14 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
Brimfield Gazette
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1877
Page
1
Brimfield merchants advertise services and goods including grain, lumber, flour, and feather beds. Auction sales, real estate transfers, school bond sales, and local personal notices fill pages with community updates, subscriptions, repairs, sociables, and upcoming elections.
The article discusses upcoming spring elections with focus on supervisor races. Incumbent A Snyder may seek re election but will not campaign himself. Richard Paoy in Jubilee is favored for re election. John A McCoy of Millbrook is expected to be re elected while Elmwood and Princeville feel well represented. Two Justices of the Peace will be elected with Geo Weatherwax and Dr G L Corcoran favored. No other names or candidates specified yet for assessor or collector.
Report recalls Henry Phares from Toulon with 88 hogs never cholera affected until arrival, losses reduced after butchering a horse for hog feed. Notes a similar remedy used by John Moore with an old cow. Also includes Urimfield Town District No 7 school roll for the month ending March 6 with attendance, tardiness, and enrollment figures.
Judge Cochran yesterday ordered William Moss to pay 6544.92 to Pearis County Board of Supervisors. The case arose from 1867 transactions involving lots later tied to the Academy of Music and county jail plans. The supreme court held that a married woman has only life or heirs in body interests and cannot convey her heirs interests, validating Frazer’s title chain and leading to Moss’s covenants judgment.
David srrki is designated as the authorized agent to receive manuscripts, lion or advertisements for the Qazsrre and receipts for the dame. Any courtesy shown him will be reciprocated by the editor of the Gaxgrrs.
In French Grove and nearby Brimfield areas, residents recount weddings such as Elias Lyon and Maggié Decker, health concerns for Rev. Caruthers and Mrs. McCoy, choral concerts led by Prof. Young, and social events at Charley McClellan’s oyster supper. The community remarks on politics, a temperate republican tone, and plans for summer in Lyons Kansas, with notes on hunting, church life, education, and local misadventures.
W Heald, A Robinson, and PB promote a rebate tree on printing and pebblesuse. All communications for the department should go to a centies member. Regular monthly meeting set for the second Monday evening each month. Regular weekly prayer meeting Mondays at 7. J E B Pursell to lead the Young Men's meeting next Monday night.
Sunday March 18 1877 lesson text from Kings II 19 25 discusses Elijahs departure Elisha receiving the mantle and proving his prophetic right by parting the Jordan rivers. The writer links cleansing waters and salvation to Christ, contrasts Elisha with Elijah and notes moral reflection for believers attacks on mockersBethel Jericho Carmel and the difference between solitary and communal prophets. Thoughts urge active faith in Christ and daily obedience with a focus on living water and spiritual healing.
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