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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1874
Page
4
Readers note brisk activity as farmers plant grain Merchants stock spring goods The tree trade opens while rail traffic improves A flood aid pledge from Illinois Central and various local oddities fill pages Deeds, meetings, weather quips and civic notes pepper this issue with a lively mix
The former Vice-president Hon Schupler Coley visited the Javaway office for a plée adenit yesterday. Mr Colfax delivered an address at Odd Fellowship in America fifty fifth anniversary celebrations and departed on the noon train for the North.
The Woman's Temperance-Christian Union met Monday at the First M. E. Church lecture room. They will gather again Wednesday and Saturday afternoons at the same venue and plan rotating church meetings weekly, with Sundays announcing the next location. They urge strong church representation each week.
The spring trade is expected to be light compared with last season and cautious dealer hopes persist. Yet the prolongation of the spring season into summer may still yield a favorable overall year in 1874.
Chinese sun shades are white canvass with curious trimming. The handsomest spring suits are black silk embroidered on skirt and waist with jet beads. Undressed kid gloves are fashionably worn though they soil easily, especially on knuckles. Bonnets now sit flat on the head, opposite to last winter’s flaring style. Large bows of grosgrain ribbon trim some hats, mounted high on the left. Crepe de chine scarfs trim hats instead of veil goods. White grenadine makes pretty evening dresses and will be all the go this summer. The new Mexican cloth appears fashionable and may outshine grenadine for service and beauty.
The Bulletin’s Jittle editor criticizes the Richings Bernard Company amid a clash over a Caro line performance. Readers are urged to consult the Chicago Journal notice from April 25 for fuller context and to compare opinions on the entertainment.
About fifty Dixon Odd Fellows rode a special train to celebrate the fifty fifth anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States. Some twelve hundred formed a long line amid a hailstorm and cold wind, marching fourteen miles to the Nachusa House where Schuyler Colfax spoke. Banquet attendance neared four hundred as Colfax discoursed about eighty five minutes. Odd Fellows from Freeport returned by a late afternoon train. The report notes Dixon’s cordial citizens and laments the lack of a better Opera House.
Despite a fierce Monday snowstorm the temperance mass meeting at Wile Coxon's Opera House drew a sizable crowd. Mrs. J. R. Lemon opened with hymn, prayers, and introductions followed by Mrs. S. M. S. Henry from Rockford delivering a lengthy, persuasive address.
Mr. Stocks near Lena attempted to dispatch a three year old heifer that had gone blind. After bullets and an axe failed to fell it, they killed the animal by breaking the neck. Post mortem showed an entirely brainless head. inquiry asks how long an animal can live without a brain. Lena Star notes Christopher Columbus Shuler has lived about thirty five years in that state.
The piece recalls Ponce de Leon seeking a youth restoring fountain and his death in the Mississippi area. It argues time cannot be reversed yet cites how early mortality figures show disease remains a grave issue, noting March mortuary data from Brother Saxby, city sexton, in a 10,000-population metropolis.
The item lists guests and social tidbits including Buffalo Bill Wild Bill and Texas Jack visiting Freeport. It notes L F Burrell and wife from Chicago staying with relatives on Bridge Street. Rev J Giffen is called to Second Presbyterian with installation Friday at 7 p.m. U S Marshal Captain Oakley from Madison visited over Sunday.
A detailed report of Mr. William O Wright and wife hosting a tenth anniversary party on a Monday evening. Over one hundred invitations issued. sickness and bad weather reduced attendance but many guests enjoyed a lavish display of gifts, food, and music. Evergreens and pine cones decorated rooms, with a central monogram W and H.
The City Council met in special session on April 25 to hear the committee report on the contested election of City Attorney W. Scott Agney. Minutes from Apr 6 7 10 and 11 were read and approved. Alderman Oyler opposed the recount and recanvass, and voting opened with mixed votes on the report before it was filed. The council adjourned after convening and processing motions, including rescinding and reconsidertion.
The Trustees of the Embury M E Church Freeport announce full payment of the church debt incurred for late purchase and construction. Auditing committee confirms accounts correct and notes all indebtedness paid as far as can be ascertained. Board resolution thanks J W Ford Rev H Crews and Rev S G Lathrop for their efforts and directs remaining funds to repairs and improvements.
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