsfield Democrat: One of the saddest sights witnessed on our streets many a day, was the sight last week Father Geary, formerly settled over Catholic church in this place, but now insane, a mental wreck and wandering homeless and houseless. _Winchester Independent: The citizens of Alsey are hard at work.... _Virden Record: The menu at the Park Hotel in Jacksonville is not excelled by any hotel in this part of the state. Capt. Smith understands the wants of his guests and no one tries harder..... _Winchester Independent: a man with a singular malformation.... Decoration Day Doings A meeting of citizens was held at the court house on Monday evening. Dr Kreider presiding and Mr. Rayhouser serving as secretary to arrange for a due observance of Decoration Day. Monday the 31st inst. was chosen as the day, with exercises in the Park at 2 o'clock. The Morgan Cadets, the authorities and the fire department were invited to participate. Capts. Bowen, Swales and Schaub by appointment, are to procure vehicles; Messrs. McBride, Harrison and Bavington, to procure music; Messrs. Kreider and Barington to procure speaker; Mr. John Robinson to arrange for drum corps; Mrs. J.B. Smith was requested to furnish vocal music and the following to serve as ward committees to collect flowers. 1st Ward- Miss Kate Anderson, Mrs. Marion Metcalf, Miss Fannie McCoy, Miss Ida Smith, Mrs. R.C. Johnson. 2d Ward- Miss Lena Kaiser, Mrs. Ensley Moore, Miss Hattie Johnson, Mrs. Frank Hines, Miss Ida Taylor. 3d Ward- Mrs. Judge Scott, Miss Lizzie Clampit, Miss Kate Cassell, Mrs. Tandy. Miss Lizzie Hamilton. 4te Ward - Mrs.Dr Carriel, Miss Hattie Gillett, Miss Katie Smith, Miss Myra Morrison, Miss Hannah Tomlinson. To Receive Flowers- Mrs. N. Dewees, Mrs Judge Thomas, Mrs I.L. Morrison, Mrs Dr. Phillips, Mrs. Judge Whitlock, Mrs. Wm Oliver. The following general committees were then appointed: Order of Exercises- Capt. J.W. Bowe and N.C.A. Rayhouser. On Arrangements - D.M. Simmons, L Clay and Col. J.W. King. On Finances- George Hayden, R. Johnson and Leopold Weil. Adjourned to meet at court ho Thursday evening at 7 1/2 o'clock. Death of R.M. Gregory After an illness of about three we Mr. Richard M. Gregory died at his dence in this city, on the 23d inst. ing a wife and five children. His las ness is said to have been of the most ful character. He was born in Cu land, Pa., April 18, 1835 and came his parents to this city in the follo year. He had served for upwards of years upon the police force of the always proving an efficient officer, attested by resolutions adopted by the ent police force, on the evening of the He was a member of Urania lodg/ 243, I.O.O.F. and after servi/ Rev. R.W. Allen, on the afternoo/ 24th, the funeral and burial cer/ were conducted by members of th/. who attended in large number./al at Diamond Grove Cemetery. Th/s ed was widely known, and all w/w him will remember his kind and/ng disposition. Wallpaper - Hockenhull & Young..... New Millinery St - Having removed my stock.....goods to Miss Peck's old stand.... column 5 Railroads Matters in General Concerning their Movements Virden Record. From a conversation with Supt Greenleaf we learn that the Jacksonville Southeastern road will certainly at once be pushed through to Litchfield. Engineer L.M. Olmstead with a corps of assistants, is now engaged in making the final survey and staking off the grade....... ad-Richard Wahle's City Steam Dye Works column 6 College Notes _The Sigma Pi banquet.... _The semi-centennial celebration of Jacksonville female academy..... _The attention of the members of the High School alumni.... _On account of a general proclivity.... _The triennial reunion of Sigma Pi Society, Illinois College, will be held..... Rev. W.H. Collins of Quincy, will deliver the oration. _The commencement exercises..... _The alumnae association of Illinois Female College will have exercises.... Mrs. Dr. Griffith of Springfield will deliver an address, Mrs. Wm A. Oliver will read a poem, and Mrs. Grubb of Kirkwood, Mo., will present the history of the first graduating class. The class of 1852 will be present to sing the class song. _The Illinois Wesleyan University, of Bloomington, has positive assurance that Gen. Grant, Hon. E.B. Washburn, Rev. Dr. Thomas, of