A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=29650 Submitted by: Barbara Article Title: Pike County Democrat Article Date: July 23 1885 Article Description: Personals Article Text: Personal. Hayden - Mr. S. V. is back at his office in improved health. Anson - Eugene and family visited relatives in Pearl Sunday. Swan - Mrs. C. I. visited Chambersburg and Perry Springs on Sunday last. Winans - Mr. Park has entered the office of Dr. A. B. Carey to learn dentistry. Akers - Dr. Peter, the venerable pioneer Methodist is still alive at the age of 95. Laux - Mr. John of Pearl is reported as in very poor health from brain trouble. Scanland - Miss Lotta is back from a visit to her brother Dr. R. M. Scanland. Allen - Dr. Chas. I., a solid democrat of Milton called to see us last week, thanks. Smith - Prof. Geo. W. of Perry is assistant instructor in the Greene County Normal. Myers - Lewis, who has been working at his trade of plastering at Clarksville, is now at home. Hitch - Prof. R. M. has been very unwell for several weeks past and is barely able to be out. Anderson - W. H. sends us an interesting letter from Buffalo, Mo., where he is summering. Motley - Circuit Clerk has rented the Elliot homestead in the south west part of town and will shorty remove there. Riggs - Hon. J. M. has arrived home and has been visited by several of our citizens, who are intersted in his wellfare. Morgan - Mr. Geo. H., secretary of the St. Louis Exchange, spent Sunday with his family who are visiting Mr. G. J. Shaw. New Hope - has been entered for Cleveland, Pittsburg and the Eastern Circuit races. He will pace to-morrow at Peoria. Doocy - Judge Ed. accompanied us to the springs Sunday, as did also the Junior of the Democrat. They behaved well. Adams - Miss Louisa has secured a very fine position in the public schools at Lincoln, Nebraska. She is visiting here but will leave next Monday. Butz - Mr. Abraham is making no head way in recovering from his illness. He is gradually weakening and the probability of his recovery is against its occuring. Chapman - C. P. wrote that he was in Boston the 18th, and the thermometer was 102 above. The "bub" was hot and undoubtedly the "fellars" were hot too. Pennington - Mr. Joel, it is said, will shortly return to the Mansion House where for so many years he presided as "Mine Host" to the satisfaction and pleasure of hosts of friends. Simpkins - Sheriff and deputy Wills went to Rockport to hunt for the burglars of whom our New Hartford correspondent speaks, but had no luck. They are of the opinion that home talent alone was engaged in the job. Roberts - Mr. David of Green Pond was in town yesterday and paid for his 20th year of travel with the Democrat. An excellent citizen and christian we hope that he and it may travel together for many a year to come. McIntire - Mr. Wm. formerly of Barry, now resident in Nemeha county, Kas., came in last week on business here. He is highly pleased with his new home and reports everything booming in that section and land as rapidly increasing in value. Gano - Mr. J. J. left Saturday night by train for the east to be gone several weeks on pleasure and business combined. He was accompanied by Mr. Ben. Grimshaw and together they will visit Saratoga, the White Mountains, Long Branch, Newport, New York City and other eastern resorts. The Democrat wishes them a happy summering. Sargent - Mr. Wm. O. of Bedford, made us a pleasant call Monday. he informs us that he is raising about five acres of castor beans on the east side of the Illinois river. He has a fine prospect of a good crop which is an experiment with him undertaken at the instance of St. Louis parties. We hope when he gets through to have him furnish us the profit and loss of it. Archer - Mr. George W. spent Sunday with his family. Graham - Dr. and wife left yesterday for their home in Denver. "Snide" - should send genuine name with manuscript to get it published. Bell - Mr. Columbus is in town his wife having been visiting here for some time. Scanland - Mr. Dr. R. M. is at his father's in this place in very poor health. Sellon - Miss Addie yesterday arrived home from Missouri where whe had been teaching. Martin - Mr. of Hansford & Martin leaves this morning for a visit of a few days to his home at Carthage. Topliff - Dr. J. J. still continues his favors of papers and, Doctor, we will answer your letter at a convenient season. Tompkins - Mrs. accompanied her friend Miss Caldwell to Decatur, the latter having deemed it advisable to shorten her visit by reason of ill health. Platt - The Oregon Indepentent, Ills., says: Mr. J. H. Platt, St., has gone to visit his daughter, at Bath, in the southern part of this State. The old gentleman is in poor health, having been confined to his bed at his son's, in this place, for the past year. He will try that climate for a change and we hope he will derive much benefit from his trip. This will give Mrs. Platt a rest, which she surely needs, as she is in very poor health. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com