22 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Brimfield Gazette
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1877
Page
1
A Knox County sheriff increases the county reward for the Gilden murderer from 300 to 600. The total reward now offered reaches 1,608 with 500 to be paid for capture dead or alive. The note warns that if taken alive the culprit may face hemp in a short time.
A tour through Monica area businesses covers Monica Restaurant post office barber shop and wagon shop. At Princeville the Independent's sanctum hardware store and American house dinner reflect town optimism despite aging buildings and calls to upgrade.
The document lists current rates paid to merchants and dealers across goods and commodities, detailing price figures for each item and noting adjustments from prior terms. Financial terms appear under headings for various categories and regions.
A Sunday school lesson from 1877 surveys Paul’s address at Athens. It frames worship of idols as ignorance and presents God as universal Creator, urging repentance and faith in Jesus as mediator between God and humanity. The lesson notes two converts, a Areopagus member and a prominent woman, and closes by inviting personal acceptance of Christ.
Rev L Armstrong to celebrate divine service next Sunday at 11 am in the Congregational Church Rochester with the theme Prepare to meet thy God. The Old Settlers Society of Peoria County announces the Annual Picnic September 6 1877 at Dean's Spring Hill Park Peoria. All old settlers invited, bring a basket. If not received invitation by the 80th, send names to the office.
Springfield dispatch reports surveyors appointed by the secretary of state to view land south of the capitol for additional grounds. The report shows three and 616-1,000 acres with three residences, to be condemned and paid from the capitol fund. The bond is argued worthless, and the attorney general would pursue costs if condemnation proceeds. The 1877 appropriation of $82,712.18 is tied to a November vote, with continued repeats if rejected. The article criticizes Springfield politicians and urges the people to demand land fulfillment before funding.
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