Chicago, and Dr. Havens, the newly-elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be present at the annual commencement on June 16..... _By request of the faculty the contests by the sophomore class in essay, and of the freshman class in declaration, were held on the afternoon of the 26th, at the Illinois College. H.W. Collins took the first prize on an essay upon "The Irish Land Question." A.W. Small took the second prize on "Education." Among the freshmen W.R. Bancroft and C.G. Russell were the successful declaimers. ad- Weil's - clothing ad-Unquestionable - liver cure ad- Wadsworth & Patterson's For Rent- Dwelling on Hardin Avenue, north of Brook - J.T. Springer Moore's - Brazilian sweet potato sprouts Grassly - genuine Vienna Bread Jacksonville Markets - wholesale and retail ad- Thresher on wheels column 7 Ads Chambers & Bros. Heinl's Green House & Nurseries - Joseph Heinl, proprietor Matheson & Brennan- agents for cooking stoves ad- liver invigorator column 8 Fred L Ernst - Portrait and Landscape Painting William D. Sanders, Sup't - The Conservatory of Music Heimlich's Barbar Shop Administrator's Notice Estate of Ann Routt, Deceased ....late of the county of Morgan,..... Mary H Lewis, Catherine McMillan, Administratrices Tax Redemption Notice To A.A. Dewey, W.K. Dewey, William Brewer, trustee; the unknown heirs, legatees and devisees of Mrs. H. Loomis, deceased and all other unknown owners or parties interested in the lands below described: You....are hereby notified......the undersigned purchased at the regular sale of land for delinquent taxes.........all in "Dewey Park" addition to Jacksonville..... Wm. L. FAY Final Settlement Estate of John Evans, deceased John DRAKE, Executor Tax Notice Notice is hereby given......the undersigned purchased....... assessed to George R. Harris....... Robert C. KERSHAW Final Settlement Estate of Elizabeth SCOTT, deceased To the heirs......final report....... Edward SCOTT, Administration Master's Sale Circuit court of Morgan county-in Chancery Lydia J. Wiltberger, executrix, vs. John B. Ogle and Margaret A Ogle. Public notice is hereby given.....a decree entered in the above cause..... I, Henry Stryker, Jr, Master in Chancery of said county, will sell at public auction..... Page 4 Page 4 column 1 COURIER, Jacksonville, ILL. FRIDAY..........May 28, 1880 Jacksonville Brevities _The police force.... _The Italian girl violinist, and the man with organ and monkey, are among the guests of the city. _All owners of property in the burnt district have commenced the work of rebuilding ...... _The Adelphi club, of springfield,.... _The frequency of runaways......handling horses..... _Mr. F.C. Stansbury will have charge of the office of the new American union telegraph in this city, now fitting up in the Central Bank building. _Mr. W. Devans Carter of Springfield, and Miss Marilda Harrie of this city, were united in marriage by Rev. Horace Reed, at the parsonage on the 24th. _Charlie Williams has opened a news stand at Vanzant's corner, and should be encouraged by all who would help a most worthy and deserving young man. _Messrs. Wadsworth & Patterson will re-build upon their former location.... _Some fast driving miscreant drove against the carriage of Judge Epler, on Monday evening, and broke off a wheel, without so much as stopping to apologize. _Mr. John S. Brewer, of St. Louis, in Gallaher's block, has completed excellent crayon portraits of Dr. J.P. Johnston and Messrs. A.H. Hocking, C.M. Eames and H.L. Clay. _Lt. N.H. Barnes letter, though long, will be read with interest by our Portugese citizens and their friends, especially since the recent visit and lectures by Rev. J.C. Fletcher. _One of the female patients at the Insane Hospital...... _Mr. Peter Auhait of Shoal Creek, Ark., a former resident, and Miss Mary Camphans of this city, were united in marriage on the 22d by Father Hickey, and the couple departed at once for Arkansas. _Miss Dorcas, aged 19 years, daughter of Mr. J. H. Becraft of Roodhouse, formerly of this city, died on the 23d inst. The remains were brought to this city on the 25th and interred in Diamond Grove cemetery. _There are many self-destroying influences.... _Mr. W.K. Richardson, who