Local column notes and community updates
Reopening of Liberty Mills announced. Treasurer Tutchison’s ill daughter noted. Z T Runner convalescent. A H Wise elected president of Second National Bank. J H Addams deceased. E P Barton appointed administrator with bond set at 500000. Several late communications to appear next issue. Social visits, business moves by Oettinger Bros, Presbyterian picnic planned on Yellow Creek. Deaths include Jno Lane and infant Klapp. Brubaker ill. Thursday prayers feature eminent churchmen. Phebe Pratt died. Prof G J Shattuck visiting. T K Best advances Burchard Scott building. Annual Orangeville M E Church picnic scheduled August 30.
Readings from Carroll County Fair and Local Notices
A compilation of social notices from Mt Carroll events and residents. Highlights include confirmations for the Carroll County Agricultural Society fair, local travels of Prof A W Greene and President O B Bidwell, and remarks on Mr Towle’s agricultural writings on horse care. It mentions Mr Veeder of Janesville visiting, and Capt Krapp seeking to attend the Bloomington Reunion with Co C, with joking about expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Agricultural Society
Mt. Carroll
Tarbox Hall Hosts O G T Festival Evening
Centennial Lodge of Good Templars presents a Wednesday festival at Tarbox block hall formerly Temperance Hall. Admission 25 cents includes ice cream and cake. Proceeds fund refitting and furnishing the hall for temperance work. A grand rally will be held at the old headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial Lodge of Good Templars
Tarbox Block
Temperance Hall
Camp Meeting Near Ridott Illinois 1881
Rock River District Free Methodist Church plans a camp meeting near Ridott in Stephenson county starting September 7 1881. Trains will be met the first three days to transport attendees to the grove. Provisions will be available at the encampment. No boarding tent or huckster stands within legal limits. The event aims for comfort and spiritual benefit with devoted worship in holiness led by A B Scovinn PLE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Willing
Rock River
The
Free Methodist Church
Ridott
Stephenson County
Ill
Israel
A.B. Scovinn
Ple
Death of John H. Addams Led Cedarville to Grief
An obituary notices the sudden death of John H. Addams of Freeport after a summer illness while returning from Marquette to Green Bay. Born 1822 in Pennsylvania, he served in the Illinois State Senate, led local banking, and helped bring the Chicago and North Western Railroad to Freeport. Resolutions by the Second National Bank and Freeport bankers honor his integrity, public service, and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedarville
Chicago
Marquette
Mich
Green Bay
Wis
Garfield
Farwell
Jennie
Freeport
Colonel Weber
Kreiderville
J. Weber Addams
Buckeye
Mr. Addams
Wm. Halderman
Mary
J.M. Lynn
Winnebago Station
Alice
Harry Halderman
Addams
John I. Addams
John H. Addams
Brst
Ilinois
MR. Bidwell
Col. Mitchell
D. A. Knowlton
L. W. Guiteau
Second National Bank
Albertus Collmann
John. H. Addams
Illinois
O. B. Brown
John H.addams
Second National Bank of Freeport
Providence
Hettinger, Collmann & Co
JAS. Mitchell & Co
G. F. Deforest
N. B. Knowlton Bros
Birthday Reunion at Father Lattig’s Home in Tuancaster
A birthday reunion held Monday at Father George Lattig’s Tuancaster residence celebrated his 86th birthday. Attendees included his sons Peter and Geo M Latting, John and Rosana Latig, in-laws, grandchildren, and neighbors. Rev. Wetzel offered remarks and Psalm 90, with Miss Cora Piersol at the organ. Family ties extend to Geo M Lattig of Lanark and Capt. J J Pierson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lattig
Tuancaster
Lattig
Williams Township
Father Lattig
Peter Lattig
Geo. M. Lattig
Lanark
93D Regiment
Putnam’s
German Reformed Church
Wetzel
Dakota
Cora Piersol
Geo.Lattig
Peter Latting
Anita
Iowa
Geo M. Lattig
John Lattig
Rosana Lattig
John Gingerich
W. M. McHees
Reuben Myers
Capt
J. J. Pierson
Cora
James Young
Hineline
W. R. Allman
William Young
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kocal Hatters
Liberty Mills
Tutchison
A. H. Wise
E. P. Barton
J. H. Addams
F. I. B. McDowell
Springfield
G. J. Bliss
Land Department
Horace Belknap
Messrs. Oettinger Bros
Stine
Chicago Street
First Presbyterian Church
Yellow Creek
Beebe
R. H. Wiles
Robert
Jno, Lane
Lee Centre
T. L. J. Klapp
Tobias Brubaker
Burchard & Scott
D. L. Brubaker
C.C. Warner
Beloit
John Kix
Rock City
Phebe
Edward Pratt
Rock Run Township
Earth
Walnut Grove
Howe
Janark
G. Jay Shattuck
W. W. Kimball
Edwin Lyon
Prof. Shattuck
T. K. Best
Best
Orangeville
M. E. Church
Oneco
F. F. Farmilee
Lena
R. A.o'harwood
Nora
F. W. Nazarene
A. WW. Greene
Battle Creek, Mich
Lancaster
Allentown
O. B. Bidwell
First National Bank
Massachusetts
Heath
Krapp
Co. “C
Bloomington
Pacific
James Hardacts
Frank Wet
St Yerrick
Jove
Iyj
Burrell Brother
Rio
Santos
Ruup der
Stolkopf
Watroy
ILC. & M
Japan
Wm. A. Steve
WM. A. Stevens
Stephenson
Ath
Seeley & Real
Stephenson &St
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