resides a short distance from the city, is the latest to have his horse and buggy stolen from the hitching place in town on Monday. Shot and short range is about the only help for this devilment. _To make way for the American Union telegraph office--Mr. Talma Smith will soar aloft from his old quarters under the Central Bank to the upper realm of the Fink building over Vickery's confectionery, where he will fit soles to last, etc. _In this city we are now blessed..... The colored men propose a state delegate political meeting at Springfield, July 20th, and Messrs. James Matthews, Fielding Barnett and Benj Thomas, are chosen delegates and Messrs. James Mallory, Robt. Holmes and Judge Raymond, as alternates, from this city. _Mr. John A. Petefish, president of the Centennial Bank and mayor of Virginia, died on Sunday morning, after prolonged illness of dropsy. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and member of the A.O.U.W. He was an uncle of Dr. W. F. Short of this city. The funeral services occurred on the afternoon of the 25th, and were largely attended by friends from this city. Death of Wm. G. Johnson After protracted illness Mr. Wm. G. Johnson, the venerable father of Mr. Robert C. Johnson, died at his residence in this city, on the 21st inst., aged 76 years. Deceased in early life was a printer, but removed from Lexington, Ky., his birthplace, to this city in 1831, and for many years engaged in merchantile pursuits. His first wife was a sister of the late Joseph and M.H. Cassell, and his surviving wife is a sister of Messrs. Benj. and John Pyatt. The funeral services will be conducted at the residence on south East street, at 2 o'clock on Sunday, by Eld. J.W. Allen. Stop That Cough-....call and get a trial bottle....... Bishop Seymour's Work We learn from the Decatur Review that Bishop Seymour has just founded an orphan asylum in Springfield, and placed it in charge of a trained sisterhood. It is open to orphans, irrespective of creeds,....... The best salve in the world.....for sale by Dr. H. Lee Hatch "The Live Druggist" The Railroad Ready-Mixed Paints can be obtained......Hockenhull & Young column 2 to column 4 BARNES' NOTES Island of Madeira- Physical Characteristics- Products, People, Etc. N. H. BARNES U.S.S.Ni Gibraltar May 3, 1880 The Hall Prize Contest. [unfortunately the page has a fold, so all is not readable] To our mind nothing more sublime...... For several years past Mr. Henry Hall of this city, a gentleman having appreciation of such a contest, has usually offered to members of the seniors of Illinois College a prize of $15 for best and a prize of $10 for the second best original oration to be committed to memory and publicly delivered by the writer........ Several members......On this occasion Mr. er W. Butler was the first orator..... Mr. Wm. B. Shaw came next..... Mr. Ernest G. Epler....... Mr. Elliott L. Glapp spoke the..... Mr George G. Wait made good hits...... Mr. J. Cal Cherryholmes..... By the decision of the judges first prize was divided between Messrs ipp and Shaw, and the second awarded Mr. Cherryholmes........ The wife of James Evans of - smith, McLean county, lying sick.. bed and her husband absent, was so.. ened, the other evening, by the intru.. a drunken stranger that she died. ads soap safe remedies column 5 and 6 ads- Jacksonville Isaac Rawlings - clothing store S. Cafky, - Upholstered Furniture Central Illinois Banking & Savings Association, Directors, L.C. Wadsworth W.B. Smith S.R. Capps Johnson Hatch H.C. Wiswall Wm Brown L.W. Brown V.S. Richardson L W Brown, President R.C. Wadsworth, Vice-President, W.E. Veitch, Cashier. Hockenhill, King & Elliott - Bankers M.P. Ayers & Co - W.S. Hook - A.E. Ayers - Bankers Dr. J. A. Dougherty R. Bolinger, - sewing machines- repairing a specialty column 7 column 7 Metcalf & Fell - King & Stebbins - Watches, Clocks, jewelry J.H. Palmer & Co. - Furniture, Stoves, etc. Loar & Gordon - successors to Loar & Grierson - Grocers Thos. P. Dobyns. - Boots and shoes R. Buckthorpe, - The Fashionable Merchant Tailor, W. B. Elledge - proprietor of The Railroad Mills, North Wabash Freight Depot, Page 5 column 1 COURIER, Jacksonville, ILL. FRIDAY..........May 28, 1880 [political notes] The senate confirmed...... John W Peebles, census supervisor, 8th district, Illinois; James L Dryden of Illinois, United States attorney for Montana. The president nominated Jonathan A. Biggs of Illinois, Indian agent of the Colorado river agency, Arizona. column 2 [political notes] column 3 [political notes] Now that the republicans have nominated.......for auditor..... In this connection, therefore, we would present the name of Dr. Louis C. Starkel of st. Clair county, as a gentleman eminently fitted for the position. Dr. Starkel has served that county several terms as county clerk, and has displayed marked ability such as would make him a most efficient auditor in the service of the state.......... column 4 [more political notes][page is folded and difficult to read] column 5 Wealth In The East and West column 6 No Colored Bishop The M.E. Church..... Political Pungents column 7 For Young Men. Page 6 column 1 COURIER, Jacksonville, ILL. FRIDAY..........May 28, 1880 [political notes] Pennsylvania Republicanism column 2 Political Pungents Occupation and Honor column 3 Odds and Ends Genius and Talent A Wrangle How will they stand? Stranger than Fiction The following from an exchange illustrates again the fact the "truth is stranger than fiction," and that people do indeed at times "entertain angels unawares:" "A tramp called at the house of a Springfield man last Friday; he was old and footsore, and the lady invited him in. In giving his history it came out that he was the grand-father of the lady, and he had been for several years on the tramp, looking for some of his relatives. He had gone to sea and been ship-wrecked years ago and was supposed to be dead. It is a romance in real life such as is seldom found." column 4 OUR JAIL How Long Shall Non Action Prevail? Important to Tea. [mentions] Higgins, county superintendant and by J.R. Harker of Meredosia. Fast Driv Franklin Schools [article is folded] column 5 PUBLICATIONS Books, Papers and Periodicals of the Day. An Important Move. We are informed that Mr. Wm Saunderson, the pioneer in sinking the coal-shafts at Springfield, has made several visits to this city desiring to secure leases and privileges to sink a shabt at the Junction. He finds no difficulty......... Our Public schools. Matrimonial. Miss Annie Alexander of this county and Mr. James S. Deweese of Milton, Kentucky, were united in marriage at the home of the bride, near Alexander, on the 5th inst. Among those present from the city were Dr. W.F. Short, Misses Kate and Maie Short, Rev. Horace Reed, R.M. Hockenhull and wife, D.W. Simmons and wife and Miss Dora Simmons, S.D. Osbourne, F.W. Baker and others. The newly wedded couple departed the same evening for their future home near Milton, Ky. The bride has made many friends in this city who will send after her many wishes for her future happiness. Sudden Death of Mrs. Bardsley. Though having been ill for several weeks past and supposed to be recovering, the wife of Mr. George Bardsley, died suddenly on the afternoon of the 22d inst. After services by Father Hickey, largely attended at the Catholic church on the afternoon of the 23d. the remains were conveyed to the Catholic cemetery for interment. The deceased leaves her husband and seven children to mourn this sudden affliction. column 6 FUN _An Illinois racehorse is named Chicago Girl. Of course it is very fast.-Boston Post. _Danbury News: "Every year the Winter grows milder. The time will come when sleighs will be fitted with mosquito-nets." The demand for Boston girls down in Maine is greater than the supply. A farmer of that region married one lately, who, much to the disgust of her neighbors, spent her honeymoon in studying the botany and geology of her husband's farm. First thing he knew she presented him with a $40,000 gold mine. He calls her "That Wife of Mine." column 7 Before and Behind the Curtain [entertainment news] ads Violin , guitar and banjo strings, at No. 1 Ayers' block. All the latest music at D.B. & H.B. Smith's, West State Street. The best Pianos and Organs in the market are kept by D.B. & H.B. Smith, No. 1 ayers' Block, West State street. The Illinois Courier - Book & job Printing establishment. 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